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title: "15 U.S.C. § 9598"
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title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 9598 - Authorization of appropriations

## Text

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this chapter, of which—

(1) a majority shall be used in each such fiscal year to carry out the MBDA Business Center Program under part B of subchapter I, including the component of that program relating to specialty centers; and

(2) $20,000,000 shall be used in each such fiscal year to carry out subchapter III.

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VII, § 100708, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1467.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this division”, meaning div. K of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1445, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables.