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Code · U.S. Code · Title 20 - EDUCATION · CHAPTER 28— HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 1011m

§ 1011m. Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds

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(a)Prohibition No Federal funds received under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) by an institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution may be used to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action described in subsection (b).
(b)Applicability The prohibition in subsection
(a)applies with respect to the following Federal actions:
(1)The awarding of any Federal contract.
(2)The making of any Federal grant.
(3)The making of any Federal loan.
(4)The entering into of any Federal cooperative agreement.
(5)The extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(c)Lobbying and earmarks No Federal student aid funding under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) may be used to hire a registered lobbyist or pay any person or entity for securing an earmark.
(d)Certification Each institution of higher education or other postsecondary educational institution receiving Federal funding under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), as a condition for receiving such funding, shall annually certify to the Secretary of Education that the requirements of subsections
(a)through
(c)have been met.
(e)Actions to implement and enforce The Secretary of Education shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the provisions of this section are implemented and enforced.
(Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 119, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3117.)
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  • Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 119
  • 122 Stat. 3117
  • Pub. L. 89–329
  • 79 Stat. 1219
  • Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 112
  • Pub. L. 99–498, title I, § 101
  • 100 Stat. 1282
  • Pub. L. 102–325
  • Pub. L. 96–374, title I, § 101(a)
  • 94 Stat. 1377
  • Pub. L. 99–498
  • Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 113
  • 100 Stat. 1284
  • 94 Stat. 1378
  • Pub. L. 97–300, title I, § 183
  • 96 Stat. 1357
  • Pub. L. 98–524, § 4(c)(1)
  • 98 Stat. 2488
  • Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 114
  • 100 Stat. 1285
  • 94 Stat. 1379
  • Pub. L. 98–524, § 4(c)(2)
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§ 1011m
Certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 119
Stat.122 Stat. 3117
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–329
Stat.79 Stat. 1219
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 112
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