2019 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 48 - Department of Education
Subchapter II - Establishment of the Department
Sec. 3415 - Office of Postsecondary Education
| 20 U.S.C. § 3415 (2019) |
| §3415. Office of Postsecondary Education |
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(a) There shall be in the Department an Office of Postsecondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions affecting postsecondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary shall delegate, and shall serve as the principal adviser to the Secretary on matters affecting postsecondary education. (b) The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education shall appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to perform such functions affecting postsecondary, international, and foreign language education as the Secretary may prescribe. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education shall— (1) be an individual with extensive background and experience in international and foreign language education; (2) have responsibility for encouraging and promoting the study of foreign languages and the study of the cultures of other countries at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels in the United States; and (3) coordinate with related international and foreign language education programs of other Federal agencies. |
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(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, §205, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, §935, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3460.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2008—Pub. L. 110–315 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There shall be in the Department an Office of Postsecondary Education, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions affecting postsecondary education, both public and private, as the Secretary shall delegate, and shall serve as the principal adviser to the Secretary on matters affecting public and private postsecondary education." |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
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| Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 48 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER II - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT Sec. 3415 - Office of Postsecondary Education |
| section 3415 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 93 Stat. 674 122 Stat. 3460 |
| Public Law 96-88, Public Law 110-315 |
