2014 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 76 - Education Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, and Dissemination (Sections 9501 - 9631)
Subchapter I - Education Sciences Reform (Sections 9501 - 9584)
Part C - National Center for Education Statistics (Sections 9541 - 9548)
Sec. 9544 - Performance of duties
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 76 - EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION SUBCHAPTER I - EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM Part C - National Center for Education Statistics Sec. 9544 - Performance of duties |
Contains | section 9544 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-279, title I, §154, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1960. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 116 Stat. 1960 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 107-279 |
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In carrying out the duties under this part, the Statistics Commissioner,1 may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.
(b) Gathering information(1) SamplingThe Statistics Commissioner may use the statistical method known as sampling (including random sampling) to carry out this part.
(2) Source of informationThe Statistics Commissioner may, as appropriate, use information collected—
(A) from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, vocational and adult education programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions (including information collected by States and local educational agencies for their own use); and
(B) by other offices within the Institute and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
(3) CollectionThe Statistics 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 Statistics Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.
(4) Technical assistance and coordinationIn order to maximize the effectiveness of Department efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Statistics Commissioner shall—
(A) provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
(B) coordinate with other Department offices in the collection of data.
(c) 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 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner for an additional period of not more than 5 years.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, §154, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1960.)
1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
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