An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes, referred to in subsec. (a), is act June 18, 1954, ch. 324, 68 Stat. 265, as amended, which was classified generally to subchapter I (§ 691 et seq.) of chapter 20B of this title, and was repealed by Pub. L. 99–371, title IV, § 410(a), Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 794.

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 99–371, Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 781, known as the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.

Provisions similar to this section were contained in sections 691 and 691a of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–371.

1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–73 inserted comma after “Hereafter” in original, which for purposes of codification had been translated as “On or after August 4, 1986,”, requiring no change in text.

1992—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–421 substituted “individuals who are deaf” for “deaf individuals” after “training to” and for “the deaf” after “education of”.

Section 161 of title I of Pub. L. 102–421 provided that: “The amendments described in this title [enacting sections 4304, 4305, 4357, 4358, and 4359a of this title, amending this section and sections 4303, 4331, 4332, 4351 to 4356, and 4360 of this title, and repealing sections 4311, 4321, 4322, 4341 to 4344, 4357, and 4358 of this title] are made upon October 1, 1992, and take effect upon such date.”

Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 911, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1829, provided that: “This part [part B (§§ 911–925) of title IX of Pub. L. 105–244, enacting sections 4359b, 4360, and 4360a of this title, amending sections 4304, 4305, 4332, 4351, 4353 to 4355, 4357, 4359, and 4359a of this title, and repealing sections 4358 and 4360 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998’.”

Section 201(a) of title II of Pub. L. 103–73 provided that: “This title [amending this section and sections 4302 to 4305, 4331, 4332, 4351, 4353 to 4357, 4359, 4359a, and 4360 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1993’.”

Section 1 of Pub. L. 102–421 provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 4304, 4305, 4357, 4358, and 4359a of this title, amending this section and sections 1424a, 1431, 1441, 4303, 4331, 4332, 4351 to 4356, and 4360 of this title, repealing sections 4311, 4321, 4322, 4341 to 4344, 4357, and 4358 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1424a of this title] may be cited as the ‘Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992’.”

Section 1 of Pub. L. 99–371 provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter, repealing sections 681 to 685, 691 to 691g, 693 to 693b, and 695 to 695c of this title, and repealing provisions set out as notes under sections 681 and 693 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Education of the Deaf Act of 1986’.”