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I) for evaluation activities, then the Secretary shall reserve
no additional funds pursuant to the authority in subsection
(a)(1) to evaluate such program, but shall coordinate the evalua-
tion of such program with the national evaluation described
in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) NATIONAL EVALUATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the funds made
available under subsection (a) to carry out—
‘‘(A) independent studies of categorical and demonstra-
tion programs under this Act and the administrative impact
of such programs on schools and local educational agencies,
that are coordinated with research supported through the
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, using
rigorous methodological designs and techniques, including
longitudinal designs, control groups, and random assign-
ment, as appropriate, to determine—
‘‘(i) the success of such programs in meeting the
measurable goals and objectives, through appropriate
targeting, quality services, and efficient administra-
tion, and in contributing to achieving the National
Education Goals, with a priority on assessing program
impact on student performance;
‘‘(ii) the short- and long-term effects of program
participation on program participants, as appropriate;
‘‘(iii) the cost and efficiency of such programs;
‘‘(iv) to the extent feasible, the cost of serving
all students eligible to be served under such programs;
‘‘(v) 
specific 
intervention 
strategies 
and
implementation of such strategies that, based on the-
ory, research and evaluation, offer the promise of
improved achievement of program objectives;
‘‘(vi) promising means of identifying and dissemi-
nating effective management and educational practices;
‘‘(vii) the effect of such programs on school and
local educational agencies’ administrative responsibil-
ities and structure, including the use of local and State
resources, with particular attention to schools and
agencies serving a high concentration of disadvantaged
students; and
‘‘(viii) the effect of Federal categorical programs
at the elementary and secondary levels on the prolifera-
tion of State categorical education aid programs and
regulations, including an evaluation of the State regu-
lations that are developed in response to Federal edu-
cation laws;
‘‘(B) in collaboration with the national assessment con-
ducted pursuant to section 1601, a comprehensive evalua-
tion of how the Federal Government has assisted the States
to reform their educational systems through the various
education laws enacted during the 103d Congress, which
evaluation shall—
‘‘(i) encompass the changes made in Federal pro-
grams pursuant to the Improving America’s Schools
Act of 1994 as well as in any other law enacted during
the 103d Congress that amended a Federal program
assisting preschool, elementary, or secondary edu-
cation;
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‘‘(ii) encompass new initiatives such as initiatives
under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and the
School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, and be
coordinated with evaluations of such Acts;
‘‘(iii) include a comprehensive review of the pro-
grams developed under the Acts described in clauses
(i) and (ii) to determine such programs’ overall effect
on—
‘‘(I) the readiness of children for schooling;
‘‘(II) the improvement in educational attain-
ment of students in elementary and secondary edu-
cation; and
‘‘(III) the improvement in skills needed by stu-
dents to obtain employment or pursue further edu-
cation upon completion of secondary school or
further education;
‘‘(iv) include a comprehensive review of the pro-
grams under the Acts described in clauses (i) and (ii)
to determine such programs’ overall effect—
‘‘(I) on school reform efforts undertaken by
States;
‘‘(II) on efforts by States to adopt educational
standards to improve schooling for all children,
to align their curricula, teacher training, and
assessments with such standards, and to bring
flexibility to the rules governing how education
is to be provided; and
‘‘(III) on student populations that have been
the traditional beneficiaries of Federal assistance
in order to determine whether such population’s
educational attainment has been improved as a
result of such programs;
‘‘(v) evaluate how the National Assessment
Governing Board, the Advisory Council on Education
Statistics, the National Education Goals Panel, and
the National Education Statistics and Improvement
Council (and any other Federal board established to
analyze, address, or approve education standards and
assessments) coordinate, interact, or duplicate efforts
to assist the States in reforming the educational sys-
tems of States; and
‘‘(vi) include a review of the programs under the
Acts described in clauses (i) and (ii) in such detail
as the Secretary deems appropriate, and may involve
cooperation with other Federal departments and agen-
cies in order to incorporate evaluations and rec-
ommendations of such departments and agencies; and
‘‘(C) a study of the waivers granted under section
14401, which study shall include—
‘‘(i) data on the total number of waiver requests
that were granted and the total number of such
requests that were denied, disaggregated by the statu-
tory or regulatory requirement for which the waivers
were requested; and
‘‘(ii) an analysis of the effect of waivers on categor-
ical program requirements and other flexibility provi-
sions in this Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities
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Act of 1994, and the Goals 2000: Educate America
Act, on improvement in educational achievement of
participating students and on school and local edu-
cational agency administrative responsibilities, struc-
ture, and resources based on an appropriate sample
of State educational agencies, local educational agen-
cies, schools, and tribes receiving waivers.
