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 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 695 "(11) individuals who are broadly representative of the educational research and teaching communities with expertise in the specific area of research and development in question; "(vii) the Board will adopt audit practices customarily applied to nonprofit private organizations and will comply with subsection (g)(4); "(viii) the Board will not use Federal funds to meet the administrative and operating expenses of the Board; "(ix) the Board will submit an annual report to the Con- Reports, gress in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g)(1); and "(x) the Board will, upon request, disseminate to States, local educational agencies, or other public educational entities the results of any research or research project produced with funds authorized by this subpart, upon the payment of the cost of reproducing the appropriate material. "(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated to carry out this subpart shall remain available for obligation and expenditure until the end of the second fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated. "(B) No funds shall be made available to the Board after September 30, 1997, except as authorized by subparagraph (A) of this subsection. "(c) CONSULTATION.— The Board shall consult at least twice annually with the Committee on the design and execution of its overall research and development strategy, including procedures to assure compliance with the requirements of this subpart. The procedures shfiJl include— "(1) an outline of specific research and development agenda and activities to be conducted with the Federal funds; and "(2) provisions to ensure compliance with the open competition and merit review requirements of this subpart for proposals and projects assisted under this subpart. "(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Federal funds received under this subpart may only be used for research and development activities directly related to the development of teacher assessment and certification procedures for elementary and secondary school teachers. "(2) PRIORITIES. — (A) The Board shall give priority to research and development activities in— " (i) mathematics; "(ii) the sciences; "(iii) foreign languages; and "(iv) Uteracy, including the ability to read, write and analyze. "(B) The Board shall give priority to research and development activities for the certification of elementary and secondary school teachers and the need and ability of such teachers to teach special educational populations, including— (i) limited EngUsh proficient children; "(ii) gifted and tcilented children; "(iii) children with disabilities; and " (iv) economically and educationally disadvantaged children.

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