Provisions of the Education Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-374) are described. Contents of the legislation are as follows: Title I--continuing education program and planning; Title II--college and research library assistance and library training and research; Title III--institutional aid; Title IV--student assistance; Title V--Teacher Corps and teacher training; Title VI--international education programs; Title VII--construction, reconstruction, and renovation of academic facilities; Title VIII--cooperative education; Title IX--graduate programs; Title X--Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; Title XI--urban grant university program; Title XII--general provisions; and Title XIII--miscellaneous provisions. The following grants to students are covered: Pell Grants; Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants; State Student Incentive Grants; TRIO--specia1 programs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds; special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork; and veterans' cost-of-instruction payments. Additionally, Guaranteed Student Loans, the College Work-Study program and National Direct Student Loans are covered. Eligibility criteria and administrative allowances for aid recipients are addressed. Information on 1981-85 authorization levels for the legislation by section is presented. (SW)