 
           CHAPTER 31--GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
 
           SUBCHAPTER I--FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
Sec. 1221j. Television program assistance


(a) Granting and contracting authority

    The Secretary of Education is authorized to make grants to and 
contracts with public and private agencies for the production, 
development, or distribution (or any combination thereof) of programs 
designed for television systems, whether broadcast or nonbroadcast.

(b) Administration and studies

    The Secretary of Education shall be responsible for the 
administration of this section and shall also conduct surveys, research, 
and evaluation studies which may assist in decisions to support pilot 
programs for full scale production.

(Pub. L. 95-561, title XV, Sec. 1527, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2379; Pub. 
L. 96-88, title III, Sec. 301, title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 
Stat. 677, 692.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of Education Amendments of 1978, and not 
as part of General Education Provisions Act which comprises this 
chapter.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530 of Pub. L. 95-561, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 1221e-
3 of this title.

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Secretary of Education'' substituted for ``Secretary'' in subsec. 
(a) and ``Assistant Secretary for Education'' in subsec. (b), pursuant 
to sections 301 and 507 of Pub. L. 96-88, which are classified to 
sections 3441 and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions 
(relating to education) of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 
and functions of Assistant Secretary for Education, to Secretary of 
Education.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3489 of this title.
