104 S3392 RS: Advancing Research in Education Act
U.S. Senate
2024-01-22
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1.This Act may be cited as the Advancing Research in Education Act
or the AREA Act
.2.The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Table of contents.Sec. 3. Short title; table of contents for public law.TITLE I—Education Sciences ReformSec. 101. References.Sec. 102. Redesignations.Sec. 103. Definitions.PART A—The Institute of Education SciencesSec. 111. Establishment.Sec. 112. Functions.Sec. 113. Office of the Director.Sec. 114. Priorities.Sec. 115. Plans; education researcher pipeline.Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.Sec. 118. Agreements.Sec. 119. Director biennial report.Sec. 120. Transparency.PART B—National Center for Education ResearchSec. 131. Establishment.Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.Sec. 133. Duties.Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.PART C—National Center for Education Statistics Sec. 141. Establishment.Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.Sec. 143. Duties.Sec. 144. Performance of duties.Sec. 145. Reports.Sec. 146. Dissemination.Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.Sec. 148. Statewide longitudinal data systems.Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.PART D—National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use Sec. 151. National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.PART E—National Center for Special Education ResearchSec. 161. Establishment.Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.Sec. 163. Duties.Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.PART F—General provisionsSec. 171. Repeals and redesignation.Sec. 172. Interagency data sources and formats.Sec. 173. Prohibitions.Sec. 174. Confidentiality.Sec. 175. Availability of data.Sec. 176. Performance management.Sec. 177. Vacancies.Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.Sec. 179. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 180. Conforming amendments.TITLE II—Educational technical assistanceSec. 201. Educational technical assistance.TITLE III—National Assessment of Educational ProgressSec. 301. References.Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.Sec. 304. Definitions.Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.3.Short title; table of contents for public lawSection 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended to read as follows:1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Education Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 2002.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORMSec. 101. Short title.Sec. 102. Definitions.Part A—The Institute of Education SciencesSec. 111. Establishment.Sec. 112. Functions.Sec. 113. Delegation.Sec. 114. Office of the Director.Sec. 115. Priorities.Sec. 115A. Plans.Sec. 115B. Education researcher pipeline.Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.Sec. 118. Agreements.Sec. 119. Director biennial report.Sec. 120. Competitive awards.Sec. 121. Transparency.Part B—National Center for Education ResearchSec. 131. Establishment.Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.Sec. 133. Duties.Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.Part C—National Center for Education StatisticsSec. 141. Establishment.Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.Sec. 143. Duties.Sec. 144. Performance of duties.Sec. 145. Reports.Sec. 146. Dissemination.Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.Sec. 148. State defined.Sec. 149. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems.Sec. 150. Data innovation grants.Part D—National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use Sec. 151. Establishment.Sec. 152. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.Sec. 153. Duties.Sec. 154. Evaluations.Sec. 155. What Works Clearinghouse and related functions.Sec. 156. Evidence use activities.Sec. 157. Regional educational laboratories for applied research, development, and evidence use.Part E—National Center for Special Education ResearchSec. 161. Establishment.Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.Sec. 163. Duties.Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.Part F—General ProvisionsSec. 171. Interagency data sources and formats.Sec. 172. Prohibitions.Sec. 173. Confidentiality.Sec. 174. Availability of data.Sec. 175. Performance management.Sec. 176. Authority to publish.Sec. 177. Vacancies.Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.Sec. 179. Voluntary service.Sec. 180. Rulemaking.Sec. 181. Copyright.Sec. 182. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCESec. 201. Short title.Sec. 202. Definitions.Sec. 203. Coordination of technical assistance.Sec. 204. Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories.Sec. 205. Priorities.Sec. 206. Governing boards.Sec. 207. Comprehensive centers.Sec. 208. Focus centers.Sec. 209. Evaluations.Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriationsTITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSSec. 301. Short title.Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.Sec. 304. Definitions.Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE IV—AMENDATORY PROVISIONSSec. 401. Redesignations.Sec. 402. Amendments to Department of Education Organization Act.Sec. 403. Repeals.Sec. 404. Conforming and technical amendments.Sec. 405. Orderly transition.Sec. 406. Impact aid..<enum>I</enum><header>Education Sciences Reform</header><section id="idb8a79b56942c4b7eb2941e4eaaa41092"><enum>101.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id960210a2bde94f38822194bb4a71c8ef"><enum>102.</enum><header>Redesignations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 175 through 177, and 181 through 194, as sections 141 through 148, 151 through 154, 161 through 163, and 171 through 184, respectively.</text></section><section id="idac29a2efd2e34cab8eea7c819ec5e1a7"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1939729ff4a4491cb822a2ba69bf6057"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4C2DB6D515A439D87C84519A44FF479" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4076f8309059442eab1bdcef642277e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5b551d98f484cff8c68f87f2c27ad8b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ESEA terms</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3cf1ce3c7c84cb28a625e388a3c212a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>dual or concurrent enrollment program</term>, <term>early college high school</term>, <term>elementary school</term>, <term>English learner</term>, <term>local educational agency</term>, <term>multi-tier system of supports</term>, <term>other staff</term>, <term>paraprofessional</term>, <term>school leader</term>, <term>secondary school</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, <term>specialized instructional support personnel</term>, <term>State educational agency</term>, and <term>universal design for learning</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5295f01bfab4b41aab794bbc0fcb97f"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subgroup of students</header><text>The term <term>subgroup of students</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided7d3e9384674b48a8d4bc449b7c5436"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means each subgroup of students described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb66fd5f16e72419a9b9925d5e6f51095"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes first generation college students, as defined in section 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc973da8639e64d1dacfe84d5da0d3e8e"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Charter school</header><text>The term <term>charter school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4310(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf5450aaa2dd94d858234873f1581057d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>IDEA terms</header><clause id="idf65fe603c3184836b39126c02a5a1426"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Child with a disability</header><text>The term <term>child with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</text></clause><clause id="idf9d97a0bd6a14de99c82484d47e63911"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Infant or toddler with a disability</header><text>The term <term>infant or toddler with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23b0e9c1ef2d4431ac0eb8be25953cd4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adult education and family literacy act terms</header><text>The terms <term>adult education</term> and <term>adult education and literacy activities</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3272">29 U.S.C. 3272</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idc70982f89440426c82983a361d69a6c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting <quote>or the identification of evidence-based practices</quote> after <quote>field of education</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd952ebf05b544832a2729d792f1efbc1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>Affairs</quote> and inserting <quote>Education</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d4132b65b9d449a8f51afd85bacb109"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (17) and (21);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3d2dae0878e4144ab60ffd3700ffa92"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), (19), (20), (22), and (23), as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (14), (17), (19), (21), (22), (24), (25), (28), (29), (30), and (31), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7506dd3975d64452a7aae9575f3aa103"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB418044B791241EBB92E8598D687D894" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id606bde023ca042489a913111d6b0ec5e"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Bureau-funded school</header><text>The term <term>Bureau-funded school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2021">25 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4BE46B86504C433FA303CE0E74FB7AA6"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Career and technical education</header><text>The term <term>career and technical education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id332f47b2c3d34b51983c035385b6153c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking <quote>means an entity established under section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</quote> and inserting <quote>has the meaning given the term in section 202</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97b2db75ad75477181c7c86279696e03"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16b64d11339c4011b585869068faccad"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>evidence-based</quote> before <quote>products or processes</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideba80a652a164868a84d7b166e132fc0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>teaching</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>teaching and learning, that lead to the improvement of student outcomes, including the academic skills of students, and that may be replicable in heterogeneous local educational contexts.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e71a0df154f49fa823a87d9590ec466"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (5)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8afbb2667009404da30e0306a276f8ef"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>principals, other school leaders,</quote> after <quote>teachers,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id648120ee45734bc5bb2d0a9062fd2c99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>specialized instructional support personnel, other staff, early childhood educators, administrators of early childhood education programs, faculty, student support staff, paraprofessionals,</quote> after <quote>other practitioners,</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf06bcc753f1443348582d4b1ce669c43"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8F701DB8581494783502CB7B294D8DD" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idaa07466b395149c8a79115a0181c6031"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Early childhood education program</header><text>The term <term>early childhood education program</term> has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7100007538d04bc79dbd579a2496bbfe"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking <quote>providing,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>providing services to children in an early childhood education program.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbd02b095fd74056b29057ccd6020eaf"><enum>(12)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (14), as redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2D782B6D55E452681B58ABB799BB8C9" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id16100e6249d84685a9335a1d359a670d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Evidence-based</header><text>The term <term>evidence-based</term> means any educational activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design that demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving relevant outcomes for intended beneficiaries at the individual, classroom, program, school, institutional, education, or workforce system level based on evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented study capable of causal inference, particularly randomized-control trials. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfc591ad7c3bb4bbc99c0b56f8bd873b4"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Evidence use</header><text>The term <term>evidence use</term> means activities that build the capacity of practitioners to effectively understand evidence-based practices and scientifically valid research—</text><subparagraph id="id0eee77efa13d4faa9604fdb453c15bc7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comprehend the design principles of evidence-based practices and identify, select, implement, and adapt such practices in heterogeneous local educational contexts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39d33b61ffaf45528713096c8b81ddcf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support high-quality teaching and learning and the continuous improvement of education systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a13b560934049dcab15b112bf808949"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which may be informed by the synthesis of an evidence base related to a specific activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design, based on consistent findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and conclusions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0950097a7dc46ac83db514409b0c269"><enum>(13)</enum><text>in paragraph (17), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking <quote>(including teachers and other practitioners) and that conforms to standards</quote> and inserting <quote>in collaboration with practitioners or education system leaders and that conforms to the principles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8085057407464032b43d0299024bdd84"><enum>(14)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (17), as redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AF3FB8AB9434A218C797333CCC10162" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cf8742ccc8b4659992f215062282d13"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Geographic region</header><text>The term <term>geographic region</term> means each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id150c70c991a240ad8db501ca4bd1c408"><enum>(15)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (19), as redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD56F9E3689CC4B28A56D0FABFAA9847E" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1843221d9424087ad91e7baad35523e"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf707b4dae9a496bb3752eb674d22c65"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (22), as redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12BA9C794CF140A7AF0D6CA9263CE649" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id9a3e115c984148fb9039ff2b406b9ad7"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Minority-serving institution</header><text>The term <term>minority-serving institution</term> means an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id626d1bbcfefa4c54bb0925ee71718de6"><enum>(17)</enum><text>in paragraph (24), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking <quote>section 133(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(g)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca4f07a4409c4ffeac270086f3baf274"><enum>(18)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (25), as redesignated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5E70062027E48D6B325C9388622CBE7" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id87ef5f3700f943de85a40b566635a7e3"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Principles of scientifically valid research</header><text>The term <term>principles of scientifically valid research</term> means research standards that—</text><subparagraph id="id975ebe34bb0d4197a1963d2f6d5e8433"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida191068be6a346d28f9ea1b3df49adfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present findings and make claims that are appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have been employed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id085441c0cc054777b82857d4061451a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include, appropriate to the research being conducted—</text><clause id="id060f2af86f9141239d9beee79e40fecd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use of research designs and methods appropriate to the research question posed;</text></clause><clause id="id14baec8be61d4f2cb7d131d83d704d82"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;</text></clause><clause id="id13719e0c80774391a30f6c45ebd79335"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>use of data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings;</text></clause><clause id="id1051f93bcc0e4f96af0b8ef0f242d0a6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>making claims of causal relationships only in random assignment experiments or other designs (to the extent such designs substantially eliminate plausible competing explanations for the obtained results);</text></clause><clause id="id4c885102e4df4ab58abf4cf81e34e556"><enum>(v)</enum><text>consistency of findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and conclusions;</text></clause><clause id="id6922d83e049c4e288b50cf813772d0b6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>presentation of studies and methods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically on the findings of the research; and</text></clause><clause id="id73f61b06e6954df1a8c8eb04c67479a1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or critique by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9e2a11482ee4b42a8c9fa4a6e930f95"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (25), as redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB9859EE346643B0A3B0E8F13246B951" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id195484d4cbf04b30b27ae54480bff30a"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>The term <term>priorities</term> means the priorities proposed by the Director and approved by the Board under section 115.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfea9704081643548aa23130f12d8d78"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Regional educational laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional educational laboratory</term> means a regional educational laboratory established under section 157.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03fdb858e99a44a6b1d237d29302e359"><enum>(20)</enum><text>in paragraph (28), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B640CD432C847049EF4A3ACB72CB268" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id95fe0f489b8c42fb9e61bd943424fcdf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides an adequate description of the programs evaluated, the study sample, the individual or multiple sites in which a program was evaluated, and, to the extent possible, examines the relationship between program implementation and program impacts, including why or why not such impact occurred, and the contextual factors that may influence program impact;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5f0ab1e2b3646b795fd20b433339988"><enum>(21)</enum><text>in paragraph (29), as redesignated by paragraph (5), by striking <quote>scientifically based research standards</quote> and inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cec3407afc24685b8aac45d59c04f39"><enum>(22)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (30), as redesignated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14FEF56A0D51428BB219DFE993BCA783" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id797edc32d3964ad3b4882499e9ea68db"><enum>(30)</enum><header>State</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c8eaa296b06497a9b83e5d0c336a65e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> includes (except as provided in section 148) each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the freely associated states, and the outlying areas. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7ee63b2522241afbfefba2c9d6c2ff5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Outlying area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8dff8da4dd9f44fab736d272553a0146" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Freely associated states</header><text>The term <term>freely associated states</term> means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a5bbc481463418eb2e6cd4b91f2880c"><enum>(23)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA79A5AF12F44BE39C2369FAB3694A0C" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idff8933eb463d4e1a9c99017c0541c465"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The term <term>technical assistance</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id67cde30aaa9543c18c7a42b09d8bc511"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance in evidence use, including professional development, high-quality training, and other supports to implement evidence-based practices and strategies leading to—</text><clause id="id3efb17db824c422ba5738b9d4362f670"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improved educational opportunities and approaches to teaching and learning that are based on scientifically valid research; and</text></clause><clause id="id05414e30bc314f849301ea017a2de920"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved planning, design, adaptation, and implementation of programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3f3de8b6c664998a3703f5c9b6aeda6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assistance in interpreting, analyzing, and utilizing data, statistics, and evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8a31c5404924a8eb8c8477908b843c3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in identifying and applying to research funding opportunities provided by the Institute; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f4595b798d24f5da9debd79b783455f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other assistance necessary to encourage the improvement of teaching and learning through the applications of techniques supported by scientifically valid research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e38c0dc2a294b48b504757c04edc4da"><enum>(24)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD82E6B5E05E342D38B1183101170F7EC" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb51877260e843d8bcee8e6f7126fb11"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Tribal college or university</header><text>The term <term>Tribal College or University</term> has the meaning given the term in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd788ce3c92e34992a39a7e25c7a642cc"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idBC35F2309EC44825AF9ABE675B51DE13" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(34)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth with a disability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>youth with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><part id="id5eb8249b6ce84f5086c2f5a6f1ea5b35" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header>The Institute of Education Sciences</header><section id="ide9f2aea33bcc457b8b1ec5c2d871b7ca"><enum>111.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f363f674cf042dca5c83cb2818c5f97"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08761956003649EAB4BF4D1A116BE67E" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id1882add68b9e40c8a7cbc54eb50138da"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><paragraph id="idf78a3d9edb9d4ccb97842f92ae48f66e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The mission of the Institute is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood through postsecondary study (including special education, adult education, and labor market outcomes), in order to provide students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable information and research about—</text><subparagraph id="id17e1ad07c25045189f7f8d5273f47802"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the condition and progress of education in the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4181365c835c44878713cdd354f3d916"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educational practices that support learning to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement and access to high-quality educational opportunities for all students, particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43ed9ef6fd334be98ecb83a859c9e18e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f953cf3d2f3469baa3c89954f0b372b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carrying out mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall—</text><subparagraph id="id3fe1a3fb50ab42d28012c0e9ab77224a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compile statistics, develop evidence-based products, promote evidence use, and conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id13e1c29469304a4cbf2cff1e69321be1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such activities—</text><clause id="id318a1f84acd24f55a0638385f8126c8b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conform to high standards of quality, integrity, and accuracy; and</text></clause><clause id="id0535a1359d24413386cc6661875f966e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93f7dc7a628f4c368b710ac8702b0df7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking <quote>the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance</quote> and inserting <quote>the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id32933b3766894e7ea7f2a3f18723dab7"><enum>112.</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9512">20 U.S.C. 9512</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd907a3429094133b5b28e9bd448e0a8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 194</quote> and inserting <quote>section 182</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f264507864941709d614530ce7036c8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id411FC6ECE174455CBEDB9F9D72A20819" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idf7379f5df5a24908b667f3f97ea43e31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research, applied research, and field-initiated research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, wide dissemination, and evidence use;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idddf7117f3bf243d4ab73f6270677968d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, and widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education to such individuals and within the Department and the Federal Government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idef300747fb0e4b7cbe0a5f33376ac7bc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement, particularly for each subgroup of students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id11503817eccf4a9182318b36f226f1a0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>strengthen the national, State, regional, and local capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate activities described in paragraph (1), including by increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idd33bf1658b2f4e97a3f1780c5b39aa12"><enum>113.</enum><header>Office of the Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 114 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9514">20 U.S.C. 9514</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99a14152315b43e9828c83534a99c5b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddbc3eb5be5e4540926573f1442bc7ec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14489791761345B796EDF9B9C76B8E5C" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="ida07ce12141134837bc1ca27f79c200d2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term</header><paragraph id="id5b9e8d715c7f43f9815121959d948d76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id574057c83c01453bba6f054e877d72d7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>6-year term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve for a term of 6 years, beginning on the date of appointment of the Director. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d281ee0ad9247cdb6f8856e76b0068c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a successor to the Director has not been named as of the date of expiration of the Director’s term, the Director may serve for not more than an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day after the date of expiration of the Director’s term, or until a successor has been appointed under subsection (a), whichever occurs first.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id534a08cdc1db4b9ba68d407244ecb471" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Board shall make recommendations to the President with respect to the appointment of a Director under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d35efc098d7428280bd745794c5741f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>productivity and leadership</quote> and inserting <quote>productivity, leadership, and support for wide dissemination and evidence use</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f873dc1404849598beb35bbf24e2661"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba69bf6c1cf0452f8719071308e16770"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research and applicable</quote> before <quote>standards</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4654e5b0f4c04f548716a180c3c9876e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFA6D3E034CE4F319F21A1B73B62C450" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id3f8d1a51be564b028fb3cfcc0a08a435"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To coordinate education research and related activities carried out by the Institute with such research and activities carried out by other agencies within the Department and the Federal Government in order ensure such activities—</text><subparagraph id="id5b5426edf5fe40e994d60896d3c8593e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support high-quality teaching and learning for students, particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d301388c30444fb9eb281e44ad5ca52" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b505dacccf34844ac47c3be3d7303e5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>and evidence use</quote> after <quote>statistics activities</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd375daca92f443c9adf4de0b21bf9cdf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5b2e9a567d646e685f2bc0fe688a5de"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>necessary</quote> and inserting <quote>and maintain high-quality and timely</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd473e32f52a547e2865b5831b0536614"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 116(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 116(b)(4)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43e54a42542149bf9348a5bd2f4b7a7a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>section 183 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc93aec8c1a1043ba945bc5f3ab0b85a1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias</quote> and inserting <quote>bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb24b3456ac3e4c70ab46c685e23a77ca"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id477CC1CDA3114300A1FEEC222E415A3B" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID423E4FED6A0945CD941BBFEBD689E1D0"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To undertake initiatives and programs to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, or other minority-serving institutions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12c4a9198f50419eaca2018a84193da2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>and comprehensive centers</quote> and inserting <quote>, technical assistance centers supported by the Department, and comprehensive centers, to increase evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida56e8df0ad11483aae73d5632f2808b2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by striking <quote>input from</quote> and inserting <quote>engagement with</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab5e912ff20f480bbe93933a4dfa8687"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E27EE776D6D4867B5CE76FF38FFA498" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id5417eb32aa104017948ffcc25c7c06c8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To ensure that information, statistics, products, and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc8402de4f5148d0a2d58cc42c5077bd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>by the Secretary</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “by the Secretary—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CFE8E3ECBB24D85AF8E0AEEFE804D88" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idde25f2a143a64510b5907c24e27d19df"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the products and publications of other offices of the Department to certify that evidence-based claims about those products and publications are scientifically valid; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfbc3d1db4aa64c7d8d091be6ea2fc9d0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accurately synthesize and effectively communicate the research base of evidence-based practices that address educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idc7eba89154704692a9131cfe51f33888"><enum>114.</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 115 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9515">20 U.S.C. 9515</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05DE8FEA43F2455587596C2BD8942352" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="idf763464500ca41188e9aff637601b61d"><enum>115.</enum><header>Priorities</header><subsection id="id7ddd614bb2494eb99e141f36bed7c96c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall, not less often than every 6 years, propose to the Board priorities for the Institute after—</text><paragraph id="id20f475bdfa4049628ba53f3264110543"><enum>(1)</enum><text>first engaging with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d2a7f9a99f940e498db70bd6e56bb01"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsequent to the consultation and engagement under paragraph (1), reviewing public comments submitted in accordance with subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0a3dc104fb4412ea62b929921d4530c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsequent to reviewing public comments under paragraph (2), identifying priority topics under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id625de9a428e44d289d8462455e824fbb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>Before submitting to the Board proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director shall—</text><paragraph id="ide9c9bdf96791428e86e58653dde1fdcd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make such priorities available to the public for comment for not less than 60 days (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Institute’s website and through publishing such priorities in the Federal Register);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb78838d413304a28b7b409ec84dc8e89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the public comments were considered in developing the priorities submitted by the Director to the Board; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf5d0d6a41424ddf8a271ff077855140"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide to the Board a copy of each such public comment submitted. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64f6ff1271c249ceb5a3856cc2c80e29"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority topics</header><text>After reviewing public comments submitted in accordance with subsection (b), the Director shall identify priority topics that may require long-term research or that are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems and issues, including those associated with the goals and requirements of the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>), the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9857">42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.</external-xref>), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the <short-title>Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006</short-title>, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3271">29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.</external-xref>), which may include—</text><paragraph id="id1a5575049b8040f99175c074524340df"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teaching and learning, including through school and system design and instructional strategies, in order to provide students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and to improve educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id56474d97b3ce40388e4695b8efa52d64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies, including the use of science of learning and human development for meeting students’ needs and supporting improved outcomes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id54d45f7ae4c949418ce5cf42057a4213"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval</header><paragraph id="id082dace6026347f0ba447d1cac71505a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days, to the greatest extent practicable, after the date the Board receives proposed priorities under subsection (a), the Board shall, under a majority vote of a quorum of the Board, approve or disapprove the priorities, including any necessary revision of those priorities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2622ac816af4001a0c095a3b3feb502" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall ensure that priorities of the Institute and the National Education Centers are consistent with the mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf5ac39fbe9074fd79ba663d55812ed67"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Final priorities</header><text>The Director shall make the final priorities approved by the Board under subsection (d) widely available to the public, including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id34a34b9fd9cc443d9c80aca61c18c5cd"><enum>115.</enum><header>Plans; education researcher pipeline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 115 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D95DDC888EC4A2CB7EDCBA30D396FBD" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="idb3977ffee2eb4191ab4dea9696efdc3d"><enum>115A.</enum><header>Plans</header><subsection id="idec2cb4dd50ad4a0d9c105b6b8eb1f292"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Approval of commissioners’ plans</header><paragraph id="id60f286ec1ad54c1daf259fa6b68e5a3e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date the Director receives a plan submitted under section 133(b), 143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the Director shall approve such plan, including requiring any necessary revision of such plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4b729b725b1a43c2a85b46866e855876"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The Director shall ensure that each plan approved under paragraph (1) is consistent with the mission of the corresponding National Education Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0d0b7bbaf5294d3ea877220ef3bc9158"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institute’s plan and report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Director shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d18b9777cbb40d1ae0a8fd09e6d8d5d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with each Commissioner of a National Education Center and the Board— </text><subparagraph id="id887e4d0f55bb4492b116673612074d82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a plan for addressing such priorities across the Institute’s activities and functions, in accordance with the requirements of this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87462f2fa5e94c2fb80dc5059fc72120"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporate in such plan each plan approved by the Director in accordance with subsection (a); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b90a653a3cf415a926167267b7cb7ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report containing the Institute’s plan described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c5d4239929143be83fe377e4a34f985"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id283fcdb48feb45efb3b285915e6f3a18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>At the time of submission of a report required under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report. </text></subsection></section><section id="idd1f93be269654c4a89bd48ec5adad5f5"><enum>115B.</enum><header>Education researcher pipeline</header><subsection id="idb42a8b36d83f4435bc4bea09de2b4bcb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with section 112(4), the Institute shall carry out initiatives and programs—</text><paragraph id="id1572f4e8ea6243418d77f71f0fefca8e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to strengthen the national capacity to carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to education by expanding the education researcher pipeline; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id937cff75b1164e7786af0b5772f9273b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b07241c2d7e41219a6f583cdb631480"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fellowships</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id458b177ab50e4a33ace0612b1746c782"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish and maintain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id833daaf089614f16b13a58d9bfe613fb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research, evaluation, and statistics fellowships in institutions of higher education (which may include the establishment of such fellowships in historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions) that support—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id778873d781744cc89c2562aa92dc22c4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">graduate and postdoctoral study onsite at the Institute or at the institution of higher education; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a13526074ff4fdf92400d4fb00f6b0e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early career researchers; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c2597c6c1124b38a2d93971d4691fe5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fellowships in new and emerging areas of study. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e95520a65d6412c8aaf9a124d9dc4b2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the fellowships under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that women and minorities are actively recruited for participation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6b3a6093b3ba400c94f47ec3f1e2f9fc" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Director shall ensure that the activities of the National Education Centers are coordinated effectively.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id7cb65e32a231450095568c48f40af370"><enum>116.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Board for Education Sciences</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9516">20 U.S.C. 9516</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CF46A5606774482BAA43F4F04453B09" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id9445c7a5beda4416b24f28bf99dfb9ea"><enum>116.</enum><header>National Board for Education Sciences</header><subsection id="id6b8ef1e99b50411ba8e3a6309f5e897c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9a5f5b60ee440f9b125f017c8466f97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Institute shall have a board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board for Education Sciences.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id67abe0d6416b45678c75f5645c0f198c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transition</header><subparagraph id="idd697659e241c44bba40d86bbe2e48d93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Board in accordance with this section as in effect on the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idead09ad7769e4bb090778374c62b035f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transition authority</header><text>The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure an orderly transition to the Board, as authorized under subparagraph (A), from the Board, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, which may include adjusting term limits of members on the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb620f3580887478dbefbae11b1be399b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Existing Board members</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81dc181ae6374e92b1c8b976cc9bdd1a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remove members who served on the Board on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title> who were appointed in accordance with this title prior to such date of enactment; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7bdcdccc5b3410eb41c2ebf01dbb863"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint members who served on the Board on the day before the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id45e56f7f119c4a99a0fbcb22880dbc1e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Board are the following:</text><paragraph id="idcac0761928a8419fa1b5d5b7510e694f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To advise and consult with the Director on the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idae88a2d888dd4eadb43a15de90025ee6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To advise on the research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use dissemination activities planned or carried out by the Director and the Institute and make recommendations to ensure such activities are responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c47b04d26ae482299113198f6cbd9b4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director under section 115 to guide the work of the Institute in accordance with the timelines specified in such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id137863aaba954c6c811bdef36247297b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To advise the Director on high-quality and timely procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ea34ecf29fc454ea458e8a6c27003e3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To advise the Director on improving or promoting the use, usefulness, and impact of activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research and the National Center for Special Education Research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id58a7b312565149fb8dbc1b06e5e75ced"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for—</text><subparagraph id="ide66ce1f8c9694274bc21940cf6dda32b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthening education research from early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c04d5a34ee0409d892ae8a652e0e6c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving evidence use and dissemination; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48008b51463b436087d9fe47f255b0f8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the staffing and funding of the Institute.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d8dd10c91184604be1dabb5a23661f0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and the process for high-quality and timely peer review.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idebf2ce14a0d94acba9cf4de604f280d6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To advise and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute on the basis that— </text><subparagraph id="idb22bb481f57246538a4e37adf0666ee8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id714a9a5a3b324e868e0ae46b0e891bcd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities related to the development of practices, wide dissemination, and evidence use are effectively carried out.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19f160e677fa4d8b870a7026754b08af"><enum>(9)</enum><text>To advise the Director on ensuring that activities conducted or supported by the Institute are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb75a64c2a53d45839bbd28b5053ff8dc"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To solicit advice and information from those in the education field, particularly practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, and researchers, to recommend to the Director topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research efforts, consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bbe4b4882bb4e7bab32b1170fee2c73"><enum>(11)</enum><text>To advise the Director on opportunities for the participation in, and the advancement of, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities, and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idff120d74b1a84fc7a2853157e973c362"><enum>(12)</enum><text>To recommend to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts among other Federal and State research agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0c8f7272b9b49ce9ef9249b9d88765f"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To recommend to the Director individuals to serve as Commissioners of the National Education Centers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc3239028030845948f53e05b08d6acb1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><paragraph id="id6fd7ebd9ed2548c89138c7348071a0de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voting members</header><text>The Board shall have 9 voting members appointed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id41767a453f91455eb613c7085e1a0847" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit advice regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the members of the Board serving on the date of the solicitation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and organizations that have knowledge of individuals who are highly-qualified to appraise scientifically valid research, statistics, evaluation, development, dissemination, and evidence use.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9f127436b9f14b4487e1090b534eedc2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonvoting ex officio members</header><text>The Board may have the following nonvoting ex officio members:</text><subparagraph id="idcd58b1c1cbd14414add059bed7ca33d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id310ba495d0d74d30bb3b0a9dec84db65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each of the Commissioners of the National Education Centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc68a4cc5ff524a438cf50b65de3fdd9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53fd30033f1c4a10b9374924eac15d90"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Director of the Census.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id439ce127b81c4faeab8d13f2cf2857ff"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Commissioner of Labor Statistics.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40d5c4bd1e344345961d7c21d9b57d5a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cb0b6eb2d3449719d44cb35faa4c230"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appointed membership</header><subparagraph id="id52042b0e237941329bba405fec3116c5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>Members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development, and shall include the following individuals:</text><clause id="id1be6e11298a94b11958086e9bfb7fad5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not fewer than 4 researchers in the field of statistics, evaluation, social sciences, or physical and biological sciences, with demonstrated experience in carrying out and effectively communicating scientifically valid research on education matters.</text></clause><clause id="idace7ca12c4964210b82cd27e7bda5c10"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>At least 1 practitioner who is a school-based professional educator, teacher, principal, other school leader, local educational agency superintendent, or member of a local board of education or Bureau-funded school board.</text></clause><clause id="id84350a8aaa99404eb0258025f1ff8bf7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>At least 1 State leader who is knowledgeable about the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders, who may be a chief State school officer, State postsecondary education executive, or member of a State board of education.</text></clause><clause id="id1fd70a001d394fa49fe978f715dd708e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>At least 1 individual with expertise in special education research and research on children with disabilities in educational settings.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44a073dfb2b14d058ebeed59080bdeb6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each member shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that—</text><clause id="idb93961e930754ddaae8c725483c4fa49"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms of members appointed in accordance with subsection (a)(2) shall be—</text><subclause id="idfe221cfcb351409b9755a712a5f33905"><enum>(I)</enum><text>6 years for each of 3 members;</text></subclause><subclause id="id1ac939ec942447c19b058f41d81f6bd4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>4 years for each of 3 members; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id7a150a9642ae45b6a0a11178e1eed473"><enum>(III)</enum><text>2 years for each of 3 members; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8cdf2741c34041d9a709f2875d875d6e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no member shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms; and</text></clause><clause id="idfdc4b4b17c6b4817bba8eaba538d4999"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a case in which a successor to a member has not been appointed as of the date of expiration of the member’s term, the member may serve for an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day after the date of expiration of the member’s term, or until a successor has been appointed under paragraph (1), whichever occurs first.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d03f3032a7e4ba894932849e7345c92"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>The Secretary shall fill any vacancy to the Board in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbceb732f496145ffb453b8f08405181c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conflict of interest</header><text>A voting member of the Board shall be considered a special Government employee for the purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/131">chapter 131</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e60bece14ae45c58f814ea3ebe2b236"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chair</header><subparagraph id="id3dd031041f8a4f53b3b91adabf251c75"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall elect a chair from among the members of the Board through a majority vote of a quorum.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d53fe303b56475788e21af303790b04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>The chair shall serve in such role for a term of 2 years, and may be re-elected in accordance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3767e7045d374b66994bfd7b183888d5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chair vacancy</header><text>If the chair has been vacant for more than 3 months, at the written request of a quorum of the Board, the Director shall convene a meeting of the Board to, at a minimum, elect a chair.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53b77e3882a04b6da46fdbd7ce2ce119"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members of the Board shall serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6edf4525ad4c49689d0d78a156b36771"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>The members of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1afb6e563e8c47178f74a6b96adb2874"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Powers of the board</header><subparagraph id="iddfeaf698bad9405697103d86d9d55e92"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the exercise of its duties under subsection (b) and in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the Board shall be independent of the Director and the other offices and officers of the Institute. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ce78de08386466987d1658fe9a9bb12"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive director</header><text>The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board and hired by the Director not later than 90 days after such appointment, to the greatest extent practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaca85535834b4902b740c3ce21036e0e"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative support</header><text>The Board shall receive administrative support from the Director and may use additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbef54941a07d4376a00c7a8343fcba9f"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Detail of personnel</header><text>The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id179d04353d3b46e7ad7940d5f3867781"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id575b470cc13a4606ae81ab4285d0cd35"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Board may, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any executive Federal agency such information as the Board determines necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35ac0e44aa1547f590892f6e0c052c40"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text>The Board may establish standing or temporary subcommittees to make recommendations to the Board for carrying out activities authorized under this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idad3e7ea124a44d43acfbba4e4aa226c9"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet not less often than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than a quorum of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf834903c644d49c3aeb075867e2ce992"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the voting members of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a quorum.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id87ff88d0e91f42e998fadb9d45aa8680"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Board biennial reports</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Board shall submit a report to the Director, the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website). Each report shall include—</text><paragraph id="id376df04bcbfd4007aa825c943814b829"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the Institute’s activities to ensure that research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination activities are—</text><subparagraph id="id7cbd412f62c346beaa621e688f1b23ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57162fa4cdb5489fa87d4f5bdfc4c7cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id22f40a06b2d343c88c4257c80929cd9c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of the effectiveness of the Institute in—</text><subparagraph id="ideb02063fcd934d21acf04c5de8ce92b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out the Institute’s priorities and mission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0831176b3eb4aeeb65c5d62e4a00478"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to promote the use, usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid research activities and supporting the development of evidence-based practices, wide dissemination, evidence use, and continuous improvement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a7d224685df4d8ea2d080779cf91535" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e3d41c9d03b499bb42042ccdba26045"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any recommendations regarding actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out their missions and priorities, and to improve governance within the Institute;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id504fe423afeb46b3a3ad1e68ddb6330a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of the number of staff serving the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the activities carried out by the Board, and any challenges faced by the Board in carrying out the Board’s duties described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida804558b4e5f4fa6a7f3e8ba3900220b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a list of members who have served at some point during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affiliations, and their term expiration dates.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id989de4d1ffcf479a8df263a2f61d94d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Board briefing</header><text>At the time of submission of a report required under subsection (d), the Board shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idf6df913b89744be193e20c97e824e4ea"><enum>117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioners of the National Education Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9517">20 U.S.C. 9517</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide970518e7d89499fbe44977592ea806e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43adf377094948a7bf168d035a2b45ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42439df860dc4937a284f4effb5534ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e69ebe61448440f8fe11c8725324d79"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9267194151a84cdb892eb3c08bcaf246"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89f4305dd2264fae84222c91089113e1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4197edefb759421e9bce9e85d66deb7c"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0766277745e04739b3b4d6883f502e0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Each Commissioner, except the Commissioner for Education Statistics, shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3AC40E0C221842C78D85FB035A5D3BD6" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcb5662e2f3e42699a70b6cceb975257"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Commissioner shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76ad5242c3044d3a9e4d162383c8057d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB77C630B50A94AE3A61BE21BEFC6D85D" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id84d9751686dd40bc92f6faf24022d2d8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timeliness</header><text>In carrying out supervision and approval as described under subparagraph (A), the Director shall ensure that each Commissioner carries out the Commissioner's duties in a manner that promotes high-quality, easily accessible, actionable, and timely information, consistent with the mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idd51006e96a104be3afa2e6ab6cf27507"><enum>118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9518">20 U.S.C. 9518</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D0F35CA5B024EA2822B954483743216" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id54b0f79802d442a385c304d7509aaa72"><enum>118.</enum><header>Agreements</header><subsection id="id4a37c780feec4f8b867537439d244968"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research coordination</header><text>The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with Federal agencies through agreements with such agencies that are in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1231">20 U.S.C. 1231</external-xref>). </text></subsection><subsection id="id1b8e44094f7e409dadf9015847d02807" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statistical data coordination</header><text>The Institute may carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical data projects of common interest or coordinate with Federal agencies to ensure that statistical data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics is high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1231">20 U.S.C. 1231</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id0742dccb10fb4cd29bc7a1a0b5c26052"><enum>119.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director biennial report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9519">20 U.S.C. 9519</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41B3A8501D1B4A058424FC4B0140F9EB" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="ida4616b5e8eaf4a3da00564aecbc4d366"><enum>119.</enum><header>Director biennial report</header><subsection id="idc12bb3ffe9294b9fb833f37b2bd752df"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report and make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website), containing the following:</text><paragraph id="id89917e0a68334809a59157db8ff33ed8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination activities carried out by and through the National Education Centers during the 2 fiscal years prior to the date of the transmission, including how such activities were—</text><subparagraph id="id889aadb0f2be4ce8987322024b0a7594"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title, and the priorities and mission of the Institute; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7988a80e5ab140a590a6244d0c593bda"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders, including how the Institute regularly solicited, engaged with, and considered the recommendations of researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and the Board in the planning and carrying out of the Institute’s activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5c1f7cc589374613b4b56ef4fc8b7b01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of how the Director is carrying out the requirements to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id42c8c9cf48ef4a529a33e14a533505a9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such additional comments, recommendations, and materials as the Director considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc2a1daf7195b4a258e576a1219a4c9ff" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director Briefing</header><text>At the time of transmission of the report required under subsection (a), the Director shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id19b3fd6cb8364838be3621d225772848"><enum>120.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id305FBBA6207644C0BD70CE29C880CF17" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="ide330e68c664446b09d77f411a0e4a6c9"><enum>121.</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, the Director shall develop and manage a database in an easily accessible manner, such as through electronic means and posting on the Institute’s website, to store and update information regarding—</text><paragraph id="idbcc7017ca7b84ca39d454918d480048b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individuals or entities that received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfe80225e4bc4bbfb8c107cb31bec689"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including the award period and amount received in each fiscal year; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfc306c9e5fc4acd95ce16b75264d4e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the activities supported or carried out by such award, including applicable research area and methodology.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="idD92FDF712863473AA25CB7FF6D0E1F5E" style="OLC"><enum>B<?LEXA-Enum B?></enum><header>National Center for Education Research</header><section id="idae8367da86a340f4ad930176f77ab278"><enum>131.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9531">20 U.S.C. 9531(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id5b63084bc17a421db245108411d9c301"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078a8af3ef474bfea36e3059b21b9069" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idfe37fb87586a47c890545d19d975469b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education to ensure that all students, particularly subgroups of students, have access to high-quality educational opportunities, including by—</text><subparagraph id="id6cc8f8af783947a6ba845c855a2975b6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement, and closing the opportunity and achievement gap between students, particularly each subgroup of students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id159a9be895704593b8f5899521e27565"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teaching and learning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf805210dbd174932aa12d70b5d57ac5f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies, such as use of science of learning and human development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19ef11588f0e485c8b8ee81a596d780a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improving evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e378dd2f83f4c30a0ba91fa8d56fb2a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improving access to, and completion of, postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c859862e60240e6beaecc6ff12afdf8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA24CCC7CC8624FD08883517BD2C265A2" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idea64b9454eb6445bba77efa9721d4ea9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe8a9b31c95347d59c90057b9abef31d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote engagement, the synthesis of education research, the development of evidence-based practices, wide dissemination of research, and evidence use—</text><subparagraph id="idfc1b0a4848fe4b95bdb281be7d7cd9e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6fa61b48ebbf4f179b66511932019a9e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that can provide the basis for improving academic instruction and lifelong learning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id6dc3cd744e404c6b91f4f84e637840d7"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioner for Education Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 132 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9532">20 U.S.C. 9532</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>scientifically valid</quote> before <quote>research and research management</quote>.