§7846 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§7846 Other general assurances

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part C— - Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and Applications › § 7846

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

All applicants, except a State educational agency that sends in a plan or application under this chapter, must keep on file with the State educational agency one single set of assurances that apply to every program they seek funding for. Those assurances promise that each program will follow all laws, rules, plans, and application terms; that control of money and ownership of property bought with program funds will be held by a public agency or an eligible private agency, institution, organization, or Indian tribe when allowed, and that those entities will manage the money and property as the authorizing law requires; that the applicant will use proper program management, enforce legal duties of program recipients, and fix problems found by audits or reviews; that the applicant will cooperate with evaluations by the State agency, the Secretary, or other Federal officials; that it will use sound fiscal controls and accounting to protect Federal funds; that it will send required reports to the State agency (which will share them with the Governor) and the Secretary, keep records, give needed information, and allow reasonable access to records; and that the applicant gave the public a chance to comment on the application before it was sent and considered those comments. Section 442 of the General Education Provisions Act [20 U.S.C. 1232e] does not apply to programs under this chapter.

Title 20, §7846

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(a)Any applicant, other than a State educational agency that submits a plan or application under this chapter, shall have on file with the State educational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which a plan or application is submitted, that provides that—

(1)each such program will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications;

(2)(A)the control of funds provided under each such program and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency or in a 11 So in original. Probably should be “an”. eligible private agency, institution, organization, or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and

(B)the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or Indian tribe will administer the funds and property to the extent required by the authorizing statutes;

(3)the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including—

(A)the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out each program; and

(B)the correction of deficiencies in program operations that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation;

(4)the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the State educational agency, the Secretary, or other Federal officials;

(5)the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the applicant under each such program;

(6)the applicant will—

(A)submit such reports to the State educational agency (which shall make the reports available to the Governor) and the Secretary as the State educational agency and Secretary may require to enable the State educational agency and the Secretary to perform their duties under each such program; and

(B)maintain such records, provide such information, and afford such access to the records as the State educational agency (after consultation with the Governor) or the Secretary may reasonably require to carry out the State educational agency’s or the Secretary’s duties; and

(7)before the application was submitted, the applicant afforded a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the application and considered such comment.

(b)section 442 of the General Education Provisions Act [20 U.S.C. 1232e] shall not apply to programs under this chapter.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 7851, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9131, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3790, which related to improvement of educational opportunities for adult Indians, was omitted in the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8012(1), struck out “whether separately or pursuant to section 7845 of this title,” before “shall have on file” in introductory provisions. Pub. L. 114–95, § 8001(b)(2), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to section 7845 of this title. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 8012(2), substituted “eligible” for “nonprofit” in subpars. (A) and (B).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.