20 U.S.C. § 1070 - Statement of purpose; program authorization

• Cite as: 20 U.S.C. § 1070

(a) Purpose

It is the purpose of this part, to assist in making available the benefits of postsecondary education to eligible students (defined in accordance with section 1091 of this title) in institutions of higher education by-

(1) providing Federal Pell Grants to all eligible students;

(2) providing supplemental educational opportunity grants to those students who demonstrate financial need;

(3) providing for payments to the States to assist them in making financial aid available to such students;

(4) providing for special programs and projects designed (A) to identify and encourage qualified youths with financial or cultural need with a potential for postsecondary education, (B) to prepare students from low-income families for postsecondary education, and (C) to provide remedial (including remedial language study) and other services to students; and

(5) providing assistance to institutions of higher education.

(b) Secretary required to carry out purposes

The Secretary shall, in accordance with subparts 1 through 9 of this part, carry out programs to achieve the purposes of this part.

Cite as 20 U.S.C. § 1070

Source: Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, §400, formerly §401, as added Pub. L. 99-498, title IV, §401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1308; renumbered §400, Pub. L. 102-325, title IV, §402(a)(3), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 482; amended Pub. L. 105-244, title IV, §401(g)(1), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1652; Pub. L. 111-39, title IV, §401(a)(1), July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1938.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/7/2021

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 1070, Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, §401, as added and amended Pub. L. 92-318, title I, §131(b)(1), title X, §1001(c)(1), (2), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 247, 381; Pub. L. 94-482, title I, §125, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2096; Pub. L. 96-374, title IV, §401, title XIII, §1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1401, 1503, stated purpose of program of grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99-498.

AMENDMENTS

2009-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111-39 substituted "1 through 9" for "1 through 8".

1998-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-244 substituted "Federal Pell Grants" for "basic educational opportunity grants".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 111-39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110-315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111-39 set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244 see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244 set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

Pub. L. 108-76, §§1, Aug. 18, 2003 - 5, Aug. 18, 2003, 117 Stat. 904, formerly set out in a note under this section, was transferred to part G-1 (§1098aa et seq.) of this subchapter. Pub. L. 108-76, §6, Aug. 18, 2003, 117 Stat. 908, as amended by Pub. L. 109-78, §1, Sept. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2043, formerly set out in the same note under this section, which provided for termination of Pub. L. 108-76 on Sept. 30, 2007, was repealed by Pub. L. 110-93, §2, Sept. 30, 2007, 121 Stat. 999.