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Calendar No. 309 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3392 

To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Educational 

Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 4, 2023 

Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

JANUARY 22, 2024 

Reported by Mr. SANDERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and 

the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Research 

3 in Education Act’’ or the ‘‘AREA Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 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 REFORM 

Sec. 101. References. 

Sec. 102. Redesignations. 

Sec. 103. Definitions. 

PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

Sec. 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 RESEARCH

Sec. 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. 


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PART E—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

Sec. 161. Establishment. 

Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research. 

Sec. 163. Duties. 

Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research. 

PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 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 ASSISTANCE 

Sec. 201. Educational technical assistance. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS 

Sec. 301. References. 

Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board. 

Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress. 

Sec. 304. Definitions. 

Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC 

2 LAW. 

3 Section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public 

4 Law 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

8 ‘Education Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 

9 2002’. 

10 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents 

11 for this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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‘‘TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM 

‘‘Sec. 101. Short title. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Definitions. 

‘‘PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

‘‘Sec. 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 RESEARCH

‘‘Sec. 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. 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 RESEARCH

‘‘Sec. 161. Establishment. 

‘‘Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research. 

‘‘Sec. 163. Duties. 


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‘‘Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research. 

‘‘PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 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 ASSISTANCE 

‘‘Sec. 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 

PROGRESS 

‘‘Sec. 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 PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 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.’’. 


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1 TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES 

2 REFORM 

3 SEC. 101. REFERENCES. 

4 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

5 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

6 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi7 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

8 section or other provision of the Education Sciences Re9 form Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.). 

10 SEC. 102. REDESIGNATIONS. 

11 The Act (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended by re12 designating sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 

13 175 through 177, and 181 through 194, as sections 141 

14 through 148, 151 through 154, 161 through 163, and 171 

15 through 184, respectively. 

16 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

17 Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (1), and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

21 ‘‘(A) ESEA TERMS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘dual 

23 or concurrent enrollment program’, ‘early 

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1 cy’, ‘multi-tier system of supports’, ‘other 

2 staff’, ‘paraprofessional’, ‘school leader’, 

3 ‘secondary school’, ‘Secretary’, ‘specialized 

4 instructional support personnel’, ‘State 

5 educational agency’, and ‘universal design 

6 for learning’ have the meanings given 

7 those terms in section 8101 of the Elemen8 tary and Secondary Education Act of 

9 1965. 

10 ‘‘(ii) SUBGROUP OF STUDENTS.—The 

11 term ‘subgroup of students’— 

12 ‘‘(I) means each subgroup of stu13 dents described in section 

14 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary 

15 and Secondary Education Act of 

16 1965; and 

17 ‘‘(II) includes first generation 

18 college students, as defined in section 

19 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act 

20 of 1965. 

21 ‘‘(iii) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term 

22 ‘charter school’ has the meaning given the 

23 term in section 4310(2) of the Elementary 

24 and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

25 ‘‘(B) IDEA TERMS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The 

2 term ‘child with a disability’ has the mean3 ing given the term in section 602 of the 

4 Individuals with Disabilities Education 

5 Act. 

6 ‘‘(ii) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A

7 DISABILITY.—The term ‘infant or toddler 

8 with a disability’ has the meaning given 

9 the term in section 632 of the Individuals 

10 with Disabilities Education Act. 

11 ‘‘(C) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIT12 ERACY ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘adult edu13 cation’ and ‘adult education and literacy activi14 ties’ have the meanings given the terms in sec15 tion 203 of the Adult Education and Family 

16 Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or the 

18 identification of evidence-based practices’’ after 

19 ‘‘field of education’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Affairs’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘Education’’; 

22 (4) by striking paragraphs (17) and (21); 

23 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), 

24 (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), 

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1 (10), (11), (12), (14), (17), (19), (21), (22), (24), 

2 (25), (28), (29), (30), and (31), respectively; 

3 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(6) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL.—The term 

6 ‘Bureau-funded school’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments 

8 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021). 

9 ‘‘(7) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 

10 The term ‘career and technical education’ has the 

11 meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 

12 Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

13 2006.’’; 

14 (7) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by para15 graph (5), by striking ‘‘means an entity established 

16 under section 203 of the Educational Technical As17 sistance Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘has the mean18 ing given the term in section 202’’; 

19 (8) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by para20 graph (5)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’ before 

22 ‘‘products or processes’’; and 

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1 provement of student outcomes, including the 

2 academic skills of students, and that may be 

3 replicable in heterogeneous local educational 

4 contexts.’’; 

5 (9) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by para6 graph (5)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘principals, other school 

8 leaders,’’ after ‘‘teachers,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘specialized instructional 

10 support personnel, other staff, early childhood 

11 educators, administrators of early childhood 

12 education programs, faculty, student support 

13 staff, paraprofessionals,’’ after ‘‘other practi14 tioners,’’; 

15 (10) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(13) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRO18 GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro19 gram’ has the meaning given the term in section 103 

20 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’; 

21 (11) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by 

22 paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘providing,’’ and all that 

23 follows through the period at the end and inserting 

24 ‘‘providing services to children in an early childhood 

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1 (12) by inserting after paragraph (14), as re2 designated by paragraph (5), the following: 

3 ‘‘(15) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence4 based’ means any educational activity, strategy, 

5 intervention, or policy design that demonstrates a 

6 statistically significant effect on improving relevant 

7 outcomes for intended beneficiaries at the individual, 

8 classroom, program, school, institutional, education, 

9 or workforce system level based on evidence from at 

10 least 1 well-designed and well-implemented study ca11 pable of causal inference, particularly randomized12 control trials. 

13 ‘‘(16) EVIDENCE USE.—The term ‘evidence use’ 

14 means activities that build the capacity of practi15 tioners to effectively understand evidence-based 

16 practices and scientifically valid research— 

17 ‘‘(A) to comprehend the design principles 

18 of evidence-based practices and identify, select, 

19 implement, and adapt such practices in hetero20 geneous local educational contexts; 

21 ‘‘(B) to support high-quality teaching and 

22 learning and the continuous improvement of 

23 education systems; and 

24 ‘‘(C) which may be informed by the syn25 thesis of an evidence base related to a specific 


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1 activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design, 

2 based on consistent findings across multiple 

3 studies or sites to support the generality of re4 sults and conclusions.’’; 

5 (13) in paragraph (17), as redesignated by 

6 paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(including teachers and 

7 other practitioners) and that conforms to standards’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘in collaboration with practitioners or 

9 education system leaders and that conforms to the 

10 principles’’; 

11 (14) by inserting after paragraph (17), as re12 designated by paragraph (5), the following: 

13 ‘‘(18) GEOGRAPHIC REGION.—The term ‘geo14 graphic region’ means each of the 10 geographic re15 gions served by the regional educational labora16 tories.’’; 

17 (15) by inserting after paragraph (19), as re18 designated by paragraph (5), the following: 

19 ‘‘(20) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

21 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

22 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 

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1 ‘‘(23) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

2 term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu3 tion of higher education described in section 371(a) 

4 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’; 

5 (17) in paragraph (24), as redesignated by 

6 paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 133(c)’’ and in7 serting ‘‘section 133(g)’’; 

8 (18) by striking paragraph (25), as redesig9 nated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(25) PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFICALLY VALID

11 RESEARCH.—The term ‘principles of scientifically 

12 valid research’ means research standards that— 

13 ‘‘(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objec14 tive methodology to obtain reliable and valid 

15 knowledge relevant to the needs of students, 

16 families, practitioners, education system lead17 ers, and policymakers; 

18 ‘‘(B) present findings and make claims 

19 that are appropriate to, and supported by, the 

20 methods that have been employed; and 

21 ‘‘(C) include, appropriate to the research 

22 being conducted— 

23 ‘‘(i) use of research designs and meth24 ods appropriate to the research question 

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1 ‘‘(ii) use of systematic, empirical 

2 methods that draw on observation or ex3 periment; 

4 ‘‘(iii) use of data analyses that are 

5 adequate to support the general findings; 

6 ‘‘(iv) making claims of causal relation7 ships only in random assignment experi8 ments or other designs (to the extent such 

9 designs substantially eliminate plausible 

10 competing explanations for the obtained re11 sults); 

12 ‘‘(v) consistency of findings across 

13 multiple studies or sites to support the 

14 generality of results and conclusions; 

15 ‘‘(vi) presentation of studies and 

16 methods in sufficient detail and clarity to 

17 allow for replication or, at a minimum, to 

18 offer the opportunity to build systemati19 cally on the findings of the research; and 

20 ‘‘(vii) acceptance by a peer-reviewed 

21 journal or critique by a panel of inde22 pendent experts through a comparably rig23 orous, objective, and scientific review.’’; 

24 (19) by inserting after paragraph (25), as re25 designated by paragraph (5), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(26) PRIORITIES.—The term ‘priorities’ means 

2 the priorities proposed by the Director and approved 

3 by the Board under section 115. 

4 ‘‘(27) REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORA5 TORY.—The term ‘regional educational laboratory’ 

6 means a regional educational laboratory established 

7 under section 157.’’; 

8 (20) in paragraph (28), as redesignated by 

9 paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) provides an adequate description of 

12 the programs evaluated, the study sample, the 

13 individual or multiple sites in which a program 

14 was evaluated, and, to the extent possible, ex15 amines the relationship between program imple16 mentation and program impacts, including why 

17 or why not such impact occurred, and the con18 textual factors that may influence program im19 pact;’’; 

20 (21) in paragraph (29), as redesignated by 

21 paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘scientifically based re22 search standards’’ and inserting ‘‘principles of sci23 entifically valid research’’; 

24 (22) by striking paragraph (30), as redesig25 nated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(30) STATE.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘State’ in3 cludes (except as provided in section 148) each 

4 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 

5 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the freely asso6 ciated states, and the outlying areas. 

7 ‘‘(B) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘out8 lying area’ has the meaning given such term in 

9 section 1121(c) of the Elementary and Sec10 ondary Education Act of 1965. 

11 ‘‘(C) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The 

12 term ‘freely associated states’ means the Re13 public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 

14 States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 

15 Palau.’’; 

16 (23) by striking paragraph (31), as redesig17 nated by paragraph (5), and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(31) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term 

19 ‘technical assistance’ means— 

20 ‘‘(A) assistance in evidence use, including 

21 professional development, high-quality training, 

22 and other supports to implement evidence-based 

23 practices and strategies leading to— 

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1 ing that are based on scientifically valid re2 search; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) improved planning, design, adap4 tation, and implementation of programs; 

5 ‘‘(B) assistance in interpreting, analyzing, 

6 and utilizing data, statistics, and evaluations; 

7 ‘‘(C) assistance in identifying and applying 

8 to research funding opportunities provided by 

9 the Institute; or 

10 ‘‘(D) other assistance necessary to encour11 age the improvement of teaching and learning 

12 through the applications of techniques sup13 ported by scientifically valid research.’’; and 

14 (24) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(32) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

16 term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the meaning 

17 given the term in section 316 of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965. 

19 ‘‘(33) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Trib20 al organization’ has the meaning given the term in 

21 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu22 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

23 ‘‘(34) YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 

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1 term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

2 (29 U.S.C. 705).’’. 

3 PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 

4 SCIENCES 

5 SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT. 

6 Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 9511) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) MISSION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The mission of the Insti11 tute is to provide national leadership in expanding 

12 fundamental knowledge and understanding of edu13 cation from early childhood through postsecondary 

14 study (including special education, adult education, 

15 and labor market outcomes), in order to provide stu16 dents, families, practitioners, education system lead17 ers, researchers, policymakers, and the general pub18 lic with reliable information and research about— 

19 ‘‘(A) the condition and progress of edu20 cation in the United States; 

21 ‘‘(B) educational practices that support 

22 learning to improve student outcomes, including 

23 academic achievement and access to high-qual24 ity educational opportunities for all students, 

25 particularly for each subgroup of students; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the effectiveness of Federal and other 

2 education programs. 

3 ‘‘(2) CARRYING OUT MISSION.—In carrying out 

4 the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute 

5 shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) compile statistics, develop evidence7 based products, promote evidence use, and con8 duct research, evaluations, and wide dissemina9 tion in a manner that is responsive to the edu10 cational challenges facing students, families, 

11 practitioners, and education system leaders; and 

12 ‘‘(B) ensure that such activities— 

13 ‘‘(i) conform to high standards of 

14 quality, integrity, and accuracy; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) are objective, secular, neutral, 

16 and nonideological and are free of partisan 

17 political influence and bias on the basis of 

18 race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or 

19 disability.’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘the 

21 National Center for Education Evaluation and Re22 gional Assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Cen23 ter for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use’’. 

24 SEC. 112. FUNCTIONS. 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘section 194’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘section 182’’; and 

3 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) conduct and support scientifically valid re6 search activities, including basic research, applied 

7 research, and field-initiated research, statistics ac8 tivities, scientifically valid education evaluation, de9 velopment, wide dissemination, and evidence use; 

10 ‘‘(2) support collaborative identification and de11 velopment of research questions, designs, and meth12 ods among researchers, students, families, practi13 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

14 and widely disseminate the findings and results of 

15 scientifically valid research in education to such indi16 viduals and within the Department and the Federal 

17 Government; 

18 ‘‘(3) promote the use, development, and applica19 tion of knowledge gained from scientifically valid re20 search activities to improve student outcomes, in21 cluding academic achievement, particularly for each 

22 subgroup of students; 

23 ‘‘(4) strengthen the national, State, regional, 

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1 cluding by increasing the participation of researchers 

2 and institutions that have been historically under3 represented in Federal education research activities 

4 of the Institute, including historically Black colleges 

5 and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

6 and other minority-serving institutions;’’. 

7 SEC. 113. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. 

8 Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 9514) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Except as 

10 provided in subsection (b)(2), the’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘The’’; 

12 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(b) TERM.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

16 ‘‘(A) 6-YEAR TERM.—Except as provided 

17 in subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve 

18 for a term of 6 years, beginning on the date of 

19 appointment of the Director. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If a successor to the 

21 Director has not been named as of the date of 

22 expiration of the Director’s term, the Director 

23 may serve for not more than an additional 1- 

24 year period, beginning on the day after the date 

25 of expiration of the Director’s term, or until a 


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1 successor has been appointed under subsection 

2 (a), whichever occurs first. 

3 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Board shall 

4 make recommendations to the President with respect 

5 to the appointment of a Director under subsection 

6 (a).’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘productivity 

8 and leadership’’ and inserting ‘‘productivity, leader9 ship, and support for wide dissemination and evi10 dence use’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (f)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘prin13 ciples of scientifically valid research and appli14 cable’’ before ‘‘standards’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) To coordinate education research and re18 lated activities carried out by the Institute with such 

19 research and activities carried out by other agencies 

20 within the Department and the Federal Government 

21 in order ensure such activities— 

22 ‘‘(A) support high-quality teaching and 

23 learning for students, particularly for each sub24 group of students; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) are responsive to the educational 

2 challenges facing students, families, practi3 tioners, and education system leaders.’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 

5 evidence use’’ after ‘‘statistics activities’’; 

6 (D) in paragraph (5)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘necessary’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘and maintain high-quality and time9 ly’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 116(b)(3)’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘section 116(b)(4)’’; 

12 (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 

13 183 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 173’’; 

14 (F) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘racial, 

15 cultural, gender, or regional bias’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘bias on the basis of race, religion, color, na17 tional origin, sex, or disability’’; 

18 (G) by striking paragraph (8) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(8) To undertake initiatives and programs to 

21 increase the participation of researchers and institu22 tions that have been historically underrepresented in 

23 Federal education research activities of the Institute, 

24 including historically Black colleges or universities, 


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1 Tribal Colleges and Universities, or other minority2 serving institutions.’’; 

3 (H) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 

4 comprehensive centers’’ and inserting ‘‘, tech5 nical assistance centers supported by the De6 partment, and comprehensive centers, to in7 crease evidence use among practitioners, edu8 cation system leaders, and policymakers’’; 

9 (I) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘input 

10 from’’ and inserting ‘‘engagement with’’; and 

11 (J) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(13) To ensure that information, statistics, 

13 products, and publications of the Institute are pre14 pared in a timely manner and are widely dissemi15 nated to practitioners, education system leaders, and 

16 policymakers in formats that are high quality, easily 

17 accessible, understandable, and actionable.’’; and 

18 (5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘by the Sec19 retary’’ and all that follows through the period at 

20 the end and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(1) review the products and publications of 

22 other offices of the Department to certify that evi23 dence-based claims about those products and publi24 cations are scientifically valid; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) accurately synthesize and effectively com2 municate the research base of evidence-based prac3 tices that address educational challenges facing stu4 dents, families, practitioners, and education system 

5 leaders.’’. 

6 SEC. 114. PRIORITIES. 

7 Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 9515) is amended to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 115. PRIORITIES. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, not less often 

11 than every 6 years, propose to the Board priorities for the 

12 Institute after— 

13 ‘‘(1) first engaging with the Committee on 

14 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen15 ate and the Committee on Education and the Work16 force of the House of Representatives, and engaging 

17 with practitioners, education system leaders, and 

18 policymakers; 

19 ‘‘(2) subsequent to the consultation and engage20 ment under paragraph (1), reviewing public com21 ments submitted in accordance with subsection (b); 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(3) subsequent to reviewing public comments 

24 under paragraph (2), identifying priority topics 

25 under subsection (c). 


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1 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before submitting to the 

2 Board proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) make such priorities available to the public 

5 for comment for not less than 60 days (including by 

6 electronic means such as posting in an easily acces7 sible manner on the Institute’s website and through 

8 publishing such priorities in the Federal Register); 

9 ‘‘(2) ensure that the public comments were con10 sidered in developing the priorities submitted by the 

11 Director to the Board; and 

12 ‘‘(3) provide to the Board a copy of each such 

13 public comment submitted. 

14 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY TOPICS.—After reviewing public com15 ments submitted in accordance with subsection (b), the 

16 Director shall identify priority topics that may require 

17 long-term research or that are focused on understanding 

18 and solving particular education problems and issues, in19 cluding those associated with the goals and requirements 

20 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child 

21 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 

22 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary Edu23 cation Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Edu24 cation Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

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1 1965, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), which may include— 

3 ‘‘(1) supporting high-quality teaching and 

4 learning, including through school and system design 

5 and instructional strategies, in order to provide stu6 dents, particularly each subgroup of students, access 

7 to high-quality educational opportunities and to im8 prove educational outcomes, particularly student 

9 academic achievement; and 

10 ‘‘(2) increasing the identification and develop11 ment of evidence-based practices or policies, includ12 ing the use of science of learning and human devel13 opment for meeting students’ needs and supporting 

14 improved outcomes. 

15 ‘‘(d) APPROVAL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days, to 

17 the greatest extent practicable, after the date the 

18 Board receives proposed priorities under subsection 

19 (a), the Board shall, under a majority vote of a 

20 quorum of the Board, approve or disapprove the pri21 orities, including any necessary revision of those pri22 orities. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Board shall ensure 

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1 Education Centers are consistent with the mission of 

2 the Institute. 

3 ‘‘(e) FINAL PRIORITIES.—The Director shall make 

4 the final priorities approved by the Board under sub5 section (d) widely available to the public, including by elec6 tronic means such as posting in an easily accessible man7 ner on the Department’s website.’’. 

8 SEC. 115. PLANS; EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE. 

9 Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by in10 serting after section 115 the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 115A. PLANS. 

12 ‘‘(a) APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS’ PLANS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

14 the date the Director receives a plan submitted 

15 under section 133(b), 143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the 

16 Director shall approve such plan, including requiring 

17 any necessary revision of such plan. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Director shall ensure 

19 that each plan approved under paragraph (1) is con20 sistent with the mission of the corresponding Na21 tional Education Center. 

22 ‘‘(b) INSTITUTE’S PLAN AND REPORT.—Not later 

23 than 90 days after the date the Board approves priorities 

24 under section 115, the Director shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) in consultation with each Commissioner of 

2 a National Education Center and the Board— 

3 ‘‘(A) develop a plan for addressing such 

4 priorities across the Institute’s activities and 

5 functions, in accordance with the requirements 

6 of this title; and 

7 ‘‘(B) incorporate in such plan each plan 

8 approved by the Director in accordance with 

9 subsection (a); 

10 ‘‘(2) submit a report containing the Institute’s 

11 plan described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on 

12 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

14 Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 

15 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives; and 

17 ‘‘(3) make such report widely available to the 

18 public (including by electronic means such as post19 ing in an easily accessible manner on the Depart20 ment’s website). 

21 ‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—At the time of submission of a re22 port required under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall 

23 provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, 

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1 the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of 

2 the House of Representatives on the contents of the re3 port. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 115B. EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

6 112(4), the Institute shall carry out initiatives and pro7 grams— 

8 ‘‘(1) to strengthen the national capacity to 

9 carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and sta10 tistics related to education by expanding the edu11 cation researcher pipeline; and 

12 ‘‘(2) to increase the participation of researchers 

13 and institutions that have been historically under14 represented in Federal education research activities 

15 of the Institute, including historically Black colleges 

16 and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

17 and other minority-serving institutions. 

18 ‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

20 and maintain— 

21 ‘‘(A) research, evaluation, and statistics 

22 fellowships in institutions of higher education 

23 (which may include the establishment of such 

24 fellowships in historically Black colleges and 

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1 and other minority-serving institutions) that 

2 support— 

3 ‘‘(i) graduate and postdoctoral study 

4 onsite at the Institute or at the institution 

5 of higher education; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) early career researchers; and 

7 ‘‘(B) fellowships in new and emerging 

8 areas of study. 

9 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—In establishing the fel10 lowships under paragraph (1), the Director shall en11 sure that women and minorities are actively re12 cruited for participation. 

13 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 

14 the Director shall ensure that the activities of the National 

15 Education Centers are coordinated effectively.’’. 

16 SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES. 

17 Section 116 (20 U.S.C. 9516) is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES. 

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall have a 

22 board of directors, which shall be known as the Na23 tional Board for Education Sciences. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of the Advancing 

3 Research in Education Act, the Secretary shall 

4 appoint a Board in accordance with this section 

5 as in effect on the date of enactment of the Ad6 vancing Research in Education Act. 

7 ‘‘(B) TRANSITION AUTHORITY.—The Sec8 retary shall take such steps as may be nec9 essary to ensure an orderly transition to the 

10 Board, as authorized under subparagraph (A), 

11 from the Board, as in effect on the day before 

12 the date of enactment of the Advancing Re13 search in Education Act, which may include ad14 justing term limits of members on the Board. 

15 ‘‘(C) EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.—In car16 rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

17 may— 

18 ‘‘(i) remove members who served on 

19 the Board on the day before the date of 

20 enactment of the Advancing Research in 

21 Education Act who were appointed in ac22 cordance with this title prior to such date 

23 of enactment; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) appoint members who served on 

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1 enactment of the Advancing Research in 

2 Education Act. 

3 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Board are the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(1) To advise and consult with the Director on 

6 the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis. 

7 ‘‘(2) To advise on the research, evaluation, sta8 tistics, development, and evidence use dissemination 

9 activities planned or carried out by the Director and 

10 the Institute and make recommendations to ensure 

11 such activities are responsive to the educational chal12 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, and 

13 education system leaders. 

14 ‘‘(3) To consider and approve priorities pro15 posed by the Director under section 115 to guide the 

16 work of the Institute in accordance with the 

17 timelines specified in such section. 

18 ‘‘(4) To advise the Director on high-quality and 

19 timely procedures for technical and scientific peer 

20 review of the activities of the Institute. 

21 ‘‘(5) To advise the Director on improving or 

22 promoting the use, usefulness, and impact of activi23 ties to be supported by the Institute, including the 

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1 National Center for Education Research and the 

2 National Center for Special Education Research. 

3 ‘‘(6) To present to the Director such rec4 ommendations as it may find appropriate for— 

5 ‘‘(A) strengthening education research 

6 from early childhood through postsecondary 

7 study; 

8 ‘‘(B) improving evidence use and dissemi9 nation; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the staffing and funding of the Insti11 tute. 

12 ‘‘(7) To advise the Director on the funding of 

13 applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

14 agreements for research and the process for high15 quality and timely peer review. 

16 ‘‘(8) To advise and regularly evaluate the work 

17 of the Institute on the basis that— 

18 ‘‘(A) scientifically valid research, develop19 ment, evaluation, and statistical analysis are 

20 consistent with principles of scientifically valid 

21 research or the applicable standards for such 

22 activities under this title; and 

23 ‘‘(B) activities related to the development 

24 of practices, wide dissemination, and evidence 

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1 ‘‘(9) To advise the Director on ensuring that 

2 activities conducted or supported by the Institute are 

3 objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and 

4 are free of partisan political influence and bias on 

5 the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, 

6 or disability. 

7 ‘‘(10) To solicit advice and information from 

8 those in the education field, particularly practi9 tioners, education system leaders, policymakers, and 

10 researchers, to recommend to the Director topics 

11 that require long-term, sustained, systematic, pro12 grammatic, and integrated research efforts, con13 sistent with the priorities and mission of the Insti14 tute. 

15 ‘‘(11) To advise the Director on opportunities 

16 for the participation in, and the advancement of, 

17 women, minorities, and persons with disabilities, and 

18 institutions that have been historically underrep19 resented in Federal education research activities of 

20 the Institute, including community colleges, histori21 cally Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges 

22 and Universities, and other minority-serving institu23 tions. 

24 ‘‘(12) To recommend to the Director ways to 

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1 forts among other Federal and State research agen2 cies. 

3 ‘‘(13) To recommend to the Director individuals 

4 to serve as Commissioners of the National Edu5 cation Centers. 

6 ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) VOTING MEMBERS.—The Board shall have 

8 9 voting members appointed by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(2) ADVICE.—The Secretary shall solicit ad10 vice regarding individuals to serve on the Board 

11 from the members of the Board serving on the date 

12 of the solicitation, the National Academies of 

13 Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and organiza14 tions that have knowledge of individuals who are 

15 highly-qualified to appraise scientifically valid re16 search, statistics, evaluation, development, dissemi17 nation, and evidence use. 

18 ‘‘(3) NONVOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The 

19 Board may have the following nonvoting ex officio 

20 members: 

21 ‘‘(A) The Director of the Institute of Edu22 cation Sciences. 

23 ‘‘(B) Each of the Commissioners of the 

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1 ‘‘(C) The Director of the National Insti2 tute of Child Health and Human Development. 

3 ‘‘(D) The Director of the Census. 

4 ‘‘(E) The Commissioner of Labor Statis5 tics. 

6 ‘‘(F) The Director of the National Science 

7 Foundation. 

8 ‘‘(4) APPOINTED MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members ap10 pointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly 

11 qualified to appraise education research, statis12 tics, evaluations, or development, and shall in13 clude the following individuals: 

14 ‘‘(i) Not fewer than 4 researchers in 

15 the field of statistics, evaluation, social 

16 sciences, or physical and biological 

17 sciences, with demonstrated experience in 

18 carrying out and effectively communicating 

19 scientifically valid research on education 

20 matters. 

21 ‘‘(ii) At least 1 practitioner who is a 

22 school-based professional educator, teacher, 

23 principal, other school leader, local edu24 cational agency superintendent, or member 


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1 of a local board of education or Bureau2 funded school board. 

3 ‘‘(iii) At least 1 State leader who is 

4 knowledgeable about the educational chal5 lenges facing students, families, practi6 tioners, and education system leaders, who 

7 may be a chief State school officer, State 

8 postsecondary education executive, or 

9 member of a State board of education. 

10 ‘‘(iv) At least 1 individual with exper11 tise in special education research and re12 search on children with disabilities in edu13 cational settings. 

14 ‘‘(B) TERMS.—Each member shall serve 

15 for a term of 6 years, except that— 

16 ‘‘(i) the terms of members appointed 

17 in accordance with subsection (a)(2) shall 

18 be— 

19 ‘‘(I) 6 years for each of 3 mem20 bers; 

21 ‘‘(II) 4 years for each of 3 mem22 bers; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) no member shall serve for more 

2 than 2 consecutive terms; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) in a case in which a successor to 

4 a member has not been appointed as of the 

5 date of expiration of the member’s term, 

6 the member may serve for an additional 1- 

7 year period, beginning on the day after the 

8 date of expiration of the member’s term, or 

9 until a successor has been appointed under 

10 paragraph (1), whichever occurs first. 

11 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—The Secretary shall fill 

12 any vacancy to the Board in the manner in 

13 which the original appointment was made. Any 

14 member appointed to fill a vacancy on the 

15 Board occurring before the expiration of the 

16 term for which the member’s predecessor was 

17 appointed shall be appointed only for the re18 mainder of that term. 

19 ‘‘(D) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—A voting 

20 member of the Board shall be considered a spe21 cial Government employee for the purposes of 

22 chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall elect 

2 a chair from among the members of the Board 

3 through a majority vote of a quorum. 

4 ‘‘(B) TERMS.—The chair shall serve in 

5 such role for a term of 2 years, and may be re6 elected in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

7 ‘‘(C) CHAIR VACANCY.—If the chair has 

8 been vacant for more than 3 months, at the 

9 written request of a quorum of the Board, the 

10 Director shall convene a meeting of the Board 

11 to, at a minimum, elect a chair. 

12 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 

13 shall serve without pay for such service. Members of 

14 the Board who are officers or employees of the 

15 United States may not receive additional pay, allow16 ances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 

17 Board. 

18 ‘‘(7) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

19 Board shall receive travel expenses, including per 

20 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sub21 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

22 Code. 

23 ‘‘(8) POWERS OF THE BOARD.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the exercise of its 

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1 with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 

2 the Board shall be independent of the Director 

3 and the other offices and officers of the Insti4 tute. 

5 ‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board 

6 shall have an Executive Director who shall be 

7 appointed by the Board and hired by the Direc8 tor not later than 90 days after such appoint9 ment, to the greatest extent practicable. 

10 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 

11 Board shall receive administrative support from 

12 the Director and may use additional staff as 

13 may be appointed or assigned by the Director, 

14 in consultation with the Chair and the Execu15 tive Director. 

16 ‘‘(D) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—The Board 

17 may use the services and facilities of any de18 partment or agency of the Federal Government. 

19 Upon the request of the Board, the head of any 

20 Federal agency may detail any of the personnel 

21 of such agency to the Board to assist the Board 

22 in carrying out this title. 

23 ‘‘(E) CONTRACTS.—The Board may enter 

24 into contracts or make other arrangements as 

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1 ‘‘(F) INFORMATION.—The Board may, to 

2 the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain 

3 directly from any executive Federal agency such 

4 information as the Board determines necessary 

5 to carry out its functions. 

6 ‘‘(G) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Board may 

7 establish standing or temporary subcommittees 

8 to make recommendations to the Board for car9 rying out activities authorized under this title. 

10 ‘‘(9) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not 

11 less often than 3 times each year. The Board shall 

12 hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or 

13 upon the written request of not less than a quorum 

14 of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to 

15 section 552b of title 5, United States Code (com16 monly referred to as the Government in the Sun17 shine Act). 

18 ‘‘(10) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting 

19 members of the Board serving at the time of the 

20 meeting shall constitute a quorum. 

21 ‘‘(d) BOARD BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than 

22 September 30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Board 

23 shall submit a report to the Director, the Secretary, the 

24 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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1 the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa3 tives and make such report widely available to the public 

4 (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily 

5 accessible manner on the Department’s website). Each re6 port shall include— 

7 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the Institute’s activities to 

8 ensure that research, evaluation, statistics, develop9 ment, and evidence use and dissemination activities 

10 are— 

11 ‘‘(A) consistent with principles of scientif12 ically valid research or the applicable standards 

13 for such activities under this title; and 

14 ‘‘(B) responsive to the educational chal15 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

16 and education system leaders; 

17 ‘‘(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the 

18 Institute in— 

19 ‘‘(A) carrying out the Institute’s priorities 

20 and mission; 

21 ‘‘(B) engaging with practitioners, edu22 cation system leaders, and policymakers to pro23 mote the use, usefulness, and impact of scientif24 ically valid research activities and supporting 

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1 wide dissemination, evidence use, and contin2 uous improvement; and 

3 ‘‘(C) increasing the participation of re4 searchers and institutions that have been his5 torically underrepresented in Federal education 

6 research activities of the Institute, including 

7 community colleges, historically Black colleges 

8 and universities, Tribal Colleges and Univer9 sities, and other minority-serving institutions; 

10 ‘‘(3) a description of any recommendations re11 garding actions that may be taken to enhance the 

12 ability of the Institute and the National Education 

13 Centers to carry out their missions and priorities, 

14 and to improve governance within the Institute; 

15 ‘‘(4) a description of the number of staff serv16 ing the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), 

17 the activities carried out by the Board, and any 

18 challenges faced by the Board in carrying out the 

19 Board’s duties described in subsection (b); and 

20 ‘‘(5) a list of members who have served at some 

21 point during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affili22 ations, and their term expiration dates. 

23 ‘‘(e) BOARD BRIEFING.—At the time of submission 

24 of a report required under subsection (d), the Board shall 

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1 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropria2 tions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 

3 the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of 

4 the House of Representatives on the contents of the re5 port.’’. 

6 SEC. 117. COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION 

7 CENTERS. 

8 Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 9517) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except 

11 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘Each’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Except 

14 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘Each’’; and 

16 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Except 

17 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘Each’’; 

19 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

20 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

21 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Each Commissioner, ex2 cept the Commissioner for Education Statistics, 

3 shall’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Commissioner shall’’; 

5 and 

6 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(2) TIMELINESS.—In carrying out supervision 

8 and approval as described under subparagraph (A), 

9 the Director shall ensure that each Commissioner 

10 carries out the Commissioner’s duties in a manner 

11 that promotes high-quality, easily accessible, action12 able, and timely information, consistent with the 

13 mission of the Institute.’’. 

14 SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS. 

15 Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 9518) is amended to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The Institute may 

19 carry out research projects of common interest with Fed20 eral agencies through agreements with such agencies that 

21 are in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the 

22 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231). 

23 ‘‘(b) STATISTICAL DATA COORDINATION.—The Insti24 tute may carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical 

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1 eral agencies to ensure that statistical data reported by 

2 the National Center for Education Statistics is high-qual3 ity, actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance 

4 with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education 

5 Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231).’’. 

6 SEC. 119. DIRECTOR BIENNIAL REPORT. 

7 Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 9519) is amended to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 119. DIRECTOR BIENNIAL REPORT. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, on a biennial 

11 basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the Com12 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com14 mittee on Education and the Workforce and the Com15 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

16 a report and make such report widely available to the pub17 lic (including by electronic means such as posting in an 

18 easily accessible manner on the Department’s website), 

19 containing the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) A description of the research, evaluation, 

21 statistics, development, and evidence use and dis22 semination activities carried out by and through the 

23 National Education Centers during the 2 fiscal years 

24 prior to the date of the transmission, including how 

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1 ‘‘(A) consistent with principles of scientif2 ically valid research or the applicable standards 

3 for such activities under this title, and the pri4 orities and mission of the Institute; and 

5 ‘‘(B) responsive to the educational chal6 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

7 and education system leaders, including how the 

8 Institute regularly solicited, engaged with, and 

9 considered the recommendations of researchers, 

10 practitioners, education system leaders, and the 

11 Board in the planning and carrying out of the 

12 Institute’s activities. 

13 ‘‘(2) A description of how the Director is car14 rying out the requirements to increase the participa15 tion of researchers and institutions that have been 

16 historically underrepresented in Federal education 

17 research activities of the Institute. 

18 ‘‘(3) Such additional comments, recommenda19 tions, and materials as the Director considers appro20 priate. 

21 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR BRIEFING.—At the time of trans22 mission of the report required under subsection (a), the 

23 Director shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 

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1 on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 

2 Appropriations of the House of Representatives on the 

3 contents of the report.’’. 

4 SEC. 120. TRANSPARENCY. 

5 Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 121. TRANSPARENCY. 

8 ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

9 of the Advancing Research in Education Act, the Director 

10 shall develop and manage a database in an easily acces11 sible manner, such as through electronic means and post12 ing on the Institute’s website, to store and update infor13 mation regarding— 

14 ‘‘(1) individuals or entities that received a 

15 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 

16 title; 

17 ‘‘(2) the amount of such a grant, contract, or 

18 cooperative agreement, including the award period 

19 and amount received in each fiscal year; and 

20 ‘‘(3) the activities supported or carried out by 

21 such award, including applicable research area and 

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1 PART B—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

2 RESEARCH 

3 SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT. 

4 Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(1) to sponsor sustained research that will 

8 lead to the accumulation of knowledge and under9 standing of education to ensure that all students, 

10 particularly subgroups of students, have access to 

11 high-quality educational opportunities, including 

12 by— 

13 ‘‘(A) improving educational outcomes, par14 ticularly student academic achievement, and 

15 closing the opportunity and achievement gap 

16 between students, particularly each subgroup of 

17 students; 

18 ‘‘(B) supporting high-quality teaching and 

19 learning; 

20 ‘‘(C) increasing the identification and de21 velopment of evidence-based practices or poli22 cies, such as use of science of learning and 

23 human development; 

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1 ‘‘(E) improving access to, and completion 

2 of, postsecondary education;’’; and 

3 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) to promote quality and integrity through 

6 the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to 

7 obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity 

8 of education theories, practices, or conditions; and 

9 ‘‘(3) to promote engagement, the synthesis of 

10 education research, the development of evidence11 based practices, wide dissemination of research, and 

12 evidence use— 

13 ‘‘(A) in a manner that is responsive to the 

14 educational challenges facing students, families, 

15 practitioners, and education system leaders; and 

16 ‘‘(B) that can provide the basis for improv17 ing academic instruction and lifelong learning.’’. 

18 SEC. 132. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH. 

19 Section 132 (20 U.S.C. 9532) is amended by insert20 ing ‘‘scientifically valid’’ before ‘‘research and research 

21 management’’. 

22 SEC. 133. DUTIES. 

23 Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

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1 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Research Commis4 sioner shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) maintain published peer-review standards 

6 and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all 

7 research and development carried out under the aus8 pices of the Research Center, aligned with the prin9 ciples of scientifically valid research and in accord10 ance with this part; 

11 ‘‘(2) propose to the Director a research plan in 

12 accordance with subsection (b), and implement the 

13 research plan approved as part of the Institute’s 

14 plan under section 115A; 

15 ‘‘(3) carry out specific, long-term research ac16 tivities that are consistent with the priorities and 

17 mission of the Institute and the mission of the Re18 search Center, and are approved by the Director; 

19 ‘‘(4) support scientifically valid research that 

20 seeks to improve educational opportunities and out21 comes at the individual, classroom, program, school, 

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1 ‘‘(5) support the use of scientifically valid re2 search within the Department and across the Fed3 eral Government; 

4 ‘‘(6) ensure that research conducted under the 

5 direction of the Research Center— 

6 ‘‘(A) supports the collaborative identifica7 tion and development of research questions, de8 signs, measurements, and methods among re9 searchers, students, families, practitioners, edu10 cation system leaders, and policymakers; 

11 ‘‘(B) is relevant to improving education 

12 practice and policy; and 

13 ‘‘(C) informs decision-making by education 

14 system leaders and policymakers; 

15 ‘‘(7) support evidence use, the development of 

16 evidence-based practices, and wide dissemination and 

17 the synthesis of education research, including— 

18 ‘‘(A) carrying out research to promote evi19 dence use among practitioners, education sys20 tem leaders, and policymakers; and 

21 ‘‘(B) synthesizing and disseminating, 

22 through the National Center for Education 

23 Evaluation and Evidence Use, the findings and 

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1 ‘‘(8) assist the Director in the preparation of a 

2 biennial report, as described in section 119; 

3 ‘‘(9) conduct and foster scientifically valid re4 search that analyzes Federal data, in accordance 

5 with section 173, including supporting the timely 

6 publication and dissemination of these data to sup7 port external research and data analysis; and 

8 ‘‘(10) coordinate with the Commissioner for 

9 Education Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure 

10 that research conducted under the direction of the 

11 Research Center is reviewed for inclusion in the Na12 tional Education Research Database described in 

13 section 155. 

14 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 

15 the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, 

16 the Research Commissioner shall develop and submit a re17 search plan to the Director that— 

18 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the mission of the Insti19 tute and the mission of the Research Center and 

20 specifies how the Research Center will carry out re21 search initiatives, including rigorous, peer-reviewed, 

22 large-scale, long-term, and broadly applicable empir23 ical research, to ensure high-quality educational op24 portunities for all students in accordance with the 

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1 ‘‘(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, 

2 including timelines, to assess the progress and re3 sults of such research; 

4 ‘‘(3) ensures that research conducted under the 

5 direction of the Research Center meets the proce6 dures for peer review established by the Director 

7 under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of re8 search described in section 134; and 

9 ‘‘(4) includes both basic research and applied 

10 research, which shall include research conducted 

11 through field-initiated research and ongoing research 

12 initiatives.’’; 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesig14 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) GRANT CYCLE.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Research Commis17 sioner shall, for research to be conducted through 

18 contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements under 

19 this section, conduct, to the greatest extent prac20 ticable, not less than 2 separate application periods 

21 in a given fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary and 

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1 fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Ad2 vancing Research in Education Act. 

3 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out 

4 the grant cycle described in this subsection, the Re5 search Commissioner shall provide technical assist6 ance to prospective applicants, with a focus on in7 creasing the participation of researchers and institu8 tions that have been historically underrepresented in 

9 Federal education research activities of the Institute, 

10 including historically Black colleges and universities, 

11 Tribal Colleges or Universities, and other minority12 serving institutions. 

13 ‘‘(e) RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out activities 

15 under subsection (a), the Research Commissioner 

16 may award grants to, or enter into contracts or co17 operative agreements with, eligible entities to carry 

18 out research-practice partnerships that— 

19 ‘‘(A) are responsive to the needs of stu20 dents, families, practitioners, education system 

21 leaders, and policymakers; and 

22 ‘‘(B) may focus on an area of education in 

23 early childhood through postsecondary study. 

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1 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi2 ble entity’ means a public agency or private en3 tity that— 

4 ‘‘(i) has demonstrated the ability and 

5 capacity to conduct scientifically valid re6 search; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) proposes to partner with one or 

8 more of the following entities: 

9 ‘‘(I) An early childhood education 

10 program, Head Start agency, or lead 

11 agency designated under section 658D 

12 of the Child Care and Development 

13 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

14 9858b). 

15 ‘‘(II) A public elementary school 

16 or secondary school (including a char17 ter school), local educational agency, 

18 or State educational agency. 

19 ‘‘(III) An institution of higher 

20 education, including a community col21 lege, a historically Black college or 

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1 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNER2 SHIP.—The term ‘research-practice partnership’ 

3 means mutually beneficial and ongoing collabo4 rations between researchers, practitioners, and 

5 education system leaders— 

6 ‘‘(i) to identify and develop research 

7 questions, designs, measurements, and 

8 methods that address educational chal9 lenges in early childhood through postsec10 ondary study, as applicable; 

11 ‘‘(ii) to conduct and support field-ini12 tiated research, including evaluations; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) to engage in activities that sup14 port researchers, practitioners, and edu15 cation system leaders in understanding and 

16 using scientifically-valid research, statis17 tics, and evaluations, including the find18 ings, research base, and implications of 

19 such work, in order to support evidence 

20 use and continuous improvement. 

21 ‘‘(f) STATE CAPACITY R&D GRANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award 

23 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

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1 ties’ capacity to carry out scientifically valid re2 search, data collection, statistical analysis, evalua3 tion, research-practice partnerships (as such term is 

4 defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)), or planning for 

5 such activities— 

6 ‘‘(A) in a manner that is responsive to the 

7 needs of students, families, practitioners, edu8 cation system leaders, and policymakers in the 

9 State; and 

10 ‘‘(B) in accordance with section 173. 

11 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give pri12 ority to applications that propose to, in accordance 

13 with paragraph (1)— 

14 ‘‘(A) address research questions developed 

15 by practitioners in consultation with research16 ers; and 

17 ‘‘(B) produce actionable information or evi18 dence-based practices to improve teaching and 

19 learning in the State.’’; and 

20 (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para21 graph (1)— 

22 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert23 ing the following: 

24 ‘‘(2) TOPICS OF RESEARCH.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Research Com2 missioner may support, as described in subpara3 graph (B), the following topics of research: 

4 ‘‘(i) Science of learning and develop5 ment. 

6 ‘‘(ii) School improvement, including 

7 standards, systems of assessment, and ac8 countability research to support teaching 

9 and learning. 

10 ‘‘(iii) Early childhood development 

11 and education. 

12 ‘‘(iv) English learners research. 

13 ‘‘(v) Improving teaching and learning. 

14 ‘‘(vi) Innovative and promising prac15 tices in State and local educational policy. 

16 ‘‘(vii) Student well-being, including 

17 mental health. 

18 ‘‘(viii) Postsecondary education and 

19 workforce development. 

20 ‘‘(ix) Rural education. 

21 ‘‘(x) Teacher, principal, and school 

22 leader quality. 

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1 ‘‘(xii) Supporting infants and toddlers 

2 with disabilities, children with disabilities, 

3 and youth with disabilities, particularly in4 clusive educational practices to serve such 

5 populations. 

6 ‘‘(xiii) Educational technology, includ7 ing artificial intelligence. 

8 ‘‘(B) FIELD ADVANCEMENT.—The Sec9 retary shall support the topics of research de10 scribed in subparagraph (A) through national 

11 research and development centers or through 

12 other means, including convening experts to ad13 vance the field of such topics. 

14 ‘‘(C) COORDINATION.—The Research Com15 missioner shall coordinate with the Special 

16 Education Research Commissioner in carrying 

17 out subparagraph (A)(xii).’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

20 ‘‘including in educational technology 

21 areas’’ and inserting ‘‘and be responsive to 

22 the challenges facing students, practi23 tioners, and education system leaders’’; 

24 and 

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1 (C) by striking paragraph (7) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(7) DISAGGREGATION.—To the extent feasible 

4 when aligned with the principles of scientifically 

5 valid research, research conducted under this sub6 section shall be disaggregated and made available to 

7 the public in an easily accessible and user-friendly 

8 manner that— 

9 ‘‘(A) can be cross-tabulated by, at a min10 imum, age, race, sex, English proficiency sta11 tus, disability status (including by disability 

12 category under the Individuals with Disabilities 

13 Education Act, as appropriate), and socio14 economic background; 

15 ‘‘(B) ensures that any reported informa16 tion does not reveal personally identifiable in17 formation; and 

18 ‘‘(C) is in accordance with section 173.’’. 

19 SEC. 134. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

20 RESEARCH. 

21 Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 9534) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘scientif24 ically based research standards’’ and inserting 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

2 wide dissemination activities’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘engagement, wide dissemination, and evidence 

4 use activities’’; 

5 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

6 after the semicolon; 

7 (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

8 paragraph (5); 

9 (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(4) ensure that data resulting from research 

12 conducted under the direction of the Research Cen13 ter be made available in public, restricted-use, and 

14 easily accessible formats for further analyses, repro15 ducibility studies, and replication of research, as 

16 long as any reported information does not reveal 

17 personally identifiable information; and’’; and 

18 (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

19 subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, confiden20 tiality, and privacy’’ after ‘‘misconduct’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

23 paragraph (3); and 

24 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

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1 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall en2 sure that the system established under paragraph 

3 (1)— 

4 ‘‘(A) ensures that research funded by the 

5 Institute is high-quality; 

6 ‘‘(B) utilized high-quality and timely proce7 dures, in a manner that does not take longer 

8 than is necessary to ensure quality; and 

9 ‘‘(C) is conducted with fair review proc10 esses to ensure that applications and products 

11 are evaluated on their merit, which may include 

12 consulting with other Federal research agencies 

13 to promote fair merit-based peer review.’’. 

14 PART C—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

15 STATISTICS 

16 SEC. 141. ESTABLISHMENT. 

17 Section 141(b) (20 U.S.C. 9541(b)), as redesignated 

18 by section 102, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in a manner 

20 that meets the highest methodological standards’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘from early childhood through postsec22 ondary study in a manner that meets the highest 

23 methodological and data usability standards’’; 

24 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(2) to report valid and reliable education infor2 mation and statistics in a manner that is high-qual3 ity, actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the 

4 public; and’’; and 

5 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ra7 cial, cultural, gender, or regional bias’’ and in8 serting ‘‘bias on the basis of race, religion, 

9 color, national origin, sex, or disability’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

11 ‘‘education system leaders,’’ after ‘‘practi12 tioners,’’. 

13 SEC. 142. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

14 Section 142 (20 U.S.C. 9542), as redesignated by 

15 section 102, is amended by striking ‘‘shall be highly’’ and 

16 all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 

17 the following: ‘‘shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) be highly qualified; 

19 ‘‘(2) have substantial knowledge of— 

20 ‘‘(A) statistical methodologies and activi21 ties undertaken by the Statistics Center; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) serve as the statistical official designated 

2 for the Department in accordance with section 314 

3 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

4 SEC. 143. DUTIES. 

5 Section 143 (20 U.S.C. 9543), as redesignated by 

6 section 102, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

9 by striking ‘‘The Statistics Center’’ and all that 

10 follows through ‘‘nations’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

11 Statistics Commissioner shall collect, report, 

12 analyze, and disseminate valid and reliable sta13 tistical data related to education from early 

14 childhood through postsecondary study in the 

15 United States and in other countries’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in the matter preceding subpara18 graph (A)— 

19 (I) by inserting ‘‘(where appro20 priate, using universal or sampling 

21 methodologies or analysis of adminis22 trative data)’’ after ‘‘collecting’’; and 

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1 hood, elementary, secondary, postsec2 ondary, workforce, and adult edu3 cation’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

5 ‘‘reform activities’’ and inserting ‘‘activities 

6 to ensure all children, and particularly 

7 each subgroup of students, have access to 

8 high-quality educational opportunities’’; 

9 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

10 (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (L) 

11 through (S), respectively; 

12 (iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) 

13 through (G) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) special education services and sup15 ports; 

16 ‘‘(E)(i) secondary school completions 

17 (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high 

18 school diploma or a recognized equivalent of a 

19 diploma); 

20 ‘‘(ii) secondary school graduation and com21 pletion rates, including the four-year adjusted 

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1 justed cohort graduation rate (as defined in 

2 such section); and 

3 ‘‘(iii) secondary school dropouts; 

4 ‘‘(F) postsecondary education enrollment, 

5 retention, transfer, and completion rates 

6 (disaggregated by programs of study, enroll7 ment status, status as a recipient of a Federal 

8 Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher 

9 Education Act of 1965, and subgroups of stu10 dents), and labor market outcomes, including in 

11 early college high school or dual or concurrent 

12 enrollment programs; 

13 ‘‘(G) cost of attendance, net price, and rev14 enue of, and expenditures in, postsecondary 

15 education, including data on Federal, State, 

16 and local financial aid to postsecondary stu17 dents; 

18 ‘‘(H) access to, and opportunity for, adult 

19 literacy and education; 

20 ‘‘(I) teaching, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) data on the availability of teacher 

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1 ‘‘(I) requirements related to 

2 courses taken in the core academic 

3 content areas of the program; and 

4 ‘‘(II) requirements related to evi5 denced-based clinical experiences; 

6 ‘‘(ii) data on teacher and school leader 

7 demographics and qualifications, including 

8 the percentage of teachers who— 

9 ‘‘(I) meet the applicable State 

10 certification and licensure require11 ments, including requirements for cer12 tification obtained through alternative 

13 routes to certification; and 

14 ‘‘(II) fully meet applicable State 

15 certification and licensure require16 ments in the area such teachers are 

17 assigned to teach, including, with re18 gard to special education teachers, the 

19 qualifications described in section 

20 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with 

21 Disabilities Education Act; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) data on teacher and school lead23 er professional development; and 

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1 compensation of full-time teachers, and the sup2 ply of, and demand for, teachers, including edu3 cator shortages related to specific subject areas 

4 and regions; 

5 ‘‘(K) indicators of school climate and stu6 dent mental health;’’; 

7 (v) in subparagraph (M), as redesig8 nated by clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(includ9 ing Federal, State, and local per-pupil ex10 penditures), and the condition of school fa11 cilities’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

12 (vi) in subparagraph (N), as so redes13 ignated, by striking ‘‘social and economic’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘socioeconomic’’; 

15 (vii) by striking subparagraph (O), as 

16 so redesignated, and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(O) access to, and use of, technology (in19 cluding assistive and adaptive technology) and 

20 Internet connectivity;’’; 

21 (viii) in subparagraph (Q), as so re22 designated, by striking ‘‘and after-school 

23 programs’’ and inserting ‘‘, after-school, 

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1 (ix) by striking subparagraph (R), as 

2 so redesignated, and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘(R) the availability of, and access to, ca5 reer and technical education programs, 

6 disaggregated by career cluster; and’’; 

7 (C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and 

10 reporting, where available and in a manner that does 

11 not reveal personally identifiable information (in ac12 cordance with section 173), information 

13 disaggregated by— 

14 ‘‘(A) sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic 

15 status, English learner status, disability status 

16 (including by disability category under the Indi17 viduals with Disabilities Education Act as ap18 propriate), homeless status, status as a child in 

19 foster care, and status as a student with a par20 ent who is a member of the Armed Forces (as 

21 defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United 

22 States Code); and 

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1 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), 

2 and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), re3 spectively; 

4 (E) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) collecting and compiling data required to 

7 be accessible to the public from annual State report 

8 cards described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Ele9 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 

10 from annual local educational agency report cards 

11 described in section 1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act; 

12 ‘‘(5) assisting public and private educational 

13 agencies, organizations, and institutions in— 

14 ‘‘(A) improving and automating statistical 

15 and data collection activities; 

16 ‘‘(B) promoting privacy, security, and con17 fidentiality of student data, and 

18 ‘‘(C) developing and improving statewide 

19 longitudinal data systems that integrate data 

20 from early childhood education, elementary and 

21 secondary education, postsecondary education, 

22 adult education, workforce development, and 

23 labor market outcomes, as applicable; 

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1 tems to improve student academic achievement and 

2 close achievement gaps by— 

3 ‘‘(A) developing voluntary standards to 

4 promote data interoperability, modernization, 

5 analysis, and security; and 

6 ‘‘(B) providing technical assistance to— 

7 ‘‘(i) improve data sharing and pro8 mote linkages across early childhood edu9 cation, elementary, secondary, and postsec10 ondary education, workforce, and the labor 

11 market; 

12 ‘‘(ii) build capacity and tools to sup13 port public analysis of such systems to in14 form decision-making by education system 

15 leaders and policymakers; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) protect student confidentiality 

17 consistent with section 173; 

18 ‘‘(7) acquiring and disseminating data on edu19 cational activities and student achievement (such as 

20 the Trends in International Math and Science Study 

21 and the Program for International Student Assess22 ment) in the United States compared with foreign 

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1 (F) by striking paragraph (10), as redesig2 nated by subparagraph (D), and inserting the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(10) developing, in coordination with the Di5 rector of the Census Bureau, a valid and accurate 

6 alternative student poverty measurement to improve 

7 the identification of students from low-income back8 grounds and schools and local educational agencies 

9 that serve a high number or percentage of such stu10 dents.’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub12 section (d); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(b) STATISTICAL PLAN.—Not later than 60 days 

16 after the date on which the Board approves priorities of 

17 the Institute, the Statistics Commissioner shall develop 

18 and submit a statistics plan to the Director that is con19 sistent with the mission of the Statistics Center and speci20 fies the Statistics Center’s plan to— 

21 ‘‘(1) carry out the duties described in sub22 section (a) and issue reports described in section 

23 145, consistent with the requirements of section 

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1 ‘‘(2) continuously improve aspects of statistical 

2 operations, testing, and implementation of new 

3 methods to enhance the usability and cost-effective4 ness of data collections, processing, and dissemina5 tion carried out by the Statistics Center; and 

6 ‘‘(3) improve the efficiency, timeliness, rel7 evance, usage, and impact of the education informa8 tion, statistics, and products issued by the Statistics 

9 Center. 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE POVERTY MEAS11 URES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

12 of the Advancing Research in Education Act, and every 

13 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with 

14 the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the Cen15 sus Bureau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, 

16 Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 

17 Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Edu18 cation and the Workforce and the Committee on Appro19 priations of the House of Representatives, a report de20 scribing— 

21 ‘‘(1) activities carried out by the Statistics Cen22 ter as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 

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1 cluding for students who reside in rural commu2 nities; 

3 ‘‘(2) an assessment of State efforts to improve 

4 the identification of students from low-income back5 grounds, and Federal, State, and local recommenda6 tions to support effective approaches; and 

7 ‘‘(3) the number of staff and amount of funding 

8 allocated by the Institute to support the development 

9 of alternative poverty measurements.’’. 

10 SEC. 144. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. 

11 Section 144 (20 U.S.C. 9544), as redesignated by 

12 section 102, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘AGREEMENTS.—In car15 rying out’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘AGREE16 MENTS— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 

18 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS.—A recipient 

20 of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 

21 this part shall submit to the Statistics Commissioner 

22 a plan describing how such recipient will address 

23 and demonstrate progress on the requirements of 

24 the performance management system described in 

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1 carried out under the grant, contract, or cooperative 

2 agreement.’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘preschools’’ and all that follows through ‘‘stu6 dents’’ and inserting ‘‘early childhood education 

7 programs, institutions of higher education, ca8 reer and technical education programs, adult 

9 education and literacy activities, libraries, ad10 ministrators, teachers, principals, other school 

11 leaders, paraprofessionals, students,’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

13 (i) in the matter preceding subpara14 graph (A), by striking ‘‘to serve the edu15 cational needs of children and youth’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘to be responsive to the edu17 cational challenges facing students, fami18 lies, practitioners, and education system 

19 leaders’’; and 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

21 ‘‘, including data reported to the Depart22 ment in accordance with the Elementary 

23 and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the 

24 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

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1 with Disabilities Education Act, and the 

2 Higher Education Act of 1965’’ before the 

3 period at the end; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE POVERTY MEASUREMENT.—Con6 sistent with the requirements of section 143(a)(10), the 

7 Statistics Commissioner shall dedicate sufficient staffing 

8 and financial resources to support the development, in co9 ordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, of a 

10 valid and accurate alternative student poverty measure11 ment, which may support the purpose of title I of the Ele12 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other 

13 applicable Federal education laws.’’. 

14 SEC. 145. REPORTS. 

15 Section 145 (20 U.S.C. 9545), as redesignated by 

16 section 102, is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 186,’’ 

18 and all that follows through the period at the end 

19 and inserting the following: ‘‘section 176, to ensure 

20 that the reports issued under this section are— 

21 ‘‘(1) of high quality and subject to rigorous 

22 peer review; and 

23 ‘‘(2) produced in a timely fashion and in a 

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1 ‘‘(A) objective, secular, neutral, nonideolog2 ical, and free of partisan political influence and 

3 bias on the basis of race, religion, color, na4 tional origin, sex, or disability; and 

5 ‘‘(B) relevant and useful to practitioners, 

6 education system leaders, researchers, policy7 makers, and the public.’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b), by striking the comma 

9 after ‘‘Statistics Commissioner’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘priorities and 

11 the mission of the Statistics Center’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘priorities and mission of the Institute and the mis13 sion of the Statistics Center’’; and 

14 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) EXPEDITED SURVEYS.—The Statistics Commis16 sioner shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) develop and maintain the ability to create 

18 and administer expedited surveys on emerging and 

19 time-sensitive education topics; and 

20 ‘‘(2) report data gathered from such surveys in 

21 a way that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and 

22 easily accessible. 

23 ‘‘(e) TIMELINESS.— 

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1 ticable, to publicly report statistical data collected 

2 under this part in an accelerated manner to inform 

3 educational and policy decision-making in response 

4 to an emerging and time-sensitive education topic, 

5 consistent with applicable procedures or standards 

6 under this title. 

7 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—If the Statistics Com8 missioner cannot publicly report statistical data 

9 under paragraph (1) from a data collection under 

10 this part by the date that is 2 years after the date 

11 on which such data collection is completed, the Di12 rector shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 

13 that describes the reasons for a delay and a plan to 

14 report some or part of such statistical data as soon 

15 as possible, consistent with applicable procedures or 

16 standards under this title.’’. 

17 SEC. 146. DISSEMINATION. 

18 Section 146 (20 U.S.C. 9546), as redesignated by 

19 section 102, is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘State and 

21 local officials,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal officials (in22 cluding the Bureau), State and local officials, Indian 

23 Tribes, Tribal organizations,’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

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1 confidentiality requirements under section 173.’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

4 183’’ and inserting ‘‘section 173’’. 

5 SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PARTNER6 SHIPS. 

7 Section 147 (20 U.S.C. 9547), as redesignated by 

8 section 102, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PART10 NERSHIPS. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Statistics Center may estab12 lish 1 or more cooperative education statistics partner13 ships for the purpose of producing and maintaining, with 

14 the voluntary participation and cooperation of the States, 

15 comparable, interoperable, and uniform data quality 

16 standards and systems that— 

17 ‘‘(1) are useful for policymaking at the Federal, 

18 State, and local levels; and 

19 ‘‘(2) may include voluntary guidelines to stand20 ardize information and data on early childhood edu21 cation, elementary and secondary education, postsec22 ondary education, adult education, workforce devel23 opment, and labor market outcomes, including to 

24 support implementation of State longitudinal data 

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1 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—No partnership established 

2 under this section shall establish a national student data 

3 system.’’. 

4 SEC. 148. STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS. 

5 Part C of title I, as redesignated by section 102, is 

6 amended by adding after section 148 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 149. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITU8 DINAL DATA SYSTEMS. 

9 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible 

11 agency’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a State educational agency; 

13 ‘‘(B) the office of the Governor; 

14 ‘‘(C) a State agency, data governance 

15 body, or public sector organization, as deter16 mined and designated by the Governor; 

17 ‘‘(D) an outlying area; or 

18 ‘‘(E) a consortium of entities described in 

19 subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a sin20 gle State or a consortium of such entities lo21 cated in 2 or more States. 

22 ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYS23 TEM.—The term ‘statewide longitudinal data system’ 

24 means a data system operated at the State level by 

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1 from early childhood education, elementary and sec2 ondary education, postsecondary education, work3 force development, labor market outcomes, and other 

4 data sources, as determined by the State, in a man5 ner that— 

6 ‘‘(A) protects and promotes individual pri7 vacy and data security, in accordance with ap8 plicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, 

9 increases data transparency, and minimizes re10 porting burden; and 

11 ‘‘(B) enhances the ability of the public, re12 searchers, policymakers, practitioners, and 

13 States to efficiently and accurately access, man14 age, analyze, and use data to inform decision15 making and improve educational opportunities 

16 and outcomes, including academic achievement, 

17 postsecondary education access and completion, 

18 and labor market outcomes. 

19 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

21 the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 

22 basis, to eligible agencies to enable such agencies to 

23 design, develop, implement, and improve statewide 

24 longitudinal data systems. Eligible agencies receiving 

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1 public agencies or institutions of higher education to 

2 improve the capacity of such agencies or institutions 

3 to participate in statewide longitudinal data systems. 

4 ‘‘(2) PLANNING GRANTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of amounts made 

6 available to carry out this section, the Secretary 

7 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 

8 amounts to award planning grants to eligible 

9 agencies to support planning related to the de10 sign, development, implementation, improve11 ment, and sustainability of statewide longitu12 dinal data systems, which may include planning 

13 to support— 

14 ‘‘(i) the integration or coordination of 

15 additional Federal, State, or local data 

16 sources in the statewide longitudinal data 

17 system, which may include facilitating 

18 interoperability across such data sources, 

19 including from across Federal, State, or 

20 local agencies; 

21 ‘‘(ii) alignment with the voluntary 

22 standards and guidelines described in sec23 tion 143(a)(6); 

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1 priate access to data insights produced by 

2 the statewide longitudinal data system; or 

3 ‘‘(iv) upgrading data infrastructure or 

4 reporting systems. 

5 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—Awards made under 

6 subparagraph (A) shall be for a duration of not 

7 longer than 18 months. 

8 ‘‘(C) ENGAGEMENT.—In carrying out 

9 planning activities under this paragraph, an eli10 gible agency that receives an award under this 

11 paragraph shall, to the greatest extent prac12 ticable, engage students, families, practitioners, 

13 education system leaders, policymakers, commu14 nity organizations, and State and local public 

15 agencies to inform such planning. 

16 ‘‘(c) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making awards under 

18 subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer re19 view process that— 

20 ‘‘(A) ensures technical quality (including 

21 validity and reliability), promotes data linkages 

22 within the State, and ensures the protection of 

23 individual privacy consistent with section 173; 

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1 ‘‘(B) promotes the generation and accurate 

2 and timely use of data that is needed— 

3 ‘‘(i) to support implementation of— 

4 ‘‘(I) the Elementary and Sec5 ondary Education Act of 1965; 

6 ‘‘(II) the Higher Education Act 

7 of 1965; 

8 ‘‘(III) the Individuals with Dis9 abilities Education Act; 

10 ‘‘(IV) the Carl D. Perkins Career 

11 and Technical Education Act of 2006; 

12 ‘‘(V) the Workforce Innovation 

13 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 

14 et seq.); 

15 ‘‘(VI) the Child Care and Devel16 opmental Block Grant Act of 1990 

17 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); and 

18 ‘‘(VII) other relevant Federal 

19 laws; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) to facilitate research to improve 

21 educational and employment opportunities 

22 and outcomes, including student academic 

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1 achievement gaps between subgroups of 

2 students. 

3 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making awards under 

4 subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to 

5 applications submitted by eligible agencies that— 

6 ‘‘(A) received a planning grant under sub7 section (b)(2) and propose to carry out activi8 ties informed by such planning; 

9 ‘‘(B) propose to develop products, tools, or 

10 interfaces that provide appropriate access to 

11 data insights produced by the statewide longitu12 dinal data system; or 

13 ‘‘(C) require the use of the voluntary 

14 standards and guidelines described in section 

15 143(a)(6). 

16 ‘‘(3) DURATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

18 award grants under subsection (b)(1) for a pe19 riod of not longer than 4 years. 

20 ‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may 

21 renew grants under subsection (b)(1) for 2 ad22 ditional years if the eligible agency dem23 onstrates significant progress in meeting its 

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1 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each eligible agency desiring a 

2 grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application 

3 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom4 panied by such information as the Secretary may reason5 ably require, including each of the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A description of how the eligible agency 

7 will design, develop, implement, or improve a state8 wide longitudinal data system that will integrate 

9 data in accordance with the individual privacy and 

10 data security requirements specified in section 173, 

11 from the following data sources, to the greatest ex12 tent practicable: 

13 ‘‘(A) Early childhood education, in accord14 ance with practices identified in subsection (i). 

15 ‘‘(B) Elementary and secondary education, 

16 including data reported from local educational 

17 agencies and the State educational agency. 

18 ‘‘(C) Career and technical education, to the 

19 greatest extent practicable. 

20 ‘‘(D) Postsecondary education, including 

21 data reported from, at a minimum, public insti22 tutions of higher education and public systems 

23 of institutions of higher education. 

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1 ‘‘(F) Unemployment insurance or other 

2 statewide data sources with access to labor 

3 market outcomes or wage record data and in 

4 accordance with privacy and data security re5 quirements of the State. 

6 ‘‘(2) A description of how the eligible agency 

7 will design, develop, implement, or improve a state8 wide longitudinal data system that may integrate 

9 data from other Federal, State, or local public or 

10 private agencies or organizations, in accordance with 

11 Federal and State privacy laws. 

12 ‘‘(3) A description of how the eligible agency 

13 will ensure that the statewide longitudinal data sys14 tem will— 

15 ‘‘(A) be able to publicly disaggregate stu16 dent data by each subgroup of students; 

17 ‘‘(B) ensure technical quality, including va18 lidity and reliability, of the data managed by 

19 the statewide longitudinal data system; and 

20 ‘‘(C) enable the development of tools, prod21 ucts or interfaces that ensure the statewide lon22 gitudinal data system will provide publicly ac23 cessible and useful information to students, 

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1 State and local public agencies, and the public 

2 in a manner that protects and promotes indi3 vidual privacy and data security. 

4 ‘‘(4) A description of how the statewide longitu5 dinal data system will, to the extent practicable, pro6 mote standardized data definitions, open data for7 mats, other standards, and linkages utilized in mul8 tiple States, and be aligned with the subchapter I of 

9 chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code. 

10 ‘‘(5) A description of the eligible agency’s plan 

11 to protect and promote individual privacy and data 

12 security in implementing the State longitudinal data 

13 system, including— 

14 ‘‘(A) defining policies, guidelines, or proto15 cols, as appropriate for data collection, storage, 

16 data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclo17 sure avoidance to secure any personally identifi18 able information; 

19 ‘‘(B) reviewing how State agencies, local 

20 agencies, and other entities that will have ac21 cess to the statewide longitudinal data systems 

22 under this section will adhere to Federal or 

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1 ‘‘(C) providing training or professional de2 velopment to any employee or contractor of 

3 such system to ensure compliance with section 

4 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 

5 (commonly known as the ‘‘Family Educational 

6 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’), section 445 

7 of that Act (commonly known as the ‘Protection 

8 of Pupil Rights Amendment’), the Children’s 

9 Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 

10 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), the Health Insurance 

11 Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

12 (Public Law 104–191), and any other relevant 

13 Federal or State privacy law. 

14 ‘‘(6) A description of the data governance struc15 ture for the statewide longitudinal data system, 

16 which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, sup17 port the implementation of statewide data govern18 ance structures that involve all relevant State agen19 cies, which may include establishing a State chief 

20 privacy officer or a data governance coordinator. 

21 ‘‘(7) A description of the eligible agency’s plan 

22 to promote long-term sustainability of the statewide 

23 longitudinal data system, including identifying State 

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1 operation, maintenance, and upgrades of such sys2 tem. 

3 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible agency receiving 

4 an award under subsection (c)(1)— 

5 ‘‘(1) shall use funds to enhance or modernize 

6 data infrastructure and analytics capacity to inte7 grate data across early childhood education through 

8 postsecondary study and labor market outcomes into 

9 the State longitudinal data system, including the 

10 data sources required, to the greatest extent prac11 ticable, in subsection (d)(1)(A); and 

12 ‘‘(2) may carry out 1 or more of the following 

13 activities: 

14 ‘‘(A) Integrate additional local, State, or 

15 Federal data sources in the statewide longitu16 dinal data system or facilitate interoperability 

17 between such data sources. 

18 ‘‘(B) Develop or increase the public’s ac19 cess to products, tools, or interfaces and that 

20 provide appropriate access to data insights pro21 duced by the statewide longitudinal data sys22 tem. 

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1 ‘‘(D) Provide professional development to 

2 individuals, practitioners, and education system 

3 leaders to better understand, use, and analyze 

4 data from the statewide longitudinal data sys5 tem. 

6 ‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

7 available under this section shall be used to supplement, 

8 and not supplant, other State or local funds used for de9 veloping State data systems. 

10 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

11 of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, 

12 and again 3 years after such date of enactment, the Sec13 retary, in consultation with the National Academies Com14 mittee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available 

15 a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Fed16 eral, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this 

17 section, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) identifying and analyzing State practices 

19 regarding the development and use of statewide lon20 gitudinal data systems; 

21 ‘‘(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to 

22 manage individual student data, promote linkages 

23 across States, and protect student privacy consistent 

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1 ‘‘(3) identifying best practices and areas for im2 provement. 

3 ‘‘(h) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Edu5 cation Act, and on an ongoing basis, the Secretary shall 

6 issue guidance and provide technical assistance on— 

7 ‘‘(1) protecting and promoting individual pri8 vacy and data security in implementing statewide 

9 longitudinal data systems in accordance with appli10 cable Federal, State, and local privacy laws; 

11 ‘‘(2) developing or increasing the public’s access 

12 to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appro13 priate access to data insights produced by statewide 

14 longitudinal data systems, which may support the 

15 public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and 

16 States in efficiently and accurately accessing, man17 aging, analyzing, and using data to inform decision18 making and improve educational opportunities and 

19 outcomes, including academic achievement, postsec20 ondary education access and completion, and labor 

21 market outcomes; and 

22 ‘‘(3) supporting data linkages between a state23 wide longitudinal data system and data from post24 secondary education, workforce programs, unemploy25 ment insurance, or other statewide data sources with 


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1 access to wage record data, which shall include the 

2 use of different unique identifiers and may include 

3 the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance 

4 with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy 

5 laws. 

