WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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20 U.S.C. 1121: Findings; purposes; consultation; survey

Created in 1998 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education (2).

This Congress

  • H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026 · passed house · would change 639

How it got here

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–315, §601(1), substituted "; purposes; consultation; survey" for "and purposes" in section catchline. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §601(2), struck out "post-Cold War" after "Dramatic". (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §601(3), inserted ", including through linkages with overseas institutions" before semicolon. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–315, §601(4), added subsecs. (c) and (d). (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c), (d)

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.