</text></section><section id="ide85de20bef1b4188bc7192166dea5417"><enum>133.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9533">20 U.S.C. 9533</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e1b0f67cdaf48c1b532c5ea3b971942"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22f1b0496d144b489349f6d57bc8bdab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4B6EBC04B3404490A988F48C5E74A77C" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id234ae4c870404875b70a322fc5d41c3f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="idfdd21de5d78647ef855ffa0c39b3311b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Research Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research and in accordance with this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6170ce1ea12846e598cab8864cb12cea" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>propose to the Director a research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement the research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan under section 115A;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3dcde81bf3134aeea868db9922ed7876"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out specific, long-term research activities that are consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center, and are approved by the Director;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fa00ce2d2f44d9e82449e266a3e5a40"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support scientifically valid research that seeks to improve educational opportunities and outcomes at the individual, classroom, program, school, institutional, education system, or other relevant research level;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf9ea50af3a548608c82329cda82255a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support the use of scientifically valid research within the Department and across the Federal Government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4bd09cdbaa1943379dede5c531c54439"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center—</text><subparagraph id="idf603b8d62db14807a64d9027ab4dbf35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supports the collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, measurements, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0eb18388b565493f80cf28cfa11f23bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is relevant to improving education practice and policy; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02124a54f01343958758fb6e5e1612d5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>informs decision-making by education system leaders and policymakers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idccfec646c0fa466680e658deb3c4e576"><enum>(7)</enum><text>support evidence use, the development of evidence-based practices, and wide dissemination and the synthesis of education research, including—</text><subparagraph id="idb2488b8979a2401097dacf29c8f50587"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out research to promote evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c2110890d1d4536a92d27cbd8c5c0a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>synthesizing and disseminating, through the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, the findings and results of education research conducted or supported by the Research Center;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcbc935638cb544248c4faa474e705da3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial report, as described in section 119; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d4e0d9d444048c6baa039f637359122"><enum>(9)</enum><text>conduct and foster scientifically valid research that analyzes Federal data, in accordance with section 173, including supporting the timely publication and dissemination of these data to support external research and data analysis; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2fd973f83bc4f29a7f038465cecad42"><enum>(10)</enum><text>coordinate with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center is reviewed for inclusion in the National Education Research Database described in section 155. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52b198fceb78438bad84a081e53e7678"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Research Commissioner shall develop and submit a research plan to the Director that—</text><paragraph id="idc07bcae2cd7c49d8ba390aa6affb424b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the mission of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center and specifies how the Research Center will carry out research initiatives, including rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and broadly applicable empirical research, to ensure high-quality educational opportunities for all students in accordance with the areas described in section 131(b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7176baeb58bb4b8e9b724903713cae83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses objective and measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id860be20f7ae0423989d80128a9701018"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensures that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center meets the procedures for peer review established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of research described in section 134; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1021e16f566b490fbcce8ba58c71f826"><enum>(4)</enum><text>includes both basic research and applied research, which shall include research conducted through field-initiated research and ongoing research initiatives.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1405ece63d944d6490de496ec266f30d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49BFF1F60E2548BC88CAFD4814CB4980" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idf7a3d0eb9ed54997a751009e4dd3400e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant cycle</header><paragraph id="id381b2be87457430caa00171975b22f02"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Research Commissioner shall, for research to be conducted through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under this section, conduct, to the greatest extent practicable, not less than 2 separate application periods in a given fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id273aff2b996e4226a73c8eb4e937201a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary and the Director shall take steps to implement paragraph (1) not later than the beginning of the third fiscal year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8da4fec13db0426387292b68f241e4ad"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>In carrying out the grant cycle described in this subsection, the Research Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to prospective applicants, with a focus on increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and other minority-serving institutions. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4af480caf55440ddac8b6e7339c64593"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research-Practice partnerships</header><paragraph id="id520f4e3e07944cf3b6f9bc3eba482e31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships that—</text><subparagraph id="id10e2d3151b45475297bdb07423db8428"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are responsive to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf55560a010ae40dba675271c967d97d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may focus on an area of education in early childhood through postsecondary study.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9944370f8794819823d70d5f0f55988"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id0ddca7d6859144a7ab3be096a3275376"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a public agency or private entity that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id986ddc6524ab474c959b482bf08d426d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3719811d31ec4199b6c39c7c4da81611"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposes to partner with one or more of the following entities:</text><subclause id="id392577a45d0f4897bcd362e7fb59b14c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An early childhood education program, Head Start agency, or lead agency designated under section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858b">42 U.S.C. 9858b</external-xref>).</text></subclause><subclause id="idf06c06f7650c4910a9bcc1791b23e94b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), local educational agency, or State educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause id="id53ed46d14fc94d84926c4dd29398c56b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>An institution of higher education, including a community college, a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, or other minority-serving institution.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12114079925d40e6856107ae552cbe57"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research-practice partnership</header><text>The term <term>research-practice partnership</term> means mutually beneficial and ongoing collaborations between researchers, practitioners, and education system leaders—</text><clause id="idb090b28d6bd6413c91e398b3789b9c88"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify and develop research questions, designs, measurements, and methods that address educational challenges in early childhood through postsecondary study, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="ide4bef2201a034b68af23bfe6effcae50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to conduct and support field-initiated research, including evaluations; and</text></clause><clause id="id1b65a836992d450cb667b20ed80d4d18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to engage in activities that support researchers, practitioners, and education system leaders in understanding and using scientifically-valid research, statistics, and evaluations, including the findings, research base, and implications of such work, in order to support evidence use and continuous improvement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1a96e668f6954c64942efbc20f978c4c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State capacity R&D grants</header><paragraph id="id99bd41794b3c4802a3b005e29559e073"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State educational agencies and the Bureau of Indian Education to increase such entities’ capacity to carry out scientifically valid research, data collection, statistical analysis, evaluation, research-practice partnerships (as such term is defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)), or planning for such activities—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d897522fcf3490b8a6c688545894afa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner that is responsive to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8857f3a13ac249b3af763b3ba4d9f7a1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with section 173.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc37c175deb93492a98af3af79ee3d001"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Director shall give priority to applications that propose to, in accordance with paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id40a4d03869514de4b3b6d45f93ba611b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address research questions developed by practitioners in consultation with researchers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5de02de8aa744c849db39106c2483798"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produce actionable information or evidence-based practices to improve teaching and learning in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8b1d80272274e2795b47fee6e856214"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6adc53f1da9d4bcc977280bc984cae82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48E13D2C2B2445E5865AC3577B5E0083" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id7324700ee1c04b4c9068973208fa98af"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Topics of research</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dfc1739e813460e8955ade275010042"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Research Commissioner may support, as described in subparagraph (B), the following topics of research:</text><clause id="idafa5a7f4edcb4ef7a8f56a5d511c52d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Science of learning and development.</text></clause><clause id="id1ef208728e9f4bcc988a47f0cbd8c4af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>School improvement, including standards, systems of assessment, and accountability research to support teaching and learning.</text></clause><clause id="id66fddd6fb73140b1980cb756d724db73"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Early childhood development and education.</text></clause><clause id="id0b681f2c8e8b44fc9d17499b0d9c0fc6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>English learners research.</text></clause><clause id="ide2b84534992747fb9b8b7a783b03991b"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Improving teaching and learning.</text></clause><clause id="iddb396dc1ca214449a12931f39e8a25cf"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Innovative and promising practices in State and local educational policy.</text></clause><clause id="id38edcaabb8ea4b57b0b9527c62e3976c"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Student well-being, including mental health.</text></clause><clause id="id02ef841d483e4906992295d331696aeb"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Postsecondary education and workforce development.</text></clause><clause id="id574ef2fd14374298a96c7e40429ea578"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Rural education.</text></clause><clause id="idff12df882e604f91aa68e8b2b44a0b01"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Teacher, principal, and school leader quality.</text></clause><clause id="ide6d31c6a204448fb873620a92da64890"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Reading and literacy, including adult literacy.</text></clause><clause id="idc1361c3c4fee41feabe3fe6c73c64955" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Supporting infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, particularly inclusive educational practices to serve such populations. </text></clause><clause id="id6bfb11dee00347eea280e6f7ffe29d3d"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Educational technology, including artificial intelligence. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4d7750ae2b2427aa76c08d09e0a2369"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Field advancement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall support the topics of research described in subparagraph (A) through national research and development centers or through other means, including convening experts to advance the field of such topics.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892fe80eabf14f3fbad4f41f5bc375d3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Research Commissioner shall coordinate with the Special Education Research Commissioner in carrying out subparagraph (A)(xii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b899eb0fe4d435b9967626e654e4daf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd2d0eadb8964df8b88392569875d50e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>including in educational technology areas</quote> and inserting <quote>and be responsive to the challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd6a7d91229e412085412f42b681ca62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a1973341a8248eaa4026123c132650b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11836305C3F14458BB4F44749C34744D" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id495b359cf9f743ae87d5c338458d140f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Disaggregation</header><text>To the extent feasible when aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research, research conducted under this subsection shall be disaggregated and made available to the public in an easily accessible and user-friendly manner that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8840eed7d54c40aea708985920196399"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can be cross-tabulated by, at a minimum, age, race, sex, English proficiency status, disability status (including by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate), and socioeconomic background; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc46977b530d2410c8afd3af04b8ef968"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dd8fa40edf64d9d99b974963f662468"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in accordance with section 173.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idc8dc90d61b014dad97a59696dc142ef5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9534">20 U.S.C. 9534</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08bbe3eae93a4efb9f52a5ec1322b698"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca988f885da040fe80d860863906e520"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>scientifically based research standards</quote> and inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d3cf8e9930a4ee98e9d33ec9e1df6a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and wide dissemination activities</quote> and inserting <quote>engagement, wide dissemination, and evidence use activities</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e570c4eb5a545aa9c2dbcee440d7dff"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida117258c8a3f4924958df21d85e3404c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e7b4c93ff8c4a13bab7a18e73256fcc"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09C9E2E35E4C4ADC81DDAD624453B4AB" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id9e5d9660dd0c4c90b65b8aec6214ee71"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure that data resulting from research conducted under the direction of the Research Center be made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and replication of research, as long as any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15f1b40892f24855a14af7da6bd30b15"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>, confidentiality, and privacy</quote> after <quote>misconduct</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9922e375139d4c9492dbdd69466af00c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e7c3cd3601e4ecaa063a0810a6454e9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1eec23504ede4e0a8a5d5af4e9b497d2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3888FA0EBE624BFB9102190E36FE92E5" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94df20082d634efb8dcee88abc1d1a09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Director shall ensure that the system established under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="ide74370b0b7eb47afacbb003826a994c1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensures that research funded by the Institute is high-quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id98eaac24b3a046fba8914117a4436a62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilized high-quality and timely procedures, in a manner that does not take longer than is necessary to ensure quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1c0bfaacea343a6b25d93e06f829bfc" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is conducted with fair review processes to ensure that applications and products are evaluated on their merit, which may include consulting with other Federal research agencies to promote fair merit-based peer review.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></part><part style="OLC" commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="ida44e93adbcc3400c928e10db01bb81d5"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum><header>National Center for Education Statistics </header><section id="id804a345474ac46d0b22c94950e3c18f6"><enum>141.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 141(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9541">20 U.S.C. 9541(b)</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe9b88decdfa4328b9fa0a4e2a0093bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>in a manner that meets the highest methodological standards</quote> and inserting <quote>from early childhood through postsecondary study in a manner that meets the highest methodological and data usability standards</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d1322ab0c8b4c0cb05e58bf5ab71bd3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC4E748F15FE4FCAA2ADC0F0D24D63FF" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idf1795e9dcfe64105b070257ac0f62306"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to report valid and reliable education information and statistics in a manner that is high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the public; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id911d445c070a44f4ad4315d50e457975"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39df71fa9eef4088866c7fe1046f8f05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias</quote> and inserting <quote>bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce03af3325be4d7fb1117d88c5a54622"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>education system leaders,</quote> after <quote>practitioners,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04d2bf73a2f745d3a67f6816a9bbb520"><enum>142.</enum><header>Commissioner for Education Statistics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 142 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9542">20 U.S.C. 9542</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended by striking <quote>shall be highly</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC815E274A59344629CF1DBDAB89FAF6E" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>shall—</text><paragraph id="idbef430a62bd34af0a5dfb72592d934de"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be highly qualified;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id677f9570fe5147f6a7d0e7e66fffa68b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have substantial knowledge of—</text><subparagraph id="idff8f037527de4711bd4872298b422fc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statistical methodologies and activities undertaken by the Statistics Center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide8cd71725ca34039836e6f0c764df7c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal privacy and data confidentiality laws, guidance, and regulations; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf9639bd67894361a93ded5f29d5ff55" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>serve as the statistical official designated for the Department in accordance with section 314 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id3792402ede654d8e8b5d6afcb4282800"><enum>143.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9543">20 U.S.C. 9543</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e0a57d3eaa844d7a97ed8a38a951836"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd879120ef98840f180f167f0191a0778"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Statistics Center</quote> and all that follows through <quote>nations</quote> and inserting <quote>The Statistics Commissioner shall collect, report, analyze, and disseminate valid and reliable statistical data related to education from early childhood through postsecondary study in the United States and in other countries</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cc62b774d0d4a4e8a14642cc07784fb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id707f1b3eb9cb4358b4f51dc2af08367f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c1c09af30d54636af251b07b99d4354"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(where appropriate, using universal or sampling methodologies or analysis of administrative data)</quote> after <quote>collecting</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb42c388dd9d84c0ab3a97f5d1337248d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>preschool, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult</quote> and inserting <quote>early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, workforce, and adult education</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5f472197dd245838a0121cb6d5e0df6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>reform activities</quote> and inserting <quote>activities to ensure all children, and particularly each subgroup of students, have access to high-quality educational opportunities</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="id99cfacd8c6d2492393af944d2b9c0bf0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (L) through (S), respectively; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id827e36ec91e2418991ba109f076538f5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) through (G) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD65A961581E42229A01D6CEB000DFD9" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id82c64c34ae9e4cf192e4eec4a92c07e3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>special education services and supports;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32760f19a87847b391a74425e049967e"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2f026c6ec5eb449c96ec20f770133a42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>secondary school completions (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high school diploma or a recognized equivalent of a diploma);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16f38afb3037432f8dbe1cb9cdcbf365" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secondary school graduation and completion rates, including the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in such section); and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd3245226ce94eacbc036887caf83ac3" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secondary school dropouts; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5e2b69fa68c443aa9c5e358b5018fd8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>postsecondary education enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates (disaggregated by programs of study, enrollment status, status as a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and subgroups of students), and labor market outcomes, including in early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id950808f7940d4ac1a18cbb808ca0d08c"><enum>(G)</enum><text>cost of attendance, net price, and revenue of, and expenditures in, postsecondary education, including data on Federal, State, and local financial aid to postsecondary students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f1c3ed50a7d4548a5cce90c0a3f1043"><enum>(H)</enum><text>access to, and opportunity for, adult literacy and education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe8f9e9d2cd2458d80b1ed865f5fc1dd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>teaching, including—</text><clause id="idc7a4b98d97be489b8be5b4cae2b4e49d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data on the availability of teacher and school leader preparation programs, including—</text><subclause id="idb584034626dd419fb05eafda08e52913"><enum>(I)</enum><text>requirements related to courses taken in the core academic content areas of the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idea07c26a39c34df6add8bed718dc214c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requirements related to evidenced-based clinical experiences;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id8f8a93505a364fd688f1687a047717ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data on teacher and school leader demographics and qualifications, including the percentage of teachers who—</text><subclause id="idea04b0e062a54f69adaedba569b77e8b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6f124c9e313c41dabb19ed579155f88d"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fully meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements in the area such teachers are assigned to teach, including, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id79091fbc60494c36b03356a0038c795c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data on teacher and school leader professional development; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a3990e086b04869b179bf098207f37f"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the conditions of the education workplace, including annual base salaries and total compensation of full-time teachers, and the supply of, and demand for, teachers, including educator shortages related to specific subject areas and regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb1a40bc8cac4ab7a4747e675d115429" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(K)</enum><text>indicators of school climate and student mental health;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d3a377bfd86499d82a49120fc34ed7f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (M), as redesignated by clause (iii), by inserting <quote>(including Federal, State, and local per-pupil expenditures), and the condition of school facilities</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c29a7c29ec6461688edb1fed7597253"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (N), as so redesignated, by striking <term>social and economic</term> and inserting <quote>socioeconomic</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50a5ad34ded14a43b45478f4231a1457"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (O), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB959529A7C05465C86F9054549FA904C" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="idff43ca2570c74a0e830dc98f80a18ef1"><enum>(O)</enum><text>access to, and use of, technology (including assistive and adaptive technology) and Internet connectivity;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6df517fed2574d938f8baa4177e15682"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (Q), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>and after-school programs</quote> and inserting <quote>, after-school, and summer learning and enrichment programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7276d71b7fdc47edbeb2e1299f3b835a"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (R), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81564D5889E2469A9C013542A79603B5" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="idae7334621b6240a08365dd1eacff0d30" commented="no"><enum>(R)</enum><text>the availability of, and access to, career and technical education programs, disaggregated by career cluster; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cce9f3d5c79458faf8eb11a65bef089"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id946DEA8A8E6B432C9E790E3F9A28AC02" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idcbb8a75d1ab84c04ae848a9ee6fad39d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and reporting, where available and in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable information (in accordance with section 173), information disaggregated by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35840a85c891402ab981c42a4e126002"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English learner status, disability status (including by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as appropriate), homeless status, status as a child in foster care, and status as a student with a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id215f2d79dac54c9a8ac3c9ff665efea8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urban, rural, and suburban local educational agencies;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcbc829223d204847b2e16f61dd8af924"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc77e93d3c3d147259fb3808c7a4b571a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEF697C6F6CF948C5B5CE318F61B04707" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id67e125f5128a457d9d264d3a178c5d9e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collecting and compiling data required to be accessible to the public from annual State report cards described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and from annual local educational agency report cards described in section 1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9555d3df816e426595687a8f26e1bbf6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assisting public and private educational agencies, organizations, and institutions in—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id232589c347944a62a5d11dbe13f0a6de"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving and automating statistical and data collection activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72d3e8f86ee748f79cfb49ae464df739"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting privacy, security, and confidentiality of student data, and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c088c2d496e4dfe803338fc61f15475"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and improving statewide longitudinal data systems that integrate data from early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, as applicable;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id77359978272b4d9e8447648b31f8c1af"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supporting State public agencies in developing and operating statewide longitudinal data systems to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2728a634726f446691976a689ced2c3f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing voluntary standards to promote data interoperability, modernization, analysis, and security; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd49b889957ee41eb8568c8f0fde47f8e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ec7b38d794d416dad010c39eeb87157"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve data sharing and promote linkages across early childhood education, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, workforce, and the labor market;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c1daf0526db4d27baaeb536fe89a7b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build capacity and tools to support public analysis of such systems to inform decision-making by education system leaders and policymakers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8653e7024a5744dba46feb7ecb47e7ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect student confidentiality consistent with section 173;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id67d3e26b41434a82ab3049961d66609d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text>acquiring and disseminating data on educational activities and student achievement (such as the Trends in International Math and Science Study and the Program for International Student Assessment) in the United States compared with foreign countries;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18a8ab99c806479d9e140644a24527a5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC00E3E5283A4474E8FF82F6A07AE517E" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id35764c0b794f49d8a8de9c5ef94098f2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>developing, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement to improve the identification of students from low-income backgrounds and schools and local educational agencies that serve a high number or percentage of such students.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd043e124969b4fa7881d32251a99beec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4aef4f3b109d4ec19f3d7b3bca096e94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFA1A7D45D3B44A583A3F6449BBC90B7" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id239b447755c74ad3a6d0f59b5951f7a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statistical plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves priorities of the Institute, the Statistics Commissioner shall develop and submit a statistics plan to the Director that is consistent with the mission of the Statistics Center and specifies the Statistics Center’s plan to— </text><paragraph id="id348c77c49b9d4234a28d51b4c869d60d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out the duties described in subsection (a) and issue reports described in section 145, consistent with the requirements of section 173;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id495953309cf241c589eb08b1c626d39b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>continuously improve aspects of statistical operations, testing, and implementation of new methods to enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of data collections, processing, and dissemination carried out by the Statistics Center; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7cab228b9904495a377093267c944bf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve the efficiency, timeliness, relevance, usage, and impact of the education information, statistics, and products issued by the Statistics Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id254f4a6882044c04934c65602c45f0ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on alternative poverty measures</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the Census Bureau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report describing—</text><paragraph id="idb4f08bfb79494f5f8e2b81c15b399f4e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>activities carried out by the Statistics Center as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 144(d) to support the development of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, including for students who reside in rural communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b4e9122e79f4b0196f77bcfa960c907"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of State efforts to improve the identification of students from low-income backgrounds, and Federal, State, and local recommendations to support effective approaches; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3de05da456704e36a1713b8fc142c3df" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of staff and amount of funding allocated by the Institute to support the development of alternative poverty measurements.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3021b39f47c14410b4df6ad7e84b905d"><enum>144.</enum><header>Performance of duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9544">20 U.S.C. 9544</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1828a5ff061401b922a14fdae2cf8ca"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d8dcc0b47ea49aaa31638e30d7c2989"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Agreements</header-in-text>.—In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDF16570918F2477693A07F68730A372D" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><text><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Agreements</header-in-text>—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1eeaffa1be314569b8d474a6e7ed12eb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96c34e601c294a07a65839b46e0b80cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EFB5EDFCA6D4D3FBABCC5C1690C7814" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idf26237ff3b9143dda236d9cbb0ca0fd3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data management plans</header><text>A recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part shall submit to the Statistics Commissioner a plan describing how such recipient will address and demonstrate progress on the requirements of the performance management system described in section 175 with respect to the activities that will be carried out under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5fb7f64ad5547108f423eb48a77ba09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3024e3c3895437d942bee6027151280"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>preschools</quote> and all that follows through <term>students</term> and inserting <quote>early childhood education programs, institutions of higher education, career and technical education programs, adult education and literacy activities, libraries, administrators, teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, students,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c89a168c1fd42d79d5a863066ee52ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id361bd2dfc1b74687aefd2985f6bce614"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>to serve the educational needs of children and youth</quote> and inserting <quote>to be responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15755e8d6584492fb05e34f864a32fc4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, including data reported to the Department in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Higher Education Act of 1965</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40ca986e82f44b01b27764ab3a53e929"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idADC09FB6AA7C4BF9869601995406D060" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idbc2bba45526f44a4be82a30547ee1756"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Alternative poverty measurement</header><text>Consistent with the requirements of section 143(a)(10), the Statistics Commissioner shall dedicate sufficient staffing and financial resources to support the development, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, which may support the purpose of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other applicable Federal education laws.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id872d2fb88868418bb576ad16c3b75f44"><enum>145.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 145 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9545">20 U.S.C. 9545</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf7a7df923964b1a9b1c891ac53c2e99"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>section 186,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEAEB4F2526364034BE2684F9C0668A79" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>section 176, to ensure that the reports issued under this section are—</text><paragraph id="id58a7713f4bf249c4bd76171d4a4dee52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>of high quality and subject to rigorous peer review; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1eeb9230d22747cabe06be73d5b37ffa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>produced in a timely fashion and in a manner that is—</text><subparagraph id="id23ef84bdaca84505915d77af521114f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>objective, secular, neutral, nonideological, and free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67807c65c21b4b92a9461f5926223a9a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant and useful to practitioners, education system leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idc7c10a43c14b4f3d9908dd38da1085d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the comma after <quote>Statistics Commissioner</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide6a159ad281b48c2919dbe66e80c1dcd"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>priorities and the mission of the Statistics Center</quote> and inserting <quote>priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Statistics Center</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc053fd41cb174064b43ed3c2176784c7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80AC25AE33094F99962D6B4BF2067059" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id89c9a6ee49e8462885f219426381c5cd"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited surveys</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida309116d5c12423abc60f34e86828664"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain the ability to create and administer expedited surveys on emerging and time-sensitive education topics; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dff18ccfcdd4eceb9ea435f8cdb4bbe"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report data gathered from such surveys in a way that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb891d703cb89415ebc10c14573521a66"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timeliness</header><paragraph id="ida6f296ff544147feabd4eccab51db349"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall attempt, to the greatest extent practicable, to publicly report statistical data collected under this part in an accelerated manner to inform educational and policy decision-making in response to an emerging and time-sensitive education topic, consistent with applicable procedures or standards under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a270775d6534a54a7aa99a0fb02fcda" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notice</header><text>If the Statistics Commissioner cannot publicly report statistical data under paragraph (1) from a data collection under this part by the date that is 2 years after the date on which such data collection is completed, the Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that describes the reasons for a delay and a plan to report some or part of such statistical data as soon as possible, consistent with applicable procedures or standards under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c4b36f2caac445096123b5d36e8c8b7"><enum>146.</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 146 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9546">20 U.S.C. 9546</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaedc3aed5cce4389a3b21e56137495bd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>State and local officials,</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal officials (including the Bureau), State and local officials, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dfdd2eb6e1d45a79a813f6121f2d3f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such projects shall adhere to the student confidentiality requirements under section 173.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id212b980a18f84e16801735ca752911f3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>section 183</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44f51fcb43c54b79aee7ab4443d03cbc"><enum>147.</enum><header>Cooperative education statistics partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9547">20 U.S.C. 9547</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0B8F530E21F41A396F42DC29A04F06B" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id07feeff264ed4e639af7f2e6ddb6e3b4"><enum>147.</enum><header>Cooperative education statistics partnerships</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d3c77e101dd46f58e226b0c2b855a7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Statistics Center may establish 1 or more cooperative education statistics partnerships for the purpose of producing and maintaining, with the voluntary participation and cooperation of the States, comparable, interoperable, and uniform data quality standards and systems that—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e27d04a91c94e4daecf3327ab1df41e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are useful for policymaking at the Federal, State, and local levels; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc117642d85a14505b64e949fc9d64547"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include voluntary guidelines to standardize information and data on early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, including to support implementation of State longitudinal data systems. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55560d01cd3e44e3a06e0d7910c6d80c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No partnership established under this section shall establish a national student data system.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id93d6639df4564118a31cbae5f252cca6"><enum>148.</enum><header>Statewide longitudinal data systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title I, as redesignated by section 102, is amended by adding after section 148 the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC82D827494E440FEB2294C8AD642DB1A" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="idfa4d719d69fa4412af30df964c3c9aaf"><enum>149.</enum><header>Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems</header><subsection id="id37153bf2ee7740b19b15d5db4c803b04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id779e24892c35472087e53fc21ff7470c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id6b0e643867ea44c4bb00ef02085952b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id209f5f2e5934457fa61280c3d06517a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the office of the Governor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd404d5ba0fac48ffae032814227fd396"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a State agency, data governance body, or public sector organization, as determined and designated by the Governor; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b3dfe9454064d5798de40b40fc8d132"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outlying area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8322152ec4be40df80200f2592cba71c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a single State or a consortium of such entities located in 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8da58b5a7f064cdda437b3aadc772365"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide longitudinal data system</header><text>The term <term>statewide longitudinal data system</term> means a data system operated at the State level by an eligible agency that connects individual level data from early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, workforce development, labor market outcomes, and other data sources, as determined by the State, in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="id3cfb74b0cdcf44d3bad7c4b5bb551155"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protects and promotes individual privacy and data security, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, increases data transparency, and minimizes reporting burden; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee76812871ba48708db2f8a95fdcfb5b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhances the ability of the public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States to efficiently and accurately access, manage, analyze, and use data to inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8f5356f66a91494996f79a9ef1560d48"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="id90432f88e88b4f23a7ad2c529957bab2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, implement, and improve statewide longitudinal data systems. Eligible agencies receiving a grant under this section may provide subgrants to public agencies or institutions of higher education to improve the capacity of such agencies or institutions to participate in statewide longitudinal data systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc014c6e3fd6d43cab039aea0f3c5e9eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><subparagraph id="id1d0b8091b2e649ef8779176fc0debbdc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of such amounts to award planning grants to eligible agencies to support planning related to the design, development, implementation, improvement, and sustainability of statewide longitudinal data systems, which may include planning to support—</text><clause id="id0aaa9135d9144ff7b73c161a5f5af386"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the integration or coordination of additional Federal, State, or local data sources in the statewide longitudinal data system, which may include facilitating interoperability across such data sources, including from across Federal, State, or local agencies;</text></clause><clause id="id828fb4b9592d4f5fb74d9fc79a8f1a55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alignment with the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 143(a)(6);</text></clause><clause id="idb14d83cae16942508f058107b0d1759c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development of products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system; or</text></clause><clause id="ida99f93b495974b4fa3f112a3a8a8b67e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>upgrading data infrastructure or reporting systems.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd76e7c7b03d24229af45706c91f19ef2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Awards made under subparagraph (A) shall be for a duration of not longer than 18 months.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d027279491d4fcf8bf12cc4e746d995"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>In carrying out planning activities under this paragraph, an eligible agency that receives an award under this paragraph shall, to the greatest extent practicable, engage students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, and State and local public agencies to inform such planning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7a65fdbf7390424e975216edb6ac65d9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Awarding of grants</header><paragraph id="id7046731360e44d13985c8efd874eada0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In making awards under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer review process that—</text><subparagraph id="id2d73410a80904e9e9d9cf1c049782b74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes data linkages within the State, and ensures the protection of individual privacy consistent with section 173; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf8dc090f869044e1b61f4fca5ad440b3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed—</text><clause id="idb7fe7a26b8764959a10fc492d7d8191f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to support implementation of—</text><subclause id="id7e5bbaa72aad4023ada5f78ed802dd9f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2779876525854e998c7bfa0444b3a244"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text></subclause><subclause id="id3f14b3d2502b4801ac86b5a42c2b4329"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="id00707a3818a047d2b43bd01bc9d4bf76"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006;</text></subclause><subclause id="id35763532ff724d99b3024b91f5870338"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="idce1c2972b8814826aba89fa9dfad4b35"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the Child Care and Developmental Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9857">42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="idf34a0c3a46424fb2b9125fcbeff469ae"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>other relevant Federal laws; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id19435178bd2a431fb02e01ad13a1c480"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to facilitate research to improve educational and employment opportunities and outcomes, including student academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, labor market outcomes, and closing opportunity and achievement gaps between subgroups of students.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id81b82ab2414e4b509837fc8c0d1cc296"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In making awards under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted by eligible agencies that—</text><subparagraph id="idc49032a7bc794bc2835171b1fa16a161"><enum>(A)</enum><text>received a planning grant under subsection (b)(2) and propose to carry out activities informed by such planning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0250f9f5748d4620b437c4943db4afa4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>propose to develop products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5cc34943e3a491a95d4a73067df250f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require the use of the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 143(a)(6).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id259286203cc84d1282b89a1e7b4e234c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="ida5e9482900144d75b05a43674abc85a2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (b)(1) for a period of not longer than 4 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d6780001f854a32ae138ec5044632f9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>The Secretary may renew grants under subsection (b)(1) for 2 additional years if the eligible agency demonstrates significant progress in meeting its goals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id548de5448f6547dfbce1100380aa5b0b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Each eligible agency desiring a grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including each of the following: </text><paragraph id="idc46cd31372fb43b586efc8c8dad7612d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data system that will integrate data in accordance with the individual privacy and data security requirements specified in section 173, from the following data sources, to the greatest extent practicable:</text><subparagraph id="id64a6490508cd44a29925f5485fdc4c26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Early childhood education, in accordance with practices identified in subsection (i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabddd4afdf4a488b920ed8b56c234bf1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Elementary and secondary education, including data reported from local educational agencies and the State educational agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id475704507a084c2c8e0b0bd0d8424661"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Career and technical education, to the greatest extent practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id354460808227440387ab24012107b465"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Postsecondary education, including data reported from, at a minimum, public institutions of higher education and public systems of institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4803f8bd15d2473ea6b7903a76703b64"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Workforce development programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idddd4dd9705294f12938aca4045130d96"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Unemployment insurance or other statewide data sources with access to labor market outcomes or wage record data and in accordance with privacy and data security requirements of the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7567025bda4f4a15a8045953365a518b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data system that may integrate data from other Federal, State, or local public or private agencies or organizations, in accordance with Federal and State privacy laws.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id570be76bfba8462693052d480ad7ea56"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will ensure that the statewide longitudinal data system will—</text><subparagraph id="id1e0ae9f609604d90bf482436c856ef09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be able to publicly disaggregate student data by each subgroup of students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1c9d40887f34048890ddfa981bfff2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure technical quality, including validity and reliability, of the data managed by the statewide longitudinal data system; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cd2fdbcfe7044ea8569e955122a4c4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enable the development of tools, products or interfaces that ensure the statewide longitudinal data system will provide publicly accessible and useful information to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, State and local public agencies, and the public in a manner that protects and promotes individual privacy and data security.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfe00b719f354f2bb01dac26ea154871"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of how the statewide longitudinal data system will, to the extent practicable, promote standardized data definitions, open data formats, other standards, and linkages utilized in multiple States, and be aligned with the subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id69d70925d5b64b68917b5c1cefe11efb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A description of the eligible agency’s plan to protect and promote individual privacy and data security in implementing the State longitudinal data system, including—</text><subparagraph id="id5a91982ba7144206ab1089a34db0898e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defining policies, guidelines, or protocols, as appropriate for data collection, storage, data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclosure avoidance to secure any personally identifiable information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id690a6298262f498395c853844ce789d9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing how State agencies, local agencies, and other entities that will have access to the statewide longitudinal data systems under this section will adhere to Federal or State privacy laws and protections in the building, maintenance, and use of such data systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4fb01d40190e4f809faca12eecd21a37"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing training or professional development to any employee or contractor of such system to ensure compliance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”), section 445 of that Act (commonly known as the <quote>Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment</quote>), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6501">15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/191">Public Law 104–191</external-xref>), and any other relevant Federal or State privacy law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3aab24c2d44e4e70b8722684008b1b74"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of the data governance structure for the statewide longitudinal data system, which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, support the implementation of statewide data governance structures that involve all relevant State agencies, which may include establishing a State chief privacy officer or a data governance coordinator.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id38bed912d7cf4fd2ab2d0a9a97323f4f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A description of the eligible agency’s plan to promote long-term sustainability of the statewide longitudinal data system, including identifying State and local funding that will be used to support the operation, maintenance, and upgrades of such system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf69f00c59c18469fb849c94fa4d6da3c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible agency receiving an award under subsection (c)(1)—</text><paragraph id="idbe56dc12c40243f6ba636dc75f722c4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use funds to enhance or modernize data infrastructure and analytics capacity to integrate data across early childhood education through postsecondary study and labor market outcomes into the State longitudinal data system, including the data sources required, to the greatest extent practicable, in subsection (d)(1)(A); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb0b513e62b8460cb1277718b4dda67a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may carry out 1 or more of the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="idc24cbdf54cb94548bfd0273f65c56840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Integrate additional local, State, or Federal data sources in the statewide longitudinal data system or facilitate interoperability between such data sources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4bd4fb02e2d04d13ae77fdaef1ac97b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Develop or increase the public’s access to products, tools, or interfaces and that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56247ebcf5884c7ba1097ea391b9af16"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Implement policies to protect and promote student privacy and data security.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id751c80ebb4d14086b0f018e422a13935"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Provide professional development to individuals, practitioners, and education system leaders to better understand, use, and analyze data from the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idda7e9fd40f6e4aad830fe43ce96c42b8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="id9d66c8c546ef4f4089b1088c8d234bca"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and again 3 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section, including—</text><paragraph id="id00502d8261014cc1b62aaed276b5f9c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide longitudinal data systems;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0566472258e645f4b2a8e92c229556a6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data, promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with section 173; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5d830f1684f54739a088a85054e8cad5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying best practices and areas for improvement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1bb55731f4b5440f93ef38f8112b1d1a"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and on an ongoing basis, the Secretary shall issue guidance and provide technical assistance on—</text><paragraph id="id28233b106cce4356a9e21953d27d64e3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protecting and promoting individual privacy and data security in implementing statewide longitudinal data systems in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7740d0f2482a4d38a37050b0a8cf517b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing or increasing the public’s access to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by statewide longitudinal data systems, which may support the public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States in efficiently and accurately accessing, managing, analyzing, and using data to inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa679ac2234d4b619a96f6b427a70718"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supporting data linkages between a statewide longitudinal data system and data from postsecondary education, workforce programs, unemployment insurance, or other statewide data sources with access to wage record data, which shall include the use of different unique identifiers and may include the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb286d627c2264af2962a274ecc43a349"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Early childhood education data</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Statistics Commissioner, shall develop guidance for eligible agencies on integrating data voluntarily reported under the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>) and other early childhood education data in the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subsection><subsection id="id3d97870da61a4a07a2933209ad6e2468"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to eligible agencies to efficiently collect and report data related to enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates in early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id274745fe2dbc45e0acd2040de22e70b3"><enum>149.</enum><header>Data innovation grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title I, as amended by section 148, is further amended by adding after section 149 the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6F96B56A12546C880B8595C1369711B" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id98eef01a45f248009293b4061490e698"><enum>150.</enum><header>Data innovation grants</header><subsection id="idb4e64aac27154f6aae95896bd5b3c140"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="id255ca33098554e44aaef729cd5c69d01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public agencies (including the Bureau of Indian Education) to increase the capacity of public agencies to accurately manage, analyze, and use data collected by such agencies to inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ff56a8f060e46bcae7a65a512c4a57a" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Director may reserve not more than 2 percent of such amounts for program administration, technical assistance, and carrying out the evaluation described in subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideb6609f5879949228f357d62afba95a0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Awards made under subsection (a) shall be for a period of not longer than 4 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="id77e1e1e79f7846a69c5bd06b2b70bc35"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A public agency desiring a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director may reasonably require, including—</text><paragraph id="id5c371becccba49a49588f8a1e3ba08a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of such agency’s plan to accurately manage, analyze, and use data collected by public agencies to inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), including a description of the specific data challenges the award will help address; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb5fca151618f4930abf337f3c4396547"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of such agency’s data infrastructure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and sharing capabilities, and such agency’s efforts to protect and promote individual privacy and data security, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, increase data transparency, and minimize reporting burden.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69d63dcac1d04bf1b8a235461c85e03e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text>A public agency that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall use such award to increase the agency’s capacity to, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, accurately manage, analyze, and use data to inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), which may include the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id2b71a0fe56294d7092b3fc197caa769c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Improving data quality, standardization, and such agency’s capabilities related to data infrastructure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and data sharing, including among a consortium of public agencies located in a single State or a consortium of public agencies located in 2 or more States. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id80df7706009a472796df118360441ef3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Supporting the development of tools, products, or interfaces to make data more transparent, accessible, and useful to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, State and local public agencies, and the public in a manner that protects and promotes individual privacy and data security.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e73d670acc44fddabb72b286f7b9e7f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing and implementing privacy and security techniques, platforms, protocols, or technology for using and securing personally identifiable information and data managed by public agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d36ba29c2a64cfc9f98540fd95bc4f8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Developing and evaluating the validity and accuracy of an alternative student poverty measurement, which may include 1 or more of the following approaches:</text><subparagraph id="ide65de81f30984e9b82dc29e542f31a63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Improving the quality of data used to identify students directly certified or categorically eligible for free meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>) and linking such data with other individual-level measures, including from the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), the Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397aa">42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.