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20 USC 3412.

20 USC 3419.

Post, p. 1597.

Research and development.

Women. Aged persons. Minorities. Handicapped persons. Disadvantaged persons.

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

"(E) improve educational techniques and training; "(F) assess the national progress of this Nation's schools and educational institutions, particularly special populations; and "(G) collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in the United States and other nations. "(3) For purposes of this section— "(A) the term 'Assistant Secretary' means the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement established by section 202 of the Department of Education Organization Act; "(B) the term 'Council' means the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement established by subsection (c); "(C) the term 'educational research' includes basic and applied research, development, planning, surveys, assessments, evaluations, investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in the field of education and other fields relating to education; "(D) the term 'Office' means the Office of Educational Research and Improvement established by section 209 of the Department of Education Organization Act; and "(E) the terms 'United States' and 'State' include the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. "(b)(l) It shall be the purpose of the Office to carry out the policies set forth in subsection (a) of this section. The Office shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary and shall include— "(A) the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement established in subsection (c); "(B) the Center for Education Statistics established by section 406; and "(C) such other units as the Secretary deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Office. "(2) The Office shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, seek to improve education in the United States through concentrating the resources of the Office on the priority research and development needs described in paragraph (3). "(3) The needs to which paragraph (2) apply are— "(A) improving student achievement; "(B) improving the ability of schools to meet their responsibilities to provide equal educational opportunities for all students, including those with limited English-speaking ability, women, older students, part-time students, minority students, gifted and talented students, handicapped students, and students who are socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged; "(C) collecting, analyzing, and disseminating statistics and other data related to education in the United States and other nations; "(D) improving the dissemination and application of knowledge obtained through educational research and data gathering, particularly to education professionals and policy makers; "(E) encouraging the study of the sciences, the arts, and the humanities, including foreign languages and cultures; "(F) improving the data base of information on special populations and their educational status; "(G) conducting research on adult educational achievement, particularly literacy and illiteracy as it affects employment, crime, health, and human welfare;

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