‘‘(D) a study of the waivers provided under section
1114 to support schoolwide programs which shall include—
‘‘(i) the extent to which schoolwide programs are
meeting the intent and purposes of any program for
which provisions were waived; and
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the needs of all students
are being served by such programs particularly stu-
dents who would be eligible for assistance under any
provisions waived.
‘‘(2) INDEPENDENT PANEL.—The Secretary shall appoint an
independent panel to review the plan for the evaluation
described in paragraph (1), to advise the Secretary on such
evaluation’s progress, and to comment, if the panel so wishes,
on the final report described in paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a final report
on the evaluation described in this subsection by January 1,
1998, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate.
‘‘(c) RECIPIENT EVALUATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IMPROVE-
MENT.—The Secretary is authorized to provide guidance, technical
assistance, and model programs to recipients of assistance under
this Act to strengthen information for quality assurance and
performance information feedback at State and local levels. Such
guidance and assistance shall promote the development, measure-
ment and reporting of valid, reliable, timely and consistent perform-
ance indicators within a program in order to promote continuous
program improvement. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
to establish a national data system.
‘‘PART H—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS
‘‘SEC. 14801. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO INCREASE THE TOTAL SHARE
OF FEDERAL SPENDING ON EDUCATION.
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) in order to increase our Nation’s standard of living
and to increase the number of good jobs, the United States
must increase its productivity and ability to compete in the
international marketplace by improving the educational level
of our workforce;
‘‘(2) although efforts are being made to establish higher
educational standards and goals, there is a substantial shortage
of resources to meet such standards and goals;
‘‘(3) States and local communities are finding it increasingly
difficult to meet ever higher educational standards and goals,
and States will not be able to fund needed changes without
Federal help to reach such standards and goals;
‘‘(4) the Federal Government has established many edu-
cational programs but failed to provide adequate funding for
such programs, for example one such program provides edu-
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cation to our Nation’s disabled students and was established
with a promise of 40 percent Federal funding but currently
receives only eight percent Federal funding;
‘‘(5) the annual shortfall in Federal education programs
is approximately half of the promised funding;
‘‘(6) many needed educational improvements will not need
Federal funds, however, other suggested changes such as
lengthened school years, better pay, after-school activities,
mentoring for students at risk, programs for gifted students,
and replacing substandard buildings, will require substantial
Federal assistance; and
‘‘(7) the Federal contribution to education is less than two
percent of the total Federal budget, and in order to make
education a national priority, the total percentage of Federal
educational funding should be increased by one percent each
year over the next eight years to reach 10 percent of the
total Federal budget.
‘‘(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Congress
that the total share of the Federal spending on education should
increase by at least one percent each year until such share reaches
10 percent of the total Federal budget.
‘‘SEC. 14802. SENSE 
OF 
CONGRESS; 
REQUIREMENT 
REGARDING
NOTICE.
‘‘(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PROD-
UCTS.—In the case of any equipment or products that may be
authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided under
this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving
such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In providing finan-
cial assistance under this Act, the head of each Federal agency
shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing
the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.’’.
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE
GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT
PART A—APPLICABILITY OF THE GENERAL
EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT
SEC. 211. TITLE; APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS.
Section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1221 et seq.) (hereafter in this title (other than part F) referred
to as the ‘‘Act’’) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SHORT TITLE; APPLICABILITY; DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 400. (a) This title may be cited as the ‘General Education
Provisions Act’.
‘‘(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided, this title applies to each
applicable program of the Department of Education.
‘‘(2) Except as otherwise provided, this title does not apply
to any contract made by the Department of Education.
‘‘(c) As used in this title, the following terms have the following
meanings:
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‘‘(1) The term ‘applicable program’ means any program
for which the Secretary or the Department has administrative
responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority
pursuant to law. The term includes each program for which
the Secretary or the Department has administrative respon-
sibility under the Department of Education Organization Act
or under Federal law effective after the effective date of that
Act.
‘‘(2) The term ‘applicable statute’ means—
‘‘(A) the Act or the title, part, section, or any other
subdivision of an Act, as the case may be, that authorizes
the appropriation for an applicable program;
‘‘(B) this title; and
‘‘(C) any other statute that by its terms expressly con-
trols the administration of an applicable program.
‘‘(3) The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Edu-
cation.
‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Education.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the
applicability of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972, title V of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act, or other statutes prohibit-
ing discrimination, to any applicable program.’’.
SEC. 212. REPEAL AND REDESIGNATION.
(a) REPEALS.—
(1) SECTIONS.—Sections 400A, 401, 402, 403, 406, 406A,
406B, 406C, 407, 413, 416, 419, 421, 423, 424, 426A, and
429 of the Act are repealed.
