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20 U.S.C. 1070: Statement of purpose; program authorization

Created in 1986 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

27 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 8 U.S.C. 1255a, 8 U.S.C. 1613, 10 U.S.C. 1154, 10 U.S.C. 1598, 10 U.S.C. 4703.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2009Pub. L. 111-39

1998Higher Education Amendments of 1998

1992Pub. L. 102-325

1986Pub. L. 89-329added it

20 U.S.C. 1070Statement of purpose; program authorization

The section as a wholechanged

(a)Purposechanged

(b)Secretary required to carry out purposeschanged

(d)changed

5Newnew

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (a), (b), (d), 5

How it got here

2009

Pub. L. 111–39 substituted "1 through 9" for "1 through 8". Law text · (b)

1998

Pub. L. 105–244 substituted "Federal Pell Grants" for "basic educational opportunity grants". (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (a)

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.