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 92 STAT. 2338

PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978 (B) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the sixty-day period. (h) Sums made available pursuant to section 183 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other funds available to any agency of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for purposes consistent with this section, shall be available to carry out the provisions of this section. (i) For purposes of this section, the term "State" means each of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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Control of Paperwork Amendments of 1978. 20 USC 1221-3 note.

SEC. 1211. This part may be cited as the "Control of Paperwork Amendments of 1978".

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GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT AMENDMENT

PART B—PAPERWORK CONTROL SHORT TITLE

SEC. 1212. (a) Paragraph (3) of section 406(b) of the General Edu20 USC 1221e-l. cation Provisions Act is amended by inserting ", including State agencies responsible for postsecondary education," immediately after "local educational agencies". (b) The General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding after section 400 the following new section: "CONTROL OF PAPERWORK

Coordination. " S E C 400A. (a)(1)(A) In order to eliminate excessive detail and 20 USC 1221-3. unnecessary and redundant information requests and to achieve the collection of information in the most efficient and effective possible manner, the Secretary shall coordinate the collection of information and data acquisitioned activities of all Federal agencies, (i) whenever the respondents are primarily educational agencies or institutions, and (ii) whenever the purpose of such activities is to request information needed for the management of, or the formulation of, policy related to Federal education programs or research or evaluation studies related to the implementation of Federal education programs. Federal Education "(B) There is hereby established a Federal Education Data AcquisiData Acquisition tion Council, to consist of members appointed by the Secretary who Council, shall represent the public and the major agencies which collect and use establishment, education data, including one representative each of the Office of Manmembership, and agement and Budget and of the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and duties. Standards. The members representing the public may be appointed for not more than three years. The Council shall advise and assist the Secretary with respect to the improvement, development, and coordination of Federal education information and data acquisition activities, and shall review the policies, practices, and procedures established by the Secretary. The Council shall meet regularly during the year and shall be headed by an individual from an agency which has expertise in data collection but which undertakes no major data collection of education data. Definitions. " (2) For the purposes of this section, the term— " (A) 'information' has the meaning given it by section 3502 of title 44, United State Code; • "(B) 'Federal agency' has the meaning given it by section 3502 of the same title; and

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