Education Amendments of 1972

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The Education Amendments of 1972 is a U.S. federal law package best known for introducing Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
education law ⓘ
administeredBy U.S. Department of Education ⓘ
affects K–12 schools receiving federal funds ⓘ
athletic programs in educational institutions ⓘ
colleges and universities receiving federal funds ⓘ
alsoKnownAs P.L. 92-318 ⓘ
linked to: Public Law 92-318
amends Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
appliesTo activities receiving federal financial assistance in education ⓘ
education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ
bestKnownFor establishing Title IX ⓘ
codifiedIn 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688 ⓘ
containsTitle Title IX ⓘ
Title VII ⓘ
Title X ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1972-06-23 ⓘ
enactedBy 92nd United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights ⓘ
field civil rights law ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
impact expanded access to education for women and girls ⓘ
expanded opportunities for women in school athletics ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor Title IX regulations on athletics equity ⓘ
linked to: Title IX

Title IX regulations on sexual harassment in education ⓘ
legislativeType amendments to existing education statutes ⓘ
prohibits sex discrimination in education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 92-318 ⓘ
purpose to prohibit sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities ⓘ
to revise and extend federal education programs ⓘ
relatedTo Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
scope nationwide in the United States ⓘ
section Title IX ⓘ
Title VII student assistance provisions ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingPresident Richard Nixon ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
subjectMatter career education ⓘ
elementary and secondary education ⓘ
equal educational opportunity ⓘ
higher education ⓘ
student financial aid ⓘ
titleIXCitation Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Title IX
yearEnacted 1972 ⓘ

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Title IX → partOf → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Higher Education Act of 1965 → amendedBy → Higher Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Education Amendments of 1972
92nd United States Congress → passed → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Education Amendments of 1974 → follows → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Public Law 92-318 → officialName → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Public Law 92-318 → shortName → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Title VII (Education Amendments of 1972) → partOf → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
subject linked to: Title VII
Title VII (Education Amendments of 1972) → enactedAsPartOf → Education Amendments of 1972, Pub. L. 92-318 ⓘ
subject linked to: Title VII
linked to: Education Amendments of 1972
Title VII (Education Amendments of 1972) → titleOfAct → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
subject linked to: Title VII
Higher Education Amendments of 1972 → legalCitation → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
Higher Education Amendments of 1972 → alsoKnownAs → Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