§3420. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

There shall be in the Department an Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, to be administered by a Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall coordinate the administration of bilingual education programs by the Department and shall consult with the Secretary concerning policy decisions affecting bilingual education and minority languages affairs. The Director shall report directly to the Secretary, and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

( Pub. L. 96–88, title II, §209, formerly §210, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675 ; renumbered §209, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 209 of Pub. L. 96–88 was renumbered section 208 and is classified to section 3419 of this title.

Cross References

For similar provisions relating to Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, see section 3423d of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 7601 of this title.