6 ‘‘(i) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DATA.—The 

7 Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination 

8 with the Statistics Commissioner, shall develop guidance 

9 for eligible agencies on integrating data voluntarily re10 ported under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) 

11 and other early childhood education data in the statewide 

12 longitudinal data system. 

13 ‘‘(j) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OR DUAL OR

14 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS.—The Statistics 

15 Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to eligible 

16 agencies to efficiently collect and report data related to 

17 enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates in 

18 early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 

19 programs.’’. 

20 SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS. 

21 Part C of title I, as amended by section 148, is fur22 ther amended by adding after section 149 the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 150. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award 

2 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

3 agreements with, public agencies (including the Bu4 reau of Indian Education) to increase the capacity 

5 of public agencies to accurately manage, analyze, 

6 and use data collected by such agencies to inform 

7 decisionmaking and improve educational opportuni8 ties and outcomes, including academic achievement, 

9 postsecondary education access and completion, and 

10 labor market outcomes. 

11 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—From amounts appro12 priated to carry out this section, the Director may 

13 reserve not more than 2 percent of such amounts for 

14 program administration, technical assistance, and 

15 carrying out the evaluation described in subsection 

16 (f). 

17 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—Awards made under subsection (a) 

18 shall be for a period of not longer than 4 years. 

19 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A public agency desiring a 

20 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec21 tion shall submit an application to the Director at such 

22 time and in such manner as the Director may reasonably 

23 require, including— 

24 ‘‘(1) a description of such agency’s plan to ac25 curately manage, analyze, and use data collected by 


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1 public agencies to inform decisionmaking and im2 prove educational opportunities and outcomes, as de3 scribed in subsection (a)(1), including a description 

4 of the specific data challenges the award will help 

5 address; and 

6 ‘‘(2) a description of such agency’s data infra7 structure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and 

8 sharing capabilities, and such agency’s efforts to 

9 protect and promote individual privacy and data se10 curity, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

11 and local privacy laws, increase data transparency, 

12 and minimize reporting burden. 

13 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—A public agency that receives 

14 a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec15 tion shall use such award to increase the agency’s capacity 

16 to, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local 

17 privacy laws, accurately manage, analyze, and use data to 

18 inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportu19 nities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), 

20 which may include the following activities: 

21 ‘‘(1) Improving data quality, standardization, 

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1 lic agencies located in a single State or a consortium 

2 of public agencies located in 2 or more States. 

3 ‘‘(2) Supporting the development of tools, prod4 ucts, or interfaces to make data more transparent, 

5 accessible, and useful to students, families, practi6 tioners, education system leaders, policymakers, 

7 community organizations, State and local public 

8 agencies, and the public in a manner that protects 

9 and promotes individual privacy and data security. 

10 ‘‘(3) Developing and implementing privacy and 

11 security techniques, platforms, protocols, or tech12 nology for using and securing personally identifiable 

13 information and data managed by public agencies. 

14 ‘‘(4) Developing and evaluating the validity and 

15 accuracy of an alternative student poverty measure16 ment, which may include 1 or more of the following 

17 approaches: 

18 ‘‘(A) Improving the quality of data used to 

19 identify students directly certified or categori20 cally eligible for free meals under the Richard 

21 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and linking such data with 

23 other individual-level measures, including from 

24 the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 

25 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), 


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1 the Children’s Health Insurance Program under 

2 title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 1397aa et seq.), and other public agencies. 

4 ‘‘(B) Utilizing data from Federal or State 

5 tax records. 

6 ‘‘(C) Developing and utilizing local data, 

7 such as student neighborhood characteristics, 

8 which may include utilizing data published by 

9 the United States Census Bureau. 

10 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Director shall carry out an 

11 independent evaluation of activities carried out under this 

12 section.’’. 

13 PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

14 EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE 

15 SEC. 151. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUA16 TION AND EVIDENCE USE. 

17 Part D (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) is amended to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

20 EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE 

21 ‘‘SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT. 

22 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

23 Institute a National Center for Education Evaluation and 

24 Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the ‘Evaluation 

25 and Evidence Use Center’). 


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1 ‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Evaluation and 

2 Evidence Use Center shall be— 

3 ‘‘(1) to increase evidence use among practi4 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

5 support innovation responsive to the challenges fac6 ing students and practitioners, and promote contin7 uous improvement across early childhood through 

8 postsecondary study; 

9 ‘‘(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal edu10 cation programs administered by the Secretary (and 

11 as time and resources allow, other education pro12 grams) in order to— 

13 ‘‘(A) determine the impact of the pro14 grams, such as in improving— 

15 ‘‘(i) educational outcomes, particularly 

16 student academic achievement, for all stu17 dents, particularly each subgroup of stu18 dents; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) access to high-quality educational 

20 opportunities; and 

21 ‘‘(B) support the identification of evidence22 based practices that may be adapted and imple23 mented in heterogeneous local educational con24 texts; 


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1 ‘‘(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemina2 tion of results of evaluation, research, and products 

3 to support continuous improvement, including the 

4 development of products or tools to increase the im5 pact of the activities of the Institute; and 

6 ‘‘(4) to oversee regional educational laboratories 

7 to serve the educational needs of the geographic re8 gions served by such laboratories. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 152. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION 

10 AND EVIDENCE USE. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evidence 

12 Use Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Edu13 cation Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred 

14 to as the ‘Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner’) 

15 who— 

16 ‘‘(1) is highly qualified in carrying out scientif17 ically valid education evaluation; and 

18 ‘‘(2) has demonstrated a capacity to support 

19 engagement between researchers, practitioners, edu20 cation system leaders, and policymakers to effec21 tively communicate the implications of scientifically 

22 valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support 

23 evidence use and continuous improvement. 

24 ‘‘(b) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The Evaluation 

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1 tion officer designated for the Department in accordance 

2 with section 313 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 153. DUTIES. 

4 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Evaluation and Evi5 dence Use Commissioner shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) conduct evaluations under section 154; 

7 ‘‘(2) promote evidence use among practitioners, 

8 education system leaders, and policymakers and pro9 mote continuous improvement across early childhood 

10 through postsecondary study; 

11 ‘‘(3) manage the What Works Clearinghouse 

12 and related functions described in section 155; 

13 ‘‘(4) support engagement between the Institute 

14 and practitioners, education system leaders, and pol15 icymakers, which may include— 

16 ‘‘(A) analyzing the evidence bases of re17 search areas related to challenges facing stu18 dents and practitioners across early childhood 

19 through postsecondary study, and identifying 

20 such areas that require additional study; 

21 ‘‘(B) supporting practitioners in under22 standing research processes in order to maxi23 mize the participation and engagement of such 

24 practitioners in developing research questions, 

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1 ‘‘(C) communicating research areas identi2 fied under subparagraph (A) to the Commis3 sioner for Education Research, the Commis4 sioner for Special Education Research, and re5 searchers in order to help increase and build 

6 the evidence bases of research areas related to 

7 challenges facing students and practitioners, 

8 which may be carried out through the functions 

9 of the National Education Research Database 

10 developed under section 155(b); 

11 ‘‘(5) support the regional educational labora12 tories in serving the educational needs of the geo13 graphic regions of such laboratories; 

14 ‘‘(6) manage the Educational Resources Infor15 mation Center clearinghouse; 

16 ‘‘(7) manage the National Library of Education 

17 described in section 156(b) and other sources of dig18 ital information on education research; 

19 ‘‘(8) ensure that evidence-based products or 

20 tools developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use 

21 Center are prepared in a timely manner and are 

22 widely disseminated to practitioners, education sys23 tem leaders, and policymakers in formats that are 

24 high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and 

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1 ‘‘(9) respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from 

2 practitioners, education system leaders, policy3 makers, researchers, public and private entities, and 

4 entities responsible for carrying out technical assist5 ance related to evaluation and evidence use; 

6 ‘‘(10) ensure that information disseminated 

7 under this part is provided in a cost-effective, non8 duplicative manner that includes the most current 

9 research findings, as of the date of the dissemina10 tion; and 

11 ‘‘(11) assist the Director in the preparation of 

12 a biennial report, as described in section 119. 

13 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE PLAN.—Not 

14 later than 60 days after the date on which the Board ap15 proves the priorities under section 115, the Evaluation 

16 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and submit 

17 an evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that— 

18 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the mission of the Insti19 tute and the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence 

20 Use Center and specifies how the Evaluation and 

21 Evidence Use Center will carry out— 

22 ‘‘(A) evaluations described in section 154; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(B) activities that promote— 


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1 ‘‘(i) evidence use among practitioners, 

2 education system leaders, and policy3 makers; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) continuous improvement across 

5 early childhood through postsecondary 

6 study, such as the development and pro7 motion of practice guides to improve teach8 ing and learning; 

9 ‘‘(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, 

10 including timelines, to assess the progress and re11 sults of such evaluations or activities; 

12 ‘‘(3) describes the efforts of the Evaluation and 

13 Evidence Use Commissioner to manage the What 

14 Works Clearinghouse and related functions described 

15 in section 155 and promote engagement between the 

16 Institute and practitioners, education system lead17 ers, and policymakers to increase the impact of the 

18 Institute’s activities; and 

19 ‘‘(4) describes how the regional educational lab20 oratories will effectively coordinate with comprehen21 sive centers established under section 207 to in22 crease the impact of such laboratories’ activities. 

23 ‘‘(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE

24 AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out the duties under this 

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1 and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assist2 ance. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 154. EVALUATIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

5 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the mis6 sion of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the 

7 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

8 ‘‘(A) conduct or support evaluations con9 sistent with the mission of the Evaluation and 

10 Evidence Use Center, as described in section 

11 151(b); 

12 ‘‘(B) evaluate programs administered, in 

13 whole or in part, by the Secretary; 

14 ‘‘(C) to the extent such Commissioner de15 termines practicable, examine evaluations con16 ducted or supported by others in order to deter17 mine the quality and relevance of the evidence 

18 of effectiveness generated by such evaluations; 

19 ‘‘(D) coordinate the activities of the Eval20 uation and Evidence Use Center with other 

21 evaluation activities in the Department; 

22 ‘‘(E) review and, where feasible, supple23 ment Federal education program evaluations, 

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1 mine or enhance the quality and relevance of 

2 the evidence generated by those evaluations; 

3 ‘‘(F) establish evaluation policies and 

4 methodology; and 

5 ‘‘(G) support the identification of evidence6 based practices that may be adapted and imple7 mented in heterogeneous local educational con8 texts. 

9 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Each eval10 uation conducted under paragraph (1) shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) adhere to the highest possible stand12 ards of quality for conducting scientifically valid 

13 education evaluation; and 

14 ‘‘(B) be subject to high-quality, timely, and 

15 rigorous peer review. 

16 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF EVALUATIONS UNDER

17 THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

18 1965.—The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, 

19 consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and Evi20 dence Use Center, shall administer all operations and con21 tracts associated with evaluations authorized by section 

22 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 155. WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE AND RELATED 

2 FUNCTIONS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the mission of 

4 the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation 

5 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and main6 tain each of the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) The National Education Research Data8 base consisting of scientifically valid research, statis9 tics, and evaluations on education reviewed by the 

10 Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, as authorized 

11 under subsection (b). 

12 ‘‘(2) The What Works Clearinghouse consisting 

13 of evidence-based practices designed for practi14 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

15 as authorized under subsection (c). 

16 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH DATA17 BASE.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi19 dence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, 

20 and regularly update the National Education Re21 search Database to support researchers. 

22 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—The Evaluation and Evi23 dence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for 

24 technical and peer review to ensure that scientifically 

25 valid research, statistics, and evaluations reviewed 

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1 Database are consistent with the high-quality re2 search standards described in section 134 and the 

3 evaluation standards adhered to under section 

4 154(a)(2)(A). 

5 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—In reviewing scientifically valid 

6 research, statistics, and evaluations under this sub7 section, including individual studies, the Evaluation 

8 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) describe prominently the type of sci10 entific evidence that is used to support the evi11 dence-based findings; and 

12 ‘‘(B) explain clearly the scientifically ap13 propriate and inappropriate uses of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the findings that are dissemi15 nated; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the types of evidence used to 

17 support such findings. 

18 ‘‘(c) WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi20 dence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, 

21 and regularly update the What Works Clearinghouse 

22 to support practitioners, education system leaders, 

23 and policymakers in easily accessing actionable in24 formation. 


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1 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para2 graph (1), the Evaluation and Evidence Use Com3 missioner shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) develop evidence-based recommenda5 tions for practitioners to promote evidence use 

6 and improve student outcomes by— 

7 ‘‘(i) synthesizing findings in research 

8 areas related to challenges facing students 

9 and practitioners; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) analyzing and summarizing the 

11 findings of high-quality research reviewed 

12 and included in the National Education 

13 Research Database developed under sub14 section (b); and 

15 ‘‘(B) develop and disseminate evidence16 based products or tools designed to improve 

17 teaching and learning in order to provide all 

18 students, particularly each subgroup of stu19 dents, access to high-quality educational oppor20 tunities and to improve educational outcomes, 

21 particularly student academic achievement. 

22 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL EDU23 CATIONAL LABORATORIES.—The Evaluation and 

24 Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the 

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1 What Works Clearinghouse are disseminated 

2 through the regional educational laboratories. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 156. EVIDENCE USE ACTIVITIES. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the mission of 

5 the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation 

6 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) promote engagement between researchers, 

8 practitioners, education system leaders, and policy9 makers to effectively communicate the implications 

10 of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evalua11 tions to support evidence use and continuous im12 provement; and 

13 ‘‘(2) develop resources or train practitioners 

14 and education system leaders in early childhood edu15 cation through postsecondary study in identifying, 

16 selecting, implementing, and adapting evidence17 based practices in heterogeneous local educational 

18 contexts, such as through (as applicable)— 

19 ‘‘(A) the activities of the regional edu20 cational laboratories; 

21 ‘‘(B) the What Works Clearinghouse estab22 lished under section 155; 

23 ‘‘(C) the provision of technical assistance 

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1 ‘‘(i) an early childhood education pro2 gram, Head Start agency, or lead agency 

3 designated under section 658D of the 

4 Child Care and Development Block Grant 

5 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b); 

6 ‘‘(ii) a public elementary school or 

7 secondary school (including a charter 

8 school), local educational agency, or State 

9 educational agency; or 

10 ‘‘(iii) an institution of higher edu11 cation, including a community college, a 

12 historically Black college or university, a 

13 Tribal College or University, or another 

14 minority-serving institution; and 

15 ‘‘(D) partnerships with public agencies or 

16 private entities that have demonstrated the abil17 ity and capacity to scale activities related to evi18 dence use supported by such Center. 

19 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, 

21 within the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a 

22 National Library of Education that shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) be headed by an individual who is 

24 highly qualified in library science; 

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1 ‘‘(C) provide a central location within the 

2 Federal Government for information about edu3 cation; 

4 ‘‘(D) provide comprehensive reference serv5 ices on matters related to education to employ6 ees, contractors, and grantees of the Depart7 ment, other Federal employees, and members of 

8 the public; and 

9 ‘‘(E) promote greater cooperation and re10 source sharing among providers and reposi11 tories of education information in the United 

12 States. 

13 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The information collected 

14 and archived by the National Library of Education 

15 shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) products and publications developed 

17 through, or supported by, the Institute; and 

18 ‘‘(B) other relevant and useful education19 related research, statistics, and evaluation ma20 terials, and other information, projects, and 

21 publications, that are— 

22 ‘‘(i) consistent with— 

23 ‘‘(I) scientifically valid research; 

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1 ‘‘(II) the priorities and mission of 

2 the Institute; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) developed by the Department, 

4 other Federal agencies, or other entities. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 157. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR 

6 APPLIED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 

7 EVIDENCE USE. 

8 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

9 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and 

11 Evidence Use Commissioner shall enter into 

12 contracts with entities to establish a networked 

13 system of 10 regional educational laboratories 

14 that serve the needs of each geographic region 

15 of the United States in accordance with the 

16 provisions of this section. 

17 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—A contract under this 

18 subsection shall be for a period of not less than 

19 5 years and not more than 7 years. 

20 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.—The regions 

21 served by the regional educational laboratories shall 

22 be the 10 geographic regions served by the regional 

23 educational laboratories established under section 

24 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, 

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1 such provision existed on the day before the date of 

2 enactment of this Act). 

3 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—The amount of assistance 

4 allocated to each regional educational laboratory by 

5 the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner 

6 shall reflect the number of local educational agencies 

7 and the number of school-age children within the re8 gion served by such laboratory, as well as the cost 

9 of providing services within the geographic area en10 compassed by the region. 

11 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In entering into con12 tracts under this section for regional educational 

13 laboratories, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Com14 missioner shall ensure that the regional educational 

15 laboratories established under this section have 

16 strong and effective governance, organization, man17 agement, and administration, and employ qualified 

18 staff. 

19 ‘‘(5) COORDINATION.—In order to ensure co20 ordination and prevent unnecessary duplication of 

21 activities among the regions, the Evaluation and 

22 Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) share information about the activities 

24 of each regional educational laboratory awarded 

25 a contract under this section with— 


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1 ‘‘(i) each other regional educational 

2 laboratory awarded a contract under this 

3 section; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the Department, including the 

5 Director and the Board; 

6 ‘‘(B) oversee a strategic plan for ensuring 

7 that each regional educational laboratory 

8 awarded a contract under this section increases 

9 collaboration and resource-sharing in such ac10 tivities; 

11 ‘‘(C) ensure, where appropriate, that the 

12 activities of each regional educational laboratory 

13 awarded a contract under this section also serve 

14 national interests; and 

15 ‘‘(D) ensure that each regional educational 

16 laboratory awarded a contract under this sec17 tion coordinates such laboratory’s activities with 

18 the activities of other technical assistance cen19 ters, particularly the comprehensive center es20 tablished under section 207 that serves such re21 gion. 

22 ‘‘(6) OBJECTIVES AND INDICATORS.—Before 

23 entering into a contract under this section, the Eval24 uation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall design 

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1 used to assess the particular programs or initiatives, 

2 and ongoing progress and performance, of the re3 gional educational laboratories, in order to ensure 

4 that— 

5 ‘‘(A) the educational needs of the region 

6 are being met; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the latest and best research and prov8 en practices are being carried out as part of 

9 school improvement efforts. 

10 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT CYCLE.—The Evaluation and 

11 Evidence Use Commissioner, in consultation with 

12 the Secretary or designated official who oversees the 

13 comprehensive center program authorized under title 

14 II, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure 

15 that the duration of contracts for regional edu16 cational laboratories under this subsection is con17 sistent with the duration of grants, contacts, or co18 operative agreements awarded by the Secretary or 

19 such designated official under the comprehensive 

20 center program, subject to paragraph (1)(B). 

21 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi23 dence Use Commissioner may enter into contracts 

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1 partnerships among such entities, or individuals, 

2 with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry 

3 out the activities described in this section. 

4 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—In conducting competitions 

5 for any contract under this section, the Director 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) actively encourage eligible entities to 

8 compete for such award by making information 

9 and technical assistance relating to the competi10 tion widely available; and 

11 ‘‘(B) seek input from the chief executive 

12 officers of States, chief State school officers, 

13 educators, and parents regarding— 

14 ‘‘(i) the need for applied research, de15 velopment, innovation responsive to the 

16 challenges facing students and practi17 tioners, research-practice partnerships (as 

18 defined in section 133(e)(2)), training, 

19 coaching, evidence use activities, and other 

20 activities to serve the educational needs of 

21 the geographic regions of the regional edu22 cational laboratory; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) how those educational needs 

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1 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In determining whether 

2 to award a contract under this section to an eligible 

3 entity, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commis4 sioner shall ensure that an eligible entity has a his5 tory of effectiveness in carrying out applied research, 

6 development, and evidence use activities, including 

7 by considering the results of any completed evalua8 tion required under this part or title II if such entity 

9 previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative 

10 agreement under such part or title. 

11 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Each eligible entity desiring 

13 a contract under this section shall submit an appli14 cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 

15 such information as the Evaluation and Evidence 

16 Use Commissioner may reasonably require. 

17 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—Each application submitted under 

18 paragraph (1) shall contain— 

19 ‘‘(A) a 5-year plan for carrying out the ac20 tivities described in this section in a manner 

21 that addresses— 

22 ‘‘(i) the priorities established under 

23 section 205; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the needs of all States (and to 

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1 agencies) within the region to be served by 

2 the regional educational laboratory, on an 

3 ongoing basis; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) how the eligible entity will sup5 port the development and operation of one 

6 or more high-quality research-practice 

7 partnerships (as defined in section 

8 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable geo9 graphic region that will be self-sustaining 

10 by the end of the eligible entity’s contract 

11 under this section; and 

12 ‘‘(B) an assurance that the eligible entity 

13 will regularly update the plan under subpara14 graph (A) during the period of the grant. 

15 ‘‘(3) STANDARDS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and 

17 Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a 

18 system for technical review to ensure that ap19 plied research activities, evidence-based reports, 

20 and products of the regional educational labora21 tories are consistent with— 

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1 gional educational laboratory before such 

2 resources are made available in public, re3 stricted-use, and easily accessible formats, 

4 in accordance with subparagraph (B); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the evaluation standards adhered 

6 to under section 154(a)(2)(A). 

7 ‘‘(B) ACCESS.—In developing and main8 taining standards under this paragraph, the 

9 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner 

10 shall ensure that research or data resulting 

11 from regional educational laboratories shall be 

12 made available in public, restricted-use, and 

13 easily accessible formats for further analyses, 

14 reproducibility studies, and replication of re15 search, as long as any reported information 

16 does not reveal personally identifiable informa17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—Each regional educational labora19 tory awarded a contract under this section shall support 

20 applied research, development, and evidence use activities 

21 by— 

22 ‘‘(1) developing a plan for identifying and serv23 ing the needs of the geographic region, in consulta24 tion with the corresponding comprehensive center 

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1 survey of the educational needs, strengths, and 

2 weaknesses within the region, including a process of 

3 open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teach4 ers, principals, other school leaders, administrators, 

5 paraprofessionals, other staff, parents, librarians, 

6 local educational agencies, and State educational 

7 agencies within the region; 

8 ‘‘(2)(A) carrying out applied research projects 

9 (including data analysis or evaluation) that are de10 signed to serve the particular educational needs of 

11 the geographic region and that result in actionable 

12 information; or 

13 ‘‘(B) supporting teams of researchers, practi14 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

15 as applicable, in carrying out field-initiated research; 

16 ‘‘(3) assisting in solving site-specific problems 

17 and in development activities; 

18 ‘‘(4) identifying, in a manner that is responsive 

19 to the challenges facing students and practitioners, 

20 exemplary and promising practices, supporting re21 search and evaluation of such practices, and piloting 

22 or scaling relevant evidence-based practices; 

23 ‘‘(5) assisting in gathering information on— 


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1 ‘‘(A) school finance systems to promote im2 proved access to educational opportunities and 

3 to better serve all public school students; and 

4 ‘‘(B) alternative administrative structures 

5 that are more conducive to planning, imple6 menting, and sustaining school improvement 

7 and improved educational outcomes, particu8 larly student academic achievement; 

9 ‘‘(6) providing training or professional learning 

10 (which may include supporting internships and fel11 lowships and providing stipends) to practitioners, 

12 education system leaders, State educational agencies, 

13 local educational agencies, Bureau-funded school 

14 boards, and State boards of education, regarding 

15 evidence use and resources developed by the What 

16 Works Clearinghouse established under section 155; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(7) developing and widely disseminating, in 

19 formats that are high quality, easily accessible, un20 derstandable, and actionable, scientifically valid re21 search, information, reports, and publications, to— 

22 ‘‘(A) student, parents, practitioners, edu23 cation system leaders, and policymakers, as ap24 propriate, within the region in which the re25 gional educational laboratory is located; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the Evaluation and Evidence Use 

2 Center. 

3 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the activities 

4 described in subsection (d), each regional educational lab5 oratory awarded a contract under this section shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) collaborate with the National Education 

7 Centers in order to— 

8 ‘‘(A) maximize the use of research con9 ducted through the National Education Centers 

10 in the work of such laboratory; 

11 ‘‘(B) keep the National Education Centers 

12 apprised of the work of the regional educational 

13 laboratory in the field; and 

14 ‘‘(C) inform the National Education Cen15 ters about additional research needs identified 

16 in the field; 

17 ‘‘(2) collaborate with the corresponding com18 prehensive center serving the same geographic re19 gion in order to minimize duplication and increase 

20 client satisfaction, as required under section 204; 

21 ‘‘(3) support the development and operation of 

22 one or more high-quality research-practice partner23 ships (as such term is defined in section 133(e)(2)) 

24 to serve the applicable geographic region that are 


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1 self-sustaining at the end of such laboratory’s con2 tract period; and 

3 ‘‘(4)(A) identify successful educational pro4 grams that have been developed by such laboratory 

5 in carrying out such laboratory’s functions or that 

6 have been developed or used by others within the re7 gion served by the laboratory; and 

8 ‘‘(B) make such information available to the 

9 Secretary and the network of regional educational 

10 laboratories so that such programs may be evalu11 ated, replicated, or scaled. 

12 ‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—The Evaluation and Evidence 

13 Use Commissioner shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) provide for independent evaluations of 

15 each of the regional educational laboratories in car16 rying out the duties described in this section in the 

17 third year that such laboratory receives assistance 

18 under this section, in accordance with the standards 

19 developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Com20 missioner; and 

21 ‘‘(2) transmit the results of such evaluations to 

22 the corresponding regional governing board estab23 lished under section 206, the relevant committees of 

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1 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No regional edu2 cational laboratory receiving assistance under this section 

3 shall, by reason of the receipt of that assistance, be ineli4 gible to receive any other assistance from the Department 

5 as authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in 

6 activities involving international projects or endeavors. 

7 ‘‘(h) ADVANCE PAYMENT SYSTEM.—Each regional 

8 educational laboratory awarded a contract under this sec9 tion shall participate in the advance payment system at 

10 the Department. 

11 ‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—In addition to activi12 ties authorized under this section, the Director is author13 ized to enter into contracts or agreements with a regional 

14 educational laboratory for the purpose of carrying out ad15 ditional projects to enable such regional educational lab16 oratory to assist in efforts to achieve State education goals 

17 and for other purposes. 

18 ‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT AND PLAN.—Not later than 

19 July 1 of each year, each regional educational laboratory 

20 awarded a contract under this section shall submit to the 

21 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner— 

22 ‘‘(1) a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, 

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1 mit in the remaining years of such laboratory’s con2 tract; and 

3 ‘‘(2) a report of how well such laboratory is 

4 meeting the needs of the region, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) a summary of activities during the 

6 preceding year; 

7 ‘‘(B) a list of entities served; 

8 ‘‘(C) a list of the products of the regional 

9 educational laboratory; and 

10 ‘‘(D) any other information that the re11 gional educational laboratory may consider rel12 evant or the Evaluation and Evidence Use 

13 Commissioner may require. 

14 ‘‘(k) EXEMPTION FOR REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL

15 LABORATORIES FROM THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION

16 ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United 

17 States Code, shall not apply to the voluntary collection of 

18 information during the conduct of research by regional 

19 educational laboratories.’’. 

20 PART E—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL 

21 EDUCATION RESEARCH 

22 SEC. 161. ESTABLISHMENT. 

23 Section 161 (20 U.S.C. 9567), as redesignated by 

24 section 102, is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (b)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘sustained’’ before 

3 ‘‘research’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘infants’’ and all that 

5 follows through ‘‘disabilities’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘infants and toddlers with disabilities, chil7 dren with disabilities, and youth with dis8 abilities, particularly in each subgroup of 

9 students,’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘and to increase the identification 

12 and development of evidence-based practices or 

13 policies related to special education;’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘National Center for 

16 Education Evaluation and Regional Assist17 ance’’ and inserting ‘‘National Center for 

18 Education Evaluation and Evidence Use’’; 

19 and 

20 (ii) by striking the period and insert21 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) to improve evidence use by practitioners, 

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1 children with disabilities, and youth with disabil2 ities.’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

4 SEC. 162. COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RE5 SEARCH. 

6 Section 162 (20 U.S.C. 9567a), as redesignated by 

7 section 102, is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘scientifically valid’’ before ‘‘re9 search,’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘children with disabilities’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘infants and toddlers with disabilities, chil12 dren with disabilities, and youth with disabilities’’. 

13 SEC. 163. DUTIES. 

14 Section 163 (29 U.S.C. 9567b), as redesignated by 

15 section 102, is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub17 section (g); 

18 (2) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Special Education Re21 search Commissioner shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) maintain published peer-review standards 

23 and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all 

24 research and development carried out under the aus25 pices of the Special Education Research Center, 


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1 aligned with the principles of scientifically valid re2 search, in accordance with this part; 

3 ‘‘(2) propose to the Director a special education 

4 research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and 

5 implement the research plan approved as part of the 

6 Institute’s plan under section 115A; and 

7 ‘‘(3) carry out research activities under this 

8 part consistent with the priorities and mission of the 

9 Institute and the mission of the Special Education 

10 Research Center described in section 161(b), and 

11 that are approved by the Director, such as activities 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(A) improve services provided under the 

14 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 

15 order to improve— 

16 ‘‘(i) student outcomes, including aca17 demic achievement, functional outcomes, 

18 and educational results for children with 

19 disabilities and youth with disabilities; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) developmental outcomes for in21 fants and toddlers with disabilities; 

22 ‘‘(B) identify and support the development 

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1 supports and positive behavioral interventions 

2 and supports, that— 

3 ‘‘(i) support learning and improve stu4 dent outcomes, including academic achieve5 ment, functional outcomes, and educational 

6 results for all children with disabilities and 

7 youth with disabilities; 

8 ‘‘(ii) promote participation and 

9 progress in the general education cur10 riculum and general education settings; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(iii) improve reading, literacy, math13 ematics, and science skills of children with 

14 disabilities and youth with disabilities; 

15 ‘‘(C) ensure that research conducted under 

16 the direction of the Special Education Research 

17 Center— 

18 ‘‘(i) supports the collaborative identi19 fication and development of research ques20 tions, designs, measurements, and methods 

21 among researchers, students, families, 

22 practitioners, education system leaders, 

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1 ‘‘(ii) improves evidence use by practi2 tioners, education system leaders, and pol3 icymakers; 

4 ‘‘(iii) is relevant to improving edu5 cation practice and policy; and 

6 ‘‘(iv) informs decisionmaking by edu7 cation system leaders and policymakers; 

8 ‘‘(D) examine the needs of infants and tod9 dlers with disabilities, including factors that 

10 may result in developmental delays; 

11 ‘‘(E) improve the alignment, compatibility, 

12 and development of valid and reliable assess13 ments, including alternate assessments, as re14 quired by section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 

15 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

16 ‘‘(F) examine challenging State academic 

17 standards and alternate assessments for stu18 dents with the most significant cognitive dis19 abilities in terms of academic achievement, indi20 vidualized instructional need, appropriate edu21 cation settings, and improved educational out22 comes; 

23 ‘‘(G) examine the educational, develop24 mental, and transitional needs of children with 

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1 ‘‘(H) examine the extent to which over2 identification and underidentification of infants 

3 and toddlers with disabilities, children with dis4 abilities, and youth with disabilities occurs, and 

5 the causes thereof; 

6 ‘‘(I) examine and improve secondary and 

7 postsecondary education, transitional, and em8 ployment outcomes and results for children with 

9 disabilities and youth with disabilities, including 

10 such individuals’ access to or completion of— 

11 ‘‘(i) a regular high school diploma; 

12 ‘‘(ii) career and technical education; 

13 ‘‘(iii) postsecondary education; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) vocational rehabilitation and 

15 competitive integrated employment; 

16 ‘‘(J) examine methods of early intervention 

17 for infants and toddlers with disabilities and 

18 children with disabilities, including children 

19 with multiple or complex developmental delays; 

20 ‘‘(K) examine and incorporate principles of 

21 universal design for learning in the development 

22 of standards, assessments, curricula, and in23 structional methods to improve educational and 

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1 ‘‘(L)(i) improve the preparation of per2 sonnel, including early intervention personnel, 

3 who provide educational and related services to 

4 infants or toddlers with disabilities, children 

5 with disabilities, or youth with disabilities, in6 cluding methods to support evidence use among 

7 such personnel and increase the academic 

8 achievement and functional performance of such 

9 infants, toddlers, children, or youth; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) examine the requirements related to 

11 the professional qualifications of such personnel 

12 in regard to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) 

13 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

14 Act; 

15 ‘‘(M) examine the excess costs of educating 

16 a child with a disability and expenses associated 

17 with high-cost special education and related 

18 services; 

19 ‘‘(N) help parents improve educational and 

20 transitional results for infants and toddlers 

21 with disabilities, children with disabilities, and 

22 youth with disabilities; 

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1 abilities, and youth with disabilities, including 

2 who also— 

3 ‘‘(i) are English learners or gifted and 

4 talented; 

5 ‘‘(ii) reside in rural communities; or 

6 ‘‘(iii) have the most significant cog7 nitive disabilities; and 

8 ‘‘(P) examine existing and emerging assist9 ive, adaptive, accessible, and instructional tech10 nologies, including— 

11 ‘‘(i) online delivery of services; 

12 ‘‘(ii) use of such technologies in gen13 eral education settings; 

14 ‘‘(iii) factors that support or limit the 

15 use of such technologies; and 

16 ‘‘(iv) the impact of such technologies 

17 on infants or toddlers with disabilities, 

18 children with disabilities, or youth with 

19 disabilities. 

20 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PLAN.—Not 

21 later than 60 days after the date on which the Board ap22 proves the priorities under section 115, the Special Edu23 cation Research Commissioner shall develop, in collabora24 tion with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education 


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1 and Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special edu2 cation research plan to the Director that— 

3 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mis4 sion of the Institute and the mission of the Special 

5 Education Research Center; 

6 ‘‘(2) is consistent with the purposes of the Indi7 viduals with Disabilities Education Act; 

8 ‘‘(3) contains an appropriate balance across all 

9 age ranges and by disability category under the Indi10 viduals with Disabilities Education Act, as appro11 priate; 

12 ‘‘(4) provides for research that is objective and 

13 uses measurable indicators, including timelines, to 

14 assess its progress and results; 

15 ‘‘(5) meets the procedures for peer review es16 tablished by the Director under section 114(f)(5) 

17 and the standards of research described in section 

18 134; 

19 ‘‘(6) is coordinated with the comprehensive plan 

20 developed under section 681 of the Individuals with 

21 Disabilities Education Act; and 

22 ‘‘(7) specifies how the Special Education Re23 search Center will carry out research activities de24 scribed in subsection (a)(3). 


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1 ‘‘(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE

2 AGREEMENTS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties 

4 under this section, the Special Education Research 

5 Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into 

6 contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible ap7 plicants. 

8 ‘‘(2) GRANT CYCLE.—The requirements de9 scribed in section 133(d) shall apply to the Special 

10 Education Research Commissioner in the same man11 ner as such requirements apply to the Research 

12 Commissioner. 

13 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Contracts, 

14 grants, or cooperative agreements for activities 

15 under this subsection shall be awarded only to appli16 cants with the ability and capacity to conduct sci17 entifically valid research. 

18 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible applicant that 

19 wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or 

20 cooperative agreement, under this subsection shall 

21 submit an application to the Director at such time, 

22 in such manner, and containing such information as 

23 the Director may require. 

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1 cation Research Commissioner may award grants to, or 

2 enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligi3 ble entities to carry out research-practice partnerships in 

4 the same manner, and subject to the same definitions, 

5 terms, and conditions, as research-practice partnerships 

6 supported under section 133(e). 

7 ‘‘(e) DISSEMINATION.—The Special Education Re8 search Commissioner shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) synthesize and disseminate the findings 

10 and results of special education research conducted 

11 or supported by the Special Education Research 

12 Center through— 

13 ‘‘(A) the National Center for Education 

14 Evaluation and Evidence Use; 

15 ‘‘(B) activities funded under section 663 of 

16 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

17 ‘‘(C) parent training and information cen18 ters supported under section 671 of such Act; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(D) activities funded under section 673 of 

21 such Act; and 

22 ‘‘(2) assist the Director in the preparation of 

23 the biennial report described in section 119.’’; and 

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1 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 

2 2029’’. 

