Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§4701 Findings
Title 20 › CHAPTER 59 — BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM › § 4701
Summary
Creates a scholarship program in Senator Barry Goldwater’s name to encourage excellence in science and mathematics. Senator Goldwater served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate. He chaired the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and he long supported science and math education for youth.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102