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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 337

"(3) To establish and maintain the system, the Commissioner— "(A) shall— "(i) provide technical assistance to the States regarding the collection, maintenance, and use of the System's data, including the timely dissemination of such data; and "(ii) to the extent possible, implement standard definitions and data collection procedures; and "(B) may— "(i) directly, or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, conduct research, development, demonstration, and evaluation activities that are related to the purposes of the System; and "(ii) prescribe appropriate guidelines to ensure that the statistical activities of the States participating in the System produce data that are uniform, timely, and appropriately accessible."; (4) in subsection (f)— (A) by inserting "(1)" after "(f)"; and (B) by adding after paragraph (1) the following paragraphs: "(2) The Commissioner may contract with States to carry out Contracts, subsection (h). Such contracts may not exceed the additional cost to the State— "(A) of meeting the information and data gathering requirements in compliance with such subsection; or "(B) for compliance with related efforts of the National Center for Education Statistics to achieve comparable and uniform data consistent with the purposes of this subsection.", (o) STATE TRAINING PROGRAM.—Section 406(b)(3) of the Act is

20 USC I22ie-i.

amended by adding before the semicolon the following: "(and shall establish a special program to train employees of such State and local agencies in the use of the Center's standard statistical procedures and concepts and may establish a fellows program to temporarily appoint such employees as fellows at the Center for the purpose of familiarization with the operations of the Center)", (p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

(1) Section 406(f)(1) of the Act (as so redesignated in subsection (m) of this section) is amended to read as follows: "(fKD There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section (including salaries and expenses) $42,323,000 for fiscal year 1989, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.". (2) Section 405(fKl) of the Act is amended by striking "and section 406 of this Act". 20 USC I22le. (q) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The heading of section 406 of the

Act is amended to read as follows: "NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS". SEC. 3002. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 DATA.

Section 405(e)(l)(A) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon ", including data on the performance in these areas of students served by chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981".

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