20 U.S.C. § 7231c

Eligibility

A local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this part to carry out the purpose of this part if such agency or consortium—

(1)

is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or

(2)

without having been required to do so, has adopted and is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this part, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [ 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such schools.

( Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4404 , formerly title V, § 5304, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501 , Jan. 8, 2002 , 115 Stat. 1807 ; renumbered title IV, § 4404, Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4001(b)(3)(A) , (B), (D)(i), Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 1967 .)