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20 U.S.C. 1201: Repealed. Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(1) , Aug. 7, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1079Text contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
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§§1201, 1201b. Repealed. Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(1) , Aug. 7, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1079

Section 1201, Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 311, as added Pub. L. 100-297, title II, § 2102, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 302, stated purpose of chapter.

A prior section 1201, Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 302, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1216; Pub. L. 91-230, title III, § 301, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 95-561, title XIII, § 1301, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2356; Pub. L. 98-511, title I, § 101, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2366, related to Congressional declaration of purpose of chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 100-297.

Section 1201a, Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 312, as added Pub. L. 100-297, title II, § 2102, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 302; amended Pub. L. 101-26, § 3(a), May 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 55; Pub. L. 101-589, title VII, § 723, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2913; Pub. L. 102-73, title VIII, § 802(b)(1), July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 361, defined terms used in chapter.

Section 1201b, Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 100-297, title II, § 2102, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 304; amended Pub. L. 102-73, title III, § 301(a), title VIII, § 802(b)(2), July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 345, 361, authorized appropriations and required allotments.

A prior section 1202, Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 303, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1216; Pub. L. 90-576, title III, § 302, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 91-230, title III, § 301, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 93-380, title VI, § 601, title VIII, § 843(c)(1), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 576, 611; Pub. L. 95-561, title XIII, §§ 1302, 1304(a), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2357; Pub. L. 98-511, title I, § 102(a)–(f)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2366, 2367, related to definitions used in this chapter, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 100-297.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102-73, § 1, July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 333, provided that Pub. L. 102-73 was to be cited as the “National Literacy Act of 1991”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1079.

Short Title of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100-297, title II, § 2101, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 302, provided that part B (§§ 2101, 2102) of title II of Pub. L. 100-297, enacting this chapter, was to be cited as the “Adult Education Amendments of 1988”.

Short Title

Pub. L. 89-750, title III, § 301, as added by Pub. L. 100-297, title II, § 2102, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 302, provided that title III of Pub. L. 89-750, enacting this chapter, was to be cited as the “Adult Education Act”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(1), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1079.

Congressional Findings Regarding National Literacy Act of 1991

Pub. L. 102-73, § 2, July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 333, stated findings of Congress regarding the National Literacy Act of 1991, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1079.

Definitions

Pub. L. 102-73, § 3, July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 334, defined the term “literacy” for purposes of Pub. L. 102-73, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220, title II, § 251(a)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1079.