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20 USC § 2414 - Student assistance and other Federal programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s2414"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 2414 - Student assistance and other Federal programs"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "2414"
section_name: "Student assistance and other Federal programs"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "State Administrative Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 224, title III, § 324, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 746; renumbered title II, § 224, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (7), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)"
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# § 2414. Student assistance and other Federal programs

**(a)** **Attendance costs not treated as income or resources** The portion of any student financial assistance received under this chapter that is made available for attendance costs described in subsection (b) shall not be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for assistance under any other program funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.

**(b)** **Attendance costs** The attendance costs described in this subsection are—

**(1)** tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying an academic workload as determined by the institution, and including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, materials, or supplies required of all students in that course of study; and

**(2)** an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, dependent care, and miscellaneous personal expenses for a student attending the institution on at least a half-time basis, as determined by the institution.

**(c)** **Costs of career and technical education services** section 1414(d) of this titlesection 794 of title 29

Funds made available under this chapter may be used to pay for the costs of career and technical education services required in an individualized education program developed pursuant to  and services necessary to meet the requirements of  with respect to ensuring equal access to career and technical education.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 224, title III, § 324, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 746; renumbered title II, § 224, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (7), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2414, , as added , , , limited Federal regulations, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Another prior section 2414, , as added , , , authorized grants for professional development, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

A prior section 2415, , as added , , , which related to student assistance and other Federal programs, was omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Another prior section 2415 and prior sections 2416 to 2424 were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Section 2415, , as added , , , related to Blue Ribbon Vocational Education Programs.

Another prior section 2415, , as added , , , related to establishment by Secretary of demonstration centers for retraining of dislocated workers, prior to the general amendment of part B of former subchapter IV of this chapter by .

Section 2416, , as added , , , related to development of business and education standards.

Section 2417, , as added , , , related to educational programs for Federal correctional institutions.

Another prior section 2417, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to establishment of grant program to establish and operate model centers for vocational education for older individuals, prior to the general amendment of part B of former subchapter IV of this chapter by .

Section 2418, , as added , , , related to dropout prevention.

Section 2419, , as added , , , related to model programs of regional training for skilled trades.

Section 2420, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to demonstration projects for integration of vocational and academic learning.

Section 2420a, , as added , , , related to cooperative demonstration programs.

Section 2421, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , , authorized vocational education and occupational information data systems.

Section 2422, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , related to National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.

Section 2423, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to information base for vocational education data system.

Section 2424, , as added , , , related to collection of information at reasonable cost and cooperation of States.

A prior section 2431, , as added , , , established National Council on Vocational Education, prior to repeal by , (c), , , effective .

Prior sections 2441 to 2461 were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Section 2441, , as added , , ; amended , , , authorized grants for bilingual vocational training.

Section 2451, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to distribution of assistance.

Section 2461, , as added , , , related to Federal payments to States.

A prior section 2462, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to Federal share of, and non-Federal contributions for, costs of vocational education programs, prior to repeal by , title VII, § 702(a), , , 843, effective .

A prior section 2463, , formerly § 503, as added , , ; renumbered § 502 and amended , (b), , , related to maintenance of effort, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Prior sections 2464 and 2465 were repealed by , title VII, § 702(a), , , 843, effective .

Section 2464, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to withholding of payments and judicial review of such action.

Section 2465, , as added , , , required States to conduct biennial audits.

Prior sections 2466 to 2471 were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Section 2466, , formerly § 506, as added , , ; renumbered § 503, , , , related to authority to make payments. See .

Section 2466a, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to regional meetings and negotiated rulemaking.

Section 2466b, , as added , , , contained requirements relating to reports, plans, and regulations.

Section 2466c, , as added , , , provided for consistency of this chapter with Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights.

Section 2466d, , as added , , , related to student assistance and other Federal programs.

Section 2466e, , as added , , , related to Federal monitoring of compliance with this chapter.

Section 2468, , as added , , , related to use of funds for joint funding of programs.

Section 2468a, , as added , , , related to review of regulations.

Section 2468b, , as added , , , related to identification of State-imposed requirements.

Section 2468c, , as added , , , prohibited use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses. See .

Section 2468d, , as added , , , related to State administrative costs. See .

Section 2468e, , as added , , , contained additional administrative provisions.

Section 2471, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , (8), , ; , , , defined terms for purposes of this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .