    [Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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    [S. 3392 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                           Calendar No. 309
    118th CONGRESS
      2d Session
                                    S. 3392

         To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the
        Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National
      Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other
                                   purposes.

    _______________________________________________________________________

                       IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                                December 4, 2023

      Mr. Sanders (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
                         Education, Labor, and Pensions

                                January 22, 2024

                   Reported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment
     [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
                                   in italic]

    _______________________________________________________________________

                                     A BILL

         To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the
        Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National
      Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other
                                   purposes.

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,

    <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Research in
    Education Act'' or the ``AREA Act''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
    <DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    <DELETED>Sec. 3. Short title; table of contents for public law.
                  <DELETED>TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM

    <DELETED>Sec. 101. References.
    <DELETED>Sec. 102. Redesignations.
    <DELETED>Sec. 103. Definitions.
              <DELETED>PART A--The Institute of Education Sciences

    <DELETED>Sec. 111. Establishment.
    <DELETED>Sec. 112. Functions.
    <DELETED>Sec. 113. Office of the Director.
    <DELETED>Sec. 114. Priorities.
    <DELETED>Sec. 115. Plans; education researcher pipeline.
    <DELETED>Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.
    <DELETED>Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
    <DELETED>Sec. 118. Agreements.
    <DELETED>Sec. 119. Director biennial report.
    <DELETED>Sec. 120. Transparency.
            <DELETED>PART B--National Center for Education Research

    <DELETED>Sec. 131. Establishment.
    <DELETED>Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.
    <DELETED>Sec. 133. Duties.
    <DELETED>Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.
           <DELETED>PART C--National Center for Education Statistics

    <DELETED>Sec. 141. Establishment.
    <DELETED>Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.
    <DELETED>Sec. 143. Duties.
    <DELETED>Sec. 144. Performance of duties.
    <DELETED>Sec. 145. Reports.
    <DELETED>Sec. 146. Dissemination.
    <DELETED>Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.
    <DELETED>Sec. 148. Statewide longitudinal data systems.
    <DELETED>Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.
    <DELETED>PART D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence
                                      Use

    <DELETED>Sec. 151. National Center for Education Evaluation and
                                Evidence Use.
        <DELETED>PART E--National Center for Special Education Research

    <DELETED>Sec. 161. Establishment.
    <DELETED>Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.
    <DELETED>Sec. 163. Duties.
    <DELETED>Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.
                      <DELETED>PART F--General Provisions

    <DELETED>Sec. 171. Repeals and redesignation.
    <DELETED>Sec. 172. Interagency data sources and formats.
    <DELETED>Sec. 173. Prohibitions.
    <DELETED>Sec. 174. Confidentiality.
    <DELETED>Sec. 175. Availability of data.
    <DELETED>Sec. 176. Performance management.
    <DELETED>Sec. 177. Vacancies.
    <DELETED>Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.
    <DELETED>Sec. 179. Authorization of appropriations.
    <DELETED>Sec. 180. Conforming amendments.
              <DELETED>TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    <DELETED>Sec. 201. Educational technical assistance.
        <DELETED>TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

    <DELETED>Sec. 301. References.
    <DELETED>Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.
    <DELETED>Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
    <DELETED>Sec. 304. Definitions.
    <DELETED>Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.

    <DELETED>SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC
                  LAW.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 107-
    279; 116 Stat. 1940) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
    `Education Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 2002'.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this
    Act is as follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                 <DELETED>``TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM

    <DELETED>``Sec. 101. Short title.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 102. Definitions.
             <DELETED>``Part A--The Institute of Education Sciences

    <DELETED>``Sec. 111. Establishment.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 112. Functions.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 113. Delegation.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 114. Office of the Director.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 115. Priorities.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 115A. Plans.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 115B. Education researcher pipeline.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 118. Agreements.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 119. Director biennial report.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 120. Competitive awards.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 121. Transparency.
           <DELETED>``Part B--National Center for Education Research

    <DELETED>``Sec. 131. Establishment.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 133. Duties.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.
          <DELETED>``Part C--National Center for Education Statistics

    <DELETED>``Sec. 141. Establishment.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 143. Duties.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 144. Performance of duties.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 145. Reports.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 146. Dissemination.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 148. State defined.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 149. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data
                                systems.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 150. Data innovation grants.
        <DELETED>``Part D--National Center for Education Evaluation and
                                  Evidence Use

    <DELETED>``Sec. 151. Establishment.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 152. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence
                                Use.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 153. Duties.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 154. Evaluations.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 155. What Works Clearinghouse and related functions.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 156. Evidence use activities.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 157. Regional educational laboratories for applied
                                research, development, and evidence use.
       <DELETED>``Part E--National Center for Special Education Research

    <DELETED>``Sec. 161. Establishment.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 163. Duties.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.
                     <DELETED>``Part F--General Provisions

    <DELETED>``Sec. 171. Interagency data sources and formats.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 172. Prohibitions.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 173. Confidentiality.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 174. Availability of data.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 175. Performance management.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 176. Authority to publish.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 177. Vacancies.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 179. Voluntary service.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 180. Rulemaking.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 181. Copyright.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 182. Authorization of appropriations.
             <DELETED>``TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    <DELETED>``Sec. 201. Short title.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 202. Definitions.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 203. Coordination of technical assistance.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 204. Coordination between comprehensive centers and
                                regional educational laboratories.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 205. Priorities.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 206. Governing boards.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 207. Comprehensive centers.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 208. Focus centers.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 209. Evaluations.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations
       <DELETED>``TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

    <DELETED>``Sec. 301. Short title.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 304. Definitions.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
                   <DELETED>``TITLE IV--AMENDATORY PROVISIONS

    <DELETED>``Sec. 401. Redesignations.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 402. Amendments to Department of Education Organization
                                Act.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 403. Repeals.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 404. Conforming and technical amendments.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 405. Orderly transition.
    <DELETED>``Sec. 406. Impact aid.''.

