Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal of childcare subsidy grants under the federal act created a federal-law entitlement allowing an administrative appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Decisione estratta
No. The statutory scheme leaves the grant of the financial aid to administrative discretion and therefore does not create an enforceable federal-law entitlement.
Motivazione estratta
The law and ordinance consistently use permissive language for the actual award of subsidies, the grants are limited by available appropriations, and the legislative materials confirm that no legal claim was intended. The possibility of a discretionary decision still being issued as an administrative order does not change its discretionary nature.