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title: "43 U.S.C. § 422c"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 422c - Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination

## Text

Any organization desiring to avail itself of the benefits provided in this subchapter shall submit a proposal therefor to the Secretary in such form and manner as he shall prescribe. Each such proposal shall be accompanied by a payment of $5,000 to defray, in part, the cost of examining the proposal.

(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 3, 70 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 99–546, title III, § 303, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3053.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1986—Pub. L. 99–546 substituted “$5,000” for “$1,000”.