20 USC § 7371 - Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7371"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7371 - Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7371"
section_name: "Prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY"
part_number: "C"
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 V, § 5301, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title V, § 5004, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2045.)"
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# § 7371. 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 standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction, as a condition of eligibility to receive funds under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5301, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title V, § 5004, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2045.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7371, , formerly title VI, § 6301, as added , , ; renumbered title V, § 6301, , , , related to prohibition against Federal mandates, direction, or control, prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Another prior section 7371, , as added , , , related to maintenance of effort and supplementary nature of Federal funds, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VI of this chapter by .

A prior  was renumbered section 4401 and is classified to .

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

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .