I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4366 
To strengthen the Federal education research system to make research and 
evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order 
to increase student achievement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2014 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. KLINE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, and 
Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To strengthen the Federal education research system to 
make research and evaluations more timely and relevant 
to State and local needs in order to increase student 
achievement. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Edu-
cation through Research Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM 
Sec. 101. References. 
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. 116. National Board for Education Sciences. 
Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers. 
Sec. 118. Transparency. 
Sec. 119. Competitive awards. 
PART B—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH 
Sec. 131. Establishment. 
Sec. 132. Duties. 
Sec. 133. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research. 
PART C—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 
Sec. 151. Establishment. 
Sec. 152. Duties. 
Sec. 153. Performance of duties. 
Sec. 154. Reports. 
Sec. 155. Dissemination. 
Sec. 156. Cooperative education statistics systems. 
PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND REGIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 171. Establishment. 
Sec. 172. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. 
Sec. 173. Evaluations. 
Sec. 174. Regional educational laboratories for research, development, dissemi-
nation, and evaluation. 
PART E—NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH 
Sec. 175. Establishment. 
Sec. 176. Commissioner for Special Education Research. 
Sec. 177. Duties. 
PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 182. Prohibitions. 
Sec. 183. Confidentiality. 
Sec. 184. Availability of data. 
Sec. 185. Performance management. 
Sec. 186. Authority to publish. 
Sec. 187. Repeals. 
Sec. 188. Fellowships. 
Sec. 189. Authorization of appropriations. 
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TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 201. References. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Comprehensive centers. 
Sec. 204. Evaluations. 
Sec. 205. Existing technical assistance providers. 
Sec. 206. Regional advisory committees. 
Sec. 207. Priorities. 
Sec. 208. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems. 
Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations. 
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. 
TITLE IV—EVALUATION PLAN 
Sec. 401. Research and evaluation. 
TITLE I—EDUCATION SCIENCES 
REFORM 
SEC. 101. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Education Sciences Re-
form Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.). 
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Affairs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Education’’; 
(2) in paragraph (10)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or other information, in 
a timely manner and’’ after ‘‘evaluations,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘school leaders,’’ after 
‘‘teachers,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘, school 
leaders,’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (13); 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and (15) 
as paragraphs (13) and (14), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(15) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education described in section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)).’’; 
(7) by amending paragraph (18) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(18) PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.— 
The term ‘principles of scientific research’ means 
principles of research that— 
‘‘(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objec-
tive methodology to obtain reliable and valid 
knowledge relevant to education activities and 
programs; 
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‘‘(B) present findings and make claims 
that are appropriate to, and supported by, the 
methods that have been employed; and 
‘‘(C) include, appropriate to the research 
being conducted— 
‘‘(i) use of systematic, empirical meth-
ods that draw on observation or experi-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) use of data analyses that are 
adequate to support the general findings; 
‘‘(iii) reliance on measurements or ob-
servational methods that provide reliable 
and generalizable findings; 
‘‘(iv) strong claims of causal relation-
ships, only with research designs that 
eliminate plausible competing explanations 
for observed results, such as, but not lim-
ited to, random-assignment experiments; 
‘‘(v) presentation of studies and meth-
ods in sufficient detail and clarity to allow 
for replication or, at a minimum, to offer 
the opportunity to build systematically on 
the findings of the research; 
‘‘(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed 
journal or critique by a panel of inde-
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pendent experts through a comparably rig-
orous, objective, and scientific review; and 
‘‘(vii) consistency of findings across 
multiple studies or sites to support the 
generality of results and conclusions.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘scientifically 
based research standards’’ and inserting ‘‘the prin-
ciples of scientific research’’; and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) SCHOOL
LEADER.—The term ‘school 
leader’ means a principal, assistant principal, or 
other individual who is— 
‘‘(A) an employee or officer of— 
‘‘(i) an elementary school or sec-
ondary school; 
‘‘(ii) a local educational agency serv-
ing an elementary school or secondary 
school; or 
‘‘(iii) another entity operating the ele-
mentary school or secondary school; and 
‘‘(B) responsible for the daily instructional 
leadership and managerial operations of the ele-
mentary school or secondary school.’’. 
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(B) by adding before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and scientifically valid education eval-
uations carried out under this title’’. 
SEC. 113. DELEGATION. 
Section 113 (20 U.S.C. 9513) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘of the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Secretary 
may assign the Institute responsibility for admin-
istering’’ and by inserting ‘‘Director may accept re-
quests from the Secretary for the Institute to admin-
ister’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CONTRACT ACQUISITION.—With respect to any 
contract entered into under this title, the Director shall 
be consulted— 
‘‘(1) during the procurement process; and 
‘‘(2) in the management of such contract’s per-
formance, which shall be consistent with the require-
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ments of the performance management system de-
scribed in section 185.’’. 
SEC. 114. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. 
Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 9514) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (b)(2), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, except that if a suc-
cessor to the Director has not been appointed 
as of the date of expiration of the Director’s 
term, the Director may serve for an additional 
1-year period, beginning on the day after the 
date of expiration of the Director’s term, or 
until a successor has been appointed under sub-
section (a), whichever occurs first’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A Director may be re-
appointed under subsection (a) for one additional 
term.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SUB-
SEQUENT
DIRECTORS’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, other than a Direc-
tor appointed under paragraph (2)’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, and, as appropriate, 
with such research and activities carried out by 
public and private entities, to avoid duplicative 
or overlapping efforts’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, and 
the use of evidence’’ after ‘‘statistics activities’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and maintain’’ after 
‘‘establish’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and subsection (h)’’ 
after ‘‘section 116(b)(3)’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘dis-
ability,’’ after ‘‘gender’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘histori-
cally Black colleges or universities’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘minority-serving institutions’’; 
(F) by amending paragraph (9) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(9) To coordinate with the Secretary to ensure 
that the results of the Institute’s work are coordi-
nated with, and utilized by, the Department’s tech-
nical assistance providers and dissemination net-
works.’’; 
(G) by striking paragraphs (10) and (11); 
and 
(H) by redesignating paragraph (12) as 
paragraph (10); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (g), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) PEER-REVIEW SYSTEM.—The Director shall es-
tablish and maintain a peer-review system involving highly 
qualified individuals, including practitioners, as appro-
priate, with an in-depth knowledge of the subject to be 
investigated, for— 
‘‘(1) reviewing and evaluating each application 
for a grant or cooperative agreement under this title 
that exceeds $100,000; and 
‘‘(2) evaluating and assessing all reports and 
other products that exceed $100,000 to be published 
and publicly released by the Institute.’’; 
(6) in subsection (i), as so redesignated— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the products and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘certify that evidence- 
based claims about those products and’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘determine 
whether 
evidence-based 
claims in those’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) RELEVANCE, DISSEMINATION, AND UTILIZA-
TION.—To ensure all activities authorized under this title 
are rigorous, relevant, and useful for researchers, policy-
makers, practitioners, and the public, the Director shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure such activities address significant 
challenges faced by practitioners, and increase 
knowledge in the field of education; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the information, products, and 
publications of the Institute are— 
‘‘(A) prepared and widely disseminated— 
‘‘(i) in a timely fashion; and 
‘‘(ii) in forms that are understand-
able, easily accessible, and usable, or 
adaptable for use in, the improvement of 
educational practice; and 
‘‘(B) widely disseminated through elec-
tronic transfer, and other means, such as post-
ing to the Institute’s website or other relevant 
place; 
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‘‘(3) promote the utilization of the information, 
products, and publications of the Institute, including 
through the use of dissemination networks and tech-
nical assistance providers, within the Institute and 
the Department; and 
‘‘(4) monitor and manage the performance of 
all activities authorized under this title in accord-
ance with section 185.’’. 
SEC. 115. PRIORITIES. 
Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 9515) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(taking into consider-
ation long term research and development 
on core issues conducted through the na-
tional research and development centers)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘at least once every 6 
years’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such as’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘including’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘ensuring that all chil-
dren have the ability to obtain a high-qual-
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‘‘with public and private entities to im-
prove the work of the Institute’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) To conduct the evaluations required 
under subsection (d).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Board,’’ before ‘‘Na-
tional Academy’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and the National 
Science Advisor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Na-
tional Science Advisor, and other entities 
and organizations that have knowledge of 
individuals who are highly qualified to ap-
praise education research, statistics, eval-
uations, or development.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, 
which may include those researchers 
recommended by the National Acad-
emy of Sciences’’; 
(II) by redesignating clause (ii) 
as clause (iii); 
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(III) by inserting after clause (i), 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) Not fewer than 2 practitioners 
who are knowledgeable about the education 
needs of the United States, who may in-
clude school based professional educators, 
teachers, school leaders, local educational 
agency superintendents, and members of 
local boards of education or Bureau-funded 
school boards.’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iii), as so redesig-
nated— 
(aa) 
by 
striking 
‘‘school 
based professional educators,’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘local edu-
cational 
agency 
superintend-
ents,’’; 
(cc) 
by 
striking 
‘‘prin-
cipals,’’; 
(dd) by striking ‘‘or local’’; 
and 
(ee) by striking ‘‘or Bureau- 
funded school boards’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘beginning on the 
date of appointment of the member’’ 
after ‘‘4 years,’’; 
(II) by striking clause (i); 
(III) by redesignating clause (ii) 
as clause (i); 
(IV) in clause (i), as so redesig-
nated, by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) in a case in which a successor to 
a member has not been appointed as of the 
date of expiration of the member’s term, 
the member may serve for an additional 1- 
year period, beginning on the day after the 
date of expiration of the member’s term, or 
until a successor has been appointed under 
paragraph (1), whichever occurs first.’’; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
and 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(C) in paragraph (8)— 
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(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) 
through (F), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the exercise of its 
duties under section 116(b) and in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.), the Board shall be independent of 
the Director and the other offices and officers 
of the Institute.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as so redes-
ignated, by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘for a term of not 
more than 6 years, and who may be re-
appointed by the Board for 1 additional 
term of not more than 6 years’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Board may 
establish standing or temporary subcommittees 
to make recommendations to the Board for car-
rying out activities authorized under this title.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d); 
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(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d); 
