20 USC 1234 - Sec. 1234c. Remedies for existing violations
20 USC - U.S. Code - Title 20: Education (January 2004)
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(a) Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any recipient of funds under any applicable program is failing to comply substantially with any requirement of law applicable to such funds, the Secretary may - (1) withhold further payments under that program, as authorized by section 1234d of this title; (2) issue a complaint to compel compliance through a cease and desist order of the Office, as authorized by section 1234e of this title; (3) enter into a compliance agreement with a recipient to bring it into compliance, as authorized by section 1234f of this title; or (4) take any other action authorized by law with respect to the recipient. (b) Any action, or failure to take action, by the Secretary under this section shall not preclude the Secretary from seeking a recovery of funds under section 1234a of this title.
Amendments 1988 - Pub. L. 100-297 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to remedies for existing violations for provisions relating to cease and desist orders.See section 1234e of this title.EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100-297 effective 180 days after Apr. 28, 1988, but not applicable to recipients receiving written notice to return funds prior to that date, see section 3501(b) of Pub. L. 100-297, set out as a note under section 1234 of this title. Section Referred To In Other Sections This section is referred to in sections 1234d, 1234e, 1234f of this title.