(2) PART.—Part D of the Act is repealed.
(b) REDESIGNATIONS.—
(1) SECTIONS.—Sections 408, 409, 411, 412, 414, 415, 417,
420, 421A, 422, 425, 426, 427, 428, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, 437, 438, 439, and 440 of the Act are redesignated
as sections 410, 411, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 426, 430, 431,
432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443,
444, 445, and 446 of the Act, respectively.
(2) PART.—Part E of the Act is redesignated as part D
of the Act.
(3) CROSS REFERENCES.—(A) Paragraph (6) of section 441(b)
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)) (20 U.S.C. 1232d(b)(6)) is
amended by striking ‘‘437’’ and inserting ‘‘443’’.
(B) Paragraph (4) of section 442(b) of the Act (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) (20 U.S.C. 1232e(b)(4)) is amended
by striking ‘‘437’’ and inserting ‘‘443’’.
(C) Subsection (a) of section 446 of the Act (as redesignated
by paragraph (1)) (20 U.S.C. 1232i(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘438(b)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘444(b)(1)(D)’’.
(D) Subsection (a) of section 458 of the Act (20 U.S.C.
1234g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘435(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘441(a)’’.
PART B—THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SEC. 221. NEW HEADING FOR PART A.
The heading for part A of the Act is amended to read as
follows:
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(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 3679(d)(2) of the
Revised Statutes’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1341(a) of title 31,
United States Code’’.
SEC. 233. CONTINGENT EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.
Section 422 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1))
(20 U.S.C. 1226a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CONTINGENT EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 422. (a) The authorization of appropriations for, or dura-
tion of, an applicable program shall be automatically extended
for one additional fiscal year unless Congress, in the regular session
that ends prior to the beginning of the terminal fiscal year of
such authorization or duration, has passed legislation that becomes
law and extends or repeals the authorization or duration of such
program.
‘‘(b) The amount authorized to be appropriated for the period
of automatic extension under subsection (a) of an applicable pro-
gram shall be the amount authorized to be appropriated for such
program for the terminal fiscal year of the applicable program.
‘‘(c) If the Secretary is required, in the terminal fiscal year
of an applicable program, to carry out certain acts or make certain
determinations that are necessary for the continuation of such
program, such acts or determinations shall be required to be carried
out or made during the period of automatic extension under sub-
section (a).
‘‘(d) This section shall not apply to the authorization of appro-
priations for a commission, council, or committee which is required
by an applicable statute to terminate on a date certain.’’.
SEC. 234. STATE REPORTS.
Subpart 2 of part B of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1226b et seq.)
is amended by inserting before section 425 (as redesignated by
section 212(b)(1)) the following new section:
‘‘RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES TO FURNISH INFORMATION
‘‘SEC. 424. (a) Each State educational agency shall submit to
the Secretary a report on or before March 15 of every second
year. Each such report shall include—
‘‘(1) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds
in such State in the two preceding fiscal years under any
applicable program under the jurisdiction of the State edu-
cational agency; and
‘‘(2) information with respect to the uses of Federal funds
in such State in the two preceding fiscal years under any
Federal program administered by the State that provided
grants or contracts to a local educational agency in the State.
‘‘(b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(1) list, with respect to each program for which information
is provided, all grants made to and contracts entered into
with local educational agencies and other public and private
agencies and institutions within the State during each fiscal
year concerned;
‘‘(2) analyze the information included in the report by local
educational agency and by program;
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‘‘(3) include the total amount of funds available to the
State under each such program for each fiscal year concerned;
and
‘‘(4) be made readily available by the State to local edu-
cational agencies and institutions within the State and to the
public.
‘‘(c) If the Secretary does not receive a report by the date
required under subsection (a), or receives an incomplete report,
the Secretary, not later than 30 days after such report is required
to be submitted, shall take all reasonable measures to obtain the
delinquent or incomplete information from the State educational
agency.
‘‘(d) When the Secretary receives a report required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall provide such information to the
National Center for Education Statistics, and shall make such
information available, at a reasonable cost, to any individual who
requests such information.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall consult with the Speaker and Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority and Minor-
ity Leaders of the Senate regarding the costs and feasibility of
making the information described in subsection (a) available as
part of a telecommunications network that is readily accessible
to every member of Congress and other interested parties.
‘‘(f) On or before August 15 of each year in which reports
are submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit
a report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate. Such report shall include—
‘‘(1) an analysis of the content and data quality of such
reports;
‘‘(2) a compilation of statistical data derived from such
reports; and
‘‘(3) information obtained by the Secretary with respect
to—
‘‘(A) direct grants made to local educational agencies
by the Federal Government; and
‘‘(B) contracts entered into between such agencies and
the Federal Government.’’.