(5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVALUATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Board’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘not later than July 1 of 
each year, a’’ and inserting ‘‘and make widely 
available to the public (including by electronic 
means such as posting in an easily accessible 
manner on the Institute’s website), a triennial’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation report 
described in paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) subject to paragraph (3), an evalua-
tion of the activities authorized for each of the 
National Education Centers, which— 
‘‘(i) uses the performance manage-
ment system described in section 185; and 
‘‘(ii) is conducted by an independent 
entity; 
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‘‘(B) a review of the Institute to ensure its 
work, consistent with the requirements of sec-
tion 114(j), is timely, rigorous, and relevant; 
‘‘(C) any recommendations regarding ac-
tions that may be taken to enhance the ability 
of the Institute and the National Education 
Centers to carry out their priorities and mis-
sions; and 
‘‘(D) a summary of the major research 
findings of the Institute and the activities car-
ried out under section 113(b) during the 3 pre-
ceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVAL-
UATION AND REGIONAL ASSISTANCE.—With respect 
to the National Center for Education Evaluation 
and Regional Assistance, an evaluation report de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation described in paragraph 
(2)(A) of the activities authorized for such Cen-
ter, except for the regional educational labora-
tories established under section 174; and 
‘‘(B) a summative or interim evaluation, 
whichever is most recent, for each such labora-
tory conducted under section 174(i) on or after 
the date of enactment of the Strengthening 
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Education through Research Act or, in a case 
in which such an evaluation is not available for 
a laboratory, the most recent evaluation for the 
laboratory conducted prior to the date of enact-
ment of the Strengthening Education through 
Research Act.’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (f). 
SEC. 117. COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION 
CENTERS. 
Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 9517) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Each’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 
subsection 
(b), 
each’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Each’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, statistics,’’ after 
‘‘research’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsection (b), each’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Each’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘, except the Commissioner for Education 
Statistics,’’. 
SEC. 118. TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 9519) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 119. TRANSPARENCY. 
‘‘Not later than 120 days after awarding a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under this title in ex-
cess of $100,000, the Director shall make publicly avail-
able (including through electronic means such as posting 
in an easily accessible manner on the Institute’s website) 
a description of the grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment, including, at a minimum, the amount, duration, re-
cipient, and the purpose of the grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public 
Law 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 119 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 119. Transparency.’’. 
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SEC. 119. COMPETITIVE AWARDS. 
Section 120 (20 U.S.C. 9520) is amended by striking 
‘‘when practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with section 
114(h)’’. 
PART B—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 
RESEARCH 
SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT. 
Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) to sponsor sustained research that will 
lead to the accumulation of knowledge and under-
standing of education, consistent with the priorities 
described in section 115;’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) consistent with section 114(j), to widely 
disseminate and promote utilization of the work of 
the Research Center.’’. 
SEC. 132. DUTIES. 
Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘peer re-
view standards and’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); 
(E) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (7), re-
spectively; 
(F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘in the implementation of pro-
grams carried out by the Department and other 
agencies’’ before ‘‘within the Federal Govern-
ment’’; 
(G) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘disseminate, through the National 
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional 
Assistance,’’ and inserting ‘‘widely disseminate, 
consistent with section 114(j),’’; 
(H) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Board’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of a biennial report, 
as described in section 119’’ and inserting 
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‘‘and dissemination of each evaluation re-
port under section 116(d)’’; 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; 
(J) by inserting after paragraph (7), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(8) to the extent time and resources allow, 
when findings from previous research under this 
part provoke relevant follow up questions, carry out 
research initiatives on such follow up questions;’’; 
(K) by amending paragraph (9), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) carry out research initiatives, including 
rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and 
broadly applicable empirical research, regarding the 
impact of technology on education, including online 
education and hybrid learning;’’; 
(L) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(M) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) to the extent feasible, carry out research 
on the quality of implementation of practices and 
strategies determined to be effective through sci-
entifically valid research.’’; 
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(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) PLAN.—The Research Commissioner shall pro-
pose to the Director and, subject to the approval of the 
Director, implement a research plan for the activities of 
the Research Center that— 
‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mis-
sion of the Institute and the mission of the Research 
Center described in section 131(b), and includes the 
activities described in subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) is carried out and, as appropriate, updated 
and modified, including through the use of the re-
sults of the Research Center’s most recent evalua-
tion report under section 116(d); 
‘‘(3) describes how the Research Center will use 
the performance management system described in 
section 185 to assess and improve the activities of 
the Center; 
‘‘(4) meets the procedures for peer review es-
tablished and maintained by the Director under sec-
tion 114(f)(5) and the standards of research de-
scribed in section 134; and 
‘‘(5) includes both basic research and applied 
research, which shall include research conducted 
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through field-initiated research and ongoing research 
initiatives.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b), as so 
amended, the following: 
‘‘(c) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Research Commis-
sioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts 
or cooperative agreements, with eligible applicants to 
carry out research under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘eligible applicant’ means an appli-
cant that has the ability and capacity to conduct sci-
entifically valid research. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible applicant 
that wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a 
contract or cooperative agreement, under this 
section shall submit an application to the Re-
search Commissioner at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Research Commissioner may require. 
