20 USC § 1409 - Freely associated States

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1409"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1409 - Freely associated States"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1409"
section_name: "Freely associated States"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 610, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2662.)"
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# § 1409. Freely associated States

The Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau shall continue to be eligible for competitive grants administered by the Secretary under this chapter to the extent that such grants continue to be available to States and local educational agencies under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 610, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2662.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1409, , as added , , , provided administrative provisions applicable to former subchapters III to VII of this chapter and former , prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .