20 USC § 1685 - Authority under other laws unaffected

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1685"
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title: "20 USC § 1685 - Authority under other laws unaffected"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1685"
section_name: "Authority under other laws unaffected"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 905, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375.)"
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# § 1685. Authority under other laws unaffected

Nothing in this chapter shall add to or detract from any existing authority with respect to any program or activity under which Federal financial assistance is extended by way of a contract of insurance or guaranty.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 905, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title IX of  which enacted this chapter and amended sections 203 and 213 of Title 29, Labor, and sections 2000c, 2000c–6, 2000c–9, and 2000h–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of title IX to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.