93 STAT. 668
PUBLIC LAW 96-88—OCT. 17, 1979 Public Law 96-88 96th Congress An Act
Oct. 17, 1979 [S. 210] Department of Education Organization Act. 20 USC 3401 note.
To establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE; TABLE O F CONTENTS
1. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Education Organization Act". SECTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
101. Findings. 102. Purposes. 103. Federal-State Relationships. 104. Definitions. TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.
201. Establishment. 202. Principal officers. 203. Office for Civil Rights. 204. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 205. Office of Postsecondary Education. 206. Office of Vocational and Adult Education. 207. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. 208. Office of Education for Overseas Dependents. 209. Office of Educational Research and Improvement. 210. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. 211. Office of General Counsel. 212. Office of Inspector General. 213. Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education. 214. Federal Interagency Committee on Education. TITLE m—TRANSFERS OF AGENCTES AND FUNCTIONS
Sec. 301. Transfers from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Sec. 302. Transfers from the Department of Defense. Sec. 303. Transfers from the Department of Labor. Sec. 304. Transfers of programs from the National Science Foundation. Sec. 305. Transfersfrom the Department of Justice. Sec. 306. Transfers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sec. 307. Effect of transfers. TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS PART A—PERSONNEL PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Officers and employees. Sec. 402. Experts and consultants. Sec. 403. Personnel reduction and annual limitations. PART B—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 411. General authority.
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