Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§3414 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; inclusion of Office of Migrant Education
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 48— - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT › § 3414
Summary
Creates an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education led by an Assistant Secretary, and within it an Office of Migrant Education that reports to that Assistant Secretary and runs programs under part C, title I (ESEA, 1965), and subpart 5, part A, title IV (HEA, 1965).
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §3414
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There shall be in the Department an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions affecting elementary and secondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary shall delegate. There shall be within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and directly under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, an Office of Migrant Education, which shall be responsible for the administration of programs established by part C of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6391 et seq.] and by subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1070d–2].
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Part C of title I of the Act is classified generally to part C (§ 6391 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 70 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables. The Higher Education Act of 1965, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–329, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219. Subpart 5 of part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to subpart 5 (§ 1070d–2) of part A of subchapter IV of chapter 28 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–382 substituted “part C” for “subpart 1 of part B”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–511 inserted provisions establishing the Office of Migrant Education and specifying its functions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–511 effective Oct. 19, 1984, see section 711(a) of Pub. L. 98–511, set out as a note under section 1226c of this title.
Reference
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 3414
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73