20 USC § 1442 - Federal administration

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1442"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1442 - Federal administration"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1442"
section_name: "Federal administration"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES"
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, § 642, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2760.)"
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# § 1442. Federal administration

Sections 1416, 1417, and 1418 of this title shall, to the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter, apply to the program authorized by this subchapter, except that—

**(1)** any reference in such sections to a State educational agency shall be considered to be a reference to a State’s lead agency established or designated under section 1435(a)(10) of this title;

**(2)** any reference in such sections to a local educational agency, educational service agency, or a State agency shall be considered to be a reference to an early intervention service provider under this subchapter; and

**(3)** any reference to the education of children with disabilities or the education of all children with disabilities shall be considered to be a reference to the provision of appropriate early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–230, title VI, § 642, as added Pub. L. 108–446, title I, § 101, Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2760.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1442, , as added , , , related to Federal administration, prior to the general amendment of subchapters I to IV of this chapter by .

Another prior section 1442, , , ; , §§ 3(b), 12, , , 1373; , , ; , , , related to research and demonstration projects in physical education and recreation for children with disabilities, prior to repeal by , , , effective .