20 USC § 1686 - Interpretation with respect to living facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1686"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1686 - Interpretation with respect to living facilities"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1686"
section_name: "Interpretation with respect to living facilities"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR BLINDNESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 907, June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375.)"
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# § 1686. Interpretation with respect to living facilities

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit any educational institution receiving funds under this Act, from maintaining separate living facilities for the different sexes.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–318, title IX, § 907, 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.

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Education Amendments of 1972. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.