20 USC § 3421 - Office of General Counsel

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s3421"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 3421 - Office of General Counsel"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3421"
section_name: "Office of General Counsel"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 210, formerly § 211, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 210, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.)"
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# § 3421. Office of General Counsel

section 3412(b) of this title

There shall be in the Department an Office of General Counsel, to be administered by the General Counsel appointed under . The General Counsel shall provide legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–88, title II, § 210, formerly § 211, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 210, Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 209 and is classified to .