---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 1363"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "1363"
heading: "Prohibition against control over educational institutions; functions or responsibilities of other departments not affected"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/1363"
units:
  - "Chapter 37 — State Technical Services"
---

# §1363. Prohibition against control over educational institutions; functions or responsibilities of other departments not affected

- (a) **Control of educational institutions—** Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over, or impose any requirements or conditions with respect to the personnel, curriculum, methods of instruction, or [administration](/usc/15/636e.md?p=1) of any educational institution.
- (b) **Functions of other agencies—** Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the functions or responsibilities under law of any other department or agency of the United States.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–182, § 13, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 683.)