20 USC § 6575 - Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6575"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 6575 - Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6575"
section_name: "Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1604, formerly § 1905, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619; renumbered § 1604, Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1501(a)(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1906.)"
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# § 6575. Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s specific instructional content, academic achievement standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1604, formerly § 1905, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1619; renumbered § 1604, Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1501(a)(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1906.)

## Editorial Notes

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