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title: "42 U.S.C. § 12408"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12408 - Authorization of appropriations

## Text

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter (in addition to any amounts made available for such purposes under other Acts)—

(1) $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1992;

(2) $7,000,000 for the fiscal year 1993;

(3) $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1994;

(4) $14,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;

(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;

(6) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;

(7) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;

(8) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and

(9) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.

(Pub. L. 101–566, § 109, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2801; Pub. L. 104–271, title I, § 106, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3306.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104–271 substituted “under other Acts” for “to other Acts” in introductory provisions and added pars. (4) to (9).