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20 U.S.C. § 1128a (EDUCATION)
§ 1128a. American overseas research centers
(a) Centers authorized
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with any American overseas research center that is a consortium of institutions of higher education (hereafter in this section referred to as a “center”) to enable such center to promote postgraduate research, exchanges and area studies.
(b) Use of grants
Grants made and contracts entered into pursuant to this section may be used to pay all or a portion of the cost of establishing or operating a center or program, including—
(1) the cost of faculty and staff stipends and salaries;
(2) the cost of faculty, staff, and student travel;
(3) the cost of the operation and maintenance of overseas facilities;
(4) the cost of teaching and research materials;
(5) the cost of acquisition, maintenance, and preservation of library collections;
(6) the cost of bringing visiting scholars and faculty to a center to teach or to conduct research;
(7) the cost of organizing and managing conferences; and
(8) the cost of publication and dissemination of material for the scholarly and general public.
(c) Limitation
The Secretary shall only award grants to and enter into contracts with centers under this section that—
(1) receive more than 50 percent of their funding from public or private United States sources;
(2) have a permanent presence in the country in which the center is located; and
(3) are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 which are exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title.
(d) Development grants
The Secretary is authorized to make grants for the establishment of new centers. The grants may be used to fund activities that, within 1 year, will result in the creation of a center described in subsection (c).
(e) Application
Each center desiring to receive a grant or contract under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 609, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1782; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 608, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3338.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 609 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1126 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–244.
Another prior section 609 of Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1266; Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 131(d)(2)(D), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 260, prohibited equipment grants for sectarian instruction or religious worship and was classified to section 1129 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–315 added subsec. (e).
20 U.S.C. § 1232f (EDUCATION)
§ 1232f. Records
(a) Records kept by recipient; full disclosure; maintenance period
Each recipient of Federal funds under any applicable program through any grant, subgrant, cooperative agreement, loan, or other arrangement shall keep records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of those funds, the total cost of the activity for which the funds are used, the share of that cost provided from other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective financial or programmatic audit. The recipient shall maintain such rec­ords for three years after the completion of the activity for which the funds are used.
(b) Audit examination
The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit examination, to any rec­ords maintained by a recipient that may be related, or pertinent to, grants, subgrants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other arrangements to which reference is made in subsection (a), or which may relate to the compliance of the recipient with any requirement of an applicable program.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 443, formerly § 437, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1231(c), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2346; renumbered § 443 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 248, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3924.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 443 of Pub. L. 90–247 was classified to section 1233b of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–382, § 248(1), substituted “grant, subgrant, cooperative agreement, loan, or other arrangement” for “grant, subgrant, contract, subcontract, loan, or other arrangement (other than procurement contracts awarded by an administrative head of an educational agency)”, inserted “financial or programmatic” before “audit.”, and substituted “three years” for “five years”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–382, § 248(2), substituted “to any records maintained by a recipient that may be related, or pertinent to, grants, subgrants, cooperative agreements, loans, or other arrangements” for “to any records of a recipient which may be related, or pertinent to, the grants, subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, loans, or other arrangements”.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 1980 and subsequent fiscal years, see section 1261 of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as a note under section 1232c of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 1234f (EDUCATION)
§ 1234f. Compliance agreements
(a) Discretionary authority; purposes of agreement
In accordance with section 1234c of this title, the Secretary may enter into a compliance agreement with a recipient under an applicable program. The purpose of any compliance agreement under this section shall be to bring the recipient into full compliance with the applicable requirements of law as soon as feasible and not to excuse or remedy past violations of such requirements.
(b) Procedures applicable
(1) Before entering into a compliance agreement with a recipient, the Secretary shall hold a hearing at which the recipient, affected students and parents or their representatives, and other interested parties are invited to participate. The recipient shall have the burden of persuading the Secretary that full compliance with the applicable requirements of law is not feasible until a future date.
(2) If the Secretary determines, on the basis of all the evidence presented, that full compliance is genuinely not feasible until a future date, the Secretary shall make written findings to that effect and shall publish those findings, along with the substance of any compliance agreement, in the Federal Register.
