20 USC § 6844 - Coordination with related programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6844"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 6844 - Coordination with related programs"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6844"
section_name: "Coordination with related programs"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act"
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 III, § 3123, formerly § 3124, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3123 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(2)(B), 3003(j), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1963.)"
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# § 6844. Coordination with related programs

In order to maximize Federal efforts aimed at serving the educational needs of English learners, the Secretary shall coordinate and ensure close cooperation with other entities carrying out programs serving language-minority and English learners that are administered by the Department and other agencies. The Secretary shall report to the Congress on parallel Federal programs in other agencies and departments.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3123, formerly § 3124, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1705; renumbered § 3123 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(2)(B), 3003(j), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1963.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6844, , as added , , , related to local uses of funds, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 3122 and is classified to .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

### Amendments

2015—, substituted “needs of English learners” for “needs of children of limited English proficiency” and “and English learners” for “and limited English proficient children” and inserted at end “The Secretary shall report to the Congress on parallel Federal programs in other agencies and departments.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .