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20 U.S.C. 1003: Additional definitions

Created in 1998 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2154, 20 U.S.C. 7801, 20 U.S.C. 9631, 29 U.S.C. 3225a, 42 U.S.C. 300j–24.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(oo)(1)(A)–(D), made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 7801 of this title. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (9), (10), (11)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(oo)(1)(E), which directed technical amendment in par. (21) to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of this title, was executed by making the amendment in par. (20), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. The reference did… (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (20)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–315, §103(a)(2), reordered pars. in alphabetical order based on headings of pars. and renumbered pars. as so reordered, resulting in pars. (1) to (22) being redesignated as (2), (4), (6), (9) to (13), (15) to (20), (22), (21), (1), (3), (7), (5), (8), and (14), respectively. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §103(a)(1), added pars. (17) to (24). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–110 substituted "7801" for "8801". Law text · (4), (5), (6)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.