</external-xref>), and other public agencies. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f091071dc6c4785bd4098d3980c730f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Utilizing data from Federal or State tax records.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4473be62586d46c5b67d245b6b77ce44"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing and utilizing local data, such as student neighborhood characteristics, which may include utilizing data published by the United States Census Bureau. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69072cd83ec340ac97de39944135ac83"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Director shall carry out an independent evaluation of activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="idFE75ED7901CC47AA8D1C3D81DE1A259C" style="OLC"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><section id="id5ca5dfe2d97e44f48716fdac3608a357"><enum>151.</enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9561">20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="idB08B7CCAB9F5445683D5D771E658B217" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><part commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="idbd2f529bcb8049958b4e38b4b9c344d5"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><section id="idec8d76078bc1472893664f560e45c0e4"><enum>151.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="idd54bd268a7154377b386ad0887256511"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the <quote>Evaluation and Evidence Use Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id5d784aca61324b488965863a302cde75"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center shall be—</text><paragraph id="id49af88d6fb2d426485bb404c4c0fe967"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, support innovation responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, and promote continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2146a275e82749c6a20f443dcb855efd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conduct evaluations of Federal education programs administered by the Secretary (and as time and resources allow, other education programs) in order to—</text><subparagraph id="id8e1dd4dd5944434389bd4fc5088c0f69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the impact of the programs, such as in improving—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45353a4dbb6943178e4d322009c1e6d8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement, for all students, particularly each subgroup of students; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa56c8a4490945a1915eb4fc87685321"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to high-quality educational opportunities; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id409cd008173e48c3821839a7424a46bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the identification of evidence-based practices that may be adapted and implemented in heterogeneous local educational contexts;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac24b00f153d4d1da93f6280d97ed869"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support synthesis and wide dissemination of results of evaluation, research, and products to support continuous improvement, including the development of products or tools to increase the impact of the activities of the Institute; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id95813e3e794b450bb467f036f4184898"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to oversee regional educational laboratories to serve the educational needs of the geographic regions served by such laboratories.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb2effe926b4d48feb9ad2321362a207e"><enum>152.</enum><header>Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><subsection id="id1dfac8d80eee465984976cd8755ed545"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the <quote>Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner</quote>) who—</text><paragraph id="idd268d39e7d6043f9b1f0ea71e8409f40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is highly qualified in carrying out scientifically valid education evaluation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id561e55d6203c4badafb574266897a27e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has demonstrated a capacity to support engagement between researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively communicate the implications of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence use and continuous improvement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf600801b11d94a1dbbdf3f8cc3a1ad81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chief Evaluation Officer</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall serve as the evaluation officer designated for the Department in accordance with section 313 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc3b3ecaae4e3413388a508098caeb8e5"><enum>153.</enum><header>Duties</header><subsection id="id2669f5f1a4ad4fc6bc76bf518a178325"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="id2c88224feb904613a5cf0c92137c8c0a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct evaluations under section 154;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d28e948cb5044f1a3aeea24d42f3eea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers and promote continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84682921dd414de19635b3eddef975d4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>manage the What Works Clearinghouse and related functions described in section 155;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cce3d510f194ffea8e1e15dd381815d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support engagement between the Institute and practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="id7d49d104c18a49aba5701b1a7b4aff34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyzing the evidence bases of research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners across early childhood through postsecondary study, and identifying such areas that require additional study; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b10068ca0cc42c5bbf5fc61901f30f0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supporting practitioners in understanding research processes in order to maximize the participation and engagement of such practitioners in developing research questions, designs, measurements, and methods; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfd89b63b20f4569b2b57a3c8784198c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communicating research areas identified under subparagraph (A) to the Commissioner for Education Research, the Commissioner for Special Education Research, and researchers in order to help increase and build the evidence bases of research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners, which may be carried out through the functions of the National Education Research Database developed under section 155(b);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14b1998c086846f5a90b681868483f04"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support the regional educational laboratories in serving the educational needs of the geographic regions of such laboratories;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id63b25864096f4399b43a9e29a7b9aab4" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>manage the Educational Resources Information Center clearinghouse;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1878acc62c044beaf854b0f5a71d0db"><enum>(7)</enum><text>manage the National Library of Education described in section 156(b) and other sources of digital information on education research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id12e02c2554a546f29b09700648ed18c1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>ensure that evidence-based products or tools developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc9185e3176a408cbdfe7627366f2623"><enum>(9)</enum><text>respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, researchers, public and private entities, and entities responsible for carrying out technical assistance related to evaluation and evidence use;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3fd62e9b92a84156b92f2ecdd6ddaec8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>ensure that information disseminated under this part is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative manner that includes the most current research findings, as of the date of the dissemination; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00d85c1b542249cd871f133e9296746e"><enum>(11)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial report, as described in section 119.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id34b71faff9df434aa120f92cb05128bd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation and evidence use plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section 115, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and submit an evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that—</text><paragraph id="id2903e78a740c405ebe45f1e74db6d5fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the mission of the Institute and the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center and specifies how the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center will carry out—</text><subparagraph id="idb13e63f6ed9a40bda898bf5370579de3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluations described in section 154; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f1b5a936b424563a1092709b6df25cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities that promote—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f34f24152ff443994f889ed59dedb5c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2613f600c574ce1924fa4e1b6037b70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study, such as the development and promotion of practice guides to improve teaching and learning;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc5baede385d1480ab6e01d53d3228405"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses objective and measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such evaluations or activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id00da389f4e9047d8a6cb2dfd0cb6bbb8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the efforts of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner to manage the What Works Clearinghouse and related functions described in section 155 and promote engagement between the Institute and practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to increase the impact of the Institute’s activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47e0091c2d8b437eaf5c5a72f02201bb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describes how the regional educational laboratories will effectively coordinate with comprehensive centers established under section 207 to increase the impact of such laboratories’ activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb035b29e9b4e4e3592d457e0786e366a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.</text></subsection></section><section id="id208213724b70450ba604184c37a6af94"><enum>154.</enum><header>Evaluations</header><subsection id="idf2d5469812ea4e75a97f734110eb00b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="id0e1b298f669e4d098aa6087b0069bab5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="id674ca9a8919b492a8359bf9c22e6f844"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct or support evaluations consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, as described in section 151(b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id041aa5200b044046b9f621a4477830cf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate programs administered, in whole or in part, by the Secretary; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id041de05ca3d441c0b0d65b5eb8db20e0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent such Commissioner determines practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported by others in order to determine the quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by such evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd82ce87c321d4a07ae5b6cf42260e83d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinate the activities of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center with other evaluation activities in the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c198ea101d84e5aa46b2755e44d7ede"><enum>(E)</enum><text>review and, where feasible, supplement Federal education program evaluations, particularly those by the Department, to determine or enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence generated by those evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32695e9ab5fc435aad8c34f3898e7cd2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establish evaluation policies and methodology; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b7516de395e450895cf55b112809791"><enum>(G)</enum><text>support the identification of evidence-based practices that may be adapted and implemented in heterogeneous local educational contexts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id74b6abbf818145cca2105eaecdb8a8bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text>Each evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id50591b00750846b5800101095d1b1d00"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adhere to the highest possible standards of quality for conducting scientifically valid education evaluation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfcab5e56afc04c08a25876409ed30f93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be subject to high-quality, timely, and rigorous peer review.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07467175c70f44b68f553a11a06abb1a" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration of evaluations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, shall administer all operations and contracts associated with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and administered by the Department.</text></subsection></section><section id="ide72819b8973d456282eb226d0d283230"><enum>155.</enum><header>What Works Clearinghouse and related functions</header><subsection id="ida59b6443c0ca46c8bc8dcbe12fe4c1d3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and maintain each of the following:</text><paragraph id="idf02fecaa4d794d828a88fa07e66011ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The National Education Research Database consisting of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations on education reviewed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, as authorized under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd31088047b2b447f995c877f6fe494c2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The What Works Clearinghouse consisting of evidence-based practices designed for practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as authorized under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8460a9601ba046aeb7dc61b41d5b225e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Education Research Database</header><paragraph id="idc6d8697b51bb4430a0ddfc5e57d06a38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the National Education Research Database to support researchers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f95dd194d3044e1b8e2ec0dd34ef958"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for technical and peer review to ensure that scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations reviewed and included in the National Education Research Database are consistent with the high-quality research standards described in section 134 and the evaluation standards adhered to under section 154(a)(2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id485ceeedbf9a49fc90d1bcf649ef1a91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In reviewing scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations under this subsection, including individual studies, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— </text><subparagraph id="ida9e4021d1bbe434ba5081e36c8ad6ca2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe prominently the type of scientific evidence that is used to support the evidence-based findings; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45d40ea64ba142c1b6a0646c772c9788"><enum>(B)</enum><text>explain clearly the scientifically appropriate and inappropriate uses of—</text><clause id="idd3210d7a160e41d0978f31b8b8246c25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the findings that are disseminated; and</text></clause><clause id="id2c7c8c737b2f4decb0b2303092366811"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the types of evidence used to support such findings.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9504d17f3794489f9e63f8cc1325896e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>What Works Clearinghouse</header><paragraph id="idcbd4f3c803834d71b38bf736ade183bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the What Works Clearinghouse to support practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in easily accessing actionable information. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc522c0db2edd4875a8f5a0762355427c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="idd05cc97929b5460d9e4b44666dc0fa82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop evidence-based recommendations for practitioners to promote evidence use and improve student outcomes by—</text><clause id="id6ec608b6b2074b90a6f8f2b5e0de7dad"><enum>(i)</enum><text>synthesizing findings in research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners; and</text></clause><clause id="idc78519f0858a4adf8c36a4d46b45db8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyzing and summarizing the findings of high-quality research reviewed and included in the National Education Research Database developed under subsection (b); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93a1c1c715f3496a9a0fd60e52367df8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and disseminate evidence-based products or tools designed to improve teaching and learning in order to provide all students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and to improve educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbd3aa801d55243cb99b8a9c8718a18a2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with regional educational laboratories</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the evidence-based practices, products, and tools of the What Works Clearinghouse are disseminated through the regional educational laboratories.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idbe7501de62444dfaa105b4c85a98a09e"><enum>156.</enum><header>Evidence use activities</header><subsection id="id102ece32590943b280f198feea15f660"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="idea7d65a865244163ae9122b06c7e7d70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote engagement between researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively communicate the implications of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence use and continuous improvement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0e94d07a309c4c8f8237d31664c01046"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop resources or train practitioners and education system leaders in early childhood education through postsecondary study in identifying, selecting, implementing, and adapting evidence-based practices in heterogeneous local educational contexts, such as through (as applicable)—</text><subparagraph id="id600a10d9667a43478b89a089837d79c9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of the regional educational laboratories;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf953ccefc6f041f487e849ed8fe02580" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the What Works Clearinghouse established under section 155;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f1849894f93482cb93247992a305394"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the provision of technical assistance to—</text><clause id="id03f8b39b218149898a570cf6da9ded09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an early childhood education program, Head Start agency, or lead agency designated under section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858b">42 U.S.C. 9858b</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="idb623d5802233479ab775e042411479a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), local educational agency, or State educational agency; or</text></clause><clause id="idee44d6c7b5544827a83369bdd55a89d9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education, including a community college, a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, or another minority-serving institution; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcfd88a025d564384aa1414319aff8fdb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>partnerships with public agencies or private entities that have demonstrated the ability and capacity to scale activities related to evidence use supported by such Center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb569ead8e81e495fa0f0ee43b240bbfa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Library of Education</header><paragraph id="idb779c6568eda4abfa60aa77267837c2e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established, within the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a National Library of Education that shall—</text><subparagraph id="id28399d9ebaa04163803f9eaaa530d006"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be headed by an individual who is highly qualified in library science;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0539d698564b41fca7d802cd84990d2e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collect and archive information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99bc386fa5144e6fa9add934696d0ab7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a central location within the Federal Government for information about education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4130d14362b4cd3b86dfa395741ff0f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide comprehensive reference services on matters related to education to employees, contractors, and grantees of the Department, other Federal employees, and members of the public; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd30b3771ccc94760a6156aafd3f60e02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>promote greater cooperation and resource sharing among providers and repositories of education information in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfdf87f2827274fcc82a61676673cbc97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The information collected and archived by the National Library of Education shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id38538489202d49ef8465805ab5e6433c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>products and publications developed through, or supported by, the Institute; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad1b0ae09a904a4f9305bf1da1a7c9a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other relevant and useful education-related research, statistics, and evaluation materials, and other information, projects, and publications, that are—</text><clause id="id2efc414261dc484cac5e4dfa2bc8e1f6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consistent with—</text><subclause id="id73ab3efb55354f2e92c4b51368f4c01c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>scientifically valid research; or</text></subclause><subclause id="ida307004d00b046028eefd3bc8684c353"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the priorities and mission of the Institute; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id83478cbcc0ac465f85ec888226ac3774"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developed by the Department, other Federal agencies, or other entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id42e2b48f603547e4b36c38e9e778ccfe"><enum>157.</enum><header>Regional educational laboratories for applied research, development, and evidence use</header><subsection id="id7323d9c44d304d4e85fa72b2caf494b4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="id94344f76022b4122a5cc1a40f277dd76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b270006c7ce4834af5fce83f7f302bc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall enter into contracts with entities to establish a networked system of 10 regional educational laboratories that serve the needs of each geographic region of the United States in accordance with the provisions of this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcfc063c0a7b24492b2646ef94f2cb984"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A contract under this subsection shall be for a period of not less than 5 years and not more than 7 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9c360ace968948469b60e96b8b94659f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geographic regions</header><text>The regions served by the regional educational laboratories shall be the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id730a5dcded184bc0a356d5bab67e5993"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The amount of assistance allocated to each regional educational laboratory by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall reflect the number of local educational agencies and the number of school-age children within the region served by such laboratory, as well as the cost of providing services within the geographic area encompassed by the region.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a8a125b44524f71b007d0d65162a6e7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In entering into contracts under this section for regional educational laboratories, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the regional educational laboratories established under this section have strong and effective governance, organization, management, and administration, and employ qualified staff. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1e46207f780a4788a269668a19bdfd98"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In order to ensure coordination and prevent unnecessary duplication of activities among the regions, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="id0ceab90c4ae54d5eab1d63faa5f8bf03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>share information about the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section with—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63a77435e4064ee2b7ae46ecceed5100"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each other regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf05b492943624085a8d1a7841d581201"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department, including the Director and the Board;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41f05164d34a409087f3b4cf9ccc190c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>oversee a strategic plan for ensuring that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section increases collaboration and resource-sharing in such activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a0e49d4665242fd81f1c19c2b5535a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure, where appropriate, that the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section also serve national interests; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cb2a6899abb48f494c5902e9c6493a8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section coordinates such laboratory’s activities with the activities of other technical assistance centers, particularly the comprehensive center established under section 207 that serves such region.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id851ac2e6d6384645a7523c965e13dcf8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Objectives and indicators</header><text>Before entering into a contract under this section, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall design specific objectives and measurable indicators to be used to assess the particular programs or initiatives, and ongoing progress and performance, of the regional educational laboratories, in order to ensure that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9a5775e98c94bb3852fbb2d25e4ab95"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the educational needs of the region are being met; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d7a77f592cd4276aa1b267afc8af40f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the latest and best research and proven practices are being carried out as part of school improvement efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb66b8fc337e34748b25362321e6940af"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Contract cycle</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary or designated official who oversees the comprehensive center program authorized under title II, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of contracts for regional educational laboratories under this subsection is consistent with the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded by the Secretary or such designated official under the comprehensive center program, subject to paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id739787360b2e47579a2d6ee4983bce37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="id9d2d28abf655432cab81d0f19a0e9cbc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b60c6fb3ea24a8c82aaa5f295bb5064"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In conducting competitions for any contract under this section, the Director shall—</text><subparagraph id="idffd03b9405f54fdea2f4c8fb171316d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively encourage eligible entities to compete for such award by making information and technical assistance relating to the competition widely available; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84fa3155258d4c3c9036d287884050c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide5b813ddb154418fbba5486b0c0402a0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for applied research, development, innovation responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, research-practice partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2)), training, coaching, evidence use activities, and other activities to serve the educational needs of the geographic regions of the regional educational laboratory; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b88b3747cf44e8e9531e1d77a9c49ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b2972cc0ccc4227a05cd84c60fd69a0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In determining whether to award a contract under this section to an eligible entity, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that an eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in carrying out applied research, development, and evidence use activities, including by considering the results of any completed evaluation required under this part or title II if such entity previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under such part or title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1885b576449148c18b09755669043926"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id50e68fc58f934089b6d6f2c0aabfac8e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring a contract under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may reasonably require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfe7bab0496c14b21b41f8b6901ed5d7e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d61ad91f555486c8d792306293e84f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a 5-year plan for carrying out the activities described in this section in a manner that addresses—</text><clause id="id790cfe19ecfc46dd9cbfcf5693a29da7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priorities established under section 205;</text></clause><clause id="id280fcd7f42984474930d0db3b7b31859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the needs of all States (and to the extent practicable, of local educational agencies) within the region to be served by the regional educational laboratory, on an ongoing basis; and</text></clause><clause id="id4bf59c1b57f744ae995ea09933d0fb1b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will support the development and operation of one or more high-quality research-practice partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable geographic region that will be self-sustaining by the end of the eligible entity's contract under this section; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0751326f5e449a7a800d312b09f1ebc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will regularly update the plan under subparagraph (A) during the period of the grant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfe7c8d4a6f524a94822e39a2fbe67fe6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standards</header><subparagraph id="idacb4877f147f4ef3a359ea15bb6eb1ca"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for technical review to ensure that applied research activities, evidence-based reports, and products of the regional educational laboratories are consistent with—</text><clause id="id7dc238575e8542f48d296f84043dc732"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the high-quality research standards developed and maintained by such Commissioner, which shall require peer review for resources developed by the regional educational laboratory before such resources are made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats, in accordance with subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause id="id6f371ed90b5147218bff5dd16b5cc7c5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the evaluation standards adhered to under section 154(a)(2)(A).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19bf5c7efa7a43409e44de0be620a934"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access</header><text>In developing and maintaining standards under this paragraph, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that research or data resulting from regional educational laboratories shall be made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and replication of research, as long as any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf1704ca028924e57b5f850142216e826"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research, development, and evidence use activities by—</text><paragraph id="idacade1e9ee694e3c974f7487badb0955"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the geographic region, in consultation with the corresponding comprehensive center that serves such region, by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, paraprofessionals, other staff, parents, librarians, local educational agencies, and State educational agencies within the region;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6427c53846d54ecaa6fb2123ccd81fb9"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idb62fd7ce549847e48ca72ee011952ea2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out applied research projects (including data analysis or evaluation) that are designed to serve the particular educational needs of the geographic region and that result in actionable information; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e832a8212204d048e13309aef70ca2a" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting teams of researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as applicable, in carrying out field-initiated research;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6cd48a76ebba452bb1e15c6be2fc5b4d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assisting in solving site-specific problems and in development activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0546a9ccc32e4d29aab9eb9a164f37f3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifying, in a manner that is responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, exemplary and promising practices, supporting research and evaluation of such practices, and piloting or scaling relevant evidence-based practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6dfaf304576741468193af91736e535c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assisting in gathering information on—</text><subparagraph id="id9e69e161c2134b0498fbfdebe246ea6c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd1c5d4a0052473d89cdcfdf39d68b83"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school improvement and improved educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida09e2cd042fd4f63978b815dcc48c952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing training or professional learning (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) to practitioners, education system leaders, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Bureau-funded school boards, and State boards of education, regarding evidence use and resources developed by the What Works Clearinghouse established under section 155; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7d072e9c2e6e4fa991bb8911c90bf6bd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>developing and widely disseminating, in formats that are high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications, to—</text><subparagraph id="idef67a8711dd746d199981000a00d8807"><enum>(A)</enum><text>student, parents, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id094c4578052447019100bb0f76965a5e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb9506c6ee814a2ea4e8bd6402cc47fc"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall—</text><paragraph id="id2d5541845a24479f855f9671578f105a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collaborate with the National Education Centers in order to—</text><subparagraph id="id6c2736e59da6433db8303cde5b518ac7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximize the use of research conducted through the National Education Centers in the work of such laboratory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9aedf02c79549e6b34557f3680519a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>keep the National Education Centers apprised of the work of the regional educational laboratory in the field; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1445bd6d05634d4e90f3ebc2456e08c6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>inform the National Education Centers about additional research needs identified in the field;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id254770a391494f1facee85087ed6a2bf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collaborate with the corresponding comprehensive center serving the same geographic region in order to minimize duplication and increase client satisfaction, as required under section 204;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5c5f1ea3409453782ac0eb3ca94595c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support the development and operation of one or more high-quality research-practice partnerships (as such term is defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable geographic region that are self-sustaining at the end of such laboratory's contract period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id41cc55f4cf264aabbe524dd326e92617"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ide850b0cecea44f56a9bd5d6a44c95296"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify successful educational programs that have been developed by such laboratory in carrying out such laboratory’s functions or that have been developed or used by others within the region served by the laboratory; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabc32459d5f54b37b6ed3c8604e5f008" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such information available to the Secretary and the network of regional educational laboratories so that such programs may be evaluated, replicated, or scaled.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1d4b944ab46d46d9b2998e0eaadf9086"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d7038f4e57240da95a855da05bdbacd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for independent evaluations of each of the regional educational laboratories in carrying out the duties described in this section in the third year that such laboratory receives assistance under this section, in accordance with the standards developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8c7bf0fbda2416db095269d9f0fb026"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmit the results of such evaluations to the corresponding regional governing board established under section 206, the relevant committees of Congress, and the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a11400b7f784535ad58dd46efcd72a5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>No regional educational laboratory receiving assistance under this section shall, by reason of the receipt of that assistance, be ineligible to receive any other assistance from the Department as authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in activities involving international projects or endeavors.</text></subsection><subsection id="id568687419e8849db9b75e3f33c3bbfa6"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Advance payment system</header><text>Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall participate in the advance payment system at the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="id7d8a8121bf8141a88a571349d391060a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional projects</header><text>In addition to activities authorized under this section, the Director is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with a regional educational laboratory for the purpose of carrying out additional projects to enable such regional educational laboratory to assist in efforts to achieve State education goals and for other purposes. </text></subsection><subsection id="idc9c76548f85a41ec8fa979105a24d575"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Annual report and plan</header><text>Not later than July 1 of each year, each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall submit to the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner—</text><paragraph id="id37ab7e658eb34495bb557e91fe954312"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, in which such laboratory’s mission, activities, and scope of work are described, including a general description of the plans such laboratory expects to submit in the remaining years of such laboratory’s contract; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1fe4f7711d854d9db1d8f66c5e43ee3c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a report of how well such laboratory is meeting the needs of the region, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde0fcfe44bc44df6b962dc0fbc7a86ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of activities during the preceding year; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60d83408aae4434da4cfbd0d2ab611b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of entities served; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9600f0946f7b474a92225c7a206f1983"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the products of the regional educational laboratory; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6259499f304a4b3e8dc84b91d1b8211f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the regional educational laboratory may consider relevant or the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0bcb7363e47a42f8b8dd6a18aed6bebd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Exemption for regional educational laboratories from the Paperwork Reduction Act</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the voluntary collection of information during the conduct of research by regional educational laboratories.</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id66dfa074352446e793bb8ebf949cb8cb" style="OLC"><enum>E<?LEXA-Enum E?></enum><header>National Center for Special Education Research</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id74430116f7cf44de88de8c17e71ea23c"><enum>161.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 161 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567">20 U.S.C. 9567</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28c89e8b64a94531ac724503c36949f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd01bbb154c1241f9b74337c4e4a7fd18"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide99e69fff99646d39881daf0cbd770a6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>sustained</quote> before <term>research</term>; and</text></clause><clause id="idcb792d80420f47e2831c2e1ec9f8864f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>infants</quote> and all that follows through <quote>disabilities</quote> and inserting <quote>infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, particularly in each subgroup of students,</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dc7a6ac138e46518b186b5833c7dada"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>and to increase the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies related to special education;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb09036bc76e4ca485030528bb767f02"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id646cdd78dc7941afab19d8696e19500d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance</quote> and inserting <quote>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b59c5e17eef465a99eb8c73c2e67f2a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id364f8989e59640ea84ee075f80cd6e49"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73B0450F683F4B928620EC581EF4FD47" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idfdb2f902c72e485fb673906104219c4c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to improve evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively support infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3cb731805b884e0e845576e84cb59642"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3e0d46bc0664c5fac2900beeb8898c6"><enum>162.</enum><header>Commissioner for Special Education Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 162 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567a">20 U.S.C. 9567a</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbe49858a8514b6393df1d0b7d8baeb9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>scientifically valid</quote> before <quote>research,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9df5e2ee081847fd959a4ae0e8002dbf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>children with disabilities</quote> and inserting <quote>infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id81bca5b4f121430e8bd57291b3775daf"><enum>163.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 163 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/9567b">29 U.S.C. 9567b</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebdea8d74f8b4f63a63dd31584af1758"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc02c499700a14d57bd2a82eed0b363f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) through (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE48B9511CC334CECA11C2B78E01F88CB" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idb79910e4c2884ee3be7b9608b320035a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="id2c745b5e4cb24d7fab5483261573a825"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Special Education Research Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research, in accordance with this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide64782792cf24a37ac2d86f82e62c048"><enum>(2)</enum><text>propose to the Director a special education research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement the research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan under section 115A; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida462dde44ee04e9287bb7cdc83b1766c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out research activities under this part consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research Center described in section 161(b), and that are approved by the Director, such as activities that—</text><subparagraph id="idc89accecdda14db3875ae371f6b998e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to improve—</text><clause id="idcace741d063944038cfea0c98566a890"><enum>(i)</enum><text>student outcomes, including academic achievement, functional outcomes, and educational results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities; and </text></clause><clause id="iddab3e4f2563a46f5977f8fe2c4ba2ccd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers with disabilities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4e148e0575ea4eb98a014b1b461c81bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and support the development of evidence-based services, strategies, interventions, or policies, including multi-tier systems of supports and positive behavioral interventions and supports, that—</text><clause id="id54a2528659d649d1b12059118f820411"><enum>(i)</enum><text>support learning and improve student outcomes, including academic achievement, functional outcomes, and educational results for all children with disabilities and youth with disabilities; </text></clause><clause id="id3ffb45d788f04cdba059fb460e3ae3d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote participation and progress in the general education curriculum and general education settings; and</text></clause><clause id="id89d1378e48ec4e3c83c89800971eacb3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve reading, literacy, mathematics, and science skills of children with disabilities and youth with disabilities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f9118d9d4204aff9aebd3f259370b9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Special Education Research Center—</text><clause id="id328a44aa839340f1862887bac55ecbbf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, measurements, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></clause><clause id="id9842957cd5c54243b89869290c5441f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improves evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></clause><clause id="id68f12aa37cf84827a3d5595083a2d8dd"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is relevant to improving education practice and policy; and</text></clause><clause id="idf33f300e879d46ee9a89191f0514e0ef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>informs decisionmaking by education system leaders and policymakers;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id519967837a7447e3beab31972e5e3728"><enum>(D)</enum><text>examine the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, including factors that may result in developmental delays;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id600ac8cf002241edb9690e6415fb49bc"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improve the alignment, compatibility, and development of valid and reliable assessments, including alternate assessments, as required by section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5db5e5e3aef4f2dacd1362b4dfeee38"><enum>(F)</enum><text>examine challenging State academic standards and alternate assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in terms of academic achievement, individualized instructional need, appropriate education settings, and improved educational outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id998dba567b0e40549f25a8495d7a3399"><enum>(G)</enum><text>examine the educational, developmental, and transitional needs of children with high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83c5b728a78b4caf92829a42de441386"><enum>(H)</enum><text>examine the extent to which overidentification and underidentification of infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities occurs, and the causes thereof;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08f70fee26cd4bbf9f5120ac013c4b5a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>examine and improve secondary and postsecondary education, transitional, and employment outcomes and results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities, including such individuals’ access to or completion of—</text><clause id="id5782f549256944daa11b9569b541d9fd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a regular high school diploma;</text></clause><clause id="id9cc5447b896143b68ff0f3ebcfffc4e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>career and technical education;</text></clause><clause id="id8877f73050d943a8af5141361b028dea"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>postsecondary education; and</text></clause><clause id="id0907b22f7e2a437a824a39966d48c435"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>vocational rehabilitation and competitive integrated employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5f887ce58c29456e9ac1dcfccbb7b028"><enum>(J)</enum><text>examine methods of early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities and children with disabilities, including children with multiple or complex developmental delays;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63333f3f8f0c4b608c6506038b991030"><enum>(K)</enum><text>examine and incorporate principles of universal design for learning in the development of standards, assessments, curricula, and instructional methods to improve educational and transitional results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28a3a3a6419d423ba8669e972c966fe9"><enum>(L)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3d15abd7a70b4985b82d652c0512d303"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the preparation of personnel, including early intervention personnel, who provide educational and related services to infants or toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, or youth with disabilities, including methods to support evidence use among such personnel and increase the academic achievement and functional performance of such infants, toddlers, children, or youth; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id364bb23a15f1477e91a2024edee7cb13" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the requirements related to the professional qualifications of such personnel in regard to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda59243f797c4ebcb7e5f16cdf18a886"><enum>(M)</enum><text>examine the excess costs of educating a child with a disability and expenses associated with high-cost special education and related services;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30beda29b4f149e39adb19e8040f3d3f"><enum>(N)</enum><text>help parents improve educational and transitional results for infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab873504b8664d58abac00c1b4a7561a"><enum>(O)</enum><text>examine the unique needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, including who also—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887fa188dade4db289d22674d65cf2db"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are English learners or gifted and talented;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20dee245a5a74bc68ada885dc4582c89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reside in rural communities; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67232a3be3204e69b6e00ed2d73687b0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the most significant cognitive disabilities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id19cc4e4cd0b6404aaf40074040b10cbe"><enum>(P)</enum><text>examine existing and emerging assistive, adaptive, accessible, and instructional technologies, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77b6b1b7cde042a3927abeb9004e3122"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">online delivery of services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaec89abfb3944edba003eee7f9738f80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use of such technologies in general education settings;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9361a44eb61540759f069b8f25379719"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">factors that support or limit the use of such technologies; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c5fd83e83cf468a9becf4b26c8b80eb"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of such technologies on infants or toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, or youth with disabilities. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb41abc5afeb04096973a4a48a58d0123"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special education research plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section 115, the Special Education Research Commissioner shall develop, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special education research plan to the Director that— </text><paragraph id="idfc56864635ff4c498f54bf001ed4f95f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research Center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id754616b8bb2b4904a853d41e76c7c756"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is consistent with the purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida99a6ac392df4fd590cbc96fabc72e04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contains an appropriate balance across all age ranges and by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2ab2e93dac844e7ba80f4d814ae4056c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides for research that is objective and uses measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess its progress and results;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b136f7fa6fd48508aa853e2e9f12a11"><enum>(5)</enum><text>meets the procedures for peer review established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of research described in section 134;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddeaad2f6d4904ca0a1bf51f9f82af44a"><enum>(6)</enum><text>is coordinated with the comprehensive plan developed under section 681 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5448096d08834c74b9753c7e9eb2347d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>specifies how the Special Education Research Center will carry out research activities described in subsection (a)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc0349e6c96d24498906ccb35810ad492"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements</header><paragraph id="idccaf0cb2a1ac42c1877b2cc2dbb52e6d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this section, the Special Education Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible applicants.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc11d3d0b87e4be2a5c10568258236f7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant cycle</header><text>The requirements described in section 133(d) shall apply to the Special Education Research Commissioner in the same manner as such requirements apply to the Research Commissioner.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4cb569315c414e9b8fd9f05c8e18fb57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>Contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for activities under this subsection shall be awarded only to applicants with the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idce3c0fdda74b4aa3b304729360c7706b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An eligible applicant that wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement, under this subsection shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4561b494e5e54796a27865c31e619558"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research-Practice partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the duties under subsection (a), the Special Education Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships in the same manner, and subject to the same definitions, terms, and conditions, as research-practice partnerships supported under section 133(e). </text></subsection><subsection id="idf2618294afed4a5abce58b0c933644e4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="idc345e6f4d4a7486c97533217e70d8385" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>synthesize and disseminate the findings and results of special education research conducted or supported by the Special Education Research Center through—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11470fc4a3dc45a1ace35a3d7eda0426"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96250ac1a40e485d88e8896b7312e46e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities funded under section 663 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id231aa884453240c89b36cf137f04525e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parent training and information centers supported under section 671 of such Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida87ccecbeac14b27adc801ccb7cf4526"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities funded under section 673 of such Act; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2be7c3f3bd874513b6ed91610e214409" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of the biennial report described in section 119.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e4c3fc79f1e43908983e36783ac2288"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2024 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idb7391f65ce4e41e99bb7ddbc542d2393"><enum>164.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567">20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AA394C4B94340F887DA62CBB091C2B1" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id7e3f8a7e976c40dd96d95f23d3ea9133"><enum>164.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><subsection id="id3c8f453c78f34cf7afc2f7fa61f57dfc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall ensure that activities assisted under this section—</text><paragraph id="id3da944140de64f4db5626f32f42d1ba2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conform to high standards of quality, integrity, accuracy, validity, and reliability;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id01103ea841994870904e27a2066d1b58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are carried out in accordance with—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id378d184026fb4c2a9c8d2d76e808ef09"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development established by the National Center for Education Research; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a9133b938504fe8a91efa802e4ffa14"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional standards established by the Special Education Research Commissioner; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideca2fe95b3074dd3abcabb8793e86910"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological, and are free of partisan political influence, and racial, cultural, gender, regional, or disability bias.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5740b41f0cd04843afa2a2142084daa9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of education sciences reform act of 2002</header><text>Parts A and F, and the standards for peer review of applications and for the conduct and evaluation of research under sections 133(a)(1) and 134, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Special Education Research Commissioner in carrying out this part.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id39f1a0317a184f4183ace787610e1ed8" style="OLC"><enum>F<?LEXA-Enum F?></enum><header>General provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id5510f107a22148e8b96b65852a831dc3"><enum>171.</enum><header>Repeals and redesignation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part F of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9571">20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc504a8ee23549bc98889d32470de211"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such sections were redesignated by section 102); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb01aac80338941868f994e4b47339fc5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, and 184 (as so redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 181, and 182, respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id31319f7fe64d4c249a4969f560800d4d"><enum>172.</enum><header>Interagency data sources and formats</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9571">20 U.S.C. 9571</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d947abe56de42d89d28dfcfff38b142"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary,</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EA766A359CE4D098059C59474DAB438" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idf50445a8e84140ffaae43d8f5f04fb6d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary,</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86536b95eab44af983413e5ccddcb3c5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4AB0C9CF3DF49578AF7B628467B8559" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idcbee1dccc0ce44ecbbb723c64cafbb5d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secure public access</header><paragraph id="idabce6258513d48f7ba877714a13977f6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with Federal law for privacy, intellectual property, and security, and the principles of scientifically valid research, the Director shall, subject to section 172, facilitate for the public access to research products, including data, software, and code supported by funds under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id07a482e062e44f6a97bf5a8d9cdbfbbb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data management plans</header><text>The Director shall require that proposals for funding for research supported under this title, to the extent appropriate, include a machine-readable data management plan that includes a description of how the recipient of the funding will archive and preserve access to data, software, and code developed as part of the proposed project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0353dff46b574208a003e0635d487a0c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the requirements under this subsection, the Director shall—</text><subparagraph id="id1057e3c53de148d98b4c0236dc088922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide necessary resources, including trainings and workshops, to educate researchers and students on how to develop and review high-quality data management plans; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id484b8f570a0242bd83eea2380f9f5159" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure staff and peer review panels of the Institute are equipped with the resources and training necessary to review the quality of data management plans in competitions for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this title, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0063a719aff748579d5197de2d786337"><enum>173.</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 172 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9572">20 U.S.C. 9572</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08b2cff8c64b43189922cfaec009a723"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6650dad92868457fa7ef686438cc346e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id961a8e75c99b40a9a50142568fc7b207"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id163198f5cfbc4820ba32c2e40ebf6438"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>nations</quote> and inserting <quote>countries</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78fe628722cd45b98e304898572efc41"><enum>174.</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 173 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9573">20 U.S.C. 9573</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffc9787ddab24655b30cbb458d60bba2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cdf3f33a407401b901b91500bbaa5e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ec28ae456974b1ead16975116759b40"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1a459e9d71940308c28e7cd8a6160a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83e9603dd595439080115d0b800d60f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>their families, and information with respect to individual schools</quote> and inserting <quote>and their families</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide24f02ed788949c9b0a0c8cc47271686"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a4da6f66fe8457fa897dcb51901e596"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD853B4FB7D574C9FA095C28276CD7C7F" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id85948c28e2a748c08ce65e32d2880255"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Institution-Level data</header><text>The Director shall ensure that any authorized disclosed information with respect to an early childhood education program, elementary school, secondary school, local educational agency, or institution of higher education shall not include personally identifiable information.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d386018aebf4b75991d6201ad34ef6b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18b19498222d44898159e8aab8a59130"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida28c8e9e99144ebb853c9e35d49088a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individually identifiable information</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>personally identifiable information</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4537a999eb4d4fafa8aea32554cea7c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>Individually identifiable information</quote> and inserting <quote>Personally identifiable information</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae658f4d789446dc911e9affa80029de"><enum>175.</enum><header>Availability of data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 174 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9574">20 U.S.C. 9574</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3cafce06bf24bdb883a50f8a6d5696a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 183</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id126b4cdec6c240bd906489a3f7814b8f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>use of the Internet</quote> and inserting <quote>through electronic means, such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the website of the Institute</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id63e1f09a6ddd4c2b8187869c9ddab112"><enum>176.</enum><header>Performance management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 175 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9575">20 U.S.C. 9575</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DF14108D1DB41299C77517452B696FE" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="idbc92e09a7abb45d5bb971e0d2fd8ae7e"><enum>175.