20 USC § 7543 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7543"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7543 - Purposes"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7543"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Alaska Native Education"
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 VI, § 6303, formerly title VII, § 7303, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1943; renumbered title VI, § 6303, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, §§ 6001(a), (b)(1), 6004(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2068.)"
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# § 7543. Purposes

The purposes of this part are as follows:

**(1)** To recognize and address the unique educational needs of Alaska Natives.

**(2)** To recognize the role of Alaska Native languages and cultures in the educational success and long-term well-being of Alaska Native students.

**(3)** To integrate Alaska Native cultures and languages into education, develop Alaska Native students’ positive identity, and support local place-based and culture-based curriculum and programming.

**(4)** To authorize the development, management, and expansion of effective supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.

**(5)** To provide direction and guidance to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies to focus resources, including resources made available under this part, on meeting the educational needs of Alaska Natives.

**(6)** To ensure the maximum participation by Alaska Native educators and leaders in the planning, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of programs designed to serve Alaska Native students.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6303, formerly title VII, § 7303, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1943; renumbered title VI, § 6303, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, §§ 6001(a), (b)(1), 6004(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2068.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7543, , as added , , , related to withholding, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by .

A prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VI of this chapter by .

### Amendments

2015—Par. (1). , inserted “and address” after “To recognize”.

Pars. (2) to (5). –(5), added pars. (2) and (3), redesignated former pars. (2) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively, substituted “, management, and expansion of effective supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.” for “of supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.” in par. (4), and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “To supplement existing programs and authorities in the area of education to further the purposes of this part.”

Par. (6). , added par. (6).

## 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 .