20 USC § 4424 - Compliance with other Acts

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title: "20 USC § 4424 - Compliance with other Acts"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "4424"
section_name: "Compliance with other Acts"
chapter_number: 56
chapter_name: "AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1517, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 101–644, title V, § 504, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4669; Pub. L. 102–325, title XIII, § 1331(i), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(e)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3268.)"
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# § 4424. Compliance with other Acts

**(a)** **In general** The Institute shall comply with the provisions of—

**(1)** Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996 [, 1996a]), popularly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act,

**(2)** the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and

**(3)** division A of subtitle III of title 54.

**(b)** **Criminal laws** All Federal criminal laws relating to larceny, embezzlement, or conversion of the funds or the property of the United States shall apply to the funds and property of the Institute.

**(c)** **Other Federal assistance**

**2** Funds received by the institute [^1] pursuant to this chapter [^2] shall not be regarded as Federal money for purposes of meeting any matching requirements for any Federal grant, contract or cooperative agreement.

So in original. Probably should be capitalized.

See References in Text note below.

**3** The Institute shall not be subject to any provision of law requiring that non-Federal funds or other moneys be used in part to fund any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or project as a condition to the application for, or receipt of, Federal assistance. This subsection shall not be construed to effect [^3] in a negative fashion the review, prioritization, or acceptance of any application or proposal for such a program, solicited or unsolicited.

So in original. Probably should be “affect”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1517, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 101–644, title V, § 504, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4669; Pub. L. 102–325, title XIII, § 1331(i), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(e)(2), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3268.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, popularly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is , , , which is classified to sections 1996 and 1996a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 1B (§ 470aa et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title XV of  to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a)(3).  substituted “division A of subtitle III of title 54” for “the National Historic Preservation Act ( et seq.)”.

1992—Subsec. (c).  designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

1990—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

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