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title: "20 U.S.C. § 3421"
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# 20 U.S.C. § 3421 - Office of General Counsel
## Text
There shall be in the Department an Office of General Counsel, to be administered by the General Counsel appointed under section 3412(b) of this title. The General Counsel shall provide legal assistance to the Secretary concerning the programs and policies of the Department.
(Pub. L. 9688, title II, § 210, formerly § 211, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 675; renumbered § 210, Pub. L. 103382, title II, § 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 210 of Pub. L. 9688 was renumbered section 209 and is classified to section 3420 of this title.