SEC. 235. BIENNIAL EVALUATION REPORT.
Section 425 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1))
(20 U.S.C. 1226c) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘BIENNIAL EVALUATION REPORT
‘‘SEC. 425. Not later than March 31, 1995, and every two
years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evalua-
tion report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving
such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two
preceding fiscal years. Such report shall—
‘‘(1) contain program profiles that include legislative cita-
tions, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes;
‘‘(2) contain recent information on the progress being made
toward the achievement of program objectives, including list-
ings of program performance indicators, data from performance
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measurement based on the indicators, and information on the
costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated;
‘‘(3) address significant program activities, such as initia-
tives for program improvement, regulations, and program mon-
itoring and evaluation;
‘‘(4) list the principal analyses and studies supporting the
major conclusions in such report;
‘‘(5) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary
detailed data and appendixes, including available data to
indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the
race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs
and projects; and
‘‘(6) include the results of the program evaluations con-
ducted in accordance with section 14701 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965.’’.
SEC. 236. EQUITY FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER PROGRAM
BENEFICIARIES.
Subpart 2 of part B of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1226b et seq.)
is further amended by inserting after section 426 (as redesignated
by section 212(b)(1)) the following new section:
‘‘EQUITY FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER PROGRAM
BENEFICIARIES
‘‘SEC. 427. (a) The purpose of this section is to assist the
Department in implementing the Department’s mission to ensure
equal access to education and to promote educational excellence
throughout the Nation, by—
‘‘(1) ensuring equal opportunities to participate for all
eligible students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries in
any project or activity carried out under an applicable program;
and
‘‘(2) promoting the ability of such students, teachers, and
beneficiaries to meet high standards.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall require each applicant for assistance
under an applicable program (other than an individual) to develop
and describe in such applicant’s application the steps such applicant
proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and equitable partici-
pation in, the project or activity to be conducted with such assist-
ance, by addressing the special needs of students, teachers, and
other program beneficiaries in order to overcome barriers to equi-
table participation, including barriers based on gender, race, color,
national origin, disability, and age.
‘‘(c) The Secretary may establish criteria and provide technical
assistance for meeting the requirements of this section.
‘‘(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter in
any way the rights or responsibilities established under the laws
cited in section 400(d) of this Act.’’.
SEC. 237. COORDINATION.
Subpart 2 of part B of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1226b et seq.)
is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘COORDINATION
‘‘SEC. 428. The National Assessment Governing Board, the
Advisory Council on Education Statistics, the National Education
Goals Panel, the National Education Standards and Improvement
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Council, and any other board established to analyze, address, or
approve education content or student performance standards and
assessments shall coordinate and interact with one another in order
to ensure that each such entity does not duplicate activities to
assist the States in reforming their educational systems.’’.
SEC. 238. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Subpart 2 of part B of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1226b) is further
amended by inserting after section 428 (as added by section 237)
the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 429. (a) IN GENERAL.—Each educational organization,
prior to enrolling a minor and prior to accepting funds for the
cost of a minor’s participation in an educational program operated
by such organization, shall disclose the following information in
written form to the minor or the minor’s parent.
‘‘(1) METHOD
OF
SOLICITATION
AND
SELECTION.—The
method of solicitation and selection of participants in the edu-
cational program, including—
‘‘(A) the origin of any mailing list used for such solicita-
tion and selection;
‘‘(B) any recruitment through a local school official,
teacher, or school personnel, including any compensation
or other benefit offered to such official, teacher, or person-
nel for the recommendation of a minor for participation
in the educational program;
‘‘(C) any open enrollment activity, including the method
of outreach; and
‘‘(D) any cooperation with, or sponsorship by, a mem-
bership organization, including a description of the coopera-
tion or sponsorship and the name of each such organization.
‘‘(2) COST AND FEES.—Information regarding the cost of
the educational program and information regarding the dis-
tribution of any enrollment fee, including—
‘‘(A) the amount paid for, and the percentage of the
total educational program cost of, each feature of the edu-
cational program, including—
‘‘(i) food;
‘‘(ii) lodging;
‘‘(iii) transportation;
‘‘(iv) program staffing;
‘‘(v) textbooks, syllabi, or other scholastic edu-
cational program materials;
‘‘(vi) speaker fees; and
‘‘(vii) administrative expenses, including expenses
related to—
‘‘(I) the preparation of nonscholastic edu-
cational program materials;
‘‘(II) the provision of financial assistance;
‘‘(III) mailing list rental or other recruitment
activity; and
‘‘(IV) administrative salaries and consulting
fees;
‘‘(B) the identity of the organization or business provid-
ing each of the features described in clauses (i) through
(vii) of subparagraph (A); and