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title: "20 U.S.C. § 4517"
description: "Appropriations for universities"
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title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
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chapter_name: "JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
section: "4517"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 4517"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 4517 - Appropriations for universities

## Text

There is hereby appropriated to each recipient University named above or to the trustee of the fund designated by the President of the University the sum of $800,000 to carry out the provisions of section 4516 of this title, to be available on November 1, 1987, and to remain available until expended.

(Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 818], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–82, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 818], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–82.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.