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20 U.S.C. 3921: Prohibition against the Federal control of educationText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-124 (October 15, 2026).
From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 52-EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY
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§3921. Prohibition against the Federal control of education

The provisions of section 1232a 1 of this title, relating to prohibition against Federal control of education, shall apply to each program and award authorized by this subchapter.

( Pub. L. 98-377, title I, § 111 , as added Pub. L. 99-159, title II, § 201 , Nov. 22, 1985 , 99 Stat. 897 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1232a of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to section 432 of the General Education Provisions Act. Sections 425 and 432 of that Act were renumbered as sections 432 and 438, respectively, by Pub. L. 103-382, title II, § 212(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, and are classified to sections 1231b–2 and 1232a, respectively, of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3921, Pub. L. 98-377, title I, § 121, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1269, related to programs authorized for mathematics and science education development, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by section 201 of Pub. L. 99-159. See section 3914 of this title.

1 See References in Text note below.