2019 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 28 - Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Part B - Additional General Provisions
Sec. 1011l - Diploma mills

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Citation 20 U.S.C. § 1011l (2019)
Section Name §1011l. Diploma mills
Section Text (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.

Source Credit

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part B - Additional General Provisions
Sec. 1011l - Diploma mills
Contains section 1011l
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 122 Stat. 3094
Public Law References Public Law 89-329, Public Law 110-315
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