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20 U.S.C. 3412: Principal officers

Created in 1979 by Public Law 96-88. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 3413, 20 U.S.C. 3414, 20 U.S.C. 3415, 20 U.S.C. 3416, 20 U.S.C. 3417.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "chapter 4 of title 5." for "the Inspector General Act of 1978." Law text · (c)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–76, §307(b)(1), substituted "Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education" for "Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 113–76, §307(b)(2), substituted "Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education" for "Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) Law text · (h)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–166, in introductory provisions, inserted "Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the appointments of individuals to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Management shall not be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate." (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011) Law text · (e)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–279 added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "There shall be in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement who shall be— Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 107–110 redesignated par. (3), relating to Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, as (4). Law text · (b), (4)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–227, §913(1), redesignated subpars. (F) and (G) as (E) and (F), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: "an Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement;". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–382 added par. (3) relating to Special Assistant for Gender Equity. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–227, §913(2), added par. (3) relating to Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–325 added subsec. (i). · (i)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–103 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). · (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 102–73 added subsec. (h). · (h)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–509 substituted "a Deputy Secretary" for "an Under Secretary" in first sentence of par. (1) and "Deputy Secretary" for "Under Secretary" wherever appearing elsewhere in pars. (1) and (2). · (a)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–145 struck out subsec. (e) which provided for presence in the Department of Education of an Administrator of Education for Overseas Dependents. · (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.