---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7516"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7516"
heading: "Administrative provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7516"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education"
  - "Part B — Native Hawaiian Education"
---

# §7516. Administrative provisions

- (a) **Application required—** No grant may be made under this part, and no contract may be entered into under this part, unless the entity seeking the grant or contract submits an application to the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) may determine to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part.
- (b) **Special rule—** Each applicant for a grant or contract under this part shall submit the application for comment to the [local educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=30-A) serving students who will participate in the program to be carried out under the grant or contract, and include those comments, if any, with the application to the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6206, formerly title VII, § 7206, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1941; renumbered title VI, § 6206, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7516, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7206, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3739, authorized appropriations for foreign language assistance, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.