20 USC § 1087uu - Disregard of student aid in other programs

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title: "20 USC § 1087uu - Disregard of student aid in other programs"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1087uu"
section_name: "Disregard of student aid in other programs"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Need Analysis"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 479B, as added Pub. L. 100–50, § 14(27), June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 353; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 471(a), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 606; Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title VII, § 702(j), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3160.)"
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# § 1087uu. Disregard of student aid in other programs

section 3174 of title 29

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, student financial assistance received under this subchapter, Bureau of Indian Education student assistance programs, and employment and training programs under  shall not be taken into account in determining the need or eligibility of any person for benefits or assistance, or the amount of such benefits or assistance, under any Federal, State, or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 479B, as added Pub. L. 100–50, § 14(27), June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 353; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 471(a), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 606; Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title VII, § 702(j), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3160.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1087uu, , as added , , , related to exclusion of student financial assistance for attendance costs in determining student eligibility for assistance under any other program funded in whole or part with Federal funds, prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2020— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, student financial assistance received under this subchapter, or under Bureau of Indian Affairs student assistance programs, shall not be taken into account in determining the need or eligibility of any person for benefits or assistance, or the amount of such benefits or assistance, under any Federal, State, or local program financed in whole or in part with Federal funds.”

1992— amended section generally, revising and restating as a single paragraph provisions formerly contained in subsec. (a) which proscribed consideration of aid for attendance costs as income or resources, and in subsec. (b) which delineated elements of attendance costs.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, and applicable with respect to award year 2024–2025 and each subsequent award year, as determined under this chapter, see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to determinations of need under this part for award years beginning on or after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective as if enacted as part of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986, , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note under .

Section applicable with respect to financial assistance provided for any academic year beginning after , see , as amended, set out as a note under .