20 USC § 7885 - Prohibition against funds for religious worship or instruction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7885"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7885 - Prohibition against funds for religious worship or instruction"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7885"
section_name: "Prohibition against funds for religious worship or instruction"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Uniform Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8505, formerly title IX, § 9505, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1979; renumbered title VIII, § 8505, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)"
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# § 7885. Prohibition against funds for religious worship or instruction

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the making of any payment under this chapter for religious worship or instruction.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8505, formerly title IX, § 9505, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1979; renumbered title VIII, § 8505, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(5), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)