Notes on 20 U.S.C. § 956 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 20 U.S.C. § 956 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 89-209, Sec. 7, Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 90-
83, Sec. 10(b), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 223; Pub. L. 91-346, Sec.
8, July 20, 1970, 84 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 93-133, Secs. 2(a)(6), 3,
Oct. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 464, 465; Pub. L. 94-462, title I, Secs.
104(a), 105, title III, Sec. 301(b), Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1971,
1974, 1979; Pub. L. 96-496, title I, Secs. 104, 109(c), Dec. 4,
1980, 94 Stat. 2584, 2591; renumbered title I, Sec. 7, Pub. L. 98-
306, Sec. 2, May 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 223; renumbered Sec. 7 and
amended Pub. L. 99-194, title I, Secs. 101(1), 107, Dec. 20, 1985,
99 Stat. 1332, 1335; Pub. L. 101-512, title III, Sec. 318 [title I,
Sec. 107], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1960, 1969.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in subsec.
(j), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees.
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (j), "sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40"
substituted for "the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a -
276a-5)" and "section 3145 of title 40" substituted for "section 2
of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c)" on
authority of Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat.
1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public
Buildings, Property, and Works.
AMENDMENTS
1990 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(a)], substituted "the" for "a" after "Foundation".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec. 107(b)(1)],
inserted "enter into arrangements, including contracts, grants,
loans, and other forms of assistance, to" after "is authorized to".
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(b)(2)], struck out "(including contracts, grants, loans, and
other forms of assistance)" after "arrangements".
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(b)(3)], substituted "initiate and support training and
workshops in the humanities by making arrangements with
institutions or individuals (fellowships" for "award fellowships
and grants to institutions or individuals for training and
workshops in the humanities. Fellowships", and inserted closing
parenthesis after "periods of time".
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(b)(4)], struck out "through grants or other arrangements" after
"foster,".
Subsec. (c)(10). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(b)(5)-(7)], added par. (10).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec. 107(c)],
substituted "coordinate" for "correlate".
Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(d)(1)], substituted "the date the State agency is established"
for "December 20, 1985,".
Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(viii)(I). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I,
Sec. 107(d)(2)(A)], substituted "most recent preceding year for
which information is available" for "previous two years".
Subsec. (f)(2)(A)(viii)(II). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I,
Sec. 107(d)(2)(B)], inserted "for the most recent preceding year
for which information is available,".
Subsec. (f)(3)(J)(i). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(d)(3)(A)], substituted "most recent preceding year for which
information is available" for "previous two years".
Subsec. (f)(3)(J)(ii). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(d)(3)(B)], inserted "for the most recent preceding year for
which information is available,".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec. 107(e)],
struck out "not later than 180 days after December 20, 1985" before
period at end.
Subsec. (h)(2)(B). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(f)], substituted "Endowment for" for "Endowment on".
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec. 107(g)],
inserted "ongoing" after "shall, in", substituted "continue to
develop and implement" for "develop", inserted "and public
dissemination" after "collection", struck out "Not later than one
year after December 20, 1985, the Chairperson shall submit to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a plan
for the development and implementation of such system, including a
recommendation regarding the need for any additional funds to be
appropriated to develop and implement such system." after "and
State levels.", and substituted "1992, and quadrennially" for
"1988, and biennially".
Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 101-512, Sec. 318 [title I, Sec.
107(h)], added subsecs. (l) and (m) and struck out former subsec.
(l) which related to reports and plans required by regulation or
directives and the transmittal of such reports and plans to the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
1985 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(1), (5), substituted
"chairperson" for "chairman" in par. (1), and in par. (2),
substituted "Chairperson" for "Chairman" and "the Chairperson's"
for "his" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(2), (5), substituted
"Chairperson" for "Chairman" wherever appearing, substituted
"workshops" for "workships" in cl. (3), added cls. (4) and (5) and
redesignated existing cls. (4) to (7) as (6) to (9), respectively,
substituted "clause (8)" for "clause (6)" in second sentence, and
inserted at end "In selecting individuals and groups of exceptional
talent as recipients of financial assistance to be provided under
this subsection, the Chairperson shall give particular regard to
scholars, and educational and cultural institutions, that have
traditionally been underrepresented."
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(5), substituted
"Chairperson" for "Chairman".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(3), (5), substituted
"Chairperson" for "Chairman" wherever appearing; in par. (2)(A)
substituted "December 20, 1985" for "December 4, 1980", inserted
"officer" after "chief executive" wherever appearing in cl. (ii),
struck out "and" at end of cl. (v), substituted ", including a
description of the progress made toward achieving the goals of the
State plan;" for the period at end of cl. (vi), and added cls.
(vii) and (viii) and sentence providing that no application may be
approved unless the accompanying plan satisfies the requirements
specified in this subsection; in par. (2)(B)(i) substituted "six"
and "25" for "four" and "20", respectively; and in par. (3) struck
out "and" at end of cl. (G), substituted ", including a description
of the progress made toward achieving the goals of the plan;" for
the period at end of cl. (H), and added cls. (I) and (J) and
sentence providing that no application may be approved unless the
accompanying plan satisfies the requirements specified in this
subsection.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(4), substituted "The
Secretary of Labor shall prescribe standards, regulations, and
procedures necessary to carry out this subsection not later than
180 days after December 20, 1985" for "The Secretary of Labor shall
have the authority to prescribe standards, regulations, and
procedures as he may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the
provisions of this subsection".
