Title 20EducationRelease 119-73

§121 Annual report of president and directors

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - HOWARD UNIVERSITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 121

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

President and directors must report to the Secretary of Education on July 1 each year: student counts (admitted, left or discharged in the preceding year, and remaining), the subjects and progress taught, and a financial summary showing receipts and disbursements with their sources and purposes.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §121

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The president and directors of Howard University shall report to the Secretary of Education the condition of the institution on the 1st of July of each year, embracing therein the number of pupils received and discharged or leaving the same for any cause during the preceding year, and the number remaining; also, the branches of knowledge and industry taught and the progress made therein together with a statement showing the receipts of the institution and from what sources, and its disbursements, and for what objects.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Education” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to section 301(a)(2)(M) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to section 3441(a)(2)(M) and 3507 of this title and which transferred all functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under this subchapter to Secretary of Education. Similar ProvisionsA similar requirement of a report of the expenditures of the University accompanied the appropriation for the same purposes in the following prior acts: Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat. 595. Aug. 5, 1892, ch. 380, 27 Stat. 372. Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 542, 26 Stat. 973.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. Functions of Department of the Interior relating to administration of Howard University transferred to Federal Security Agency to be administered under direction and supervision of Federal Security Administrator, and annual report required to be furnished to Secretary of the Interior by President and directors of said University was directed to be furnished to Federal Security Administrator, by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 121

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73