(c) Contents
A compliance agreement under this section shall contain—
(1) an expiration date not later than 3 years from the date of the written findings under subsection (b)(2), by which the recipient shall be in full compliance with the applicable requirements of law, and
(2) those terms and conditions with which the recipient must comply until it is in full compliance.
(d) Failure of recipient to comply with terms and conditions
If a recipient fails to comply with the terms and conditions of a compliance agreement under this section, the Secretary may consider that compliance agreement to be no longer in effect, and the Secretary may take any action authorized by law with respect to the recipient.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 457, as added Pub. L. 100–297, title III, § 3501(a), Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 355.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective 180 days after Apr. 28, 1988, but not applicable to recipients receiving written notice to return funds prior to that date, see section 3501(b) of Pub. L. 100–297, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 1234 of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 1234g (EDUCATION)
§ 1234g. Judicial review
(a) Recipients entitled to review; stay of action by Secretary
Any recipient of funds under an applicable program that would be adversely affected by a final agency action under section 1234a, 1234d, or 1234e of this title, and any State entitled to receive funds under a program described in section 1232d(a) of this title whose application has been disapproved by the Secretary, shall be entitled to judicial review of such action in accordance with the provisions of this section. The Secretary may not take any action on the basis of a final agency action until judicial review is completed.
(b) Petition for review; filing of record
A recipient that desires judicial review of an action described in subsection (a) shall, within 60 days of that action, file with the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which that recipient is located, a petition for review of such action. A copy of the petition shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Secretary. The Secretary shall file in the court the record of the proceedings on which the action was based, as provided in section 2112 of title 28.
(c) Findings of fact
The findings of fact by the Office, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the Office to take further evidence, and the Office may make new or modified findings of fact and may modify its previous action, and shall certify to the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
(d) Scope of review; review by Supreme Court
The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Office or the Secretary or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 458, as added Pub. L. 100–297, title III, § 3501(a), Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 356; amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(3)(D), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–382 made technical amendment to reference to section 1232d(a) of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective 180 days after Apr. 28, 1988, but not applicable to recipients receiving written notice to return funds prior to that date, see section 3501(b) of Pub. L. 100–297, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under section 1234 of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 2008 (EDUCATION)
§ 2008. Scholarship conditions
(a) Satisfactory proficiency and devotion of full time to study or research; unapproved employment
A student awarded a scholarship under the provisions of this chapter shall continue to receive the payments provided in this chapter only during such periods as the Foundation finds that he or she is maintaining satisfactory proficiency and devoting full time to study or research designed to prepare him or her for a career in public service and is not otherwise engaging in gainful employment other than employment approved by the Foundation pursuant to regulation.
(b) Reports; certification by official of institution
The Foundation is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as the Foundation determines to be necessary from any student awarded a scholarship under the provisions of this chapter. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, approved by the Foundation, stating that such student is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to, study or research, except as otherwise provided in subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 93–642, § 9, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2278.)
20 U.S.C. § 2143 (EDUCATION)
§ 2143. Private support
(a) Acceptance of donations
The Librarian of Congress may solicit and accept donations of funds and in-kind contributions to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
(b) Establishment of separate gift account
There is established in the Treasury (among the accounts of the Library of Congress) a gift account for the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
(c) Dedication of funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) any funds donated to the Librarian of Congress to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title shall be deposited entirely into the gift account established under subsection (b);
(2) the funds contained in such account shall be used solely to carry out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title; and
(3) the Librarian of Congress may not deposit into such account any funds donated to the Librarian which are not donated for the exclusive purpose of carrying out the oral history program under section 2142 of this title.
(Pub. L. 106–380, § 4, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1448.)
20 U.S.C. § 3414 (EDUCATION)
§ 3414. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; inclusion of Office of Migrant Education
There shall be in the Department an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions affecting elementary and secondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary shall delegate. There shall be within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and directly under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, an Office of Migrant Education, which shall be responsible for the administration of programs established by part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.] and by subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1070d–2].
(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 204, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 701(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 391(h), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4023.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, as amended. Part C of title I of the Act is classified generally to part C (§ 6391 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 70 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.
