20 USC § 2304 - Privacy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s2304"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 2304 - Privacy"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "2304"
section_name: "Privacy"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–210, § 5, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 690.)"
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# § 2304. Privacy

**(a)** **GEPA** 20 U.S.C. 1232g

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede the privacy protections afforded parents and students under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ().

**(b)** **Prohibition on development of national database** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the development of a national database of personally identifiable information on individuals receiving services under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–210, § 5, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 690.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2304, , as added , , , related to privacy, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .