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§1154 Contract authority

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - MISCELLANEOUS › § 1154

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Title 20, §1154

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The authorization to enter into contracts or other obligations under the Act, as amended by this Act, shall be effective for fiscal year 1981 and any succeeding fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

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References in Text

The Act, as amended by this Act, referred to in text, means the Higher Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended by the Education

Amendments

of 1980, Pub. L. 96–374, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1367, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1146 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Education

Amendments

of 1980, and not as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which comprises this chapter. Section was enacted as part of the Higher Education

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of 1986, and not as part of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title. Contracting Authority Subject To Appropriations Pub. L. 99–498, § 3, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1278, provided that: “The authority to enter into contracts or other obligations under this Act (other than

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made to part B of title IV of the Act) [see Tables for classification] shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.”

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20 U.S.C. § 1154

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Apr 6, 2026

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