2019 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 28 - Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance
Subchapter VII - Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs
Sec. 1133 - Purpose

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Citation 20 U.S.C. § 1133 (2019)
Section Name §1133. Purpose
Section Text

It is the purpose of this subchapter—

(1) to authorize national graduate fellowship programs—

(A) in order to attract students of superior ability and achievement, exceptional promise, and demonstrated financial need, into high-quality graduate programs and provide the students with the financial support necessary to complete advanced degrees; and

(B) that are designed to—

(i) sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate education in areas of national need, including those areas critical to United States national and homeland security needs, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and

(ii) encourage talented students to pursue scholarly careers in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts; and


(2) to promote postsecondary programs.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 89–329, title VII, §700, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title VII, §701, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1786; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title VII, §701, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3345.)

Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS

Prior sections 1133 to 1133c, which comprised a prior subchapter VIII of this chapter, were repealed by Pub. L. 105–244, §3, title VII, §702, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1585, 1803, effective Oct. 1, 1998.

Section 1133, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §801, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title VIII, §801, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1546; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title VIII, §801, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 755, stated purpose of former subchapter VIII of this chapter and defined "cooperative education".

Another prior section 1133, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §801, as added Pub. L. 94–482, title I, §129(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2144; amended Pub. L. 96–374, title VIII, §801(a), (b), title XIII, §1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1481, 1482, 1503, authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1976 to 1985 for grants and contracts for cooperative education, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 99–498.

Another prior section 1133, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §801, as added Pub. L. 90–575, title II, §251, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1042; amended Pub. L. 92–318, title I, §172(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 304, authorized projects and grants for sharing educational and related resources by institutions of higher education, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 94–482.

Section 1133a, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §802, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title VIII, §801, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1546; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title VIII, §801, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 755; Pub. L. 103–208, §2(j)(24), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2482, authorized appropriations for former subchapter VIII of this chapter.

Another prior section 1133a, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §802, as added Pub. L. 94–482, title I, §129(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2145; amended Pub. L. 96–374, title VIII, §801(c), (d), title XIII, §1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1482, 1503, authorized grants for programs of cooperative education, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 99–498.

Another prior section 1133a, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §802, as added Pub. L. 90–575, title II, §251, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1043; amended Pub. L. 92–318, title I, §171, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 304, authorized appropriations for projects and grants for sharing educational and related resources, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 94–482.

Section 1133b, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §803, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title VIII, §801, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1548; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title VIII, §801, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 103–208, §2(j)(25), (26), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2482, authorized grants for cooperative education.

Another prior section 1133b, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §803, as added Pub. L. 94–482, title I, §129(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2146; amended Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, §1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1503, authorized grants and contracts for training and research related to cooperative education, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 99–498.

Another prior section 1133b, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §803, as added Pub. L. 90–575, title II, §251, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1043, authorized free or reduced rates for sharing educational or related resources by institutions of higher education, prior to the general amendment of subchapter VIII of this chapter by Pub. L. 94–482.

Section 1133c, Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §804, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title VIII, §801, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 759, authorized grants and contracts for demonstration and innovation projects, training and resource centers, and research.

AMENDMENTS

2008—Par. (1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 110–315 inserted ", including those areas critical to United States national and homeland security needs, such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics" before semicolon.

CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER 21 PROGRAMS

Pub. L. 92–318, title I, §161(b)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 303, provided that: "The programs authorized by title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [this subchapter] shall be deemed to be a continuation of the comparable programs authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 [former section 701 et seq. of this title]."

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 VII - GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
Sec. 1133 - Purpose
Contains section 1133
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 82 Stat. 1042, 1043
86 Stat. 303, 304
90 Stat. 2144, 2145, 2146
94 Stat. 1481, 1482, 1503
100 Stat. 1546, 1548
106 Stat. 755, 756, 759
107 Stat. 2482
112 Stat. 1786, 1585
122 Stat. 3345
Public Law References Public Law 89-329, Public Law 90-575, Public Law 92-318, Public Law 94-482, Public Law 96-374, Public Law 99-498, Public Law 102-325, Public Law 103-208, Public Law 105-244, Public Law 110-315
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