§ 1221j. — Television program assistance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1221j]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 31--GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER I--FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sec. 1221j. Television program assistance
(a) Granting and contracting authority
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.
(b) Administration and studies
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.
(Pub. L. 95-561, title XV, Sec. 1527, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2379; Pub.
L. 96-88, title III, Sec. 301, title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93
Stat. 677, 692.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of Education Amendments of 1978, and not
as part of General Education Provisions Act which comprises this
chapter.
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530 of Pub. L. 95-561,
set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 1221e-
3 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
``Secretary of Education'' substituted for ``Secretary'' in subsec.
(a) and ``Assistant Secretary for Education'' in subsec. (b), pursuant
to sections 301 and 507 of Pub. L. 96-88, which are classified to
sections 3441 and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions
(relating to education) of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,
and functions of Assistant Secretary for Education, to Secretary of
Education.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3489 of this title.
