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 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2379

GENERAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

SEC. 1524. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, for the purpose of providing general assistance to improve public education in the Virgin Islands.

Appropriation authorization.

TERRITORIAL TEACHER TRAINING ASSISTANCE

SEC. 1525. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for the purpose of assisting teacher training programs in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. From the sums appropriated pursuant to this section the Commissioner of Education shall make grants and enter into contracts for the purpose of providing training to teachers in schools in Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The Commissioner may make grants to or contracts with any organization that he deems qualified to provide training for teachers in such schools and shall allot such sums among such territories on the basis of the need for such training.

Appropriation authorization.

Grants and contracts.

STUDY OF EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES

SEC. 1526. The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a study 20 USC 1231a of evaluation practices and procedures at the national. State, and °°*®local levels with respect to federally funded elementary and secondary educational programs and shall include in the first annual report to Congress submitted more than one year after the date of enactment of this Act proposals and recommendations for the revision or modification of any part or all of such practices and procedures. Such proposals and recommendations shall include provisions— (1) to ensure that evaluations are based on uniform methods and measurements; (2) to ensure the integrity and independence of the evaluation process; and (3) to ensure appropriate follow-up on the evaluations that are conducted. TELEVISION PROGRAM ASSISTANCE

SEC. 1527. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to and contracts with public and private agencies for the production, development, or distribution (or any combination thereof) of programs designed for television systems, whether broadcast or nonbroadcast. (b) The Assistant Secretary for Education shall be responsible for the administration of this section and shall also conduct surveys, research, and evaluation studies which may assist in decisions to support pilot programs for full scale production. LIMITATION ON CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

SEC. 1528. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authority to enter into contracts under this Act shall be effective except to such an extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance m appropriations Acts.

Grants and contracts, 20 USC 1221j. Administration,

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