1. (a) In general For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot the amount made available under section 2376 of this title among the States in the same manner as funds are allotted to States under paragraph (2) of section 2321(a) of this title.
2. (b) Payments to eligible agencies The Secretary shall make a payment in the amount of a State’s allotment under subsection (a) to the eligible agency that serves the State and has an application approved under subsection (c).

3. (c) State application Each eligible agency desiring an allotment under this subchapter shall submit, as part of its State plan under section 2342 of this title, an application that—

   1. (1) describes how activities under this subchapter will be coordinated, to the extent practicable, with activities described in the State plan submitted under section 2342 of this title; and
   2. (2) contains such information as the Secretary may require.

(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 737.)

Prior Provisions A prior section 2371, Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3117, provided definitions, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–270.

Another prior section 2371, Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 321, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2459; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6131(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1509, provided findings and purposes of program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 305, title VII, § 702(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 786, 843, effective July 1, 1991.

A prior section 201 of Pub. L. 88–210, as added by Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3117, which provided that former title II of Pub. L. 88–210 could be cited as the “Tech-Prep Education Act”, was set out as a note under former section 2301 of this title, prior to the general amendment of Pub. L. 88–210 by Pub. L. 109–270.