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‘‘(B) CONTENT.—An application submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall describe how the 
eligible applicant will address and demonstrate 
progress on the requirements of the perform-
ance management system described in section 
185, with respect to the activities that will be 
carried out under the grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (3)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT.—In carrying out activities 
under subsection (a)(2), the Research Commissioner 
shall support national research and development cen-
ters that address topics of importance and relevance 
in the field of education across the country and are 
consistent with the Institute’s priorities under sec-
tion 115.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(5); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (6), 
and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively; 
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(D) by amending paragraph (2), as so re-
designated— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘5 additional’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2 additional’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) demonstrates progress on the require-
ments of the performance management system de-
scribed in section 185.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(F) by amending paragraph (4), as so re-
designated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) DISAGGREGATION.—To the extent feasible 
and when relevant to the research being conducted, 
research conducted under this subsection shall be 
disaggregated and cross-tabulated by age, race, gen-
der, disability status, English learner status, and so-
cioeconomic background.’’. 
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SEC. 133. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF 
RESEARCH. 
Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 9534) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘based’’ 
and inserting ‘‘valid’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
wide dissemination activities’’ and inserting 
‘‘and, consistent with section 114(j), wide dis-
semination and utilization activities’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
PART C—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 
STATISTICS 
SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT. 
Section 151(b) (20 U.S.C. 9541(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and con-
sistent with the privacy protections under section 
183’’ after ‘‘manner’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘dis-
ability,’’ after ‘‘cultural,’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(B) consistent with section 114(j), is rel-
evant, timely, and widely disseminated.’’. 
SEC. 152. DUTIES. 
Section 153 (20 U.S.C. 9543) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, consistent with the privacy pro-
tections under section 183,’’ after ‘‘Center 
shall’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) secondary school graduation and 
completion rates, including the four-year ad-
justed cohort graduation rate (as defined in sec-
tion 200.19(b)(1)(i)(A) of title 34, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as such section was in effect 
on November 28, 2008) and the extended-year 
adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in 
section 200.19(b)(1)(v)(A) of title 34, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as such section was in ef-
fect on November 28, 2008), and school drop-
out rates, and adult literacy;’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and opportunity for,’’ and inserting ‘‘op-
portunity for, and completion of’’; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (F) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(F) teaching, including information on 
pre-service preparation, professional develop-
ment, teacher distribution, and teacher and 
school leader evaluation;’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 
‘‘and school leaders’’ before the semicolon; 
(v) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘, climate, and in- and out-of-school sus-
pensions and expulsions’’ before ‘‘, includ-
ing information regarding’’; 
(vi) by amending subparagraph (K) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(K) the access to, and use of, technology 
to improve elementary schools and secondary 
schools;’’; 
(vii) in subparagraph (L), by striking 
‘‘and opportunity for,’’ and inserting ‘‘op-
portunity for, and quality of’’; 
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(viii) in subparagraph (M), by striking 
‘‘such programs during school recesses’’ 
and inserting ‘‘summer school’’; and 
(ix) in subparagraph (N), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘when 
such disaggregated information will facilitate 
educational and policy decisionmaking’’ and in-
serting ‘‘so long as any reported information 
does not reveal individually identifiable informa-
tion’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and the imple-
mentation (with the assistance of the Depart-
ment and other Federal officials who have stat-
utory authority to provide assistance on appli-
cable privacy laws, regulations, and policies) of 
appropriate privacy protections’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘promote 
linkages across States,’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Third’’ and inserting 
‘‘Trends in’’; and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and the Program for 
International Student Assessment’’ after 
‘‘Science Study’’; 
(G) in paragraph (7), by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, ensuring such 
collections protect student privacy consistent 
with section 183’’; 
(H) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) assisting the Board in the preparation and 
dissemination of each evaluation report under sec-
tion 116(d); and’’; and 
(I) by striking paragraph (9); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) PLAN.—The Statistics Commissioner shall pro-
pose to the Director and, subject to the approval of the 
Director, implement a plan for activities of the Statistics 
Center that— 
‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mis-
sion of the Institute and the mission of the Statistics 
Center described in section 151(b); 
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‘‘(2) is carried out and, as appropriate, updated 
and modified, including through the use of the re-
sults of the Statistic Center’s most recent evaluation 
report under section 116(d); and 
‘‘(3) describes how the Statistics Center will use 
the performance management system described in 
section 185 to assess and improve the activities of 
the Center.’’. 
