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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 55 — Education of the Deaf

§ 4359. Oversight and effect of agreements

Statutory text

(a)

Oversight activities

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish the oversight activities of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate with respect to any agreement entered into between the Secretary of Education and Gallaudet University, and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under part B of subchapter I.

(b)

Construction of agreements

The agreements described in subsection (a) of this section shall continue in effect, to the extent that such agreements are not inconsistent with this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 99–371 title II § 208 · 100 Stat. 781

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359

    Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 208, formerly title IV, § 409, Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 794

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 208, formerly title IV, § 409, Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 794

  2. Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–73 § 204(g)(1) · 107 Stat. 718

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359(a)

    Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(1), substituted “an agreement under part B of subchapter I” for “an agreement under title II”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(1), substituted “an agreement under part B of subchapter I” for “an agreement under title II”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “title II” and inserting “part B of title I”; and

  3. Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–73 § 204(g)(2) · 107 Stat. 718

    Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 4359(b)

    Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(2), struck out “the provisions of” after “inconsistent with”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(2), struck out “the provisions of” after “inconsistent with”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (b), by striking “the provisions of”.

  4. Higher Education Amendments of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–244 § 921(1) · 112 Stat. 1581

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359(a)

    Pub. L. 105–244, § 921(1), substituted “Committee on Education and the Workforce” for “Committee on Education and Labor”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 921(1), substituted “Committee on Education and the Workforce” for “Committee on Education and Labor”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “Committee on Education and Labor” and inserting “Committee on Education and the Workforce”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

  5. Higher Education Opportunity Act

    Pub. L. 110–315 title IX § 910 · 122 Stat. 3078

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 4359(a)

    Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate” for “Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate” for “Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 910. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS.   Section 208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359(a)) is amended by striking “Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives” and inserting “Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate”.

4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 208 of Pub. L. 99–371 was classified to section 4358 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–244.

Another prior section 208 of Pub. L. 99–371 was classified to section 4358 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–421.

Amendments1993–2008 · 3 rounds

2008

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate” for “Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives”.

1998

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 921(1), substituted “Committee on Education and the Workforce” for “Committee on Education and Labor”.

1993

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(1), substituted “an agreement under part B of subchapter I” for “an agreement under title II”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–73, § 204(g)(2), struck out “the provisions of” after “inconsistent with”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective , except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Credits

1986–2008 · 5 acts
  1. 1986Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 208, formerly title IV, § 409, , 100 Stat. 794
  2. 1992renumbered title II, § 209, Pub. L. 102–421, title I, § 101(b)(5), (6), , 106 Stat. 2151
  3. 1993amended Pub. L. 103–73, title II, § 204(g), , 107 Stat. 735
  4. 1998renumbered § 208 and amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 921, , 112 Stat. 1831
  5. 2008Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 910, , 122 Stat. 3453.
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(Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 208, formerly title IV, § 409, , 100 Stat. 794; renumbered title II, § 209, Pub. L. 102–421, title I, § 101(b)(5), (6), , 106 Stat. 2151; amended Pub. L. 103–73, title II, § 204(g), , 107 Stat. 735; renumbered § 208 and amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 921, , 112 Stat. 1831; Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 910, , 122 Stat. 3453.)

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