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 \. 108 STAT. 224 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 (b) FUNCTIONS.—It shall be the responsibility of the Board to— (1) work collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary to determine priorities that should guide the work of the Office and provide guidance to the Congress in its oversight of the Office; (2) review and approve the Research Priorities Plan developed by the Assistant Secretary in collaboration with the Board; (3) review and approve star iards for the conduct and evaluation of all research, development, and dissemination carried out under the auspices of the Office pursuant to this title; and (4) review regularly, evaluate, and publicly comment upon, the implementation of its recommended priorities and policies by the Department and the Congress. (c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD. —It shall also be the responsibility of the Board to— (1) provide advice and assistance to the Assistant Secretary in carrying out the coordination activities described in section 912; (2) make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary of persons qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of the Director of each research institute established by section 931 after making special efforts to identify qualified women and minorities and soliciting and giving due consideration to recommendations from professional associations and interested members of the public; (3) advise and make recommendations to the President with respect to individuals who are qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for the Office; (4) review and comment upon proposed contract grant, and cooperative agreement proposals in accordance with section 931(c)(4); (5) advise the United States on the Federal educational research and development effort; (6) recommend ways for strengthening active partnerships among researchers, educational practitioners, librarians, and policymakers; (7) recommend ways to strengthen interaction and collaboration between the various program offices and components; (8) solicit advice and information from the educational field, to define research needs and suggestions for research topics, and shall involve educational practitioners, particularly teachers, in this process; (9) solicit advice from practitioners, policymakers, and researchers, and recommend missions for the national research centers assisted under this title by identifying topics which require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research and dissemination efforts; (10) provide recommendations for translating research findings into workable, adaptable models for use in policy and in practice across different settings, and recommendations for other forms of dissemination; and (11) provide recommendations for creating incentives to draw talented young people into the field of educational

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