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§4701 Findings
Title 20 › Chapter 59— BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM › § 4701
Summary
Create a scholarship program named for Senator Barry Goldwater to encourage top students to study science and math. Senator Goldwater served the country for 56 years as a soldier and public leader, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate. He led the Senate’s Intelligence Select Committee and the Armed Services Committee and cared a lot about educating young people, especially in science and math. The scholarship honors his leadership, courage, and vision.
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Title 20, §4701
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The Congress makes the following findings:
(1)Senator Barry Goldwater of the State of Arizona has served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including service in the United States Senate for a period of 30 years.
(2)Senator Goldwater has a distinguished record as a Senator, including service as Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and as Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
(3)Senator Goldwater has long maintained a special interest in the education of America’s youth, particularly in the fields of science and mathematics.
(4)It would, therefore, be a fitting tribute to the leadership, courage, and vision of Senator Goldwater to establish in his name a scholarship program to foster and encourage excellence in science and mathematics.
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of 2021 Amendment Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXIII, § 6301, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2393, provided that: “This title [amending section 4702, 4704 to 4707, and 4710 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021’.”
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Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIV, § 1401, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4007, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Act’.”
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20 U.S.C. § 4701
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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