3 SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

4 RESEARCH. 

5 Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.) is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

8 RESEARCH. 

9 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS.—The Special Education Research 

10 Commissioner shall ensure that activities assisted under 

11 this section— 

12 ‘‘(1) conform to high standards of quality, in13 tegrity, accuracy, validity, and reliability; 

14 ‘‘(2) are carried out in accordance with— 

15 ‘‘(A) the standards for the conduct and 

16 evaluation of all research and development es17 tablished by the National Center for Education 

18 Research; and 

19 ‘‘(B) any additional standards established 

20 by the Special Education Research Commis21 sioner; and 

22 ‘‘(3) are objective, secular, neutral, and non23 ideological, and are free of partisan political influ24 ence, and racial, cultural, gender, regional, or dis25 ability bias. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF EDUCATION SCIENCES RE2 FORM ACT OF 2002.—Parts A and F, and the standards 

3 for peer review of applications and for the conduct and 

4 evaluation of research under sections 133(a)(1) and 134, 

5 shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Special 

6 Education Research Commissioner in carrying out this 

7 part.’’. 

8 PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 171. REPEALS AND REDESIGNATION. 

10 Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such 

13 sections were redesignated by section 102); and 

14 (2) by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, 

15 and 184 (as so redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 

16 181, and 182, respectively. 

17 SEC. 172. INTERAGENCY DATA SOURCES AND FORMATS. 

18 Section 171 (20 U.S.C. 9571), as redesignated by 

19 section 102, is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary,’’ and inserting 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary,’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with Federal 

2 law for privacy, intellectual property, and security, 

3 and the principles of scientifically valid research, the 

4 Director shall, subject to section 172, facilitate for 

5 the public access to research products, including 

6 data, software, and code supported by funds under 

7 this title. 

8 ‘‘(2) DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Direc9 tor shall require that proposals for funding for re10 search supported under this title, to the extent ap11 propriate, include a machine-readable data manage12 ment plan that includes a description of how the re13 cipient of the funding will archive and preserve ac14 cess to data, software, and code developed as part of 

15 the proposed project. 

16 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the re17 quirements under this subsection, the Director 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) provide necessary resources, including 

20 trainings and workshops, to educate researchers 

21 and students on how to develop and review 

22 high-quality data management plans; and 

23 ‘‘(B) ensure staff and peer review panels of 

24 the Institute are equipped with the resources 

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1 data management plans in competitions for 

2 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 

3 under this title, as applicable.’’. 

4 SEC. 173. PROHIBITIONS. 

5 Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 9572), as redesignated by 

6 section 102, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individually’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘personally’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘section 153(a)(6)’’ and in11 serting ‘‘section 143(a)(7)’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘nations’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘countries’’. 

14 SEC. 174. CONFIDENTIALITY. 

15 Section 173 (20 U.S.C. 9573), as redesignated by 

16 section 102, is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

18 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘individually’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘personally’’; 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘their families, and infor2 mation with respect to individual schools’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘and their families’’; 

4 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

5 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 

6 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(c) INSTITUTION-LEVEL DATA.—The Director shall 

9 ensure that any authorized disclosed information with re10 spect to an early childhood education program, elementary 

11 school, secondary school, local educational agency, or insti12 tution of higher education shall not include personally 

13 identifiable information.’’; 

14 (5) in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by 

15 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘individually’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘personally’’; and 

17 (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para18 graph (3)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘individually identifiable 

20 information’’ each place the term appears and 

21 inserting ‘‘personally identifiable information’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘Indi24 vidually identifiable information’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 175. AVAILABILITY OF DATA. 

2 Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9574), as redesignated by 

3 section 102, is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘section 183’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘section 173’’; and 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘use of the Internet’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘through electronic means, such as posting in an 

8 easily accessible manner on the website of the Insti9 tute’’. 

10 SEC. 176. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 

11 Section 175 (20 U.S.C. 9575), as redesignated by 

12 section 102, is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 175. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 

14 ‘‘The Director shall establish a system for managing 

15 the performance of all activities authorized under this title 

16 to ensure the effective use of Federal funds and that such 

17 activities meet the Institute’s mission, by— 

18 ‘‘(1) developing and utilizing measurable per19 formance indicators, including reasonable timelines, 

20 to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of such ac21 tivities and to inform applicable competitions for 

22 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 

23 this title; 

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1 titioners, education system leaders, and policymakers 

2 in formats that are high-quality, easily accessible, 

3 understandable, and actionable; 

4 ‘‘(3) utilizing the most modern technology and 

5 other methods available, including arrangements to 

6 use data collected electronically by public agencies 

7 across early childhood education through postsec8 ondary study to ensure the efficient and least bur9 densome collection and timely distribution of infor10 mation, including data and reports; 

11 ‘‘(4) promoting engagement with, wide dissemi12 nation of, and evidence use of all information, prod13 ucts, and publications of the Institute in a manner 

14 that is responsive to the educational challenges fac15 ing students, families, practitioners, and education 

16 system leaders; 

17 ‘‘(5) continuously improving management strat18 egies and practices; and 

19 ‘‘(6) making information available to the public 

20 in an expeditious fashion.’’. 

21 SEC. 177. VACANCIES. 

22 Section 177 (20 U.S.C. 9577), as redesignated by 

23 section 102, is amended— 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘section 188’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘section 178’’. 

3 SEC. 178. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES. 

4 Section 178 (20 U.S.C. 9578), as redesignated by 

5 section 102, is amended— 

6 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 

7 subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, including experts in 

8 privacy, security of personally identifiable informa9 tion, and cybersecurity,’’ before ‘‘to carry out’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) ROTATORS.—The Director may, under the au12 thority provided by subsection (a), appoint for a limited 

13 term, or on a temporary basis, practitioners, researchers, 

14 and other technical and professional personnel on leave of 

15 absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions 

16 to work for the Institute, which may include such per17 sonnel affiliated with minority-serving institutions.’’. 

18 SEC. 179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 Section 182 (20 U.S.C. 9584), as redesignated by 

20 section 171, is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

23 by striking ‘‘(except section 174) $400,000,000 

24 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be 

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1 years, of which’’ and inserting ‘‘(except section 

2 157) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

3 year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

4 years, of which, for each fiscal year’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘(as such Center’’ and 

7 all that follows through ‘‘2002’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘for fiscal year 2023’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘, as authorized under 

10 part C’’; and 

11 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 

12 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

14 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

15 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—There are au18 thorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, for sala19 ries and related expenses for the Director, each of the 

20 Commissioners, and employees described in section 178, 

21 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and 

22 each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’; 

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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sec2 tion 174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘section 157 such sums as may 

4 be necessary for fiscal year 2024’’; and 

5 (B) by striking the second sentence; and 

6 (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para7 graph (2)— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ after 

9 ‘‘this section’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘until expended’’ and in11 serting ‘‘for the 2 succeeding fiscal years’’. 

12 SEC. 180. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

13 (a) GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.—Sec14 tion 447(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

15 U.S.C. 1232j(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

16 153(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143(a)(7)’’. 

17 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

18 OF 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

19 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) in section 2244(b)(5), by striking ‘‘section 

21 174’’ and inserting ‘‘section 157’’; 

22 (2) in section 8101— 

23 (A) in paragraph (23)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by strik5 ing ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 143’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (25)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

9 ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143’’; 

10 and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by strik12 ing ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

13 143’’; and 

14 (3) in section 8529(b), by striking ‘‘section 

15 153(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143(a)(7)’’. 

16 (c) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION

17 ACT.—The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

18 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) in section 673(c), by striking ‘‘section 174’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘section 157’’; and 

21 (2) in section 681(a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

22 178(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 163(b)’’. 


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1 TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL 

2 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

3 SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Educational Technical As5 sistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL 

8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

9 ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

10 ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Educational Tech11 nical Assistance Act of 2002’. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this title: 

14 ‘‘(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘child with a 

15 disability’, ‘English learner’, ‘Secretary’, and ‘school 

16 leader’ have the meanings given those terms in sec17 tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965. 

19 ‘‘(2) ESRA TERMS.—The terms ‘Bureau-fund20 ed school’, ‘evidence-based’, ‘evidence use’, ‘geo21 graphic region’, ‘institution of higher education’, ‘re22 gional educational laboratory’, and ‘subgroup of stu23 dents’ have the meanings given those terms in sec24 tion 102. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘comprehen2 sive center’ means a technical assistance center 

3 authorized under section 207. 

4 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CEN5 TER.—The term ‘national comprehensive cen6 ter’ means a comprehensive center established 

7 or supported through an award under section 

8 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional comprehensive 

9 centers by scaling effective technical assistance, 

10 minimizing duplication, and addressing common 

11 implementation challenges faced by States and 

12 emerging national education issues. 

13 ‘‘(C) REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CEN14 TER.—The term ‘regional comprehensive center’ 

15 means a comprehensive center established or 

16 supported through an award under section 

17 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1 geographic region. 

18 ‘‘(4) FOCUS CENTER.—The term ‘focus center’ 

19 means a technical assistance center authorized under 

20 section 208. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

22 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

23 improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particu24 larly academic achievement, for all students, particularly 

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1 of technical assistance to support the effective implemen2 tation of— 

3 ‘‘(1) the Elementary and Secondary Education 

4 Act of 1965; 

5 ‘‘(2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

6 Act; 

7 ‘‘(3) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

8 Education Act of 2006; 

9 ‘‘(4) the Higher Education Act of 1965; 

10 ‘‘(5) section 444 of the General Education Pro11 visions Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Family Edu12 cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’); and 

13 ‘‘(6) other relevant Federal education laws. 

14 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In meeting the purpose of sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to practi17 tioners, education system leaders, elementary and 

18 secondary schools, local educational agencies, State 

19 educational agencies, institutions of higher edu20 cation, families, local boards and State boards (as 

21 defined under section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

22 and Opportunity Act), and other appropriate agen23 cies, to support effective implementation of the laws 

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1 ‘‘(2) encourage evidence use and support the 

2 implementation of evidence-based practices to im3 prove educational outcomes, particularly academic 

4 achievement, for all students, and particularly for 

5 each subgroup of students; and 

6 ‘‘(3) align technical assistance efforts across the 

7 Department of Education to minimize duplication of 

8 technical assistance and increase client satisfaction 

9 in a manner that— 

10 ‘‘(A) promotes high-quality, actionable, 

11 timely, and easily accessible information; and 

12 ‘‘(B) is responsive to the educational chal13 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

14 and education system leaders. 

15 ‘‘(c) CONTENT.—The technical assistance provided 

16 under this section may include— 

17 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the implementation of 

18 Federal programs at the local or State level, or 

19 building local or State capacity to carry out such an 

20 evaluation; and 

21 ‘‘(2) improving or streamlining data collections, 

22 and increasing the capacity of agencies to analyze 

23 and communicate such data and carry out evidence 

24 use to support practitioners and education system 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 204. COORDINATION BETWEEN COMPREHENSIVE 

2 CENTERS AND REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LAB3 ORATORIES. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

5 with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evi6 dence Use described in section 152, shall ensure that re7 gional comprehensive centers and regional educational lab8 oratories that serve the same geographic regions are effec9 tively coordinated to minimize duplication and increase cli10 ent satisfaction. 

11 ‘‘(b) LOCAL COORDINATION.—Each regional com12 prehensive center and regional educational laboratory that 

13 serve the same geographic region, to the greatest extent 

14 practicable, shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) carry out local needs assessments and re16 lated input gathering in a coordinated manner; 

17 ‘‘(2) be familiar with each other’s work plan 

18 and areas of expertise, and with other federally 

19 funded technical assistance centers; 

20 ‘‘(3) be responsive, in a timely and effective 

21 manner, to the State educational agencies, local edu22 cational agencies, and, if applicable, Bureau-funded 

23 schools located in such geographic region, which may 

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1 ‘‘(4) develop and maintain a shared regional 

2 governing board, in accordance with the require3 ments of section 206(a)(1); and 

4 ‘‘(5) identify challenges facing students and 

5 practitioners in the region so as to inform the work 

6 of focus centers authorized under section 208. 

7 ‘‘(c) CONTRACT CYCLE.—The Secretary, in consulta8 tion with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and 

9 Evidence Use, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, en10 sure that the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative 

11 agreements awarded for comprehensive centers under this 

12 title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded 

13 by such Commissioner for the regional educational labora14 tory program. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 205. PRIORITIES. 

16 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish priorities for the re17 gional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, 

18 taking into account input from regional governing boards. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 206. GOVERNING BOARDS. 

20 ‘‘(a) REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD.— 

21 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each regional com23 prehensive center and regional educational lab24 oratory that serve the same geographic region 

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1 that shall guide and direct the work of such 

2 center and such laboratory. 

3 ‘‘(B) COSTS.—In supporting and maintain4 ing the regional governing board required under 

5 this paragraph, each regional comprehensive 

6 center and regional educational laboratory shall 

7 equally divide any costs related to developing, 

8 operating, or staffing such board. Such center 

9 or laboratory may enter into a contract with 

10 each other to carry out such activities. 

11 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—Each regional governing board 

12 established under paragraph (1) shall advise the rel13 evant regional comprehensive center and regional 

14 educational laboratory on— 

15 ‘‘(A) the comprehensive center’s activities 

16 described in section 207(f) and the laboratory’s 

17 activities to satisfy the terms and conditions of 

18 the contract award under section 154; 

19 ‘‘(B) the regional agenda of such center 

20 and such laboratory, in a manner that is re21 sponsive to the challenges facing students and 

22 practitioners of the region, which may include 

23 the identification of exemplary, innovative, and 

24 promising practices in the region for additional 

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1 ‘‘(C) ensuring the work of the comprehen2 sive center and the laboratory is high-quality, 

3 actionable, timely, and easily accessible; 

4 ‘‘(D) identifying challenges facing students 

5 and practitioners of the region, which shall in6 form the work of focus centers authorized 

7 under section 208; and 

8 ‘‘(E) the implementation of such center’s 

9 and such laboratory’s respective duties in a 

10 manner that promotes progress toward pro11 viding all students, particularly each subgroup 

12 of students, access to high-quality educational 

13 opportunities and improves educational out14 comes, particularly student academic achieve15 ment. 

16 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each regional gov18 erning board shall be composed of— 

19 ‘‘(i) the chief State school officers, or 

20 such officers’ designees or other State offi21 cials, in each State located in the cor22 responding geographic region; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) not more than 10 other members 

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1 interests in the corresponding geographic 

2 region, which may include the following: 

3 ‘‘(I) Representatives of local edu4 cational agencies and educational 

5 service agencies, including representa6 tives of local educational agencies 

7 serving urban and rural areas. 

8 ‘‘(II) Representatives of institu9 tions of higher education. 

10 ‘‘(III) Parents. 

11 ‘‘(IV) Practitioners, including 

12 classroom teachers, principals, and 

13 other school leaders. 

14 ‘‘(V) Representatives of work15 force development. 

16 ‘‘(VI) Policymakers, expert prac17 titioners, and researchers with knowl18 edge of, and experience using re19 search, development, evaluation, and 

20 statistics. 

21 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTER GOV22 ERNING BOARD.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Comprehen24 sive Center shall have a governing board that 

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1 ‘‘(A) guide and direct the work of such 

2 center; and 

3 ‘‘(B) support such center in scaling effec4 tive technical assistance, minimizing duplica5 tion, and addressing common implementation 

6 challenges faced by States and emerging na7 tional education issues. 

8 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The governing board de9 scribed this subsection shall be composed of— 

10 ‘‘(A) not less than 1 member of each re11 gional governing board described in subsection 

12 (a); and 

13 ‘‘(B) a variety of members described in 

14 subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii). 

15 ‘‘SEC. 207. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS. 

16 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

18 11 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on 

19 a competitive basis, to establish national or regional 

20 comprehensive centers, in accordance with para21 graph (2). 

22 ‘‘(2) AWARD CRITERIA.—In awarding grants, 

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1 ‘‘(A) shall award 1 grant, contract, or co2 operative agreement to an eligible entity to en3 able that eligible entity to establish a national 

4 comprehensive center that will support regional 

5 comprehensive centers by— 

6 ‘‘(i) scaling effective technical assist7 ance; 

8 ‘‘(ii) minimizing duplication; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) addressing— 

10 ‘‘(I) common implementation 

11 challenges faced by States; and 

12 ‘‘(II) emerging national edu13 cation issues; and 

14 ‘‘(B) shall ensure that 1 regional com15 prehensive center is established in each of the 

16 geographic regions. 

17 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTER; RE18 GIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.—In the case 

19 of— 

20 ‘‘(A) a national comprehensive center de21 scribed in paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be 

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1 gion shall be considered to be the region served 

2 by the comprehensive center. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants, contracts, or coop5 erative agreements under this section may be made 

6 with research organizations, public agencies, private 

7 entities, institutions of higher education, or partner8 ships among such entities, with the demonstrated 

9 ability or capacity to carry out the activities de10 scribed in subsection (f) (referred to in this section 

11 as ‘eligible entities’). 

12 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—In conducting competitions 

13 for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 

14 under this section, the Secretary shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) actively encourage eligible entities to 

16 apply for such awards by making widely avail17 able information and technical assistance relat18 ing to the awards described under this section; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) seek input from chief executive offi21 cers of States, chief State school officers, teach22 ers, principals, other school leaders, parents, 

23 administrators, paraprofessionals, and other in24 dividuals with knowledge of the needs of the re25 gions to be served by the awards, regarding— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the needs in the regions for tech2 nical assistance authorized under this title; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) how such needs may be ad5 dressed most effectively. 

6 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In determining whether 

7 to award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 

8 under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that 

9 an eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in 

10 providing high-quality technical assistance, including 

11 by considering the results of any completed evalua12 tion required under this title or part D of title I if 

13 such entity previously received a grant, contract, or 

14 cooperative agreement under this title or title I. 

15 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity, 

18 seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agree19 ment under this section shall submit an applica20 tion at such time, in such manner, and con21 taining such additional information as the Sec22 retary may reasonably require, including the 

23 plan described in paragraph (2). 

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1 responsive to challenges facing students, practi2 tioners, and education system leaders in the re3 gion proposed to be served, each eligible entity 

4 submitting such an application shall meaning5 fully engage with not less than 1 individual or 

6 entity located in such region from each of the 

7 following categories, to inform the application: 

8 ‘‘(i) State educational agencies. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Local educational agencies. 

10 ‘‘(iii) Practitioners, including teachers, 

11 principals, and other school leaders. 

12 ‘‘(iv) Students and parents. 

13 ‘‘(v) Policymakers, expert practi14 tioners, and researchers with knowledge of, 

15 and experience using, the findings from re16 search, evaluation, and statistics. 

17 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—Each application submitted under 

18 paragraph (1) shall contain— 

19 ‘‘(A) an assurance that such applicant will 

20 develop and regularly update a 5-year service 

21 plan for carrying out the technical assistance 

22 and capacity-building activities for the region in 

23 a manner that addresses— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the needs of all States (and to 

2 the extent practicable, of local educational 

3 agencies) within the region to be served by 

4 the national or regional comprehensive cen5 ter, on an ongoing basis; and 

6 ‘‘(B) an assurance that such entity will de7 velop and regularly update and submit to the 

8 Secretary a State service plan that includes— 

9 ‘‘(i) a description of the capacity10 building supports to be delivered by the 

11 center in response to educational chal12 lenges facing students, practitioners, and 

13 education system leaders in a manner that 

14 supports evidence use; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) a description of the technical as16 sistance to be provided to support the ef17 fective implementation of the Elementary 

18 and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

19 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional comprehen21 sive center established under this section shall allo22 cate such center’s resources to and within each State 

23 in a manner which reflects the need for assistance, 

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1 ‘‘(A) the proportion and number of stu2 dents from low-income backgrounds counted 

3 under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary 

4 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

5 ‘‘(B) the number of schools implementing 

6 comprehensive support and improvement activi7 ties, targeted support and improvement activi8 ties, and additional targeted support, under sec9 tion 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 

10 Education Act of 1965 in the region; 

11 ‘‘(C) the increased cost burden of service 

12 delivery in rural areas; and 

13 ‘‘(D) any special initiatives being under14 taken by State, intermediate, local educational 

15 agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appro16 priate, that may require special assistance from 

17 the center. 

18 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIVENESS.—In allocating resources 

19 in accordance with paragraph (1), each regional 

20 comprehensive center shall reserve not more than 15 

21 percent of funds awarded by the Secretary for a fis22 cal year to respond in a timely fashion to urgent 

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1 tivities of the center and the State service plan de2 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B). 

3 ‘‘(e) SCOPE OF WORK.—Each comprehensive center 

4 established under this section shall work with State edu5 cational agencies, local educational agencies, educational 

6 service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded 

7 schools, in the region where such center is located on 

8 school improvement activities that take into account fac9 tors such as the proportion and number of students from 

10 low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) 

11 of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in 

12 the region, and give priority to— 

13 ‘‘(1) schools in the region with high percentages 

14 or numbers of students from low-income back15 grounds, as determined under section 1113(a)(5) of 

16 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

17 1965, including such schools in rural and urban 

18 areas, and schools receiving assistance under title I 

19 of that Act; 

20 ‘‘(2) local educational agencies in the region in 

21 which high percentages or numbers of school-age 

22 children are from low-income families, as determined 

23 under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and 

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1 local educational agencies in rural and urban areas; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(3) schools in the region that are imple4 menting comprehensive support and improvement 

5 activities, targeted support and improvement activi6 ties, and additional targeted support under section 

7 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu8 cation Act of 1965. 

9 ‘‘(f) ACTIVITIES.—A comprehensive center estab10 lished under this section shall provide high-quality, high11 impact technical assistance and capacity-building supports 

12 to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 

13 educational service agencies, and schools, including Bu14 reau-funded schools, located in the region served by such 

15 center by— 

16 ‘‘(1) providing capacity-building supports de17 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include 

18 supports to— 

19 ‘‘(A) strengthen data privacy and security; 

20 or 

21 ‘‘(B) coordinate with other State and local 

22 public agencies, institutions of higher education, 

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1 ‘‘(2) providing training, professional develop2 ment, and technical assistance regarding implemen3 tation of laws described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii); 

4 ‘‘(3) facilitating communication between teach5 ers, principals, other school leaders, paraprofes6 sionals, parents, families, librarians, and education 

7 system leaders, as appropriate; 

8 ‘‘(4) supporting evidence use amongst practi9 tioners and education system leaders, at a minimum, 

10 in— 

11 ‘‘(A) the core academic subjects of mathe12 matics, science, and reading or language arts; 

13 ‘‘(B) meeting the needs of English learners 

14 and children with disabilities; and 

15 ‘‘(C) education technology (including as16 sistive and adaptive technology); 

17 ‘‘(5) in coordination with the Director of the 

18 Institute of Education Sciences, disseminating and 

19 providing information, reports, and publications that 

20 support teaching and learning to improve edu21 cational opportunities and student outcomes, par22 ticularly academic achievement, and particularly for 

23 each subgroup of students, to students, families, 

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1 ‘‘(6) bringing teams of experts together to de2 velop and implement school improvement plans and 

3 strategies, especially in schools implementing com4 prehensive support and improvement activities, tar5 geted support and improvement activities, and addi6 tional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the 

7 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(7) supporting high-quality teacher and school 

10 leader preparation, recruitment, and retention prac11 tices, including evidenced-based clinical experiences, 

12 and improving the teacher pipeline in critical areas. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 208. FOCUS CENTERS. 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

16 not more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative 

17 agreements to eligible entities (as described in sec18 tion 207(b)(1)) to enable those eligible entities to es19 tablish and operate focus centers on topics described 

20 in subsection (b). 

21 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity, seek22 ing a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 

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1 ditional information as the Secretary may reasonably 

2 require. 

3 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Focus centers author4 ized under paragraph (1) shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) address 1 or more topics described in 

6 subsection (b); 

7 ‘‘(B) carry out activities that increase evi8 dence use on such topic amongst practitioners, 

9 education system leaders, elementary schools 

10 and secondary schools, local educational agen11 cies, and State educational agencies; and 

12 ‘‘(C) in a timely manner, develop evidence13 based products or tools regarding such topic 

14 and widely disseminate such products or tools 

15 to practitioners, education system leaders, and 

16 policymakers in formats that are high-quality, 

17 easily accessible, understandable, and action18 able. 

19 ‘‘(b) TOPICS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall en21 gage with— 

22 ‘‘(A) regional governing boards, in accord23 ance with in section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify 

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1 that are of shared importance and urgency 

2 across geographic regions; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Director of the Institute of Edu4 cation Sciences to examine the evidence bases of 

5 research that may address the challenges identi6 fied in subparagraph (A). 

7 ‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION.—After carrying out the 

8 engagement requirements in paragraph (1), the Sec9 retary, in consultation with the Director of the Insti10 tute of Education Sciences, shall identify topics for 

11 focus centers that address educational challenges of 

12 shared importance and urgency and that may be ad13 dressed through the mobilization of robust evidence 

14 bases of research. 

15 ‘‘(c) RULE.—In making awards under this section, 

16 the Secretary may carry out distinct award competitions 

17 for each topic developed under subsection (b). 

18 ‘‘SEC. 209. EVALUATIONS. 

19 ‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVAL21 UATION AND EVIDENCE USE.—The Secretary shall 

22 provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the 

23 National Center for Education Evaluation and Evi24 dence Use of the comprehensive centers receiving as25 sistance under this title, the results of which shall be 


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1 transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education, 

2 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appro3 priations of the Senate and the Committee on Edu4 cation and the Workforce and the Committee on Ap5 propriations of the House of Representatives, the 

6 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and 

7 the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis 

8 of the services provided under this title, the extent 

9 to which each of the comprehensive centers meets 

10 the objectives of its respective plan, and the extent 

11 to which— 

12 ‘‘(A) technical assistance provided by such 

13 centers— 

14 ‘‘(i) was high quality and high impact; 

15 ‘‘(ii) was responsive to the needs of 

16 clients in the region; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) improved implementation of the 

18 laws described in section 207(c)(2)(C)(ii); 

19 ‘‘(B) capacity-building services were high 

20 quality and high impact, and responsive to the 

21 educational challenges of State educational 

22 agencies, local educational agencies, and schools 

23 in the region; and 

24 ‘‘(C) such centers effectively coordinated 

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1 federally funded technical assistance centers to 

2 align technical assistance, minimize duplication, 

3 and increase client satisfaction. 

4 ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.—In addition to 

5 the evaluation described in paragraph (1), the Sec6 retary shall ensure that each comprehensive center 

7 receiving assistance under this title is evaluated by 

8 an independent entity, which shall be completed not 

9 less than 1 fiscal year prior to the end of the period 

10 of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with 

11 the eligible entity that operates the comprehensive 

12 center, and which shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) include each of the analyses and as14 sessments described in paragraph (1); and 

15 ‘‘(B) determine the extent to which such 

16 center effectively supported the decisionmaking 

17 of practitioners, education system leaders, and 

18 policymakers located in the region served by the 

19 center. 

20 ‘‘(b) FOCUS CENTER EVALUATION.—The Secretary 

21 shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the 

22 National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence 

23 Use of the focus centers receiving assistance under this 

24 title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Com25 mittee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 


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1 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com2 mittee on Education and the Workforce and the Com3 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

4 the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and 

5 the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of 

6 the evidence use activities carried out by such center, and 

7 such center’s effectiveness in addressing topics of shared 

8 importance and urgency. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 

12 2024 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2244 of 

14 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

17 203’’ and inserting ‘‘section 207’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘section 

19 203’’ and inserting ‘‘section 207’’. 

20 TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESS21 MENT OF EDUCATIONAL 

22 PROGRESS 

23 SEC. 301. REFERENCES. 

24 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

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1 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi2 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

3 section or other provision of the National Assessment of 

4 Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 

5 et seq.). 

6 SEC. 302. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD. 

7 Section 302 (20 U.S.C. 9621) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4); 

9 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection 

10 (e)(1) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) establish an assessment schedule, in 

12 consultation with the Commissioner for Edu13 cation Statistics to ensure the technical and 

14 cost feasibility of such schedule’s implementa15 tion, that complies with the requirements of 

16 section 303(b), including— 

17 ‘‘(i) selecting the subject areas and 

18 grades or ages to be assessed; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) determining the years in which 

20 such assessments will be conducted;’’; and 

21 (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘on the De22 partment’s’’ and all that follows through the period 

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1 ‘‘(A) the Department’s actions to imple2 ment the decisions of the Assessment Board; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) the budget of the Department regard5 ing the costs associated with the duties of the 

6 Assessment Board and activities relating to the 

7 National Assessment, including the technical 

8 and cost feasibility of carrying out the assess9 ment schedule established under subsection 

10 (e)(1)(A).’’. 

11 SEC. 303. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL 

12 PROGRESS. 

13 Section 303 (20 U.S.C. 9622) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

17 ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ before ‘‘con18 duct’’; 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

20 ‘‘, but at least as’’ and all that follows 

21 through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘and 

22 at least once every 4 years;’’; and 

23 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

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1 the semicolon and inserting ‘‘, subject to 

2 paragraph (4)’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (I) in clause (i), by inserting 

6 ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ before 

7 ‘‘shall’’; and 

8 (II) in clause (iv), by inserting 

9 ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ before 

10 ‘‘shall’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by insert12 ing ‘‘on’’ before ‘‘the standards’’; 

13 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

14 through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re15 spectively; 

16 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(4) FREQUENCY OF BIENNIAL READING AND

19 MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS.—In carrying out the 

20 reading and mathematics assessments requirements 

21 under subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (2) 

22 and paragraph (3), the Commissioner for Education 

23 Statistics shall conduct such assessments in— 

24 ‘‘(A) 2024; 

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1 ‘‘(C) every other year thereafter, in order 

2 to provide for 1 year in which no such assess3 ments are conducted between each administra4 tion of such assessments.’’; and 

5 (E) in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated 

6 by subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘information 

7 on’’ and all that follows through the period at 

8 the end and inserting ‘‘, to the extent feasible, 

9 information needed to carry out paragraph 

10 (2)(G).’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 

13 ‘‘Chairman of the House Committee’’ and all 

14 that follows through the period at the end and 

15 inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and the 

16 Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

17 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

18 and Pensions of the Senate.’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting a 

20 comma after ‘‘Code’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘For’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘In accordance with section 

23 1111(g)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary 

24 Education Act of 1965, for’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

3 (I) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all 

4 that follows through ‘‘by—’’ and in5 serting ‘‘shall be determined by—’’; 

6 and 

7 (II) by redesignating subclauses 

8 (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), re9 spectively, and indenting appro10 priately; 

11 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL CONSENSUS APPROACH.— 

14 The Assessment Board shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) make the determinations de16 scribed in subparagraph (A) utilizing a na17 tional consensus approach; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) ensure the achievement levels de19 veloped under such subparagraph are rea20 sonable, valid, and informative to the pub21 lic.’’; 

22 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) 

23 and (D); and 

24 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

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1 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘trial’’; 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘under this sub4 section,’’ after ‘‘development’’; and 

5 (iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘offi6 cer’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘–’’ 

8 after the semicolon; and 

9 (6) in subsection (g)(2)— 

10 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOLS’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘INDIAN EDUCATION’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘Indian Affairs’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Indian Education’’. 

15 SEC. 304. DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 304 (20 U.S.C. 9623) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

18 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

19 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes20 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘elementary 

22 school’, ‘local educational agency’, ‘secondary 

23 school’, and ‘Secretary’ have the meanings given 

24 those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

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1 (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by para2 graph (1), by inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR.—’’ before ‘‘The 

3 term’’; and 

4 (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by in5 serting ‘‘STATE.—’’ before ‘‘The term’’. 

6 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 Section 305(a) (20 U.S.C. 9624(a)) is amended to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap10 propriated— 

11 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2024— 

12 ‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary to 

13 carry out section 302; and 

14 ‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary to 

15 carry out section 303; and 

16 ‘‘(2) for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, 

17 such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 

18 302 and 303.’’. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Research in 

21 Education Act’’ or the ‘‘AREA Act’’. 

22 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

23 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

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TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM 

Sec. 101. References. 

Sec. 102. Redesignations. 

Sec. 103. Definitions. 

PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

Sec. 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 RESEARCH

Sec. 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 RESEARCH

Sec. 161. Establishment. 

Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research. 

Sec. 163. Duties. 

Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research. 

PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 171. Repeals and redesignation. 

Sec. 172. Interagency data sources and formats. 

Sec. 173. Prohibitions. 

Sec. 174. Confidentiality. 

Sec. 175. Availability of data. 

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Sec. 177. Vacancies. 

Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees. 

Sec. 179. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 180. Conforming amendments. 

TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

Sec. 201. Educational technical assistance. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS 

Sec. 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. 

1 SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC 

2 LAW. 

3 Section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 

4 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

6 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

7 ‘Education Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 2002’. 

8 ‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

9 this Act is as follows: 

‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

‘‘TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM 

‘‘Sec. 101. Short title. 

‘‘Sec. 102. Definitions. 

‘‘PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

‘‘Sec. 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. 


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‘‘Sec. 120. Competitive awards. 

‘‘Sec. 121. Transparency. 

‘‘PART B—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

‘‘Sec. 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. 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 RESEARCH

‘‘Sec. 161. Establishment. 

‘‘Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research. 

‘‘Sec. 163. Duties. 

‘‘Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research. 

‘‘PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS

‘‘Sec. 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. 


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‘‘TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

‘‘Sec. 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 PROGRESS 

‘‘Sec. 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 PROVISIONS 

‘‘Sec. 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.’’. 

1 TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES 

2 REFORM 

3 SEC. 101. REFERENCES. 

4 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

5 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

6 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 

7 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 

8 other provision of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 

9 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.). 

10 SEC. 102. REDESIGNATIONS. 

11 The Act (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended by redes12 ignating sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 175 


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1 through 177, and 181 through 194, as sections 141 through 

2 148, 151 through 154, 161 through 163, and 171 through 

3 184, respectively. 

4 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

5 Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

9 ‘‘(A) ESEA TERMS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘dual or 

11 concurrent enrollment program’, ‘early col12 lege high school’, ‘elementary school’, 

13 ‘English learner’, ‘local educational agency’, 

14 ‘multi-tier system of supports’, ‘other staff’, 

15 ‘paraprofessional’, ‘school leader’, ‘sec16 ondary school’, ‘Secretary’, ‘specialized in17 structional support personnel’, ‘State edu18 cational agency’, and ‘universal design for 

19 learning’ have the meanings given those 

20 terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 

21 and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

22 ‘‘(ii) SUBGROUP OF STUDENTS.—The 

23 term ‘subgroup of students’— 

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1 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary 

2 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) includes first generation col5 lege students, as defined in section 

6 402A(h) of the Higher Education Act 

7 of 1965. 

8 ‘‘(iii) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term 

9 ‘charter school’ has the meaning given the 

10 term in section 4310 of the Elementary and 

11 Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

12 ‘‘(B) IDEA TERMS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The 

14 term ‘child with a disability’ has the mean15 ing given the term in section 602 of the In16 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

17 ‘‘(ii) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DIS18 ABILITY.—The term ‘infant or toddler with 

19 a disability’ has the meaning given the term 

20 in section 632 of the Individuals with Dis21 abilities Education Act. 

22 ‘‘(C) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIT23 ERACY ACT TERMS.—The terms ‘adult education’ 

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1 the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3272).’’; 

3 (2) by striking paragraphs (17) and (21); 

4 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

5 (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), 

6 (16), (18), (19), (20), (22), and (23), as paragraphs 

7 (3), (4), (5), (6), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), (18), 

8 (20), (22), (23), (25), (26), (29), (30), (31), and (32), 

9 respectively; 

10 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTION; NA13 TIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The terms 

14 ‘Alaska Native-serving institution’ and ‘Native Ha15 waiian-serving institution’ have the meanings given 

16 the terms in section 317 of the Higher Education Act 

17 of 1965.’’; 

18 (5) in paragraph (3)(B), as redesignated by 

19 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or the identification of 

20 evidence-based practices’’ after ‘‘field of education’’; 

21 (6) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para22 graph (3), by striking ‘‘Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Edu23 cation’’; 

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1 ‘‘(7) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL.—The term ‘Bu2 reau-funded school’ has the meaning given the term in 

3 section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

4 (25 U.S.C. 2021). 

