Collapse to view only § 1221-2. National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions
- § 1221. Short title; applicability; definitions
- § 1221-1. National policy with respect to equal educational opportunity
- § 1221-2. National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions
- § 1221-3. Repealed.
§ 1221. Short title; applicability; definitions
(a) Short title
(b) Applicability of chapter
(1) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter applies to each applicable program of the Department of Education.
(2) Except as otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to any contract made by the Department of Education.
(c) DefinitionsAs used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) The term “applicable program” means any program for which the Secretary or the Department has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law. The term includes each program for which the Secretary or the Department has administrative responsibility under the Department of Education Organization Act [20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.] or under Federal law effective after the effective date of that Act.
(2) The term “applicable statute” means—
(A) the Act or the title, part, section, or any other subdivision of an Act, as the case may be, that authorizes the appropriation for an applicable program;
(B) this chapter; and
(C) any other statute that by its terms expressly controls the administration of an applicable program.
(3) The term “Department” means the Department of Education.
(4) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.
(d) Application of other laws unaffected
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 400, formerly § 401, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 90–576, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1094; Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(a)(2), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 164; renumbered § 400, Pub. L. 92–318, title III, § 301(a)(1), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 505(a)(1), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 561; Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 211, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3912.)
§ 1221–1. National policy with respect to equal educational opportunity
Recognizing that the Nation’s economic, political, and social security require a well-educated citizenry, the Congress (1) reaffirms, as a matter of high priority, the Nation’s goal of equal educational opportunity, and (2) declares it to be the policy of the United States of America that every citizen is entitled to an education to meet his or her full potential without financial barriers.
(Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, § 801, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 597.)
§ 1221–2. National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions
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.
(Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, § 803, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 597.)
§ 1221–3. Repealed. Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(a)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913