§ 1221e-4. — Educational impact statement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1221e-4]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 31--GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER I--FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sec. 1221e-4. Educational impact statement
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no regulation affecting
any institution of higher education in the United States, promulgated on
or after October 3, 1980, shall become effective unless such agency
causes to be published in the Federal Register a copy of such proposed
regulation together with an educational impact assessment statement
which shall determine whether any information required to be transmitted
under such regulation is already being gathered by or is available from
any other agency or authority of the United States. Notwithstanding the
exception provided under section 553(b) of title 5, such statement shall
be based upon the record established under the provisions of section 553
of title 5, compiled during the rulemaking proceeding regarding such
regulation.
(Pub. L. 90-247, title IV, Sec. 411, formerly Sec. 409, as added Pub. L.
96-374, title XIII, Sec. 1306, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1498; renumbered
Sec. 411, Pub. L. 103-382, title II, Sec. 212(b)(1), Oct. 20, 1994, 108
Stat. 3913.)
Codification
October 3, 1980, referred to in text, was in the original ``the date
of enactment of this Act'', which was translated as meaning the date of
enactment of Pub. L. 96-374, which enacted this section, to reflect the
probable intent of Congress.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section 420,
and is classified to section 1223 of this title.
Another prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90-247 was classified to
section 1222 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93-380.
Another prior section 411 of Pub. L. 90-247 was renumbered section
430, and is classified to section 1231 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96-
374, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section
1001 of this title.
