 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
                  SUBCHAPTER V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
 
                       Part B--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1103c. Cooperative arrangements


(a) General authority

    The Secretary may make grants to encourage cooperative arrangements 
with funds available to carry out this subchapter, between Hispanic-
serving institutions eligible for assistance under this subchapter, and 
between such institutions and institutions not receiving assistance 
under this subchapter, for the activities described in section 1101b of 
this title so that the resources of the cooperating institutions might 
be combined and shared in order to achieve the purposes of this 
subchapter, to avoid costly duplicative efforts, and to enhance the 
development of Hispanic-serving institutions.

(b) Priority

    The Secretary shall give priority to grants for the purposes 
described under subsection (a) of this section whenever the Secretary 
determines that the cooperative arrangement is geographically and 
economically sound or will benefit the applicant Hispanic-serving 
institution.

(c) Duration

    Grants to Hispanic-serving institutions having a cooperative 
arrangement may be made under this section for a period determined under 
section 1101d of this title.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 514, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title V, 
Sec. 501, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1773.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1103c, Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 514, as added 
Pub. L. 102-325, title V, Sec. 501(a), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 675, 
related to applications for grants, prior to the general amendment of 
this subchapter by Pub. L. 105-244.
    Another prior section 1103c, Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 514, as 
added Pub. L. 99-498, title V, Sec. 501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1497, related to amount of grants to institutions offering midcareer 
teacher training for nontraditional students, prior to the general 
amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102-325.
    A prior section 514 of Pub. L. 89-329 was classified to section 1104 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-35.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1101c of this title.