SEC. 153. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. 
Section 154 (20 U.S.C. 9544) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity that wishes 
to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or 
cooperative agreement, under this section shall 
submit an application to the Statistics Commis-
sioner at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Statistics Com-
missioner may require. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall describe 
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how the entity will address and demonstrate 
progress on the requirements of the perform-
ance management system described in section 
185, with respect to the activities that will be 
carried out under the grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional and’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu-
cation programs,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ the 
second place it appears and inserting ‘‘2 years if the 
recipient demonstrates progress on the requirements 
of the performance management system described in 
section 185, with respect to the activities carried out 
under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
received under this section’’. 
SEC. 154. REPORTS. 
Section 155 (20 U.S.C. 9545) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(consistent 
with section 114(h))’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2003’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 155. DISSEMINATION. 
Section 156 (20 U.S.C. 9546) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Such projects shall adhere to student pri-
vacy requirements under section 183.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Before receiving access to edu-
cational data under this paragraph, a Federal 
agency shall describe to the Statistics Center 
the specific research intent for use of the data, 
how access to the data may meet such research 
intent, and how the Federal agency will protect 
the confidentiality of the data consistent with 
the requirements of section 183.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and consistent with 
section 183,’’ after ‘‘may prescribe’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Before receiving access to data 
under this paragraph, an interested party 
shall describe to the Statistics Center the 
specific research intent for use of the data, 
how access to the data may meet such re-
search intent, and how the party will pro-
tect the confidentiality of the data con-
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sistent with the requirements of section 
183.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DENIAL AUTHORITY.—The Statistics Cen-
ter shall have the authority to deny any requests for 
access to data under paragraph (1) or (2) for any 
scientific deficiencies in the proposed research design 
or research intent for use of the data, or if the re-
quest would introduce risk of a privacy violation or 
misuse of data.’’. 
SEC. 156. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 157 (20 U.S.C. 9547) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SYSTEMS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PARTNERSHIPS’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘national cooperative education 
statistics systems’’ and inserting ‘‘cooperative edu-
cation statistics partnerships’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘producing and maintaining, 
with the cooperation’’ and by inserting ‘‘reviewing 
and improving, with the voluntary participation’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘comparable and uniform’’ and 
inserting ‘‘data quality standards, which may include 
establishing voluntary guidelines to standardize’’; 
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(5) by striking ‘‘adult education, and libraries,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and adult education’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘No stu-
dent data shall be collected by the partnerships es-
tablished under this section, nor shall such partner-
ships establish a national student data system.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public 
Law 107–279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 157 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 157. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.’’. 
PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION 
EVALUATION AND REGIONAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 171. ESTABLISHMENT. 
Section 171 (20 U.S.C. 9561) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respec-
tively; 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘of such programs’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘science)’’ and inserting ‘‘and to 
evaluate the implementation of such programs’’; 
and 
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(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘and wide dissemination of results 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘and, consistent with section 
114(j), the wide dissemination and utilization of 
results of all’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c). 
SEC. 172. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION 
AND REGIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 9562) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) widely disseminate, consistent with section 
114(j), all information on scientifically valid research 
and statistics supported by the Institute and all sci-
entifically valid education evaluations supported by 
the Institute, particularly to State educational agen-
cies and local educational agencies, to institutions of 
higher education, to the public, the media, voluntary 
organizations, professional associations, and other 
constituencies, especially with respect to the prior-
ities described in section 115;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, con-
sistent with section 114(j)’’ after ‘‘timely, and 
efficient manner’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘development and dis-
semination’’ and inserting ‘‘development, 
dissemination, and utilization’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the provision of tech-
nical assistance,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(E) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Board’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘preparation of a bien-
nial report’’ and inserting ‘‘preparation 
and dissemination of each evaluation re-
port’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘119; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘116(d).’’; and 
(F) by striking paragraph (7); 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘all’’ before ‘‘information 
disseminated’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, which may include’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘of this Act)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
subsection (d) as subsection (e); 
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(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—The Evaluation and Regional Assistance 
Commissioner shall propose to the Director and, subject 
to the approval of the Director, implement a plan for the 
activities of the National Center for Education Evaluation 
and Regional Assistance that— 
‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mis-
sion of the Institute and the mission of the Center 
described in section 171(b); 
‘‘(2) is carried out and, as appropriate, updated 
and modified, including through the use of the re-
sults of the Center’s most recent evaluation report 
under section 116(d); and 
‘‘(3) describes how the Center will use the per-
formance management system described in section 
185 to assess and improve the activities of the Cen-
ter. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties 
under this part (except for section 174), the Evalua-
tion and Regional Assistance Commissioner may— 
‘‘(A) award grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements to eligible entities to carry out 
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the activities under this part (except for section 
174); and 
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) ENTITIES TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS.—In 
awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments under paragraph (1) to carry out activities 
under section 173, the Evaluation and Regional As-
sistance Commissioner shall make such awards to el-
igible entities with the ability and capacity to con-
duct scientifically valid education evaluations. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 
wishes to receive a grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement under paragraph (1) shall sub-
mit an application to the Evaluation and Re-
gional Assistance Commissioner at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
as the Commissioner may require. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall describe 
how the eligible entity will address and dem-
onstrate progress on the requirements of the 
performance management system described in 
section 185, with respect to the activities car-
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ried out under such grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement. 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreements under paragraph (1) may be award-
ed, on a competitive basis, for a period of not more 
than 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion 
of the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commis-
sioner for an additional period of not more than 2 
years if the recipient demonstrates progress on the 
requirements of the performance management sys-
tem described in section 185, with respect to the ac-
tivities carried out under the grant, contract, or co-
operative agreement.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘There is 
established’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Re-
gional Assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘The Evalua-
tion and Regional Assistance Commissioner 
may establish’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘all’’ 
before ‘‘products’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and all that follows through the period 
and inserting ‘‘2002.’’. 
