Title 20EducationRelease 119-73

§3503 Agency terminations

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 48— - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS › § 3503

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

On May 4, 1980, three parts of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare must end: the Education Division (including the Office of Education), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education, and the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education. Any job that was specifically created by law in those offices, or any job paid at Executive Schedule level IV or V (5 U.S.C. 5315–5316), also ends on that date.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §3503

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(a)On May 4, 1980, the following entities shall terminate:
(A)the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including the Office of Education;
(B)the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare;
(C)the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
(b)Each position which was expressly authorized by law, or the incumbent of which was authorized to receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level IV or V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315–5316), in an office terminated pursuant to this chapter shall also terminate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification In subsec. (a), “May 4, 1980” substituted for “the

Effective Date

of this chapter” pursuant to section 601 of Pub. L. 96–88, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 3401 of this title.

Amendments

1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–145 struck out par. (1) designation and par. (2) which provided for termination of Office of Dependents’ Education of Department of Defense whenever President exercises authority under section 3442(a) of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 3503

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73