5 ‘‘(8) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 

6 term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning 

7 given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Ca8 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006.’’; 

9 (8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para10 graph (3), by striking ‘‘means an entity established 

11 under section 203 of the Educational Technical As12 sistance Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘has the meaning 

13 given the term in section 202’’; 

14 (9) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by para15 graph (3)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’ before 

17 ‘‘products or processes’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘teaching’’ and all that fol19 lows through the period at the end and inserting 

20 ‘‘teaching and learning, that lead to the improve21 ment of student outcomes, including the aca22 demic skills of students, and that may be 

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1 (10) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by para2 graph (3)— 

3 (A) by inserting ‘‘principals, other school 

4 leaders,’’ after ‘‘teachers,’’; and 

5 (B) by inserting ‘‘specialized instructional 

6 support personnel, other staff, early childhood 

7 educators, administrators of early childhood edu8 cation programs, faculty, student support staff, 

9 paraprofessionals,’’ after ‘‘other practitioners,’’; 

10 (11) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redes11 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

12 ‘‘(14) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PRO13 GRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education pro14 gram’ has the meaning given the term in section 103 

15 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’; 

16 (12) in paragraph (15), as redesignated by para17 graph (3), by striking ‘‘providing,’’ and all that fol18 lows through the period at the end and inserting 

19 ‘‘providing services to children in an early childhood 

20 education program.’’; 

21 (13) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redes22 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

23 ‘‘(16) EVIDENCE-BASED.— 

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1 strategy, intervention, or policy design shown to 

2 improve relevant outcomes for its intended bene3 ficiaries at the individual, classroom, program, 

4 school, institutional, education system, or work5 force system level based on scientifically valid re6 search. 

7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—For the purposes of the 

8 work of the Institute in carrying out technical 

9 assistance activities related to a program admin10 istered by the Secretary and established under 

11 another law, the term ‘evidence-based’ has the 

12 meaning given that term in the establishing law, 

13 if the law (not including regulations) defines 

14 such term. 

15 ‘‘(17) EVIDENCE USE.—The term ‘evidence use’ 

16 means activities that build the capacity of practi17 tioners to effectively understand and apply evidence18 based practices and scientifically valid research— 

19 ‘‘(A) to comprehend the design principles of 

20 evidence-based practices and identify, select, im21 plement, and adapt such practices in hetero22 geneous local educational contexts; 

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1 continuous improvement of education systems; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(C) which may be informed by the syn4 thesis of an evidence base related to a specific ac5 tivity, strategy, intervention, or policy design, 

6 based on consistent findings across multiple 

7 studies or sites to support the generality of re8 sults and conclusions.’’; 

9 (14) in paragraph (18), as redesignated by para10 graph (3), by striking ‘‘(including teachers and other 

11 practitioners) and that conforms to standards’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘in collaboration with practitioners or edu13 cation system leaders and that conforms to the prin14 ciples’’; 

15 (15) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redes16 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

17 ‘‘(19) GEOGRAPHIC REGION.—The term ‘geo18 graphic region’ means each of the 10 geographic re19 gions served by the regional educational labora20 tories.’’; 

21 (16) by inserting after paragraph (20), as redes22 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

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1 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

2 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 

3 (17) by inserting after paragraph (23), as redes4 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

5 ‘‘(24) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

6 term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu7 tion of higher education described in section 371(a) of 

8 the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’; 

9 (18) in paragraph (25), as redesignated by para10 graph (3), by striking ‘‘section 133(c)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘section 133(g)’’; 

12 (19) by striking paragraph (26), as redesignated 

13 by paragraph (3), and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(26) PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFICALLY VALID RE15 SEARCH.—The term ‘principles of scientifically valid 

16 research’ means research standards that— 

17 ‘‘(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objec18 tive methodology to obtain reliable and valid 

19 knowledge relevant to the needs of students, fami20 lies, practitioners, education system leaders, and 

21 policymakers; 

22 ‘‘(B) present findings and make claims that 

23 are appropriate to, and supported by, the meth24 ods that have been employed; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) include, appropriate to the research 

2 being conducted— 

3 ‘‘(i) use of research designs and meth4 ods appropriate to the research question 

5 posed; 

6 ‘‘(ii) use of systematic, empirical meth7 ods that draw on observation or experiment; 

8 ‘‘(iii) use of data analyses that are 

9 adequate to support the general findings; 

10 ‘‘(iv) making claims of causal relation11 ships only in random assignment experi12 ments or other designs (to the extent such 

13 designs substantially eliminate plausible 

14 competing explanations for the obtained re15 sults); 

16 ‘‘(v) consistency of findings across mul17 tiple studies or sites to support the gen18 erality of results and conclusions; 

19 ‘‘(vi) presentation of studies and meth20 ods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow 

21 for replication or, at a minimum, to offer 

22 the opportunity to build systematically on 

23 the findings of the research; and 

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1 pendent experts through a comparably rig2 orous, objective, and scientific review.’’; 

3 (20) by inserting after paragraph (26), as redes4 ignated by paragraph (3), the following: 

5 ‘‘(27) PRIORITIES.—The term ‘priorities’ means 

6 the priorities proposed by the Director and approved 

7 by the Board under section 115. 

8 ‘‘(28) REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY.— 

9 The term ‘regional educational laboratory’ means a 

10 regional educational laboratory established under sec11 tion 157.’’; 

12 (21) in paragraph (29), as redesignated by para13 graph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) provides an adequate description of 

16 the programs evaluated, the study sample, and 

17 the individual or multiple sites in which a pro18 gram was evaluated, and, to the extent possible, 

19 examines the relationship between program im20 plementation and program impacts, including 

21 whether or not such impact occurred and why, 

22 and the contextual factors that may influence 

23 program impact;’’; 

24 (22) in paragraph (30), as redesignated by para25 graph (3), by striking ‘‘scientifically based research 


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1 standards’’ and inserting ‘‘principles of scientifically 

2 valid research’’; 

3 (23) by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated 

4 by paragraph (3), and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(31) STATE; OUTLYING AREA.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘State’ in7 cludes (except as provided in section 150) each 

8 of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 

9 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the freely associ10 ated states, and the outlying areas. 

11 ‘‘(B) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The 

12 term ‘freely associated states’ means the Republic 

13 of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 

14 Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. 

15 ‘‘(C) OUTLYING AREA.—The term ‘outlying 

16 area’ has the meaning given such term in section 

17 1121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu18 cation Act of 1965.’’; 

19 (24) by striking paragraph (32), as redesignated 

20 by paragraph (3), and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(32) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘tech22 nical assistance’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) assistance in evidence use, including 

24 professional development, high-quality training, 


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1 and other supports to implement evidence-based 

2 practices and strategies leading to— 

3 ‘‘(i) improved educational opportuni4 ties and approaches to teaching and learn5 ing that are based on scientifically valid re6 search; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) improved planning, design, adap8 tation, and implementation of programs; 

9 ‘‘(B) assistance in interpreting, analyzing, 

10 and utilizing data, statistics, and evaluations, 

11 including evaluating the implementation of pro12 grams to measure program fidelity and effective13 ness; 

14 ‘‘(C) assistance in identifying and applying 

15 for research funding opportunities provided by 

16 the Institute; or 

17 ‘‘(D) other assistance necessary to encourage 

18 the improvement of teaching and learning 

19 through the application of techniques supported 

20 by scientifically valid research.’’; and 

21 (25) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(33) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

23 term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the meaning 

24 given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu25 cation Act of 1965. 


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1 ‘‘(34) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 

2 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

5 ‘‘(35) YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 

6 ‘youth with a disability’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

8 (29 U.S.C. 705).’’. 

9 PART A—THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 

10 SCIENCES 

11 SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT. 

12 Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 9511) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(b) MISSION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The mission of the Institute 

17 is to provide national leadership in expanding funda18 mental knowledge and understanding of education 

19 from early childhood through postsecondary study (in20 cluding special education, adult education, and labor 

21 market outcomes), in order to provide students, fami22 lies, practitioners, education system leaders, research23 ers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable 

24 information and research about— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the condition and progress of edu2 cation in the United States; 

3 ‘‘(B) educational practices that support 

4 learning to improve student outcomes, including 

5 academic achievement and access to high-quality 

6 educational opportunities for all students, par7 ticularly for each subgroup of students; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the effectiveness of Federal and other 

9 education programs. 

10 ‘‘(2) CARRYING OUT MISSION.—In carrying out 

11 the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute 

12 shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) compile statistics, develop evidence14 based products, promote evidence use, and con15 duct research, evaluations, and wide dissemina16 tion in a manner that is responsive to the edu17 cational challenges facing students, families, 

18 practitioners, and education system leaders; and 

19 ‘‘(B) ensure that such activities— 

20 ‘‘(i) conform to high standards of qual21 ity, integrity, transparency, accuracy, and 

22 validity; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) are objective, secular, neutral, 

24 and nonideological and are free of partisan 

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1 race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or 

2 disability.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘the Na4 tional Center for Education Evaluation and Regional 

5 Assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Center for 

6 Education Evaluation and Evidence Use’’. 

7 SEC. 112. FUNCTIONS. 

8 Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 9512) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘section 194’’ and inserting ‘‘sec10 tion 182’’; and 

11 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) conduct and support scientifically valid re14 search activities, including basic research, applied re15 search, and field-initiated research, statistics activi16 ties, scientifically valid education evaluation, develop17 ment, wide dissemination, and evidence use; 

18 ‘‘(2) support collaborative identification and de19 velopment of research questions, designs, and methods 

20 among researchers, students, families, practitioners, 

21 education system leaders, and policymakers, and 

22 widely disseminate the findings and results of sci23 entifically valid research in education to such indi24 viduals and within the Department and the Federal 

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1 ‘‘(3) promote the use, development, and applica2 tion of knowledge gained from scientifically valid re3 search activities to improve student outcomes, includ4 ing academic achievement, particularly for each sub5 group of students; 

6 ‘‘(4) strengthen the national, State, regional, and 

7 local capacity to conduct, develop, and widely dis8 seminate activities described in paragraph (1), in9 cluding by increasing the participation of researchers 

10 and institutions that have been historically underrep11 resented in Federal education research activities of 

12 the Institute, including historically Black colleges and 

13 universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska 

14 Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving 

15 institutions, and other minority-serving institu16 tions;’’. 

17 SEC. 113. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. 

18 Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 9514) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Except as pro20 vided in subsection (b)(2), the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(b) TERM.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) 6-YEAR TERM.—Except as provided in 

2 subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve for a 

3 term of 6 years, beginning on the date of ap4 pointment of the Director. 

5 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If a successor to the Di6 rector has not been named as of the date of expi7 ration of the Director’s term, the Director may 

8 serve for not more than an additional 1-year pe9 riod, beginning on the day after the date of expi10 ration of the Director’s term, or until a successor 

11 has been appointed under subsection (a), which12 ever occurs first. 

13 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Board shall 

14 make recommendations to the President with respect 

15 to the appointment of a Director under subsection 

16 (a).’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘productivity 

18 and leadership’’ and inserting ‘‘productivity, leader19 ship, and support for wide dissemination and evi20 dence use’’; 

21 (4) in subsection (f)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘prin23 ciples of scientifically valid research and appli24 cable’’ before ‘‘standards’’; 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) To coordinate education research and re4 lated activities carried out by the Institute with such 

5 research and activities carried out by other agencies 

6 within the Department and the Federal Government 

7 in order to ensure that such activities— 

8 ‘‘(A) support high-quality teaching and 

9 learning for students, particularly for each sub10 group of students; and 

11 ‘‘(B) are responsive to the educational chal12 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

13 and education system leaders.’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 

15 evidence use’’ after ‘‘statistics activities’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (5)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘necessary’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘and maintain high-quality and time19 ly’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 116(b)(3)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘section 116(b)(4)’’; 

22 (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 

23 183 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 173’’; 

24 (F) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘racial, 

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1 ‘‘bias on the basis of race, religion, color, na2 tional origin, sex, or disability’’; 

3 (G) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(8) To undertake initiatives and programs to 

6 increase the participation of researchers and institu7 tions that have been historically underrepresented in 

8 Federal education research activities of the Institute, 

9 including historically Black colleges or universities, 

10 Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serv11 ing institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institu12 tions, or other minority-serving institutions.’’; 

13 (H) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 

14 comprehensive centers’’ and inserting ‘‘, technical 

15 assistance centers supported by the Department, 

16 and comprehensive centers, to increase evidence 

17 use among practitioners, education system lead18 ers, and policymakers’’; 

19 (I) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘input 

20 from’’ and inserting ‘‘engagement with’’; and 

21 (J) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(13) To ensure that information, statistics, 

23 products, and publications of the Institute are pre24 pared in a timely manner and are widely dissemi25 nated to practitioners, education system leaders, and 


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1 policymakers in formats that are of high quality, eas2 ily accessible, understandable, and actionable.’’; 

3 (5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘by the Sec4 retary’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

5 end and inserting ‘‘by the Secretary— 

6 ‘‘(1) review the products and publications of 

7 other offices of the Department to certify that evi8 dence-based claims about those products and publica9 tions are scientifically valid; and 

10 ‘‘(2) accurately synthesize and effectively com11 municate the research base of evidence-based practices 

12 that address educational challenges facing students, 

13 families, practitioners, and education system lead14 ers.’’; and 

15 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) TRANSPARENCY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRODUCTS

17 AND PUBLICATIONS.—The Director shall ensure that evi18 dence-based products and publications issued by the Insti19 tute— 

20 ‘‘(1) describe prominently the type of scientific 

21 evidence that is used to support the evidence-based 

22 findings; and 

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1 ‘‘(A) the findings that are disseminated; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(B) the types of evidence used to support 

4 such findings.’’. 

5 SEC. 114. PRIORITIES. 

6 Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 9515) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 115. PRIORITIES. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, not less often 

10 than every 6 years, propose to the Board priorities for the 

11 Institute after— 

12 ‘‘(1) first engaging with the Committee on 

13 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

14 and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

15 of the House of Representatives, and engaging with 

16 practitioners, education system leaders, and policy17 makers; 

18 ‘‘(2) subsequent to the consultation and engage19 ment under paragraph (1), reviewing public com20 ments submitted in accordance with subsection (b); 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(3) subsequent to reviewing public comments 

23 under paragraph (2), identifying priority topics 

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1 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before submitting to the 

2 Board proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) make such priorities available to the public 

5 for comment for not less than 60 days (including by 

6 electronic means such as posting in an easily acces7 sible manner on the Institute’s website and through 

8 publishing such priorities in the Federal Register); 

9 ‘‘(2) ensure that the public comments were con10 sidered in developing the priorities submitted by the 

11 Director to the Board; and 

12 ‘‘(3) provide to the Board a copy of each such 

13 public comment submitted. 

14 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY TOPICS.—After reviewing public com15 ments submitted in accordance with subsection (b), the Di16 rector shall identify priority topics that may require long17 term research or that are focused on understanding and 

18 solving particular education problems and issues, including 

19 those associated with the goals and requirements of the 

20 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Care 

21 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 

22 et seq.), the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

23 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the 

24 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

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1 Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et 

2 seq.), which may include— 

3 ‘‘(1) supporting high-quality teaching and learn4 ing, including through school and system design and 

5 instructional strategies, in order to provide students, 

6 particularly each subgroup of students, access to high7 quality educational opportunities and to improve 

8 educational outcomes, particularly student academic 

9 achievement; and 

10 ‘‘(2) increasing the identification and develop11 ment of evidence-based practices or policies, including 

12 the use of the science of learning and human develop13 ment for meeting students’ needs and supporting im14 proved outcomes. 

15 ‘‘(d) APPROVAL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days, to 

17 the greatest extent practicable, after the date the 

18 Board receives proposed priorities under subsection 

19 (a), the Board shall, under a majority vote of a 

20 quorum of the Board, approve or disapprove the pri21 orities, including any necessary revision of those pri22 orities. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Board shall ensure that 

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1 Centers are consistent with the mission of the Insti2 tute. 

3 ‘‘(e) FINAL PRIORITIES.—The Director shall make the 

4 final priorities approved by the Board under subsection (d) 

5 widely available to the public, including by electronic 

6 means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on 

7 the Department’s website.’’. 

8 SEC. 115. PLANS; EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE. 

9 Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by insert10 ing after section 115 the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 115A. PLANS. 

12 ‘‘(a) APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS’ PLANS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

14 the date the Director receives a plan submitted under 

15 section 133(b), 143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the Director 

16 shall approve such plan, including requiring any nec17 essary revision of such plan. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY.—The Director shall ensure 

19 that each plan approved under paragraph (1) is con20 sistent with the mission of the corresponding National 

21 Education Center. 

22 ‘‘(b) INSTITUTE’S PLAN AND REPORT.—Not later than 

23 90 days after the date the Board approves priorities under 

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1 ‘‘(1) in consultation with each Commissioner of 

2 a National Education Center and the Board— 

3 ‘‘(A) develop a plan for addressing such pri4 orities across the Institute’s activities and func5 tions, in accordance with the requirements of 

6 this title; and 

7 ‘‘(B) incorporate in such plan each plan 

8 approved by the Director in accordance with 

9 subsection (a); 

10 ‘‘(2) submit a report containing the Institute’s 

11 plan described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on 

12 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

14 Committee on Education and the Workforce and the 

15 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives; and 

17 ‘‘(3) make such report widely available to the 

18 public (including by electronic means such as posting 

19 in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s 

20 website). 

21 ‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—At the time of submission of a report 

22 required under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall provide 

23 a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

24 and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

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1 and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep2 resentatives on the contents of the report. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 115B. EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 112(4), 

5 the Institute shall carry out initiatives and programs— 

6 ‘‘(1) to strengthen the national capacity to carry 

7 out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics 

8 related to education by expanding the education re9 searcher pipeline; and 

10 ‘‘(2) to increase the participation of researchers 

11 and institutions that have been historically underrep12 resented in Federal education research activities of 

13 the Institute, including historically Black colleges and 

14 universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska 

15 Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving 

16 institutions, and other minority-serving institutions. 

17 ‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIPS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

19 and maintain— 

20 ‘‘(A) research, evaluation, and statistics fel21 lowships in institutions of higher education 

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1 serving institutions, and other minority-serving 

2 institutions) that support— 

3 ‘‘(i) graduate and postdoctoral study 

4 onsite at the Institute or at the institution 

5 of higher education; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) early-career researchers; and 

7 ‘‘(B) fellowships in new and emerging areas 

8 of study. 

9 ‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT.—In establishing the fellow10 ships under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure 

11 that women, minorities, and individuals with disabil12 ities are actively recruited for participation. 

13 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 

14 Director shall ensure that the activities of the National 

15 Education Centers are coordinated effectively.’’. 

16 SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES. 

17 Section 116 (20 U.S.C. 9516) is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES. 

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall have a 

22 board of directors, which shall be known as the Na23 tional Board for Education Sciences. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of the Advancing Re3 search in Education Act, the Secretary shall ap4 point a Board in accordance with this section as 

5 in effect on the date of enactment of the Advanc6 ing Research in Education Act. 

7 ‘‘(B) TRANSITION AUTHORITY.—The Sec8 retary shall take such steps as may be necessary 

9 to ensure an orderly transition to the Board, as 

10 authorized under subparagraph (A), from the 

11 Board as in effect on the day before the date of 

12 enactment of the Advancing Research in Edu13 cation Act, which may include adjusting term 

14 limits of members on the Board. 

15 ‘‘(C) EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.—In car16 rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

17 may— 

18 ‘‘(i) remove members who served on the 

19 Board on the day before the date of enact20 ment of the Advancing Research in Edu21 cation Act who were appointed in accord22 ance with this title prior to such date of en23 actment; and 

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1 actment of the Advancing Research in Edu2 cation Act. 

3 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Board are the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(1) To advise and consult with the Director on 

6 the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis. 

7 ‘‘(2) To advise on the research, evaluation, sta8 tistics, development, dissemination, and evidence use 

9 activities planned or carried out by the Director and 

10 the Institute and make recommendations to ensure 

11 such activities are responsive to the educational chal12 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, and 

13 education system leaders. 

14 ‘‘(3) To consider and approve priorities proposed 

15 by the Director under section 115 to guide the work 

16 of the Institute in accordance with the timelines spec17 ified in such section. 

18 ‘‘(4) To advise the Director on high-quality and 

19 timely procedures for technical and scientific peer re20 view of the activities of the Institute. 

21 ‘‘(5) To advise the Director on improving or pro22 moting the use, usefulness, and impact of activities to 

23 be supported by the Institute, including the general 

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1 Center for Education Research and the National Cen2 ter for Special Education Research. 

3 ‘‘(6) To present to the Director such rec4 ommendations as it may find appropriate for— 

5 ‘‘(A) strengthening education research from 

6 early childhood through postsecondary study; 

7 ‘‘(B) improving evidence use and dissemi8 nation; and 

9 ‘‘(C) the staffing and funding of the Insti10 tute. 

11 ‘‘(7) To advise the Director on the funding of ap12 plications for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

13 agreements for research and the process for high-qual14 ity and timely peer review. 

15 ‘‘(8) To advise and regularly evaluate the work 

16 of the Institute on the bases that— 

17 ‘‘(A) scientifically valid research, develop18 ment, evaluation, and statistical analysis are 

19 consistent with principles of scientifically valid 

20 research or the applicable standards for such ac21 tivities under this title; and 

22 ‘‘(B) activities related to the development of 

23 practices, wide dissemination, and evidence use 

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1 ‘‘(9) To advise the Director on ensuring that ac2 tivities conducted or supported by the Institute are 

3 objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are 

4 free of partisan political influence and bias on the 

5 basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or 

6 disability. 

7 ‘‘(10) To solicit advice and information from 

8 those in the education field, particularly practi9 tioners, education system leaders, policymakers, and 

10 researchers, to assist the Board in making rec11 ommendations to the Director of topics that require 

12 long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and 

13 integrated research efforts, consistent with the prior14 ities and mission of the Institute. 

15 ‘‘(11) To advise the Director on opportunities for 

16 the participation and the advancement of women, mi17 norities, and persons with disabilities, and institu18 tions that have been historically underrepresented in 

19 Federal education research activities of the Institute, 

20 including community colleges, historically Black col21 leges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Univer22 sities, Alaska Native serving-institutions, Native Ha23 waiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serv24 ing institutions. 


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1 ‘‘(12) To recommend to the Director ways to en2 hance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts 

3 with other Federal and State research agencies. 

4 ‘‘(13) To recommend to the Director individuals 

5 to serve as Commissioners of the National Education 

6 Centers. 

7 ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) VOTING MEMBERS.—The Board shall have 9 

9 voting members appointed by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(2) ADVICE.—The Secretary shall solicit advice 

11 regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the 

12 members of the Board serving on the date of the solic13 itation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engi14 neering, and Medicine, and organizations that have 

15 knowledge of individuals who are highly qualified to 

16 appraise scientifically valid research, statistics, eval17 uation, development, dissemination, and evidence use. 

18 ‘‘(3) NONVOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The 

19 Board may have the following nonvoting ex officio 

20 members: 

21 ‘‘(A) The Director of the Institute of Edu22 cation Sciences. 

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1 ‘‘(C) The Director of the Eunice Kennedy 

2 Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 

3 Human Development. 

4 ‘‘(D) The Director of the Census Bureau. 

5 ‘‘(E) The Commissioner of Labor Statistics. 

6 ‘‘(F) The Director of the National Science 

7 Foundation. 

8 ‘‘(4) APPOINTED MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 ‘‘(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members appointed 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to 

11 appraise education research, statistics, evalua12 tion, or development, and shall include the fol13 lowing individuals: 

14 ‘‘(i) Not fewer than 4 researchers in the 

15 field of statistics, evaluation, social sciences, 

16 or physical and biological sciences, with 

17 demonstrated experience in carrying out 

18 and effectively communicating scientifically 

19 valid research on education matters. 

20 ‘‘(ii) At least 1 practitioner who is a 

21 school-based professional educator, teacher, 

22 principal, other school leader, or local edu23 cational agency superintendent. 

24 ‘‘(iii) At least 1 State leader who is 

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1 lenges facing students, families, practi2 tioners, and education system leaders, who 

3 may be a chief State school officer, State 

4 postsecondary education executive, or mem5 ber of a State board of education. 

6 ‘‘(iv) At least 1 individual with exper7 tise in special education research and re8 search on children with disabilities in edu9 cational settings. 

10 ‘‘(B) TERMS.—Each member shall serve for 

11 a term of 6 years, except that— 

12 ‘‘(i) the terms of members appointed in 

13 accordance with subsection (a)(2) shall be— 

14 ‘‘(I) 6 years for each of 3 mem15 bers; 

16 ‘‘(II) 4 years for each of 3 mem17 bers; and 

18 ‘‘(III) 2 years for each of 3 mem19 bers; 

20 ‘‘(ii) no member shall serve for more 

21 than 2 consecutive terms; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) in a case in which a successor to 

23 a member has not been appointed as of the 

24 date of expiration of the member’s term, the 

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1 period, beginning on the day after the date 

2 of expiration of the member’s term, or until 

3 a successor has been appointed under para4 graph (1), whichever occurs first. 

5 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—The Secretary shall fill 

6 any vacancy to the Board in the manner in 

7 which the original appointment was made. Any 

8 member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board 

9 occurring before the expiration of the term for 

10 which the member’s predecessor was appointed 

11 shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 

12 term. 

13 ‘‘(D) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—A voting 

14 member of the Board shall be considered a spe15 cial Government employee for the purposes of 

16 chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code. 

17 ‘‘(5) CHAIR.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall elect a 

19 Chair from among the members of the Board 

20 through a majority vote of a quorum. 

21 ‘‘(B) TERM.—The Chair shall serve in such 

22 role for a term of 2 years, and may be re-elected 

23 in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

24 ‘‘(C) CHAIR VACANCY.—If the chair has 

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1 ten request of a quorum of the Board, the Direc2 tor shall convene a meeting of the Board to, at 

3 a minimum, elect a chair. 

4 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board 

5 shall serve without pay for such service. Members of 

6 the Board who are officers or employees of the United 

7 States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or 

8 benefits by reason of their service on the Board. 

9 ‘‘(7) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 

10 Board shall receive travel expenses, including per 

11 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sub12 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(8) POWERS OF THE BOARD.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the exercise of its 

15 duties under subsection (b) and in accordance 

16 with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 

17 the Board shall be independent of the Director 

18 and the other offices and officers of the Institute. 

19 ‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board 

20 shall have an Executive Director who shall be 

21 appointed by the Board and hired by the Direc22 tor not later than 90 days after such appoint23 ment, to the greatest extent practicable. 

24 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 

25 Board shall receive administrative support from 


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1 the Director and may use additional staff as 

2 may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in 

3 consultation with the Chair and the Executive 

4 Director. 

5 ‘‘(D) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL.—The Board 

6 may use the services and facilities of any depart7 ment or agency of the Federal Government. 

8 Upon the request of the Board, the head of any 

9 Federal agency may detail any of the personnel 

10 of such agency to the Board to assist the Board 

11 in carrying out this title. 

12 ‘‘(E) CONTRACTS.—The Board may enter 

13 into contracts or make other arrangements as 

14 may be necessary to carry out its functions. 

15 ‘‘(F) INFORMATION.—The Board may, to 

16 the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain di17 rectly from any executive Federal agency such 

18 information as the Board determines necessary 

19 to carry out its functions. 

20 ‘‘(G) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Board may es21 tablish standing or temporary subcommittees to 

22 make recommendations to the Board for carrying 

23 out activities authorized under this title. 

24 ‘‘(9) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet not less 

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1 additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon 

2 the written request of not less than a quorum of the 

3 Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 

4 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly re5 ferred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act). 

6 ‘‘(10) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting mem7 bers of the Board serving at the time of the meeting 

8 shall constitute a quorum. 

9 ‘‘(d) BOARD BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than Sep10 tember 30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Board shall 

11 submit a report to the Director, the Secretary, the Com12 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 

13 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Com14 mittee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee 

15 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

16 make such report widely available to the public (including 

17 by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible 

18 manner on the Department’s website). Each report shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the Institute’s activities to 

21 ensure that research, evaluation, statistics, develop22 ment, and evidence use and dissemination activities 

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1 ‘‘(A) consistent with principles of scientif2 ically valid research or the applicable standards 

3 for such activities under this title; and 

4 ‘‘(B) responsive to the educational chal5 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

6 and education system leaders; 

7 ‘‘(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the In8 stitute in— 

9 ‘‘(A) carrying out the Institute’s priorities 

10 and mission; 

11 ‘‘(B) engaging with practitioners, education 

12 system leaders, and policymakers to promote the 

13 use, usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid 

14 research activities and supporting the develop15 ment of evidence-based practices, wide dissemi16 nation, evidence use, and continuous improve17 ment; and 

18 ‘‘(C) increasing the participation of re19 searchers and institutions that have been histori20 cally underrepresented in Federal education re21 search activities of the Institute, including com22 munity colleges, historically Black colleges and 

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1 waiian-serving institutions, and other minority2 serving institutions; 

3 ‘‘(3) a description of any recommendations re4 garding actions that may be taken to enhance the 

5 ability of the Institute and the National Education 

6 Centers to carry out their missions and priorities, 

7 and to improve governance within the Institute; 

8 ‘‘(4) a description of the number of staff serving 

9 the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the 

10 activities carried out by the Board, and any chal11 lenges faced by the Board in carrying out the Board’s 

12 duties described in subsection (b); and 

13 ‘‘(5) a list of members who have served at some 

14 point during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affili15 ations, and their term expiration dates. 

16 ‘‘(e) BOARD BRIEFING.—At the time of submission of 

17 a report required under subsection (d), the Board shall pro18 vide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations 

20 of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 

21 Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

22 House of Representatives on the contents of the report.’’. 

23 SEC. 117. COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION 

24 CENTERS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except 

3 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘Each’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Except 

6 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘Each’’; and 

8 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Except 

9 as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘Each’’; 

11 (2) by striking subsection (b); 

12 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

13 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 

14 (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para15 graph (3)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘Each Commissioner, except 

17 the Commissioner for Education Statistics, 

18 shall’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Commissioner shall’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) TIMELINESS.—In carrying out supervision 

23 and approval as described under subparagraph (A), 

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1 promotes high-quality, easily accessible, actionable, 

2 and timely information, consistent with the mission 

3 of the Institute.’’. 

4 SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS. 

5 Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 9518) is amended to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH COORDINATION.—The Institute may 

9 carry out research projects of common interest with Federal 

10 agencies through agreements with such agencies that are in 

11 accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General 

12 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231). 

13 ‘‘(b) STATISTICAL DATA COORDINATION.—The Insti14 tute may carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical 

15 data projects of common interest or coordinate with Federal 

16 agencies to ensure that statistical data reported by the Na17 tional Center for Education Statistics is of high quality, 

18 actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance with 

19 section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provi20 sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231).’’. 

21 SEC. 119. BIENNIAL DIRECTOR REPORT. 

22 Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 9519) is amended to read as 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 119. BIENNIAL DIRECTOR REPORT. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall, on a biennial 

3 basis, transmit to the President, the Board, the Committee 

4 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Com5 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee 

6 on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ap7 propriations of the House of Representatives, a report and 

8 make such report widely available to the public (including 

9 by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible 

10 manner on the Department’s website), containing the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(1) A description of the research, evaluation, 

13 statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemi14 nation activities carried out by and through the Na15 tional Education Centers during the 2 fiscal years 

16 prior to the date of the transmittal, including how 

17 such activities were— 

18 ‘‘(A) consistent with principles of scientif19 ically valid research or the applicable standards 

20 for such activities under this title, and the prior21 ities and mission of the Institute; and 

22 ‘‘(B) responsive to the educational chal23 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

24 and education system leaders, including how the 

25 Institute regularly solicited, engaged with, and 

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1 practitioners, education system leaders, and the 

2 Board in the planning and carrying out of the 

3 Institute’s activities. 

4 ‘‘(2) A description of how the Director is car5 rying out the requirements to increase the participa6 tion of researchers and institutions that have been 

7 historically underrepresented in Federal education re8 search activities of the Institute. 

9 ‘‘(3) Such additional comments, recommenda10 tions, and materials as the Director considers appro11 priate. 

12 ‘‘(b) DIRECTOR BRIEFING.—At the time of transmittal 

13 of the report required under subsection (a), the Director 

14 shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Health, Edu15 cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appro16 priations of the Senate and the Committee on Education 

17 and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations 

18 of the House of Representatives on the contents of the re19 port.’’. 

20 SEC. 120. TRANSPARENCY. 

21 Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 121. TRANSPARENCY. 

24 ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

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1 shall develop and manage a database that is easily acces2 sible, such as through electronic means and posting on the 

3 Institute’s website, to store and update information regard4 ing— 

5 ‘‘(1) individuals or entities that received a grant, 

6 contract, or cooperative agreement under this title; 

7 ‘‘(2) the amount of such a grant, contract, or co8 operative agreement, including the award period and 

9 amount received in each fiscal year; and 

10 ‘‘(3) the activities supported or carried out by 

11 such award, including applicable research area and 

12 methodology.’’. 

13 PART B—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

14 RESEARCH 

15 SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT. 

16 Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended by 

17 striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead 

20 to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding 

21 of education to ensure that all students, particularly 

22 subgroups of students, have access to high-quality edu23 cational opportunities, including by— 

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1 closing the opportunity and achievement gap be2 tween students, particularly each subgroup of 

3 students; 

4 ‘‘(B) supporting high-quality teaching and 

5 learning; 

6 ‘‘(C) increasing the identification and devel7 opment of evidence-based practices or policies, 

8 such as use of the science of learning and human 

9 development; 

10 ‘‘(D) improving evidence use by practi11 tioners, education system leaders, and policy12 makers; and 

13 ‘‘(E) improving access to, and completion 

14 of, postsecondary education; 

15 ‘‘(2) to promote quality and integrity through 

16 the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to 

17 obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of 

18 education theories, practices, or conditions; and 

19 ‘‘(3) to promote engagement, the synthesis of edu20 cation research, the development of evidence-based 

21 practices, the wide dissemination of research, and evi22 dence use— 

23 ‘‘(A) in a manner that is responsive to the 

24 educational challenges facing students, families, 

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1 ‘‘(B) that can provide the basis for improv2 ing academic instruction and lifelong learning.’’. 

3 SEC. 132. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH. 

4 Section 132 (20 U.S.C. 9532) is amended by inserting 

5 ‘‘scientifically valid’’ before ‘‘research and research manage6 ment’’. 

7 SEC. 133. DUTIES. 

8 Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

10 subsections (c) and (g), respectively; 

11 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Research Commissioner 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) maintain published peer-review standards 

16 and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all 

17 research and development carried out under the aus18 pices of the Research Center, aligned with the prin19 ciples of scientifically valid research and in accord20 ance with this part; 

21 ‘‘(2) propose to the Director a research plan in 

22 accordance with subsection (b), and implement the re23 search plan approved as part of the Institute’s plan 

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1 ‘‘(3) carry out specific, long-term research activi2 ties that are consistent with the priorities and mis3 sion of the Institute and the mission of the Research 

4 Center, and are approved by the Director; 

5 ‘‘(4) support scientifically valid research that 

6 seeks to improve educational opportunities and out7 comes at the individual, classroom, program, school, 

8 institutional, education system, or other relevant re9 search level; 

10 ‘‘(5) support the use of scientifically valid re11 search within the Department and across the Federal 

12 Government; 

13 ‘‘(6) ensure that research conducted under the di14 rection of the Research Center— 

15 ‘‘(A) supports the collaborative identifica16 tion and development of research questions, de17 signs, measurements, and methods among re18 searchers, students, families, practitioners, edu19 cation system leaders, and policymakers; 

20 ‘‘(B) is relevant to improving education 

21 practice and policy; and 

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1 ‘‘(7) support evidence use, the development of evi2 dence-based practices, and wide dissemination and 

3 the synthesis of education research, including— 

4 ‘‘(A) carrying out research to promote evi5 dence use among practitioners, education system 

6 leaders, and policymakers; and 

7 ‘‘(B) synthesizing and disseminating, 

8 through the National Center for Education Eval9 uation and Evidence Use, the findings and re10 sults of education research conducted or sup11 ported by the Research Center; 

12 ‘‘(8) assist the Director in the preparation of a 

13 biennial report, as described in section 119; 

14 ‘‘(9) conduct and foster scientifically valid re15 search that analyzes Federal data, in accordance with 

16 section 173, including supporting the timely publica17 tion and dissemination of these data to support exter18 nal research and data analysis; 

19 ‘‘(10) coordinate with the Commissioner for Edu20 cation Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure that 

21 research conducted under the direction of the Research 

22 Center is reviewed for inclusion in the National Edu23 cation Research Database described in section 155; 

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1 ‘‘(11) support scientifically valid research on the 

2 needs of populations of students on which there is 

3 limited research, including American Indian, Alaska 

4 Native, and Native Hawaiian populations. 

5 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 

6 the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, 

7 the Research Commissioner shall develop and submit a re8 search plan to the Director that— 

9 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the mission of the Insti10 tute and the mission of the Research Center and 

11 specifies how the Research Center will carry out re12 search initiatives, including rigorous, peer-reviewed, 

13 large-scale, long-term, and broadly applicable empir14 ical research, to ensure high-quality educational op15 portunities for all students in the areas described in 

16 section 131(b)(1); 

17 ‘‘(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, 

18 including timelines, to assess the progress and results 

19 of such research; 

20 ‘‘(3) ensures that research conducted under the 

21 direction of the Research Center meets the procedures 

22 for peer review established by the Director under sec23 tion 114(f)(5) and the standards of research described 

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1 ‘‘(4) includes both basic research and applied re2 search, which shall include research conducted 

3 through field-initiated research and ongoing research 

4 initiatives.’’; 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesig6 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 

7 ‘‘(d) GRANT CYCLE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Research Commissioner 

9 shall, for research to be conducted through contracts, 

10 grants, or cooperative agreements under this section, 

11 conduct, to the greatest extent practicable, not less 

12 than 2 separate application periods in a given fiscal 

13 year. 

