§6142. Authorization

(a) Grants to States

On the application of the Governor on behalf of a State in accordance with section 6143 of this title, the Secretaries may provide an implementation grant to the State in such amounts as the Secretaries determine to be necessary to enable such State to implement a comprehensive statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system.

(b) Grants to territories

In providing grants under this section to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, the Secretaries shall use amounts reserved under section 6235(b)(1) of this title.

(c) Period of grant

The provision of payments under a grant under subsection (a) of this section shall not exceed 5 fiscal years and shall be subject to the annual approval of the Secretaries and subject to the availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to make the payments.

(d) Limitation

A State shall be eligible to receive only 1 implementation grant under subsection (a) of this section.

( Pub. L. 103–239, title II, §212, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 582 .)

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 6143, 6144, 6145, 6146, 6147, 6148, 6172, 6235 of this title.