20 USC § 2503 - Administration by Office of Career Education

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title: "20 USC § 2503 - Administration by Office of Career Education"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "2503"
section_name: "Administration by Office of Career Education"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CAREER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 333, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)"
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# § 2503. Administration by Office of Career Education

section 2612a(c) of this title

The provisions of this subchapter shall be carried out by the Secretary of Education through the Office of Career Education established pursuant to .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 333, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, has been omitted from the Code.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 30 days after , except either as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effective , where section provides for authorization of appropriations, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under .

### Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Education” substituted in text for “Commissioner” pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of , which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education.

For authority of Secretary of Education to consolidate, alter, or discontinue the Office of Career Education, or to reallocate any functions vested by statute in the Office, see , which is classified to .