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20 U.S.C. 1018: Performance-Based Organization for delivery of Federal student financial assistance

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

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 12 U.S.C. 5535, 20 U.S.C. 1018a.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–251 added subpar. (C). (Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019) Law text · (b)

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–39, §101(b)(5)(A), substituted "under subchapter IV" for "under this subchapter" in introductory provisions. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 111–39, §101(b)(5)(B), substituted "authorizing committees" for "appropriate committees of Congress" in concluding provisions. Law text · (d)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(1)(A), substituted "administrative and oversight" for "operational". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(1)(B), substituted "and administration" for "of the operational functions". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(A)(i), substituted "the Federal student financial assistance programs authorized under subchapter IV" for "the information systems administered by the PBO, and other functions performed by the PBO". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(A)(ii), added subpar. (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: "assist the Chief Operating Officer in identifying goals for the administration and modernization of the delivery system for student financial assistance under subchapter I… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(i), in introductory provisions, substituted "the administration of Federal" for "administration of the information and financial systems that support" and "subchapter IV" for "this subchapter". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(I), substituted "for the Federal student financial assistance programs authorized under subchapter IV" for "of the delivery system for Federal student assistance" in introductory provisions. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(II), added cls. (i) and (ii) and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii) which read as follows: (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b), (ii)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(III), substituted "administration" for "delivery". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(IV), inserted "the Federal" after "supporting", substituted "authorized under subchapter IV" for "under this subchapter", and struck out "and" after the semicolon. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(V), substituted "the administration of the Federal student financial assistance programs authorized under subchapter IV; and" for "systems that support those programs." (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(ii)(VI), added cl. (vi). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(2)(B)(iii), substituted "activities and functions" for "operations and services". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(A), substituted "Performance plan, report, and briefing" for "Performance plan and report" in heading. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(B)(i), substituted "under subchapter IV" for "this subchapter". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(B)(ii), struck out "information and delivery" after "integrating the". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(B)(i), (iii), substituted "Developing" for "Developing an", "systems" for "delivery and information system", and "under subchapter IV" for "this subchapter". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(C)(i), inserted "the" after "PBO and". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(C)(ii), substituted "Officers" for "Officer". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(D), inserted "students," after "consult with" in introductory provisions. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(3)(E), added par. (4). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(4)(A), struck out after first sentence "The Secretary shall appoint the Chief Operating Officer within 6 months after October 7, 1998." (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §103(b)(2), substituted "authorizing committees" for "Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(4)(B)(i), substituted "paragraph (4)" for "paragraph (2)". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(4)(B)(ii), struck out "this" before "subparagraph (B)". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(5)(A), substituted "to students, borrowers," for "to borrowers". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(5)(B), substituted "paragraph (1);" for "paragraph (1)(A);". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(6), struck out "not more than 25" before "technical and professional employees". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(7), substituted "effectiveness" for "organizational effectiveness". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §117(8)–(10), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i), struck out ", including transition costs" before period at end, and struck out former subsec. (i). Text of former subsec. (i) read as follows: "The Secretary and the Chief Operating Officer, not later than 180 days a… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (i), (j)

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