sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1995 through 1997.
‘‘(ii) Of the amount appropriated under
clause (i) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall
make available not less than $7,175,000 to
carry out subsection (f) of section 405C (relat-
ing to clearinghouses).
‘‘(B) For the purpose of carrying out sub-
section (h) of section 405C (relating to regional
educational laboratories), there are authorized
to be appropriated $37,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, and such sums as are necessary for each
of the fiscal years 1995 through 1997. Of the
amounts appropriated under the preceding sen-
tence for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall obli-
gate not less than 25 percent to carry out such
purpose with respect to rural areas (including
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
which are located in rural areas).
‘‘(C) For the purpose of carrying out sub-
section (j) of section 405C (relating to the
teacher research dissemination network) there
are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as are nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through
1997.
‘‘(D) For the purpose of carrying out sub-
section (i) of section 405C (relating to the
Goals 2000 Community Partnerships program),
there 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $50,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as are nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1996 and
1997.
‘‘(3) NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH POL-
ICY AND PRIORITIES BOARD.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) for any fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall make available 2 per-
cent of such amounts, or $1,000,000, whichever is
less, to the Board for the purpose of carrying out
section 405A.
‘‘(4) ALLOCATIONS FOR GRANTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS, AND
CONTRACTS.—Of the amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) or (2) for any fis-
cal year, not less than 95 percent shall be expended
to carry out the purposes described in such para-
graphs through grants, cooperative agreements, or
contracts.
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS
ON
APPROPRIATIONS.—No
amounts are authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1) or (2) for fiscal year 1995 or any fis-
cal year thereafter unless the Board has been ap-
pointed in accordance with section 405A.
‘‘(6) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) for fiscal year
1995, the Secretary is authorized, in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph, to award a
grant of not more than $5,000,000 to a public or
private institution, agency or organization for a pe-
riod not to exceed five years for the purpose of con-
ducting a State-by-State poll to determine the per-
ceptions of recent graduates of secondary schools,
their instructors in institutions of higher education,
parents of recent such graduates, and employers of
recent such graduates on how well schools have pre-
pared students for further education or employment.
The grant shall be awarded on a competitive basis
and shall be matched on a two-to-one basis, with the
Federal Government contributing one-third of the
total costs of the poll.’’.
SEC. 102. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL RE-
SEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT.
Subsection (b) of section 202 of the Department of
Education Organization Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F)
and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) There shall be in the Department an Assistant
Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement who
shall be—
‘‘(A) appointed by the President, by and with
the consent of the Senate; and
‘‘(B) selected in consultation with the National
Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board
from among individuals who—
‘‘(i) are distinguished educational research-
ers;
‘‘(ii) have proven management ability; and
‘‘(iii) have substantial knowledge of edu-
cation within the United States.’’.
SEC. 103. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contracts
for the regional educational laboratories, education re-
sources information clearinghouses and research and de-
velopment centers assisted under section 405 of the Gen-
eral Education Provisions Act on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall remain in effect until the termi-
nation date of such contracts.
SEC. 104. EXISTING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, grants
and contracts for the research and development centers
assisted under section 405 of the General Education Pro-
visions Act on the date of enactment of this Act shall re-
main in effect until the termination date of such grants
or contracts, as the case may be, except that such grants
and contracts may be extended to implement the provi-
sions of this Act.
TITLE 
II—NATIONAL 
EDU-
CATIONAL RESEARCH POLICY
AND PRIORITIES BOARD
SEC. 
201. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
WITHIN 
OFFICE 
OF 
EDU-
CATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT.
Part A of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1221e et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 405 the following new section:
‘‘NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH POLICY AND
PRIORITIES BOARD
‘‘SEC. 405A. (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established
within the Office a National Educational Research Policy
and Priorities Board (hereafter in this section referred to
as the ‘Board’).
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—It shall be the responsibility of
the Board, acting through the Assistant Secretary—
‘‘(1) to determine priorities that should guide
the work of the Office and provide guidance to the
Congress in its oversight of the Office;
‘‘(2) to review and approve standards for the
conduct and evaluation of all research, development,
and dissemination carried out under the auspices of
the Office pursuant to sections 405 through 405C;
and
‘‘(3) to regularly review, evaluate, and publicly
comment upon, the implementation of its rec-
ommended priorities and policies by the Department
and the Congress.
‘‘(c) RESEARCH PRIORITIES PLAN.—In cooperation
with the Assistant Secretary, the Board shall—
‘‘(1) survey and assess the state of knowledge
in education research, development and dissemina-
tion to identify disciplines and areas of inquiry with-