 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
             SUBCHAPTER X--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
 
             Part I--21st Century Community Learning Centers
 
Sec. 8243. Program authorization


(a) Grants by Secretary

    The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of 
this part, to award grants to rural and inner-city public elementary or 
secondary schools, or consortia of such schools, to enable such schools 
or consortia to plan, implement, or to expand projects that benefit the 
educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of 
a rural or inner-city community.

(b) Equitable distribution

    In awarding grants under this part, the Secretary shall assure an 
equitable distribution of assistance among the States, among urban and 
rural areas of the United States, and among urban and rural areas of a 
State.

(c) Grant period

    The Secretary shall award grants under this part for a period not to 
exceed 3 years.

(d) Amount

    The Secretary shall not award a grant under this part in any fiscal 
year in an amount less than $35,000.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title X, Sec. 10903, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3845.)
