Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§1357 Interstate Cooperation in Administration and Coordination of Plans and Programs

Title 15 › CHAPTER 37 — STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES › § 1357

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Two or more States may cooperate to run and coordinate programs under this chapter, and the money authorized by section 1360 for those States can be paid to the agency, participating institutions, or people they name in their agreement. If they pick an interstate agency to act for all of them, that agency must send the Secretary under section 1356 a five-year interstate plan and an annual interstate technical services program that, as nearly as practicable, meet the requirements of sections 1354 and 1355.

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Title 15, §1357

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Two or more States may cooperate in administering and coordinating their plans and programs supported under this chapter, in which event all or part of the sums authorized and payable under section 1360 of this title to all of the cooperating States may be paid to the designated agency, participating institutions, or persons authorized to receive them under the terms of the agreement between the cooperating States. When the cooperative agreement designates an interstate agency to act on behalf of all of the cooperating States, it shall submit to the Secretary for review and approval under section 1356 of this title an interstate five-year plan and an annual interstate technical services program which, as nearly as practicable, shall meet the requirements of section 1354 and 1355 of this title.

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15 U.S.C. § 1357

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102