</enum><header>Performance management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall establish a system for managing the performance of all activities authorized under this title to ensure the effective use of Federal funds and that such activities meet the Institute’s mission, by—</text><paragraph id="id52b015064d894c668ac3d7ef53abb6b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing and utilizing measurable performance indicators, including reasonable timelines, to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of such activities and to inform applicable competitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ea6b009fdc34cd8a3cf81e84ad5096a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring information, statistics, products, and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are high-quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8b661a1eb3c4c7087552f2187700ca7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilizing the most modern technology and other methods available, including arrangements to use data collected electronically by public agencies across early childhood education through postsecondary study to ensure the efficient and least burdensome collection and timely distribution of information, including data and reports;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id68327efbf3124e53bf3810e4f66ff233"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promoting engagement with, wide dissemination of, and evidence use of all information, products, and publications of the Institute in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id037df5949fc54f89b23a5b9b5a405857"><enum>(5)</enum><text>continuously improving management strategies and practices; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id151c76342ae04226aa0cae585db665ae" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text>making information available to the public in an expeditious fashion.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id55d6503cb7a64c02b9fc39e6f0ae5167"><enum>177.</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 177 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9577">20 U.S.C. 9577</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf1465afed544d179cf25f39027f3e45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the first sentence; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae543b8c33f1415895309bed7a6b5c15"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 188</quote> and inserting <quote>section 178</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8ac430da8b24a378eb97eac6b5d274a"><enum>178.</enum><header>Scientific or technical employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 178 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9578">20 U.S.C. 9578</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf678a3edb9c74da5926722b3b68edcd9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, including experts in privacy, security of personally identifiable information, and cybersecurity,</quote> before <quote>to carry out</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72d1f27f1fe942f38ee6df5ad45ac2d8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7159FC12EEB34B5FA2A561FD6AD4DBC2" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id1218e8466fde4b349ead29b1c0b769c3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rotators</header><text>The Director may, under the authority provided by subsection (a), appoint for a limited term, or on a temporary basis, practitioners, researchers, and other technical and professional personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions to work for the Institute, which may include such personnel affiliated with minority-serving institutions.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida1496a6457fb4aa2b489aacdd6e1b4d9"><enum>179.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 182 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9584">20 U.S.C. 9584</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 171, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5c011fa6be541ab88253de5a6890521"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda1893a0051f4ab0ab7b77e135ee42e6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(except section 174) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which</quote> and inserting <quote>(except section 157) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which, for each fiscal year</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8f53f4e08edc41b1bf3764d9cb335bb1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd28e6e0a73d749678d4ab1c9fccf82c6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(as such Center</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2002</quote> and inserting <quote>for fiscal year 2023</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde5e5df08e554f7ba5637abdbab2f26f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, as authorized under part C</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id199896bf44c849d9b5b347beb52936f0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1324ae3e709c46e98a3511f06c4317cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f6c94fd29d8400a881c655a57509c7e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id816AA250E1974D7E849608F1F05606AB" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id505c840283b7416ebf41e5dab3ba3715"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program administration</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, for salaries and related expenses for the Director, each of the Commissioners, and employees described in section 178, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id124acd73d75047418f7be16bb732d04e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35c9266f94b445fd96e43b4a5be39c15"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>section 174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id249c38f5e8ba4bf7baccc97edde0573e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id547a52f9230948d780da2964e4fb95cd"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4059654ea3e4528a7a947940d6eaa28"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> after <quote>this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7974a5f90e5a4ed4874c7f1185bc3cd4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>until expended</quote> and inserting <quote>for the 2 succeeding fiscal years</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idc20095bf79df41de899f52d2c9464e86"><enum>180.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subsection id="idea296b6a801c4c9c8f4e3300d18aa582"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General Education Provisions Act</header><text>Section 447(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232j">20 U.S.C. 1232j(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcecae57b11fc4b9f87596534f2c49e52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c8e4a1e389642a6b552907a692df6aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 2244(b)(5), by striking <quote>section 174</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9b5bbb3606c420ea08d36cc6e5bf76c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8101—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id213e96c93a214c16ab0336d8a9644cd1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (23)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88e5506de98544a5a3c1f0f5127697cd"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4eb485e6b054c47a7f26834c8bf85a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9f6bf74e9374cab850c9563acfd7b10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (25)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15DCE770BDC041DEAEB64EC32E8EB61A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41109C9184C9426CB2FDF55BFC63F560"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc0a4d70f0ad4b009ef0e8c4da4ac8d6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 8529(b), by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide96cea88a3d5424284f282ab3031ba73"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</header><text>The <short-title>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66bfd333a4a74bf1bfc1fa35436c6ea8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 673(c), by striking <quote>section 174</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3cbaaab948fd487786a729f9111b9d35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 681(a)(1), by striking <quote>section 178(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 163(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></part><enum>II</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><section id="idcb6e4b68e1184734b340f8306feef7a3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87d8b2ed540a4efe8398eb80247c47b0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The <short-title>Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9601">20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="id6C3A9D35E096414AB8D509E85003D1DF" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><title id="id5210880b713843c79525cf5479f4031a" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><section id="id90789b9e44b5483c864c93a423a8852a"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id7e31953dbe96445193e37427cc31e1b6"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbd86cc5174594791992718627e722409"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ESEA terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>child with a disability</term>, <term>English learner</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, and <term>school leader</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide839ea83b2674f1c8ac334dbbb241cda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>ESRA terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>Bureau-funded school</term>, <term>evidence-based</term>, <term>evidence use</term>, <term>geographic region</term>, <term>institution of higher education</term>, <term>regional educational laboratory</term>, and <term>subgroup of students</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 102. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida585b69a64c44af3a253158182f4f4a7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comprehensive Center</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1283866ab9a4c41ba80a8bf8b4aa16f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>comprehensive center</term> means a technical assistance center authorized under section 207. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id913607e60e8e495cbd09727019931d66"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National comprehensive center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>national comprehensive center</term> means a comprehensive center established or supported through an award under section 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional comprehensive centers by scaling effective technical assistance, minimizing duplication, and addressing common implementation challenges faced by States and emerging national education issues. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida297dc17633a4ba1b9e3c58f58b0e777"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Regional comprehensive center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional comprehensive center</term> means a comprehensive center established or supported through an award under section 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1 geographic region. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb11724e9d6c1432797de62ea2987b7e8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Focus Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>focus center</term> means a technical assistance center authorized under section 208. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id6273850dde724079a3d82e9bfd006ee7"><enum>203.</enum><header>Coordination of technical assistance</header><subsection id="idedd594b6706a4376acb0061fe39b2b1d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this section to improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly academic achievement, for all students, particularly for each subgroup of students, through the coordination of technical assistance to support the effective implementation of—</text><paragraph id="idb96cc62278ac417196f4ff1121be598c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id128db72c7a9a4ba1a06bbc5f2d7243b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb49d9c6315ce46d2a1d0ebe0cfc5b416"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfe23a90c06ba43ff8c493b2718d24d22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf92d3435eed64f2f8b90a3641ac2eb8b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id881df6cdcf324cb799518e19aab2e4c7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other relevant Federal education laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7fccdd4d89747e5bbd97d5ccdc82ecc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In meeting the purpose of subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="idf9f5490829554c6a8cd6781a0463b48d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to practitioners, education system leaders, elementary and secondary schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, families, local boards and State boards (as defined under section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), and other appropriate agencies, to support effective implementation of the laws described in subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id10cc3049c5bc4de58e65daad36c55c0b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage evidence use and support the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve educational outcomes, particularly academic achievement, for all students, and particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idaf1d540a7aea49f8ad5c79b0e15d02b9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>align technical assistance efforts across the Department of Education to minimize duplication of technical assistance and increase client satisfaction in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="id325a7dc21452437c9a82d2f317f9b34d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promotes high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idab86c32822be48918bf03793bf8c5b8a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id10b7542141454ea19ed781864e9457be"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The technical assistance provided under this section may include—</text><paragraph id="id921af4418b15411596c9d8a67054d750"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the implementation of Federal programs at the local or State level, or building local or State capacity to carry out such an evaluation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f4bd302473043099ba959aff66152ef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving or streamlining data collections, and increasing the capacity of agencies to analyze and communicate such data and carry out evidence use to support practitioners and education system leaders in evidence-based decisionmaking.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="iddef6a4bf6a184854bb733df088ca647a"><enum>204.</enum><header>Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories</header><subsection id="id77e8172ca9c3419c91dcb0ee0c322325"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use described in section 152, shall ensure that regional comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories that serve the same geographic regions are effectively coordinated to minimize duplication and increase client satisfaction.</text></subsection><subsection id="idde663bd78c9b466eafdf01efbd01cb72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local coordination</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory that serve the same geographic region, to the greatest extent practicable, shall—</text><paragraph id="id55480a4d22a14ed5b5a8e7562c1eae0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out local needs assessments and related input gathering in a coordinated manner;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id694b459c84ad4ed493cd010d5042d6b2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be familiar with each other's work plan and areas of expertise, and with other federally funded technical assistance centers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id64d0053efaf143fc993aa5063b992b19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be responsive, in a timely and effective manner, to the State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and, if applicable, Bureau-funded schools located in such geographic region, which may include referring such an agency to a more appropriate federally funded technical assistance center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id313d33545a4c46bcb44040b9dc5eb408"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop and maintain a shared regional governing board, in accordance with the requirements of section 206(a)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id19f1424e320941b3a4c292f85aea2c76"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify challenges facing students and practitioners in the region so as to inform the work of focus centers authorized under section 208.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5469fc3d4863492fbeee62d6d81b737f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contract cycle</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded for comprehensive centers under this title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded by such Commissioner for the regional educational laboratory program.</text></subsection></section><section id="idd7cae1f850d94ab5afa7e80e662e972a"><enum>205.</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, taking into account input from regional governing boards.</text></section><section id="idbe917aa531704d238fb278db175509c4"><enum>206.</enum><header>Governing boards</header><subsection id="idb004b0165c684620958deba0a6671549"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regional governing board</header><paragraph id="id2015862b641c4bd8bbc7c1b1693d62d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><subparagraph id="id5bcbf309d0b944b3acf26721821dda37"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory that serve the same geographic region shall have a shared regional governing board that shall guide and direct the work of such center and such laboratory.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbeba480a3094a8485d79fa9c66a8582"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>In supporting and maintaining the regional governing board required under this paragraph, each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory shall equally divide any costs related to developing, operating, or staffing such board. Such center or laboratory may enter into a contract with each other to carry out such activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id403123b27e9d42b0bb76f696946b56c7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each regional governing board established under paragraph (1) shall advise the relevant regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory on—</text><subparagraph id="idd38c092f445c4f0abae9ee5acb2ced9b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the comprehensive center’s activities described in section 207(f) and the laboratory’s activities to satisfy the terms and conditions of the contract award under section 154;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99461e54333849ad947d359a31f1c597"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the regional agenda of such center and such laboratory, in a manner that is responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners of the region, which may include the identification of exemplary, innovative, and promising practices in the region for additional study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id019d47476a804d2386915399cbed3304"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring the work of the comprehensive center and the laboratory is high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbe4a6587352a46c7b7ce748b8ac06e27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying challenges facing students and practitioners of the region, which shall inform the work of focus centers authorized under section 208; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf910fe379df346fdb4b25f7db6331eae"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the implementation of such center’s and such laboratory’s respective duties in a manner that promotes progress toward providing all students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and improves educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2c72ba40d923476098f14849f6084b72"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Composition</header><subparagraph id="id8c06a47b44ac420aa8ef38aaec4e4ed5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional governing board shall be composed of—</text><clause id="idae68a6129fce4e199820df7fb615927f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the chief State school officers, or such officers’ designees or other State officials, in each State located in the corresponding geographic region; and</text></clause><clause id="id1e10b20aa6e0447b8b6efbd879273b04"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 10 other members who are representative of the educational interests in the corresponding geographic region, which may include the following:</text><subclause id="idca5f0a6fd33e41dab1c8e62084ad17da"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Representatives of local educational agencies and educational service agencies, including representatives of local educational agencies serving urban and rural areas.</text></subclause><subclause id="id1f2d3a34044345d192d8ceb625fcc9b6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Representatives of institutions of higher education.</text></subclause><subclause id="id19d7ee03f7d349d4aed375efdec3e3ca"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Parents.</text></subclause><subclause id="idde5fac9a94ef49d8ab97b8592c0e21fe"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Practitioners, including classroom teachers, principals, and other school leaders.</text></subclause><subclause id="id29a6dd22e3de4b3197553024bb858db4"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Representatives of workforce development.</text></subclause><subclause id="id0c5bff09701f4e2795551e1a4e939998"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Policymakers, expert practitioners, and researchers with knowledge of, and experience using research, development, evaluation, and statistics.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id207fe1dd27234b0599f6c47f2f7c3225"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Comprehensive Center governing board</header><paragraph id="idc2b05e84cb154886b3d1d8506d7c5d6d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Comprehensive Center shall have a governing board that shall—</text><subparagraph id="id0c4ff472e9db4b50b98f19ea00770640"><enum>(A)</enum><text>guide and direct the work of such center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb153785810f54799bbf0d7e1354adbdb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support such center in scaling effective technical assistance, minimizing duplication, and addressing common implementation challenges faced by States and emerging national education issues.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc2476e0e41e743a4b6d7a00b2b14e7e6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The governing board described this subsection shall be composed of—</text><subparagraph id="idecfb075c38ac4251ac06588f1b589ba8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 1 member of each regional governing board described in subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5efa7b28ec3b476495fcee3775de4b06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a variety of members described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id600527e8094c4dcca845a4e8c7e88a59"><enum>207.</enum><header>Comprehensive centers</header><subsection id="ida30fbb4446d54a94b746634e4a15592a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="ida4effaa4ccca47f9b657cf3c2cca99db"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award 11 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to establish national or regional comprehensive centers, in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5816c5afa70a45cc82ded39811bffc0d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award criteria</header><text>In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id34f27187fce447dcbc2aea9d34f1dbba"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall award 1 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to enable that eligible entity to establish a national comprehensive center that will support regional comprehensive centers by—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f8ab16211e642609c2a2ba9fd44a2d2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">scaling effective technical assistance; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id077b814db1b449b28cafce4afd11c9cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimizing duplication; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89a3b714dbdf46af8a518872d0ddf1a1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida60ab6c676c4403ab8fe7be9371af01e"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">common implementation challenges faced by States; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id992c34b351554216afdd6d383aa28c65"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emerging national education issues; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b93a7b7064144bda66e13eddb068846"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall ensure that 1 regional comprehensive center is established in each of the geographic regions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb1c49cbc4a84200869c683c009f0cc5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National comprehensive center; regional comprehensive centers</header><text>In the case of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida43a87360301469593ec797c492b0b2c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national comprehensive center described in paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be considered to be the region served by the comprehensive center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1700d1a84d5f4ee79c13b4f044f396cc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regional comprehensive center described in paragraph (2)(B), the geographic region shall be considered to be the region served by the comprehensive center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3f89ce1deeab4b2496c127c66c2703e8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="idbb0c7ffe40484ed08252704d99312050"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section may be made with research organizations, public agencies, private entities, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in subsection (f) (referred to in this section as <quote>eligible entities</quote>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22cfabf0f0814b319a2ae779f70e6800"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In conducting competitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id077b642f92c34d19a4a5e2df9f42906d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively encourage eligible entities to apply for such awards by making widely available information and technical assistance relating to the awards described under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba5084a956844d088ac328141117f632"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek input from chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, teachers, principals, other school leaders, parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other individuals with knowledge of the needs of the regions to be served by the awards, regarding—</text><clause id="id28eb8574272c411d8d9874c1127a6ca2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the needs in the regions for technical assistance authorized under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="idf97099bfcc5c4f749dc4d9131b621ac4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how such needs may be addressed most effectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id49304f05b0b540e6977ffa65729f8a01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In determining whether to award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that an eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in providing high-quality technical assistance, including by considering the results of any completed evaluation required under this title or part D of title I if such entity previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this title or title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6bbfe2cabaae4134829632b4a3f7cfbc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><paragraph id="id285e6d9078ef4f2c92c819985bd9db9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><subparagraph id="id5a6a8aff38f34513a60b1e0089ee691f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible entity, seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including the plan described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2c0bc91f14f0415bb7bfea398268637a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>To help ensure applications submitted under this paragraph are responsive to challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders in the region proposed to be served, each eligible entity submitting such an application shall meaningfully engage with not less than 1 individual or entity located in such region from each of the following categories, to inform the application:</text><clause id="id55154ff20d8a48ccbb8200db728946d9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State educational agencies.</text></clause><clause id="id15ec7f74d8334540bd36d7e573f90f8c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Local educational agencies.</text></clause><clause id="id60dd18bbec6a41d9aaa7d53ccc1b6e4c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Practitioners, including teachers, principals, and other school leaders.</text></clause><clause id="ida71347f34aaa48329782a553e61300a4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Students and parents.</text></clause><clause id="id2b75d0a3412f4a9090ed1668a5fa2cd1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Policymakers, expert practitioners, and researchers with knowledge of, and experience using, the findings from research, evaluation, and statistics.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd80e7f60ebbe4f438d541ee65611260a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55f1644c9a4f41c1b12b12caf997a01a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that such applicant will develop and regularly update a 5-year service plan for carrying out the technical assistance and capacity-building activities for the region in a manner that addresses—</text><clause id="id89b11a5911554d1aa47267750e386148"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priorities described under section 205; and</text></clause><clause id="id77f80a1e59104a099341af82e0567e0c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the needs of all States (and to the extent practicable, of local educational agencies) within the region to be served by the national or regional comprehensive center, on an ongoing basis; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabe96bb877624cf49bb66052e65a192a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that such entity will develop and regularly update and submit to the Secretary a State service plan that includes— </text><clause id="id083e404bb3e543d1b99fbd5858d1ddb2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the capacity-building supports to be delivered by the center in response to educational challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders in a manner that supports evidence use; and</text></clause><clause id="id7444cbc621be4d729af955a95c1d6897"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the technical assistance to be provided to support the effective implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3bb491516a1e426d9078e1853e44887f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header><paragraph id="id9d600c6cbdaa466283efb88906f93f2e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center established under this section shall allocate such center’s resources to and within each State in a manner which reflects the need for assistance, taking into account such factors as—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2da7f008936b492e8bfd6c16e8f9f71b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proportion and number of students from low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc2301149ab047dcb29429925885b469"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support, under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a66e1d1b6d04cdaa57f5e0439572831"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the increased cost burden of service delivery in rural areas; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id607422618c914991b3b6306dbe2c42c9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any special initiatives being undertaken by State, intermediate, local educational agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate, that may require special assistance from the center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbc6fc832c19b4ce98f5e3e515cb7e7a7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsiveness</header><text>In allocating resources in accordance with paragraph (1), each regional comprehensive center shall reserve not more than 15 percent of funds awarded by the Secretary for a fiscal year to respond in a timely fashion to urgent needs of State educational agencies and local educational agencies served by such center for such fiscal year, which may also include modifying the activities of the center and the State service plan described in subsection (c)(2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd3121d67da9f4ddd96c10c21e80566d9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Scope of work</header><text>Each comprehensive center established under this section shall work with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded schools, in the region where such center is located on school improvement activities that take into account factors such as the proportion and number of students from low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region, and give priority to—</text><paragraph id="id4ac9da402815442ea5efb7e0b70a828b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>schools in the region with high percentages or numbers of students from low-income backgrounds, as determined under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such schools in rural and urban areas, and schools receiving assistance under title I of that Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbaf7b4b4028848799012a508bfb311de"><enum>(2)</enum><text>local educational agencies in the region in which high percentages or numbers of school-age children are from low-income families, as determined under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such local educational agencies in rural and urban areas; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9b5e50cce96a458abdad4bb0f5e24a9a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>schools in the region that are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id186181fcb6fa459790ddfb63822fc319"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A comprehensive center established under this section shall provide high-quality, high-impact technical assistance and capacity-building supports to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded schools, located in the region served by such center by—</text><paragraph id="idf0debc15e869476bb928d198eff2adb6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing capacity-building supports described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include supports to—</text><subparagraph id="id24cf1eb5972f41b0a148f63b9c478af5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen data privacy and security; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa443647f23e4d46859b96f55bc2d411"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with other State and local public agencies, institutions of higher education, and entities to address challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3beb7a8499d3463f9bf8046ee0b9693e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding implementation of laws described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id153e6dbd9b174b87adf4ed46fd8be439"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitating communication between teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, parents, families, librarians, and education system leaders, as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ee8b8b150a94cc1bad9f75ff65fcf2f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting evidence use amongst practitioners and education system leaders, at a minimum, in—</text><subparagraph id="idc550fedb92be49a191b9679667d21b49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25ea6f990d334c8485223666f41b7b6b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meeting the needs of English learners and children with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cec82573df34de0bef9642ecb4f9c6e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>education technology (including assistive and adaptive technology); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id00b25e385dda430f8c8c7a719f3951ee"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in coordination with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, disseminating and providing information, reports, and publications that support teaching and learning to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes, particularly academic achievement, and particularly for each subgroup of students, to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers within the region served by the center; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf5cb42c394634a1084a109a06295bd4b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide7900f2ed0f542acb54cf5e437a2c31c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teacher and school leader preparation, recruitment, and retention practices, including evidenced-based clinical experiences, and improving the teacher pipeline in critical areas.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id29bbfa53c78a456696cdf67461864b49"><enum>208.</enum><header>Focus centers</header><subsection id="id7f6abb9ac6b6425db69de712d6ec9de1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="id91dcc27a9c36497b960a92d4f3aa8199"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award not more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities (as described in section 207(b)(1)) to enable those eligible entities to establish and operate focus centers on topics described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide2e9ca7b35bc4eda979f4c2a59e59cf9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each eligible entity, seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2de92d5da07f48c2a2735c9759d6d1bb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Focus centers authorized under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="idb281d622decc438786ddbb77ff9f7208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address 1 or more topics described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ff3e7201548468b86c66094b958c997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out activities that increase evidence use on such topic amongst practitioners, education system leaders, elementary schools and secondary schools, local educational agencies, and State educational agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11696051dab54be8b450002eeb78e1d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a timely manner, develop evidence-based products or tools regarding such topic and widely disseminate such products or tools to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are high-quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7a1fbf121f314804a452566764f24eca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Topics</header><paragraph id="ida159f467aaf54c99b68cf0ec8c4b8957"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>The Secretary shall engage with—</text><subparagraph id="idd4092d0fd57549328691867897ae7862"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional governing boards, in accordance with in section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify challenges facing students and practitioners that are of shared importance and urgency across geographic regions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64f2851216744efb9cac7138fb917a88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to examine the evidence bases of research that may address the challenges identified in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide1b0c6d7ec6148a5b8698929e56b9a58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>After carrying out the engagement requirements in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall identify topics for focus centers that address educational challenges of shared importance and urgency and that may be addressed through the mobilization of robust evidence bases of research. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9bde58e529ce4e36868b2fb98eb41de3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>In making awards under this section, the Secretary may carry out distinct award competitions for each topic developed under subsection (b). </text></subsection></section><section id="idce50a6952a9c4d29bba8cbdee65b9f5f"><enum>209.</enum><header>Evaluations</header><subsection id="idff5233d9a5044849b90241949c72bb24"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive Centers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd35f3b485d2b4afc851815177efd2be5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the comprehensive centers receiving assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the services provided under this title, the extent to which each of the comprehensive centers meets the objectives of its respective plan, and the extent to which—</text><subparagraph id="id3a4096b581dd4ce2aa3252b496bb4a43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical assistance provided by such centers—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcb58bec8d924b76bb44a0b7116553e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was high quality and high impact;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id850e2d80412a4f0da8e8ae4d218aa894"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was responsive to the needs of clients in the region; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4a75e87f2be4f1a8449d1989e0d86c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved implementation of the laws described in section 207(c)(2)(C)(ii);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfdbdfd87beeb42d7864c15c6309f6607"><enum>(B)</enum><text>capacity-building services were high quality and high impact, and responsive to the educational challenges of State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools in the region; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddaa9ca9803434b64aa9a5492affc919c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such centers effectively coordinated with regional educational laboratories and other federally funded technical assistance centers to align technical assistance, minimize duplication, and increase client satisfaction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c702920138a4063b28828485f898f62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent entity</header><text>In addition to the evaluation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each comprehensive center receiving assistance under this title is evaluated by an independent entity, which shall be completed not less than 1 fiscal year prior to the end of the period of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the eligible entity that operates the comprehensive center, and which shall—</text><subparagraph id="idfc780644161e46b9999e1efaba9047d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include each of the analyses and assessments described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41bb5f3db0ea425cb65aa1802a458eab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the extent to which such center effectively supported the decisionmaking of practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers located in the region served by the center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4bc064cff4514b1f89eeebe10e8d912b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Focus center evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the focus centers receiving assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the evidence use activities carried out by such center, and such center’s effectiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and urgency. </text></subsection></section><section id="id8a03d167bb3c4073ab6b7f8d4f9bea1c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></section>. (b)Section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking section 203
and inserting section 207
; and(2)in subsection (b)(5), by striking section 203
and inserting section 207
. <enum>III</enum><header>National Assessment of Educational Progress</header><section id="idd224144a42e8475a81cc1fa1c42a80c2"><enum>301.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9621">20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id16c759b6fb5744a6bd32fa9f6b09ac63"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Assessment Governing Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9621">20 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaffa09d97dc04786bf92a50852f1b8d5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb086af117b024f91bcbce2a84ae045af"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC8C5EDFADD5246F8B34B1E21CA5112D0" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id63745866f6e64c60850d4459983848e6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish an assessment schedule, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Statistics to ensure the technical and cost feasibility of such schedule’s implementation, that complies with the requirements of section 303(b), including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9be9a0cd4b7348bfab2a24a72aac6dcc"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">selecting the subject areas and grades or ages to be assessed; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca2b442d3277405388645b359edcb11d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining the years in which such assessments will be conducted;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929273d93422495da4ed279b130c3f60"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2), by striking <quote>on the Department's</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6AD578968645401E87560A2274E44EF6" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>on—</text><subparagraph id="id4fde7f9bd13c41f9be5a061c7840fb30"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department’s actions to implement the decisions of the Assessment Board; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id805bab99e9564d7ba2ebf41424e69f11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the budget of the Department regarding the costs associated with the duties of the Assessment Board and activities relating to the National Assessment, including the technical and cost feasibility of carrying out the assessment schedule established under subsection (e)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00a4df6926fa4c95b330b9933398f49a"><enum>303.</enum><header>National Assessment of Educational Progress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9622">20 U.S.C. 9622</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7584c36596f046a38b24575924bade3e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f59472781dd4ace9b2c5fb91f99575c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd032ef3e6b0a466aa4e63341a2cbf746"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <quote>conduct</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89307c900cb643b2827a2184e80d7e66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>, but at least as</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting <quote>and at least once every 4 years;</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id83b40d9713694fe1a64692bda622898a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>, to provide</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting <quote>, subject to paragraph (4)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9511e861b474e069aa81a26d4fd7b06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8c29a6566f84392af48e40eaf77af9b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73605176090e4515a0f313c8932e5955"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <term>shall</term>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5791116a82874fe9b26a2663f0771acb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd95d7925bdf340b6be00b4fe17a92256"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting <quote>on</quote> before <quote>the standards</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd6859f2d39640e49266a3dddc7374a8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b9b148d11454f46936784f00104dc15"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A855D474EC747B2B0DED67DF87EA140" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id2c2a6d92bd27403980b8e24956429a64"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Frequency of biennial reading and mathematics assessments</header><text>In carrying out the reading and mathematics assessments requirements under subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall conduct such assessments in—</text><subparagraph id="idcc60ad431d074c3b838fae7ab55961a6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>2024;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d593a5e3c544e7c83fa29812ae6d90e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>2027; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ab413fc6da64f46a62d45eb613f265f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>every other year thereafter, in order to provide for 1 year in which no such assessments are conducted between each administration of such assessments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c43134d520541449460f7ca5d0dc3f2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>information on</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>, to the extent feasible, information needed to carry out paragraph (2)(G).</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida4a6d17ba5554d67b59a9899f0279b58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id802044b3097f418b9d6f75d6761e11a5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(D), by striking <quote>Chairman of the House Committee</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id023e565286324b1b9f964f03645b115e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after <quote>Code</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idabe2052f289a4ed49b49589677efd74d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking <quote>For</quote> and inserting <quote>In accordance with section 1111(g)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida592618d59a943c4a030bc58fd52af9f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49b1a4bbeb3b4bdda8382bd54104f278"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79b19226ef914b9c9234912b4cf159bf"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8ebeefe2e1044cf8c749038444251e0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall</quote> and all that follows through <quote>by—</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be determined by—</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b910bae3d654f4e9a9ec9f04a517ae2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7072675b6e5c426fb33d62a64d968ec5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCB05FEF5A634C5FA237A3E695F9A684" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id02b9e127df9b45448b1cb99d414b8592"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National consensus approach</header><text>The Assessment Board shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id109dcf4edf9645a9a2c901a40ece0c09"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the determinations described in subparagraph (A) utilizing a national consensus approach; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c724d9057eb41dd972c8c059532fa24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the achievement levels developed under such subparagraph are reasonable, valid, and informative to the public.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda10b933a48446b1a94cda936c85fd98"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61441c2a68204237ad7ac10aaa6cd57a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf02223cac61d4c649e76b4835c5b9691"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d4a118d81f4436a8386013215dc8875"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>trial</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4efed9b467e04305900a41b5f7e453cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under this subsection,</quote> after <quote>development</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id1435525ca7c54cd79f93ca48b36054a2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting a comma after <quote>officer</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b74377096514d5fbb9244418c84a2eb"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>–</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb480090f556147eda87793b5036a6d45"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e28ccc9b07a405881fdaff0d79ee304"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Indian affairs schools</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Indian Education</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0391069fd9d74208bd133fc58fef85e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <term>Indian Affairs</term> and inserting <quote>Indian Education</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a962d0f94aa4ac3a745796b94d612b0"><enum>304.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9623">20 U.S.C. 9623</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide81bb58acb2643a8be54a48b433867b9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1febea751c3c424d93221d67210de0c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C3B2CFCD1D44E97A98F44471587989E" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idc465b6c8401b4698ace035c84eec1601"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The terms <quote>elementary school</quote>, <quote>local educational agency</quote>, <quote>secondary school</quote>, and <quote>Secretary</quote> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideaf4551ca2154d339fe98d48fa4db1d0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Director</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The term</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9aa55b64992d4e17b34e5259c072fe84"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">State</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The term</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b182ae630334001aa33568e5e8eb08c"><enum>305.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9624">20 U.S.C. 9624(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="id318B99CFE4EF4EC2982B378CF249C6FB" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id7a4ef7ad6aaa461a91a93573f5474b7f" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddfb8e5460db04cc494192c1a8f7888b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2024—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f8a06c7f98b47d99f0ba6cc6979ce08"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 302; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id116b189ce6b046fc889f0e137efe793a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 303; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31e58b6f134b4379b1b4dc93124f408c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 302 and 303.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>1.This Act may be cited as the Advancing Research in Education Act
or the AREA Act
.2.The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Table of contents.Sec. 3. Short title; table of contents for public law.TITLE I—Education Sciences ReformSec. 101. References.Sec. 102. Redesignations.Sec. 103. Definitions.PART A—The Institute of Education SciencesSec. 111. Establishment.Sec. 112. Functions.Sec. 113. Office of the Director.Sec. 114. Priorities.Sec. 115. Plans; education researcher pipeline.Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.Sec. 118. Agreements.Sec. 119. Biennial Director report.Sec. 120. Transparency.PART B—National Center for Education ResearchSec. 131. Establishment.Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.Sec. 133. Duties.Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.PART C—National Center for Education Statistics Sec. 141. Establishment.Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.Sec. 143. Duties.Sec. 144. Performance of duties.Sec. 145. Reports.Sec. 146. Dissemination.Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.Sec. 148. Statewide longitudinal data systems.Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.PART D—National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence UseSec. 151. National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.PART E—National Center for Special Education ResearchSec. 161. Establishment.Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.Sec. 163. Duties.Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.PART F—General provisionsSec. 171. Repeals and redesignation.Sec. 172. Interagency data sources and formats.Sec. 173. Prohibitions.Sec. 174. Confidentiality.Sec. 175. Availability of data.Sec. 176. Performance management.Sec. 177. Vacancies.Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.Sec. 179. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 180. Conforming amendments.TITLE II—Educational technical assistanceSec. 201. Educational technical assistance.TITLE III—National Assessment of Educational ProgressSec. 301. References.Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.Sec. 304. Definitions.Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 306. Restrictions.3.Short title; table of contents for public lawSection 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended to read as follows:1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Education Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 2002.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORMSec. 101. Short title.Sec. 102. Definitions.Part A—The Institute of Education SciencesSec. 111. Establishment.Sec. 112. Functions.Sec. 113. Delegation.Sec. 114. Office of the Director.Sec. 115. Priorities.Sec. 115A. Plans.Sec. 115B. Education researcher pipeline.Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.Sec. 118. Agreements.Sec. 119. Biennial Director report.Sec. 120. Competitive awards.Sec. 121. Transparency.Part B—National Center for Education ResearchSec. 131. Establishment.Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.Sec. 133. Duties.Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.Part C—National Center for Education StatisticsSec. 141. Establishment.Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.Sec. 143. Duties.Sec. 144. Performance of duties.Sec. 145. Reports.Sec. 146. Dissemination.Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.Sec. 148. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems.Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.Sec. 150. State defined.Part D—National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use Sec. 151. Establishment.Sec. 152. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.Sec. 153. Duties.Sec. 154. Evaluations.Sec. 155. What Works Clearinghouse and related functions.Sec. 156. Evidence use activities.Sec. 157. Regional educational laboratories for applied research, development, and evidence use.Part E—National Center for Special Education ResearchSec. 161. Establishment.Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.Sec. 163. Duties.Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.Part F—General ProvisionsSec. 171. Interagency data sources and formats.Sec. 172. Prohibitions.Sec. 173. Confidentiality.Sec. 174. Availability of data.Sec. 175. Performance management.Sec. 176. Authority to publish.Sec. 177. Vacancies.Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.Sec. 179. Voluntary service.Sec. 180. Rulemaking.Sec. 181. Copyright.Sec. 182. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCESec. 201. Short title.Sec. 202. Definitions.Sec. 203. Coordination of technical assistance.Sec. 204. Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories.Sec. 205. Priorities.Sec. 206. Governing boards.Sec. 207. Comprehensive centers.Sec. 208. Focus centers.Sec. 209. Evaluations.Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSSec. 301. Short title.Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.Sec. 304. Definitions.Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.TITLE IV—AMENDATORY PROVISIONSSec. 401. Redesignations.Sec. 402. Amendments to Department of Education Organization Act.Sec. 403. Repeals.Sec. 404. Conforming and technical amendments.Sec. 405. Orderly transition.Sec. 406. Impact aid..<enum>I</enum><header>Education Sciences Reform</header><section id="id463192ce-c225-44fd-9b18-2b072a5d9569"><enum>101.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id0eb6eeca-2b1a-4a58-b8e2-430e55565364"><enum>102.</enum><header>Redesignations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 175 through 177, and 181 through 194, as sections 141 through 148, 151 through 154, 161 through 163, and 171 through 184, respectively.</text></section><section id="id51427226-4372-44c4-a266-1d7bea4666d8"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9501">20 U.S.C. 9501</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1ba9633-1fd2-4d4b-8420-a6b521784d58"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd182028-5d75-4b8b-ada9-2d86ebb9a460" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7bf2b57-2567-4650-84bc-4f5d8f38f56b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idddd6d3d1-b205-4905-b927-944d0fbeed70"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ESEA terms</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0587328-bf9c-4247-8eca-000597200a6e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>dual or concurrent enrollment program</term>, <term>early college high school</term>, <term>elementary school</term>, <term>English learner</term>, <term>local educational agency</term>, <term>multi-tier system of supports</term>, <term>other staff</term>, <term>paraprofessional</term>, <term>school leader</term>, <term>secondary school</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, <term>specialized instructional support personnel</term>, <term>State educational agency</term>, and <term>universal design for learning</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37794c18-237b-44e1-a07a-b0c632b8a0bb"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Subgroup of students</header><text>The term <term>subgroup of students</term>—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4026118-03b9-443d-950f-94d54259d21d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means each subgroup of students described in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5737e05a-c45e-4d04-82e2-0d9960954af4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes first generation college students, as defined in section 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. </text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30186ba4-85ed-477e-912b-bec5598ecd13"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Charter school</header><text>The term <term>charter school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddb4d43de-5b43-41b6-8cfa-ee747a046652"><enum>(B)</enum><header>IDEA terms</header><clause id="idaed141cc-0013-4e65-9afb-2a05b3fa204a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Child with a disability</header><text>The term <term>child with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</text></clause><clause id="idc9d43fa2-8320-4e56-bc50-0cca89a89ee6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Infant or toddler with a disability</header><text>The term <term>infant or toddler with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id377536ec-b626-43b8-9e85-8834375eafd0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Adult education and family literacy act terms</header><text>The terms <term>adult education</term> and <term>adult education and literacy activities</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3272">29 U.S.C. 3272</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id20e50cac-d63a-4a21-ac59-f1cd9f30e480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (17) and (21);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf54fed0b-f7dd-43d5-876d-78b6fe10b17d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), (19), (20), (22), and (23), as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), (18), (20), (22), (23), (25), (26), (29), (30), (31), and (32), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04f5db3af01e4618a7567b8a81f6c22b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1E9ADB48E82435EBEEE0BCCB28DBFDC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42cc42dcce584308a870c305b7cbdb3c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alaska Native-serving institution; Native Hawaiian-serving institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>Alaska Native-serving institution</term> and <term>Native Hawaiian-serving institution</term> have the meanings given the terms in section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idd729d59d-f3e7-4796-8f23-7381c96c5903"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or the identification of evidence-based practices</quote> after <quote>field of education</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc6bc4820-f82c-4f37-b185-8ef8ad94711a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Affairs</quote> and inserting <quote>Education</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f33a409-4641-418e-8634-dcf72c48f558"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fb3061c-0540-49f1-97a5-5e6ab392b183" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81a8b25e-88c7-4308-af5a-17bdc211fb1f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Bureau-funded school</header><text>The term <term>Bureau-funded school</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2021">25 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfd5759cc-b7d4-4f43-879c-9e253f6cefc2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Career and technical education</header><text>The term <term>career and technical education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52b05680-2e87-435f-bdb1-1a25f22d2d53"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>means an entity established under section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</quote> and inserting <quote>has the meaning given the term in section 202</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f14602f-5dbb-436a-adb5-372371dc9e4a"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideec3228d-41d7-4f29-8887-868d42d5bee7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>evidence-based</quote> before <quote>products or processes</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c47de6b-c0c1-4832-8a9c-f020d019da37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>teaching</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>teaching and learning, that lead to the improvement of student outcomes, including the academic skills of students, and that may be replicable in heterogeneous local educational contexts.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bcfd0a8-59be-44c5-af7f-697428e9c56a"><enum>(10)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7e2b551-4c2f-43a1-8914-e41cc1b0259a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>principals, other school leaders,</quote> after <quote>teachers,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf25b8d5-8ff9-4aeb-ac1c-e42f92dcffee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>specialized instructional support personnel, other staff, early childhood educators, administrators of early childhood education programs, faculty, student support staff, paraprofessionals,</quote> after <quote>other practitioners,</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8a43d1d-68b9-4157-b29b-7c62ca3e00d1"><enum>(11)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcadb2f46-5482-407c-b3ef-558b4acc10da" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id92d4e00f-d2f9-4618-b113-b6b22399fb62"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Early childhood education program</header><text>The term <term>early childhood education program</term> has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id991cced2-1faf-4df0-b4d6-f9941172155e"><enum>(12)</enum><text>in paragraph (15), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>providing,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>providing services to children in an early childhood education program.</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514929dc-bd41-4c2d-9d77-bfda2bc2d9a8"><enum>(13)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id050d57b8-4e72-49be-bd5d-5033e95f1f86" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idb35463ea-af60-44d1-b645-5f2f184fc12d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Evidence-based</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1d92e3c459746fca5d6de45111c9614"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The term <term>evidence-based</term> means any educational practice, activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design shown to improve relevant outcomes for its intended beneficiaries at the individual, classroom, program, school, institutional, education system, or workforce system level based on scientifically valid research.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida4789143556b4a1396668c48232d58cc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For the purposes of the work of the Institute in carrying out technical assistance activities related to a program administered by the Secretary and established under another law, the term <term>evidence-based</term> has the meaning given that term in the establishing law, if the law (not including regulations) defines such term.