20 USC § 3981 - Statement of purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s3981"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 3981 - Statement of purpose"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3981"
section_name: "Statement of purpose"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Higher Education Partnerships"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)"
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# § 3981. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this part to supplement State and local resources to—

**(1)** improve the quality of instruction in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering in the State;

**(2)** furnish additional resources and support for research, student scholarships, and faculty exchange programs in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering; and

**(3)** encourage partnerships in education between the business community, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in the community.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 302, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988— substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This part [part A (§§ 301–309) of title III of
> 
> enacting this part] may be cited as the ‘Partnerships in Education for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Act’.”

, , , as amended by , , , provided that: