Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60
§3503 Agency Terminations
Title 20 › Chapter 48— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Subchapter V— TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS › § 3503
Summary
On May 4, 1980, three parts of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ended: 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 jobs in those offices that were created by law or paid at Executive Schedule level IV or V ended too.
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 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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