Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§122 Limitation on use of appropriations
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - HOWARD UNIVERSITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 122
Summary
Congress's funds for Howard University cannot pay for its theology department or any religion-based, denomination-tied teaching, and will be withheld until the university lets the Secretary of Education or his agents inspect and control all spending.
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Title 20, §122
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No part of the appropriations made by Congress for the Howard University shall be used, directly or indirectly, for the support of the theological department of said university, nor for the support of any sectarian, denominational, or religious instruction therein; and no part thereof shall be paid to said university until it shall accord to the Secretary of Education, or to his designated agent or agents, authority to visit and inspect such university and to control and supervise the expenditure therein of all moneys paid under said appropriations.
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Prior Provisions
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Prior Provisions
were contained in act July 1, 1898, ch. 546, 30 Stat. 624.
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.
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 by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, set out as a note in the Appendix to Title 5.
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20 U.S.C. § 122
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73