2017 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 31 - General Provisions Concerning Education
Sec. 1221-2 - National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions

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Citation 20 U.S.C. § 1221-2 (2017)
Section Name §1221–2. National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions
Section Text

The Congress, recognizing—

(1) that museums serve as sources for schools in providing education for children,

(2) that museums provide educational services of various kinds for educational agencies and institutions and institutions of higher education, and

(3) that the expense of the educational services provided by museums is seldom borne by the educational agencies and institutions taking advantage of the museums' resources,


declares that it is the sense of the Congress that museums be considered educational institutions and that the cost of their educational services be more frequently borne by educational agencies and institutions benefiting from those services.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, §803, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 597.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of Education Amendments of 1974, and not as part of General Education Provisions Act which comprises this chapter.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93–380, set out as a note under section 1221–1 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 20 - EDUCATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 31 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
Sec. 1221-2 - National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions
Contains section 1221-2
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 597
Public Law References Public Law 93-380
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