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c318789-5088-4d0d-8387-3ee884f44c80"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Evidence use</header><text>The term <term>evidence use</term> means activities that build the capacity of practitioners to effectively understand and apply evidence-based practices and scientifically valid research—</text><subparagraph id="id0cc62606-447e-4ea7-a9a1-542b3128cde5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comprehend the design principles of evidence-based practices and identify, select, implement, and adapt such practices in heterogeneous local educational contexts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a2b61e4-f486-45c6-b069-666e29bbf0cc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to support high-quality teaching and learning, improved student outcomes, and the continuous improvement of education systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc885ab80-0ef4-4a62-b5e0-45ce8a73b6f8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which may be informed by the synthesis of an evidence base related to a specific activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design, based on consistent findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and conclusions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c602cb0-0a46-4e41-a130-09085615e144"><enum>(14)</enum><text>in paragraph (18), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>(including teachers and other practitioners) and that conforms to standards</quote> and inserting <quote>in collaboration with practitioners or education system leaders and that conforms to the principles</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a12f409-b35f-431e-8dc7-8c6fc042914a"><enum>(15)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id193ae5d3-66fb-44f4-a343-c6dc9a4f58cd" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5078a592-be02-4b2e-a655-5c9f71e3652c"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Geographic region</header><text>The term <term>geographic region</term> means each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfdbed193-0ed2-4c15-9753-14c37f4845ff"><enum>(16)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (20), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id982727e0-4319-4971-99e0-2f864d0a1c7e" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0124178-2c4e-4706-834e-90542b79076e"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6e63147-c735-4034-861a-aef787c87312"><enum>(17)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (23), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8699daae-ac58-40d7-ba6a-8ba0efd10a0e" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="ida12a109d-e081-4782-b8a7-04d3bc02498f"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Minority-serving institution</header><text>The term <term>minority-serving institution</term> means an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa6704b6-8d47-4136-8ad8-c664478e3f9a"><enum>(18)</enum><text>in paragraph (25), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>section 133(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 133(g)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id026bf7a9-6a10-4f28-8bfd-fca608ada58c"><enum>(19)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (26), as redesignated by paragraph (3), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id441e90ea-1fcb-42dc-8cd5-482ab974a6e5" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id6b24e492-439e-4a21-9cc9-6e270e2af233"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Principles of scientifically valid research</header><text>The term <term>principles of scientifically valid research</term> means research standards that—</text><subparagraph id="id37821b44-6e09-4dde-8ea2-204b8ea65e5d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply rigorous, systematic, and objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge relevant to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b603288-2d82-4efb-9652-e28a53a178c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present findings and make claims that are appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have been employed; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3179dd9a-6901-4946-9891-06fe81cd2e90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>include, appropriate to the research being conducted—</text><clause id="id0ddc46f7-67ab-41cd-9db7-f6ba79b6c2b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>use of research designs and methods appropriate to the research question posed;</text></clause><clause id="id60a29db5-268f-43cb-8f46-6a5d42d377fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use of systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;</text></clause><clause id="id2d673562-7df2-4cde-a99e-b00460ee7643"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>use of data analyses that are adequate to support the general findings;</text></clause><clause id="idb235a382-1f05-443d-928b-2689cc996e84"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>making claims of causal relationships only in random assignment experiments or other designs (to the extent such designs substantially eliminate plausible competing explanations for the obtained results);</text></clause><clause id="idb9a8b8d3-0e63-4de3-83bb-0f23f0833e95"><enum>(v)</enum><text>consistency of findings across multiple studies or sites to support the generality of results and conclusions;</text></clause><clause id="id24807ffe-725b-45b1-a213-27394d44b6b2"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>presentation of studies and methods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, to offer the opportunity to build systematically on the findings of the research; and</text></clause><clause id="id3ff3958a-34d1-4dee-a834-02110bbe6fff" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>acceptance by a peer-reviewed journal or critique by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idcfab4ddf-ae6a-43cd-978f-6d2f6fdd2685"><enum>(20)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (26), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedcd7431-e692-4eed-8e46-ac1090fcd258" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="ida2a694d6-4f7c-4f4f-b01e-de279023e069"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>The term <term>priorities</term> means the priorities proposed by the Director and approved by the Board under section 115.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e38a5b8-577f-4f1c-a6c3-d312331ab4ba"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Regional educational laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional educational laboratory</term> means a regional educational laboratory established under section 157.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id947b99e1-638a-4166-ab5c-be9946a214e5"><enum>(21)</enum><text>in paragraph (29), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce0b01d8-11e4-4b54-923f-58b7a4633b64" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id6d67e8ad-67c7-4217-ae0c-cd83fb15ec3a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides an adequate description of the programs evaluated, the study sample, and the individual or multiple sites in which a program was evaluated, and, to the extent possible, examines the relationship between program implementation and program impacts, including whether or not such impact occurred and why, and the contextual factors that may influence program impact;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6c169cb-b9f5-4eb2-bb7d-330b7a9c8bac"><enum>(22)</enum><text>in paragraph (30), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>scientifically based research standards</quote> and inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0413e360-0742-47b6-aaa3-0cab46ad3651"><enum>(23)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated by paragraph (3), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a671755-5f87-42c0-8f04-3a3590e60ed5" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="ida6de6f3b-5e20-48f3-81a5-6828b57107c4"><enum>(31)</enum><header>State; outlying area</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaf226ba-22ce-4fbc-8ad3-b1e64c97bc88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> includes (except as provided in section 150) each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the freely associated states, and the outlying areas. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64a846bf-d146-4094-8621-b44b7db0f279" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Freely associated states</header><text>The term <term>freely associated states</term> means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id68572071-26f4-4a24-8a59-1f4182880c70"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Outlying area</header><text>The term <term>outlying area</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a0e3ad4-2c18-425f-9986-1c1a546a7955"><enum>(24)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (32), as redesignated by paragraph (3), and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf858338b-db43-421b-88ee-25a8dade795b" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idf3f11ad7-d0f2-453a-9191-9528a0d1b523"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The term <term>technical assistance</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id79319de5-ed9c-43f4-ab16-6d1269e8aedc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assistance in evidence use, including professional development, high-quality training, and other supports to implement evidence-based practices and strategies leading to—</text><clause id="id3167ccc9-4a6d-4a77-8123-5e7de88cf2a5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improved educational opportunities and approaches to teaching and learning that are based on scientifically valid research; and</text></clause><clause id="ida15ab5c9-66e3-4b25-9818-095080137760"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improved planning, design, adaptation, and implementation of programs;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfaa1551e-6994-4d1c-80aa-2ce231c042bb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assistance in interpreting, analyzing, and utilizing data, statistics, and evaluations, including evaluating the implementation of programs to measure program fidelity and effectiveness;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id63e83624-ef7d-43c6-a15c-d5265c76065c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assistance in identifying and applying for research funding opportunities provided by the Institute; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48080ef5-dba5-4e99-8db0-fe07b77aff6f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other assistance necessary to encourage the improvement of teaching and learning through the application of techniques supported by scientifically valid research.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47d06ce9-ff16-45ec-b08b-e15f862dd242"><enum>(25)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide837e60a-cbc7-4c0a-94d8-b70382a904e1" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a55ba85-ef8b-423b-9d27-ec6a5d65d996"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Tribal college or university</header><text>The term <term>Tribal College or University</term> has the meaning given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id164abe51-ca15-47ab-a84a-8575e2890a9e"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>Tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id339aeb9f-3941-4df3-8bdf-609f03d16ad7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(35)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Youth with a disability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>youth with a disability</term> has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/705">29 U.S.C. 705</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><part id="idc7840f03-7de8-40a7-b191-3b933b054954" style="OLC"><enum>A<?LEXA-Enum A?></enum><header>The Institute of Education Sciences</header><section id="id59bdce70-f53f-4101-8add-26a07a785c9a"><enum>111.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6be2cc8-715e-448a-88d8-94233dbd59ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fcf4662-128b-4c74-bfd8-bbb3f6104756" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id980984f0-2c10-4709-877e-40c67b929caa"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><paragraph id="id9467f220-cf67-4e42-9cbb-f72c866cf558"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The mission of the Institute is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood through postsecondary study (including special education, adult education, and labor market outcomes), in order to provide students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable information and research about—</text><subparagraph id="id732e4537-6f08-4a8a-a9ae-71bd3e9d1a76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the condition and progress of education in the United States;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id566ffa1e-3d83-4068-b1f3-30cd8f8ccf36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>educational practices that support learning to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement and access to high-quality educational opportunities for all students, particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb5da010-9f23-490b-93a7-1f6a7c1c8ff7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb32c437e-490d-4378-937e-cacaf8215f4d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Carrying out mission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall—</text><subparagraph id="idba70b959-6f5d-4626-bd75-21009523cb75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compile statistics, develop evidence-based products, promote evidence use, and conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4c413a34-21f0-4dae-a79a-50223e5492a7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that such activities—</text><clause id="id4a775afc-0303-4025-8674-19b3faabc93f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conform to high standards of quality, integrity, transparency, accuracy, and validity; and</text></clause><clause id="id926829b9-b7af-44bf-a406-a5f83d9e43c7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63cebc2d-7559-431f-8c32-997d7a13c8d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking <quote>the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance</quote> and inserting <quote>the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id469d7846-d3ed-40de-ac8b-d1c51c48dc4b"><enum>112.</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9512">20 U.S.C. 9512</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65604e19-4295-41dd-9037-0ebb0bca128b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 194</quote> and inserting <quote>section 182</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide969622a-f446-4dde-94e6-6935f29b8386"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bdaa43f-3ef2-47d8-b2f1-b7af5412504b" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id5bbea299-f943-4840-b9a0-dda8a4c14644"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research, applied research, and field-initiated research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, wide dissemination, and evidence use;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide493808e-2dcc-4815-9d36-d6053ef6d072"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, and widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education to such individuals and within the Department and the Federal Government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id17c8e1a0-85bf-447b-b32a-f64a71aa491d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement, particularly for each subgroup of students;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb52e50d3-8482-468c-be3b-e5229460a280" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text>strengthen the national, State, regional, and local capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate activities described in paragraph (1), including by increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id8ba79775-d224-4aa1-ac40-4c9553612367"><enum>113.</enum><header>Office of the Director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 114 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9514">20 U.S.C. 9514</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf268a50-7fd5-4e60-9cc2-b467b5d7c116"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36afc4cd-f97f-487f-a603-e0bf3b70d392"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4cfab524-a796-4353-ac5b-ff097a925449" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id3d214e54-8ccf-4793-b7ba-1a9ad695db77"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term</header><paragraph id="id5042b944-d7ea-4332-9106-8371b18084a2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5388a638-9fb7-4027-8f48-3688e2f9bbaa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>6-year term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve for a term of 6 years, beginning on the date of appointment of the Director. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ea5fe7b-ff1a-4569-b00f-0640b51ac84c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a successor to the Director has not been named as of the date of expiration of the Director’s term, the Director may serve for not more than an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day after the date of expiration of the Director’s term, or until a successor has been appointed under subsection (a), whichever occurs first.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf002d40-fe4d-4fd3-b4d1-2eb8609de198" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The Board shall make recommendations to the President with respect to the appointment of a Director under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c1fd4f6-2ec5-4878-8812-f1910a19e0b6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>productivity and leadership</quote> and inserting <quote>productivity, leadership, and support for wide dissemination and evidence use</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id099a9307-35ea-4731-b66e-6f8a6affd663"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43f0034f-6fdb-4eef-b4ed-88760a07adc4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research and applicable</quote> before <quote>standards</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25f940b4-f99e-41df-b42a-40aecae4fe50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefbd7501-25c3-449e-bff0-b440d18abe3c" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id5efe1add-d5e1-4941-a1cd-69d2c59612c5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To coordinate education research and related activities carried out by the Institute with such research and activities carried out by other agencies within the Department and the Federal Government in order to ensure that such activities—</text><subparagraph id="idd08d24b8-6bdf-463e-a169-cf350b621a9f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support high-quality teaching and learning for students, particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d876901-dece-452d-a7a2-85d0a1096040" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3132cd01-28db-4f74-8c0f-367fc35d1284"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>and evidence use</quote> after <quote>statistics activities</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c8cf86a-d9c6-48ac-95b7-6cdffb3196a4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c6ffb76-3cfd-4bd6-83fc-561b04404320"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>necessary</quote> and inserting <quote>and maintain high-quality and timely</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14042c8f-a103-42ce-8fb5-fe6110f5b4ae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 116(b)(3)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 116(b)(4)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idec7637df-3964-4687-b1a1-0e50ecbd91cb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>section 183 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b247e9c-bd31-4cf4-982a-031037e0df0a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias</quote> and inserting <quote>bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45c0163e-e152-47c9-bef0-62faa3d375ab"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39f26355-93ad-48da-b579-23278c01d4ae" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2dd9d2d-ecfa-4e5b-96ab-7dee5610310d"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To undertake initiatives and programs to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, or other minority-serving institutions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60362bc9-54ba-41cc-9dc8-4ef4dee330b0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>and comprehensive centers</quote> and inserting <quote>, technical assistance centers supported by the Department, and comprehensive centers, to increase evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6e231448-f390-446d-9d1b-da8a7b0365ee"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by striking <quote>input from</quote> and inserting <quote>engagement with</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99b32dcc-6fa1-4173-9f5d-58369ccfd620"><enum>(J)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3953bc42-0b91-4dc1-ab41-cfc4db34eae1" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idf6e0576a-fd88-4c2b-bfbf-42fb99b9e303"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To ensure that information, statistics, products, and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47e459ec-2a1b-4fc6-b1c6-2b511257817e"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>by the Secretary</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “by the Secretary—</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd6aa71c-5490-4085-8fb0-8b8210e9cd9b" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="idac6f7665-f6f5-438a-94a3-b4dd4342e81c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the products and publications of other offices of the Department to certify that evidence-based claims about those products and publications are scientifically valid; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7aaf509f-ccfe-42ad-9942-e5f8ff22401b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accurately synthesize and effectively communicate the research base of evidence-based practices that address educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id527ba963e5ee4955b14d9fd77e956039"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2657A47DEA304F15A3A9367C7986D403" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id85348bf0c0224f09b426f2f8010fd502" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Transparency for evidence-based products and publications</header><text>The Director shall ensure that evidence-based products and publications issued by the Institute—</text><paragraph id="idf2e93113520e496c80e6388fadba1618" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describe prominently the type of scientific evidence that is used to support the evidence-based findings; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6787d5d8e3c410c94d14836633df8e3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explain clearly the scientifically appropriate and inappropriate uses of—</text><subparagraph id="idb1f27f14c8344f2ba5ee350856c74727" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings that are disseminated; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f3765966ef244de8ca756b5d7568c13" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the types of evidence used to support such findings.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id9f9d4ac4-2de0-403f-8e78-b7a78290de72"><enum>114.</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 115 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9515">20 U.S.C. 9515</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5ba50e8-c68f-420a-aaef-895cc42b9f20" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="idd693160c-b5f7-4cc7-8b8b-49d57286c306"><enum>115.</enum><header>Priorities</header><subsection id="id8f5cce10-59c0-42c5-bd11-3456f0393037"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall, not less often than every 6 years, propose to the Board priorities for the Institute after—</text><paragraph id="id1be47b6e-547f-4a4e-8a24-e2838007bf2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>first engaging with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a0dcc3e-e5f4-4492-af18-78f498422101"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsequent to the consultation and engagement under paragraph (1), reviewing public comments submitted in accordance with subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc69a9bab-e33b-4415-96f5-99c132f0be21"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsequent to reviewing public comments under paragraph (2), identifying priority topics under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id420ce9e1-1504-4b52-ae4a-16ab3f338749"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public comment</header><text>Before submitting to the Board proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director shall—</text><paragraph id="ida1d477da-5b83-489f-b908-ad3c148db718"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make such priorities available to the public for comment for not less than 60 days (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Institute’s website and through publishing such priorities in the Federal Register);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbad0af20-b1ae-4148-8487-0a3185759d1d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the public comments were considered in developing the priorities submitted by the Director to the Board; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id79f3dbc3-d3d7-4c73-ab1f-823580a4f167"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide to the Board a copy of each such public comment submitted. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5b10e7e2-94c1-4d53-bcbe-65b5112b6b73"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority topics</header><text>After reviewing public comments submitted in accordance with subsection (b), the Director shall identify priority topics that may require long-term research or that are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems and issues, including those associated with the goals and requirements of the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>), the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9857">42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.</external-xref>), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the <short-title>Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006</short-title>, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3271">29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.</external-xref>), which may include—</text><paragraph id="id24b7beb2-8870-4ca2-b0c0-ebef8ddab620"><enum>(1)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teaching and learning, including through school and system design and instructional strategies, in order to provide students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and to improve educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id71c396aa-cc2a-479b-81af-225d6c36e73e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies, including the use of the science of learning and human development for meeting students’ needs and supporting improved outcomes.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc3d1dc23-fed8-4d96-9695-47d3d7da14b2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval</header><paragraph id="ida31f1692-ed9f-4329-b3c6-a0552acb4986"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days, to the greatest extent practicable, after the date the Board receives proposed priorities under subsection (a), the Board shall, under a majority vote of a quorum of the Board, approve or disapprove the priorities, including any necessary revision of those priorities.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id66a817c5-fe62-4938-9f8f-b7db1bdb3c4c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall ensure that priorities of the Institute and the National Education Centers are consistent with the mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id05c603df-a7c8-48b1-8007-53267a6ea4d2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Final priorities</header><text>The Director shall make the final priorities approved by the Board under subsection (d) widely available to the public, including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ide74e132d-e3cf-4e2e-bdab-8b7656d1eaa8"><enum>115.</enum><header>Plans; education researcher pipeline</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 115 the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcce26ef1-1c3d-4a9c-8dd5-e25cb27cf2b1" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id9f4b7773-fb1c-40a8-a491-f45375433fec"><enum>115A.</enum><header>Plans</header><subsection id="id3f716277-da18-48d2-86ec-05139af76ba4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Approval of commissioners’ plans</header><paragraph id="idce0a6273-1c04-4b23-b87e-8cea74a7e587"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date the Director receives a plan submitted under section 133(b), 143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the Director shall approve such plan, including requiring any necessary revision of such plan.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4077d50d-5934-4b03-a755-2cfe2b54e268"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency</header><text>The Director shall ensure that each plan approved under paragraph (1) is consistent with the mission of the corresponding National Education Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id967bb640-eac0-4759-b731-6b1df78542ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institute’s plan and report</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Director shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc2ee295c-1d56-4da2-b064-497f8c5a52de"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with each Commissioner of a National Education Center and the Board— </text><subparagraph id="id3c83860d-92eb-4b37-a7f0-1ac24c780550"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop a plan for addressing such priorities across the Institute’s activities and functions, in accordance with the requirements of this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id106984da-bdd6-44d3-95c9-aff3c410385a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>incorporate in such plan each plan approved by the Director in accordance with subsection (a); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id964d3c73-fe42-4955-8886-e8ff0131c20b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit a report containing the Institute’s plan described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ed01043-97fd-4497-8dbb-0d6a46812c77"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc2056084-b523-4729-a601-a9b3aea3ec41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text>At the time of submission of a report required under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report. </text></subsection></section><section id="idbc33c735-620b-475c-8112-57d157e7ecf7"><enum>115B.</enum><header>Education researcher pipeline</header><subsection id="id397e0dbd-b2ed-4021-85f0-944ca834ebb0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with section 112(4), the Institute shall carry out initiatives and programs—</text><paragraph id="id06454720-903e-4c98-9830-966206935ff6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to strengthen the national capacity to carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to education by expanding the education researcher pipeline; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74a502a0-3361-4990-a41c-7055191b1331"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd4aabf62-9cd2-4541-a499-407d8631e3b0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fellowships</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85601953-26ba-4c48-b356-1ca85e4f0b68"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall establish and maintain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ae0dac6-faff-4f6e-b4ff-1684a14290ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research, evaluation, and statistics fellowships in institutions of higher education (which may include the establishment of such fellowships in historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions) that support—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8b805a9-4473-4160-bf4b-09604f34b793"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">graduate and postdoctoral study onsite at the Institute or at the institution of higher education; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3904b25c-92d4-4da5-bdc2-23ad02fb52f7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">early-career researchers; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide98c1c75-9a87-4e94-a48a-8ae71b61513b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fellowships in new and emerging areas of study. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea00c176-7ecb-49b7-99cb-4b70e4aaef9c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the fellowships under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are actively recruited for participation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2fcaada2-6ffd-4449-9cbc-58d10ce4053d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Director shall ensure that the activities of the National Education Centers are coordinated effectively.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id60619cf7-b6c2-44d7-a38d-9c56cc3578c7"><enum>116.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Board for Education Sciences</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9516">20 U.S.C. 9516</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e7a2fe0-e10e-4a53-9a0d-8a144350961d" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id3f245aa1-07aa-46d5-a90c-43068e3e53df"><enum>116.</enum><header>National Board for Education Sciences</header><subsection id="id786ab4a6-e80d-4a87-ac01-da3f9d04b60f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f670415-afa3-4042-a351-5b7c02cb8e6c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Institute shall have a board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board for Education Sciences.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddba8b965-5822-40fa-9d70-952d0f68b1b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transition</header><subparagraph id="id626840fb-b703-425e-82c4-4ed6a4aed4cc"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall appoint a Board in accordance with this section as in effect on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4dddefe3-6171-40b4-9333-1c3b9bf179dd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transition authority</header><text>The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure an orderly transition to the Board, as authorized under subparagraph (A), from the Board as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, which may include adjusting term limits of members on the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57664378-d568-4271-90ab-434c3d97a7b6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Existing Board members</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04ac913f-ae9f-42af-a261-b01591d10bbd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remove members who served on the Board on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title> who were appointed in accordance with this title prior to such date of enactment; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0eb317a4-3004-4a66-83e8-da929cd009df"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint members who served on the Board on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0a161f5f-e05a-4754-8c71-bf4e2403d6ee"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties of the Board are the following:</text><paragraph id="idcce2e3fe-bb27-42d3-94be-49aef754dd27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To advise and consult with the Director on the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd9b757e5-2ecf-492a-8436-d723ba5abda2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To advise on the research, evaluation, statistics, development, dissemination, and evidence use activities planned or carried out by the Director and the Institute and make recommendations to ensure such activities are responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id351a0356-06bc-46ca-ac18-dca1786140f0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director under section 115 to guide the work of the Institute in accordance with the timelines specified in such section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0f3288d1-3623-4794-b37d-34f1f7713a3c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To advise the Director on high-quality and timely procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc74c771-b608-4599-a02f-1b2b23dace17"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To advise the Director on improving or promoting the use, usefulness, and impact of activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research and the National Center for Special Education Research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id38b262f8-f783-449d-9da3-c00e15d4aa9b"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for—</text><subparagraph id="id25502c1e-baf8-4263-89bb-6c478ed7f104"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthening education research from early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47eeef89-d5e3-42d5-9183-bb3b3934cbcd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving evidence use and dissemination; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9119ab17-bef7-4e62-9646-be3208370af9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the staffing and funding of the Institute.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbb6a80a-8454-492f-80d9-6a7a0cc52b4f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and the process for high-quality and timely peer review.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id492a1f88-66a3-424b-b337-f8a3eb236a34"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To advise and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute on the bases that— </text><subparagraph id="ide325e5f8-5782-46ea-bae1-73d1b2ea1629"><enum>(A)</enum><text>scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1996d69f-eccc-43a8-a317-1c061db66f39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities related to the development of practices, wide dissemination, and evidence use are effectively carried out.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id03cc5ee0-819b-4641-a1b5-cc6f84c3a569"><enum>(9)</enum><text>To advise the Director on ensuring that activities conducted or supported by the Institute are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51a847d0-ab7e-4f27-bdd6-a6c8f2d96786"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To solicit advice and information from those in the education field, particularly practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, and researchers, to assist the Board in making recommendations to the Director of topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research efforts, consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id24387172-d48f-4ae1-a571-f56d396de8d6"><enum>(11)</enum><text>To advise the Director on opportunities for the participation and the advancement of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities, and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native serving-institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id55254d33-91f9-49eb-a87f-4343ba49dc57"><enum>(12)</enum><text>To recommend to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts with other Federal and State research agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7448cd06-0f3b-4377-8d56-3ceb8679427b"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To recommend to the Director individuals to serve as Commissioners of the National Education Centers.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id32c05a92-1a2a-4996-97b1-0313d2c7ba9d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Composition</header><paragraph id="ide5e13def-6146-4342-a112-461f04d36db1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voting members</header><text>The Board shall have 9 voting members appointed by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9c3171a1-c68b-4d48-9b95-9a51616fde71" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit advice regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the members of the Board serving on the date of the solicitation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and organizations that have knowledge of individuals who are highly qualified to appraise scientifically valid research, statistics, evaluation, development, dissemination, and evidence use.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4856e787-d402-4d74-9837-99c12fbb3674"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonvoting ex officio members</header><text>The Board may have the following nonvoting ex officio members:</text><subparagraph id="ida1e1dd4a-5980-481c-973d-ee773fb1e282"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e568ef8-8841-40ec-ab84-f7685db85fc0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each of the Commissioners of the National Education Centers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96cdcd5a-8a18-4265-b221-cc04585e77c5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d3b8038-b36f-45be-b5ee-9fc2bec1f5c1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Director of the Census Bureau.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id124fd333-7112-4ec2-9720-e3866329afe6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Commissioner of Labor Statistics.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1668aa9-0a95-49b7-9651-978056c4c0f4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Director of the National Science Foundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd87a7f51-6697-4d98-b4ee-3be56bfb47a6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Appointed membership</header><subparagraph id="ide6eb455a-cb44-4e0d-9c7b-e6f8e2d16afa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>Members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluation, or development, and shall include the following individuals:</text><clause id="id1deb8fc8-0327-4800-9bea-3f4e0a0fa07f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not fewer than 4 researchers in the field of statistics, evaluation, social sciences, or physical and biological sciences, with demonstrated experience in carrying out and effectively communicating scientifically valid research on education matters.</text></clause><clause id="id94a678bc-76ba-42f9-bcb5-8ceaa02e66a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>At least 1 practitioner who is a school-based professional educator, teacher, principal, other school leader, or local educational agency superintendent.</text></clause><clause id="id638f60da-bf42-4dd4-aa2d-150b3b96c384"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>At least 1 State leader who is knowledgeable about the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders, who may be a chief State school officer, State postsecondary education executive, or member of a State board of education.</text></clause><clause id="id1cacf64e-949c-437c-b6cb-e9ac8da606f2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>At least 1 individual with expertise in special education research and research on children with disabilities in educational settings.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89ae5f36-d311-40ae-a1fe-6d64f9ed6999"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each member shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that—</text><clause id="id88e33905-199d-49bc-b5fd-6cf78966e1da"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms of members appointed in accordance with subsection (a)(2) shall be—</text><subclause id="idb70e1ded-df39-4e9b-afd7-baa5707cd225"><enum>(I)</enum><text>6 years for each of 3 members;</text></subclause><subclause id="id676d39ba-a680-45e7-9c80-80a10fb4b18a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>4 years for each of 3 members; and</text></subclause><subclause id="ida24b6994-5e9e-41cb-ad82-54084a149339"><enum>(III)</enum><text>2 years for each of 3 members; </text></subclause></clause><clause id="id60be3465-294d-4c0a-b46f-a0291fe6aec6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no member shall serve for more than 2 consecutive terms; and</text></clause><clause id="id5d34361e-e7a8-4cb2-bfa7-94e3b30c6f53"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in a case in which a successor to a member has not been appointed as of the date of expiration of the member’s term, the member may serve for an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day after the date of expiration of the member’s term, or until a successor has been appointed under paragraph (1), whichever occurs first.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90b92473-6e21-4723-b697-5121d936776c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>The Secretary shall fill any vacancy to the Board in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4089b1e1-3608-4996-83fc-bf0defd4e94a"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conflict of interest</header><text>A voting member of the Board shall be considered a special Government employee for the purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/131">chapter 131</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id53951037-eb23-4c64-9726-307e7778e296"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chair</header><subparagraph id="id081b9466-9abf-435c-880a-872efa6ca3a8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall elect a Chair from among the members of the Board through a majority vote of a quorum.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6508095-338c-4439-b068-fbaee4a4814a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Chair shall serve in such role for a term of 2 years, and may be re-elected in accordance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb35553e0-fa7e-406a-bcad-efde9d12726c"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chair vacancy</header><text>If the chair has been vacant for more than 3 months, at the written request of a quorum of the Board, the Director shall convene a meeting of the Board to, at a minimum, elect a chair.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id82d36551-f140-4e20-81e8-cc07c7d0cb2a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members of the Board shall serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id30272d77-d0bf-41a3-b7ba-c6f2391ef9b1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>The members of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc17e6faf-240b-47e4-b7fe-85475c1666ee"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Powers of the board</header><subparagraph id="id2f412b21-2274-4c1a-ba6e-e8e5f286dcd8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the exercise of its duties under subsection (b) and in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the Board shall be independent of the Director and the other offices and officers of the Institute. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b091689-2a71-4f4d-a9a5-9ce8ff2e659e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive director</header><text>The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board and hired by the Director not later than 90 days after such appointment, to the greatest extent practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfa8c84e-d78d-4a4f-b49c-da20da8ba017"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administrative support</header><text>The Board shall receive administrative support from the Director and may use additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1bfceab0-122a-4360-86ec-39c33273d58c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Detail of personnel</header><text>The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this title.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id975a175b-fc76-4a0e-85d4-ddbcf384528c"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Contracts</header><text>The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93dadfa0-16c4-4557-80ee-6ce586723b16"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Board may, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any executive Federal agency such information as the Board determines necessary to carry out its functions.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd065fca-6e0a-4728-a2e3-341bc14485b1"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Subcommittees</header><text>The Board may establish standing or temporary subcommittees to make recommendations to the Board for carrying out activities authorized under this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d45c804-d7c4-468f-bd5c-5d5c107a0f77"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Board shall meet not less often than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than a quorum of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14a97df3-5fcb-43b7-8608-68c1bafe170f"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the voting members of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a quorum.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idef2e14e0-cefe-4051-907b-b16b08a37ad7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Board biennial reports</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Board shall submit a report to the Director, the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website). Each report shall include—</text><paragraph id="id1a29cff2-cc08-4119-8366-cc77d4d4fc6c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the Institute’s activities to ensure that research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination activities are—</text><subparagraph id="id5124e971-2ae4-4af3-b20b-64f137fc3bd7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12deef87-2b0d-48cf-9abf-a13b59232c1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c62cdcf-e0dd-40a2-9157-27f2798064c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of the effectiveness of the Institute in—</text><subparagraph id="id8fcd7def-faae-4040-811f-4f017540b70b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out the Institute’s priorities and mission;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35b83840-ecc9-4501-807e-92fbe6f30c96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to promote the use, usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid research activities and supporting the development of evidence-based practices, wide dissemination, evidence use, and continuous improvement; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06754e83-9af4-4b79-8974-eb793db392f2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d99e581-0305-49d5-aba5-49d0594b426d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any recommendations regarding actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out their missions and priorities, and to improve governance within the Institute;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6af891de-6d3d-476a-9d88-02281585f15a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of the number of staff serving the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the activities carried out by the Board, and any challenges faced by the Board in carrying out the Board’s duties described in subsection (b); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id86b5868b-d2af-4987-8cf1-7727edd5bd11"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a list of members who have served at some point during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affiliations, and their term expiration dates.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf0c7fe5e-2bf9-4c3d-b1d8-a02441ae63a0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Board briefing</header><text>At the time of submission of a report required under subsection (d), the Board shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id3595195e-3729-424c-951f-17d606217b10"><enum>117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioners of the National Education Centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9517">20 U.S.C. 9517</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46d7f09c-aea4-49d3-ad64-80a1c4e0a819"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5ce6f84-554a-4bb7-88f8-0fa24ee6ea49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb3194213-27b0-4813-b9ee-d6eba79d5fb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e5ef839-16f5-4cdb-9302-eb9f16d54f88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>Except as provided in subsection (b), each</quote> and inserting <quote>Each</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd032e9e2-4f72-4981-b637-d274246d3eb8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e09a75b-7a19-49e8-b411-8766f753f101"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id991eaab4-089b-4889-ae8f-0c3dafc36fd2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id101e74e7-dc93-4605-8267-8cc15fd75b9c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Each Commissioner, except the Commissioner for Education Statistics, shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb21e372-1862-4d04-89a4-c6a5efbc7a78" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bda0128-fc20-4571-a5aa-9efd83f4951b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Commissioner shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb1b409dc-8c5f-476a-be59-41452a3c4c3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf403422d-2ddf-407f-97f2-7848ae1d36e0" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id534ef732-c8b4-46ab-9212-bcb7e39c96b8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timeliness</header><text>In carrying out supervision and approval as described under subparagraph (A), the Director shall ensure that each Commissioner carries out the Commissioner's duties in a manner that promotes high-quality, easily accessible, actionable, and timely information, consistent with the mission of the Institute.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id9f40beb8-429d-4dc7-be3b-47ead5651291"><enum>118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9518">20 U.S.C. 9518</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id216fe2d2-5572-42f0-9b2d-65bf56d2aec6" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id2adca041-fe0b-4ddd-b4ba-36e3f5d61aaf"><enum>118.</enum><header>Agreements</header><subsection id="ide3ea485a-1f68-47de-8a77-933df967253d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research coordination</header><text>The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with Federal agencies through agreements with such agencies that are in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1231">20 U.S.C. 1231</external-xref>). </text></subsection><subsection id="idc6c2aa35-fca9-4f0d-a7e8-74d7e67fb0d9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statistical data coordination</header><text>The Institute may carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical data projects of common interest or coordinate with Federal agencies to ensure that statistical data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1231">20 U.S.C. 1231</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id0d1cc70d-6479-406b-95a9-10e580d757e4"><enum>119.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial Director report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 119 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9519">20 U.S.C. 9519</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52222ea1-e85a-42bd-9358-2b84c3735e43" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id79f3ae1a-f24d-4f9f-9344-58c71353cc28"><enum>119.</enum><header>Biennial Director report</header><subsection id="id7855c07f-0219-4be2-b556-824f7154375e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the Board, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report and make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website), containing the following:</text><paragraph id="id2940ad79-2fb2-403c-8324-04fea891d8ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of the research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination activities carried out by and through the National Education Centers during the 2 fiscal years prior to the date of the transmittal, including how such activities were—</text><subparagraph id="idc7406194-6a22-4c29-a8b5-5d49a2ada512"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with principles of scientifically valid research or the applicable standards for such activities under this title, and the priorities and mission of the Institute; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddeab5d53-7a7c-4dbd-8c01-213d71a7e816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders, including how the Institute regularly solicited, engaged with, and considered the recommendations of researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and the Board in the planning and carrying out of the Institute’s activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3c64415b-4158-485c-9cb5-ba63807fc8c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of how the Director is carrying out the requirements to increase the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8cf548d-af04-48be-92d4-642f2aeecc1e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Such additional comments, recommendations, and materials as the Director considers appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30d39749-3c45-49f6-a638-f7bca59a6668" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director Briefing</header><text>At the time of transmittal of the report required under subsection (a), the Director shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the contents of the report.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idcfad6f76-07db-4fb1-a7b2-a9477a0ca61d"><enum>120.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9511">20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc0167fb-16d0-4b9d-a910-56218be9343c" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id0ef822b5-2db4-4fa8-9c9d-37bb93d68d7b"><enum>121.</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, the Director shall develop and manage a database that is easily accessible, such as through electronic means and posting on the Institute’s website, to store and update information regarding—</text><paragraph id="id79e6322b-4107-4ba2-b35b-acb1a6866968"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individuals or entities that received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id992c2bf1-8ea9-45b2-a39b-b47013f54289"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including the award period and amount received in each fiscal year; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4616608e-81b3-4d69-9a1f-aa8bfd376ea5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the activities supported or carried out by such award, including applicable research area and methodology.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id26ff8afd-512f-4adb-9361-b37e5638c376" style="OLC"><enum>B<?LEXA-Enum B?></enum><header>National Center for Education Research</header><section id="ide280b644-a1eb-41b6-a63c-51e9af4619eb"><enum>131.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 131(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9531">20 U.S.C. 9531(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8b45547-f15a-43bb-af60-e091c074bda9" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id34716ba6-9444-4b60-a7e4-2b974f77cc11"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education to ensure that all students, particularly subgroups of students, have access to high-quality educational opportunities, including by—</text><subparagraph id="id57ee47aa-1c92-49b5-a60c-87919f759287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement, and closing the opportunity and achievement gap between students, particularly each subgroup of students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda56d6a8-8d3e-49ad-a705-ed429cd18561"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teaching and learning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc47a88df-f0e5-4c3e-9d61-778b85b1bcbf"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increasing the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies, such as use of the science of learning and human development;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc69a56e6-1e7e-4bc3-8469-8c309b826baf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improving evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4af40c7-7497-439e-aea8-f4d698ce7741"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improving access to, and completion of, postsecondary education;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1429137e-c01c-40e9-b3bd-505e19f60baf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7eb2d106-1b5b-4ce9-a90e-a5c603e48dda"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to promote engagement, the synthesis of education research, the development of evidence-based practices, the wide dissemination of research, and evidence use—</text><subparagraph id="id1df67a64-c98e-402d-8f33-a80fe006e284"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide9d302c0-11e1-4749-91bd-ed08b599fa01" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that can provide the basis for improving academic instruction and lifelong learning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id70d56f5b-538e-4eef-a635-b62bfede16c9"><enum>132.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commissioner for Education Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 132 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9532">20 U.S.C. 9532</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>scientifically valid</quote> before <quote>research and research management</quote>.</text></section><section id="idb2ae4b3f-e759-4d3d-af21-a8face33c245"><enum>133.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 133 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9533">20 U.S.C. 9533</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16aacd2f-49d0-4606-9c40-f6d93884d781"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f7de567-9f77-42b9-a318-a5af337cde3d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17c02cab-ff8c-49e9-afcb-a2d14f0b80aa" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id760a44fc-8d75-4403-b1c3-07858499aa8a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="id7c4c3452-ab3d-46ea-8dff-0deb09a56c62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Research Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research and in accordance with this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida2c671ad-18f0-4e71-89a6-d28dd584de52" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>propose to the Director a research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement the research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan under section 115A;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id99e7665f-a7bd-4a2a-b83a-2daa2ae7e0bf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out specific, long-term research activities that are consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center, and are approved by the Director;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5bb2380f-967a-48d0-a87d-a9d12ce6c473"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support scientifically valid research that seeks to improve educational opportunities and outcomes at the individual, classroom, program, school, institutional, education system, or other relevant research level;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id922c61ee-8e9d-43a5-a476-d731e245c5db"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support the use of scientifically valid research within the Department and across the Federal Government;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id755bf13f-fc97-44dd-8d22-ca359af3eab8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center—</text><subparagraph id="idb68d789b-01f2-43ef-b198-76fe8e376d76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supports the collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, measurements, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95559eea-c474-462d-8361-f0a9c019c67c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is relevant to improving education practice and policy; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbaf3d4f2-6fe0-4a46-baca-c2a45b780d86"><enum>(C)</enum><text>informs decision making by education system leaders and policymakers;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee6b7f4b-7c7b-4e7c-ac7a-a1aa6beccf72"><enum>(7)</enum><text>support evidence use, the development of evidence-based practices, and wide dissemination and the synthesis of education research, including—</text><subparagraph id="id93346443-a5d6-4f18-9aa7-28072da82e01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out research to promote evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ebe0c7e-f41a-4dd5-a201-d455d89af4a3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>synthesizing and disseminating, through the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, the findings and results of education research conducted or supported by the Research Center;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4f37bf68-4802-4776-b9b6-74f1e7c46612"><enum>(8)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial report, as described in section 119; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide65e0448-766f-4cb6-bf3c-ae3a7e6b8722"><enum>(9)</enum><text>conduct and foster scientifically valid research that analyzes Federal data, in accordance with section 173, including supporting the timely publication and dissemination of these data to support external research and data analysis; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id91258bd2-c963-4e96-b626-41f36b7375af"><enum>(10)</enum><text>coordinate with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center is reviewed for inclusion in the National Education Research Database described in section 155; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e05ccad5960498b9a19d37e38f9ba38"><enum>(11)</enum><text>support scientifically valid research on the needs of populations of students on which there is limited research, including American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian populations. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id204bc3ca-0a40-47af-8f4b-64ee1db42d32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Research Commissioner shall develop and submit a research plan to the Director that—</text><paragraph id="idccce110f-b2f0-43e1-ae7d-766924104ca7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the mission of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center and specifies how the Research Center will carry out research initiatives, including rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and broadly applicable empirical research, to ensure high-quality educational opportunities for all students in the areas described in section 131(b)(1);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4e11284f-f2e8-499b-a54f-009345f4e2e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses objective and measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id406ef628-2e4d-42d3-b6d1-21083a73a069"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensures that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center meets the procedures for peer review established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of research described in section 134; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65251aff-e7b6-45ee-a134-5a24a6e23fcf"><enum>(4)</enum><text>includes both basic research and applied research, which shall include research conducted through field-initiated research and ongoing research initiatives.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf44790a7-9738-4af2-9d87-15b624b2c095"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e6b3884-ad22-4747-97bc-f7ebfb1a27ae" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id9de93461-77c2-4c08-8059-c886fd522017"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grant cycle</header><paragraph id="id69ea5824-63d9-428f-a866-a97534a2462c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Research Commissioner shall, for research to be conducted through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under this section, conduct, to the greatest extent practicable, not less than 2 separate application periods in a given fiscal year.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4b19c98d-105c-4c80-bffa-57052447c073"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Secretary and the Director shall take steps to implement paragraph (1) not later than the beginning of the third fiscal year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ded1a0b-f15d-4b98-8e77-4d95f5775783"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>In carrying out the grant cycle described in this subsection, the Research Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to prospective applicants, with a focus on increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideb2de842-1231-4cc6-85eb-f3f4995b4283"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Research-Practice partnerships</header><paragraph id="id2a864c94-54f0-4d93-8157-aae19b990309"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out activities under subsection (a), the Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships that—</text><subparagraph id="ide9fa9f16-465e-47d0-b483-89bd3014145b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are responsive to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1a2b80e5-0893-413d-ad8d-79d98936b02d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may focus on an area of education in early childhood through postsecondary study.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac09efcf-b14f-4e54-b3a3-c5e33eec7ceb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text><subparagraph id="id896ee0a7-53bb-4a67-b09a-cd8c3a0b285c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a public agency or private entity that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46c0f5bc-d4da-40c1-aafb-e80d4f10bc86"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has demonstrated the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f932b78-1f7c-4b80-81fc-5518e945439c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposes to partner with one or more of the following entities:</text><subclause id="idaaeb7744-9592-497c-b30b-721227f94ce2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>An early childhood education program, Head Start agency, or lead agency designated under section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858b">42 U.S.C. 9858b</external-xref>).</text></subclause><subclause id="id86f23998-d1e3-4de5-97b3-3406ead285ef"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), Bureau-funded school, local educational agency, or State educational agency.</text></subclause><subclause id="idda765f7a-7a4f-4184-8d4a-01e13cf3e3e9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>An institution of higher education, including a community college, a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, or another minority-serving institution.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4e7e48d14234e478d3c066d97faeb3c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>An adult education provider or a lead State office with primary responsibility for adult education.