14 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary and the 

15 Director shall take steps to implement paragraph (1) 

16 not later than the beginning of the third fiscal year 

17 after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research 

18 in Education Act. 

19 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out 

20 the grant cycle described in this subsection, the Re21 search Commissioner shall provide technical assist22 ance to prospective applicants, with a focus on in23 creasing the participation of researchers and institu24 tions that have been historically underrepresented in 

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1 including historically Black colleges and universities, 

2 Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serv3 ing institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institu4 tions, and other minority-serving institutions. 

5 ‘‘(e) RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out activities 

7 under subsection (a), the Research Commissioner may 

8 award grants to, or enter into contracts or coopera9 tive agreements with, eligible entities to carry out re10 search-practice partnerships that— 

11 ‘‘(A) are responsive to the needs of students, 

12 families, practitioners, education system leaders, 

13 and policymakers; and 

14 ‘‘(B) may focus on an area of education in 

15 early childhood through postsecondary study. 

16 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

17 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible 

18 entity’ means a public agency or private entity 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(i) has demonstrated the ability and 

21 capacity to conduct scientifically valid re22 search; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) proposes to partner with one or 

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1 ‘‘(I) An early childhood education 

2 program, Head Start agency, or lead 

3 agency designated under section 658D 

4 of the Child Care and Development 

5 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

6 9858b). 

7 ‘‘(II) A public elementary school 

8 or secondary school (including a char9 ter school), Bureau-funded school, local 

10 educational agency, or State edu11 cational agency. 

12 ‘‘(III) An institution of higher 

13 education, including a community col14 lege, a historically Black college or uni15 versity, a Tribal College or University, 

16 or another minority-serving institu17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(IV) An adult education provider 

19 or a lead State office with primary re20 sponsibility for adult education. 

21 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP.— 

22 The term ‘research-practice partnership’ means 

23 mutually beneficial and ongoing collaboration 

24 between researchers, practitioners, and education 

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1 ‘‘(i) to identify and develop research 

2 questions, designs, measurements, and meth3 ods that address educational challenges in 

4 early childhood through postsecondary 

5 study, as applicable; 

6 ‘‘(ii) to conduct and support field-ini7 tiated research, including evaluations; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) to engage in activities that sup9 port researchers, practitioners, and edu10 cation system leaders in understanding and 

11 using scientifically valid research, statistics, 

12 and evaluation, including the findings, re13 search base, and implications of such work, 

14 in order to support evidence use and contin15 uous improvement. 

16 ‘‘(f) STATE CAPACITY R&D GRANTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award 

18 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agree19 ments with, State educational agencies and the Bu20 reau of Indian Education to increase such entities’ 

21 capacity to carry out scientifically valid research, 

22 data collection, statistical analysis, evaluation, re23 search-practice partnerships (as such term is defined 

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1 ‘‘(A) in a manner that is responsive to the 

2 needs of students, families, practitioners, edu3 cation system leaders, and policymakers in the 

4 State; and 

5 ‘‘(B) in accordance with section 173. 

6 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give priority 

7 to applications that propose to, in accordance with 

8 paragraph (1)— 

9 ‘‘(A) address research questions developed by 

10 practitioners in consultation with researchers; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) produce actionable information or evi13 dence-based practices to improve teaching and 

14 learning in the State.’’; and 

15 (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para16 graph (1)— 

17 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) TOPICS OF RESEARCH.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Research Commis21 sioner may support, as described in subpara22 graph (B), the following topics of research: 

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1 ‘‘(ii) School improvement, including 

2 standards, systems of assessment, and ac3 countability research to support teaching 

4 and learning. 

5 ‘‘(iii) Early childhood development and 

6 education. 

7 ‘‘(iv) English learners research. 

8 ‘‘(v) Improving teaching and learning. 

9 ‘‘(vi) Innovative and promising prac10 tices in State and local educational policy. 

11 ‘‘(vii) Student well-being, including 

12 mental health. 

13 ‘‘(viii) Postsecondary education and 

14 workforce development. 

15 ‘‘(ix) Rural education. 

16 ‘‘(x) Teacher, principal, and other 

17 school leader quality. 

18 ‘‘(xi) Reading and literacy, including 

19 adult literacy. 

20 ‘‘(xii) Supporting infants and toddlers 

21 with disabilities, children with disabilities, 

22 and youth with disabilities, particularly in23 clusive educational practices to serve such 

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1 ‘‘(xiii) Educational technology, includ2 ing artificial intelligence and digital lit3 eracy. 

4 ‘‘(xiv) Science, technology, engineering, 

5 and mathematics subjects, including com6 puter science, mathematical modeling, and 

7 statistical problem solving. 

8 ‘‘(xv) Career and technical education. 

9 ‘‘(xvi) Assessing how student use of 

10 smartphones during instructional hours has 

11 affected academic achievement or youth 

12 mental health. 

13 ‘‘(xvii) Assessing school, local edu14 cational agency, and State policies per15 taining to student smartphone use, includ16 ing policies that prohibit smartphone use by 

17 students. 

18 ‘‘(B) FIELD ADVANCEMENT.—The Secretary 

19 shall support the topics of research described in 

20 subparagraph (A) through national research and 

21 development centers or through other means, in22 cluding convening experts to advance fields of re23 search related to such topics. 

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1 cation Research Commissioner in carrying out 

2 subparagraph (A)(xii).’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, 

5 including in educational technology areas’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘and be responsive to the 

7 challenges facing students, practitioners, 

8 and education system leaders’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking the third sentence; and 

10 (C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(7) DISAGGREGATION.—To the extent feasible 

13 when aligned with the principles of scientifically 

14 valid research, research conducted under this sub15 section shall be disaggregated and made available to 

16 the public in an easily accessible and user-friendly 

17 manner that— 

18 ‘‘(A) can be cross-tabulated by, at a min19 imum, age, race, sex, English proficiency status, 

20 disability status (including by disability cat21 egory under the Individuals with Disabilities 

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1 ‘‘(B) ensures that any reported information 

2 does not reveal personally identifiable informa3 tion; and 

4 ‘‘(C) is in accordance with section 173.’’. 

5 SEC. 134. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

6 RESEARCH. 

7 Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 9534) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘scientif10 ically based research standards’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘principles of scientifically valid research’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

13 wide dissemination activities’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘engagement, wide dissemination, and evidence 

15 use activities’’; 

16 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

17 after the semicolon; 

18 (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

19 paragraph (5); 

20 (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(4) ensure that data resulting from research 

23 conducted under the direction of the Research Center 

24 be made available in public, restricted-use, and easily 

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1 studies, and replication of research, as long as any re2 ported information does not reveal personally identi3 fiable information; and’’; and 

4 (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

5 subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, confiden6 tiality, and privacy’’ after ‘‘misconduct’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

9 paragraph (3); and 

10 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall ensure 

13 that the system established under paragraph (1)— 

14 ‘‘(A) ensures that research funded by the In15 stitute is of high quality; 

16 ‘‘(B) utilizes high-quality and timely proce17 dures, in a manner that does not take longer 

18 than is necessary to ensure quality; and 

19 ‘‘(C) is conducted with fair review processes 

20 to ensure that applications and products are 

21 evaluated on their scientific merit, which may 

22 include consulting with other Federal research 

23 agencies to promote fair merit-based peer re24 view.’’. 


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1 PART C—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

2 STATISTICS 

3 SEC. 141. ESTABLISHMENT. 

4 Section 141(b) (20 U.S.C. 9541(b)), as redesignated by 

5 section 102, is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in a manner 

7 that meets the highest methodological standards’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘from early childhood through postsec9 ondary study in a manner that meets the highest 

10 methodological and data usability standards’’; 

11 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(2) to report valid and reliable education infor14 mation and statistics in a manner that is of high 

15 quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the 

16 public; and’’; and 

17 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ra19 cial, cultural, gender, or regional bias’’ and in20 serting ‘‘bias on the basis of race, religion, color, 

21 national origin, sex, or disability’’; and 

22 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

23 ‘‘education system leaders,’’ after ‘‘practi24 tioners,’’. 


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1 SEC. 142. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS. 

2 Section 142 (20 U.S.C. 9542), as redesignated by sec3 tion 102, is amended by striking ‘‘shall be highly’’ and all 

4 that follows through the period at the end and inserting 

5 the following: ‘‘shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) be highly qualified; 

7 ‘‘(2) have substantial knowledge of— 

8 ‘‘(A) statistical methodologies and activities 

9 undertaken by the Statistics Center; and 

10 ‘‘(B) Federal privacy and data confiden11 tiality laws, guidance, and regulations; and 

12 ‘‘(3) serve as the statistical official designated for 

13 the Department in accordance with section 314 of 

14 title 5, United States Code.’’. 

15 SEC. 143. DUTIES. 

16 Section 143 (20 U.S.C. 9543), as redesignated by sec17 tion 102, is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by striking ‘‘The Statistics Center’’ and all that 

21 follows through ‘‘nations’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

22 Statistics Commissioner shall collect, report, 

23 analyze, and disseminate valid and reliable sta24 tistical data related to education from early 

25 childhood through postsecondary study in the 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A)— 

4 (I) by inserting ‘‘(where appro5 priate, using universal or sampling 

6 methodologies or analysis of adminis7 trative data)’’ after ‘‘collecting’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘preschool, ele9 mentary, secondary, postsecondary, 

10 and adult’’ and inserting ‘‘early child11 hood, elementary, secondary, postsec12 ondary, workforce, and adult edu13 cation’’; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

15 ‘‘reform activities’’ and inserting ‘‘activities 

16 to ensure all children, and particularly each 

17 subgroup of students, have access to high18 quality educational opportunities’’; 

19 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

20 (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (L) 

21 through (S), respectively; 

22 (iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) 

23 through (G) and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(E)(i) secondary school completions 

2 (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high 

3 school diploma or a recognized equivalent of a 

4 diploma); 

5 ‘‘(ii) secondary school graduation and com6 pletion rates, including the four-year adjusted 

7 cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 

8 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu9 cation Act of 1965) and the extended-year ad10 justed cohort graduation rate (as defined in such 

11 section); and 

12 ‘‘(iii) secondary school dropouts; 

13 ‘‘(F) postsecondary education enrollment, 

14 retention, transfer, and completion rates 

15 (disaggregated by programs of study, enrollment 

16 status, status as a recipient of a Federal Pell 

17 Grant under section 401 of the Higher Edu18 cation Act of 1965, and subgroups of students), 

19 and labor market outcomes, including in early 

20 college high school or dual or concurrent enroll21 ment programs; 

22 ‘‘(G) cost of attendance, net price, and rev23 enue of, and expenditures in, postsecondary edu24 cation, including data on Federal, State, and 

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1 ‘‘(H) access to, and opportunity for, adult 

2 literacy and education; 

3 ‘‘(I) teaching, including— 

4 ‘‘(i) data on the availability of teacher 

5 and school leader preparation programs, in6 cluding— 

7 ‘‘(I) requirements related to 

8 courses taken in the core academic con9 tent areas of the program; and 

10 ‘‘(II) requirements related to evi11 denced-based clinical experiences; 

12 ‘‘(ii) data on teacher and school leader 

13 demographics and qualifications, including 

14 the percentage of teachers who— 

15 ‘‘(I) meet the applicable State cer16 tification and licensure requirements, 

17 including requirements for certification 

18 obtained through alternative routes to 

19 certification; and 

20 ‘‘(II) fully meet applicable State 

21 certification and licensure require22 ments in the area such teachers are as23 signed to teach, including, with regard 

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1 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with 

2 Disabilities Education Act; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) data on teacher and school leader 

4 recruitment, retention, and professional de5 velopment; and 

6 ‘‘(J) the conditions of the education work7 place, including annual base salaries and total 

8 compensation of full-time teachers, and the sup9 ply of, and demand for, teachers, including edu10 cator shortages related to specific subject areas 

11 and regions; 

12 ‘‘(K) indicators of school climate and stu13 dent mental health, including student absentee14 ism;’’; 

15 (v) in subparagraph (M), as redesig16 nated by clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(includ17 ing Federal, State, and local per-pupil ex18 penditures), and the condition of school fa19 cilities’’ before the semicolon at the end; 

20 (vi) in subparagraph (N), as so redes21 ignated, by striking ‘‘social and economic’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘socioeconomic’’; 

23 (vii) by striking subparagraph (O), as 

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1 ‘‘(O) access to, and use of, technology (in2 cluding assistive and adaptive technology) and 

3 Internet connectivity;’’; 

4 (viii) in subparagraph (Q), as so re5 designated, by striking ‘‘and after-school 

6 programs’’ and inserting ‘‘, after-school, 

7 and summer learning and enrichment pro8 grams’’; and 

9 (ix) by striking subparagraph (R), as 

10 so redesignated, and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(R)(i) the availability of, and access to, 

12 career and technical education programs and 

13 area career and technical education schools (as 

14 defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Ca15 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006), 

16 disaggregated by career cluster; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) skills gaps present between career and 

18 technical education programs within a State and 

19 in-demand industry sectors or occupations (as 

20 defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

21 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102));’’; 

22 (x) by striking subparagraph (S), as so 

23 redesignated, and inserting the following: 

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1 (xi) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(T) the availability of, and access to, for3 eign language coursework; and 

4 ‘‘(U) school, local educational agency, and 

5 State policies pertaining to student smartphone 

6 use, including policies that prohibit smartphone 

7 use by students;’’; 

8 (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(3) collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and 

11 reporting, where available and in a manner that does 

12 not reveal personally identifiable information (in ac13 cordance with section 173), information disaggregated 

14 by— 

15 ‘‘(A) sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic sta16 tus, English learner status, disability status (in17 cluding by disability category under the Individ18 uals with Disabilities Education Act as appro19 priate), homeless status, status as a child in fos20 ter care, and status as a student with a parent 

21 who is a member of the Armed Forces (as defined 

22 in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States 

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1 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), 

2 and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respec3 tively; 

4 (E) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) collecting and compiling data required to be 

7 accessible to the public from annual State report 

8 cards described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Ele9 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and 

10 from annual local educational agency report cards de11 scribed in section 1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act; 

12 ‘‘(5) assisting public and private educational 

13 agencies, organizations, and institutions in— 

14 ‘‘(A) improving and automating statistical 

15 and data collection activities; 

16 ‘‘(B) promoting privacy, security, and con17 fidentiality of student data, and 

18 ‘‘(C) developing and improving statewide 

19 longitudinal data systems that integrate data 

20 from early childhood education, elementary and 

21 secondary education, postsecondary education, 

22 adult education, workforce development, and 

23 labor market outcomes, as applicable; 

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1 tems to improve student academic achievement and 

2 close achievement gaps by— 

3 ‘‘(A) developing voluntary standards to pro4 mote data transparency, open data formats, 

5 interoperability, modernization, analysis, secu6 rity, and other standards and linkages used in 

7 multiple States; and 

8 ‘‘(B) providing technical assistance to— 

9 ‘‘(i) improve data sharing and promote 

10 linkages across early childhood education, 

11 elementary and secondary education, post12 secondary education, adult education, work13 force development, and labor market out14 comes, which may include such sharing and 

15 linkages between multiple States; 

16 ‘‘(ii) build capacity and tools to sup17 port public analysis of such systems to in18 form decision making by education system 

19 leaders and policymakers; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) protect student confidentiality 

21 consistent with section 173; 

22 ‘‘(7) acquiring and disseminating data on edu23 cational activities and student achievement (such as 

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1 ment) in the United States compared with foreign 

2 countries;’’; and 

3 (F) by striking paragraph (10), as redesig4 nated by subparagraph (D), and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(10) developing, in coordination with the Direc7 tor of the Census Bureau, a valid and accurate alter8 native student poverty measurement to improve the 

9 identification of students from low-income back10 grounds and schools and local educational agencies 

11 that serve a high number or percentage of such stu12 dents.’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

14 (d); and 

15 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(b) STATISTICAL PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after 

18 the date on which the Board approves priorities of the Insti19 tute, the Statistics Commissioner shall develop and submit 

20 a statistics plan to the Director that is consistent with the 

21 mission of the Statistics Center and specifies the Statistics 

22 Center’s plan to— 

23 ‘‘(1) carry out the duties described in subsection 

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1 ‘‘(2) continuously improve aspects of statistical 

2 operations, testing, and implementation of new meth3 ods to enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of 

4 data collections, processing, and dissemination car5 ried out by the Statistics Center; and 

6 ‘‘(3) improve the efficiency, timeliness, relevance, 

7 usage, and impact of the education information, sta8 tistics, and products issued by the Statistics Center. 

9 ‘‘(c) REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE POVERTY MEAS10 URES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

11 of the Advancing Research in Education Act, and every 3 

12 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the 

13 Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the Census Bu14 reau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, 

15 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations 

16 of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 

17 Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

18 House of Representatives, a report describing— 

19 ‘‘(1) activities carried out by the Statistics Cen20 ter as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 

21 144(d) to support the development of a valid and ac22 curate alternative student poverty measurement, in23 cluding for students who reside in rural communities; 

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1 grounds, and Federal, State, and local recommenda2 tions to support effective approaches; and 

3 ‘‘(3) the number of staff and amount of funding 

4 allocated by the Institute to support the development 

5 of alternative poverty measurements.’’. 

6 SEC. 144. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. 

7 Section 144 (20 U.S.C. 9544), as redesignated by sec8 tion 102, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘AGREEMENTS.—In car11 rying out’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘AGREE12 MENTS— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS.—A recipient of 

16 a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 

17 part shall submit to the Statistics Commissioner a 

18 plan describing how such recipient will address and 

19 demonstrate progress on the requirements of the per20 formance management system described in section 175 

21 with respect to the activities that will be carried out 

22 under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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1 dents’’ and inserting ‘‘Bureau-funded schools, 

2 early childhood education programs, institutions 

3 of higher education, career and technical edu4 cation programs, adult education and literacy 

5 programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, 

6 principals, other school leaders, specialized in7 structional support personnel, paraprofessionals, 

8 students,’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘to serve the edu12 cational needs of children and youth’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘to be responsive to the edu14 cational challenges facing students, families, 

15 practitioners, and education system lead16 ers’’; and 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

18 ‘‘, including data reported to the Depart19 ment in accordance with the Elementary 

20 and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the 

21 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu22 cation Act of 2006, the Individuals with 

23 Disabilities Education Act, the Higher Edu24 cation Act of 1965, and the Workforce Inno25 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 


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1 3101 et seq.)’’ before the period at the end; 

2 and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) ALTERNATIVE POVERTY MEASUREMENT.—Con5 sistent with the requirements of section 143(a)(10), the Sta6 tistics Commissioner shall dedicate sufficient staffing and 

7 financial resources to support the development, in coordina8 tion with the Director of the Census Bureau, of a valid and 

9 accurate alternative student poverty measurement, which 

10 may support the purpose of title I of the Elementary and 

11 Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other applicable Fed12 eral education laws. 

13 ‘‘(e) ACCURATE COUNTS AND STATISTICS RELATING

14 TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.—Consistent with the re15 quirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 143(a), 

16 the Statistics Commissioner shall coordinate with the Direc17 tor of the Office of Management and Budget and the Sec18 retary, confer with relevant stakeholders, and consult with 

19 Indian Tribes, to ensure the Federal Government uses accu20 rate and reliable methodologies to determine the number of 

21 children who are Native American, including by ensuring 

22 that individuals who identify as multi-racial or multi-eth23 nic are not discounted and that such methodologies allow 

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1 SEC. 145. REPORTS. 

2 Section 145 (20 U.S.C. 9545), as redesignated by sec3 tion 102, is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 186,’’ 

5 and all that follows through the period at the end and 

6 inserting the following: ‘‘section 176, to ensure that 

7 the reports issued under this section are— 

8 ‘‘(1) of high quality and subject to rigorous peer 

9 review; and 

10 ‘‘(2) produced in a timely fashion and in a 

11 manner that is— 

12 ‘‘(A) objective, secular, neutral, nonideolog13 ical, and free of partisan political influence and 

14 bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national 

15 origin, sex, or disability; and 

16 ‘‘(B) relevant and useful to practitioners, 

17 education system leaders, researchers, policy18 makers, and the public.’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (b), by striking the comma after 

20 ‘‘Statistics Commissioner’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘priorities and 

22 the mission of the Statistics Center’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘priorities and mission of the Institute and the mis24 sion of the Statistics Center’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(d) EXPEDITED DATA COLLECTIONS.—The Statistics 

2 Commissioner shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) develop and maintain the ability to create 

4 and administer expedited data collections, including 

5 surveys, on emerging and time-sensitive education 

6 topics; and 

7 ‘‘(2) report data gathered from such data collec8 tions in a way that is of high quality, actionable, 

9 timely, and easily accessible. 

10 ‘‘(e) TIMELINESS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Statistics Commissioner 

12 shall attempt, to the greatest extent practicable, to 

13 publicly report statistical data collected under this 

14 part in an accelerated manner to inform educational 

15 and policy decision making in response to an emerg16 ing and time-sensitive education topic, consistent 

17 with applicable procedures or standards under this 

18 title. 

19 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—If the Statistics Commis20 sioner cannot publicly report statistical data under 

21 paragraph (1) from a data collection under this part 

22 by the date that is 2 years after the date on which 

23 such data collection is completed, the Director shall 

24 publish a notice in the Federal Register that describes 

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1 part of such statistical data as soon as possible, con2 sistent with applicable procedures or standards under 

3 this title.’’. 

4 SEC. 146. DISSEMINATION. 

5 Section 146 (20 U.S.C. 9546), as redesignated by sec6 tion 102, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘State and 

8 local officials,’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal officials (in9 cluding the Bureau), State and local officials, Indian 

10 Tribes, Tribal organizations,’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

12 following: ‘‘Such projects shall adhere to the student 

13 confidentiality requirements under section 173.’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

15 183’’ and inserting ‘‘section 173’’. 

16 SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PARTNER17 SHIPS. 

18 Section 147 (20 U.S.C. 9547), as redesignated by sec19 tion 102, is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PART21 NERSHIPS. 

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1 parable, interoperable, and uniform data quality standards 

2 and systems that— 

3 ‘‘(1) are useful for policymaking at the Federal, 

4 Tribal, State, and local levels; and 

5 ‘‘(2) may include voluntary guidelines to stand6 ardize information and data on early childhood edu7 cation, elementary and secondary education, postsec8 ondary education, adult education, workforce develop9 ment, and labor market outcomes, including to sup10 port implementation of State longitudinal data sys11 tems. 

12 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—No partnership established under 

13 this section shall establish a national student data system.’’. 

14 SEC. 148. STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS. 

15 Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 9541 et seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating section 148, as redesignated 

17 by section 102, as section 150; and 

18 (2) by inserting after section 147, as redesig19 nated by section 102, the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 148. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITU21 DINAL DATA SYSTEMS. 

22 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible 

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1 ‘‘(B) the office of the Governor; 

2 ‘‘(C) a State agency, data governance body, 

3 or public sector organization, as determined and 

4 designated by the Governor; 

5 ‘‘(D) an outlying area; or 

6 ‘‘(E) a consortium of entities described in 

7 subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a sin8 gle State or a consortium of such entities located 

9 in 2 or more States. 

10 ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM.— 

11 The term ‘statewide longitudinal data system’ means 

12 a data system operated at the State level by an eligi13 ble agency that connects individual-level data from 

14 early childhood education, elementary and secondary 

15 education, postsecondary education, adult education, 

16 workforce development, labor market outcomes, and 

17 other data sources, as determined by the State, in a 

18 manner that— 

19 ‘‘(A) protects and promotes individual pri20 vacy and data security, in accordance with ap21 plicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, 

22 increases data transparency, and minimizes re23 porting burden; and 

24 ‘‘(B) enhances the ability of the public, re25 searchers, policymakers, practitioners, and 


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1 States to efficiently and accurately access, man2 age, analyze, and use data to inform decision 

3 making and improve educational opportunities 

4 and outcomes, including academic achievement, 

5 postsecondary education access and completion, 

6 and labor market outcomes. 

7 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

9 Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, 

10 to eligible agencies to enable such agencies to design, 

11 develop, implement, and improve statewide longitu12 dinal data systems. Eligible agencies receiving a 

13 grant under this section may provide subgrants to 

14 public agencies or institutions of higher education to 

15 improve the capacity of such agencies or institutions 

16 to participate in statewide longitudinal data systems. 

17 ‘‘(2) PLANNING GRANTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of amounts made 

19 available to carry out this section, the Secretary 

20 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 

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1 dinal data systems, which may include planning 

2 to support— 

3 ‘‘(i) the integration or coordination of 

4 additional Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

5 data sources in the statewide longitudinal 

6 data system, which may include facilitating 

7 interoperability and linkages across such 

8 data sources, including from across other 

9 Federal, State, Tribal, or local agencies; 

10 ‘‘(ii) alignment with the voluntary 

11 standards and guidelines described in sec12 tion 143(a)(6), which may include the use 

13 of linked, open, and interoperable data 

14 standards; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the development of products, 

16 tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate 

17 access to data insights produced by the 

18 statewide longitudinal data system; or 

19 ‘‘(iv) upgrading data infrastructure or 

20 reporting systems. 

21 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—Awards made under sub22 paragraph (A) shall be for a duration of not 

23 longer than 18 months. 

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1 agency that receives an award under this para2 graph shall, to the greatest extent practicable, en3 gage students, families, practitioners, education 

4 system leaders, policymakers, community organi5 zations, and State, Tribal, and local public 

6 agencies to inform such planning. 

7 ‘‘(c) AWARDING OF GRANTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making awards under 

9 subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer re10 view process that— 

11 ‘‘(A) ensures technical quality (including 

12 validity and reliability), promotes data linkages 

13 within the State, and ensures the protection of 

14 individual privacy consistent with section 173; 

15 ‘‘(B) promotes the generation and accurate 

16 and timely use of data that is needed— 

17 ‘‘(i) to support implementation of— 

18 ‘‘(I) the Elementary and Sec19 ondary Education Act of 1965; 

20 ‘‘(II) the Higher Education Act of 

21 1965; 

22 ‘‘(III) the Individuals with Dis23 abilities Education Act; 

24 ‘‘(IV) the Carl D. Perkins Career 

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1 ‘‘(V) the Workforce Innovation 

2 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 

3 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(VI) the Head Start Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 

6 ‘‘(VII) the Child Care and Devel7 opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 

8 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); and 

9 ‘‘(VIII) other relevant Federal 

10 laws; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) to facilitate research to improve 

12 educational and employment opportunities 

13 and outcomes, including student academic 

14 achievement, postsecondary education access 

15 and completion, labor market outcomes, and 

16 the closing of opportunity and achievement 

17 gaps between subgroups of students. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In making awards under sub19 section (b)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to ap20 plications submitted by eligible agencies that— 

21 ‘‘(A) received a planning grant under sub22 section (b)(2) and propose to carry out activities 

23 informed by such planning; 

24 ‘‘(B) propose to develop products, tools, or 

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1 data insights produced by the statewide longitu2 dinal data system; or 

3 ‘‘(C) require the use of the voluntary stand4 ards and guidelines described in section 

5 143(a)(6). 

6 ‘‘(3) DURATION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

8 award grants under subsection (b)(1) for a pe9 riod of not longer than 4 years. 

10 ‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may renew 

11 grants under subsection (b)(1) for 2 additional 

12 years if the eligible agency demonstrates signifi13 cant progress in meeting its goals. 

14 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each eligible agency desiring a 

15 grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application 

16 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom17 panied by such information as the Secretary may reason18 ably require, including each of the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) A description of how the eligible agency will 

20 design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide 

21 longitudinal data system that will integrate data in 

22 accordance with the individual privacy and data se23 curity requirements specified in section 173, from the 

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1 ‘‘(A) Early childhood education, in accord2 ance with practices identified in subsection (i). 

3 ‘‘(B) Elementary and secondary education, 

4 including data reported from local educational 

5 agencies and the State educational agency. 

6 ‘‘(C) Career and technical education, to the 

7 greatest extent practicable. 

8 ‘‘(D) Postsecondary education, including 

9 data reported from, at a minimum, public insti10 tutions of higher education and public systems of 

11 institutions of higher education. 

12 ‘‘(E) Adult education and workforce devel13 opment programs. 

14 ‘‘(F) Unemployment insurance or other 

15 statewide data sources with access to labor mar16 ket outcomes or wage record data and in accord17 ance with privacy and data security require18 ments of the State. 

19 ‘‘(G) The Bureau of Indian Education, as 

20 applicable. 

21 ‘‘(2) A description of how the eligible agency will 

22 design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide 

23 longitudinal data system that may integrate data 

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1 agencies or organizations, in accordance with Federal 

2 and State privacy laws. 

3 ‘‘(3) A description of how the eligible agency will 

4 ensure that the statewide longitudinal data system 

5 will— 

6 ‘‘(A) be able to publicly disaggregate student 

7 data by each subgroup of students; 

8 ‘‘(B) ensure technical quality, including va9 lidity and reliability, of the data managed by 

10 the statewide longitudinal data system; 

11 ‘‘(C) enable the development of tools, prod12 ucts, or interfaces that ensure the statewide lon13 gitudinal data system will provide publicly ac14 cessible and useful information to students, fami15 lies, practitioners, education system leaders, pol16 icymakers, community organizations, State and 

17 local public agencies, and the public in a man18 ner that protects and promotes individual pri19 vacy and data security; and 

20 ‘‘(D) enable researchers to conduct scientif21 ically valid research in a manner that adheres to 

22 Federal or State privacy laws and protections. 

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1 mats, other widely recognized and adopted standards, 

2 and linkages utilized in multiple States, and be 

3 aligned with subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 

4 United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(5) A description of the eligible agency’s plan 

6 to protect and promote individual privacy and data 

7 security in implementing the State longitudinal data 

8 system, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) defining policies, guidelines, or proto10 cols, as appropriate for data collection, storage, 

11 data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclo12 sure avoidance to secure any personally identifi13 able information; 

14 ‘‘(B) reviewing how researchers, State agen15 cies, local agencies, and other entities that will 

16 have access to the statewide longitudinal data 

17 systems under this section will adhere to Federal 

18 and State privacy laws and protections in the 

19 building, maintenance, and use of such data sys20 tems; and 

21 ‘‘(C) providing training or professional de22 velopment to any employee or contractor of such 

23 system to ensure compliance with section 444 of 

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1 and Privacy Act of 1974’), section 445 of that 

2 Act (commonly known as the ‘Protection of 

3 Pupil Rights Amendment’), the Children’s On4 line Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 

5 6501 et seq.), the Health Insurance Portability 

6 and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 

7 104–191), and any other relevant Federal or 

8 State privacy law. 

9 ‘‘(6) A description of the data governance struc10 ture for the statewide longitudinal data system, which 

11 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, support the 

12 implementation of statewide data governance struc13 tures that involve all relevant State agencies, which 

14 may include establishing a State chief privacy officer 

15 or a data governance coordinator. 

16 ‘‘(7) A description of the eligible agency’s plan 

17 to promote long-term sustainability of the statewide 

18 longitudinal data system, including identifying State 

19 and local funding that will be used to support the op20 eration, maintenance, and upgrades of such system. 

21 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible agency receiving an 

22 award under subsection (b)(1)— 

23 ‘‘(1) shall use funds to enhance or modernize 

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1 postsecondary study and labor market outcomes into 

2 the statewide longitudinal data system, including the 

3 data sources required, to the greatest extent prac4 ticable, under subsection (d)(1)(A); and 

5 ‘‘(2) may carry out 1 or more of the following 

6 activities: 

7 ‘‘(A) Integrate additional Federal, State, or 

8 local data sources in the statewide longitudinal 

9 data system or facilitate interoperability between 

10 such data sources. 

11 ‘‘(B) Develop or increase the public’s access 

12 to products, tools, or interfaces that provide ap13 propriate access to data insights produced by the 

14 statewide longitudinal data system. 

15 ‘‘(C) Implement policies to protect and pro16 mote student privacy and data security. 

17 ‘‘(D) Provide professional development to 

18 individuals, practitioners, and education system 

19 leaders to better understand, use, and analyze 

20 data from the statewide longitudinal data sys21 tem. 

22 ‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

23 available under this section shall be used to supplement, 

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1 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

2 of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, 

3 and again 3 years after such date of enactment, the Sec4 retary, in consultation with the Committee on National 

5 Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer6 ing, and Medicine, shall make publicly available a report 

7 on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, 

8 and local efforts related to the goals of this section, includ9 ing— 

10 ‘‘(1) identifying and analyzing State practices 

11 regarding the development and use of statewide longi12 tudinal data systems; 

13 ‘‘(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to 

14 manage individual student data, promote linkages 

15 across States, and protect student privacy consistent 

16 with section 173; and 

17 ‘‘(3) identifying best practices and areas for im18 provement. 

19 ‘‘(h) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

20 of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, 

21 and on an ongoing basis, the Secretary shall issue guidance 

22 and provide technical assistance on— 

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1 longitudinal data systems in accordance with appli2 cable Federal, State, and local privacy laws; 

3 ‘‘(2) developing or increasing the public’s access 

4 to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appro5 priate access to data insights produced by statewide 

6 longitudinal data systems, which may support the 

7 public, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and 

8 States in efficiently and accurately accessing, man9 aging, analyzing, and using data to inform decision 

10 making and improve educational opportunities and 

11 outcomes, including academic achievement, postsec12 ondary education access and completion, and labor 

13 market outcomes; and 

14 ‘‘(3) supporting data linkages between a state15 wide longitudinal data system and data from postsec16 ondary education, workforce programs, unemploy17 ment insurance, or other statewide data sources with 

18 access to wage record data, which shall include the 

19 use of different unique identifiers and may include 

20 the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance 

21 with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy 

22 laws. 

23 ‘‘(i) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DATA.—The Sec24 retary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with 

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1 gible agencies on integrating data voluntarily reported 

2 under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and other 

3 early childhood education data in the statewide longitu4 dinal data system. 

5 ‘‘(j) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL OR DUAL OR

6 CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS.—The Statistics 

7 Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to eligible 

8 agencies to efficiently collect and report data related to en9 rollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates in early 

10 college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment pro11 grams.’’. 

12 SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS. 

13 Part C of title I, as amended by sections 102 and 148, 

14 is further amended by inserting after section 148 the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may award 

19 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agree20 ments with, public agencies (including the Bureau of 

21 Indian Education) to increase the capacity of public 

22 agencies to accurately manage, analyze, and use data 

23 collected by such agencies to inform decision making 

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1 cation access and completion, and labor market out2 comes. 

3 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—From amounts appro4 priated to carry out this section, the Director may re5 serve not more than 2 percent of such amounts for 

6 program administration, technical assistance, and 

7 carrying out the evaluation described in subsection 

8 (e). 

9 ‘‘(b) DURATION.—Awards made under subsection (a) 

10 shall be for a period of not longer than 4 years. 

