Long title | An Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the General Education Provisions Act (creating a National Foundation for Postsecondary Education and a National Institute of Education), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, and related Acts, and for other purposes. |
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Nicknames | Title IX |
Enacted by | the 92nd United States Congress |
Effective | June 23, 1972 |
Citations | |
Public law | 92-318 |
Statutes at Large | 86 Stat. 235 |
Codification | |
Acts amended | |
Titles amended | 20 U.S.C.: Education |
U.S.C. sections created | 20 U.S.C. ch. 38 § 1681 et seq. |
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Education Amendments of 1972 also sometimes known as the Higher Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law No. 92‑318, 86 Stat. 235) was U.S. legislation enacted June 23, 1972. It is best known for its Title IX, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions receiving federal aid. It also modified government programs providing financial aid to students by directing monies directly to students without the participation of intermediary financial institutions.