             <DELETED>TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 101. REFERENCES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this
    title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,
    or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
    considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Education
    Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.).</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 102. REDESIGNATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    The Act (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended by
    redesignating sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 175 through
    177, and 181 through 194, as sections 141 through 148, 151 through 154,
    161 through 163, and 171 through 184, respectively.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (1), and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) ESEA terms.--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The terms `dual
                            or concurrent enrollment program', `early
                            college high school', `elementary school',
                            `English learner', `local educational agency',
                            `multi-tier system of supports', `other staff',
                            `paraprofessional', `school leader', `secondary
                            school', `Secretary', `specialized
                            instructional support personnel', `State
                            educational agency', and `universal design for
                            learning' have the meanings given those terms
                            in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
                            Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) Subgroup of students.--The
                            term `subgroup of students'--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) means each subgroup
                                    of students described in section
                                    1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and
                                    Secondary Education Act of 1965;
                                    and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) includes first
                                    generation college students, as defined
                                    in section 402A(h) of the Higher
                                    Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) Charter school.--The term
                            `charter school' has the meaning given the term
                            in section 4310(2) of the Elementary and
                            Secondary Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) IDEA terms.--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) Child with a disability.--
                            The term `child with a disability' has the
                            meaning given the term in section 602 of the
                            Individuals with Disabilities Education
                            Act.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) Infant or toddler with a
                            disability.--The term `infant or toddler with a
                            disability' has the meaning given the term in
                            section 632 of the Individuals with
                            Disabilities Education Act.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Adult education and family literacy
                    act terms.--The terms `adult education' and `adult
                    education and literacy activities' have the meanings
                    given the terms in section 203 of the Adult Education
                    and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``or the
            identification of evidence-based practices'' after ``field of
            education'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Affairs'' and
            inserting ``Education'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) by striking paragraphs (17) and
            (21);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (5) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8),
            (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), (19),
            (20), (22), and (23), as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), (12),
            (14), (17), (19), (21), (22), (24), (25), (28), (29), (30), and
            (31), respectively;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the
            following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) Bureau-funded school.--The term `Bureau-
            funded school' has the meaning given the term in section 1141
            of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) Career and technical education.--The term
            `career and technical education' has the meaning given the term
            in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
            Education Act of 2006.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (7) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph
            (5), by striking ``means an entity established under section
            203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002'' and
            inserting ``has the meaning given the term in section
            202'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (8) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``evidence-based'' before
                    ``products or processes''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``teaching'' and all that
                    follows through the period at the end and inserting
                    ``teaching and learning, that lead to the improvement
                    of student outcomes, including the academic skills of
                    students, and that may be replicable in heterogeneous
                    local educational contexts.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (9) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``principals, other
                    school leaders,'' after ``teachers,''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by inserting ``specialized
                    instructional support personnel, other staff, early
                    childhood educators, administrators of early childhood
                    education programs, faculty, student support staff,
                    paraprofessionals,'' after ``other
                    practitioners,'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (10) by inserting after paragraph (12) the
            following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(13) Early childhood education program.--The
            term `early childhood education program' has the meaning given
            the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of
            1965.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (11) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5), by striking ``providing,'' and all that follows
            through the period at the end and inserting ``providing
            services to children in an early childhood education
            program.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (12) by inserting after paragraph (14), as
            redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(15) Evidence-based.--The term `evidence-based'
            means any educational activity, strategy, intervention, or
            policy design that demonstrates a statistically significant
            effect on improving relevant outcomes for intended
            beneficiaries at the individual, classroom, program, school,
            institutional, education, or workforce system level based on
            evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented
            study capable of causal inference, particularly randomized-
            control trials.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(16) Evidence use.--The term `evidence use'
            means activities that build the capacity of practitioners to
            effectively understand evidence-based practices and
            scientifically valid research--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) to comprehend the design principles
                    of evidence-based practices and identify, select,
                    implement, and adapt such practices in heterogeneous
                    local educational contexts;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) to support high-quality teaching and
                    learning and the continuous improvement of education
                    systems; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) which may be informed by the
                    synthesis of an evidence base related to a specific
                    activity, strategy, intervention, or policy design,
                    based on consistent findings across multiple studies or
                    sites to support the generality of results and
                    conclusions.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (13) in paragraph (17), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5), by striking ``(including teachers and other
            practitioners) and that conforms to standards'' and inserting
            ``in collaboration with practitioners or education system
            leaders and that conforms to the principles'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (14) by inserting after paragraph (17), as
            redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(18) Geographic region.--The term `geographic
            region' means each of the 10 geographic regions served by the
            regional educational laboratories.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (15) by inserting after paragraph (19), as
            redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(20) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has
            the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
            5304).'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (16) by inserting after paragraph (22), as
            redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(23) Minority-serving institution.--The term
            `minority-serving institution' means an institution of higher
            education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education
            Act of 1965.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (17) in paragraph (24), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5), by striking ``section 133(c)'' and inserting
            ``section 133(g)'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (18) by striking paragraph (25), as redesignated
            by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(25) Principles of scientifically valid
            research.--The term `principles of scientifically valid
            research' means research standards that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and
                    objective methodology to obtain reliable and valid
                    knowledge relevant to the needs of students, families,
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) present findings and make claims
                    that are appropriate to, and supported by, the methods
                    that have been employed; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) include, appropriate to the research
                    being conducted--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) use of research designs and
                            methods appropriate to the research question
                            posed;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) use of systematic,
                            empirical methods that draw on observation or
                            experiment;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) use of data analyses that
                            are adequate to support the general
                            findings;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) making claims of causal
                            relationships only in random assignment
                            experiments or other designs (to the extent
                            such designs substantially eliminate plausible
                            competing explanations for the obtained
                            results);</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(v) consistency of findings
                            across multiple studies or sites to support the
                            generality of results and
                            conclusions;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(vi) presentation of studies and
                            methods in sufficient detail and clarity to
                            allow for replication or, at a minimum, to
                            offer the opportunity to build systematically
                            on the findings of the research; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(vii) acceptance by a peer-
                            reviewed journal or critique by a panel of
                            independent experts through a comparably
                            rigorous, objective, and scientific
                            review.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (19) by inserting after paragraph (25), as
            redesignated by paragraph (5), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(26) Priorities.--The term `priorities' means
            the priorities proposed by the Director and approved by the
            Board under section 115.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(27) Regional educational laboratory.--The term
            `regional educational laboratory' means a regional educational
            laboratory established under section 157.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (20) in paragraph (28), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) provides an adequate description of
                    the programs evaluated, the study sample, the
                    individual or multiple sites in which a program was
                    evaluated, and, to the extent possible, examines the
                    relationship between program implementation and program
                    impacts, including why or why not such impact occurred,
                    and the contextual factors that may influence program
                    impact;'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (21) in paragraph (29), as redesignated by
            paragraph (5), by striking ``scientifically based research
            standards'' and inserting ``principles of scientifically valid
            research'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (22) by striking paragraph (30), as redesignated
            by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(30) State.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `State'
                    includes (except as provided in section 148) each of
                    the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the
                    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the freely associated
                    states, and the outlying areas.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Outlying area.--The term `outlying
                    area' has the meaning given such term in section
                    1121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
                    of 1965.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Freely associated states.--The term
                    `freely associated states' means the Republic of the
                    Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
                    and the Republic of Palau.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (23) by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated
            by paragraph (5), and inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(31) Technical assistance.--The term `technical
            assistance' means--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) assistance in evidence use,
                    including professional development, high-quality
                    training, and other supports to implement evidence-
                    based practices and strategies leading to--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) improved educational
                            opportunities and approaches to teaching and
                            learning that are based on scientifically valid
                            research; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) improved planning, design,
                            adaptation, and implementation of
                            programs;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) assistance in interpreting,
                    analyzing, and utilizing data, statistics, and
                    evaluations;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) assistance in identifying and
                    applying to research funding opportunities provided by
                    the Institute; or</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) other assistance necessary to
                    encourage the improvement of teaching and learning
                    through the applications of techniques supported by
                    scientifically valid research.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (24) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(32) Tribal college or university.--The term
            `Tribal College or University' has the meaning given the term
            in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(33) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal
            organization' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of
            the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
            U.S.C. 5304).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(34) Youth with a disability.--The term `youth
            with a disability' has the meaning given the term in section 7
            of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705).''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>PART A--THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 9511) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Mission.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The mission of the Institute is
            to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental
            knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood
            through postsecondary study (including special education, adult
            education, and labor market outcomes), in order to provide
            students, families, practitioners, education system leaders,
            researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable
            information and research about--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the condition and progress of
                    education in the United States;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) educational practices that support
                    learning to improve student outcomes, including
                    academic achievement and access to high-quality
                    educational opportunities for all students,
                    particularly for each subgroup of students;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) the effectiveness of Federal and
                    other education programs.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Carrying out mission.--In carrying out the
            mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) compile statistics, develop
                    evidence-based products, promote evidence use, and
                    conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination
                    in a manner that is responsive to the educational
                    challenges facing students, families, practitioners,
                    and education system leaders; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) ensure that such activities--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) conform to high standards of
                            quality, integrity, and accuracy; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) are objective, secular,
                            neutral, and nonideological and are free of
                            partisan political influence and bias on the
                            basis of race, religion, color, national
                            origin, sex, or disability.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ``the
            National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional
            Assistance'' and inserting ``the National Center for Education
            Evaluation and Evidence Use''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 112. FUNCTIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 9512) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``section 194'' and inserting
            ``section 182''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and
            inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) conduct and support scientifically valid
            research activities, including basic research, applied
            research, and field-initiated research, statistics activities,
            scientifically valid education evaluation, development, wide
            dissemination, and evidence use;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) support collaborative identification and
            development of research questions, designs, and methods among
            researchers, students, families, practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers, and widely disseminate the
            findings and results of scientifically valid research in
            education to such individuals and within the Department and the
            Federal Government;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) promote the use, development, and
            application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid
            research activities to improve student outcomes, including
            academic achievement, particularly for each subgroup of
            students;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) strengthen the national, State, regional,
            and local capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate
            activities described in paragraph (1), including by increasing
            the participation of researchers and institutions that have
            been historically underrepresented in Federal education
            research activities of the Institute, including historically
            Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and
            Universities, and other minority-serving
            institutions;''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 113. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 9514) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Except as
            provided in subsection (b)(2), the'' and inserting
            ``The'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Term.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) 6-year term.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve for a term
                    of 6 years, beginning on the date of appointment of the
                    Director.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Exception.--If a successor to the
                    Director has not been named as of the date of
                    expiration of the Director's term, the Director may
                    serve for not more than an additional 1-year period,
                    beginning on the day after the date of expiration of
                    the Director's term, or until a successor has been
                    appointed under subsection (a), whichever occurs
                    first.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Recommendations.--The Board shall make
            recommendations to the President with respect to the
            appointment of a Director under subsection (a).'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``productivity
            and leadership'' and inserting ``productivity, leadership, and
            support for wide dissemination and evidence use'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (f)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting
                    ``principles of scientifically valid research and
                    applicable'' before ``standards'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and
                    inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) To coordinate education research and related
            activities carried out by the Institute with such research and
            activities carried out by other agencies within the Department
            and the Federal Government in order ensure such activities--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) support high-quality teaching and
                    learning for students, particularly for each subgroup
                    of students; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) are responsive to the educational
                    challenges facing students, families, practitioners,
                    and education system leaders.'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and
                    evidence use'' after ``statistics
                    activities'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (5)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``necessary'' and
                            inserting ``and maintain high-quality and
                            timely''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``section
                            116(b)(3)'' and inserting ``section
                            116(b)(4)'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (6), by striking
                    ``section 183 of this title'' and inserting ``section
                    173'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (F) in paragraph (7), by striking
                    ``racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias'' and
                    inserting ``bias on the basis of race, religion, color,
                    national origin, sex, or disability'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (G) by striking paragraph (8) and
                    inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(8) To undertake initiatives and programs to
            increase the participation of researchers and institutions that
            have been historically underrepresented in Federal education
            research activities of the Institute, including historically
            Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges and
            Universities, or other minority-serving
            institutions.'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (H) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and
                    comprehensive centers'' and inserting ``, technical
                    assistance centers supported by the Department, and
                    comprehensive centers, to increase evidence use among
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (I) in paragraph (10), by striking ``input
                    from'' and inserting ``engagement with''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (J) by adding at the end the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(13) To ensure that information, statistics,
            products, and publications of the Institute are prepared in a
            timely manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are
            high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and
            actionable.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``by the
            Secretary'' and all that follows through the period at the end
            and inserting ``by the Secretary--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) review the products and publications of
            other offices of the Department to certify that evidence-based
            claims about those products and publications are scientifically
            valid; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) accurately synthesize and effectively
            communicate the research base of evidence-based practices that
            address educational challenges facing students, families,
            practitioners, and education system leaders.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 114. PRIORITIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 9515) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 115. PRIORITIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall, not less often than
    every 6 years, propose to the Board priorities for the Institute
    after--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) first engaging with the Committee on Health,
            Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
            on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives,
            and engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and
            policymakers;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) subsequent to the consultation and
            engagement under paragraph (1), reviewing public comments
            submitted in accordance with subsection (b); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) subsequent to reviewing public comments
            under paragraph (2), identifying priority topics under
            subsection (c).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Public Comment.--Before submitting to the Board
    proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) make such priorities available to the public
            for comment for not less than 60 days (including by electronic
            means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the
            Institute's website and through publishing such priorities in
            the Federal Register);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) ensure that the public comments were
            considered in developing the priorities submitted by the
            Director to the Board; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) provide to the Board a copy of each such
            public comment submitted.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Priority Topics.--After reviewing public comments
    submitted in accordance with subsection (b), the Director shall
    identify priority topics that may require long-term research or that
    are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems
    and issues, including those associated with the goals and requirements
    of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Care and
    Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.), the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with
    Disabilities Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
    Education Act of 2006, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Adult
    Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), which may
    include--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) supporting high-quality teaching and
            learning, including through school and system design and
            instructional strategies, in order to provide students,
            particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-quality
            educational opportunities and to improve educational outcomes,
            particularly student academic achievement; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) increasing the identification and
            development of evidence-based practices or policies, including
            the use of science of learning and human development for
            meeting students' needs and supporting improved
            outcomes.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Approval.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days, to the
            greatest extent practicable, after the date the Board receives
            proposed priorities under subsection (a), the Board shall,
            under a majority vote of a quorum of the Board, approve or
            disapprove the priorities, including any necessary revision of
            those priorities.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Consistency.--The Board shall ensure that
            priorities of the Institute and the National Education Centers
            are consistent with the mission of the Institute.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Final Priorities.--The Director shall make the final
    priorities approved by the Board under subsection (d) widely available
    to the public, including by electronic means such as posting in an
    easily accessible manner on the Department's website.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 115. PLANS; EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by inserting
    after section 115 the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 115A. PLANS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Approval of Commissioners' Plans.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Approval.--Not later than 30 days after the
            date the Director receives a plan submitted under section
            133(b), 143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the Director shall approve
            such plan, including requiring any necessary revision of such
            plan.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Consistency.--The Director shall ensure that
            each plan approved under paragraph (1) is consistent with the
            mission of the corresponding National Education
            Center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Institute's Plan and Report.--Not later than 90 days
    after the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the
    Director shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) in consultation with each Commissioner of a
            National Education Center and the Board--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) develop a plan for addressing such
                    priorities across the Institute's activities and
                    functions, in accordance with the requirements of this
                    title; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) incorporate in such plan each plan
                    approved by the Director in accordance with subsection
                    (a);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) submit a report containing the Institute's
            plan described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Health,
            Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
            the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
            of Representatives; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) make such report widely available to the
            public (including by electronic means such as posting in an
            easily accessible manner on the Department's
            website).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Briefing.--At the time of submission of a report
    required under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall provide a briefing
    to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives on the contents of the report.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 115B. EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with section 112(4), the
    Institute shall carry out initiatives and programs--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) to strengthen the national capacity to carry
            out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related
            to education by expanding the education researcher pipeline;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) to increase the participation of researchers
            and institutions that have been historically underrepresented
            in Federal education research activities of the Institute,
            including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal
            Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving
            institutions.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Fellowships.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish
            and maintain--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) research, evaluation, and statistics
                    fellowships in institutions of higher education (which
                    may include the establishment of such fellowships in
                    historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal
                    Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving
                    institutions) that support--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) graduate and postdoctoral
                            study onsite at the Institute or at the
                            institution of higher education; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) early career researchers;
                            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) fellowships in new and emerging
                    areas of study.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Recruitment.--In establishing the
            fellowships under paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that
            women and minorities are actively recruited for
            participation.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the
    Director shall ensure that the activities of the National Education
    Centers are coordinated effectively.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 116 (20 U.S.C. 9516) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Institute shall have a
            board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board
            for Education Sciences.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Transition.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year
                    after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research
                    in Education Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Board
                    in accordance with this section as in effect on the
                    date of enactment of the Advancing Research in
                    Education Act.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Transition authority.--The Secretary
                    shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure an
                    orderly transition to the Board, as authorized under
                    subparagraph (A), from the Board, as in effect on the
                    day before the date of enactment of the Advancing
                    Research in Education Act, which may include adjusting
                    term limits of members on the Board.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Existing board members.--In carrying
                    out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) remove members who served on
                            the Board on the day before the date of
                            enactment of the Advancing Research in
                            Education Act who were appointed in accordance
                            with this title prior to such date of
                            enactment; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) appoint members who served
                            on the Board on the day before the date of
                            enactment of the Advancing Research in
