[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR400.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 400--VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS--GENERAL 
PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 400.1  What is the purpose of the Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Programs?

    (a) The purpose of the Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
Programs is to make the United States more competitive in the world 
economy by developing more fully the academic and occupational skills of 
all segments of the population.
    (b) The purpose will be achieved principally through concentrating 
resources on improving educational programs leading to academic and 
occupational skill competencies needed to work in a technologically 
advanced society.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2301)