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 PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 249 through the Internet and the National Research and Education Network. (C) INFORMATION RESOURCES.—The Assistant Secretary, acting through the Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination, may make available through the network described in subparagraph (A)— (i) information about grant and contract assistance available through the Department of Education; (ii) an annotated directory of current research and development activities and projects being undertaken with the assistance of the Department of Education; (iii) information about publications published by the Department of Education and, to the extent feasible, the full text of such publications; (iv) statistics and data published by the National Center for Education Statistics; (v) syntheses of research and development findings; (vi) a directory of other education-related electronic networks and databases, including information about the means by which such networks and databases may be accessed; (vii) a descriptive listing of materials and courses of instruction provided by telecommunications partner- | ships assisted under the Star Schools program; i (viii) resources developed by the Educational I Resources Information Center Clearinghouses; i (ix) education-related software (including video) which is in the public domain; (x) a listing of instructional materials available ' through telecommunications to local education agencies through the Public Broadcasting Service and State educational television networks; and (xi) such other information and resources the Assistant Secretary considers useful and appropriate. (D) EVALUATIONS REGARDING OTHER FUNCTIONS OF NETWORK. — The Assistant Secretary shall also undertake projects to test and evaluate the feasibility of using the network described in subparagraph (A) for— (i) the submission of applications for assistance to the Department of Education; and (ii) the collection of data and other statistics through the National Center for Education Statistics. (E) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Assistant Secretary, acting through the Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination, shall— (i) provide such training and technical assistance as may be necessary to enable the contractors and grantees described in clause (v) of subparagraph (A) to participate in the electronic network described in such subparagraph; and (ii) work with the National Science Foundation to provide, upon request, assistance to State and local educational agencies, the Department of the Interior's Office of Indian Education Programs, tribal departments of education. State library agencies, libraries, museums, and other educational institutions in obtain-

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