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[CITE: 42USC5303]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 69--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 5303. Grants to States, units of general local government 
        and Indian tribes; authorizations
        
    The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States, units of 
general local government, and Indian tribes to carry out activities in 
accordance with the provisions of this chapter. For purposes of 
assistance under section 5306 of this title, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $4,168,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1994. Sums authorized pursuant to this section shall remain 
available until expended.

(Pub. L. 93-383, title I, Sec. 103, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 637; Pub. L. 
94-375, Sec. 15(a), Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1076; Pub. L. 95-128, title 
I, Sec. 103, Oct. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 1113; Pub. L. 96-153, title I, 
Sec. 103(a), (b), Dec. 21, 1979, 93 Stat. 1101, 1102; Pub. L. 96-399, 
title I, Secs. 106, 111(b), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1618, 1621; Pub. L. 
97-35, title III, Sec. 301, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 98-181, 
title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1161; Pub. L. 100-242, title 
V, Sec. 501(a), Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1922; Pub. L. 101-625, title IX, 
Sec. 901(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4384; Pub. L. 102-550, title VIII, 
Sec. 801(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3843.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-550 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations of $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $4,168,000,000 
for fiscal year 1994 for provisions authorizing appropriations of 
$3,137,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $3,272,000,000 for fiscal year 
1992, and struck out provisions requiring Secretary to make available, 
to extent approved in appropriation Acts (1) not less than $3,000,000 in 
each of fiscal years 1991 and 1992 for assistance to economically 
disadvantaged and minority students participating in community 
development work study programs and enrolled in full-time programs in 
community and economic development, community planning, or community 
management, (2) not less than $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
and 1992 for historically black colleges, (3) not less than $7,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 1991 and 1992 for Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands, and (4) not less than $500,000 in fiscal year 1991 
to demonstrate feasibility of database system and computer mapping tool 
for compliance, programming, and evaluation of community development 
block grants.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-625 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations for purposes of assistance under section 5306 of this 
title of $3,137,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $3,272,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1992, along with provisions mandating certain minimum 
allotments of such appropriations as specified in pars. (1) to (4) for 
provisions authorizing appropriations for the purposes of assistance 
under sections 5306 and 5307 of this title of $3,000,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1988, and $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1989.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-242 amended second sentence generally, 
substituting ``$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, and $3,000,000,000 
for fiscal year 1989'' for ``not to exceed $3,468,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986''.
    1983--Pub. L. 98-181 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations for purposes of assistance under sections 5306 and 5307 
of this title of not to exceed $3,468,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1984, 1985, and 1986 for provision which had authorized appropriations 
of not to exceed $4,166,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1982 and 1983.
    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 completely restructured and revised provisions 
and substituted provisions relating to authorization of appropriations 
for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 to carry out activities under this 
chapter, for provisions relating to authorization of appropriations for 
fiscal years 1981 and 1982 to finance Community Development Programs, 
additional authorizations, supplemental assistance, and availability of 
funds.
    1980--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 106(a), substituted 
provisions authorizing appropriations not to exceed $3,810,000,000, 
$3,960,000,000, and $4,110,000,000 for fiscal years 1981, 1982 and 1983, 
respectively, for provisions authorizing appropriations not to exceed 
$3,500,000,000, $3,650,000,000, and $3,800,000,000 for fiscal years 
1978, 1979, and 1980, respectively.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 106(b), substituted 
``$275,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981 shall be added to the amount 
available for allocation under section 5306(c) of this title'' for 
``$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1975 and 1976, $200,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1977 (not more than 50 per centum of which amount 
may be used under section 5306(d)(1) of this title), $350,000,000 for 
the fiscal year 1978 (of which not more than $175,000,000 may be used 
under such section), $265,000,000 for the fiscal year 1979 (of which not 
more than $25,000,000 may be used under such section), and $275,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1980 (none of which may be used under such section) 
shall be added to the amount available for allocation under section 
5306(d) of this title''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 106(c), substituted ``amounts 
aggregating not to exceed $1,475,000,000 for fiscal years prior to the 
fiscal year 1981, and an additional amount not to exceed $675,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983.'' for ``a sum not to 
exceed $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979, and not 
to exceed $675,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980, except that no funds 
shall be made available for such purpose (1) for fiscal year 1978 unless 
the amount appropriated under subsections (a) and (b) of this section 
for fiscal year 1978 is at least $3,600,000,000; (2) for fiscal year 
1979 unless the amount appropriated under subsections (a) and (b) of 
this section for fiscal year 1979 is at least $3,750,000,000; or (3) for 
fiscal year 1980 unless the amount appropriated under subsections (a) 
and (b) of this section for fiscal year 1980 is at least 
$3,900,000,000''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-399, Sec. 111(b), struck out subsec. (e) 
which related to submission to Congress of timely requests for 
additional appropriations for fiscal years 1978 through 1980.
    1979--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(b), increased 
authorization of appropriation from $250,000,000 to $275,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1980.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-153, Sec. 103(a), increased authorization of 
appropriation for fiscal year 1980 from $400,000,000 to $675,000,000.
    1977--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 103(a), (b), authorized: 
grants to Indian tribes, appropriation authorizations for fiscal years 
1978 through 1980, and unappropriated funds to be appropriated for any 
succeeding fiscal year; and deleted provisions which: prescribed 
$8,400,000,000 as the limitation on amount of obligations incurred, 
authorized appropriation of $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, 
increased to $5,450,000,000 and $8,400,000,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 
1977 for liquidation of obligations, and made available for liquidation 
of contracts entered into hereunder appropriations for grants under 
title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 and sections 3102 and 3103 of this 
title, and supplemental grants under title I of the Demonstration Cities 
and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, not otherwise obligated prior 
to Jan. 1, 1975.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 103(c), inserted use of 
additional money authorization provisions for fiscal years 1978 through 
1980.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 103(d), authorized appropriations 
for fiscal years 1978 through 1980, substituted ``for the financial 
settlement and, to the extent feasible, the completion of projects and 
programs assisted under the categorical programs terminated in section 
5316(a) of this title, primarily urban renewal projects assisted under 
the Housing Act of 1949, to units of general local government which 
require supplemental assistance which cannot be provided'' for ``to 
units of general local government having urgent community development 
needs which cannot be met'' and inserted provision respecting 
requirement of prior appropriation of a minimum amount.
    Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 95-128, Sec. 103(e), added subsec. (c) 
and redesignated existing subsecs. (c) and (d) as (d) and (e), 
respectively.
    1976--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 94-375 inserted ``, and $200,000,000 
for the fiscal year 1977, not more than 50 per centum of which amount 
may be used under section 5306(d)(1) of this title,'' after ``1976''.


                    Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-181 applicable only to funds available for 
fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, see section 110(b) of Pub. L. 98-181, 
as amended, set out as a note under section 5316 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 371 
of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3701 
of Title 12, Banks and Banking.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-128 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 114 
of Pub. L. 95-128, set out as a note under section 5301 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5302, 5304, 5306, 5307, 
5312, 5318, 5318a of this title.
