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20 U.S.C. 1057: Program purpose

Created in 1986 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 1059e, 20 U.S.C. 1067q, 20 U.S.C. 1068b, 20 U.S.C. 1068c.

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

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–315, §301(1)(A), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1068 of this title. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §301(1)(B), inserted ", including services that will assist in the education of special populations" before period at end. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §301(2)(A), inserted ", including innovative, customized, instruction courses designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion, which may include remedial education and English language instruction" befo… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §301(2)(B)–(E), added par. (7), redesignated former pars. (7) to (12) as pars. (8) to (13), respectively, in par. (12), substituted "distance education technologies" for "distance learning academic instruction capabilities" and, in introductory provisions of… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–244, §301(c)(1), substituted "section 1068h(a)(1)" for "section 1069f(a)(1)". (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–244, §303(a), added subsecs. (c) and (d). (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (c), (d)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–50 substituted "section 1069f(a)(1) of this title" for "section 1069d(a)(1) of this title". · (b)

    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.