20 USC Chapter 48 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 3401. Congressional findings. 3402. Congressional declaration of purpose. 3403. Relationship with States. 3404. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER II—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT 3411. Establishment of Department; appointment of Secretary. 3412. Principal officers. 3413. Office for Civil Rights. 3414. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; inclusion of Office of Migrant Education. 3415. Office of Postsecondary Education. 3416. Office of Vocational and Adult Education. 3417. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. 3418. Repealed. 3419. Institute of Education Sciences. 3420. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. 3421. Office of General Counsel. 3422. Office of Inspector General. 3423. Repealed. 3423a. Office of Correctional Education. 3423b. Office of Non-Public Education. 3423c. Office of Indian Education. 3423d. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. 3424. Federal Interagency Committee on Education. 3425. Office of Educational Technology. 3426. Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education. 3427. Coordinator for the outlying areas. SUBCHAPTER III—TRANSFERS OF AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS 3441. Transfers from Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 3442. Repealed. 3443. Transfers from Department of Labor. 3444. Transfer of programs from National Science Foundation. 3445. Transfers from Department of Justice. 3446. Transfers from Department of Housing and Urban Development. 3447. Effect of transfers. SUBCHAPTER IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Part A—Personnel Provisions

3461. Officers and employees. 3462. Experts and consultants. 3463. Personnel reduction and annual limitations.

Part B—General Administrative Provisions

3471. General authority. 3472. Delegation of functions. 3473. Reorganization of Department. 3474. Rules and regulations. 3475. Contracts. 3476. Regional and field offices. 3477. Acquisition and maintenance of property. 3478. Facilities at remote locations. 3479. Use of facilities. 3480. Copyrights and patents. 3481. Gifts and bequests. 3482. Technical advice. 3483. Working capital fund. 3484. Funds transfer. 3485. Seal of Department. 3486. Annual report. 3487. Repealed. 3488. Authorization of appropriations. 3489. General extension of authorizations. 3490. Potential financial interests or impaired objectivity of covered individuals or entities. SUBCHAPTER V—TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS 3501. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel. 3502. Effect on personnel. 3503. Agency terminations. 3504. Incidental transfers. 3505. Savings provisions. 3506. Separability. 3507. Existing references to transferor officials or bodies deemed references to transferee officials or bodies. 3508. Department of Health and Human Services. 3509. Coordination of programs for handicapped. 3510. Transitional provisions.

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The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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"nt [tbl]" means note [table].
"prec" means preceding.
"fr" means a transfer from another section.
"to" means a transfer to another section.
"omitted" means the section is omitted.
"repealed" means the section is repealed.
"nt ed change" and "ed change" - See the Editorial Classification Change Table [pdf].

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20 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 3412		2012	112-166 [Sec.] 2(d)(1)	126 Stat. 1284

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