(A) any action by the Secretary, the State 
educational agency, or the local educational 
agency that was taken because of a prior deter-
mination that the school did not make such 
progress shall be terminated; and 
(B) any obligations or actions required of 
the local educational agency or the school be-
cause of the prior determination shall cease to 
be required. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), a determination under this section shall not af-
fect any obligation or action required of a local edu-
cational agency or school under the following: 
(A) Section 1116(b)(13) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6316(b)(13)) (requiring a local edu-
cational agency to continue to permit a child 
who transferred to another school under such 
section to remain in that school until comple-
tion of the highest grade in the school). 
(B) Section 1116(e)(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as re-
designated by section 402(3)) (20 U.S.C. 
6316(e)(9)) (requiring a local educational agen-
cy to continue to provide supplemental edu-
cational services under such section until the 
end of the school year). 
(3) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS.—In deter-
mining whether a school is subject to school im-
provement, corrective action, or restructuring as a 
result of not making adequate yearly progress, the 
Secretary, a State educational agency, or a local 
educational agency may not take into account a de-
termination that the school did not make adequate 
yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year if 
such determination was revised under this section 
and the school received a final determination of hav-
ing made adequate yearly progress for the 2002– 
2003 school year. 
(f) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary— 
(1) shall require each State educational agency 
to notify each school served by the agency of the 
school’s ability to request a review under this sec-
tion; and 
(2) not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, shall notify the public by 
means of the Department of Education’s website of 
the review process established under this section.
SEC. 422. REVIEW OF ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS DE-
TERMINATIONS FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 
AGENCIES FOR THE 2002–2003 SCHOOL YEAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 
State educational agency to provide each local educational 
agency in the State with an opportunity to request a re-
view of a determination by the State educational agency 
that the local educational agency did not make adequate 
yearly progress for the 2002–2003 school year. 
(b) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Except 
as inconsistent with, or inapplicable to, this section, the 
provisions of section 421 shall apply to review by a State 
educational agency of a determination described in sub-
section (a) in the same manner and to the same extent 
as such provisions apply to review by a local educational 
agency of a determination described in section 421(a). 
SEC. 423. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) The term ‘‘adequate yearly progress’’ has 
the meaning given to that term in section 
1111(b)(2)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)). 
(2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ means 
a local educational agency (as that term is defined 
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) receiving
funds under part A of title I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6311 et seq.). 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Education. 
(4) The term ‘‘school’’ means an elementary 
school or a secondary school (as those terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) 
served under part A of title I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6311 et seq.). 
(5) The term ‘‘State educational agency’’ means 
a State educational agency (as that term is defined 
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) receiving 
funds under part A of title I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6311 et seq.). 
Subtitle C—Technical Assistance 
SEC. 451. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part F of title IX of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7941) is amended— 
(1) in the part heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE’’ after ‘‘EVAL-
UATIONS’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 9602. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that the technical assist-
ance provided by, and the research developed and dissemi-
nated through, the Institute of Education Sciences and 
other offices or agencies of the Department provide edu-
cators and parents with the needed information and sup-
port for identifying and using educational strategies, pro-
grams, and practices, including strategies, programs, and 
practices available through the clearinghouses supported 
under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) and other federally supported clear-
inghouses, that have been successful in improving edu-
cational opportunities and achievement for all students.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 9601 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 9602. Technical assistance.’’. 
TITLE 
V—IMPROVING 
ASSESS-
MENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 501. GRANTS FOR INCREASING DATA CAPACITY FOR 
PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From funds appro-
priated for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants, 
on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies—