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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§4332 Agreement for National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Title 20 › CHAPTER 55 — EDUCATION OF THE DEAF › SUBCHAPTER I — GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF; OTHER PROGRAMS › Part B — National Technical Institute for the Deaf › § 4332

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Secretary to make or keep an agreement with a college to create and run a National Technical Institute for the Deaf, including building and equipping it. The Secretary and the college must check the agreement from time to time and update it when needed. The agreement must say that federal money for the institute is used only for its intended purposes. The college’s trustees, with the Secretary’s OK, must set up an advisory group to help the NTID Director; that group must include people who work in postsecondary technical education, people who work with deaf education and training, and members of the public who know about NTID’s services. The trustees must send an annual report by June 1 after each fiscal year showing all indirect costs paid to the college; the Secretary will forward that report to the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions with any comments. The agreement may include other needed conditions. Any construction paid for with federal funds must follow the Davis-Bacon wage rules, with the Secretary of Labor keeping the authority described in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40. The agreement must also require outreach and hiring efforts to give jobs and advancement to qualified people with disabilities, especially those who are deaf or hard of hearing. If, within twenty years after finishing any major construction paid for with these funds, the facility stops being used for its original purpose, the agreement ends (unless the Secretary finds good cause), or the college stops owning it, the United States can recover money. The amount is the current market value of the facility times the fraction of the construction cost that came from federal funds. The market value will be set by agreement or by a U.S. district court where the facility is located.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §4332

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(a)General authority
(1)The Secretary is authorized to establish or continue an agreement with an institution of higher education for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
(2)The Secretary and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this section—
(A)shall periodically assess the need for modification of the agreement; and
(B)shall periodically update the agreement as determined necessary by the Secretary or the institution.
(b)Provisions of agreement
The agreement shall—
(1)provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of NTID will be used only for the purposes for which appropriated and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter and the agreement made pursuant thereto;
(2)provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution, subject to the approval of the Secretary, will appoint an advisory group to advise the Director of NTID in formulating and carrying out the basic policies governing its establishment and operation, which group shall include individuals who are professionally concerned with education and technical training at the postsecondary school level, persons who are professionally concerned with activities relating to education and training of individuals who are deaf, and members of the public familiar with the need for services provided by NTID;
(3)provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution will prepare and submit to the Secretary, not later than June 1 following the fiscal year for which the report is submitted, an annual report containing an accounting of all indirect costs paid to the institution of higher education under the agreement with the Secretary, which accounting the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, with such comments and recommendations as the Secretary may deem appropriate;
(4)include such other conditions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this part;
(5)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 NTID 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
(6)establish a policy of outreach and recruitment to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
(c)Limitation
If, within twenty years after the completion of any construction (except minor remodeling or alteration) for which such funds have been paid—
(1)the facility ceases to be used for the purposes for which it was constructed or the agreement is terminated, unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause for releasing the institution from its obligation, or
(2)the institution ceases to be the owner of the facility,
the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of the facility an amount which has the same ratio with respect to the current market value of the facility as the amount of Federal funds expended for construction of such facility bears to the total cost of construction of the facility. The current market value of the facility shall be determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court for the district in which the facility is situated.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

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

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 684 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–371.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–315, § 903(1), struck out at end “The Secretary, in considering proposals from institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement under this part, shall give preference to institutions which are located in metropolitan industrial areas.” Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–315, § 903(2)(A), substituted “Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate” for “Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate”. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–315, § 903(2)(B), 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)(2). Pub. L. 105–244 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “The Secretary and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this section shall, within 1 year after
October 16, 1992, assess the need for modification of the agreement. The Secretary and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this section shall also periodically update the agreement as determined to be necessary by the Secretary or the institution.” 1993—Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(1), substituted “National Technical Institute for the Deaf” for “Institute” in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(2)(A), substituted “part” for “chapter”. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(2)(B), in first sentence struck out comma after “The Secretary” and after “this section”. Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 103–73, § 202, substituted “NTID” for “the Institute” wherever appearing. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(3)(A), substituted “Secretary, not later than June 1 following the fiscal year for which the report is submitted, an annual report containing” for “Secretary an annual report, including”, “which accounting” for “which report”, and “Representatives” for “Representatives,”. Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(3)(B), struck out “and” at end of par. (4). Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(3)(C), substituted “except that the Secretary” for “and the Secretary” and “; and” for period at end. Pub. L. 103–73, § 202, substituted “NTID” for “the Institute”. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(3)(D), substituted “or hard of hearing” for “or individuals who are hard of hearing”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–73, § 203(g)(4), inserted a comma after “If”. 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–421, § 121(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–421, § 151(a)(4), substituted “individuals who are deaf” for “the deaf”. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–421, § 121(2), substituted “will prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report, including an accounting of all indirect costs paid to the institution of higher education under the agreement with the Secretary, which report the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate,” for “will make an annual report together with an accounting of all indirect costs paid to the institution of higher education under the agreement to the Secretary, which the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress”. Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 102–421, § 121(3), added par. (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

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

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–421 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 161 of Pub. L. 102–421, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. Establishment of InstitutePursuant to an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Rochester Institute of Technology on Dec. 20, 1966, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (N.T.I.D.) was established and located at Rochester, New York.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 4332

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110