### §4956. Distribution

The Secretary shall allocate funds available for assistance under this chapter equally to each Department of Defense contract administrative services district. If in any such fiscal year there is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals in a district for cooperative agreements to allow effective use of the funds allocated to that district, the funds remaining with respect to that district shall be reallocated among the remaining districts.

(Added Pub. L. 98–525, title XII, §1241(a)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2606, §2415; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title IX, §919(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VIII, §807(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VIII, §802(a)(2), (b), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2081; Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(d)(5)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–293; renumbered §4956, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §1872(a)(7), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4288; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, §1701(b)(24), (m)(2)(C), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2135, 2144.)

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Codification

Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, §1701(m)(2)(E), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2145, amended Pub. L. 116–283, §1872(a)(9), which had originally transferred section 2418 of this title to this section. After amendment by Pub. L. 117–81, section 1872(a)(9) of Pub. L. 116–283 instead transferred section 2418 to section 4958 of this title.

#### Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, §1872(a)(7), as amended by Pub. L. 117–81, §1701(b)(24), (m)(2)(C), renumbered section 2415 of this title as this section.

2000—Pub. L. 106–398 made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 105–261, §802(b). See 1998 Amendment note below.

1998—Pub. L. 105–261, §802(a)(2), substituted "district" for "region" wherever appearing and "districts" for "regions".

Pub. L. 105–261, §802(b), as amended by Pub. L. 106–398, substituted "Department of Defense contract administrative services" for "Defense Contract Administration Services".

1987—Pub. L. 100–180, §807(c), struck out subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to requirement by Secretary of Defense to reserve 75% of first $3,000,000 appropriated to carry out this chapter for purpose of assisting cooperative agreements entered into under section 2413 of this title for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, and for fiscal years after 1987 the authority of Secretary to allocate funds in accordance with such cooperative agreements, and substituted "The" for "(c) For any amount appropriated to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 1986 or 1987 in excess of $3,000,000, the".

1985—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–145, §919(b)(1)(A), substituted "fiscal years 1986 and 1987" for "fiscal year 1985 is 50 percent and during fiscal year 1986".

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–145, §919(b)(1)(B), added par. (3).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–145, §919(b)(2), substituted "1987" for "1986".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–145, §919(b)(3), added subsec. (c).

#### **Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries**

#### Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if included in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283 as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and note below.

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

#### Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(d)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–292, provided that the amendment made by section 1 [[div. A], title X, §1087(d)(5)] is effective Oct. 17, 1998, and as if included in the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Pub. L. 105–261, as enacted.

#### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–145 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 919(d) of Pub. L. 99–145, set out as a note under section 4954 of this title.