---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 6603"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "6603"
heading: "Authorization of appropriations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/6603"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter II — Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers, Principals, or Other School Leaders"
---

# §6603. Authorization of appropriations

- (a) **Grants to States and local educational agencies—** For the purpose of carrying out part A, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,295,830,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020.
- (b) **National activities—** For the purpose of carrying out part B, there are authorized to be appropriated—
  - (1) $468,880,575 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018;
  - (2) $469,168,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
  - (3) $489,168,000 for fiscal year 2020.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2003, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1916.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6603, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2103, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1621, related to authorizations of appropriations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

Another prior section 6603, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2003, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3614; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 101(b)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–406, authorized appropriations and related to allocations of appropriations, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

A prior section 2003 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 2983 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 103–382.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.