11 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A public agency desiring a grant, 

12 contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall 

13 submit an application to the Director at such time and in 

14 such manner as the Director may reasonably require, in15 cluding— 

16 ‘‘(1) a description of such agency’s plan to accu17 rately manage, analyze, and use data collected by 

18 public agencies to inform decision making and im19 prove educational opportunities and outcomes, as de20 scribed in subsection (a)(1), including a description 

21 of the specific data challenges the award will help ad22 dress; and 

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1 tect and promote individual privacy and data secu2 rity (in accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

3 and local privacy laws), increase data transparency, 

4 and minimize reporting burden. 

5 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—A public agency that receives 

6 a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec7 tion shall use such award to increase the agency’s capacity 

8 to, in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local 

9 privacy laws, accurately manage, analyze, and use data to 

10 inform decision making and improve educational opportu11 nities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), 

12 which may include the following activities: 

13 ‘‘(1) Improving data quality, standardization, 

14 and such agency’s capabilities related to data infra15 structure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and 

16 data sharing, including among a consortium of public 

17 agencies located in a single State or a consortium of 

18 public agencies located in 2 or more States. 

19 ‘‘(2) Supporting the development of tools, prod20 ucts, or interfaces to make data more transparent, ac21 cessible, and useful to students, families, practitioners, 

22 education system leaders, policymakers, community 

23 organizations, State and local public agencies, and 

24 the public in a manner that protects and promotes 

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1 ‘‘(3) Developing and implementing privacy and 

2 security techniques, platforms, protocols, or technology 

3 for using and securing personally identifiable infor4 mation and data managed by public agencies. 

5 ‘‘(4) Developing and evaluating the validity and 

6 accuracy of an alternative student poverty measure7 ment, which may include 1 or more of the following 

8 approaches: 

9 ‘‘(A) Improving the quality of data used to 

10 identify students directly certified or categori11 cally eligible for free meals under the Richard B. 

12 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 

13 1751 et seq.) and linking such data with other 

14 individual level measures, including the Med15 icaid program under title XIX of the Social Se16 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the Chil17 dren’s Health Insurance Program under title 

18 XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

19 1397aa et seq.), and from public agencies. 

20 ‘‘(B) Utilizing data from Federal or State 

21 tax records. 

22 ‘‘(C) Developing and utilizing local data, 

23 such as student neighborhood characteristics, 

24 which may include utilizing data published by 

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1 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Director shall carry out an 

2 independent evaluation of activities carried out under this 

3 section.’’. 

4 PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

5 EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE 

6 SEC. 151. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION 

7 AND EVIDENCE USE. 

8 Part D (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 

11 EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE 

12 ‘‘SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT. 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the In14 stitute a National Center for Education Evaluation and 

15 Evidence Use (in this part referred to as the ‘Evaluation 

16 and Evidence Use Center’). 

17 ‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Evaluation and 

18 Evidence Use Center shall be— 

19 ‘‘(1) to increase evidence use among practi20 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

21 support innovation responsive to the challenges facing 

22 students and practitioners, and promote continuous 

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1 ‘‘(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal education 

2 programs administered by the Secretary (and as time 

3 and resources allow, other education programs) in 

4 order to— 

5 ‘‘(A) determine the impact of the programs, 

6 such as in improving— 

7 ‘‘(i) educational outcomes, particularly 

8 student academic achievement, for all stu9 dents, particularly each subgroup of stu10 dents; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) access to high-quality educational 

12 opportunities; and 

13 ‘‘(B) support the identification of evidence14 based practices that may be adapted and imple15 mented in heterogeneous local educational con16 texts; 

17 ‘‘(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemina18 tion of results of evaluation, research, and products to 

19 support continuous improvement, including the devel20 opment of products or tools to increase the impact of 

21 the activities of the Institute; and 

22 ‘‘(4) to oversee regional educational laboratories 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 152. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION 

2 AND EVIDENCE USE. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evidence Use 

4 Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education 

5 Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part referred to as 

6 the ‘Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner’) who— 

7 ‘‘(1) is highly qualified in carrying out scientif8 ically valid education evaluation; and 

9 ‘‘(2) has demonstrated a capacity to support en10 gagement between researchers, practitioners, education 

11 system leaders, and policymakers to effectively com12 municate the implications of scientifically valid re13 search, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence 

14 use and continuous improvement. 

15 ‘‘(b) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The Evaluation 

16 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall serve as the evalua17 tion officer designated for the Department in accordance 

18 with section 313 of title 5, United States Code. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 153. DUTIES. 

20 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Evaluation and Evi21 dence Use Commissioner shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) conduct evaluations under section 154; 

23 ‘‘(2) promote evidence use among practitioners, 

24 education system leaders, and policymakers and pro25 mote continuous improvement across early childhood 

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1 ‘‘(3) manage the What Works Clearinghouse and 

2 related functions described in section 155; 

3 ‘‘(4) support engagement between the Institute 

4 and practitioners, education system leaders, and pol5 icymakers, which may include— 

6 ‘‘(A) analyzing the evidence bases of re7 search areas related to challenges facing students 

8 and practitioners across early childhood through 

9 postsecondary study, and identifying such areas 

10 that require additional study; 

11 ‘‘(B) supporting practitioners in under12 standing research processes in order to maximize 

13 the participation and engagement of such practi14 tioners in developing research questions, designs, 

15 measurements, and methods; and 

16 ‘‘(C) communicating research areas identi17 fied under subparagraph (A) to the Commis18 sioner for Education Research, the Commissioner 

19 for Special Education Research, and researchers 

20 in order to help increase and build the evidence 

21 bases of research areas related to challenges fac22 ing students and practitioners, which may be 

23 carried out through the functions of the National 

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1 ‘‘(5) support the regional educational labora2 tories in serving the educational needs of the geo3 graphic regions of such laboratories; 

4 ‘‘(6) manage the Educational Resources Informa5 tion Center clearinghouse; 

6 ‘‘(7) manage the National Library of Education 

7 described in section 156(b) and other sources of dig8 ital information on education research; 

9 ‘‘(8) ensure that evidence-based products or tools 

10 developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center 

11 are prepared in a timely manner and are widely dis12 seminated to practitioners, education system leaders, 

13 and policymakers in formats that are of high quality, 

14 easily accessible, understandable, and actionable; 

15 ‘‘(9) respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from 

16 practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers, 

17 researchers, public and private entities, and entities 

18 responsible for carrying out technical assistance re19 lated to evaluation and evidence use; 

20 ‘‘(10) ensure that information disseminated 

21 under this part is provided in a cost-effective, non22 duplicative manner that includes the most current re23 search findings as of the date of the dissemination; 

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1 ‘‘(11) assist the Director in the preparation of a 

2 biennial report, as described in section 119. 

3 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE PLAN.—Not 

4 later than 60 days after the date on which the Board ap5 proves the priorities under section 115, the Evaluation and 

6 Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and submit an 

7 evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that— 

8 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the mission of the Insti9 tute and the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence 

10 Use Center and specifies how the Evaluation and 

11 Evidence Use Center will carry out— 

12 ‘‘(A) evaluations described in section 154; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) activities that promote— 

15 ‘‘(i) evidence use among practitioners, 

16 education system leaders, and policymakers; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(ii) continuous improvement across 

19 early childhood through postsecondary 

20 study, such as the development and pro21 motion of practice guides to improve teach22 ing and learning; 

23 ‘‘(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, 

24 including timelines, to assess the progress and results 

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1 ‘‘(3) describes the efforts of the Evaluation and 

2 Evidence Use Commissioner to manage the What 

3 Works Clearinghouse and related functions described 

4 in section 155 and promote engagement between the 

5 Institute and practitioners, education system leaders, 

6 and policymakers to increase the impact of the Insti7 tute’s activities; and 

8 ‘‘(4) describes how the regional educational lab9 oratories will effectively coordinate with comprehen10 sive centers established under section 207 to increase 

11 the impact of such laboratories’ activities. 

12 ‘‘(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREE13 MENTS.—In carrying out the duties under this part, the 

14 Director may award grants, enter into contracts and coop15 erative agreements, and provide technical assistance. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 154. EVALUATIONS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

18 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the mis19 sion of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the 

20 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) conduct or support evaluations con22 sistent with the mission of the Evaluation and 

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1 ‘‘(B) evaluate programs administered, in 

2 whole or in part, by the Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(C) to the extent such Commissioner deter4 mines practicable, examine evaluations con5 ducted or supported by others in order to deter6 mine the quality and relevance of the evidence of 

7 effectiveness generated by such evaluations; 

8 ‘‘(D) coordinate the activities of the Evalua9 tion and Evidence Use Center with other evalua10 tion activities of the Department; 

11 ‘‘(E) review and, where feasible, supplement 

12 Federal education program evaluations, particu13 larly those by the Department, to determine or 

14 enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence 

15 generated by those evaluations; 

16 ‘‘(F) establish evaluation policies and meth17 odology; and 

18 ‘‘(G) support the identification of evidence19 based practices that may be adapted and imple20 mented in heterogeneous local educational con21 texts. 

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1 ‘‘(A) adhere to the highest possible stand2 ards of quality for conducting scientifically valid 

3 education evaluation; and 

4 ‘‘(B) be subject to high-quality, timely, and 

5 rigorous peer review. 

6 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF EVALUATIONS UNDER THE

7 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.— 

8 The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner, consistent 

9 with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Cen10 ter, shall administer all operations and contracts associated 

11 with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the Elemen12 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and adminis13 tered by the Department. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 155. WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE AND RELATED 

15 FUNCTIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the mission of the 

17 Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and 

18 Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and maintain 

19 each of the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) The National Education Research Database 

21 consisting of scientifically valid research, statistics, 

22 and evaluations on education reviewed by the Evalua23 tion and Evidence Use Center, as authorized under 

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1 ‘‘(2) The What Works Clearinghouse consisting of 

2 evidence-based practices designed for practitioners, 

3 education system leaders, and policymakers, as au4 thorized under subsection (c). 

5 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH DATABASE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi7 dence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and 

8 regularly update the National Education Research 

9 Database to support researchers. 

10 ‘‘(2) STANDARDS.—The Evaluation and Evi11 dence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for 

12 technical and peer review to ensure that scientifically 

13 valid research, statistics, and evaluations reviewed 

14 and included in the National Education Research 

15 Database are consistent with the high-quality research 

16 standards described in section 134 and the evaluation 

17 standards under section 154(a)(2)(A). 

18 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—In reviewing scientifically valid 

19 research, statistics, and evaluations under this sub20 section, including individual studies, the Evaluation 

21 and Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) describe prominently the type of sci23 entific evidence that is used to support the evi24 dence-based findings; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) explain clearly the scientifically ap2 propriate and inappropriate uses of— 

3 ‘‘(i) the findings that are disseminated; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the types of evidence used to sup6 port such findings. 

7 ‘‘(c) WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi9 dence Use Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and 

10 regularly update the What Works Clearinghouse to 

11 support practitioners, education system leaders, and 

12 policymakers in easily accessing actionable informa13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para15 graph (1), the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commis16 sioner shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) develop evidence-based recommenda18 tions for practitioners to promote evidence use 

19 and improve student outcomes by— 

20 ‘‘(i) synthesizing findings in research 

21 areas related to challenges facing students 

22 and practitioners; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) analyzing and summarizing the 

24 findings of high-quality research reviewed 

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1 Research Database developed under sub2 section (b); and 

3 ‘‘(B) develop and disseminate evidence4 based products or tools designed to improve 

5 teaching and learning in order to provide all 

6 students, particularly each subgroup of students, 

7 access to high-quality educational opportunities 

8 and to improve educational outcomes, particu9 larly student academic achievement. 

10 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL EDU11 CATIONAL LABORATORIES.—The Evaluation and Evi12 dence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the evi13 dence-based practices, products, and tools of the What 

14 Works Clearinghouse are disseminated through the re15 gional educational laboratories. 

16 ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than once 

18 every 5 years, the Evaluation and Evidence Use 

19 Commissioner shall conduct an evaluation of the 

20 effectiveness of the What Works Clearinghouse, 

21 the results of which shall be transmitted to the 

22 Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and 

23 Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations 

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2 Director, and the public. 

3 ‘‘(B) ANALYSIS.—Each evaluation under 

4 subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of— 

5 ‘‘(i) the quality, accessibility, and use6 fulness of products or tools for practitioners, 

7 education system leaders, and policymakers; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the extent of dissemination of 

10 tools and products, especially in rural, 

11 Tribal, and low-income communities. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 156. EVIDENCE USE ACTIVITIES. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the mission of the 

14 Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and 

15 Evidence Use Commissioner shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) promote engagement between researchers, 

17 practitioners, education system leaders, and policy18 makers to effectively communicate the implications of 

19 scientifically valid research, statistics, and evalua20 tions to support evidence use and continuous im21 provement; and 

22 ‘‘(2) develop easily accessible resources designed 

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1 menting, and adapting evidence-based practices in 

2 heterogeneous local educational contexts, such as 

3 through (as applicable)— 

4 ‘‘(A) the activities of the regional edu5 cational laboratories; 

6 ‘‘(B) the What Works Clearinghouse estab7 lished under section 155; 

8 ‘‘(C) the provision of technical assistance 

9 to— 

10 ‘‘(i) an early childhood education pro11 gram, Head Start agency, or lead agency 

12 designated under section 658D of the Child 

13 Care and Development Block Grant Act of 

14 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b); 

15 ‘‘(ii) a public elementary school or sec16 ondary school (including a charter school), 

17 Bureau-funded school, local educational 

18 agency, or State educational agency; 

19 ‘‘(iii) an institution of higher edu20 cation, including a community college, a 

21 historically Black college or university, a 

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1 ‘‘(iv) an adult education program or 

2 the lead State office with primary responsi3 bility for adult education; and 

4 ‘‘(D) partnerships with public agencies or 

5 private entities that have demonstrated the abil6 ity and capacity to scale activities related to evi7 dence use supported by the Evaluation and Evi8 dence Use Center. 

9 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, 

11 within the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a 

12 National Library of Education that shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) be headed by an individual who is 

14 highly qualified in library science; 

15 ‘‘(B) collect and archive information; 

16 ‘‘(C) provide a central location within the 

17 Federal Government for information about edu18 cation; 

19 ‘‘(D) provide comprehensive reference serv20 ices on matters related to education to employees, 

21 contractors, and grantees of the Department, 

22 other Federal employees, and members of the 

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1 ‘‘(E) promote greater cooperation and re2 source sharing among providers and repositories 

3 of education information in the United States. 

4 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The information collected 

5 and archived by the National Library of Education 

6 shall include— 

7 ‘‘(A) products and publications developed 

8 through, or supported by, the Institute; and 

9 ‘‘(B) other relevant and useful education-re10 lated research, statistics, and evaluation mate11 rials, and other information, projects, and publi12 cations, that are— 

13 ‘‘(i) consistent with— 

14 ‘‘(I) scientifically valid research; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(II) the priorities and mission of 

17 the Institute; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) developed by the Department, 

19 other Federal agencies, or other entities. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 157. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR 

21 APPLIED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 

22 EVIDENCE USE. 

23 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and 

2 Evidence Use Commissioner shall enter into con3 tracts with entities to establish a networked sys4 tem of 10 regional educational laboratories that 

5 serve the needs of each geographic region of the 

6 United States in accordance with the provisions 

7 of this section. 

8 ‘‘(B) DURATION.—A contract under this 

9 subsection shall be for a period of not less than 

10 5 years and not more than 7 years. 

11 ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.—The regions served 

12 by the regional educational laboratories shall be the 

13 10 geographic regions served by the regional edu14 cational laboratories established under section 941(h) 

15 of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemi16 nation, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provi17 sion existed on the day before the date of enactment 

18 of this Act). 

19 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION.—The amount of assistance al20 located to each regional educational laboratory by the 

21 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall re22 flect the number of local educational agencies and the 

23 number of school-age children within the region served 

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1 services within the geographic area encompassed by 

2 the region. 

3 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In entering into con4 tracts under this section for regional educational lab5 oratories, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commis6 sioner shall ensure that the regional educational lab7 oratories established under this section have strong 

8 and effective governance, organization, management, 

9 and administration, and employ qualified staff. 

10 ‘‘(5) COORDINATION.—In order to ensure coordi11 nation and prevent unnecessary duplication of activi12 ties among the regions, the Evaluation and Evidence 

13 Use Commissioner shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) share information about the activities 

15 of each regional educational laboratory awarded 

16 a contract under this section with— 

17 ‘‘(i) each other regional educational 

18 laboratory awarded a contract under this 

19 section; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the Department, including the 

21 Director and the Board; 

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1 laboration and resource-sharing in such activi2 ties; 

3 ‘‘(C) ensure, where appropriate, that the ac4 tivities of each regional educational laboratory 

5 awarded a contract under this section also serve 

6 national interests; and 

7 ‘‘(D) ensure that each regional educational 

8 laboratory awarded a contract under this section 

9 coordinates such laboratory’s activities with the 

10 activities of other technical assistance centers, 

11 particularly the comprehensive center established 

12 under section 207 that serves such region. 

13 ‘‘(6) OBJECTIVES AND INDICATORS.—Before en14 tering into a contract under this section, the Evalua15 tion and Evidence Use Commissioner shall design 

16 specific objectives and measurable indicators to be 

17 used to assess the particular programs or initiatives, 

18 and ongoing progress and performance, of the re19 gional educational laboratories, in order to ensure 

20 that— 

21 ‘‘(A) the educational needs of the region are 

22 being met; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the latest and best research and proven 

24 practices are being carried out as part of school 

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1 ‘‘(7) CONTRACT CYCLE.—The Evaluation and 

2 Evidence Use Commissioner, in consultation with the 

3 Secretary or designated official who oversees the com4 prehensive center program authorized under title II, 

5 shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that 

6 the duration of contracts for regional educational lab7 oratories under this subsection is consistent with the 

8 duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative agree9 ments awarded by the Secretary or such designated 

10 official under the comprehensive center program, sub11 ject to paragraph (1)(B). 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Evi14 dence Use Commissioner may enter into contracts 

15 under this section with research organizations, insti16 tutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or 

17 partnerships among such entities or individuals, with 

18 the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the 

19 activities described in this section. 

20 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—In conducting competitions 

21 for any contract under this section, the Director 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) actively encourage eligible entities to 

24 compete for such award by making information 


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1 and technical assistance relating to the competi2 tion widely available; and 

3 ‘‘(B) seek input from the chief executive offi4 cers of States, chief State school officers, edu5 cators, and parents regarding— 

6 ‘‘(i) the need for applied research, de7 velopment, innovation responsive to the 

8 challenges facing students and practitioners, 

9 research-practice partnerships (as defined 

10 in section 133(e)(2)), training, coaching, 

11 evidence use activities, and other activities 

12 to serve the educational needs of the geo13 graphic region of the regional educational 

14 laboratory; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) how those educational needs could 

16 be addressed most effectively. 

17 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In determining whether 

18 to award a contract under this section to an eligible 

19 entity, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commis20 sioner shall ensure that an eligible entity has a his21 tory of effectiveness in carrying out applied research, 

22 development, and evidence use activities, including by 

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1 viously received a grant, contract, or cooperative 

2 agreement under such part or title. 

3 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Each eligible entity desiring 

5 a contract under this section shall submit an applica6 tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 

7 such information as the Evaluation and Evidence Use 

8 Commissioner may reasonably require. 

9 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—Each application submitted under 

10 paragraph (1) shall contain— 

11 ‘‘(A) a plan, spanning the period of the con12 tract, for carrying out the activities described in 

13 this section in a manner that addresses— 

14 ‘‘(i) the priorities established under 

15 section 205; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the needs of all States (and to the 

17 extent practicable, of Bureau-funded schools 

18 (as applicable) and local educational agen19 cies) within the region to be served by the 

20 regional educational laboratory, on an on21 going basis; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) how the eligible entity will sup23 port the development and operation of one 

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1 serve the applicable geographic region that 

2 will be self-sustaining by the end of the eli3 gible entity’s contract under this section; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) an assurance that the eligible entity 

6 will regularly update the plan under subpara7 graph (A) during the period of the contract. 

8 ‘‘(3) STANDARDS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Evaluation and 

10 Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a sys11 tem for technical review to ensure that applied 

12 research activities, evidence-based reports, and 

13 products of the regional educational laboratories 

14 are consistent with— 

15 ‘‘(i) the high-quality research stand16 ards developed and maintained by such 

17 Commissioner, which shall require peer re18 view for resources developed by the regional 

19 educational laboratory before such resources 

20 are made available in public, restricted-use, 

21 and easily accessible formats, in accordance 

22 with subparagraph (B); and 

23 ‘‘(ii) the evaluation standards adhered 

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1 ‘‘(B) ACCESS.—In developing and main2 taining standards under this paragraph, the 

3 Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner 

4 shall ensure that research or data resulting from 

5 regional educational laboratories shall be made 

6 available in public, restricted-use, and easily ac7 cessible formats for further analyses, reproduc8 ibility studies, and replication of research, as 

9 long as any reported information does not reveal 

10 personally identifiable information. 

11 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—Each regional educational labora12 tory awarded a contract under this section shall design and 

13 conduct applied research, development, data analysis, eval14 uation, and evidence use activities by— 

15 ‘‘(1) developing a plan for identifying and serv16 ing the needs of the geographic region, in consultation 

17 with the corresponding comprehensive center estab18 lished under section 207 that serves such region, by 

19 conducting a continuing survey of the educational 

20 needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, 

21 including a process of open hearings to solicit the 

22 views of schools, teachers, principals, other school 

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1 cational agencies, Bureau-funded schools, Indian 

2 Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal 

3 organizations within the region; 

4 ‘‘(2)(A) carrying out applied research projects 

5 (including data analysis or evaluation) that are de6 signed to serve the particular educational needs of the 

7 geographic region and that result in actionable infor8 mation; or 

9 ‘‘(B) supporting teams of researchers, practi10 tioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, 

11 as applicable, in carrying out field-initiated research; 

12 ‘‘(3) assisting in solving site-specific problems 

13 and in development activities; 

14 ‘‘(4) identifying, in a manner that is responsive 

15 to the challenges facing students and practitioners, ex16 emplary and promising practices, supporting research 

17 and evaluation of such practices, and piloting or scal18 ing relevant evidence-based practices; 

19 ‘‘(5) assisting in gathering information on— 

20 ‘‘(A) school finance systems to promote im21 proved access to educational opportunities and to 

22 better serve all public school students; and 

23 ‘‘(B) alternative administrative structures 

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1 and improved educational outcomes, particularly 

2 student academic achievement; 

3 ‘‘(6) providing training or professional learning 

4 (which may include supporting internships and fel5 lowships and providing stipends) to practitioners, 

6 education system leaders, providers of professional de7 velopment, State educational agencies, local edu8 cational agencies, Bureau-funded schools, Indian 

9 Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal orga10 nizations, and State boards of education, regarding 

11 evidence use and resources developed by the What 

12 Works Clearinghouse established under section 155; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(7) developing and widely disseminating, in 

15 formats that are of high quality, easily accessible, un16 derstandable, and actionable, scientifically valid re17 search, information, reports, and publications, to— 

18 ‘‘(A) student, parents, practitioners, edu19 cation system leaders, and policymakers, as ap20 propriate, within the region in which the re21 gional educational laboratory is located; and 

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1 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the activities 

2 described in subsection (d), each regional educational lab3 oratory awarded a contract under this section shall— 

4 ‘‘(1) collaborate with the National Education 

5 Centers in order to— 

6 ‘‘(A) maximize the use of research conducted 

7 through the National Education Centers in the 

8 work of such laboratory; 

9 ‘‘(B) keep the National Education Centers 

10 apprised of the work of the regional educational 

11 laboratory in the field; and 

12 ‘‘(C) inform the National Education Centers 

13 about additional research needs identified in the 

14 field; 

15 ‘‘(2) collaborate with the corresponding com16 prehensive center serving the same geographic region 

17 in order to minimize duplication and increase client 

18 satisfaction, as required under section 204; 

19 ‘‘(3) support the development and operation of 

20 one or more high-quality research-practice partner21 ships (as such term is defined in section 133(e)(2)) to 

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1 ‘‘(4)(A) identify successful educational programs 

2 that have been developed by such laboratory in car3 rying out such laboratory’s functions or that have 

4 been developed or used by others within the region 

5 served by the laboratory; and 

6 ‘‘(B) make such information available to the Sec7 retary and the network of regional educational lab8 oratories so that such programs may be evaluated, 

9 replicated, or scaled. 

10 ‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.—The Evaluation and Evidence 

11 Use Commissioner shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) provide for independent evaluations of each 

13 of the regional educational laboratories in carrying 

14 out the duties described in this section in the third 

15 year that such laboratory receives assistance under 

16 this section, in accordance with the standards devel17 oped by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commis18 sioner; and 

19 ‘‘(2) transmit the results of such evaluations to 

20 the corresponding regional governing board estab21 lished under section 206, the relevant committees of 

22 Congress, and the Board. 

23 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No regional edu24 cational laboratory receiving assistance under this section 

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1 to receive any other assistance from the Department as au2 thorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in activities 

3 involving international projects or endeavors. 

4 ‘‘(h) ADVANCE PAYMENT SYSTEM.—Each regional 

5 educational laboratory awarded a contract under this sec6 tion shall participate in the advance payment system at 

7 the Department. 

8 ‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—In addition to activities 

9 authorized under this section, the Director is authorized to 

10 enter into contracts or agreements with a regional edu11 cational laboratory for the purpose of carrying out addi12 tional projects to enable such regional educational labora13 tory to assist in efforts to achieve State education goals and 

14 for other purposes. 

15 ‘‘(j) ANNUAL REPORT AND PLAN.—Not later than July 

16 1 of each year, each regional educational laboratory award17 ed a contract under this section shall submit to the Evalua18 tion and Evidence Use Commissioner— 

19 ‘‘(1) a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, 

20 in which such laboratory’s mission, activities, and 

21 scope of work are described, including a general de22 scription of the plans such laboratory expects to sub23 mit in the remaining years of such laboratory’s con24 tract; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) a report of how well such laboratory is 

2 meeting the needs of the region, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) a summary of activities during the 

4 preceding year; 

5 ‘‘(B) a list of entities served; 

6 ‘‘(C) a list of the products of the regional 

7 educational laboratory; and 

8 ‘‘(D) any other information that the re9 gional educational laboratory may consider rel10 evant or the Evaluation and Evidence Use Com11 missioner may require. 

12 ‘‘(k) EXEMPTION FOR REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LAB13 ORATORIES FROM THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.— 

14 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 

15 shall not apply to the voluntary collection of information 

16 during the conduct of research by regional educational lab17 oratories, except when such collection of information is car18 ried out at the direction of the Evaluation and Evidence 

19 Use Commissioner.’’. 

20 PART E—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL 

21 EDUCATION RESEARCH 

22 SEC. 161. ESTABLISHMENT. 

23 Section 161 (20 U.S.C. 9567), as redesignated by sec24 tion 102, is amended— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘sustained’’ before ‘‘re3 search’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘infants’’ and all that 

5 follows through ‘‘disabilities’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘infants and toddlers with disabilities, chil7 dren with disabilities, and youth with dis8 abilities, particularly in each subgroup of 

9 students,’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘and to increase the identification 

12 and development of evidence-based practices or 

13 policies related to special education;’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘National Center for 

16 Education Evaluation and Regional Assist17 ance’’ and inserting ‘‘National Center for 

18 Education Evaluation and Evidence Use’’; 

19 and 

20 (ii) by striking the period and insert21 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) to improve evidence use by practitioners, 

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1 children with disabilities, and youth with disabil2 ities.’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (c). 

4 SEC. 162. COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RE5 SEARCH. 

6 Section 162 (20 U.S.C. 9567a), as redesignated by sec7 tion 102, is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘scientifically valid’’ before ‘‘re9 search,’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘children with disabilities’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘infants and toddlers with disabilities, chil12 dren with disabilities, and youth with disabilities’’. 

13 SEC. 163. DUTIES. 

14 Section 163 (20 U.S.C. 9567b), as redesignated by sec15 tion 102, is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 

17 (g); 

18 (2) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Special Education Re21 search Commissioner shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) maintain published peer-review standards 

23 and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all 

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1 aligned with the principles of scientifically valid re2 search, in accordance with this part; 

3 ‘‘(2) propose to the Director a special education 

4 research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and 

5 implement the research plan approved as part of the 

6 Institute’s plan under section 115A; and 

7 ‘‘(3) carry out research activities under this part 

8 consistent with the priorities and mission of the Insti9 tute and the mission of the Special Education Re10 search Center described in section 161(b), and that 

11 are approved by the Director, such as activities 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(A) improve services provided under the 

14 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 

15 order to improve— 

16 ‘‘(i) student outcomes, including aca17 demic achievement, functional outcomes, 

18 and educational results for children with 

19 disabilities and youth with disabilities; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) developmental outcomes for in21 fants and toddlers with disabilities; 

22 ‘‘(B) identify and support the development 

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1 supports and positive behavioral interventions 

2 and supports, that— 

3 ‘‘(i) support learning and improve stu4 dent outcomes, including academic achieve5 ment, functional outcomes, and educational 

6 results for all children with disabilities and 

7 youth with disabilities; 

8 ‘‘(ii) promote participation and 

9 progress in the general education cur10 riculum and general education settings; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) improve reading, literacy, math12 ematics, and science skills of children with 

13 disabilities and youth with disabilities; 

14 ‘‘(C) ensure that research conducted under 

15 the direction of the Special Education Research 

16 Center— 

17 ‘‘(i) supports the collaborative identi18 fication and development of research ques19 tions, designs, measurements, and methods 

20 among researchers, students, families, prac21 titioners, education system leaders, and pol22 icymakers; 

23 ‘‘(ii) improves evidence use by practi24 tioners, education system leaders, and pol25 icymakers; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) is relevant to improving edu2 cation practice and policy; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) informs decision making by edu4 cation system leaders and policymakers; 

5 ‘‘(D) examine the needs of infants and tod6 dlers with disabilities, including factors that 

7 may result in developmental delays; 

8 ‘‘(E) improve the alignment, compatibility, 

9 and development of valid and reliable assess10 ments, including alternate assessments, as re11 quired by section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary 

12 and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

13 ‘‘(F) examine challenging State academic 

14 standards and alternate assessments for students 

15 with the most significant cognitive disabilities in 

16 terms of academic achievement, individualized 

17 instructional need, appropriate education set18 tings, and improved educational outcomes; 

19 ‘‘(G) examine the educational, develop20 mental, and transitional needs of children with 

21 high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities; 

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1 abilities, and youth with disabilities occur, and 

2 the causes thereof; 

3 ‘‘(I) examine and improve secondary and 

4 postsecondary education, and transitional and 

5 employment outcomes and results for children 

6 with disabilities and youth with disabilities, in7 cluding such individuals’ access to or completion 

8 of— 

9 ‘‘(i) a regular high school diploma; 

10 ‘‘(ii) career and technical education; 

11 ‘‘(iii) postsecondary education; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) vocational rehabilitation and 

13 competitive integrated employment; 

14 ‘‘(J) examine methods of early intervention 

15 for infants and toddlers with disabilities and 

16 children with disabilities, including children 

17 with multiple or complex developmental delays; 

18 ‘‘(K) examine and incorporate principles of 

19 universal design for learning in the development 

20 of standards, assessments, curricula, and instruc21 tional methods to improve educational and tran22 sitional results for children with disabilities and 

23 youth with disabilities; 

24 ‘‘(L)(i) improve the preparation and sup25 port of personnel, including early intervention 


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1 personnel, who provide educational and related 

2 services to infants or toddlers with disabilities, 

3 children with disabilities, or youth with disabil4 ities, including methods to support evidence use 

5 and use of accessible education materials among 

6 such personnel and increase the academic 

7 achievement and functional performance of such 

8 infants, toddlers, children, or youth; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) examine the requirements related to 

10 the professional qualifications of such personnel 

11 in regard to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) of 

12 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

13 ‘‘(M) examine the excess costs of educating 

14 a child with a disability and expenses associated 

15 with high-cost special education and related serv16 ices, including the cost-effectiveness of different 

17 practices and policies; 

18 ‘‘(N) help improve the involvement of par19 ents in order to support the educational and 

20 transitional results for their infants and toddlers 

21 with disabilities, children with disabilities, and 

22 youth with disabilities; 

23 ‘‘(O) examine the unique needs, including 

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1 abilities, and youth with disabilities, including 

2 such infants, toddlers, children, and youth who 

3 also— 

4 ‘‘(i) are English learners or gifted and 

5 talented; 

6 ‘‘(ii) reside in rural communities; or 

7 ‘‘(iii) have the most significant cog8 nitive disabilities; and 

9 ‘‘(P) examine existing and emerging assist10 ive, adaptive, accessible, and instructional tech11 nologies, including— 

12 ‘‘(i) online delivery of services; 

13 ‘‘(ii) use of such technologies in general 

14 education settings; 

15 ‘‘(iii) factors that support or limit the 

16 use of such technologies, including training 

17 for students, practitioners, and parents and 

18 the interoperability of devices; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) the impact of such technologies on 

20 infants or toddlers with disabilities, chil21 dren with disabilities, or youth with dis22 abilities. 

23 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PLAN.—Not 

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1 cation Research Commissioner shall develop, in collabora2 tion with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

3 Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special education re4 search plan to the Director that— 

5 ‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mission 

6 of the Institute and the mission of the Special Edu7 cation Research Center and incorporates the perspec8 tives and priorities of individuals and families with 

9 lived experience, including individuals with disabil10 ities; 

11 ‘‘(2) is consistent with the purposes of the Indi12 viduals with Disabilities Education Act; 

13 ‘‘(3) contains an appropriate balance across all 

14 age ranges and by disability category under the Indi15 viduals with Disabilities Education Act, as appro16 priate; 

17 ‘‘(4) provides for research that is objective and 

18 uses measurable indicators, including timelines, to as19 sess its progress and results; 

20 ‘‘(5) meets the procedures for peer review estab21 lished by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the 

22 standards of research described in section 134; 

23 ‘‘(6) is coordinated with the comprehensive plan 

24 developed under section 681 of the Individuals with 

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1 ‘‘(7) specifies how the Special Education Re2 search Center will carry out research activities de3 scribed in subsection (a)(3). 

4 ‘‘(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREE5 MENTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties 

7 under this section, the Special Education Research 

8 Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into 

9 contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible ap10 plicants. 

11 ‘‘(2) GRANT CYCLE.—The requirements described 

12 in section 133(d) shall apply to the Special Edu13 cation Research Commissioner in the same manner as 

14 such requirements apply to the Research Commis15 sioner. 

16 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Contracts, grants, 

17 or cooperative agreements for activities under this 

18 subsection shall be awarded only to applicants with 

19 the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically 

20 valid research. 

21 ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible applicant that 

22 wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or 

23 cooperative agreement under this subsection shall sub24 mit an application to the Director at such time, in 


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1 such manner, and containing such information as the 

2 Director may require. 

3 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS.—In car4 rying out the duties under subsection (a), the Special Edu5 cation Research Commissioner may award grants to, or 

6 enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible 

7 entities to carry out research-practice partnerships in the 

8 same manner, and subject to the same definitions, terms, 

9 and conditions, as research-practice partnerships supported 

10 under section 133(e). 

11 ‘‘(e) DISSEMINATION.—The Special Education Re12 search Commissioner shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) synthesize and disseminate the findings and 

14 results of special education research conducted or sup15 ported by the Special Education Research Center 

16 through— 

17 ‘‘(A) the National Center for Education 

18 Evaluation and Evidence Use; 

19 ‘‘(B) activities funded under section 663 of 

20 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; 

21 ‘‘(C) parent training and information cen22 ters supported under section 671 of such Act; and 

23 ‘‘(D) activities funded under section 673 of 

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1 ‘‘(2) assist the Director in the preparation of the 

2 biennial report described in section 119.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by para4 graph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2005 through 

5 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 

6 2029’’. 

7 SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

8 RESEARCH. 

9 Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 

12 RESEARCH. 

13 ‘‘(a) STANDARDS.—The Special Education Research 

14 Commissioner shall ensure that activities assisted under 

15 this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) conform to high standards of quality, integ17 rity, transparency, accuracy, validity, and reliability; 

18 ‘‘(2) are carried out in accordance with— 

19 ‘‘(A) the standards for the conduct and eval20 uation of all research and development estab21 lished by the National Center for Education Re22 search; and 

23 ‘‘(B) any additional standards established 

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1 ‘‘(3) are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideo2 logical, and are free of partisan political influence 

3 and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national 

4 origin, sex, or disability. 

