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§4305 Agreement with Gallaudet University

Title 20 › CHAPTER 55 — EDUCATION OF THE DEAF › SUBCHAPTER I — GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF; OTHER PROGRAMS › Part A — Gallaudet University › § 4305

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary and Gallaudet University must create and keep up to date an agreement that governs how the university runs its K–12 programs and carries out its national mission. The Secretary or the University can decide when the agreement needs updating. The agreement must say that federal money for the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf can only be used for their intended purposes and under the law. It must require an annual report to the Secretary as part of the report under section 4354 about how those programs are run and what national activities they do. New buildings must focus on useful hearing and visual technology. Workers on federally funded construction must be paid at least the local prevailing wages under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 (the Davis‑Bacon Act), with the Secretary of Labor keeping the authorities in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 3145 of title 40. The agreement can also include other conditions the Secretary or University thinks are needed.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §4305

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(a)General authority
The Secretary and Gallaudet University shall establish, and periodically update, an agreement governing the operation and national mission activities, including construction and provision of equipment, of the elementary and secondary education programs at the University. The Secretary or the University shall determine the necessity for the periodic update described in the preceding sentence.
(b)Provisions of agreement
The agreement shall—
(1)provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf will be used only for the purposes for which appropriated and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter and such agreement;
(2)provide that the University will make an annual report, to be part of the report required under section 4354 of this title, to the Secretary on the operations and national mission activities of the elementary and secondary education programs, including such other information as the Secretary may consider necessary;
(3)provide that in the design and construction of any facilities, maximum attention will be given to innovative auditory and visual devices and installations appropriate for the educational functions of such facilities;
(4)provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School or the Model Secondary School for the Deaf will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act; except that the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40; and
(5)include such other conditions as the Secretary or the University considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–315 substituted “subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act” for “the Act of
March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a–5) commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act” and “section 3145 of title 40” for “section 2 of the Act of
June 13, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 276c)”. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “and periodically update, an” for “within 1 year after
October 16, 1992, a new” and “The Secretary or the University shall determine the necessity for the periodic update described in the preceding sentence.” for “The Secretary and the University shall periodically update the agreement as determined to be necessary by the Secretary or the University.” 1993—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(e)(1), substituted “will” for “shall”. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(e)(2), substituted “Elementary School or the Model” for “Elementary School and the Model” and “except that the Secretary” for “and the Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 161 of Pub. L. 102–421, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1992 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

20 U.S.C. § 4305

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110