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§1221e–4 Educational Impact Statement

Title 20 › Chapter 31— GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION › Subchapter I— FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › § 1221e–4

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agencies must not make any regulation that affects colleges or universities effective if the rule was issued on or after October 3, 1980, unless they publish the proposed rule in the Federal Register with an educational impact assessment. The assessment must say whether the rule asks for information another U.S. agency already collects or has, and it must be based on the official rulemaking record under section 553 of title 5, even if section 553(b) might otherwise allow an exception.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1221e–4

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no regulation affecting any institution of higher education in the United States, promulgated on or after October 3, 1980, shall become effective unless such agency causes to be published in the Federal Register a copy of such proposed regulation together with an educational impact assessment statement which shall determine whether any information required to be transmitted under such regulation is already being gathered by or is available from any other agency or authority of the United States. Notwithstanding the exception provided under section 553(b) of title 5, such statement shall be based upon the record established under the provisions of section 553 of title 5, compiled during the rulemaking proceeding regarding such regulation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification October 3, 1980, referred to in text, was in the original “the date of enactment of this Act”, which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96–374, which enacted this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 420, and is classified to section 1223 of this title. Another prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90–247 was classified to section 1222 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93–380. Another prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 430, and is classified to section 1231 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1221e–4

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60