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 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 697 funds during the succeeding fiscal year, including the goals and methodologies to be used; and " (iv) a listing of available publications of the Board, including publications related to policies, standards and general information, research reports, and commissioned papers of the Board. "(2) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. —The first annual report required by this subsection shall include a description of the Board's research and development agenda for the succeeding 5-year period. Such first report shall include to the maximum extent practicable, a description of specific research and development projects and activities, and the goals and methodologies of such projects and activities. "(3) ADDITIONAL REPORTS. —The Secretary, the Director, and the National Research Council shall report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the compliance of the Board with the requirements of this part not later than 30 days after the Board submits its annual report pursuant to paragraph (1). "(4) AUDITING PROVISION.—The Comptroller General of the United States, and any of the Comptroller's authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the Board, and to any recipient of the Board, that is pertinent to the sums received and disbursed under this subpart. " (h) EVALUATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —After September 30, 1995, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 2 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (k) to provide for an independent, ongoing evaluation of the research program of teacher assessments carried out by the Board and the fairness and the accuracy of the data such evaluations produce. The evaluation shall include an analysis of the impact of teacher assessments on minority teachers. The findings of the evaluation shall be submitted to the Labor and Human Resources Committee of the Senate and the Education and Labor Committee of the House of Representatives. "(2) SPECIAL RULE. — The Secretary shall enter into a contract Contracts. for the performance of the evaluation described in paragraph (1) with a nationally recognized organization (such as the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Education). "(i) CONSTRUCTION. — Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to— "(1) establish a preferred national curricxilum or preferred teaching methodology for elementary and secondary school instruction; "(2) infringe upon the rights and responsibilities of the States to license elementary and secondary school teachers; "(3) infringe upon the practice or accreditation of home school or private school teaching; "(4) provide an individual certified by the Board with a right of action against a State, local educational agency, or other public educational entity for any decisions related to hiring, promotion, retention or dismissal; "(5) authorize the Board to—

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