2013 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE (§§ 1001 - 1161aa-1)
Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1001 - 1019d)
Part B - Additional General Provisions (§§ 1011 - 1011m)
Section 1011l - Diploma mills

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part B - Additional General Provisions
Sec. 1011l - Diploma mills
Containssection 1011l
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 89-329, title I, §123, as added Pub. L. 110-315, title I, §109, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3094.
Statutes at Large Reference122 Stat. 3094
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 89-329, Public Law 110-315

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Diploma mills - 20 U.S.C. § 1011l (2013)
§1011l. Diploma mills (a) Information to the public

The Secretary shall maintain information and resources on the Department's website to assist students, families, and employers in understanding what a diploma mill is and how to identify and avoid diploma mills.

(b) Collaboration

The Secretary shall continue to collaborate with the United States Postal Service, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation), the Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of Personnel Management to maximize Federal efforts to—

(1) prevent, identify, and prosecute diploma mills; and

(2) broadly disseminate to the public information about diploma mills, and resources to identify diploma mills.

(Pub. L. 89–329, title I, §123, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title I, §109, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3094.)

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