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title: "20 U.S.C. § 402"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 402 - Repealed. Pub. L. 91–230, title IV, § 401(f)(2), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 173

## Notes

Section, Pub. L. 85–864, title I, § 102, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1582, prohibited Federal control of education (curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution or school system. See section 1232a of this title.