Subsecs. (h)(1), (2)(B), (3), (i). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(5),
substituted "Chairperson" for "Chairman" wherever appearing.
Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 99-194, Sec. 107(6), added subsecs.
(j) to (l).
1980 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 109(c), substituted
"Committee on Labor and Human Resources" for "Committee on Labor
and Public Welfare" in last sentence.
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(1), substituted
provisions relating to the designation of State humanities councils
as State administrative agencies, requiring matching State funding
and submission by States wishing to designate administrative State
agencies of grant applications and accompanying administrative
plans, and prescribing a grant recipient application procedure for
provisions requiring entities desiring to receive financial
assistance under this subsection to submit grant applications and
accompanying administrative plans.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(2), substituted
provisions requiring entities desiring to receive financial
assistance under this subsection to submit grant applications and
accompanying administrative plans for provisions relating to the
appointment of grant recipient members.
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(3), in provisions
preceding subpar. (A), substituted "each State and each grant
recipient" for "each grant recipient" and "such States and grant
recipients" for "such grant recipients", in subpar. (A),
substituted "34 per centum of the amount of such excess for such"
for "the amount of such excess which is no greater than 25 per
centum of the sums available to carry out this subsection for any"
and inserted "States and regional groups and", in subpar. (B),
substituted "44 per centum of the amount of such excess for such
fiscal year" for "the amount of such excess, if any, which remains
after reserving in full for the Chairman the amount required under
subparagraph (A)" and "States and grant recipients" for "grant
recipients" and struck out "but in no event shall any grant
recipient be allotted less than $200,000" after "Chairman" and
added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (f)(5)(A). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(4)(A), substituted
"The amount of each allotment to a State for any fiscal year under
this subsection shall be available to each State or grant
recipient, which has a plan or application approved by the Chairman
in effect on the first day of such fiscal year, to pay not more
than 50 per centum of the total cost of any project or production
described in paragraph (1). The amount of any" for "Whenever the
provisions of paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection apply in any
State, that part of any".
Subsec. (f)(5)(B). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(4)(B), inserted
"State agency or".
Subsec. (f)(5)(E). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(4)(C), added
subpar. (E).
Subsec. (f)(7). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(5), inserted "group
or" in subpar. (A), inserted "State agency or" and substituted
"State plan or grant recipient application" for "plan" in subpar.
(B), inserted "group or State agency or" in subpar. (C), and
inserted "group, State agency, or" in three places in provisions
following subpar. (C).
Subsec. (f)(8). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(a)(6), substituted "the
third sentence of paragraph (4), and paragraphs (5) and (6)" for
"paragraphs (4), (5), and (6)".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(b), substituted "State
agency or" for "State".
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96-496, Sec. 104(c), added subsec. (i).
1976 - Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 94-462, Secs. 104(a), 105,
added subsecs. (f) and (g).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-462, Sec. 301(b), added subsec. (h).
1973 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-133, Sec. 2(a)(6), in provisions
preceding cl. (1) struck out reference to the Federal Council on
the Arts and the Humanities, in cl. (2) inserted proviso that loans
made by the Endowment shall be made in accordance with terms and
conditions approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in cl. (6)
struck out reference to section 111 of title 44, and added cl. (7)
and provisions following cl. (7).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-133, Sec. 3, required the Chairman to
correlate the programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities
with designated State humanities agencies.
1970 - Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 91-346, Sec. 8(a), provided that
upon expiration of his term of office the Chairman shall serve
until his successor shall have been appointed and shall have
qualified.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 91-346, Sec. 8(b), announced intention of
the Endowment for the Humanities to strengthen teaching potential
as well as research potential and authorized the Endowment to make
contracts as well as grants etc., in its efforts to accomplish its
goals.
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 91-346, Sec. 8(c), announced intention to
foster education in as well as public understanding and
appreciation of the humanities.
1967 - Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 90-83 struck out provision setting
the compensation of the Chairman at the level prescribed by law for
the Director of the National Science Foundation.
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by
Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19,
1999.
Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub.
L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The
Congress. Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of
House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the
Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5,
One Hundred Fifth Congress, Jan. 7, 1997.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101-512 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section
318 [title IV, Sec. 403(a)] of Pub. L. 101-512, set out as a note
under section 951 of this title.
APPLICABILITY OF 1985 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 107(3) of Pub. L. 99-194 not applicable with
respect to plans submitted for financial assistance to be provided
with funds appropriated for fiscal year 1986, see section 112 of
Pub. L. 99-194, set out as a note under section 954 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Section 104(b) of Pub. L. 94-462 provided that: "The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective
with respect to fiscal year 1977 and succeeding fiscal years."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 2(a)(6) of Pub. L. 93-133 effective on and
after July 1, 1973, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 93-133, set out as
a note under section 951 of this title.
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(k) of this section relating to quadrennially submitting the state
of the humanities report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title
31, Money and Finance, and page 183 of House Document No. 103-7.