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20 U.S.C. 1070a-15: Postbaccalaureate achievement program authority

Created in 1992 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

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

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2015

  • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(oo)(7)(A), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7546 of this title. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 114–95, §9215(oo)(7)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7517 of this title. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (d)

2009

  • Pub. L. 111–39 struck out period before semicolon at end. Law text · (d)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(1)(A), (B), inserted "Required" before "services" in heading and, in introductory provisions, substituted "A project assisted under this section shall provide—" for "A postbaccalaureate achievement project assisted under this section may provide services such a… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(1)(C)–(E), inserted "and" after the semicolon in par. (5), substituted a period for the semicolon in par. (6), and struck out pars. (7) and (8) which read as follows: (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(3), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(2), (4)(A), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d) and struck out "postbaccalaureate achievement" after "applications for" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(4)(B), inserted ", including—" and added subpars. (A) to (C) before semicolon. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(2), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(2), (5), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and substituted "project under this section" for "postbaccalaureate achievement project" in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (f)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §403(e)(2), (6), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and substituted "section 1070a–11(g)" for "section 1070a–11(f)" and "2009 through 2014" for "1993 through 1997". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (g)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–244 substituted "$2,800" for "$2,400". (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text · (e)

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.