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 90 STAT. 2238

20 USC 241C-5. 20 USC 241o.

20 USC

1221e-l.

20 USC 1806.

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 including" and inserting in lieu thereof "; but at the option of a local educational agency, such term need not include", and by striking out "residing in nonproject a r e a s) " and inserting in lieu thereof "residing in nonproject areas". (o) Section 125 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out " State agency" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof " State ". (p) Section 151(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is amended by a d d i n g at the end thereof the following new sentence: " I n carrying out the provisions of this section, the Commissioner shall place priority on assisting States and local educational agencies to conduct evaluations and shall, only as funds are available after fulfilling that purpose, seek to conduct any national evaluations of the program.". (q) Section 406(g) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977" both times it appears and by inserting in lieu thereof "for each of the fiscal years ending prior to October 1, 1978". (r) Section 406(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after " h e " the following: "may waive such requirements and". PART B—MISCELLANEOUS

AMENDMENTS

REPORTS ON H I G H SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM AND COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM

Reports to Congress. 20 USC 2561.

20 USC 1070d, 1070d-l. 29 USC 873.

SEC. 521. (a)(1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, in consultation, where appropriate, with the Secretary of Labor, shall prepare and submit to the Congress not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act reports on programs and activities authorized by sections 417A and 417B of the H i g h e r Education Act of 1965, and on programs operated by the Department of Labor known as the H i g h School Equivalency Program and College Assistance M i g r a n t Program authorized under section 303 of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973. The reports required by this subsection may include material from existing studies as well as such material prepared by Federal agencies and by contractors, consultants, and experts, as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare deems necessary. (2) The reports required by this subsection shall examine the purposes, administration, and effectiveness of the programs described in paragraph (1) and shall determine if and to what extent each of such programs should be administered by the Office of Education, and if so, how the administration of such programs in the Office of Education should be structured to best achieve the purposes of such programs. (b) The Secretary of Labor shall administer and directly fund the existing programs known as the H i g h School Equivalency Program and the College Assistance M i g r a n t Program from the national account portion of funds appropriated for title III, section 303 of the Comprehensive Employment and T r a i n i n g Act of 1973 during fiscal year 1977, at the level at which they were funded during fiscal year 1976. REPORT ON REORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION DIVISION

Study.

20 USC 2562.

SEC. 522. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct a study in order to determine the extent to which reorganization of the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is necessary or appropriate.

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