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1cf0ba0-ba43-484a-9f60-b7f66a974e0c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research-practice partnership</header><text>The term <term>research-practice partnership</term> means mutually beneficial and ongoing collaboration between researchers, practitioners, and education system leaders—</text><clause id="idc2715287-0603-4182-a294-4e2ad7bb2469"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify and develop research questions, designs, measurements, and methods that address educational challenges in early childhood through postsecondary study, as applicable;</text></clause><clause id="idaa4c6d43-d5dc-421c-94d1-dbf2fcf7380b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to conduct and support field-initiated research, including evaluations; and</text></clause><clause id="id817da94d-b70c-4222-9606-14d551bb2e64"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to engage in activities that support researchers, practitioners, and education system leaders in understanding and using scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluation, including the findings, research base, and implications of such work, in order to support evidence use and continuous improvement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40d6f829-81d1-4f24-be55-b00818e12bdb"><enum>(f)</enum><header>State capacity R&D grants</header><paragraph id="ide032aaf1-4d11-474c-ba36-118d36eb526b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State educational agencies and the Bureau of Indian Education to increase such entities’ capacity to carry out scientifically valid research, data collection, statistical analysis, evaluation, research-practice partnerships (as such term is defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)), or planning for such activities—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7752cd5d-6e8e-41b6-b81a-971b0ec69145"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner that is responsive to the needs of students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in the State; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d82af52-b259-4e9d-af86-71f57ababe3c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with section 173.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id17454515-e394-4074-8509-161f23276c94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Director shall give priority to applications that propose to, in accordance with paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id0e3ddae5-e446-406a-af30-144cfb1cd07a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address research questions developed by practitioners in consultation with researchers; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8d8d53c7-2bfd-41af-a05b-3a2398192197"><enum>(B)</enum><text>produce actionable information or evidence-based practices to improve teaching and learning in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcba38eb8-3b8f-4243-8e09-1f7654ec04b5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc627dbc5-ebde-45d9-808d-92db988a16b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcab15c05-bafd-40c1-8d59-5162e5e960e0" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id42da9f07-d161-4f05-ae27-d03f263a26a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Topics of research</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a976697-1ab7-4c8e-a609-05e9c7847104"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Research Commissioner may support, as described in subparagraph (B), the following topics of research:</text><clause id="idcbeb6888-4559-40ae-b502-9476fd2b83d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Science of learning and development.</text></clause><clause id="idca094340-53ee-4843-934f-8826c053adb8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>School improvement, including standards, systems of assessment, and accountability research to support teaching and learning.</text></clause><clause id="idece08a26-6b71-4bca-8eef-4fc1c9692969"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Early childhood development and education.</text></clause><clause id="id73f473f6-ceb6-4c02-8dff-d918a46648de"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>English learners research.</text></clause><clause id="idd5d73353-a845-443c-98b5-a2190967f7e9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Improving teaching and learning.</text></clause><clause id="ide0686727-2ded-4eb4-88ce-e5c58aeaf8a1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Innovative and promising practices in State and local educational policy.</text></clause><clause id="idf9838bde-0e8e-4ec2-9079-2b986dd844d2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Student well-being, including mental health.</text></clause><clause id="id9efcfd4a-ea30-40a7-aebc-f74d266cf471"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Postsecondary education and workforce development.</text></clause><clause id="id3d3535e4-bd5c-4427-bc3a-a6ee919b1f0f"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Rural education.</text></clause><clause id="idf98f8785-a2b8-4c07-b685-51597c3c32a3"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Teacher, principal, and other school leader quality.</text></clause><clause id="id144c729d-5217-472b-99f9-f42d725cd8e0"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Reading and literacy, including adult literacy.</text></clause><clause id="idfa36d70a-b327-4342-9932-63ca680fb0ed" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Supporting infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, particularly inclusive educational practices to serve such populations. </text></clause><clause id="id9415dd9b-e8fc-435c-b3f3-07860c1e660b"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Educational technology, including artificial intelligence and digital literacy.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20f93e62acd94b93afff20e14341db81"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects, including computer science, mathematical modeling, and statistical problem solving.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b8c6cd0e6c04933bce96991517718d4"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>Career and technical education.</text></clause><clause id="id1815e0d329964edab058d4ac77237d53"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Assessing how student use of smartphones during instructional hours has affected academic achievement or youth mental health.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb09f196b1f54052a75fd55b737360dd"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessing school, local educational agency, and State policies pertaining to student smartphone use, including policies that prohibit smartphone use by students.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3bb12a09-8e06-46f0-8cd6-2e929a4f0919"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Field advancement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall support the topics of research described in subparagraph (A) through national research and development centers or through other means, including convening experts to advance fields of research related to such topics. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc8621dcd-bec2-4da4-92dc-7c44afca2b9d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Research Commissioner shall coordinate with the Special Education Research Commissioner in carrying out subparagraph (A)(xii).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a4b74dd-e037-4466-8e01-dd11e7701542"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99e47dc1-bacf-4b11-a9d8-384e03876494"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, including in educational technology areas</quote> and inserting <quote>and be responsive to the challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9bd4ec12-6716-478f-9c91-bad8bde613e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c497fd2-aeb1-40da-85fd-20d0f41ce893"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ae2174c-03fc-493d-a2ac-0467a3daa88a" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id9d472bb5-9df3-418c-aae4-d0c06efe55ee"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Disaggregation</header><text>To the extent feasible when aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research, research conducted under this subsection shall be disaggregated and made available to the public in an easily accessible and user-friendly manner that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6dcbb6aa-8858-4cb2-bae2-4f1be692c72d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can be cross-tabulated by, at a minimum, age, race, sex, English proficiency status, disability status (including by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate), and socioeconomic background; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id215a5633-4b06-4715-b42a-60943b75fe56"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57717ff6-91e4-4cf0-83d4-4c61bb14cb2a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in accordance with section 173.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id087f6697-e67f-4e8a-a020-c804d4b135cd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>134.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 134 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9534">20 U.S.C. 9534</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc22c75d-2e16-4eff-ab8a-efd6ebe5ecb5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id002554bd-47bf-4dd2-ab70-71fc54335ea5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>scientifically based research standards</quote> and inserting <quote>principles of scientifically valid research</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7098619-d225-4d8a-b84d-f2944c3a8761"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and wide dissemination activities</quote> and inserting <quote>engagement, wide dissemination, and evidence use activities</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8279d1cb-585e-4e93-826e-a6353e23c259"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcde9a5fc-449b-45ac-a57f-eb187be22d41"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc549e91-33d8-4d12-9d8c-9d4e429c4439"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a04d3e0-da28-4a05-a15e-a3c9e4368224" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id5f17c45a-91e2-4b0b-8fa7-584246113b33"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure that data resulting from research conducted under the direction of the Research Center be made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and replication of research, as long as any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2937422-5847-4619-abc0-9debd3c315fd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>, confidentiality, and privacy</quote> after <quote>misconduct</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c5a68ea-a2b8-4853-a2f3-5720e6822f02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb662fa84-bc71-4c3d-8120-bb2d350d9588"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc4276650-75ba-4a0d-a006-f97dd83f0ab1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb25f35bc-3c37-43d8-bec3-0a46442e7169" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6202452-6a15-45fc-8684-baf9f857c5eb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Director shall ensure that the system established under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="idb027bb76-8e83-428e-a2ee-4da1d7ec9595"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensures that research funded by the Institute is of high quality;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1a4c294-130a-4088-9b06-f19189c59692"><enum>(B)</enum><text>utilizes high-quality and timely procedures, in a manner that does not take longer than is necessary to ensure quality; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf06f990c-1ffe-411b-90d2-76822b07c352" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is conducted with fair review processes to ensure that applications and products are evaluated on their scientific merit, which may include consulting with other Federal research agencies to promote fair merit-based peer review.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section></part><part style="OLC" commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="id6D68011F453841A3A16FC422A43E9A24"><enum>C<?LEXA-Enum C?></enum><header>National Center for Education Statistics </header><section id="id62548024-4f8e-44c3-a589-b42ab2708a6f"><enum>141.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 141(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9541">20 U.S.C. 9541(b)</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bd2b251-5dea-40f5-b386-e59523fe0003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>in a manner that meets the highest methodological standards</quote> and inserting <quote>from early childhood through postsecondary study in a manner that meets the highest methodological and data usability standards</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id107841d2-24ca-444b-be1e-ad40cbe3716c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf4a3db9-caf1-4c22-87c2-821357eba3ff" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id357c3cb5-85b4-4248-8a0d-a5d293f64fd2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to report valid and reliable education information and statistics in a manner that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the public; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0722033d-32ec-450f-9954-b32780d4424a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf863aca9-407e-40ab-a89a-aa98e4a55870"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias</quote> and inserting <quote>bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec330715-88b0-42ff-8c33-b9565c21d3f6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>education system leaders,</quote> after <quote>practitioners,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id097e8d09-7c0c-41a6-b225-05fbe3bf48ce"><enum>142.</enum><header>Commissioner for Education Statistics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 142 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9542">20 U.S.C. 9542</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended by striking <quote>shall be highly</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id835cafde-f635-4c36-98ae-ee7242578741" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>shall—</text><paragraph id="idba6250bb-a951-4daa-a7de-3ee335ea5afd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be highly qualified;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fc9ef4d-1af5-48e1-a39a-ba9f1970f6d5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have substantial knowledge of—</text><subparagraph id="id2090c19b-c5ab-4ee6-a7b3-c2cc146fb666"><enum>(A)</enum><text>statistical methodologies and activities undertaken by the Statistics Center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ec21365-205d-4503-9904-7f3b5acdd4a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal privacy and data confidentiality laws, guidance, and regulations; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide9a7323b-6ff2-4e26-8bcc-1209d50b1a86" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>serve as the statistical official designated for the Department in accordance with section 314 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id4c39846d-0957-4bc2-a5e3-735426adf0b9"><enum>143.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 143 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9543">20 U.S.C. 9543</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide56dd46d-f878-41ea-b25b-a784d4238faa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id008f3315-da36-40b8-afe9-dee63a11a990"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Statistics Center</quote> and all that follows through <quote>nations</quote> and inserting <quote>The Statistics Commissioner shall collect, report, analyze, and disseminate valid and reliable statistical data related to education from early childhood through postsecondary study in the United States and in other countries</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fbb6e14-bafe-4d72-898c-e6fc275341e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1933a1cc-83d4-4e8c-b236-781871fcd130"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52b780a9-a924-459f-af8f-07c806160329"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(where appropriate, using universal or sampling methodologies or analysis of administrative data)</quote> after <quote>collecting</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c82c20a-fb26-4580-8b43-f409c5c84463"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>preschool, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and adult</quote> and inserting <quote>early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, workforce, and adult education</quote>;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id740ac5e6-4e6f-4fa6-acc5-54419bc70e40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>reform activities</quote> and inserting <quote>activities to ensure all children, and particularly each subgroup of students, have access to high-quality educational opportunities</quote>;</text></clause><clause id="ida28b41cf-3d0f-426f-bcdb-4ef24632cbe3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (L) through (S), respectively; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe78afee-a3c5-43d4-a0f6-32df3ae68021"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) through (G) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c9eb33d-49a1-4718-b9ed-3ea8e3198215" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id73203466-df8b-4e29-b96e-60414991b38b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>special education services and supports;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83121960-318e-4e75-9763-ca277e457ae3"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6864d02f-93ba-4516-8ad6-b8b08b9a782f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>secondary school completions (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high school diploma or a recognized equivalent of a diploma);</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf969968-5e3e-41a7-b34a-dcebb86be61a" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secondary school graduation and completion rates, including the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in such section); and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d8742ef-ad68-421f-a9dc-5053c3490946" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secondary school dropouts; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id80502e77-ee26-427a-9a0f-28241a700c31"><enum>(F)</enum><text>postsecondary education enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates (disaggregated by programs of study, enrollment status, status as a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and subgroups of students), and labor market outcomes, including in early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc276d75-5b32-43fb-9894-7053e10bf061"><enum>(G)</enum><text>cost of attendance, net price, and revenue of, and expenditures in, postsecondary education, including data on Federal, State, and local financial aid to postsecondary students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd69f54f-863e-4b03-9eed-da8363c0d3da"><enum>(H)</enum><text>access to, and opportunity for, adult literacy and education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id671a85c3-47fc-4f54-8927-d6f2c3c42dfd"><enum>(I)</enum><text>teaching, including—</text><clause id="ide5cf04b9-0295-41ae-a3d2-f4dcf1b64326"><enum>(i)</enum><text>data on the availability of teacher and school leader preparation programs, including—</text><subclause id="id3469b58a-238d-4f22-be2a-f36c8d79b560"><enum>(I)</enum><text>requirements related to courses taken in the core academic content areas of the program; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id6c3cb60a-b758-4a39-9971-1ea910e6cd5f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requirements related to evidenced-based clinical experiences;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id0f042c38-8e77-4386-b017-7f68baca5222"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data on teacher and school leader demographics and qualifications, including the percentage of teachers who—</text><subclause id="id8d5f9740-9a08-4c0d-8eaf-0b74e7c4eb11"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meet the applicable State certification and licensure requirements, including requirements for certification obtained through alternative routes to certification; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idc1094d9f-886c-4e1e-bf73-4d4303f9dfc7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>fully meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements in the area such teachers are assigned to teach, including, with regard to special education teachers, the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4426c789-0ddc-43b0-a418-702f4f74d4b6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>data on teacher and school leader recruitment, retention, and professional development; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bd569e5-05c2-416b-822d-8341d727246d"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the conditions of the education workplace, including annual base salaries and total compensation of full-time teachers, and the supply of, and demand for, teachers, including educator shortages related to specific subject areas and regions;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id896e8275-863d-4a35-8823-3536a6dd9fd8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(K)</enum><text>indicators of school climate and student mental health, including student absenteeism;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61edd60c-35aa-42c4-8138-3a424c0618f8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (M), as redesignated by clause (iii), by inserting <quote>(including Federal, State, and local per-pupil expenditures), and the condition of school facilities</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe62fdb9-90f2-40b6-a8f1-c040a5f95c3f"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in subparagraph (N), as so redesignated, by striking <term>social and economic</term> and inserting <quote>socioeconomic</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d1ad7ab-ea08-4f92-8905-ea92373807ad"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (O), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14377567-00bc-4992-b991-f69abbc04dae" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id8c9c8e2f-45e2-470b-b13a-6c2378b60b87"><enum>(O)</enum><text>access to, and use of, technology (including assistive and adaptive technology) and Internet connectivity;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49bb553f-3c31-46be-ab26-0b00c3b0e5a5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (Q), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>and after-school programs</quote> and inserting <quote>, after-school, and summer learning and enrichment programs</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe780cca-60ec-40f5-90eb-d53a2c42d677"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (R), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBC755797E254FC6AE89603F033E960E" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id3f0fa32d-e2a7-4bc7-a086-33746023e74d" commented="no"><enum>(R)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ida1ec85b666564c23822e13e48adee0a5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the availability of, and access to, career and technical education programs and area career and technical education schools (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006), disaggregated by career cluster; and</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdfbdc0a1bc44fb28e2dda86c6b88c4f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>skills gaps present between career and technical education programs within a State and in-demand industry sectors or occupations (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3102">29 U.S.C. 3102</external-xref>));</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause id="idc25118a23f804c5f84b8223e0e799ee5"><enum>(x)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (S), as so redesignated, and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2108D20E063F47C79D472FA31463F733" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id23205f8b87264c6c9cd44bef813a76e0"><enum>(S)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to, and use of, school and academic libraries;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaa201d01b5c4dda99c776dd571067bd"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D39BDCF3CD043098E7910BE1E3C8A9B" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="ida3480e8e239049f5964db199a793093d"><enum>(T)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the availability of, and access to, foreign language coursework; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d7e58ca18e74e628f68211b9250baa9"><enum>(U)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">school, local educational agency, and State policies pertaining to student smartphone use, including policies that prohibit smartphone use by students;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id398c65e0-0428-49d8-bdd1-e83600a84f7a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8890a18-1f0c-4c1b-85c9-eb084a6650ea" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id2531042c-fb81-41b8-a515-e3bcf1d581e0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and reporting, where available and in a manner that does not reveal personally identifiable information (in accordance with section 173), information disaggregated by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05b3cd0b-afcf-4296-a01b-34fc58b07889"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, English learner status, disability status (including by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as appropriate), homeless status, status as a child in foster care, and status as a student with a parent who is a member of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d5ca98b-0334-4a2c-aadf-074f3df0fb3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">urban, rural, and suburban local educational agencies;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78f76013-cd40-40e7-a296-eb1d751c26ab"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3152e827-32c8-4fb9-a000-b1a9294777bb"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32ca2894-0b9b-4091-9737-2ecfbb9ac7f3" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="iddd730801-acf2-4df9-af00-75d3bd0a4f70"><enum>(4)</enum><text>collecting and compiling data required to be accessible to the public from annual State report cards described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and from annual local educational agency report cards described in section 1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida962ad3c-a072-4314-936e-34ae460c26db"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assisting public and private educational agencies, organizations, and institutions in—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae20f4d5-21a2-4dce-aa82-583e0898c699"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving and automating statistical and data collection activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36015768-d2e3-4ce9-94c7-e2d4299f3a1e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting privacy, security, and confidentiality of student data, and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5baacaa-fba3-4f67-9924-ca80c70b5118"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and improving statewide longitudinal data systems that integrate data from early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, as applicable;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42a6c0a2-a603-4efb-bedd-80ca8a5a9d5d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supporting State public agencies in developing and operating statewide longitudinal data systems to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps by—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide85b94dd-62d7-4bfe-bad2-e06ca4347ce9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing voluntary standards to promote data transparency, open data formats, interoperability, modernization, analysis, security, and other standards and linkages used in multiple States; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65dea083-03f7-4b42-ab43-49dd2f809d9e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical assistance to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7989e48c-a1a1-4877-9e7f-830f6eebf130"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve data sharing and promote linkages across early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, which may include such sharing and linkages between multiple States;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide35b0661-5a78-43d5-8b26-d33b724a887e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build capacity and tools to support public analysis of such systems to inform decision making by education system leaders and policymakers; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6de47f99-9cad-4cb9-8847-e2d76d42f965"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protect student confidentiality consistent with section 173;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ba61138-37b5-44b9-b4b8-21dc9d01e5e3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(7)</enum><text>acquiring and disseminating data on educational activities and student achievement (such as the Trends in International Math and Science Study and the Program for International Student Assessment) in the United States compared with foreign countries;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bb0b534-2487-4065-a2dd-8bde267511fc"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (10), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39399a2a-b2d2-42d6-90f6-c796590b4c9f" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id4eb3130f-f636-4071-933b-b9c6505b96e6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>developing, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement to improve the identification of students from low-income backgrounds and schools and local educational agencies that serve a high number or percentage of such students.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf22aa46c-a98f-4738-bcb4-88ff9717ca2a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62f06fd1-a09b-4337-a774-bb326b437a4e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id113bdc29-bfd6-4e98-b77f-c6200b266d4b" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idc28ea8fe-5734-442a-ac6a-2e199eae05ee"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Statistical plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves priorities of the Institute, the Statistics Commissioner shall develop and submit a statistics plan to the Director that is consistent with the mission of the Statistics Center and specifies the Statistics Center’s plan to— </text><paragraph id="id449b5bdf-70f0-4906-b5f9-d4c22be801f7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out the duties described in subsection (a) and issue reports described in section 145, consistent with the requirements of section 173;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id46fc23ed-6406-4d3c-bbcc-814bcccd82ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>continuously improve aspects of statistical operations, testing, and implementation of new methods to enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of data collections, processing, and dissemination carried out by the Statistics Center; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9da7792b-7f9b-4f58-8099-74bb9bc98369"><enum>(3)</enum><text>improve the efficiency, timeliness, relevance, usage, and impact of the education information, statistics, and products issued by the Statistics Center.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0ac2b8c8-e3eb-44cc-97f9-f9f58718684d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on alternative poverty measures</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the Census Bureau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report describing—</text><paragraph id="id49e1a5c8-0038-475f-ba86-c5fdc471f9e3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>activities carried out by the Statistics Center as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 144(d) to support the development of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, including for students who reside in rural communities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id005a197b-461d-4208-9c40-107ef49a685b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of State efforts to improve the identification of students from low-income backgrounds, and Federal, State, and local recommendations to support effective approaches; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idce2a064c-633e-4e70-b4bd-eff91c021331" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the number of staff and amount of funding allocated by the Institute to support the development of alternative poverty measurements.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77ab75a4-c6fa-47a3-ae03-873c9d6fcabd"><enum>144.</enum><header>Performance of duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 144 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9544">20 U.S.C. 9544</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf606aa6e-a2fc-43ea-b693-72ab5557070e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8a7636f-3130-4d87-adfd-bd0d0198da8d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="subsection">Agreements</header-in-text>.—In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idfb8c1171-6ef1-4958-875f-e52fcfeef3ed" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><text><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Agreements</header-in-text>—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f2172ab-567e-488a-8b9f-e87bb4792447"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76bdb0f6-fe86-4d3f-8161-6578e000009a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc5a20c7-35d1-4de6-b6ea-1a40d49c509a" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id86f1672e-6cbf-40c0-8d49-f8943e961f13" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data management plans</header><text>A recipient of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part shall submit to the Statistics Commissioner a plan describing how such recipient will address and demonstrate progress on the requirements of the performance management system described in section 175 with respect to the activities that will be carried out under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8ed05e7-880b-4c8b-8a0c-82e8d56b304f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id627eff93-f30f-4a26-a7ab-51adf587ea52"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>preschools</quote> and all that follows through <term>students</term> and inserting <quote>Bureau-funded schools, early childhood education programs, institutions of higher education, career and technical education programs, adult education and literacy programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, principals, other school leaders, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, students,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb030a3e8-c544-4ccd-8337-e905a7c69270"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ad90397-a586-4aa6-b3cc-b31c53e3cf3d"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>to serve the educational needs of children and youth</quote> and inserting <quote>to be responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17395d10-66ee-4b96-a6da-e1d9ef32232b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, including data reported to the Department in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e9b42ba-9b07-4732-9ec3-84101ee082c7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3664d19a-1e30-464f-849a-c69d807a5cfc" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id0843966f-fe73-4dbf-b19e-c4b2a06732bf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Alternative poverty measurement</header><text>Consistent with the requirements of section 143(a)(10), the Statistics Commissioner shall dedicate sufficient staffing and financial resources to support the development, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, which may support the purpose of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other applicable Federal education laws.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida9d9be17658a468eaa4109749b718d69"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Accurate counts and statistics relating to Native American students</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 143(a), the Statistics Commissioner shall coordinate with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary, confer with relevant stakeholders, and consult with Indian Tribes, to ensure the Federal Government uses accurate and reliable methodologies to determine the number of children who are Native American, including by ensuring that individuals who identify as multi-racial or multi-ethnic are not discounted and that such methodologies allow for disaggregation.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="idbf8eb9b4-60f8-4dcc-a3d7-064509ccd74a"><enum>145.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 145 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9545">20 U.S.C. 9545</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93b0e36c-7df8-4545-a54c-bc9e8002b95d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>section 186,</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id868f30a0-895e-47cc-a2e7-2801595131a0" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>section 176, to ensure that the reports issued under this section are—</text><paragraph id="ida3240982-6864-489f-8744-bd9c05fb1565"><enum>(1)</enum><text>of high quality and subject to rigorous peer review; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb7cc4ca-333d-4c2b-bb68-3ec026f240d9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>produced in a timely fashion and in a manner that is—</text><subparagraph id="idb8f05508-9ebd-4d7c-8f1a-80b503662fec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>objective, secular, neutral, nonideological, and free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide85d8259-8cb1-42c5-b62f-64f05f3f1871" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant and useful to practitioners, education system leaders, researchers, policymakers, and the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id2229cc71-6db1-4cbc-b993-475733d00a22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking the comma after <quote>Statistics Commissioner</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide4a7e2a1-786b-43f8-9ae2-3f17b7957c4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>priorities and the mission of the Statistics Center</quote> and inserting <quote>priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Statistics Center</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id124fbc9b-103d-46fb-a926-a68b7b13dd9a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc69e089-184b-4bf3-991f-f7e65f60e98f" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id19f1ee3c-ce64-4c02-b4ff-34c2b7dfede4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expedited data collections</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22767d03-b477-4041-a8a7-2b9a60b7cfd3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and maintain the ability to create and administer expedited data collections, including surveys, on emerging and time-sensitive education topics; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbad56d7c-f932-4bc4-a13d-09e811d61657"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report data gathered from such data collections in a way that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id07ed8bf0-81ce-43bd-991b-1c1ec714efb7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Timeliness</header><paragraph id="id02ce5142-2547-4701-a50b-56ee8944e438"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall attempt, to the greatest extent practicable, to publicly report statistical data collected under this part in an accelerated manner to inform educational and policy decision making in response to an emerging and time-sensitive education topic, consistent with applicable procedures or standards under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id84315057-8602-466b-b7c1-e673d9049305" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notice</header><text>If the Statistics Commissioner cannot publicly report statistical data under paragraph (1) from a data collection under this part by the date that is 2 years after the date on which such data collection is completed, the Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that describes the reasons for a delay and a plan to report some or part of such statistical data as soon as possible, consistent with applicable procedures or standards under this title.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id829c3722-e6f8-4ced-84e6-4584c43032fc"><enum>146.</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 146 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9546">20 U.S.C. 9546</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd82c326-2fb8-4ece-b937-d4c7edc090f9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>State and local officials,</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal officials (including the Bureau), State and local officials, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations,</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b673282-7c2e-4f87-ad5b-53bb0b45a6da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such projects shall adhere to the student confidentiality requirements under section 173.</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52986b61-d2d4-4be7-bec0-d6969ac14f19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>section 183</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id240517e6-9749-4f6e-aa38-498b57dd016a"><enum>147.</enum><header>Cooperative education statistics partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 147 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9547">20 U.S.C. 9547</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73dd5a81-846c-4c3d-8b93-8292e73997f0" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id635e6331-a5b4-4eb1-a127-9392a7a46562"><enum>147.</enum><header>Cooperative education statistics partnerships</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12a73a7a-091b-4224-a4dc-a86606e709e9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Statistics Center may establish 1 or more cooperative education statistics partnerships for the purpose of producing and maintaining, with the voluntary participation and cooperation of the States, comparable, interoperable, and uniform data quality standards and systems that—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521709dd-ae82-42a8-b4a7-557443a3420f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are useful for policymaking at the Federal, Tribal, State, and local levels; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id653ea65f-8a8e-4eaf-808c-676e3f5cfe7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include voluntary guidelines to standardize information and data on early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes, including to support implementation of State longitudinal data systems. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa28b26d-377c-4d16-896e-d564d05a6422"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No partnership established under this section shall establish a national student data system.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id6762c4dc-0e57-4811-8341-59503d26e5e9"><enum>148.</enum><header>Statewide longitudinal data systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9541">20 U.S.C. 9541 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7c814818d634d61bc151b7efc2408bc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating section 148, as redesignated by section 102, as section 150; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53bc2ddbd64f4323bf12a65b18b9d2d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 147, as redesignated by section 102, the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7d91a2b-7f1d-4a66-a499-005d28a4eb2f" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id280bb472-6088-49e6-a486-a07ad6f98854"><enum>148.</enum><header>Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems</header><subsection id="id1c41ae11-6362-45ac-8b5f-1a07e1b07f0f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="id54f8eea3-5aae-4a6a-9484-abcb250010bf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible agency</header><text>The term <term>eligible agency</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id0a224546-e1a7-4f53-89d1-925e6a946bc8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State educational agency;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c8e2b9b-1c40-4e58-ab22-02516cceafe9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the office of the Governor;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78f815f8-d03e-4e61-91b7-9990197206d4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a State agency, data governance body, or public sector organization, as determined and designated by the Governor; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53ee6d00-430f-4dbc-8a51-11cd7c60185f"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an outlying area; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5bc51b15-a311-4b59-af01-62fd48621250"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a consortium of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a single State or a consortium of such entities located in 2 or more States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8edda792-a036-41f8-aa87-2719fce7c0b9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statewide longitudinal data system</header><text>The term <term>statewide longitudinal data system</term> means a data system operated at the State level by an eligible agency that connects individual-level data from early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development, labor market outcomes, and other data sources, as determined by the State, in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="id0abe9c1a-641a-43ec-a28f-febdbf7db4fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protects and promotes individual privacy and data security, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, increases data transparency, and minimizes reporting burden; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idedd36376-d34f-4cb5-958c-f46e179f3426"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhances the ability of the public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States to efficiently and accurately access, manage, analyze, and use data to inform decision making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc18b32da-3b76-46a1-b061-4059274fcda2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="id976c6c35-7e19-47a0-99c0-3b12b7a493d9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, implement, and improve statewide longitudinal data systems. Eligible agencies receiving a grant under this section may provide subgrants to public agencies or institutions of higher education to improve the capacity of such agencies or institutions to participate in statewide longitudinal data systems.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id109582b7-5c72-412b-a32d-0c0d24705cb8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning grants</header><subparagraph id="id3b906642-5080-44cc-8597-f71a5a8fc57d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of amounts made available to carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve not more than 10 percent of such amounts to award planning grants to eligible agencies to support planning related to the design, development, implementation, improvement, and sustainability of statewide longitudinal data systems, which may include planning to support—</text><clause id="id8df0947e-b347-44dc-9351-56cdf0218301"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the integration or coordination of additional Federal, State, Tribal, or local data sources in the statewide longitudinal data system, which may include facilitating interoperability and linkages across such data sources, including from across other Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies;</text></clause><clause id="idf6b270f2-4b4d-45df-8a35-f4548cd37466"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>alignment with the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 143(a)(6), which may include the use of linked, open, and interoperable data standards;</text></clause><clause id="idd62807da-002f-4330-8a1c-c8ba22e14eee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the development of products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system; or</text></clause><clause id="id1227cc05-93ab-4a04-8c6a-2dc0dd1bf04a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>upgrading data infrastructure or reporting systems.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide90c249d-cb9d-4a08-bde4-df94e5c0303a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Awards made under subparagraph (A) shall be for a duration of not longer than 18 months.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id01ddc835-cff0-4870-bb76-11ca994ba63a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>In carrying out planning activities under this paragraph, an eligible agency that receives an award under this paragraph shall, to the greatest extent practicable, engage students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, and State, Tribal, and local public agencies to inform such planning.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idba7e56b2-6ed8-4cd3-8f1c-65708023e69b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Awarding of grants</header><paragraph id="id7bdc9512-34bd-4fa6-8452-6446cd299ba9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In making awards under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer review process that—</text><subparagraph id="id58315e2d-4634-46cd-888d-efc4d7594c02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes data linkages within the State, and ensures the protection of individual privacy consistent with section 173;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54975125-2be2-4366-8006-f4cc6f56a5b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed—</text><clause id="id20aca89b-084d-4384-893c-4b4261162512"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to support implementation of—</text><subclause id="id7c58c837-2f5b-4e35-99d6-0ffb13522c50"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subclause><subclause id="id2ec1803d-7da6-46e6-baa7-1b0cf5914e28"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text></subclause><subclause id="id6ea69913-1e04-4818-827b-561c5214ff0c"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></subclause><subclause id="idbea90cbd-763b-434c-89e2-c70ed923be51"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006;</text></subclause><subclause id="id686eff28-7474-4159-accf-cdcadf725b0f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/3101">29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7aec3a18e9644b168533868c92fc86be"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="id0f8cdc21-8001-42ce-9c1d-a6efac6377a6"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9857">42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id64639a75-dcdc-4dcc-8b30-69c41826fd15"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>other relevant Federal laws; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="ida5afcc7b-801f-4d5c-9c11-d597c371ea63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to facilitate research to improve educational and employment opportunities and outcomes, including student academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, labor market outcomes, and the closing of opportunity and achievement gaps between subgroups of students.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf1a5993b-c19f-4bc5-bc58-ea89e1c25d6a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making awards under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted by eligible agencies that—</text><subparagraph id="id0f22a155-dbe4-482b-b18a-fbe98b98316f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>received a planning grant under subsection (b)(2) and propose to carry out activities informed by such planning;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c73b4c8-c736-43c1-9f46-293ff7b38188"><enum>(B)</enum><text>propose to develop products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac3d5897-9111-476a-9b83-3a73702554e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>require the use of the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 143(a)(6).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73aff036-274d-48aa-b020-86a76b80c88d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration</header><subparagraph id="id0df9426a-f956-425d-8380-4c282cc69d4e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (b)(1) for a period of not longer than 4 years.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id856a358b-65c1-495b-93fd-0812ddaac3fe"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>The Secretary may renew grants under subsection (b)(1) for 2 additional years if the eligible agency demonstrates significant progress in meeting its goals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id69134041-da6e-4229-9470-59334fd0e729"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>Each eligible agency desiring a grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including each of the following: </text><paragraph id="id974b0044-a1f0-482d-aad5-3650f575ec5f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data system that will integrate data in accordance with the individual privacy and data security requirements specified in section 173, from the following data sources, to the greatest extent practicable:</text><subparagraph id="idaf8cdf41-11ab-42a7-9756-90c17f24d672"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Early childhood education, in accordance with practices identified in subsection (i).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e720b51-d92f-4eb6-9dfb-38b98e3e9018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Elementary and secondary education, including data reported from local educational agencies and the State educational agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6758c277-b2c0-4ffb-9e90-a79e550c4cbc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Career and technical education, to the greatest extent practicable.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3f430e09-bba2-4c93-8aa0-d77aa8706f21"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Postsecondary education, including data reported from, at a minimum, public institutions of higher education and public systems of institutions of higher education.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1494c0a4-beae-4085-80f7-0174cda3f3b3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Adult education and workforce development programs.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66077fd3-b181-45ad-bb00-32c374ac6ee5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Unemployment insurance or other statewide data sources with access to labor market outcomes or wage record data and in accordance with privacy and data security requirements of the State.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id453e553bc10949cc9d320ace24b49aec"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Bureau of Indian Education, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id52ca1ded-81c8-4add-b9b9-155ae55c27fe"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data system that may integrate data from other Federal, State, or local public or private agencies or organizations, in accordance with Federal and State privacy laws.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3d026a58-0b21-49e1-b4f2-64db1808a9ca"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of how the eligible agency will ensure that the statewide longitudinal data system will—</text><subparagraph id="id9b0f543e-f709-4d6d-a38d-f69f6d9f149d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be able to publicly disaggregate student data by each subgroup of students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id534804c7-9d28-4cc1-96b3-ba48440aebcc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure technical quality, including validity and reliability, of the data managed by the statewide longitudinal data system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id905cafd8-91d1-43ea-b126-5405e43552df"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enable the development of tools, products, or interfaces that ensure the statewide longitudinal data system will provide publicly accessible and useful information to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, State and local public agencies, and the public in a manner that protects and promotes individual privacy and data security; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4618a0a9299141b9943fe3265e9baac7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enable researchers to conduct scientifically valid research in a manner that adheres to Federal or State privacy laws and protections. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5370bfbe-1efe-42be-9a70-b7c015089ad0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of how the statewide longitudinal data system will, to the extent practicable, promote standardized data definitions, open data formats, other widely recognized and adopted standards, and linkages utilized in multiple States, and be aligned with subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b520512-97da-43ec-b67a-c4510834da7f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A description of the eligible agency’s plan to protect and promote individual privacy and data security in implementing the State longitudinal data system, including—</text><subparagraph id="id3f842b2c-03e5-4c88-91e2-a64844194b45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>defining policies, guidelines, or protocols, as appropriate for data collection, storage, data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclosure avoidance to secure any personally identifiable information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9342dab9-b372-4727-a824-1fadfcb232b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing how researchers, State agencies, local agencies, and other entities that will have access to the statewide longitudinal data systems under this section will adhere to Federal and State privacy laws and protections in the building, maintenance, and use of such data systems; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id44a73cd7-a053-4245-8318-650dc2b3ed08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing training or professional development to any employee or contractor of such system to ensure compliance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the <quote>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974</quote>), section 445 of that Act (commonly known as the <quote>Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment</quote>), the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6501">15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/191">Public Law 104–191</external-xref>), and any other relevant Federal or State privacy law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida671697a-626a-43ca-a792-904cdc7399d9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A description of the data governance structure for the statewide longitudinal data system, which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, support the implementation of statewide data governance structures that involve all relevant State agencies, which may include establishing a State chief privacy officer or a data governance coordinator.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id367778d9-d055-4591-9a87-83ca3e1987ae"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A description of the eligible agency’s plan to promote long-term sustainability of the statewide longitudinal data system, including identifying State and local funding that will be used to support the operation, maintenance, and upgrades of such system.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id309d9f5d-9ce4-4a26-a765-3e2085bd328d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible agency receiving an award under subsection (b)(1)—</text><paragraph id="ideabbcf90-418f-437e-86c0-b866e2952750"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use funds to enhance or modernize data infrastructure and analytics capacity to integrate data across early childhood education through postsecondary study and labor market outcomes into the statewide longitudinal data system, including the data sources required, to the greatest extent practicable, under subsection (d)(1)(A); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id53f17514-df4b-4226-ad54-18d69d75f4da"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may carry out 1 or more of the following activities:</text><subparagraph id="id773f6252-26c3-40fd-bbd3-3aa74516ae75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Integrate additional Federal, State, or local data sources in the statewide longitudinal data system or facilitate interoperability between such data sources.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id610f5e3d-e0f4-4934-ac56-0f8b72e70e9d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Develop or increase the public’s access to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd5e64bcf-7b6c-4f4d-b492-a00825ac267d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Implement policies to protect and promote student privacy and data security.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf38ab25b-dd82-48bd-8aa0-6fdcd46db72f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Provide professional development to individuals, practitioners, and education system leaders to better understand, use, and analyze data from the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd79c6c53-58f7-4867-a818-2b26b367677a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Supplement not supplant</header><text>Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems.</text></subsection><subsection id="id8e85db46-b573-47b8-959a-cddcb7705d1f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and again 3 years after such date of enactment, the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section, including—</text><paragraph id="id2606b7c3-9980-41fc-9531-651cf6809dbe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide longitudinal data systems;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf13f63bc-ce29-48ad-858e-82f7ff99b3aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data, promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with section 173; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id78988a3e-5f69-4ddf-a120-6105a7f0b5e6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying best practices and areas for improvement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9b62481b-0b78-4551-a520-1886e4132ef5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Advancing Research in Education Act</short-title>, and on an ongoing basis, the Secretary shall issue guidance and provide technical assistance on—</text><paragraph id="id33ba29fe-36dd-4a4f-8799-f5fbccc1d0a6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>protecting and promoting individual privacy and data security in implementing statewide longitudinal data systems in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5adff7ce-e747-4deb-833b-3a68ee2ef30f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>developing or increasing the public’s access to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data insights produced by statewide longitudinal data systems, which may support the public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States in efficiently and accurately accessing, managing, analyzing, and using data to inform decision making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf323fd34-180a-4176-83b7-a0f0a712e91f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supporting data linkages between a statewide longitudinal data system and data from postsecondary education, workforce programs, unemployment insurance, or other statewide data sources with access to wage record data, which shall include the use of different unique identifiers and may include the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94fb4b43-38bf-46de-8e29-033c420ad5f3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Early childhood education data</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Statistics Commissioner, shall develop guidance for eligible agencies on integrating data voluntarily reported under the Head Start Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9831">42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.</external-xref>) and other early childhood education data in the statewide longitudinal data system.</text></subsection><subsection id="id14343d48-a548-4270-8103-8d7ea7b91c61"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs</header><text>The Statistics Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to eligible agencies to efficiently collect and report data related to enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates in early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id35ff5122-7321-44f7-870f-0a803e32c74e"><enum>149.</enum><header>Data innovation grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part C of title I, as amended by sections 102 and 148, is further amended by inserting after section 148 the following: </text><quoted-block id="id2d51ebf3-89ba-46ed-9b77-570d71c75a1e" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="ida5425214-e474-40fd-b349-f9920834b1aa"><enum>149.</enum><header>Data innovation grants</header><subsection id="id7077fa24-303b-41aa-bb1b-1e30d22e3c56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><paragraph id="id34c055d0-555b-4e5a-93de-14076494688c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public agencies (including the Bureau of Indian Education) to increase the capacity of public agencies to accurately manage, analyze, and use data collected by such agencies to inform decision making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary education access and completion, and labor market outcomes.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id77beb414-cde3-4347-8386-24a63f4c9420" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Director may reserve not more than 2 percent of such amounts for program administration, technical assistance, and carrying out the evaluation described in subsection (e).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6b96d787-2329-4ff3-a55e-50f4d476d75e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Awards made under subsection (a) shall be for a period of not longer than 4 years.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1dfc231d-8d20-4367-9a40-6aaf29e7205c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A public agency desiring a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director may reasonably require, including—</text><paragraph id="idd4295d47-fa8b-4f64-b135-edc811e81da7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of such agency’s plan to accurately manage, analyze, and use data collected by public agencies to inform decision making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), including a description of the specific data challenges the award will help address; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id57f9600c-d7b6-4028-a6dc-0fe4165fd7dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of such agency’s data infrastructure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and sharing capabilities, and such agency’s efforts to protect and promote individual privacy and data security (in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws), increase data transparency, and minimize reporting burden.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2f05b902-4fa2-410f-9d27-c4851ba5c73b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Uses of funds</header><text>A public agency that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall use such award to increase the agency’s capacity to, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, accurately manage, analyze, and use data to inform decision making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), which may include the following activities:</text><paragraph id="id43fcc7ef-4610-4538-9085-a1ba809a8107"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Improving data quality, standardization, and such agency’s capabilities related to data infrastructure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and data sharing, including among a consortium of public agencies located in a single State or a consortium of public agencies located in 2 or more States. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98e111a3-2eda-4635-a377-813165d96d39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Supporting the development of tools, products, or interfaces to make data more transparent, accessible, and useful to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, community organizations, State and local public agencies, and the public in a manner that protects and promotes individual privacy and data security.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fdfe9a5-0f42-491d-ae5d-f3a5ed87d5c8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing and implementing privacy and security techniques, platforms, protocols, or technology for using and securing personally identifiable information and data managed by public agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id993e906b-ed10-4c50-88bd-54ddaf928093"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Developing and evaluating the validity and accuracy of an alternative student poverty measurement, which may include 1 or more of the following approaches:</text><subparagraph id="id298bac53-927a-4235-9335-c7842db3b1d2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Improving the quality of data used to identify students directly certified or categorically eligible for free meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>) and linking such data with other individual level measures, including the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1396">42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.</external-xref>), the Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397aa">42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.</external-xref>), and from public agencies. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcd95cfee-5ea4-467c-89c0-21da7a500b46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Utilizing data from Federal or State tax records.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide2ee907b-b63b-4c59-ac35-a43f672cb72e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Developing and utilizing local data, such as student neighborhood characteristics, which may include utilizing data published by the Census Bureau. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0977c093-a087-4731-bc48-bbb61b306632" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Director shall carry out an independent evaluation of activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id3bcf4134-be12-40de-9304-d422dd0fd473" style="OLC"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><section id="id154a68b9-c7aa-4d07-8242-5bd69e632512"><enum>151.</enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9561">20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="id948e5331-c0cc-45b5-bb62-54db0083c5aa" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><part commented="no" level-type="subsequent" id="ida8340bd1-6248-4197-8e3d-ce8104371205"><enum>D<?LEXA-Enum D?></enum><header>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><section id="idc781c61b-79d7-4802-be0d-f90b13ca315f"><enum>151.</enum><header>Establishment</header><subsection id="id0d7127e5-3a5c-482c-84b2-c1a2ad07b70d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the <quote>Evaluation and Evidence Use Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="id40d5fbe3-abff-4aee-b784-08ac2dbf03f1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center shall be—</text><paragraph id="id3c0935cd-aa34-4e58-abe1-d46c375a0b31"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to increase evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, support innovation responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, and promote continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5ea5fc90-a119-4864-8439-8e9b06626818"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to conduct evaluations of Federal education programs administered by the Secretary (and as time and resources allow, other education programs) in order to—</text><subparagraph id="idaf242c07-40fe-4170-b594-bfef19aeb58d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine the impact of the programs, such as in improving—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84bb080c-15e6-46ba-af23-9589b67713ab"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement, for all students, particularly each subgroup of students; or </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52e19271-edcd-4092-ad4c-85355f7456b5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">access to high-quality educational opportunities; and </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ad2f2ee-e43d-4216-a6e4-c6a280294ff8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the identification of evidence-based practices that may be adapted and implemented in heterogeneous local educational contexts;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbc726b7-7377-48de-ba14-dcd27fa20521"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support synthesis and wide dissemination of results of evaluation, research, and products to support continuous improvement, including the development of products or tools to increase the impact of the activities of the Institute; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idea9582f8-b473-45f2-83ad-d0dc45bda597"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to oversee regional educational laboratories to serve the educational needs of the geographic regions served by such laboratories.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id75d75730-b47e-442b-957e-5c232508d318"><enum>152.</enum><header>Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><subsection id="id665b3a8e-62b2-4012-8ddf-b9fc5973ef55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the <quote>Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner</quote>) who—</text><paragraph id="ide8395ac7-742c-4ec0-921b-81b83802804b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is highly qualified in carrying out scientifically valid education evaluation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id64b65161-318f-43d7-becd-454f7b0729e9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has demonstrated a capacity to support engagement between researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively communicate the implications of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence use and continuous improvement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id67b81ca9-ecd3-4667-a436-1c8c7a0c313c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chief Evaluation Officer</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall serve as the evaluation officer designated for the Department in accordance with section 313 of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="idb9b20f38-b8ba-441c-b625-5f946ef62858"><enum>153.</enum><header>Duties</header><subsection id="id1fb3b61b-93a7-4492-b2b3-10abda930ad0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="idc5b016dc-bc62-4be8-bc9e-2d4c2dd9cba6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct evaluations under section 154;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4b7b423d-46d9-42d4-a895-a2c8c902314c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promote evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers and promote continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8b55b05e-e3fc-4f93-8cb6-7e5a48784dfe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>manage the What Works Clearinghouse and related functions described in section 155;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id691ab1fd-d4f7-4abe-8960-5d97038e06a4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support engagement between the Institute and practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, which may include—</text><subparagraph id="ida93abad1-cecc-4423-a182-42f00224763c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyzing the evidence bases of research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners across early childhood through postsecondary study, and identifying such areas that require additional study; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id003bd185-6254-4e01-a565-0724d55fa230"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supporting practitioners in understanding research processes in order to maximize the participation and engagement of such practitioners in developing research questions, designs, measurements, and methods; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82cb1d60-f723-43c6-974e-0524937842e6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communicating research areas identified under subparagraph (A) to the Commissioner for Education Research, the Commissioner for Special Education Research, and researchers in order to help increase and build the evidence bases of research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners, which may be carried out through the functions of the National Education Research Database developed under section 155(b);</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc78ff91c-9b37-4c14-ad8a-5ccc4ed53e62"><enum>(5)</enum><text>support the regional educational laboratories in serving the educational needs of the geographic regions of such laboratories;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idacc19498-4089-4d47-a1fc-e2eb9d0b7e17" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>manage the Educational Resources Information Center clearinghouse;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id91786ac0-fbb9-4b8c-887a-3fdae359abeb"><enum>(7)</enum><text>manage the National Library of Education described in section 156(b) and other sources of digital information on education research;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide235f5de-6a65-4fa8-9f1d-e648ba5d0e5b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>ensure that evidence-based products or tools developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c26f91a-2c59-4a98-9e64-e0c6938e6780"><enum>(9)</enum><text>respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, researchers, public and private entities, and entities responsible for carrying out technical assistance related to evaluation and evidence use;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45b52171-0406-4d3c-87fc-037b1be0bb98"><enum>(10)</enum><text>ensure that information disseminated under this part is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative manner that includes the most current research findings as of the date of the dissemination; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id98350f7d-fa13-4277-abbe-76b148b92bae"><enum>(11)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial report, as described in section 119.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id886354be-d38c-462d-bdb2-363af1033214"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation and evidence use plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section 115, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and submit an evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that—</text><paragraph id="ide1fed62f-7ef0-4163-914f-2f2641dd69c0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the mission of the Institute and the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center and specifies how the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center will carry out—</text><subparagraph id="ided6dd48b-cee9-4066-95c1-e5a4a624ddd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluations described in section 154; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idced87b9d-c1dc-419a-b50a-aa90fc71f9a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities that promote—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id820b666d-0899-43df-9762-da7e209896b8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence use among practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ed61eb5-9b09-4f34-8a86-321dcfc3507f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuous improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study, such as the development and promotion of practice guides to improve teaching and learning;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3abe6c28-1f86-4864-87ce-4d775a1f05ab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>uses objective and measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such evaluations or activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9440e9e-204c-4d68-b8c2-019ed3d49e55"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes the efforts of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner to manage the What Works Clearinghouse and related functions described in section 155 and promote engagement between the Institute and practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to increase the impact of the Institute’s activities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3fc3a71-262b-4c9e-86b5-29b38213e9af"><enum>(4)</enum><text>describes how the regional educational laboratories will effectively coordinate with comprehensive centers established under section 207 to increase the impact of such laboratories’ activities.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8abcfd96-62bd-43e5-9b8d-6c390c75efe9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.</text></subsection></section><section id="ida77db3fe-33a8-41f3-98b9-ebc396605a22"><enum>154.</enum><header>Evaluations</header><subsection id="id7c2ae2a2-01fa-412b-939e-e64732d54845"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><paragraph id="id8c07eec2-71fe-4da8-a728-8e2d6c486eb5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="id60a0b8bb-68d5-4334-bfde-8084d5ee1cee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct or support evaluations consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, as described in section 151(b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id163fcdbe-67aa-4d70-9981-5d91e133d0c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate programs administered, in whole or in part, by the Secretary; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbadaecfa-275f-46e8-a67e-07e972ada2ba"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent such Commissioner determines practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported by others in order to determine the quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by such evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d32966e-3128-4ad8-b50d-54fd4dcebe53"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinate the activities of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center with other evaluation activities of the Department;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96062e08-f40a-4fbb-9f30-9b28a1b23f05"><enum>(E)</enum><text>review and, where feasible, supplement Federal education program evaluations, particularly those by the Department, to determine or enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence generated by those evaluations;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1b016f97-8232-4baf-b825-1885af9705a8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establish evaluation policies and methodology; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a70bc33-c886-4cc9-8352-c4c8822e2d45"><enum>(G)</enum><text>support the identification of evidence-based practices that may be adapted and implemented in heterogeneous local educational contexts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc389a3c3-238a-4e49-9523-fab9057f2578"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text>Each evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="id7df3c5b8-0ccc-4349-9b91-0e4545b8ecd3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>adhere to the highest possible standards of quality for conducting scientifically valid education evaluation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26a904fb-f034-49ce-8dd3-9fc13d19aaf1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be subject to high-quality, timely, and rigorous peer review.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id218d3f83-a02a-4694-b1ca-9c54f1d562cd" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration of evaluations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, shall administer all operations and contracts associated with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and administered by the Department.</text></subsection></section><section id="id07013345-6e8f-43cf-8512-2130e8656ff0"><enum>155.</enum><header>What Works Clearinghouse and related functions</header><subsection id="id0a488e20-23b0-4635-99d1-b0244942e8e9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and maintain each of the following:</text><paragraph id="idd829eb3c-0fbb-45d0-9478-ac974d272450"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The National Education Research Database consisting of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations on education reviewed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, as authorized under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idda6792cb-1b7c-48c0-8675-2b35efad066e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The What Works Clearinghouse consisting of evidence-based practices designed for practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as authorized under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf359a836-0faf-48ec-80c5-31f095b75370"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Education Research Database</header><paragraph id="id6cf71473-320f-4b44-aa4f-a4f628768cf6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the National Education Research Database to support researchers.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d5ff288-623d-40a5-a05d-fc767208e0f6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for technical and peer review to ensure that scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations reviewed and included in the National Education Research Database are consistent with the high-quality research standards described in section 134 and the evaluation standards under section 154(a)(2)(A).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5658a540-2ee7-4522-8484-3bcc5339cf9c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review</header><text>In reviewing scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations under this subsection, including individual studies, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— </text><subparagraph id="id30990f4e-21c7-4937-805d-f079eb852eae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe prominently the type of scientific evidence that is used to support the evidence-based findings; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89e89e26-a21a-4600-9c1f-b6d3a2ea9c18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>explain clearly the scientifically appropriate and inappropriate uses of—</text><clause id="id2bee4b82-f7fd-469c-979c-9b5e299acb44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the findings that are disseminated; and</text></clause><clause id="idab379251-7f97-4583-9bbb-779a3c4bf88f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the types of evidence used to support such findings.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida8703e49-68ab-4977-ba96-d28defe76512"><enum>(c)</enum><header>What Works Clearinghouse</header><paragraph id="idaed68ec8-676b-45a8-beff-993094bbb51b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the What Works Clearinghouse to support practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in easily accessing actionable information. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc0add935-5b72-4041-a4e1-1cf2b21063ef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="idbc1f3810-45e0-4484-bebf-676c75d00afe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop evidence-based recommendations for practitioners to promote evidence use and improve student outcomes by—</text><clause id="id38d9488f-3eef-4e4a-8751-7a7f7243d993"><enum>(i)</enum><text>synthesizing findings in research areas related to challenges facing students and practitioners; and</text></clause><clause id="idd2cb0eec-90e9-4526-92a5-056d3ac5d61e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyzing and summarizing the findings of high-quality research reviewed and included in the National Education Research Database developed under subsection (b); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a1d2cc7-fcbb-4f2f-b5b8-aecf2bc122ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and disseminate evidence-based products or tools designed to improve teaching and learning in order to provide all students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and to improve educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id44ac4368-abb0-45a1-aa29-772c909e582d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination with regional educational laboratories</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the evidence-based practices, products, and tools of the What Works Clearinghouse are disseminated through the regional educational laboratories.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idff2a2cb5082c424cb61e3ef152d7d7fb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8abfaeca8d39492988190c44c07ebb4c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than once every 5 years, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the What Works Clearinghouse, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director, and the public. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0661da47fd2481e9cc7879aae784d8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of—</text><clause id="id61f2ed8c32434816af933d2a8c2a7ade"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quality, accessibility, and usefulness of products or tools for practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and</text></clause><clause id="ida1521d5b99374ac7a39d1ea327a12768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent of dissemination of tools and products, especially in rural, Tribal, and low-income communities. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id65c8fb1b-7ee9-41ff-ac3c-14279ff2f731"><enum>156.</enum><header>Evidence use activities</header><subsection id="id19f83129-644d-4da9-b45c-88aec38859a4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="idd91929b9-c910-4846-9dd7-53c8bf11ac0a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promote engagement between researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively communicate the implications of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence use and continuous improvement; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb4de89f-57ff-4f64-a916-ade211591ade"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop easily accessible resources designed to train and support practitioners and education system leaders in early childhood education through postsecondary study in identifying, selecting, implementing, and adapting evidence-based practices in heterogeneous local educational contexts, such as through (as applicable)—</text><subparagraph id="idf2d34556-e564-4303-b022-a2ca7772e8ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of the regional educational laboratories;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id48a6ff2c-ae74-4b0d-aaca-f281282091db" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the What Works Clearinghouse established under section 155;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide526df73-f4e0-4056-a706-20b189e18b05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the provision of technical assistance to—</text><clause id="id28b0b132-ea8b-4e52-9883-7883d0e57095"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an early childhood education program, Head Start agency, or lead agency designated under section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9858b">42 U.S.C. 9858b</external-xref>);</text></clause><clause id="id58cdce66-e36d-43b3-8e47-6d1968588bab"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), Bureau-funded school, local educational agency, or State educational agency; </text></clause><clause id="idfbf5f88b-1506-49a2-be87-c5c50b5ee79f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an institution of higher education, including a community college, a historically Black college or university, a Tribal College or University, or another minority-serving institution; or</text></clause><clause id="id9f0f4def00274faf9bbc86007d9d742a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an adult education program or the lead State office with primary responsibility for adult education; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id726c5113-7eb1-4f36-95c9-70ab49b9dae9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>partnerships with public agencies or private entities that have demonstrated the ability and capacity to scale activities related to evidence use supported by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide3f06c9a-2ecf-4376-938f-f6ec7b1a407a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Library of Education</header><paragraph id="id166a7c02-671e-4644-a797-8ad921e2102d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established, within the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a National Library of Education that shall—</text><subparagraph id="id5d683169-2a85-4626-a4f3-8988d28d7a10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be headed by an individual who is highly qualified in library science;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda79834b-e26f-4420-818e-0da3003ddf41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>collect and archive information;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfea69b1c-31cd-4603-b0ef-cbc97a3dae39"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a central location within the Federal Government for information about education;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6a07b4c-8442-4902-ad43-8970cd24ebc3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide comprehensive reference services on matters related to education to employees, contractors, and grantees of the Department, other Federal employees, and members of the public; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4b45855-f220-4a32-90b0-b8dbfc41a123"><enum>(E)</enum><text>promote greater cooperation and resource sharing among providers and repositories of education information in the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48e3e675-c1a8-4454-a093-cb477d1966ba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The information collected and archived by the National Library of Education shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ida9678449-f2ea-4283-95eb-9ae873cb6e99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>products and publications developed through, or supported by, the Institute; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc8e09bdb-0bdc-4506-b783-faac90e9825b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other relevant and useful education-related research, statistics, and evaluation materials, and other information, projects, and publications, that are—</text><clause id="id0a42fd61-e8fd-4776-9725-4c20578f4cb5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consistent with—</text><subclause id="id9cfee1a4-3dac-4b3f-b05a-8f947d5efc1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>scientifically valid research; or</text></subclause><subclause id="id4544cb40-e911-409b-b52d-207e4e5aa3f3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the priorities and mission of the Institute; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idb2e69b35-2af7-4934-9b43-ecd98b2f80ef"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developed by the Department, other Federal agencies, or other entities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idefe4711f-d742-42ca-ba6a-1c916a61fdfa"><enum>157.</enum><header>Regional educational laboratories for applied research, development, and evidence use</header><subsection id="idc6c0b2c9-6b23-4e4b-ab48-93e56978b3e6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="id70777945-6298-4a29-a3e3-7c62558b906e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1dca5cfb-54f0-42e6-989c-a84405a84051"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall enter into contracts with entities to establish a networked system of 10 regional educational laboratories that serve the needs of each geographic region of the United States in accordance with the provisions of this section.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6fc99fc-0108-4519-83f6-9ac37a77bd84"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>A contract under this subsection shall be for a period of not less than 5 years and not more than 7 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa21be05-e1d2-4d54-a4e9-73bd64482057"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geographic regions</header><text>The regions served by the regional educational laboratories shall be the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id43f15e96-55bb-4d60-ba23-eead770af316"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The amount of assistance allocated to each regional educational laboratory by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall reflect the number of local educational agencies and the number of school-age children within the region served by such laboratory, as well as the cost of providing services within the geographic area encompassed by the region.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idea29b4b6-17e9-461b-80dc-08fbd0554af2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In entering into contracts under this section for regional educational laboratories, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the regional educational laboratories established under this section have strong and effective governance, organization, management, and administration, and employ qualified staff. </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id03a0aaf6-d66a-47a9-9d0c-e9311908addb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In order to ensure coordination and prevent unnecessary duplication of activities among the regions, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><subparagraph id="id9f22dcbe-b3d5-4426-a9e5-29684ab7f304"><enum>(A)</enum><text>share information about the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section with—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc16fd7aa-4f1f-49b1-ad32-7a0b762787d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each other regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27e4ece2-39d2-494d-9f57-1c4cf1a7bbec"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department, including the Director and the Board;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc0bf4762-d98f-4fce-b8ae-431c77a25638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>oversee a strategic plan for ensuring that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section increases collaboration and resource-sharing in such activities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90da6841-8b36-47a5-8e3f-b7e24763d832"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure, where appropriate, that the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section also serve national interests; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcafd187e-a7ad-4604-a75e-1dfed2ded4e2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section coordinates such laboratory’s activities with the activities of other technical assistance centers, particularly the comprehensive center established under section 207 that serves such region.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida7717af2-9dda-46ad-8165-6e43d089b0a3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Objectives and indicators</header><text>Before entering into a contract under this section, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall design specific objectives and measurable indicators to be used to assess the particular programs or initiatives, and ongoing progress and performance, of the regional educational laboratories, in order to ensure that—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19313a27-4315-4e4e-9aef-a5de1158e6e4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the educational needs of the region are being met; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82ce2286-b881-49da-a986-e6c270b5c285"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the latest and best research and proven practices are being carried out as part of school improvement efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idceab978b-0b85-4235-a355-a5e10b4c12b4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Contract cycle</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary or designated official who oversees the comprehensive center program authorized under title II, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of contracts for regional educational laboratories under this subsection is consistent with the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded by the Secretary or such designated official under the comprehensive center program, subject to paragraph (1)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf666cdbd-b49f-4426-9f9a-8e1c6c96b90e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="idaeece537-e1af-4a2b-b2cf-6d4692d9107d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb891b9ac-a451-4024-95a9-56ba87166f49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In conducting competitions for any contract under this section, the Director shall—</text><subparagraph id="id56a30ced-1b10-4834-ae17-06e58863f84a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively encourage eligible entities to compete for such award by making information and technical assistance relating to the competition widely available; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id957d3553-7aa9-45a8-a968-a914212ab41d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee94cfd7-77d3-4413-990d-5cdf34d98b10"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need for applied research, development, innovation responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, research-practice partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2)), training, coaching, evidence use activities, and other activities to serve the educational needs of the geographic region of the regional educational laboratory; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ca80163-e305-4451-95b5-b83d48936252"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31a07fec-d594-4387-8a89-ad0c5fe33068"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In determining whether to award a contract under this section to an eligible entity, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that an eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in carrying out applied research, development, and evidence use activities, including by considering the results of any completed evaluation required under this part or title II if such entity previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under such part or title.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcc2b2829-c9a8-4ac9-981d-6dc7ed081a10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header><paragraph id="id427faffb-3575-48bb-913a-608d527e5c46"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Each eligible entity desiring a contract under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may reasonably require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd785c13d-7638-49bf-b514-db0e0d7a498d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide55aa862-31c3-4db8-8aa3-8d856df41176"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan, spanning the period of the contract, for carrying out the activities described in this section in a manner that addresses—</text><clause id="idfa848740-ae63-40e6-8439-eb6773af20af"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priorities established under section 205;</text></clause><clause id="id87c3f03d-2d50-4a01-87ad-0ccae5ee71ad"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the needs of all States (and to the extent practicable, of Bureau-funded schools (as applicable) and local educational agencies) within the region to be served by the regional educational laboratory, on an ongoing basis; and</text></clause><clause id="id658cd915-a8a4-4c53-bc31-bf4a204202ab"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>how the eligible entity will support the development and operation of one or more high-quality research-practice partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable geographic region that will be self-sustaining by the end of the eligible entity's contract under this section; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36eb33a1-97f2-45e4-9784-6a7df1f2abcf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that the eligible entity will regularly update the plan under subparagraph (A) during the period of the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id996e41af-e037-4abc-a69e-25f44dddcf0b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Standards</header><subparagraph id="id31effad4-c65d-4193-8b21-4bbc7a4728e2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for technical review to ensure that applied research activities, evidence-based reports, and products of the regional educational laboratories are consistent with—</text><clause id="id2d454176-4a22-48af-9e3b-f505e9599477"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the high-quality research standards developed and maintained by such Commissioner, which shall require peer review for resources developed by the regional educational laboratory before such resources are made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats, in accordance with subparagraph (B); and</text></clause><clause id="id3cb688a3-84f6-44ad-bf78-1f76f36c28f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the evaluation standards adhered to under section 154(a)(2)(A).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id643e54a7-76c8-490d-9f7e-5fb5f01d6b5a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access</header><text>In developing and maintaining standards under this paragraph, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that research or data resulting from regional educational laboratories shall be made available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and replication of research, as long as any reported information does not reveal personally identifiable information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb078aa7f-a694-4718-a9ee-eeac0b85b0e1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall design and conduct applied research, development, data analysis, evaluation, and evidence use activities by—</text><paragraph id="id6a02dd60-8ccd-476f-b499-d6f94677027d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the geographic region, in consultation with the corresponding comprehensive center established under section 207 that serves such region, by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, other staff, parents, librarians, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, Bureau-funded schools, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations within the region;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id324eaf6e-ad8e-4565-8639-fa24e2e80a96"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id11db48e8-3e2b-45b3-b802-1a35c0c77cc3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carrying out applied research projects (including data analysis or evaluation) that are designed to serve the particular educational needs of the geographic region and that result in actionable information; or </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id559c86cf-4d8d-4178-9509-59159edb8207" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting teams of researchers, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as applicable, in carrying out field-initiated research;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id99d4db9c-1bef-4bca-a9e1-f2e25aeba338"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assisting in solving site-specific problems and in development activities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id580ab0f6-ec0b-462a-8283-c71b363161c3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifying, in a manner that is responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners, exemplary and promising practices, supporting research and evaluation of such practices, and piloting or scaling relevant evidence-based practices;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida09ed3da-44e0-472b-bf2b-2656da38eb72"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assisting in gathering information on—</text><subparagraph id="id1ce7cf0d-7c0c-42ba-ba92-8ed6581c5eac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfe6d57d4-e355-4a1d-9a9d-d821eef89bc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school improvement and improved educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id14910045-c6dd-4101-8c5c-df23512241e6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing training or professional learning (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) to practitioners, education system leaders, providers of professional development, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Bureau-funded schools, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal organizations, and State boards of education, regarding evidence use and resources developed by the What Works Clearinghouse established under section 155; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6a1dac84-8d3d-4a8b-81b1-89bb140cfeb5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>developing and widely disseminating, in formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications, to—</text><subparagraph id="id4a51140d-f53d-46f8-9cb5-5a45648656cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>student, parents, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89a161fb-e248-42e8-b1bf-4a258eec845f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7f86cfcf-1aac-4d87-8e1e-dbf64cc34f7a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall—</text><paragraph id="id91181a25-e5af-4c62-9384-fee60a4db6b4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collaborate with the National Education Centers in order to—</text><subparagraph id="id091a3c1a-4c6f-4595-85bf-41c6d4fa5b16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximize the use of research conducted through the National Education Centers in the work of such laboratory;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4418ca2-a917-43b5-b57b-8777bc23f974"><enum>(B)</enum><text>keep the National Education Centers apprised of the work of the regional educational laboratory in the field; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida1430b52-6d01-4633-9a05-679893cea273"><enum>(C)</enum><text>inform the National Education Centers about additional research needs identified in the field;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6652489e-fce8-48ec-994e-87812bcb3607"><enum>(2)</enum><text>collaborate with the corresponding comprehensive center serving the same geographic region in order to minimize duplication and increase client satisfaction, as required under section 204;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14a789a1-68a9-4d47-8457-4c57ea6ad5f6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>support the development and operation of one or more high-quality research-practice partnerships (as such term is defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable geographic region, that are self-sustaining at the end of such laboratory's contract period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e04e345-7808-4559-8fd1-6177b6a9959c"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ide90342d3-bb32-4f7c-9dfb-37aa55ab69d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify successful educational programs that have been developed by such laboratory in carrying out such laboratory’s functions or that have been developed or used by others within the region served by the laboratory; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3052c709-f09b-4446-8e21-3de24f01a4ae" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make such information available to the Secretary and the network of regional educational laboratories so that such programs may be evaluated, replicated, or scaled.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8300a525-c521-4364-8371-81ce3c25f1fc"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluations</header><text>The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id648e9f2d-8600-42f9-825e-2acb45e5696f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for independent evaluations of each of the regional educational laboratories in carrying out the duties described in this section in the third year that such laboratory receives assistance under this section, in accordance with the standards developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner; and </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaeae3a42-bf11-4e31-8ff2-53d7e0eb47ae"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmit the results of such evaluations to the corresponding regional governing board established under section 206, the relevant committees of Congress, and the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcc3e4824-4e51-479a-95a2-f43c11e3b7d1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>No regional educational laboratory receiving assistance under this section shall, by reason of the receipt of that assistance, be ineligible to receive any other assistance from the Department as authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in activities involving international projects or endeavors.</text></subsection><subsection id="id2997956a-4515-4edf-98a5-d683a0281cf3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Advance payment system</header><text>Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall participate in the advance payment system at the Department.</text></subsection><subsection id="id96eb4f83-4311-480b-8ab4-7727f977a590"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Additional projects</header><text>In addition to activities authorized under this section, the Director is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with a regional educational laboratory for the purpose of carrying out additional projects to enable such regional educational laboratory to assist in efforts to achieve State education goals and for other purposes. </text></subsection><subsection id="id9d4d1451-2de4-45ee-ab75-de98fb609989"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Annual report and plan</header><text>Not later than July 1 of each year, each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall submit to the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner—</text><paragraph id="id95943fb8-5f27-497d-978d-ffe61cd0c38d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, in which such laboratory’s mission, activities, and scope of work are described, including a general description of the plans such laboratory expects to submit in the remaining years of such laboratory’s contract; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc841121a-dece-4aad-ad51-4f4a82102a32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a report of how well such laboratory is meeting the needs of the region, including—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc86a9b13-19e0-4934-aea2-f3349dd9aea7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of activities during the preceding year; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45d0ae88-56de-403c-b9df-8f4690351417"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of entities served; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b0c8e1b-88f3-4af8-9bef-bd84b0027d9e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the products of the regional educational laboratory; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87cfed8b-414d-4fe3-8d05-2f9d98b36416"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the regional educational laboratory may consider relevant or the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may require.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0328dbf5-daba-4dc6-b20f-28e2934391df" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Exemption for regional educational laboratories from the Paperwork Reduction Act</header><text>Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the voluntary collection of information during the conduct of research by regional educational laboratories, except when such collection of information is carried out at the direction of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner.</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="id0bc56d30-40d1-4635-97a3-3f7aa2d98ae4" style="OLC"><enum>E<?LEXA-Enum E?></enum><header>National Center for Special Education Research</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idd7a058ee-f95f-4a6a-8819-5fbf7500bcb5"><enum>161.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 161 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567">20 U.S.C. 9567</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ca46b47-0b7f-4325-8f51-b7d331f30eab"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id355acae0-a50e-4d0c-965c-ffbd0589ccb6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ee77059-3c3a-4a2c-82a3-244a4225fae8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>sustained</quote> before <term>research</term>; and</text></clause><clause id="idedcaf7ae-41a6-4cf6-aaf7-f0306ed85a07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>infants</quote> and all that follows through <quote>disabilities</quote> and inserting <quote>infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, particularly in each subgroup of students,</quote>; </text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e36078e-95a1-4184-a533-ec0da4ebafc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting <quote>and to increase the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies related to special education;</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf9d2d004-8687-46fc-96ef-061eb89b69ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f7e86be-5c58-43b9-a42f-28871b657e7f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance</quote> and inserting <quote>National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8646858-333b-4146-90eb-d434a7e86633"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide62e15e6-2366-4b43-ade4-776f652e367d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id869454b7-aedb-4e58-a8f6-a43ea62e9685" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id2e20359f-04c6-4fa6-8e4c-c252783e45e6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to improve evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively support infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7eeb338e-beb3-4fed-b990-f36d4d6a9bc4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c).</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef5fd4b7-ed6c-4536-9fe4-2cc450a39f26"><enum>162.</enum><header>Commissioner for Special Education Research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 162 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567a">20 U.S.C. 9567a</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7396b860-7e29-4b6b-9c47-808c583574f3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>scientifically valid</quote> before <quote>research,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b955cd5-eb99-4125-8fbf-5ce59e308af7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>children with disabilities</quote> and inserting <quote>infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="id1b739ccf-1848-43ad-b484-eee640834b9b"><enum>163.</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 163 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567b">20 U.S.C. 9567b</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12a591b4-a44e-4eed-8bd1-21627666abcd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f95665b-982b-4efd-bd22-11d2398ad539"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) through (e) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16d2f327-ed26-440e-b9a2-4a1349d65b46" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id3f9265d6-28c9-4763-ba0d-adc3635bac2c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General duties</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="id2c8684a5-9c90-4965-968d-ab9e022c9a94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Special Education Research Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research, in accordance with this part;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5877c82a-53f6-4336-9dcc-22225e559642"><enum>(2)</enum><text>propose to the Director a special education research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement the research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan under section 115A; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0837d917-bca8-49c6-88e2-e663719a8b35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carry out research activities under this part consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research Center described in section 161(b), and that are approved by the Director, such as activities that—</text><subparagraph id="ida805514c-945e-4855-8824-8a05d2b3fbd7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve services provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to improve—</text><clause id="id3431ad96-9468-4862-a487-13cd7e168ea2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>student outcomes, including academic achievement, functional outcomes, and educational results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities; and </text></clause><clause id="id88eb4a5b-c938-47af-801b-d7a77c3ed8f9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers with disabilities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25a54f69-f764-4946-b4bb-643fea093624"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify and support the development of evidence-based services, strategies, interventions, or policies, including multi-tier systems of supports and positive behavioral interventions and supports, that—</text><clause id="idf536e31b-8ace-496c-aeba-f71aa2739ea0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>support learning and improve student outcomes, including academic achievement, functional outcomes, and educational results for all children with disabilities and youth with disabilities; </text></clause><clause id="id2ed173fd-7ebc-4042-a08c-711c712d2fe7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote participation and progress in the general education curriculum and general education settings; and</text></clause><clause id="id2daf3afd-4135-452c-943d-a39824fd2bc1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>improve reading, literacy, mathematics, and science skills of children with disabilities and youth with disabilities;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cbb4657-7f25-4e36-989e-0949590f26a3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Special Education Research Center—</text><clause id="id48fc7f3f-2e6c-494a-a8d4-e8031ec3a633"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, measurements, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></clause><clause id="id50b67685-ab7c-4228-8f5b-5fae2ead6813"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improves evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers;</text></clause><clause id="idb62e1861-0f2f-4473-98e0-8e6beba1d515"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is relevant to improving education practice and policy; and</text></clause><clause id="idd6019374-4c82-450b-85a8-5e7e07f6e199"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>informs decision making by education system leaders and policymakers;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d52cfad-3e0d-4406-a661-ddbe499a27bb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>examine the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, including factors that may result in developmental delays;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07341ee5-a915-4157-ad0d-c2b6a875c304"><enum>(E)</enum><text>improve the alignment, compatibility, and development of valid and reliable assessments, including alternate assessments, as required by section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40fb1c3c-20eb-4265-8963-9029de21201a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>examine challenging State academic standards and alternate assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in terms of academic achievement, individualized instructional need, appropriate education settings, and improved educational outcomes;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee6b3d71-6c92-4ab3-9a6b-1f32942a5297"><enum>(G)</enum><text>examine the educational, developmental, and transitional needs of children with high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide57f4b58-689b-4594-bd88-91310243cc7d"><enum>(H)</enum><text>examine the extent to which overidentification and underidentification of infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities occur, and the causes thereof;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id20f7ae18-3f56-40a6-ae10-ab19ceb68a91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>examine and improve secondary and postsecondary education, and transitional and employment outcomes and results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities, including such individuals’ access to or completion of—</text><clause id="id927fdc48-270b-41b9-bb0f-1ddca89a7df9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a regular high school diploma;</text></clause><clause id="idf1a5b6e2-28ec-4989-8b24-03435b1da8aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>career and technical education;</text></clause><clause id="id30638f60-a41f-4ca2-8887-d18148abf87d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>postsecondary education; and</text></clause><clause id="id3ec6fd6b-3901-4b39-89fe-7a1fb40c0508"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>vocational rehabilitation and competitive integrated employment;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0dbe943b-4e7c-493f-88b4-1f98b16d22b8"><enum>(J)</enum><text>examine methods of early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities and children with disabilities, including children with multiple or complex developmental delays;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47af6593-ce8b-44e6-adf4-45c8b542025b"><enum>(K)</enum><text>examine and incorporate principles of universal design for learning in the development of standards, assessments, curricula, and instructional methods to improve educational and transitional results for children with disabilities and youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4b52723-0b03-48f1-8cbe-fdc9b62baa29"><enum>(L)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idf5d048e6-ae62-42db-be49-4e45d6cfea83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve the preparation and support of personnel, including early intervention personnel, who provide educational and related services to infants or toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, or youth with disabilities, including methods to support evidence use and use of accessible education materials among such personnel and increase the academic achievement and functional performance of such infants, toddlers, children, or youth; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideeac8867-15f3-453f-a6f3-2161b1489165" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine the requirements related to the professional qualifications of such personnel in regard to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77e50101-d6f1-40c3-822f-02b1687c90ab"><enum>(M)</enum><text>examine the excess costs of educating a child with a disability and expenses associated with high-cost special education and related services, including the cost-effectiveness of different practices and policies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6f197a8-6c22-4b8d-b452-c9e685c52b5c"><enum>(N)</enum><text>help improve the involvement of parents in order to support the educational and transitional results for their infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90dcfc4e-46fa-4b00-a72c-efa76945c2f8"><enum>(O)</enum><text>examine the unique needs, including with respect to their mental health, of infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth with disabilities, including such infants, toddlers, children, and youth who also—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12162555-98bf-4934-baf1-670712cc7ce2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are English learners or gifted and talented;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca0a579a-7865-49b4-b7fb-cf2dad20e67a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reside in rural communities; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b2e2c44-ca7e-46d5-ad81-5e556b5d8c33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the most significant cognitive disabilities; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id520ffdb7-47eb-404c-802d-a5a67143447e"><enum>(P)</enum><text>examine existing and emerging assistive, adaptive, accessible, and instructional technologies, including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44767f03-2015-4dd3-a2f8-a369c33cebe5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">online delivery of services;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59f37070-b6e3-45ff-ac42-41245aa0faf4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use of such technologies in general education settings;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d49c97b-1540-4687-8d99-8070a95b58a0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">factors that support or limit the use of such technologies, including training for students, practitioners, and parents and the interoperability of devices; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80827653-b7b2-48b5-95d8-112f2321064d"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of such technologies on infants or toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, or youth with disabilities. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5ed05545-c0d8-4241-95e8-76f3923f3d41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special education research plan</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section 115, the Special Education Research Commissioner shall develop, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special education research plan to the Director that— </text><paragraph id="id9aaa0781-a199-4554-a8e2-53a456d5b39d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research Center and incorporates the perspectives and priorities of individuals and families with lived experience, including individuals with disabilities;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8efae92-200a-4e30-a432-cad2171fece0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is consistent with the purposes of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id147d13ca-446f-4910-9f3f-47bf36325f2a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>contains an appropriate balance across all age ranges and by disability category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45edc1fe-fc41-4484-a0f8-e51bd434fe48"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides for research that is objective and uses measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess its progress and results;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida656936f-20c4-4188-8bd1-4d7830098af5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>meets the procedures for peer review established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of research described in section 134;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1d557bb-4301-4fd0-af0d-2d4166b1c182"><enum>(6)</enum><text>is coordinated with the comprehensive plan developed under section 681 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2fece3ee-ea66-4392-81e2-b38d8eb33b4e"><enum>(7)</enum><text>specifies how the Special Education Research Center will carry out research activities described in subsection (a)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2e7c726f-a8b7-4d02-8f02-93dd144980d8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements</header><paragraph id="id1a167c57-1359-4ed1-ba7f-af26654cf77c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the duties under this section, the Special Education Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible applicants.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3a17cce-fbf3-49d2-b987-7070cf82fae4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant cycle</header><text>The requirements described in section 133(d) shall apply to the Special Education Research Commissioner in the same manner as such requirements apply to the Research Commissioner.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida79317c5-c0f8-4980-941d-add1e3ca5e04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible applicants</header><text>Contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for activities under this subsection shall be awarded only to applicants with the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide54c2217-1a16-4155-a13f-1a3654a50880"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>An eligible applicant that wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall submit an application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16925c1a-3770-44a7-b7df-08b2d11bad11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research-Practice partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the duties under subsection (a), the Special Education Research Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships in the same manner, and subject to the same definitions, terms, and conditions, as research-practice partnerships supported under section 133(e). </text></subsection><subsection id="id54537b95-b953-41be-a3c2-cc260e874c51"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Dissemination</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall—</text><paragraph id="id21e0073c-5783-49b4-bb3d-0ac743c83910" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>synthesize and disseminate the findings and results of special education research conducted or supported by the Special Education Research Center through—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf722476d-7c59-463c-a022-b30dab253a41"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id307a8557-4b51-4e50-96c8-81e921142a17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities funded under section 663 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ed4df32-dfc4-41cb-bb9f-8030ea38ecca"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parent training and information centers supported under section 671 of such Act; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabb04080-a177-469e-9595-6e0140c0678a"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities funded under section 673 of such Act; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida0caafce-ab3c-487f-958e-02682e1a4fcb" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist the Director in the preparation of the biennial report described in section 119.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e2a0421-2943-4183-af00-5df04a14a9ec"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2005 through 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2024 through 2029</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section id="idda8f5cbe-7dc4-4e9e-a37b-4f6c272721bf"><enum>164.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9567">20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id2fe35cf4-8489-45b8-9cfd-c797092a5c71" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="ida83a9a34-dd35-4863-843b-de2305ce9de4"><enum>164.</enum><header>Standards for conduct and evaluation of research</header><subsection id="id4aae1a1b-0dbf-4d15-871d-6cbb59853ef9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards</header><text>The Special Education Research Commissioner shall ensure that activities assisted under this section—</text><paragraph id="id50ea2405-0029-46c9-a35a-e34b3f8a462b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conform to high standards of quality, integrity, transparency, accuracy, validity, and reliability;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idca9336db-841c-4747-bad6-004148ad94d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are carried out in accordance with—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86b05c08-b475-46eb-b91b-4b0d669d2c5e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development established by the National Center for Education Research; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8651de53-4fcc-4d8a-904d-e0fc6af06e7f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional standards established by the Special Education Research Commissioner; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb567abf8-eb48-483c-9a6c-9251419a8494"><enum>(3)</enum><text>are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological, and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0851a1fb-26b2-45a6-9110-ba6a14b75e6c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Parts A and F, and the standards for peer review of applications and for the conduct and evaluation of research under sections 133(a)(1) and 134, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Special Education Research Commissioner in carrying out this part.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></part><part id="idfdfdbbd6-9aea-48a2-bf27-b066311442ab" style="OLC"><enum>F<?LEXA-Enum F?></enum><header>General provisions</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id05eadf94-4b28-413a-a5f0-a990c537b623"><enum>171.</enum><header>Repeals and redesignation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part F of title I (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9571">20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72b74fbd-74df-4b0b-91dd-9fdf32c87360"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such sections were redesignated by section 102); and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc030617f-6888-4f60-bb1c-c31c2017af58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, and 184 (as so redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 181, and 182, respectively.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idaf18154b-dd5b-4700-90ab-3d1932bb4955"><enum>172.</enum><header>Interagency data sources and formats</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 171 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9571">20 U.S.C. 9571</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id053ce9bf-61c1-4683-bae2-3b2f0063af3b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary,</quote> and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idea5a7e7a-fa0e-474a-bcb7-a013537e11f8" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id9c0f2415-2e97-4ca4-b2cd-4af793be9456"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary,</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe5a83da-a489-477c-a0c9-3412073a9b4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a0bb5fb-f469-4082-a694-a929b612015f" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="ide776908d-693c-4e41-9c61-5146ebbc6a13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secure public access</header><paragraph id="id97e64925-bcf3-4e3e-a880-f752c9126639"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Consistent with Federal law on privacy, intellectual property, and security, and the principles of scientifically valid research, the Director shall, subject to section 172, facilitate access for the public to research products, including data, software, and code supported by funds under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id174a2531-3a6a-430a-abf8-8e2403607886"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data management plans</header><text>The Director shall require that proposals for funding for research supported under this title, to the extent appropriate, include a machine-readable data management plan that includes a description of how the recipient of the funding will archive and preserve access to data, software, and code developed as part of the proposed project.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida340d3d0-b1c7-4c73-af9d-ae51e8618ec0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the requirements under this subsection, the Director shall—</text><subparagraph id="id38c84f89-f18b-4abc-89e1-fd0a5948b24b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide necessary resources, including trainings and workshops, to educate researchers and students on how to develop and review high-quality data management plans; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cb2a88b-2e4e-4b39-b76e-4202987445c1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure staff and peer review panels of the Institute are equipped with the resources and training necessary to review the quality of data management plans in competitions for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this title, as applicable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd197ac4d-0629-4a56-8d94-7fa2e1c83bdc"><enum>173.</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 172 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9572">20 U.S.C. 9572</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb006db58-5fdf-4a73-b0af-9dd9156aae27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1a7079e-35ad-47f3-94e3-5409dbbf7291"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dc55277-f56d-4f05-9c6e-acd25398eb57"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc81f4f2e-b8bf-4e22-86b2-2a0857eee0fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>nations</quote> and inserting <quote>countries</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30c640c1-7110-4433-b3c6-0495edc003c1"><enum>174.