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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

[88 STAT.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION I N THE ARTS 20 USC 1867.

SEC. 409. The Commissioner shall, during the period beginning after June 30, 1974 and ending on June 30, 1978, through arrangements made with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, carry out a program of grants and contracts to encourage and assist State and local educational agencies to establish and conduct programs in which the arts are an integral part of elementary and secondary school programs. Not less than $750,000 shall be available for the purposes of this section during any jfiscal year during the period for which provision is made in the preceding sentence. EFFECTIVE DATE

20 USC 1801 note.

SEC. 410. Except where otherwise specified in this title, the amendments made by, and the provisions of, this title shall be effective on and after the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE V—EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

SEC. 501. (a) Part A of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS Establishment. 20 USC 1221e-l.

5 USC 101 et seq. Functions.

Advisory eouncil on Education Statistics. Establishment; membership.

"SEC. 406. (a) There is established, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary, a National Center for Education Statistics (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Center'). The Center shall be headed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary in accordance with the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to appointments in the competitive service. "(b) The purpose of the Center shall be to collect and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in the United States and in other nations. The Center shall— "(1) collect, collate, and, from time to time, report full and complete statistics on the conditions of education in the United States; " (2) conduct and publish reports on specialized analyses of the meaning and significance of such statistics; "(3) assist State and local educational agencies in improving and automating their statistical and data collection activities; and "(4) review and report on educational activities in foreign countries. "(c)(1) There shall be an Advisory Council on Education Statistics which shall be composed of 7 members appointed by the Secretary and such ex officio members as are listed in subparagraph (2). Not more than 4 of the appointed members of the Council may be members of the same political party. " (2) The ex officio members of the Council shall be— " (A) the Commissioner of Education, " (B) the Director of the National Institute of Education, " (C) the Director of the Census, and " (D) the Commissioner of Labor Statistics. "(3) Appointed members of the Council shall serve for terms of 3 years, as determined by the Secretary, except that in the case of initially appointed members of the Council, they shall serve for shorter terms to the extent necessary that the terms of office of not more tlian 3 members expire in the same calendar year.

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