§ 1360. — Appropriations and payments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1360]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 37--STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES
Sec. 1360. Appropriations and payments
(a) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this
chapter, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966;
$20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $30,000,000 for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968; $6,600,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1969; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1970; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.
(b) Authorization of annual payments; maximum amounts
From these amounts, the Secretary is authorized to make an annual
payment to each designated agency, participating institution, or person
authorized to receive payments in support of each approved technical
services program. Maximum amounts which may be paid to the States under
this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with regulations which the
Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register from time
to time, considering (1) population according to the last decennial
census; (2) business, commercial, industrial and economic development
and productive efficiency; and (3) technical resources.
(c) Payments for programs of special merit or additional programs
The Secretary may reserve an amount equal to not more than 20 per
centum of the total amount appropriated for each year under this section
and is authorized to make payments from such amount to any designated
agency or participating institution for technical services programs
which he determines have special merit or to any qualified institution
for additional programs which he determines are necessary to accomplish
the purposes of this chapter, under criteria and regulations that he
shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register.
(d) Expenses of administration
An amount equal to not more than 5 per centum of the total amount
appropriated each year under this section shall be available to the
Secretary for the direct expenses of administering this chapter.
(e) Limitations on payments
(1) No amount paid for any technical services program under
subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall exceed the amount of non-
Federal funds expended to carry out such program: Provided, That the
Secretary may pay an amount not to exceed $25,000 a year for each of the
first three fiscal years to each designated agency, other than a
designated agency under section 1357 of this title, to assist in the
preparation of the five-year plan and the initial annual technical
services programs, without regard to any of the preceding requirements
of this section.
(2) No funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions of this section
shall be paid to any designated agency, participating institution, or
person on account of any such agency or institution, to carry out any
technical services activity or program in any State if such activity or
program duplicates any activity or program readily available in such
State from Federal or State agencies, including publicly supported
institutions of higher learning in such State.
(Pub. L. 89-182, Sec. 10, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 90-422,
July 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 423.)
Amendments
1968--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-422 authorized appropriation of
$6,600,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $10,000,000 for fiscal
year ending June 30, 1970, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June
30, 1971.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1357 of this title.