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SEC. 173. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 173 (20 U.S.C. 9563) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘evaluations’’ and inserting ‘‘high-quality 
evaluations, including impact evaluations 
that use rigorous methodologies that per-
mit the strongest possible causal infer-
ences,’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including programs under part 
A of such title (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.)’’; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(v) by striking subparagraph (E) and 
redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D), as so redesignated, the following: 
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‘‘(E) provide evaluation findings in an un-
derstandable, easily accessible, and usable for-
mat to support program improvement; 
‘‘(F) support the evaluation activities de-
scribed in section 401 of the Strengthening 
Education through Research Act that are car-
ried about by the Director; and 
‘‘(G) to the extent feasible— 
‘‘(i) examine evaluations conducted or 
supported by others to determine the qual-
ity and relevance of the evidence of effec-
tiveness generated by those evaluations, 
with the approval of the Director; 
‘‘(ii) review and supplement Federal 
education program evaluations, particularly 
such evaluations by the Department, to de-
termine or enhance the quality and rel-
evance of the evidence generated by those 
evaluations; 
‘‘(iii) conduct implementation evalua-
tions that promote continuous improve-
ment and inform policymaking; 
‘‘(iv) evaluate the short- and long- 
term effects and cost efficiencies across 
programs assisted or authorized under 
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Federal law and administrated by the De-
partment; and 
‘‘(v) synthesize the results of evalua-
tion studies for and across Federal edu-
cation programs, policies, and practices.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘under section 
114(h); and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) be widely disseminated, consistent 
with section 114(j).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘contracts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements’’. 
SEC. 174. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, 
AND EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9564) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘TECH-
NICAL
ASSISTANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘EVALUA-
TION’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘contracts’’ and inserting 
‘‘grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘not more than’’ before 
‘‘10 regional’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Director’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘contracts under this sec-
tion with research organizations, institutions, 
agencies, institutions of higher education,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements under this section with public or 
private, nonprofit or for-profit research organi-
zations, other organizations, or institutions of 
higher education,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘or individuals,’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘, including regional enti-
ties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘107–110))’’; 
and 
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(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible applicant’ means an entity 
described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (d) through (j) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each eligible appli-
cant desiring a contract grant, contract, or co-
operative agreement under this section shall 
submit an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Director may reasonably require. 
‘‘(B) INPUT.—To ensure that applications 
submitted under this paragraph are reflective of 
the needs of the regions to be served, each eligi-
ble applicant submitting such an application 
shall seek input from State educational agencies 
and local educational agencies in the region 
that the award will serve, and other individuals 
with knowledge of the region’s needs. Such indi-
viduals may include members of the regional 
advisory committee for the region under section 
206(a). 
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‘‘(2) PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall contain a plan 
for the activities of the regional educational lab-
oratory to be established under this section, 
which shall be updated, modified, and improved, 
as appropriate, on an ongoing basis, including 
by using the results of the laboratory’s interim 
evaluation under subsection (i)(3). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—A plan described in 
subparagraph (A) shall address— 
‘‘(i) the priorities for applied research, 
development, evaluations, and wide dis-
semination established under section 207; 
‘‘(ii) the needs of State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies, on 
an ongoing basis, using available State and 
local data, including the relevant results of 
the region’s assessment under section 
206(e); and 
‘‘(iii) if available, demonstrated sup-
port from State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies in the region, 
such as letters of support or signed memo-
randa of understanding. 
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‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SUPPORT.—In conducting a 
competition for grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements under subsection (a), the Director shall 
give priority to eligible applicants that will provide 
a portion of non-Federal funds to maximize support 
for activities of the regional educational laboratories 
to be established under this section. 