5 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—Parts A and F, and the stand6 ards for peer review of applications and for the conduct 

7 and evaluation of research under sections 133(a)(1) and 

8 134, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Spe9 cial Education Research Commissioner in carrying out this 

10 part.’’. 

11 PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

12 SEC. 171. REPEALS AND REDESIGNATION. 

13 Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such 

15 sections were redesignated by section 102); and 

16 (2) by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, and 

17 184 (as so redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 181, 

18 and 182, respectively. 

19 SEC. 172. INTERAGENCY DATA SOURCES AND FORMATS. 

20 Section 171 (20 U.S.C. 9571), as redesignated by sec21 tion 102, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary,’’ and inserting 

23 the following: 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary,’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(b) SECURE PUBLIC ACCESS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with Federal law 

3 on privacy, intellectual property, and security, and 

4 the principles of scientifically valid research, the Di5 rector shall, subject to section 172, facilitate access for 

6 the public to research products, including data, soft7 ware, and code supported by funds under this title. 

8 ‘‘(2) DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Director 

9 shall require that proposals for funding for research 

10 supported under this title, to the extent appropriate, 

11 include a machine-readable data management plan 

12 that includes a description of how the recipient of the 

13 funding will archive and preserve access to data, soft14 ware, and code developed as part of the proposed 

15 project. 

16 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the re17 quirements under this subsection, the Director shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) provide necessary resources, including 

19 trainings and workshops, to educate researchers 

20 and students on how to develop and review high21 quality data management plans; and 

22 ‘‘(B) ensure staff and peer review panels of 

23 the Institute are equipped with the resources and 

24 training necessary to review the quality of data 

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1 contracts, and cooperative agreements under this 

2 title, as applicable.’’. 

3 SEC. 173. PROHIBITIONS. 

4 Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 9572), as redesignated by sec5 tion 102, is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individually’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘personally’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘section 153(a)(6)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘section 143(a)(7)’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘nations’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘countries’’. 

13 SEC. 174. CONFIDENTIALITY. 

14 Section 173 (20 U.S.C. 9573), as redesignated by sec15 tion 102, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘individually’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘personally’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

23 (C) by striking ‘‘their families, and infor24 mation with respect to individual schools’’ and 

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1 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 

2 as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; 

3 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(c) INSTITUTION-LEVEL DATA.—The Director shall 

6 ensure that any authorized disclosed information with re7 spect to an early childhood education program, elementary 

8 school, secondary school, local educational agency, or insti9 tution of higher education shall not include personally iden10 tifiable information.’’; 

11 (5) in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by 

12 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘individually’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘personally’’; and 

14 (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para15 graph (3)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘individually identifiable 

17 information’’ each place the term appears and 

18 inserting ‘‘personally identifiable information’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘Indi21 vidually identifiable information’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Personally identifiable information’’. 

23 SEC. 175. AVAILABILITY OF DATA. 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘section 183’’ and inserting ‘‘sec2 tion 173’’; and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘use of the Internet’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘electronic means, such as posting in an easily 

5 accessible manner on the website of the Institute’’. 

6 SEC. 176. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 

7 Section 175 (20 U.S.C. 9575), as redesignated by sec8 tion 102, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 175. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 

10 ‘‘The Director shall establish a system for managing 

11 the performance of all activities authorized under this title 

12 to ensure the effective use of Federal funds and ensure that 

13 such activities meet the Institute’s mission, by— 

14 ‘‘(1) developing and utilizing measurable per15 formance indicators, including reasonable timelines, 

16 to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of such ac17 tivities and to inform applicable competitions for 

18 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 

19 this title; 

20 ‘‘(2) ensuring information, statistics, products, 

21 and publications of the Institute are prepared in a 

22 timely manner and are widely disseminated to prac23 titioners, education system leaders, and policymakers 

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1 ‘‘(3) utilizing the most modern technology and 

2 other methods available, including arrangements to 

3 use data collected electronically by public agencies 

4 across early childhood through postsecondary study to 

5 ensure the efficient and least burdensome collection 

6 and timely distribution of information, including 

7 data and reports; 

8 ‘‘(4) promoting engagement with, the wide dis9 semination of, and evidence use of, all information, 

10 products, and publications of the Institute in a man11 ner that is responsive to the educational challenges 

12 facing students, families, practitioners, and education 

13 system leaders; 

14 ‘‘(5) continuously improving management strate15 gies and practices; and 

16 ‘‘(6) making information available to the public 

17 in an expeditious fashion.’’. 

18 SEC. 177. VACANCIES. 

19 Section 177 (20 U.S.C. 9577), as redesignated by sec20 tion 102, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking the first sentence; and 

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1 SEC. 178. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES. 

2 Section 178 (20 U.S.C. 9578), as redesignated by sec3 tion 102, is amended— 

4 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 

5 subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, including experts in 

6 privacy, security of personally identifiable informa7 tion, and cybersecurity,’’ before ‘‘to carry out’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(c) ROTATORS.—The Director may, under the author10 ity provided by subsection (a), appoint for a limited term, 

11 or on a temporary basis, practitioners, researchers, and 

12 other technical and professional personnel on leave of ab13 sence from academic, industrial, or research institutions to 

14 work for the Institute, which may include such personnel 

15 affiliated with minority-serving institutions.’’. 

16 SEC. 179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 182 (20 U.S.C. 9584), as redesignated by sec18 tion 171, is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

21 by striking ‘‘(except section 174) $400,000,000 

22 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be 

23 necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

24 years, of which’’ and inserting ‘‘(except section 

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1 year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

2 years, of which, for each fiscal year’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘(as such Center’’ and 

5 all that follows through ‘‘2002’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘for fiscal year 2023’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘, as authorized under 

8 part C’’; 

9 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 

10 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

12 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—There are author16 ized to be appropriated to carry out this title, for salaries 

17 and related expenses of the Director, each of the Commis18 sioners, and employees described in section 178, such sums 

19 as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 

20 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’; 

21 (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para22 graph (2)— 

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1 inserting ‘‘section 157 such sums as may be nec2 essary for fiscal year 2024’’; and 

3 (B) by striking the second sentence; 

4 (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para5 graph (2)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year’’ after 

7 ‘‘this section’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘until expended’’ and in9 serting ‘‘for the 2 succeeding fiscal years’’; and 

10 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(e) RESTRICTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE FUNDS FROM COV13 ERED NATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

15 under this section may be provided to an entity 

16 that receives funds from a covered nation, as de17 fined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United 

18 States Code. 

19 ‘‘(B) TUITION EXCLUSION.—An entity that 

20 receives tuition on behalf of an individual who 

21 is from a covered nation, as defined in section 

22 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

23 not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to 

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1 ‘‘(2) NO FUNDING FOR ENTITIES PROMOTING

2 ANTISEMITISM.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

4 under this section may be provided to an entity 

5 that promotes antisemitism on the campus of 

6 such entity, or served by such entity, in violation 

7 of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

8 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). 

9 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

10 ‘‘(i) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘anti11 semitism’ has the meaning given the work12 ing definition of antisemitism adopted by 

13 the International Holocaust Remembrance 

14 Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the 

15 contemporary examples of antisemitism 

16 cited by the Alliance. 

17 ‘‘(ii) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ 

18 means a public elementary school or sec19 ondary school (including a charter school), 

20 local educational agency, State educational 

21 agency, postsecondary program, or institu22 tion of higher education.’’. 

23 SEC. 180. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

24 (a) GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT.—Section 

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1 1232j(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 153(a)(6)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘section 143(a)(7)’’. 

3 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF

4 1965.—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended— 

6 (1) in section 2244(b)(5), by striking ‘‘section 

7 174’’ and inserting ‘‘section 157’’; 

8 (2) in section 8101— 

9 (A) in paragraph (23)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

11 ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by strik14 ing ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

15 143’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (25)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

18 ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 143’’; 

19 and 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by strik21 ing ‘‘section 153’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

22 143’’; and 

23 (3) in section 8529(b), by striking ‘‘section 

24 153(a)(6) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 

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1 143(a)(7) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 

2 2002’’. 

3 (c) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION

4 ACT.—The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 

5 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is amended— 

6 (1) in section 673(c), by striking ‘‘section 174’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘section 157’’; and 

8 (2) in section 681(a)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

9 178(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 163(b)’’. 

10 TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL 

11 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

12 SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Educational Technical Assist14 ance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL 

17 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

18 ‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

19 ‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Educational Technical 

20 Assistance Act of 2002’. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

22 ‘‘In this title: 

23 ‘‘(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘child with a 

24 disability’, ‘English learner’, ‘evidence-based’, ‘local 

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1 ‘State educational agency’ have the meanings given 

2 those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

3 Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

4 ‘‘(2) ESRA TERMS.—The terms ‘Bureau-funded 

5 school’, ‘evidence use’, ‘geographic region’, ‘institution 

6 of higher education’, ‘regional educational laboratory’, 

7 and ‘subgroup of students’ have the meanings given 

8 those terms in section 102. 

9 ‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CENTER.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘comprehen11 sive center’ means a technical assistance center 

12 authorized under section 207. 

13 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CEN14 TER.—The term ‘national comprehensive center’ 

15 means a comprehensive center established or sup16 ported through an award under section 

17 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional comprehensive 

18 centers by scaling effective technical assistance, 

19 minimizing duplication, and addressing common 

20 implementation challenges faced by States and 

21 emerging national education issues. 

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1 ported through an award under section 

2 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1 geographic region. 

3 ‘‘(4) FOCUS CENTER.—The term ‘focus center’ 

4 means a technical assistance center authorized under 

5 section 208. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

7 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to im8 prove educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly 

9 academic achievement, for all students, particularly for 

10 each subgroup of students, through the coordination of tech11 nical assistance to support the effective implementation 

12 of— 

13 ‘‘(1) the Elementary and Secondary Education 

14 Act of 1965; 

15 ‘‘(2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education 

16 Act; 

17 ‘‘(3) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

18 Education Act of 2006; 

19 ‘‘(4) the Higher Education Act of 1965; 

20 ‘‘(5) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

21 Act; 

22 ‘‘(6) section 444 of the General Education Provi23 sions Act (commonly known as the ‘‘Family Edu24 cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’); and 

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1 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In meeting the purpose of sub2 section (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to practitioners, 

4 education system leaders, elementary and secondary 

5 schools, Bureau-funded schools, local educational 

6 agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of 

7 higher education, families, local boards and State 

8 boards (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Inno9 vation and Opportunity Act), other appropriate agen10 cies, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, 

11 and Tribal organizations to support effective imple12 mentation of the laws described in subsection (a); 

13 ‘‘(2) encourage evidence use and support the im14 plementation of evidence-based practices to improve 

15 educational outcomes, particularly academic achieve16 ment, for all students, and particularly for each sub17 group of students; and 

18 ‘‘(3) align technical assistance efforts across the 

19 Department of Education to minimize duplication of 

20 technical assistance and increase client satisfaction in 

21 a manner that— 

22 ‘‘(A) promotes high-quality, actionable, 

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1 ‘‘(B) is responsive to the educational chal2 lenges facing students, families, practitioners, 

3 and education system leaders. 

4 ‘‘(c) CONTENT.—The technical assistance provided 

5 under this section may include— 

6 ‘‘(1) an evaluation of the implementation of Fed7 eral programs at the State, Tribal, or local level, or 

8 building State, Tribal, or local capacity to carry out 

9 such an evaluation; and 

10 ‘‘(2) improving or streamlining data collections, 

11 and increasing the capacity of State, Tribal, or local 

12 agencies to analyze and communicate such data and 

13 carry out evidence use to support practitioners and 

14 education system leaders in evidence-based decision 

15 making. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 204. COORDINATION BETWEEN COMPREHENSIVE 

17 CENTERS AND REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LAB18 ORATORIES. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

20 with the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evi21 dence Use described in section 152, shall ensure that re22 gional comprehensive centers and regional educational lab23 oratories that serve the same geographic regions are effec24 tively coordinated to minimize duplication and increase cli25 ent satisfaction. 


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1 ‘‘(b) LOCAL COORDINATION.—Each regional com2 prehensive center and regional educational laboratory that 

3 serves the same geographic region, to the greatest extent 

4 practicable, shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) carry out local needs assessments and re6 lated input gathering in a coordinated manner; 

7 ‘‘(2) be familiar with each other’s work plan and 

8 areas of expertise, and with other federally funded 

9 technical assistance centers; 

10 ‘‘(3) be responsive, in a timely and effective 

11 manner, to the State educational agencies, local edu12 cational agencies, and, if applicable, Bureau-funded 

13 schools located in such geographic region, which may 

14 include referring such an agency or school to a more 

15 appropriate federally funded technical assistance cen16 ter; 

17 ‘‘(4) develop and maintain a shared regional 

18 governing board, in accordance with the requirements 

19 of section 206(a)(1); and 

20 ‘‘(5) identify challenges facing students and 

21 practitioners in the region so as to inform the work 

22 of focus centers authorized under section 208. 

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1 sure that the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative 

2 agreements awarded for comprehensive centers under this 

3 title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded 

4 by such Commissioner for the regional educational labora5 tory program. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 205. PRIORITIES. 

7 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish priorities for the re8 gional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, 

9 taking into account input from regional governing boards. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 206. GOVERNING BOARDS. 

11 ‘‘(a) REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each regional com14 prehensive center and regional educational lab15 oratory that serves the same geographic region 

16 shall have a shared regional governing board 

17 that shall guide and direct the work of such cen18 ter and such laboratory. 

19 ‘‘(B) COSTS.—In supporting and maintain20 ing the regional governing board required under 

21 this paragraph, each regional comprehensive cen22 ter and regional educational laboratory shall 

23 equally divide any costs related to developing, 

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1 other center or laboratory to carry out such ac2 tivities. 

3 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—Each regional governing board 

4 established under paragraph (1) shall advise the rel5 evant regional comprehensive center and regional edu6 cational laboratory on— 

7 ‘‘(A) the comprehensive center’s activities 

8 described in section 207(f) and the laboratory’s 

9 activities to satisfy the terms and conditions of 

10 the contract award under section 154; 

11 ‘‘(B) the regional agenda of such center and 

12 such laboratory, in a manner that is responsive 

13 to the challenges facing students and practi14 tioners in the region, which may include the 

15 identification of exemplary, innovative, and 

16 promising practices in the region for additional 

17 study; 

18 ‘‘(C) ensuring the work of the comprehensive 

19 center and the laboratory is of high quality, ac20 tionable, timely, and easily accessible; 

21 ‘‘(D) identifying challenges facing students 

22 and practitioners in the region, which shall in23 form the work of focus centers authorized under 

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1 ‘‘(E) the implementation of such center’s 

2 and such laboratory’s respective duties in a 

3 manner that promotes progress toward providing 

4 all students, particularly each subgroup of stu5 dents, access to high-quality educational oppor6 tunities and improves educational outcomes, 

7 particularly student academic achievement. 

8 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each regional gov10 erning board shall be composed of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the chief State school officers, or 

12 such officers’ designees or other State offi13 cials, in each State located in the cor14 responding geographic region; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) not more than 10 other members 

16 who are representative of the educational 

17 interests in the corresponding geographic re18 gion, which may include the following: 

19 ‘‘(I) Representatives of local edu20 cational agencies and educational serv21 ice agencies, including representatives 

22 of local educational agencies serving 

23 urban and rural areas. 

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1 ‘‘(III) Parents. 

2 ‘‘(IV) Practitioners, including 

3 classroom teachers, principals, and 

4 other school leaders. 

5 ‘‘(V) Representatives of workforce 

6 development. 

7 ‘‘(VI) Policymakers, expert practi8 tioners, and researchers with knowledge 

9 of, and experience using, research, de10 velopment, evaluation, and statistics. 

11 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTER GOVERNING

12 BOARD.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Comprehensive 

14 Center shall have a governing board that shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) guide and direct the work of such cen16 ter; and 

17 ‘‘(B) support such center in scaling effective 

18 technical assistance, minimizing duplication, 

19 and addressing common implementation chal20 lenges faced by States and emerging national 

21 education issues. 

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1 ‘‘(A) not less than 1 member of each re2 gional governing board described in subsection 

3 (a); and 

4 ‘‘(B) a variety of members described in sub5 section (a)(3)(A)(ii). 

6 ‘‘SEC. 207. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS. 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

9 or enter into 11 grants, contracts, or cooperative 

10 agreements, on a competitive basis, to establish na11 tional or regional comprehensive centers, in accord12 ance with paragraph (2). 

13 ‘‘(2) AWARD CRITERIA.—In awarding or enter14 ing into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 

15 under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall award 1 grant to, or enter into 

17 1 contract or cooperative agreement with, an eli18 gible entity to enable that eligible entity to estab19 lish a national comprehensive center that will 

20 support regional comprehensive centers by— 

21 ‘‘(i) scaling effective technical assist22 ance; 

23 ‘‘(ii) minimizing duplication; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) addressing— 


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1 ‘‘(I) common implementation 

2 challenges faced by States; and 

3 ‘‘(II) emerging national education 

4 issues; and 

5 ‘‘(B) shall ensure that 1 regional com6 prehensive center is established in each of the ge7 ographic regions. 

8 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTER; RE9 GIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.—In the case of— 

10 ‘‘(A) a national comprehensive center de11 scribed in paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be 

12 considered to be the region served by the com13 prehensive center; and 

14 ‘‘(B) a regional comprehensive center de15 scribed in paragraph (2)(B), the geographic re16 gion shall be considered to be the region served 

17 by the comprehensive center. 

18 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants, contracts, or cooper20 ative agreements under this section may be made with 

21 research organizations, public agencies, private enti22 ties, educational service agencies, institutions of high23 er education, or partnerships among such entities, 

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1 out the activities described in subsection (f) (referred 

2 to in this section as ‘eligible entities’). 

3 ‘‘(2) OUTREACH.—In conducting competitions 

4 for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under 

5 this section, the Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) actively encourage eligible entities to 

7 apply for such awards by making widely avail8 able information and technical assistance relat9 ing to the awards described under this section; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(B) seek input from chief executive officers 

12 of States, chief State school officers, teachers, 

13 principals, other school leaders, parents, admin14 istrators, paraprofessionals, and other individ15 uals with knowledge of the needs of the regions 

16 to be served by the awards, regarding— 

17 ‘‘(i) the needs in the regions for tech18 nical assistance authorized under this title; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) how such needs may be addressed 

21 most effectively. 

22 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In determining whether 

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1 tiveness in providing high-quality technical assist2 ance, including by considering the results of any com3 pleted evaluation required under this title or part D 

4 of title I if such entity previously received a grant, 

5 contract, or cooperative agreement under this title or 

6 title I. 

7 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity 

10 seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agree11 ment under this section shall submit an applica12 tion at such time, in such manner, and con13 taining such additional information as the Sec14 retary may reasonably require, including the 

15 plan described in paragraph (2). 

16 ‘‘(B) ENGAGEMENT.—To help ensure appli17 cations submitted under this paragraph are re18 sponsive to challenges facing students, practi19 tioners, and education system leaders in the re20 gion proposed to be served, each eligible entity 

21 submitting such an application shall meaning22 fully engage with not less than 1 individual or 

23 entity located in such region from each of the fol24 lowing categories, to inform the application: 

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1 ‘‘(ii) Local educational agencies. 

2 ‘‘(iii) Bureau-funded schools, Indian 

3 Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, 

4 and Tribal organizations, as applicable for 

5 the geographic region; 

6 ‘‘(iv) Practitioners, including teachers, 

7 principals, and other school leaders. 

8 ‘‘(v) Students and parents. 

9 ‘‘(vi) Policymakers, expert practi10 tioners, and researchers with knowledge of, 

11 and experience using, the findings from re12 search, evaluation, and statistics. 

13 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—Each application submitted under 

14 paragraph (1) shall contain— 

15 ‘‘(A) an assurance that such applicant will 

16 develop and regularly update a 5-year service 

17 plan for carrying out the technical assistance 

18 and capacity-building activities for the region in 

19 a manner that addresses— 

20 ‘‘(i) the priorities described under sec21 tion 205; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the needs of all States (and to the 

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1 national or regional comprehensive center, 

2 on an ongoing basis; and 

3 ‘‘(B) an assurance that such entity will de4 velop and regularly update and submit to the 

5 Secretary a State service plan that includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) a description of the capacity7 building supports to be delivered by the cen8 ter in response to educational challenges 

9 facing students, practitioners, and edu10 cation system leaders in a manner that sup11 ports evidence use; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) a description of the technical as13 sistance to be provided to support the effec14 tive implementation of the Elementary and 

15 Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

16 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional comprehensive 

18 center established under this section shall allocate 

19 such center’s resources to and within each State in a 

20 manner that reflects the need for assistance, taking 

21 into account such factors as— 

22 ‘‘(A) the proportion and number of students 

23 from low-income backgrounds counted under sec24 tion 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Sec25 ondary Education Act of 1965; 


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1 ‘‘(B) the number of schools implementing 

2 comprehensive support and improvement activi3 ties, targeted support and improvement activi4 ties, and additional targeted support, under sec5 tion 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 

6 Education Act of 1965 in the region; 

7 ‘‘(C) the increased cost burden of service de8 livery in rural areas; and 

9 ‘‘(D) any special initiatives being under10 taken by State, intermediate, local educational 

11 agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appro12 priate, that may require special assistance from 

13 the center. 

14 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIVENESS.—In allocating resources 

15 in accordance with paragraph (1), each regional com16 prehensive center shall reserve not more than 15 per17 cent of funds awarded by the Secretary for a fiscal 

18 year to respond in a timely fashion to urgent needs 

19 of State educational agencies and local educational 

20 agencies served by such center for such fiscal year, 

21 which may also include modifying the activities of the 

22 center and the State service plan described in sub23 section (c)(2)(B). 

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1 cational agencies, local educational agencies, educational 

2 service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded 

3 schools, in the region where such center is located, on school 

4 improvement activities that take into account factors such 

5 as the proportion and number of students from low-income 

6 backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of Elemen7 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region, 

8 and give priority to— 

9 ‘‘(1) schools in the region with a high percentage 

10 or number of students from low-income backgrounds, 

11 as determined under section 1113(a)(5) of the Ele12 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, in13 cluding such schools in rural and urban areas, and 

14 schools receiving assistance under title I of that Act; 

15 ‘‘(2) local educational agencies in the region in 

16 which a high percentage or number of school-age chil17 dren are from low-income families, as determined 

18 under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and 

19 Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such 

20 local educational agencies in rural and urban areas; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(3) schools in the region that are implementing 

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1 ditional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the 

2 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

3 ‘‘(f) ACTIVITIES.—A comprehensive center established 

4 under this section shall provide high-quality, high-impact 

5 technical assistance on the implementation of the Elemen6 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and capacity7 building supports to State educational agencies, Tribal edu8 cational agencies, local educational agencies, educational 

9 service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded 

10 schools, located in the region served by such center by— 

11 ‘‘(1) providing capacity-building supports de12 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include 

13 supports to— 

14 ‘‘(A) strengthen data privacy and security; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(B) coordinate with other State and local 

17 public agencies, institutions of higher education, 

18 and entities to address challenges facing stu19 dents, practitioners, and education system lead20 ers; 

21 ‘‘(2) providing training, professional develop22 ment, and technical assistance regarding implementa23 tion of laws described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii); 

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1 parents, families, librarians, and education system 

2 leaders, as appropriate; 

3 ‘‘(4) supporting evidence use among practi4 tioners and education system leaders, at a minimum, 

5 in— 

6 ‘‘(A) the core academic subjects of mathe7 matics, science, and reading or language arts; 

8 ‘‘(B) meeting the needs of English learners 

9 and children with disabilities; and 

10 ‘‘(C) education technology and digital lit11 eracy (including assistive and adaptive tech12 nology); 

13 ‘‘(5) in coordination with the Director of the In14 stitute of Education Sciences, disseminating and pro15 viding information, reports, and publications that 

16 support teaching and learning to improve educational 

17 opportunities and student outcomes, particularly aca18 demic achievement, and particularly for each sub19 group of students, to students, families, practitioners, 

20 education system leaders, and policymakers within 

21 the region served by the center; 

22 ‘‘(6) bringing teams of experts together to develop 

23 and implement school improvement plans and strate24 gies, especially in schools implementing comprehen25 sive support and improvement activities, targeted 


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1 support and improvement activities, and additional 

2 targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elemen3 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and 

4 ‘‘(7) supporting high-quality teacher and school 

5 leader preparation, recruitment, and retention prac6 tices, including evidenced-based clinical experiences, 

7 and improving the teacher pipeline in critical areas. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 208. FOCUS CENTERS. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award or 

11 enter into not more than 3 grants, contracts, or coop12 erative agreements to eligible entities (as described in 

13 section 207(b)(1)) to enable those eligible entities to 

14 establish and operate focus centers on topics described 

15 in subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking 

17 a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 

18 section shall submit an application at such time, in 

19 such manner, and containing such additional infor20 mation as the Secretary may reasonably require. 

21 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Focus centers authorized 

22 under paragraph (1) shall— 

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1 ‘‘(B) carry out activities that increase evi2 dence use on such topic among practitioners, 

3 education system leaders, elementary schools and 

4 secondary schools, local educational agencies, 

5 and State educational agencies; and 

6 ‘‘(C) in a timely manner, develop evidence7 based products or tools regarding such topic and 

8 widely disseminate such products or tools to 

9 practitioners, education system leaders, and pol10 icymakers in formats that are of high quality, 

11 easily accessible, understandable, and actionable. 

12 ‘‘(b) TOPICS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall engage 

14 with— 

15 ‘‘(A) regional governing boards, in accord16 ance with section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify chal17 lenges facing students and practitioners that are 

18 of shared importance and urgency across geo19 graphic regions; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the Director of the Institute of Edu21 cation Sciences to examine the evidence bases of 

22 research that may address the challenges identi23 fied in subparagraph (A). 

24 ‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION.—After carrying out the 

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1 retary, in consultation with the Director of the Insti2 tute of Education Sciences, shall identify topics for 

3 focus centers that address educational challenges of 

4 shared importance and urgency and that may be ad5 dressed through the mobilization of robust evidence 

6 bases of research. 

7 ‘‘(c) RULE.—In making awards under this section, the 

8 Secretary may carry out discrete award competitions for 

9 each topic developed under subsection (b). 

10 ‘‘SEC. 209. EVALUATIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVAL13 UATION AND EVIDENCE USE.—The Secretary shall 

14 provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the 

15 National Center for Education Evaluation and Evi16 dence Use of the comprehensive centers receiving as17 sistance under this title, the results of which shall be 

18 transmitted to the Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appro20 priations of the Senate and the Committee on Edu21 cation and the Workforce and the Committee on Ap22 propriations of the House of Representatives, the Di23 rector of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the 

24 public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of 

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1 which each of the comprehensive centers meets the ob2 jectives of its respective plan, and the extent to 

3 which— 

4 ‘‘(A) technical assistance provided by such 

5 centers— 

6 ‘‘(i) was of high quality and high im7 pact; 

8 ‘‘(ii) was responsive to the needs of cli9 ents in the region; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) improved implementation of the 

11 laws described in section 207(c)(2)(C)(ii); 

12 ‘‘(B) capacity-building services were of high 

13 quality and high impact, and responsive to the 

14 educational challenges of State educational agen15 cies, local educational agencies, and schools in 

16 the region; and 

17 ‘‘(C) such centers effectively coordinated 

18 with regional educational laboratories and other 

19 federally funded technical assistance centers to 

20 align technical assistance, minimize duplication, 

21 and increase client satisfaction. 

22 ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT ENTITY.— In addition to the 

23 evaluation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

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1 pendent entity, which shall be completed not less than 

2 1 fiscal year prior to the end of the period of the 

3 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the eli4 gible entity that operates the comprehensive center, 

5 and which shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) include each of the analyses and as7 sessments described in paragraph (1); and 

8 ‘‘(B) determine the extent to which such 

9 center effectively supported the decision making 

10 of practitioners, education system leaders, and 

11 policymakers located in the region served by the 

12 center. 

13 ‘‘(b) FOCUS CENTER EVALUATION.—The Secretary 

14 shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the 

15 National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence 

16 Use of the focus centers receiving assistance under this title, 

17 the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee 

18 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Com19 mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 

20 on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ap21 propriations of the House of Representatives, the Director 

22 of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such 

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1 tiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and ur2 gency. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro5 priated to carry out this title such sums as may be nec6 essary for fiscal year 2024 and for each of the 5 succeeding 

7 fiscal years. 

8 ‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE FUNDS FROM COV10 ERED NATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

12 under this section may be provided to an entity 

13 that receives funds from a covered nation, as de14 fined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United 

15 States Code. 

16 ‘‘(B) TUITION EXCLUSION.—An entity that 

17 receives tuition on behalf of an individual who 

18 is from a covered nation, as defined in section 

19 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

20 not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to 

21 have received funds from such nation for pur22 poses of subparagraph (A). 

23 ‘‘(2) NO FUNDING FOR ENTITIES PROMOTING

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

2 under this section may be provided to an entity 

3 that promotes antisemitism on the campus of 

4 such entity, or served by such entity, in violation 

5 of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

6 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

8 ‘‘(i) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘anti9 semitism’ has the meaning given the work10 ing definition of antisemitism adopted by 

11 the International Holocaust Remembrance 

12 Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the 

13 contemporary examples of antisemitism 

14 cited by the Alliance. 

15 ‘‘(ii) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ 

16 means a public elementary school or sec17 ondary school (including a charter school), 

18 local educational agency, State educational 

19 agency, postsecondary program, or institu20 tion of higher education.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2244 of the 

22 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 

23 amended— 

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1 (20 U.S.C. 9602)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 207 of the 

2 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘section 203 

4 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 

5 (20 U.S.C. 9602)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 207 of the 

6 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002’’. 

7 TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESS8 MENT OF EDUCATIONAL 

9 PROGRESS 

10 SEC. 301. REFERENCES. 

11 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

12 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

13 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 

14 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 

15 other provision of the National Assessment of Educational 

16 Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.). 

17 SEC. 302. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD. 

18 Section 302 (20 U.S.C. 9621) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4); 

20 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection 

21 (e)(1) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) establish an assessment schedule, in 

23 consultation with the Commissioner for Edu24 cation Statistics to ensure the technical and cost 

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1 that complies with the requirements of section 

2 303(b), including— 

3 ‘‘(i) selecting the subject areas and 

4 grades or ages to be assessed; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) determining the years in which 

6 such assessments will be conducted;’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘on the De8 partment’s’’ and all that follows through the period at 

9 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘on— 

10 ‘‘(A) the Department’s actions to implement 

11 the decisions of the Assessment Board; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the budget of the Department regard13 ing the costs associated with the duties of the As14 sessment Board and activities relating to the Na15 tional Assessment, including the technical and 

16 cost feasibility of carrying out the assessment 

17 schedule established under subsection (e)(1)(A).’’. 

18 SEC. 303. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL 

19 PROGRESS. 

20 Section 303 (20 U.S.C. 9622) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

2 (I) by inserting ‘‘subject to para3 graph (4),’’ before ‘‘conduct a’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘, but at least as’’ 

5 and all that follows through the semi6 colon and inserting ‘‘and at least once 

7 every 4 years;’’; and 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

9 ‘‘, to provide’’ and all that follows through 

10 the semicolon and inserting ‘‘, subject to 

11 paragraph (4);’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (I) in clause (i), by inserting 

15 ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ before 

16 ‘‘shall’’; and 

17 (II) in clause (iv), by inserting 

18 ‘‘subject to paragraph (4),’’ before 

19 ‘‘shall’’; and 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by insert21 ing ‘‘on’’ before ‘‘the standards’’; 

22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

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1 (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(4) DELAYS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) FREQUENCY OF GRADE 4 AND GRADE

5 8 ASSESSMENTS.—In carrying out the reading 

6 and mathematics assessments requirements 

7 under subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph 

8 (2) and paragraph (3), the Commissioner for 

9 Education Statistics shall conduct such assess10 ments in— 

11 ‘‘(i) 2024; 

12 ‘‘(ii) 2027; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) every other year thereafter, in 

14 order to provide for 1 year in which no such 

15 assessments are conducted between each ad16 ministration of such assessments. 

17 ‘‘(B) FREQUENCY OF GRADE 12 ASSESS18 MENTS.—In carrying out the reading and math19 ematics assessments under paragraph (2)(C), the 

20 Commissioner for Education Statistics shall con21 duct such assessments in— 

22 ‘‘(i) 2024; 

23 ‘‘(ii) 2029; and 

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1 (E) in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated by 

2 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘information on’’ 

3 and all that follows through the period at the end 

4 and inserting ‘‘, to the extent feasible, informa5 tion needed to carry out paragraph (2)(G).’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 

8 ‘‘Chairman of the House Committee’’ and all 

9 that follows through the period at the end and 

10 inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and the 

11 Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

12 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

13 Pensions of the Senate.’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting a 

15 comma after ‘‘Code’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘For’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘In accordance with section 

18 1111(g)(2)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu19 cation Act of 1965, for’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (e)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

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1 serting ‘‘shall be determined by—’’; 

2 and 

3 (II) by redesignating subclauses 

4 (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), re5 spectively, and indenting appro6 priately; 

7 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) NATIONAL CONSENSUS APPROACH.— 

10 The Assessment Board shall— 

11 ‘‘(i) make the determinations described 

12 in subparagraph (A) utilizing a national 

13 consensus approach; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) ensure the achievement levels de15 veloped under such subparagraph are rea16 sonable, valid, and informative to the pub17 lic.’’; 

18 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) 

19 and (D); and 

20 (iv) by redesignating subparagraph 

21 (E) as subparagraph (C); and 

22 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘trial’’; 

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1 (iii) by inserting a comma after ‘‘offi2 cer’’; 

3 (5) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘–’’ 

4 after the semicolon; and 

5 (6) in subsection (g)(2)— 

6 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

7 ‘‘INDIAN AFFAIRS SCHOOLS’’ and inserting ‘‘IN8 DIAN EDUCATION’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘Indian Affairs’’ and in10 serting ‘‘Indian Education’’. 

11 SEC. 304. DEFINITIONS. 

12 Section 304 (20 U.S.C. 9623) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 

14 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 

15 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesig16 nated by paragraph (1), the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘elementary 

18 school’, ‘local educational agency’, ‘secondary school’, 

19 and ‘Secretary’ have the meanings given those terms 

20 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

21 Education Act of 1965.’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by para23 graph (1), by inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR.—’’ before ‘‘The 

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1 (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by in2 serting ‘‘STATE.—’’ before ‘‘The term’’. 

3 SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 Section 305(a) (20 U.S.C. 9624(a)) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro7 priated— 

8 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2024— 

9 ‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary to 

10 carry out section 302; and 

11 ‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary to 

12 carry out section 303; and 

13 ‘‘(2) for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, 

14 such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 

15 302 and 303.’’. 

16 SEC. 306. RESTRICTIONS. 

17 Section 305 (20 U.S.C. 9624) is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE FUNDS FROM COV21 ERED NATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

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1 fined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United 

2 States Code. 

3 ‘‘(B) TUITION EXCLUSION.—An entity that 

4 receives tuition on behalf of an individual who 

5 is from a covered nation, as defined in section 

6 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, shall 

7 not be considered, in receiving such tuition, to 

8 have received funds from such nation for pur9 poses of subparagraph (A). 

10 ‘‘(2) NO FUNDING FOR ENTITIES PROMOTING

11 ANTISEMITISM.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No funds provided 

13 under this section may be provided to an entity 

14 that promotes antisemitism on the campus of 

15 such entity or served by such entity in violation 

16 of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

17 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). 

18 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 ‘‘(i) ANTISEMITISM.—The term ‘anti20 semitism’ has the meaning given the work21 ing definition of antisemitism adopted by 

22 the International Holocaust Remembrance 

23 Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the 

24 contemporary examples of antisemitism 

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1 ‘‘(ii) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ 

2 means a public elementary school or sec3 ondary school (including a charter school), 

4 local educational agency, State educational 

5 agency, postsecondary program, or institu6 tion of higher education.’’. 


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Calendar No. 309 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3392 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act 

other purposes. Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for Act of 2002, and the National Assessment of of 2002, the Educational Technical Assistance 

JANUARY 22, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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