The Family Educational
Rights And Privacy Act

• Enacted by Congress in 1974

• 20 U.S.C. § 1232g

• "The Buckley Amendment" or FERPA

FERPA was an amendment to the Higher Education Omnibus Bill (P.L. 93-380) sponsored by Senator Buckley in the Senate and Representative Jack Kemp in the House. Also known as the Buckley Amendment.

U.S.C. is the abbreviation for the United States Code where all federal legislation is published.