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20 U.S.C. § 1221j

Television program assistance

United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective

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20 U.S.C. § 1221j, Television program assistance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/452469
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The Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants to and contracts with public and private agencies for the production, development, or distribution (or any combination thereof) of programs designed for television systems, whether broadcast or nonbroadcast. The Secretary of Education shall be responsible for the administration of this section and shall also conduct surveys, research, and evaluation studies which may assist in decisions to support pilot programs for full scale production.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-561(H.R. 15)1978-11-01
    Education Amendments of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-88(S. 210)1979-10-17
    An act to establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally