1995 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 71 - NATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS
Sec. 9004 - Performance of duties
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 71 - NATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS Sec. 9004 - Performance of duties |
Contains | section 9004 |
Date | 1995 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-382, title IV, §405, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4032. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 108 Stat. 4032 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 103-382 |
§9004. Performance of duties (a) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements (1) In general
In carrying out the Commissioner's duties under this chapter, the Commissioner may award grants, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements.
(2) DurationNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section may be awarded, on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than five years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Commissioner for an additional period of not more than five years.
(b) Gathering information (1) SamplingThe Commissioner may use the statistical method known as sampling to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(2) Source of informationThe Commissioner may, as the Commissioner considers appropriate, use information collected—
(A) from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and such other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions as the Commissioner may consider appropriate; and
(B) by other offices within the Department and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
(3) CollectionThe Commissioner may—
(A) enter into interagency agreements for the collection of statistics;
(B) arrange with any agency, organization, or institution for the collection of statistics; and
(C) assign employees of the Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.
(4) Technical assistance and coordinationIn order to maximize the effectiveness of Federal efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Commissioner shall—
(A) provide technical assistance to Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
(B) coordinate closely with other Department offices in the collection of data.
(Pub. L. 103–382, title IV, §405, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4032.)
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