Us Code § 386 - to 386g. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(e) [title VII, §708(a)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–312

Full text of Us Code United States Code § 386 — to 386g. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(e) [title VII, §708(a)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–312, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 386. to 386g. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(e) [title VII, §708(a)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–312

Section 386, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §811, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 109, related to congressional statement of purpose of this part.

Section 386a, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §812, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 110, related to grants to States for library literacy centers.

Section 386b, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §813, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 110, required any State wishing to receive grant to submit to Secretary, through its State library administrative agency, application containing certain required information and assurances, and permitted Secretary to consider priority programs and services in approving such application.

Section 386c, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §814, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 111, required library literacy centers to use funds made available under this part to initiate, expand, and improve literacy services and programs, and provided that no more than 25 percent of grant be used by each center to acquire literacy education computers and computer software.

Section 386d, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §815, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 111, required any local public library desiring to participate in programs and services conducted pursuant to this part to submit application to State or library literacy center, as selected by State under section 386f of this title, and listed requisite content of such application.

Section 386e, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §816, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 112, related to State advisory committees to assist in coordinating services and programs assisted under this part.

Section 386f, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §817, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 112, related to selection of literacy learning centers.

Section 386g, act June 19, 1956, ch. 407, title VIII, §818, as added Mar. 15, 1990, Pub. L. 101–254, §23(a), 104 Stat. 113; amended Oct. 20, 1994, Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §375(c), 108 Stat. 3979, related to authorization of appropriations for this part.

CHAPTER 17—NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM

SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.
401 to 403. Omitted or Repealed.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—LOANS TO STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING

421 to 429. Omitted or Repealed.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTION IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Part A—Grants to States

441 to 445. Omitted.

        

Part B—Grants to Local Educational Agencies

451 to 455. Omitted.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIPS

461 to 465. Omitted.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, AND TESTING; IDENTIFICATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ABLE STUDENTS

Part A—State Programs

481 to 485. Omitted.

        

Part B—Counseling and Guidance Training Institutes

491.
Omitted.

        

SUBCHAPTER VI—FOREIGN STUDIES AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Part A—Centers and Research and Studies

511 to 513. Repealed.

        

Part B—Language Institutes

521.
Repealed.

        

SUBCHAPTER VII—RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN MORE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF TELEVISION, RADIO, MOTION PICTURES, AND RELATED MEDIA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

Part A—Research and Experimentation

541, 542.
Omitted.

        

Part B—Dissemination of Information on New Educational Media

551.
Omitted.

        

Part C—General Provisions

561 to 563. Omitted.

        

SUBCHAPTER VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

581 to 589. Omitted or Repealed.

        

SUBCHAPTER IX—INSTITUTES

Part I—General

591, 592.
Omitted.

        

Part II—International Affairs

601, 602.
Omitted.

        

SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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