‘‘(e) AWARDING GRANTS, CONTRACTS, OR COOPERA-
TIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSURANCES.—In awarding grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, 
the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) make such an award for not more 
than a 5-year period; 
‘‘(B) ensure that regional educational lab-
oratories established under this section have 
strong and effective governance, organization, 
management, and administration, and employ 
qualified staff; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that each such laboratory has 
the flexibility to respond in a timely fashion to 
the needs of the laboratory’s region, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) through using the results of the 
laboratory’s interim evaluation under sub-
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section (i)(3) to improve and modify the 
activities of the laboratory before the end 
of the award period; and 
‘‘(ii) through sharing preliminary re-
sults of the laboratory’s research, as ap-
propriate, to increase the relevance and 
usefulness of the research. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—To ensure coordination 
and prevent unnecessary duplication of activities 
among the regions, the Evaluation and Regional As-
sistance Commissioner shall— 
‘‘(A) share information about the activities 
of each regional educational laboratory with 
each other regional educational laboratory, the 
Department, the Director, and the National 
Board for Education Sciences; 
‘‘(B) ensure, where appropriate, that the 
activities of each regional educational laboratory 
established under this section also serve na-
tional interests; 
‘‘(C) ensure each such regional educational 
laboratory 
establishes 
strong 
partnerships 
among practitioners, policymakers, researchers, 
and others, so that such partnerships are con-
tinued in the absence of Federal support; and 
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‘‘(D) enable, where appropriate, for such a 
laboratory to work in a region being served by 
another laboratory or to carry out a project 
that extends beyond the region served by the 
laboratory. 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION WITH TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE PROVIDERS.—Each regional educational lab-
oratory established under this section shall, on an 
ongoing basis, coordinate its activities, collaborate, 
and regularly exchange information with the com-
prehensive centers (established in section 203) in the 
region in which the center is located, and with com-
prehensive centers located outside of its region, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) OUTREACH.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In conducting com-
petitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements under this section, the Director 
shall— 
‘‘(i) by making information and tech-
nical assistance relating to the competition 
widely available, actively encourage eligible 
applicants to compete for such an award; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) seek input from the chief execu-
tive officers of States, chief State school 
officers, educators, parents, superintend-
ents, and other individuals with knowledge 
of the needs of the regions to be served by 
the awards, regarding— 
‘‘(I) the needs in the regions for 
applied research, evaluation, develop-
ment, and wide-dissemination activi-
ties authorized by this title; and 
‘‘(II) how such needs may be ad-
dressed most effectively. 
‘‘(B) REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.— 
The individuals described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) may include members of the regional ad-
visory committees established under section 
206(a). 
‘‘(5) 
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT.—Before 
awarding a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment under this section, the Director shall establish 
measurable performance indicators for assessing the 
ongoing progress and performance of the regional 
educational 
laboratories 
established 
with 
such 
awards that address— 
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‘‘(A) the requirements of the performance 
management system described in section 185; 
and 
‘‘(B) the relevant results of the regional 
assessments under section 206(e). 
‘‘(6) STANDARDS.—The Evaluation and Re-
gional Assistance Commissioner shall adhere to the 
Institute’s system for technical and peer review 
under section 114(h) in reviewing the applied re-
search activities and research-based reports of the 
regional educational laboratories. 
‘‘(7) REQUIRED
CONSIDERATION.—In deter-
mining whether to award a grant, contract, or coop-
erative agreement under this section to an eligible 
applicant that previously established a regional edu-
cational laboratory under this section, the Secretary 
shall consider the results of such laboratory’s 
summative evaluation under subsection (i)(2). 
‘‘(f) MISSION.—Each regional educational laboratory 
established under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct applied research, development, 
and evaluation activities with State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, and, as appro-
priate, schools funded by the Bureau; 
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‘‘(2) widely disseminate such work, consistent 
with section 114(j); and 
‘‘(3) develop the capacity of State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, and, as appro-
priate, schools funded by the Bureau to carry out 
the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(g) ACTIVITIES.—To carry out the mission de-
scribed in subsection (f), each regional educational labora-
tory established under this section shall carry out the fol-
lowing activities: 
‘‘(1) Conduct, widely disseminate, and promote 
utilization of applied research, development activi-
ties, evaluations, and other scientifically valid re-
search. 
‘‘(2) Develop and improve the plan for the lab-
oratory under subsection (d)(2) for serving the re-
gion of the laboratory, and as appropriate, national 
needs, on an ongoing basis, which shall include seek-
ing input and incorporating feedback from the rep-
resentatives of State educational agencies and local 
educational agencies in the region, and other individ-
uals with knowledge of the region’s needs. Such rep-
resentatives and other individuals may include mem-
bers of the regional advisory committee for the re-
gion established under section 206(a). 
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‘‘(3) Ensure research and related products are 
relevant and responsive to the needs of the region, 
including by using the relevant results of the re-
gion’s assessment under section 206(e). 
‘‘(h) GOVERNING BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional educational 
laboratory established under this section may estab-
lish a governing board to improve the management 
of activities that the laboratory carries out under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) BOARD
DUTIES.—A Board established 
under paragraph (1) shall coordinate and align its 
work with the work of the regional advisory com-
mittee for the region established under section 206. 