The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219, as amended. Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to subpart 5 (§ 1070d–2) of part A of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–382 substituted “part C” for “subpart 1 of part B”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–511 inserted provisions establishing the Office of Migrant Education and specifying its functions.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 98–511 effective Oct. 19, 1984, see section 711(a) of Pub. L. 98–511, set out as a note under section 1226c of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 3427 (EDUCATION)
§ 3427. Coordinator for the outlying areas
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall designate an office of the Department to coordinate the activities of the Department as they relate to the outlying areas.
(b) Appointment
Not later than 90 days after January 8, 2002, the head of the office designated under subsection (a) shall appoint a coordinator for the outlying areas, who shall be a person with substantial experience in the operation of Federal programs in the outlying areas.
(c) Duties
The coordinator for the outlying areas shall—
(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Department on Federal matters affecting the outlying areas;
(2) evaluate, on a periodic basis, the needs of education programs in the outlying areas;
(3) assist with the coordination of programs that serve the outlying areas; and
(4) provide guidance to programs within the Department that serve the outlying areas.
(d) Outlying areas defined
As used in this section, the term “outlying areas” includes Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, but does not include the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 220, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1072(a), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2088.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
20 U.S.C. § 3443 (EDUCATION)
§ 3443. Transfers from Department of Labor
(a) Functions relating to programs for the education of migrant and seasonal farmworkers
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 601 of this Act, there shall be transferred to the Secretary, at such time on or after May 4, 1980, as the Secretary certifies that there has been established in the Department a single component responsible for the administration and the coordination of programs relating to the education of migrants, all functions of the Secretary of Labor or the Department of Labor relating to such education.
(b) Authorization to conduct functions
The Secretary is authorized to conduct the functions transferred by subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 302, formerly § 303, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 680; renumbered § 302, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(16)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–421.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 601 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 601 of Pub. L. 96–88, which is set out as an Effective Date note under section 3401 of this title.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 302 of Pub. L. 96–88 was classified to section 3442 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–145.
heading: Amendments
text: 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted “relating to such education” for “under section 303(c)(2) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act”.
20 U.S.C. § 3478 (EDUCATION)
§ 3478. Facilities at remote locations
(a) Authorized services, supplies and facilities
The Secretary is authorized to provide, construct, or maintain for employees and their dependents stationed at remote locations as necessary and when not otherwise available at such remote locations—
(1) emergency medical services and supplies;
(2) food and other subsistence supplies;
(3) dining facilities;
(4) audiovisual equipment, accessories, and supplies for recreation and training;
(5) reimbursement for food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies furnished by such employees in emergencies for the temporary relief of distressed persons;
(6) living and working quarters and facilities; and
(7) transportation for dependents of employees of the Department to the nearest appropriate educational facilities.
(b) Reimbursements
The furnishing of medical treatment under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the furnishing of services and supplies under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall be at prices reflecting reasonable value as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Appropriation credits and refunds
Proceeds from reimbursements under this section may be credited to the appropriation of funds that bear or will bear all or part of the cost of such work or services or used to refund excess sums when necessary.
(Pub. L. 96–88, title IV, § 418, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 686.)
20 U.S.C. § 3486 (EDUCATION)
§ 3486. Annual report
(a) Contents
The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, make a single, comprehensive report to the President for transmission to the Congress on the activities of the Department during such fiscal year. The report shall include a statement of goals, priorities, and plans for the Department together with an assessment of the progress made toward—
(1) the attainment of such goals, priorities, and plans;
(2) the more effective and efficient management of the Department and the coordination of its functions; and
(3) the reduction of excessive or burdensome regulation and of unnecessary duplication and fragmentation in Federal education programs,
accompanied where necessary by recommendations for proposed legislation for the achievement of such objectives.
(b) Estimate on non-Federal personnel employed
The report required by subsection (a) shall also include an estimate of the extent of the non-Federal personnel employed pursuant to contracts entered into by the Department under section 3475 of this title or under any other authority (including any subcontract thereunder), the number of such contracts and subcontracts pursuant to which non-Federal personnel are employed, and the total cost of those contracts and subcontracts.
(Pub. L. 96–88, title IV, § 426, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 688.)
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (a) of this section relating to transmission of report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 80 of House Document No. 103–7.