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20 U.S.C. § 7906 — Prohibited uses of funds

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20 U.S.C. § 7906 — Prohibited uses of funds

No funds under this chapter may be used— (1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school facility, except as authorized under this chapter; (2) for transportation unless otherwise authorized under this chapter; (3) to develop or distribute materials, or operate programs or courses of instruction directed at youth, that are designed to promote or encourage sexual activity, whether homosexual or heterosexual; (4) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally obscene materials to minors on school grounds; (5) to provide sex education or HIV-prevention education in schools unless that instruction is age appropriate and includes the health benefits of abstinence; (6) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in schools; or (7) for the provision to any person of a dangerous weapon, as defined in [section 930(g)(2) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section930/g/2&num=0&edition=prelim), or training in the use of a dangerous weapon, except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this chapter for activities carried out under programs authorized by this chapter that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

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No funds under this chapter may be used— (1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school facility, except as authorized under this chapter; (2) for transportation unless otherwise authorized under this chapter; (3) to develop or distribute materials, or operate programs or courses of instruction directed at youth, that are designed to promote or encourage sexual activity, whether homosexual or heterosexual; (4) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally obscene materials to minors on school grounds; (5) to provide sex education or HIV-prevention education in schools unless that instruction is age appropriate and includes the health benefits of abstinence; (6) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in schools; or (7) for the provision to any person of a dangerous weapon, as defined in [section 930(g)(2) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section930/g/2&num=0&edition=prelim), or training in the use of a dangerous weapon, except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this chapter for activities carried out under programs authorized by this chapter that are otherwise permissible under such programs and that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.

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20 U.S.C. § 6301 — Agreements and records

**(a) Agreements** In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under [section 6571(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571/b&num=0&edition=prelim), all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in [section 6571 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6571&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process. **(b) Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.

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20 U.S.C. § 6311 — Statement of purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.

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20 U.S.C. § 7131 — Rule of construction

Nothing in this subpart may be construed to— (1) authorize activities or programming that encourages teenage sexual activity; or (2) prohibit effective activities or programming that meet the requirements of [section 7906 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7906&num=0&edition=prelim).

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20 U.S.C. § 7861 — Waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements

**(a) In general** (1) **Request for waiver by State or Indian tribe** — A State educational agency or Indian tribe that receives funds under a program authorized under this chapter may submit a request to the Secretary to waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this chapter. (2) **Local educational agency and school requests submitted through the State** (A) *Request for waiver by local educational agency* — A local educational agency that receives funds under a program authorized under this chapter and desires a waiver of any statutory or regulatory requirement of this chapter shall submit a request containing the information described in subsection (b)(1) to the appropriate State educational agency. The State educational agency may then submit the request to the Secretary if the State educational agency determines the waiver appropriate. (B) *Request for waiver by school* — An elementary school or secondary school that desires a waiver of any statutory or regulatory requirement of this chapter shall submit a request containing the information described in subsection (b)(1) to the local educational agency serving the school. The local educational agency may then submit the request to the State educational agency in accordance with subparagraph (A) if the local educational agency determines the waiver appropriate. (3) **Receipt of waiver** — Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) or (c), the Secretary may waive any statutory or regulatory requirement of this chapter for which a waiver request is submitted to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection. **(b) Request for waiver** (1) **In general** — A State educational agency, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a local educational agency in accordance with subsection (a)(2), or Indian tribe tha

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20 U.S.C. § 7906 — Prohibited uses of funds

Page 1643 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7906a ties before or after the hours during which at- tendance at the school is compulsory. (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8525, formerly title IX, § 9525, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1981; renumbered title VIII, § 8525, Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8001(a)(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 7905, Pub. L. 89–10, title IX, § 9205, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3800, related to Native Hawaiian Family-Based Edu- cation Centers, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. § 7906. Prohibited uses of funds No funds under this chapter may be used— (1) for construction, renovation, or repair of any school facility, except as authorized under this chapter; (2) for transportation unless otherwise au- thorized under this chapter; (3) to develop or distribute materials, or op- erate programs or courses of instruction di- rected at youth, that are designed to promote or encourage sexual activity, whether homo- sexual or heterosexual; (4) to distribute or to aid in the distribution by any organization of legally obscene mate- rials to minors on school grounds; (5) to provide sex education or HIV-preven- tion education in schools unless that instruc- tion is age appropriate and includes the health benefits of abstinence; (6) to operate a program of contraceptive distribution in schools; or (7) for the provision to any person of a dan- gerous weapon, as defined in section 930(g)(2) of title 18, or training in the use of a dan- gerous weapon, except that this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds under this chapter for activities carried out und

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