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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Higher Education Act of 1965 · Sec. 400

Sec. 400. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION

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## SEC. 400 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION **[**[20 U.S.C. 1070](/us/usc/t20/s1070)**]** ###
(a)Purpose It is the purpose of this part, to assist in making available the benefits of postsecondary education to eligible students (defined in accordance with section 484) in institutions of higher education by— ####
(1)providing Federal Pell Grants to all eligible students; ####
(2)providing supplemental educational opportunity grants to those students who demonstrate financial need; ####
(3)providing for payments to the States to assist them in making financial aid available to such students; ####
(4)providing for special programs and projects designed
(A)to identify and encourage qualified youths with financial or cultural need with a potential for postsecondary education,
(B)to prepare students from low-income families for postsecondary education, and
(C)to provide remedial (including remedial language study) and other services to students; and ####
(5)providing assistance to institutions of higher education. ###
(b)Secretary Required To Carry Out Purposes The Secretary shall, in accordance with subparts 1 through 9, carry out programs to achieve the purposes of this part. #### Subpart 1 Federal Pell Grants
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