UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM

TO: Director

 Institute of Education Sciences 

FROM: The Secretary

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority 

I. DELEGATION

By the authority vested in me by section 412 of the Department of Education 

Organization Act, 20 U.S.C. § 3472, and sections 113 and 114 of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 20 U.S.C. § 9513, Pub. L. No. 107-279, as 

amended (ESRA), I hereby delegate to you, your successor in function, and 

anyone serving for you in an acting capacity, the programmatic authorities 

described in the attached appendix. 

Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, amendments to the 

authority delegated herein are included within the scope of this delegation. 

II. RESERVATIONS

Unless otherwise noted in existing or future delegations of authority, the 

following are not delegated: 

A. The authority to sign documents for publication in the Federal Register other 

than those documents designated in the blanket delegation of authority to 

sign Federal Register documents issued to Principal Officers, EA/GEN/4; 

B. The authority to appoint, and fix compensation of, members of advisory 

councils; and 

C. Unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to submit reports to 

Congress or the President. 
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III. REDELEGATIONS

Subject to applicable provisions of law, and unless otherwise noted in a 

delegation, you may redelegate any of the authorities delegated to you, and may 

authorize further redelegation. All redelegations must be prepared in accordance 

with the Administrative Communications System directive, OM:1-102, 

Delegations of Authority, issued on July 26, 2005. 

IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This delegation is effective upon certification by the Department’s Principal 

Delegations Control Officer and it supersedes all previous delegations of this 

authority. 

I hereby ratify actions within the scope of this delegation taken by you prior to the 

date of certification.

 _________/s/___________ 

 Margaret Spellings

OGC Clearance and Date: /s/ David Berthiaume, 1/4/2006 

Certified Date: 1/18/2006 

Departmental Delegations Control Officer: /s/ Naty G. Beetle

Control Number: EA/ER/5

Attachment

 
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Institute of Education Sciences 

Delegation of Authority 

Appendix 

ESRA – Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, as amended 

ETAA – Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002

IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

NAEPAA – National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act 

ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended 

Statute Description of Delegated Authority 

Parts A, B, and D of the ESRA Authority for research, development, and 

dissemination programs 

Part C of the ESRA Authority for education statistics

Part E of the ESRA Authority for research in special education

Section 116 of the ESRA National Board for Education Sciences 

Section 174 of the ESRA Authority for regional educational 

laboratories

Section 208 of the EETA Statewide data systems

Section 664 of the IDEA Special education studies and evaluation 

Section 303 of the NEAPAA National assessment of education progress 

Section 5464(d) of the ESEA National Research Center for the Education 

of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth 

Title I, Part E, of the ESEA National Assessment of Title I, Title I 

Evaluation and Demonstrations