</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 173 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9573">20 U.S.C. 9573</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e3a73d6-402e-4b58-94c2-3f6a8ff587e3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id153f029e-f9d6-4778-b431-b555b45e899f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57527a34-7213-4dff-9fbd-9217d6420496"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcd70e63-ca0e-446d-b28b-a9d5827b3b3f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64967157-f844-4926-864d-46ed3c6289ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>their families, and information with respect to individual schools</quote> and inserting <quote>and their families</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08254366-f902-4a4b-b96d-106b7db67621"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida125fed3-a2af-4799-80b3-2061a8c39f6d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53246b8e-5b27-40b6-b2b2-52af2e156a1f" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id04e488cd-57c2-4247-a7b7-2f8abd9d72f5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Institution-Level data</header><text>The Director shall ensure that any authorized disclosed information with respect to an early childhood education program, elementary school, secondary school, local educational agency, or institution of higher education shall not include personally identifiable information.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idc34f6e51-8ffd-495c-838d-602a8ce6782b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking <quote>individually</quote> and inserting <quote>personally</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0c97a4d-45fb-4133-a227-f5ab87a2b859"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id602e1216-f720-4a07-8419-accffada6371"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individually identifiable information</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>personally identifiable information</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf9eb8ab-2707-47bd-b853-ca08a51ca0b5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>Individually identifiable information</quote> and inserting <quote>Personally identifiable information</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad349197-6efb-4007-b196-eb1d82c9ccb1"><enum>175.</enum><header>Availability of data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 174 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9574">20 U.S.C. 9574</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4621315a-585b-43b9-8076-425ab55e3728"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section 183</quote> and inserting <quote>section 173</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dbdf3d2-1aeb-42a6-a008-816793372273"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>use of the Internet</quote> and inserting <quote>electronic means, such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the website of the Institute</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="id3bc93410-ba08-4970-82b0-b37b7bef9048"><enum>176.</enum><header>Performance management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 175 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9575">20 U.S.C. 9575</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended to read as follows: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5497aa8-692e-4de0-a2d3-8041fd024796" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><section id="id194f322c-a8af-4606-8950-6b475dc1795f"><enum>175.</enum><header>Performance management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director shall establish a system for managing the performance of all activities authorized under this title to ensure the effective use of Federal funds and ensure that such activities meet the Institute’s mission, by—</text><paragraph id="id1751f0ae-af40-499d-a5bb-0a425c6827dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing and utilizing measurable performance indicators, including reasonable timelines, to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of such activities and to inform applicable competitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this title;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id03ee9f80-24a9-4a44-9030-c951e2184f4e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensuring information, statistics, products, and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id049251e6-2542-446a-9d8a-53d338f4ecb7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilizing the most modern technology and other methods available, including arrangements to use data collected electronically by public agencies across early childhood through postsecondary study to ensure the efficient and least burdensome collection and timely distribution of information, including data and reports;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idbf2b72df-6c13-41fb-bbba-102df5490f8c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promoting engagement with, the wide dissemination of, and evidence use of, all information, products, and publications of the Institute in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd29d50a0-36a2-4916-99b5-3d027c188b69"><enum>(5)</enum><text>continuously improving management strategies and practices; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8eb97325-37e7-4348-8798-12d31fd7e572" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text>making information available to the public in an expeditious fashion.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idfebce5d1-9c81-4dc2-92f8-4b16ba894c15"><enum>177.</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 177 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9577">20 U.S.C. 9577</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e5f8316-964a-4ce4-9509-d6a2f12fbe17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the first sentence; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1700eef7-8382-471d-b8fb-7574adbe902b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 188</quote> and inserting <quote>section 178</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc42a49e-ce62-4c45-8865-09f1990c4339"><enum>178.</enum><header>Scientific or technical employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 178 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9578">20 U.S.C. 9578</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 102, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide84755f2-ebf1-4488-86e6-520954a90233"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, including experts in privacy, security of personally identifiable information, and cybersecurity,</quote> before <quote>to carry out</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc7bf89b-3403-4f74-96b0-59ab77a21d16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49f3c494-8f84-4d08-994e-bb411b124e7d" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idf9179006-d649-4ca9-91aa-42f8bf31b5c6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rotators</header><text>The Director may, under the authority provided by subsection (a), appoint for a limited term, or on a temporary basis, practitioners, researchers, and other technical and professional personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions to work for the Institute, which may include such personnel affiliated with minority-serving institutions.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idd3a401b4-ec6f-471e-a54b-cca3200053ff"><enum>179.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 182 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9584">20 U.S.C. 9584</external-xref>), as redesignated by section 171, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03cd09b7-c1e5-4e07-bec3-266bdbad0338"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5e6524d-b18e-4e06-b60b-5bb90208525d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(except section 174) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which</quote> and inserting <quote>(except section 157) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which, for each fiscal year</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafbaf38d-af19-41b3-8b23-047ffe3e1981"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4292016-a35f-4f4f-9d00-d7d0617253d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(as such Center</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2002</quote> and inserting <quote>for fiscal year 2023</quote>; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id590ded4c-d5ac-46a3-bf89-84bf12ca1f1f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, as authorized under part C</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb44477e7-5098-43ea-95f2-e5c9b417bfab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id629e0ace-85ed-43ae-abfb-c89bd52f19d7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6668b6b2-d51a-49b3-a226-fcd6d9317d1f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9501894c-4c37-4491-8493-023268ba3e67" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id426644c2-e678-4352-8dba-b683c0fd8884"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program administration</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, for salaries and related expenses of the Director, each of the Commissioners, and employees described in section 178, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e98f5bd-5406-44d0-bf10-2010e10859a1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadfeefc5-23c0-4234-89af-b671b7d5ca22"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>section 174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa77f6c6-7b0d-4999-8164-cf675faaa72e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the second sentence; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd8402c2-aa8e-49bb-9e97-bbf0004af6f2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6b0a6e7-7ca2-4cc6-bb96-ef731b8233ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>for a fiscal year</quote> after <quote>this section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id497fc3cf-e5cf-4457-bab0-33a1ae0a46dd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>until expended</quote> and inserting <quote>for the 2 succeeding fiscal years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a10d33c8c584565887430c7999bd9ac"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A413FA009684ECD9BBA52B72E3822FB" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="ida8885f864e794133a4c104d1f74d3e38"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61bbed943e9b40d4a98d740357a67528"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entities that receive funds from covered nations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf46dbe1cec17401599cc1e96ec8f81d6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that receives funds from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae58e86f010d4780b2246a7df66c1a3e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tuition exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that receives tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02AC05AE0FAA45408D5289ECC28AC611"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No funding for entities promoting antisemitism</header><subparagraph id="id5511deb18e8444858ebe08313d91386e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that promotes antisemitism on the campus of such entity, or served by such entity, in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0350F675239F4EB6B6C75829C5678E42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c048dc53c5547c7a1f58a84d0135b66"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Antisemitism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>antisemitism</term> has the meaning given the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by the Alliance.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22203c9cf2254338bdb861fff88a9481"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>entity</term> means a public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), local educational agency, State educational agency, postsecondary program, or institution of higher education. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section id="id8a42d1bf-b2ec-40f7-9665-113c4a10736a"><enum>180.</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><subsection id="id3ccf6fff-afa1-4ce0-adb2-15f941b3b137"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General Education Provisions Act</header><text>Section 447(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232j">20 U.S.C. 1232j(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7)</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida2248469-324f-434b-9b28-5c548fbb8297"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965</header><text>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8def400-15a3-4816-8235-d4c9ddd48caf"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 2244(b)(5), by striking <quote>section 174</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89c73034-6a57-473e-80b4-1f649de4dff5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8101—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2271b3ef-ffc7-4021-9f0f-ca5162ac152a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (23)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5279536-9dce-48be-b7a9-5017107180db"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e416f57-7c36-4690-82c1-46c716336c8e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ab1152b-9137-4f76-b2a2-b30af6de8b39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (25)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ea62ab2-59b8-4915-bedc-a3237a8246d0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82245fd2-b816-4f0b-a418-7819c8790c7e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking <quote>section 153</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143</quote>; and </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb03f5abb-adda-4b77-bac1-8cdc0f2fa2e1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 8529(b), by striking <quote>section 153(a)(6) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9543">20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(6)</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 143(a)(7) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90193cd6-493a-4710-855b-c46583f3201d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</header><text>The <short-title>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide015ef2d-07b4-4919-9c92-ce913efdc10d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 673(c), by striking <quote>section 174</quote> and inserting <quote>section 157</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id604833f4-d7c4-4969-9909-335cea68752a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 681(a)(1), by striking <quote>section 178(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 163(b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></part><enum>II</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><section id="id6566627f-4ffc-4bb2-876f-d46bc5c0e7c3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9f46f9b6-38ee-4be2-a70b-87e61f0c4bda"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The <short-title>Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9601">20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="id56e54c3f-fee4-4de4-8e05-44a3c033ce3b" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><title id="idee6b6e23-f051-49c6-933c-22ca56dbc7b9" style="OLC"><enum>II</enum><header>Educational technical assistance</header><section id="idc70e9068-52cc-4d0e-a8d4-3e316bcc7bb3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="ide983382a-5bfd-4140-882a-80d1681bbb28"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="idabd742158bfd454dadecfaf9d88799a8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>ESEA terms</header><text>The terms <term>child with a disability</term>, <term>English learner</term>, <term>evidence-based</term>, <term>local educational agency</term>, <term>school leader</term>, <term>Secretary</term>, and <term>State educational agency</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd887438-74c8-4f7c-a24d-74b394f5396e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>ESRA terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>Bureau-funded school</term>, <term>evidence use</term>, <term>geographic region</term>, <term>institution of higher education</term>, <term>regional educational laboratory</term>, and <term>subgroup of students</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 102. </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1014ac53-dfed-4e15-8974-2cc2bc14922a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Comprehensive Center</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8687ce4a-1cbe-4ace-ba1b-3ec22787477d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>comprehensive center</term> means a technical assistance center authorized under section 207. </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5963f2fa573a4e4ca4c97188e100a5a5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National comprehensive center</header><text>The term <term>national comprehensive center</term> means a comprehensive center established or supported through an award under section 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional comprehensive centers by scaling effective technical assistance, minimizing duplication, and addressing common implementation challenges faced by States and emerging national education issues.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id57b0f439-f3a0-45c3-ab82-6fee34a4faef"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Regional comprehensive center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional comprehensive center</term> means a comprehensive center established or supported through an award under section 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1 geographic region. </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc42390d7-db74-4ddb-9e26-c77d58de3116"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Focus Center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>focus center</term> means a technical assistance center authorized under section 208. </text></paragraph></section><section id="id9e3446fe-a039-456e-a904-1e016a511010"><enum>203.</enum><header>Coordination of technical assistance</header><subsection id="ide88d576c-d4cb-4be4-ab65-7bd2962594f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>It is the purpose of this section to improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly academic achievement, for all students, particularly for each subgroup of students, through the coordination of technical assistance to support the effective implementation of—</text><paragraph id="id296fb18d-b8c9-40d7-ac24-6cef6b2292e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2689826-fe7c-4531-ace1-5892d131c0fd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8e5a4a26-1e73-4964-9d1e-78e92834d24a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id009578cb-4e3c-4c03-a743-5f789905c51e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Higher Education Act of 1965;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09d34fe84f2949668ab0f2ec1889647c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7a83eaa-4190-4d05-b70d-65c6997f4271"><enum>(6)</enum><text>section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e0ec049-af63-424c-9ac7-0a2ca0bbb318"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other relevant Federal education laws.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3c987648-a35d-43f0-bfa6-8d06effa6076"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>In meeting the purpose of subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="id82e2f2e8-398d-4139-9256-d5706764571a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to practitioners, education system leaders, elementary and secondary schools, Bureau-funded schools, local educational agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, families, local boards and State boards (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), other appropriate agencies, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations to support effective implementation of the laws described in subsection (a);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id45f56c80-66e1-4fd1-a00c-70f573f116ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourage evidence use and support the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve educational outcomes, particularly academic achievement, for all students, and particularly for each subgroup of students; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2cd11ec0-348c-4c20-90d2-c33abe66ab9b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>align technical assistance efforts across the Department of Education to minimize duplication of technical assistance and increase client satisfaction in a manner that—</text><subparagraph id="id0f599790-03e3-495e-af3e-0c3c1c19a770"><enum>(A)</enum><text>promotes high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible information; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfca3bbc7-b86a-4108-8505-45c5692fe009"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id29e5662a-fd3f-40bd-b1ae-eb6587796fd1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Content</header><text>The technical assistance provided under this section may include—</text><paragraph id="ide999387f-1ff4-4613-82f2-46bd7c5d4729"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an evaluation of the implementation of Federal programs at the State, Tribal, or local level, or building State, Tribal, or local capacity to carry out such an evaluation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id65978535-ea91-400a-8983-35250a038133"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improving or streamlining data collections, and increasing the capacity of State, Tribal, or local agencies to analyze and communicate such data and carry out evidence use to support practitioners and education system leaders in evidence-based decision making.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2f52366a-7809-4ab3-b0f1-e9c7d90560df"><enum>204.</enum><header>Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories</header><subsection id="idef5510f7-48dd-4e36-a039-cc90a9bc578e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use described in section 152, shall ensure that regional comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories that serve the same geographic regions are effectively coordinated to minimize duplication and increase client satisfaction.</text></subsection><subsection id="idf44374cb-4fa4-4343-9ca2-fb7fec5c4544"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local coordination</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory that serves the same geographic region, to the greatest extent practicable, shall—</text><paragraph id="ida75d3f4b-6242-4e7a-82cb-3dbac8fa1714"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out local needs assessments and related input gathering in a coordinated manner;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb29e1c0b-47a8-4a6d-b2b1-cd71a1d2f441"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be familiar with each other's work plan and areas of expertise, and with other federally funded technical assistance centers;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id87e7f1ff-1d64-4cd9-82a7-9121ea7a1411"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be responsive, in a timely and effective manner, to the State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and, if applicable, Bureau-funded schools located in such geographic region, which may include referring such an agency or school to a more appropriate federally funded technical assistance center;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idea763db0-b21c-40ed-840c-159581d971ff"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop and maintain a shared regional governing board, in accordance with the requirements of section 206(a)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2b89561-9eb3-48aa-8a35-4accfa6cecea"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identify challenges facing students and practitioners in the region so as to inform the work of focus centers authorized under section 208.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd50de187-176d-4988-9a32-9c24af4d2f05"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contract cycle</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded for comprehensive centers under this title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded by such Commissioner for the regional educational laboratory program.</text></subsection></section><section id="id56945593-9971-4951-93a2-1eb44d944862"><enum>205.</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, taking into account input from regional governing boards.</text></section><section id="id5fac183b-ebfb-4855-95f4-c0a280bf5962"><enum>206.</enum><header>Governing boards</header><subsection id="id202d998a-4edd-498e-b49e-e88448ee7b7e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regional governing board</header><paragraph id="id15e99e8e-d094-45f0-b671-5e7cd8804200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><subparagraph id="idebd2e9e1-f319-42d4-bc1f-6e6d724e89f6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory that serves the same geographic region shall have a shared regional governing board that shall guide and direct the work of such center and such laboratory.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbb1ab285-d5ee-4497-929c-86104e336e2a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>In supporting and maintaining the regional governing board required under this paragraph, each regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory shall equally divide any costs related to developing, operating, or staffing such board. Each center or laboratory may enter into a contract with another center or laboratory to carry out such activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0999d3ce-fbee-4e53-89fb-5c6cf509aeb7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Each regional governing board established under paragraph (1) shall advise the relevant regional comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory on—</text><subparagraph id="id8a210506-520f-4228-a4a5-302bbc49e0a7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the comprehensive center’s activities described in section 207(f) and the laboratory’s activities to satisfy the terms and conditions of the contract award under section 154;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1c2977fc-5041-4598-9a4b-9d75574ae0b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the regional agenda of such center and such laboratory, in a manner that is responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners in the region, which may include the identification of exemplary, innovative, and promising practices in the region for additional study;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id450c3f21-411d-475f-b1b4-41ccca103b8e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensuring the work of the comprehensive center and the laboratory is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id315dbab3-ae49-4086-9f03-195fc900853a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifying challenges facing students and practitioners in the region, which shall inform the work of focus centers authorized under section 208; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb99a22f6-d974-48b9-b0f5-7ebac4eeaf28"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the implementation of such center’s and such laboratory’s respective duties in a manner that promotes progress toward providing all students, particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational opportunities and improves educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id76086bed-1ab5-4e7e-9c45-f61d246bdb74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Composition</header><subparagraph id="id2815b382-01a4-49c4-83ac-7a98b6b13d38"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional governing board shall be composed of—</text><clause id="id7d471e0e-bd2f-4431-902a-6435a1a700bf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the chief State school officers, or such officers’ designees or other State officials, in each State located in the corresponding geographic region; and</text></clause><clause id="idd9a5302f-89b0-4734-86e3-242de007079f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not more than 10 other members who are representative of the educational interests in the corresponding geographic region, which may include the following:</text><subclause id="idda2cfb82-1e9c-4ce9-bf6b-34837641f1ca"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Representatives of local educational agencies and educational service agencies, including representatives of local educational agencies serving urban and rural areas.</text></subclause><subclause id="id5ec4b7bf-3f93-4d23-9b7c-f077618651e2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Representatives of institutions of higher education.</text></subclause><subclause id="id3c4da3e0-52e2-4123-a983-fdbc586da61d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Parents.</text></subclause><subclause id="id61c64a84-07b7-449e-a63c-f0e5c7892a2a"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Practitioners, including classroom teachers, principals, and other school leaders.</text></subclause><subclause id="id8c59f8a4-ccba-41b1-a553-285800f85daf"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Representatives of workforce development.</text></subclause><subclause id="id05aa5485-cb92-484c-b909-375e227b76cb"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Policymakers, expert practitioners, and researchers with knowledge of, and experience using, research, development, evaluation, and statistics.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6058ed76-3296-4190-9c3f-3a215ee89368"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Comprehensive Center governing board</header><paragraph id="id57197336-f553-4123-a75b-93a24ad5ec20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The National Comprehensive Center shall have a governing board that shall—</text><subparagraph id="idcffddd6a-7077-4429-b121-db947c76b8cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>guide and direct the work of such center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3bfb6644878f4542982e17cff37fe110"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support such center in scaling effective technical assistance, minimizing duplication, and addressing common implementation challenges faced by States and emerging national education issues.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4954c2cf-bb3a-4c2f-b583-891e7420a2bb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The governing board described in this subsection shall be composed of—</text><subparagraph id="id15d387a9-e728-4971-a54a-1cb2b76c25b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than 1 member of each regional governing board described in subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b051160-84d9-4937-af99-a109d0fccb8d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a variety of members described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id24f7837e-1804-4a78-af3b-cac1ccd972ea"><enum>207.</enum><header>Comprehensive centers</header><subsection id="id0bec59a5-6c42-41e3-bfc4-72912ea8c8ad"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="id3ac28346-9a5d-487f-9c17-c85caa1c56dc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall award or enter into 11 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to establish national or regional comprehensive centers, in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2068d61c-7c47-4309-9607-6324edb554f6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Award criteria</header><text>In awarding or entering into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary—</text><subparagraph id="id429973f0-4b39-499b-adb4-d04de3929f5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall award 1 grant to, or enter into 1 contract or cooperative agreement with, an eligible entity to enable that eligible entity to establish a national comprehensive center that will support regional comprehensive centers by—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2d2c623-32c9-43b5-a83e-49f10d810b82"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">scaling effective technical assistance; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3768ad56-43a6-42e7-8e8f-3c53ec192b29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimizing duplication; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cc785bc-562f-4733-b422-3ff1f56af866"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id243af3e8-e60e-4dc8-9591-69e232266180"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">common implementation challenges faced by States; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0813b9dd-193a-40dc-bf43-8b2a3aff6f4f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">emerging national education issues; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3188e524-09e0-4fe1-84a5-87d488650133"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall ensure that 1 regional comprehensive center is established in each of the geographic regions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf753c658-f9d3-423d-ab4f-0ebb0862ab91"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National comprehensive center; regional comprehensive centers</header><text>In the case of—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b2be7f-3bb7-4c97-ab37-3d38bdab146b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a national comprehensive center described in paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be considered to be the region served by the comprehensive center; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5f44774-1d54-437b-aa6e-0d1fc943b5c7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regional comprehensive center described in paragraph (2)(B), the geographic region shall be considered to be the region served by the comprehensive center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id11f0b60e-52b6-4a90-a4ca-7036d2313eef"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><paragraph id="id84fa25db-73ad-407d-94ea-dc4ccc37a777"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section may be made with research organizations, public agencies, private entities, educational service agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in subsection (f) (referred to in this section as <quote>eligible entities</quote>). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b4fd001-6cfb-4ba3-872d-7da1f772d57e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In conducting competitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall—</text><subparagraph id="id3359fbd2-6a58-41c3-bd0d-d6806ecb8caf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actively encourage eligible entities to apply for such awards by making widely available information and technical assistance relating to the awards described under this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id21f44f16-4d39-4481-9c87-ccd90bdae16b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek input from chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, teachers, principals, other school leaders, parents, administrators, paraprofessionals, and other individuals with knowledge of the needs of the regions to be served by the awards, regarding—</text><clause id="id4cf22f15-ef24-4e48-a3eb-34fc9c73ffc0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the needs in the regions for technical assistance authorized under this title; and</text></clause><clause id="idd738e361-7c43-4bcf-a73e-120b0d0116c7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how such needs may be addressed most effectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8d743cdd-aae5-40cc-8d04-ec6e3725716c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In determining whether to award or enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that an eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in providing high-quality technical assistance, including by considering the results of any completed evaluation required under this title or part D of title I if such entity previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this title or title I.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4773b1f2-b63e-499b-afc1-a5231e94ca7f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><paragraph id="idc985e42a-1ca8-400d-afb4-ef764eeaa64d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission</header><subparagraph id="iddc07ec17-2884-44a1-b7ce-b9de305d4323"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each eligible entity seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including the plan described in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45b09458-e4c7-4f9f-a8fd-1b57d3f4a6cd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>To help ensure applications submitted under this paragraph are responsive to challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders in the region proposed to be served, each eligible entity submitting such an application shall meaningfully engage with not less than 1 individual or entity located in such region from each of the following categories, to inform the application:</text><clause id="ide601a9be-02ae-4371-bd6c-2696ff7c53e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State educational agencies.</text></clause><clause id="idcfd7a250-e5bd-4a22-9410-574f5edd9ed1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Local educational agencies.</text></clause><clause id="ida103fa3b8476442899718327ab7692c8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Bureau-funded schools, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations, as applicable for the geographic region; </text></clause><clause id="id8f5f18cb-0a66-40e5-8425-504fdb2bd23b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Practitioners, including teachers, principals, and other school leaders.</text></clause><clause id="id3ee68451-abcb-4e96-a70f-21ea764901c9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Students and parents.</text></clause><clause id="id2caa5c88-cca5-4543-ab7e-32343c1fc3bd"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Policymakers, expert practitioners, and researchers with knowledge of, and experience using, the findings from research, evaluation, and statistics.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb4403fd3-ffa2-42f9-a1df-b322a3ebd393"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2dcb1a34-6d9d-440b-b5bf-edece0f1a787"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assurance that such applicant will develop and regularly update a 5-year service plan for carrying out the technical assistance and capacity-building activities for the region in a manner that addresses—</text><clause id="id201b202b-ee67-4147-ad32-371966f5396a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the priorities described under section 205; and</text></clause><clause id="id1082ab54-b3f7-40ec-9cb5-fa4dae46b1cb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the needs of all States (and to the extent practicable, of local educational agencies) within the region to be served by the national or regional comprehensive center, on an ongoing basis; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id389208b7-dc14-483b-aed8-c3d7c7e69a20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assurance that such entity will develop and regularly update and submit to the Secretary a State service plan that includes— </text><clause id="id23823a4e-0092-4a3c-afd4-e60a138ca32f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the capacity-building supports to be delivered by the center in response to educational challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders in a manner that supports evidence use; and</text></clause><clause id="id9333f264-4609-4659-bcbc-8a4b786f87ae"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of the technical assistance to be provided to support the effective implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id73f35f9d-ed05-453d-82b0-715a80c5edf4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header><paragraph id="ida31bec1b-556e-422f-a691-60158c5f2c5e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each regional comprehensive center established under this section shall allocate such center’s resources to and within each State in a manner that reflects the need for assistance, taking into account such factors as—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c0d7136-d5e0-49da-ae37-94f44e49aa65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proportion and number of students from low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f4af8d9-7c16-4041-80ab-8c9d6f60c1e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support, under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id168ee16a-63cd-4182-ad25-7361df8383da"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the increased cost burden of service delivery in rural areas; and </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa008b99-3abf-4751-8632-310a22e5567e"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any special initiatives being undertaken by State, intermediate, local educational agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate, that may require special assistance from the center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idca905a54-7038-4752-bccc-4c7407304fba"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsiveness</header><text>In allocating resources in accordance with paragraph (1), each regional comprehensive center shall reserve not more than 15 percent of funds awarded by the Secretary for a fiscal year to respond in a timely fashion to urgent needs of State educational agencies and local educational agencies served by such center for such fiscal year, which may also include modifying the activities of the center and the State service plan described in subsection (c)(2)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5533f00a-0b9b-4b23-97cb-aa9864f99ee4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Scope of work</header><text>Each comprehensive center established under this section shall work with State educational agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded schools, in the region where such center is located, on school improvement activities that take into account factors such as the proportion and number of students from low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region, and give priority to—</text><paragraph id="idb72460d7-45ab-4fd8-b0be-60174eb94e82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>schools in the region with a high percentage or number of students from low-income backgrounds, as determined under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such schools in rural and urban areas, and schools receiving assistance under title I of that Act;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id70a194ef-adee-4ed8-ba24-ae017b80ba16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>local educational agencies in the region in which a high percentage or number of school-age children are from low-income families, as determined under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such local educational agencies in rural and urban areas; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id36567df7-cedb-416d-b234-4d035255ed8c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>schools in the region that are implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbbc4b4da-226a-4c2d-96b4-f263e7ba1fe7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A comprehensive center established under this section shall provide high-quality, high-impact technical assistance on the implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and capacity-building supports to State educational agencies, Tribal educational agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded schools, located in the region served by such center by—</text><paragraph id="id0d7f3266-b0de-4620-9eac-bbb8a1442314"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing capacity-building supports described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include supports to—</text><subparagraph id="idb5a290fa-9906-4470-ae9e-deb5bb9cc868"><enum>(A)</enum><text>strengthen data privacy and security; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73065284-0b9b-4d14-b678-c11150d4bbff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with other State and local public agencies, institutions of higher education, and entities to address challenges facing students, practitioners, and education system leaders; </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id710b6186-d8a3-4734-ac9d-d8b7cd167337"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding implementation of laws described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc386c4bb-d78f-44d0-ae97-d2fc2b0fb7da"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitating communication between teachers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, parents, families, librarians, and education system leaders, as appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id983222c9-2c76-4898-ba65-0c63634a22aa"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting evidence use among practitioners and education system leaders, at a minimum, in—</text><subparagraph id="idb1d584a9-6461-44da-ac2a-d0c709669fd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide1c1b112-15a9-439e-bdd1-bcc34158df0a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>meeting the needs of English learners and children with disabilities; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2a9789a-a0d3-49fd-8504-3dfcc31b8277"><enum>(C)</enum><text>education technology and digital literacy (including assistive and adaptive technology); </text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id87dae1ee-9d5b-40db-a513-f98db4d09fe2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in coordination with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, disseminating and providing information, reports, and publications that support teaching and learning to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes, particularly academic achievement, and particularly for each subgroup of students, to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers within the region served by the center; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide5199438-ad40-48c2-af85-ee8b484d1c84"><enum>(6)</enum><text>bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id5b4d8bff-65aa-463b-adb5-783c6a69459d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>supporting high-quality teacher and school leader preparation, recruitment, and retention practices, including evidenced-based clinical experiences, and improving the teacher pipeline in critical areas.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ide710117c-e810-4749-bbce-28b008606f1a"><enum>208.</enum><header>Focus centers</header><subsection id="id9b2277c7-f953-4090-8cd0-918e8a70eebf"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><paragraph id="id965db388-c52d-478f-822c-0936e2e812a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may award or enter into not more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities (as described in section 207(b)(1)) to enable those eligible entities to establish and operate focus centers on topics described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id637d10fe-d8e6-4cec-b2b5-5fd4a1fc9e6b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each eligible entity seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc06d1a03-8201-4b97-b6c8-b89c72fc5682"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Focus centers authorized under paragraph (1) shall—</text><subparagraph id="idb07895b2-38d5-4bb2-aa89-8b64a6ead9da"><enum>(A)</enum><text>address 1 or more topics described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae9da349-430b-4f72-9116-821b770578f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out activities that increase evidence use on such topic among practitioners, education system leaders, elementary schools and secondary schools, local educational agencies, and State educational agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd16abfad-a644-441a-92a4-e0fdb7c2d29c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a timely manner, develop evidence-based products or tools regarding such topic and widely disseminate such products or tools to practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id32eedf7e-26ba-4b2e-88ce-d081bb7d8667"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Topics</header><paragraph id="id035ea4b8-e8b0-467c-ad18-87dfec9a230f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Engagement</header><text>The Secretary shall engage with—</text><subparagraph id="id02164fbd-ab2d-49dd-b8ed-d92610978e49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional governing boards, in accordance with section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify challenges facing students and practitioners that are of shared importance and urgency across geographic regions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e70d1ce-9276-43e3-b6b1-23173fccbb40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to examine the evidence bases of research that may address the challenges identified in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida188de98-2e3e-4229-87bf-331604ce122c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>After carrying out the engagement requirements in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall identify topics for focus centers that address educational challenges of shared importance and urgency and that may be addressed through the mobilization of robust evidence bases of research. </text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ide65d97b7-59b6-472a-a6d0-606edde42f92"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule</header><text>In making awards under this section, the Secretary may carry out discrete award competitions for each topic developed under subsection (b). </text></subsection></section><section id="id56051c66-a3ba-426a-99f6-8b26fdbef06e"><enum>209.</enum><header>Evaluations</header><subsection id="id285afd65-1062-4ffd-b2c1-6121d9db9fbb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive Centers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7779919d-1125-4f78-bf4b-accd331c991a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the comprehensive centers receiving assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the services provided under this title, the extent to which each of the comprehensive centers meets the objectives of its respective plan, and the extent to which—</text><subparagraph id="id610cecbd-cb77-4e77-94d1-0bbe4070306c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technical assistance provided by such centers—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb358f01-a823-4410-981f-518faac52596"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was of high quality and high impact;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee98a145-4851-4314-a1aa-88a8eb61f437"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was responsive to the needs of clients in the region; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c825e68-b490-4943-908e-4c7a59cedf0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved implementation of the laws described in section 207(c)(2)(C)(ii);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c9da4bc-4bf5-4c48-91b0-4819f684d1ed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>capacity-building services were of high quality and high impact, and responsive to the educational challenges of State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools in the region; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide5f7afdb-b472-4c66-a131-66a5504ef5b9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such centers effectively coordinated with regional educational laboratories and other federally funded technical assistance centers to align technical assistance, minimize duplication, and increase client satisfaction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide8b75934-65cf-435a-98e6-adab55714c62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independent entity</header><text> In addition to the evaluation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each comprehensive center receiving assistance under this title is evaluated by an independent entity, which shall be completed not less than 1 fiscal year prior to the end of the period of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the eligible entity that operates the comprehensive center, and which shall—</text><subparagraph id="idbd4b6757-b209-4e38-84ac-31bb9d1d4b88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include each of the analyses and assessments described in paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40e35ab3-c312-4a7b-a865-c7bcc2b74bed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine the extent to which such center effectively supported the decision making of practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers located in the region served by the center.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id58895011-7ed0-4ba0-be71-ac5d1224de4d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Focus center evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the focus centers receiving assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the evidence use activities carried out by such center, and such center’s effectiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and urgency. </text></subsection></section><section id="id82e74bf6-aa71-4a93-b92c-35e79a32dc36" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83c44314118e410eb3dd5f6f34c89496"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.</text></subsection><subsection id="idc717b99a61374935bd3c0ea29d1f9ccc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA94DDF02AAF4493B073DCCA98367058"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entities that receive funds from covered nations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56883D0451DD457BB3B2382B8B632EC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that receives funds from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DB7153369324B8C9BB5F709CFA9F77A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tuition exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that receives tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48749FED858E4F84A2B6B89AB993E819"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No funding for entities promoting antisemitism</header><subparagraph id="id8f3110d67c354871b3e43215ec6f05e5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that promotes antisemitism on the campus of such entity, or served by such entity, in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608F81D07C1649D68E800471FEB283BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A5AEA666C974E8F8962644F76BE24C8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Antisemitism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>antisemitism</term> has the meaning given the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by the Alliance.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE38F23C326B14813A42142C81629DF82"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>entity</term> means a public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), local educational agency, State educational agency, postsecondary program, or institution of higher education.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>. (b)Section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602)
and inserting section 207 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002
; and(2)in subsection (b)(5), by striking section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602)
and inserting section 207 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002
. <enum>III</enum><header>National Assessment of Educational Progress</header><section id="id2609697e-92b4-425f-8da5-dbb245978782"><enum>301.</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9621">20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" id="idabce38cf-87a5-4b15-85c9-0b457d2dba96"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Assessment Governing Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9621">20 U.S.C. 9621</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9570d55f-fb9d-428b-809e-94bf809839f4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id343d3b00-c349-4c5f-9354-2bf35c91c2e2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67036285-b3d5-4293-9889-0a9f11b3cae5" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id0bbb01ea-df2f-4fd3-a718-95fd6b6cbce8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish an assessment schedule, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Statistics to ensure the technical and cost feasibility of such schedule’s implementation, that complies with the requirements of section 303(b), including—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b65f674-0fff-417a-a44e-73ef8d536716"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">selecting the subject areas and grades or ages to be assessed; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ecf6edf-9cc6-471d-8043-c8f48f4d69aa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determining the years in which such assessments will be conducted;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f399996-0bea-4018-a3fb-622073f45106"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2), by striking <quote>on the Department's</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6fe31074-d0bd-45d2-bd44-c1225a3bee79" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><text>on—</text><subparagraph id="idbb4d92a2-c3db-4811-a759-eff6a4113029"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department’s actions to implement the decisions of the Assessment Board; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9895d379-3713-4cd1-843d-528c755c02d0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the budget of the Department regarding the costs associated with the duties of the Assessment Board and activities relating to the National Assessment, including the technical and cost feasibility of carrying out the assessment schedule established under subsection (e)(1)(A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0249b2e-0ee3-4a7a-80cb-0e53dc35099f"><enum>303.</enum><header>National Assessment of Educational Progress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9622">20 U.S.C. 9622</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2aa0d09b-1395-45d2-b630-d81381d019fa"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26ba777f-9fa1-46d3-9215-053675a084e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedd8af8b-b4a1-46a9-ab2b-f745ddccd31c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <quote>conduct</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58ef4b73-d899-4d20-a767-2d8d76c3c5ff"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee01684e852847f89cfd6717f700420d"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <quote>conduct a</quote>; and </text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38d649f8787b4c3a8db5796266df2552"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, but at least as</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting <quote>and at least once every 4 years;</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id778b7842-af44-4af5-80ff-74200fc77f7a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>, to provide</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting <quote>, subject to paragraph (4);</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id834b7a36-8556-4e45-8f5c-8f3d87ebe598"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a26cb58-ce19-4258-81e8-cec295acefef"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bbd75ce-ea21-4cf7-9965-77832702bcc0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <term>shall</term>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccf51d67-daa7-4ce3-870d-ae41a36311ce"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by inserting <quote>subject to paragraph (4),</quote> before <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id090bfd24-878a-45ba-a19c-8cdf90e46152"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting <quote>on</quote> before <quote>the standards</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf701631b-95d0-4420-b31b-53cf9443a539"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; </text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8bff3435-3805-44fd-8a8a-f93619e47d99"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6613ca7-b046-41f2-9574-e369503876e8" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id54308a0b-a1fb-4984-8c60-73862a11362b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delays</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id163d6926de57451bb9ad07d66f2417b8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Frequency of grade 4 and grade 8 assessments</header><text>In carrying out the reading and mathematics assessments requirements under subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall conduct such assessments in—</text><clause id="id7dc8095a-5e4c-4485-aad6-dbfdd24bab06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2024;</text></clause><clause id="idbf4f00a9-b660-4647-8e3d-24870a264859"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>2027; and</text></clause><clause id="ide89b3676-fe91-4d72-b6c0-27cac48ca9a6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>every other year thereafter, in order to provide for 1 year in which no such assessments are conducted between each administration of such assessments.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11f86e06139844ad84318b88ee855a55"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Frequency of grade 12 assessments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the reading and mathematics assessments under paragraph (2)(C), the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall conduct such assessments in—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08fd00b3e380405d8821e65cae834f11"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2024;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id403920ee0f504c85ba27229ff94a32a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2029; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42b0f1af87494897aecb9337badf0146"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">every 4 years thereafter.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e467629-e7b6-4305-9de2-60b951df311d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>information on</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>, to the extent feasible, information needed to carry out paragraph (2)(G).</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79b16079-2a95-4d26-9389-9723ccd7fb5f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42b549f9-81c5-4cbb-aacc-5cf94a18fb6e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(D), by striking <quote>Chairman of the House Committee</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c58b8ef-61ff-4c41-a6fe-db23fe442d6d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after <quote>Code</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfb03268-dfb1-4d6a-aeab-16b46aacfd17"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking <quote>For</quote> and inserting <quote>In accordance with section 1111(g)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for</quote>; </text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id732d7c72-7402-4c20-a02b-2a6af3bdae33"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9aaa6c1c-444e-4ab8-8206-3fe655fe887c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6271263d-a897-48e7-a485-2ea6918f23e5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76bf38b4-40ba-4664-846a-a9f13c646c4a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall</quote> and all that follows through <quote>by—</quote> and inserting <quote>shall be determined by—</quote>; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a1dc5b4-cb86-470a-9fa5-b5698eb6a3f0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c6565f5-13f5-4ec3-8d1a-c57c757a846d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b7c53e9-8a06-433e-898c-351df41cdcb9" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subparagraph id="id5de062f3-3f9e-4926-85c6-030556feba67"><enum>(B)</enum><header>National consensus approach</header><text>The Assessment Board shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc561e7ad-8be3-497e-ba85-60a9ea2641e2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the determinations described in subparagraph (A) utilizing a national consensus approach; and </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id813aa920-d8d3-4aad-b6e0-0c923c1d1316"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the achievement levels developed under such subparagraph are reasonable, valid, and informative to the public.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1fd5d83-2337-48b6-af97-3aeeb08af1be"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71647c89-b13a-4042-b1d3-32aad7790691"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C); and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0057eca7-d8f7-4d43-9fe8-f5e8c8cf6207"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0eda49-f58d-4a86-94e6-e7d24044a17a"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>trial</quote>; </text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5c7d573-7715-4ec9-b76d-a3769d8436bc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>under this subsection,</quote> after <quote>development</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id55f195dd-4eb3-4043-b07f-1a2a3ff5f6b2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting a comma after <quote>officer</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc14317ab-0ce4-4e06-9e95-3714122dbf17"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>–</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id643d0424-3648-4005-b3cf-ab1abe55ce00"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40429009-ea61-444b-b5d3-754d59df62cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">indian affairs schools</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">indian education</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideea595a6-2344-45f1-a227-f51617b7c25c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <term>Indian Affairs</term> and inserting <quote>Indian Education</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f13a7f4-8f89-4b27-b855-473afba99386"><enum>304.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9623">20 U.S.C. 9623</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96020b54-40a9-4031-a31e-a9d26a4ca61e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; </text></paragraph><paragraph id="id81a6f8d0-26c7-44f7-9f1a-ac8b19c8fa06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8809541b-c0f3-48b8-ad6e-f54e1d54556d" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><paragraph id="id926a8939-f90e-408b-be24-dce4bab9d2da"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The terms <quote>elementary school</quote>, <quote>local educational agency</quote>, <quote>secondary school</quote>, and <quote>Secretary</quote> have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id041ea08d-acd3-4857-a17f-fe6094aba2a1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">Director</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The term</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5decd148-05ee-43be-b014-77c71df9dbd9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote><header-in-text style="OLC" level="paragraph">State</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The term</quote>.</text></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51b6ce7f-5294-43d2-af2e-3f5576599614"><enum>305.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9624">20 U.S.C. 9624(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block id="idbd160fcb-e29d-4128-9a2b-a9ce3cdf9ede" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="id68986d80-4e0b-4d7a-a51c-d0a84bbb545a" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfba96284-e728-4d83-b902-7969f3181b5e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2024—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida1dfc3ab-29ae-4424-a2cb-1698f22dbf87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 302; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a7c4805-6c37-4269-b09d-e931d8e5e470"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary to carry out section 303; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide50bf554-e757-4624-9551-b68e4050bbbf" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 302 and 303.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="id370bcefee03e4a17b526be012a41fed5"><enum>306.</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9624">20 U.S.C. 9624</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FFA7FC7EC2348FC8DD2FD4DE8B55B10" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSHR00"><subsection id="idFF1E89830CD041F7B6542EE16D4FBF6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C78C8AFEFAA475788109587E8BE0990"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Entities that receive funds from covered nations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF084B0CB3BD547FD9A383CF9C3123A24"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that receives funds from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78C2D75C5D72401EBE6F02B3CF80F634"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tuition exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that receives tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id141CD1F773D441C182AEBB669E63A553"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No funding for entities promoting antisemitism</header><subparagraph id="id3c52001fd7b544669e3d80d9e3fb78c3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds provided under this section may be provided to an entity that promotes antisemitism on the campus of such entity or served by such entity in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d">42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F020F6198FB44ADB13B0BC22D37E546"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60635EEDC22E45F4B8A212D1B049ECD3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Antisemitism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>antisemitism</term> has the meaning given the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by the Alliance.</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B623856206C440183EFD5371EBEE86A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>entity</term> means a public elementary school or secondary school (including a charter school), local educational agency, State educational agency, postsecondary program, or institution of higher education.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>January 22, 2024Reported with an amendment