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US CodeTitle 20Chapter 31§ 1231e

§ 1231e

Use of funds withheld

20 U.S.C. § 1231e.
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Subchapter: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS CONCERNING OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS: GENERAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY
((a)) At any time that the Secretary makes an allotment or reallotment to any State under any applicable program, the Secretary shall reduce such allotment or reallotment by such amount as the Secretary determines such allotment or reallotment would have been reduced, had the data on which such allotment or reallotment is based excluded all data relating to local educational agencies of the State that, on the date of the Secretary’s action, are ineligible to receive the Federal financial assistance involved because of failure to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [ et seq.], title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 [ et seq.], , or the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 [ et seq.]. ((b)) The Secretary may use any funds withheld under subsection (a)— ((1)) to increase the allotments or reallotments of local educational agencies within the State that are not described in subsection (a), or the allotments or reallotment of all States, in accordance with the Federal law governing the program; or ((2)) for grants to local educational agencies of that State in accordance with section 405 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [], or for any other program administered by the Department that is designed to enhance equity in education or redress discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

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