Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1011l Diploma mills
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part B— - Additional General Provisions › § 1011l
Summary
The Secretary must keep clear website resources so students, families, and employers can spot and avoid diploma mills. The Secretary must also work with the United States Postal Service, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice (including the FBI), Internal Revenue Service, and Office of Personnel Management to stop, identify, take to court, and widely share information about diploma mills.
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Title 20, §1011l
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(a)The Secretary shall maintain information and resources on the Department’s website to assist students, families, and employers in understanding what a diploma mill is and how to identify and avoid diploma mills.
(b)The Secretary shall continue to collaborate with the United States Postal Service, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of Personnel Management to maximize Federal efforts to—
(1)prevent, identify, and prosecute diploma mills; and
(2)broadly disseminate to the public information about diploma mills, and resources to identify diploma mills.
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20 U.S.C. § 1011l
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73