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20 U.S.C. 7713: Definitions

Created in 1994 by Public Law 89-10. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 7702, 20 U.S.C. 7703a, 20 U.S.C. 7703b, 20 U.S.C. 7703c, 20 U.S.C. 7703d.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–95, §7012(1), substituted "Marine Corps, and Coast Guard" for "and Marine Corps". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (1)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §7012(2), struck out "and subchapter VI" after "part A of subchapter I". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (4)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §7012(3)(A), added subcl. (III) and struck out former subcl. (III) which read as follows: "conveyed at any time under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to a Native individual, Native group, or village or regional corporation;". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §7012(3)(B)(i), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 11411 of title 42. (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 114–95, §7012(3)(B)(ii), added subcl. (III) and struck out former subcl. (III) which read as follows: "used for affordable housing assisted under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; or". (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law text · (5)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVIII, §1816(1)(A)], added subcl. (III). (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVIII, §1816(1)(B)], substituted "or authorized by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996" for "the mutual help ownership opportunity program under section 202 of the United States Housing Act of 1937". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (5)
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVIII, §1816(2)], substituted "the 50 States and the District of Columbia" for "all States". (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (8)
    • Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVIII, §1816(3), (4)], added par. (11) and redesignated former pars. (11) and (12) as (12) and (13), respectively. (Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001) Law text · (11), (12), (13)

    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.