# 20 U.S.C. § 1003: Additional definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 U.S.C. § 1003
- **Heading:** Additional definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—EDUCATION > CHAPTER 28—HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part A—Definitions

## Text

The term “authorizing committees” means the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives.

( Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 103 , as added Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 101(a) , Oct. 7, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1589 ; amended Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(g) , Jan. 8, 2002 , 115 Stat. 2091 ; Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 103(a) , Aug. 14, 2008 , 122 Stat. 3086 ; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215 ( oo )(1), Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 2177 .)

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- [20 U.S.C. § 1011f Disclosures of foreign gifts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t20_s1011f.md)
- [20 U.S.C. § 1011g Application of peer review process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t20_s1011g.md)
- [20 U.S.C. § 1011h Binge drinking on college campuses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t20_s1011h.md)
- [20 U.S.C. § 1011i Drug and alcohol abuse prevention](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t20_s1011i.md)
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