20 USC § 7911 - Prohibition on nationwide database

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s7911"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 7911 - Prohibition on nationwide database"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7911"
section_name: "Prohibition on nationwide database"
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, § 8531, formerly title IX, § 9531, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1984; renumbered title VIII, § 8531, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)"
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# § 7911. Prohibition on nationwide database

section 6398(b) of this title

Nothing in this chapter (other than ) shall be construed to authorize the development of a nationwide database of personally identifiable information on individuals involved in studies or other collections of data under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8531, formerly title IX, § 9531, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1984; renumbered title VIII, § 8531, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7911, , as added , , , set out administrative provisions, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by .