‘‘(i) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Evaluation and Re-
gional Assistance Commissioner shall— 
‘‘(A) provide for ongoing summative and 
interim evaluations described in paragraphs (2) 
and (3), respectively, of each of the regional 
educational laboratories established under this 
section in carrying out the full range of duties 
described in this section; and 
‘‘(B) transmit the results of such evalua-
tions, through appropriate means, to the appro-
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priate congressional committees, the Director, 
and the public. 
‘‘(2) SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS.—The Evalua-
tion and Regional Assistance Commissioner shall en-
sure each regional educational laboratory established 
under this section is evaluated by an independent 
entity at the end of the period of the grant, contract, 
or cooperative agreement that established such lab-
oratory, which shall— 
‘‘(A) be completed in a timely fashion; 
‘‘(B) assess how well the laboratory is 
meeting the measurable performance indicators 
established under subsection (e)(5); and 
‘‘(C) consider the extent to which the lab-
oratory ensures that the activities of such lab-
oratory are relevant and useful to the work of 
State and local practitioners and policymakers. 
‘‘(3) INTERIM EVALUATIONS.—The Evaluation 
and Regional Assistance Commissioner shall ensure 
each regional educational laboratory established 
under this section is evaluated at the midpoint of the 
period of the grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment that established such laboratory, which shall— 
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‘‘(A) assess how well such laboratory is 
meeting the performance indicators described in 
subsection (e)(5); and 
‘‘(B) be used to improve the effectiveness 
of such laboratory in carrying out its plan 
under subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(j) CONTINUATION OF AWARDS; RECOMPETITION.— 
‘‘(1) CONTINUATION OF AWARDS.—The Direc-
tor shall continue awards made to each eligible ap-
plicant for the support of regional educational lab-
oratories established under this section prior to the 
date of enactment of the Strengthening Education 
through Research Act, as such awards were in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Strengthening Education through Research Act, for 
the duration of those awards, in accordance with the 
terms and agreements of such awards. 
‘‘(2) RECOMPETITION.—Not later than the end 
of the period of the awards described in paragraph 
(1), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) hold a competition to make grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements under this 
section to eligible applicants, which may include 
eligible applicants that held awards described in 
paragraph (1); and 
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‘‘(B) in determining whether to select an 
eligible applicant that held an award described 
in paragraph (1) for an award under subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph, consider the re-
sults of the summative evaluation under sub-
section (i)(2) of the laboratory established with 
the eligible applicant’s award described in para-
graph (1).’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (l); 
(6) by redesignating subsections (m), (n), and 
(o) as subsections (l), (m), and (n), respectively; 
(7) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘and local’’ after ‘‘achieve State’’; 
(8) by amending subsection (m), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each regional educational 
laboratory established under this section shall submit to 
the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner an 
annual report containing such information as the Commis-
sioner may require, but which shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary of the laboratory’s activities 
and products developed during the previous year. 
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how the eligible applicant will address and dem-
onstrate progress on the requirements of the 
performance management system described in 
section 185, with respect to the activities that 
will be carried out under such grant, contract, 
or cooperative agreement.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreements under this section may be awarded, 
on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 
5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the 
Special Education Research Commissioner for an 
additional period of not more than 2 years if the re-
cipient demonstrates progress on the requirements 
of the performance management system described in 
section 185, with respect to the activities carried out 
under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
received under this section.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) DISSEMINATION.—The Special Education Re-
search Center shall synthesize and, consistent with section 
114(j), widely disseminate and promote utilization of the 
findings and results of special education research con-
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ducted or supported by the Special Education Research 
Center.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘part such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2005 through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘part— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2015, $54,000,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2016, $54,108,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2017, $55,298,376; 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2018, $56,625,537; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2019, $58,154,426; and 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2020, $65,645,169.’’. 
PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 182. PROHIBITIONS. 
Section 182 (20 U.S.C. 9572) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or control’’ and inserting 
‘‘control, or coerce’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘specific academic stand-
ards or assessments,’’ after ‘‘the curriculum,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘coerce,’’ after ‘‘ap-
prove,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an elementary school or 
secondary school’’ and inserting ‘‘early edu-
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cation, or in an elementary school, secondary 
school, or institution of higher education’’. 
SEC. 183. CONFIDENTIALITY. 
Section 183 (20 U.S.C. 9573) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘their families, and infor-
mation with respect to individual schools,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and their families’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and that any disclosed information 
with respect to individual schools not reveal 
such individually identifiable information’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing voluntary and uncompensated services under sec-
tion 190’’ after ‘‘providing services’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and Director’’ after 
‘‘Secretary’’. 
SEC. 184. AVAILABILITY OF DATA. 
Section 184 (20 U.S.C. 9574) is amended by striking 
‘‘use of the Internet’’ and inserting ‘‘electronic means, 
such as posting to the Institute’s website in an easily ac-
cessible manner’’. 
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