Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110
§1221j Television Program Assistance
Title 20 › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION › SUBCHAPTER I — FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › § 1221j
Summary
The Secretary of Education may fund or contract with public or private agencies to make TV programs for TV systems and must manage it and study results to guide pilot and production.
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Title 20, §1221j
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(a)Granting and contracting authority
The Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants to and contracts with public and private agencies for the production, development, or distribution (or any combination thereof) of programs designed for television systems, whether broadcast or nonbroadcast.
(b)Administration and studies
The Secretary of Education shall be responsible for the administration of this section and shall also conduct surveys, research, and evaluation studies which may assist in decisions to support pilot programs for full scale production.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of Education
Amendments
of 1978, and not as part of General Education Provisions Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530 of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1974 Amendment note under section 1221e–3 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
“Secretary of Education” substituted for “Secretary” in subsec. (a) and “Assistant Secretary for Education” in subsec. (b), pursuant to section 301 and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to section 3441 and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions (relating to education) of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and functions of Assistant Secretary for Education, to Secretary of Education.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1221j
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110