Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1070d–40 Construction of Needs Provisions
Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part A — Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › subpart 6 — robert c. byrd honors scholarship program › § 1070d–40
Summary
Scholarships given under this subpart must not be counted in any needs test when awarding federal grants or making federal loans, except as allowed in section 1087kk.
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Title 20, §1070d–40
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Except as provided in section 1087kk of this title, nothing in this subpart, or any other Act, shall be construed to permit the receipt of a scholarship under this subpart to be counted for any needs test in connection with the awarding of any grant or the making of any loan under this chapter or any other provision of Federal law relating to educational assistance.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1070d–40, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419J, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 801(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2902, provided that receipt of scholarship under Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program not be counted for needs test for education grant or loan, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.
Amendments
1992—Pub. L. 102–325 substituted “Except as provided in section 1087kk of this title, nothing” for “Nothing”.
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20 U.S.C. § 1070d–40
Title 20, Education
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102