                            Education Act.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Board are the
    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) To advise and consult with the Director on
            the policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) To advise on the research, evaluation,
            statistics, development, and evidence use dissemination
            activities planned or carried out by the Director and the
            Institute and make recommendations to ensure such activities
            are responsive to the educational challenges facing students,
            families, practitioners, and education system
            leaders.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) To consider and approve priorities proposed
            by the Director under section 115 to guide the work of the
            Institute in accordance with the timelines specified in such
            section.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) To advise the Director on high-quality and
            timely procedures for technical and scientific peer review of
            the activities of the Institute.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) To advise the Director on improving or
            promoting the use, usefulness, and impact of activities to be
            supported by the Institute, including the general areas of
            research to be carried out by the National Center for Education
            Research and the National Center for Special Education
            Research.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) To present to the Director such
            recommendations as it may find appropriate for--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) strengthening education research
                    from early childhood through postsecondary
                    study;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) improving evidence use and
                    dissemination; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) the staffing and funding of the
                    Institute.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) To advise the Director on the funding of
            applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
            for research and the process for high-quality and timely peer
            review.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(8) To advise and regularly evaluate the work of
            the Institute on the basis that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) scientifically valid research,
                    development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are
                    consistent with principles of scientifically valid
                    research or the applicable standards for such
                    activities under this title; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) activities related to the
                    development of practices, wide dissemination, and
                    evidence use are effectively carried out.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(9) To advise the Director on ensuring that
            activities conducted or supported by the Institute are
            objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of
            partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race,
            religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(10) To solicit advice and information from
            those in the education field, particularly practitioners,
            education system leaders, policymakers, and researchers, to
            recommend to the Director topics that require long-term,
            sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research
            efforts, consistent with the priorities and mission of the
            Institute.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(11) To advise the Director on opportunities for
            the participation in, and the advancement of, women,
            minorities, and persons with disabilities, and institutions
            that have been historically underrepresented in Federal
            education research activities of the Institute, including
            community colleges, historically Black colleges and
            universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other
            minority-serving institutions.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(12) To recommend to the Director ways to
            enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts among
            other Federal and State research agencies.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(13) To recommend to the Director individuals to
            serve as Commissioners of the National Education
            Centers.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Composition.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Voting members.--The Board shall have 9
            voting members appointed by the Secretary.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Advice.--The Secretary shall solicit advice
            regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the members of
            the Board serving on the date of the solicitation, the National
            Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and
            organizations that have knowledge of individuals who are
            highly-qualified to appraise scientifically valid research,
            statistics, evaluation, development, dissemination, and
            evidence use.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Nonvoting ex officio members.--The Board may
            have the following nonvoting ex officio members:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) The Director of the Institute of
                    Education Sciences.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Each of the Commissioners of the
                    National Education Centers.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) The Director of the National
                    Institute of Child Health and Human
                    Development.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) The Director of the
                    Census.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) The Commissioner of Labor
                    Statistics.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) The Director of the National Science
                    Foundation.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Appointed membership.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) Qualifications.--Members appointed
                    under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to
                    appraise education research, statistics, evaluations,
                    or development, and shall include the following
                    individuals:</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) Not fewer than 4 researchers
                            in the field of statistics, evaluation, social
                            sciences, or physical and biological sciences,
                            with demonstrated experience in carrying out
                            and effectively communicating scientifically
                            valid research on education matters.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) At least 1 practitioner who
                            is a school-based professional educator,
                            teacher, principal, other school leader, local
                            educational agency superintendent, or member of
                            a local board of education or Bureau-funded
                            school board.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) At least 1 State leader
                            who is knowledgeable about the educational
                            challenges facing students, families,
                            practitioners, and education system leaders,
                            who may be a chief State school officer, State
                            postsecondary education executive, or member of
                            a State board of education.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) At least 1 individual with
                            expertise in special education research and
                            research on children with disabilities in
                            educational settings.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Terms.--Each member shall serve for
                    a term of 6 years, except that--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the terms of members
                            appointed in accordance with subsection (a)(2)
                            shall be--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) 6 years for each of
                                    3 members;</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) 4 years for each of
                                    3 members; and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(III) 2 years for each
                                    of 3 members;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) no member shall serve for
                            more than 2 consecutive terms; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) in a case in which a
                            successor to a member has not been appointed as
                            of the date of expiration of the member's term,
                            the member may serve for an additional 1-year
                            period, beginning on the day after the date of
                            expiration of the member's term, or until a
                            successor has been appointed under paragraph
                            (1), whichever occurs first.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Vacancies.--The Secretary shall fill
                    any vacancy to the Board in the manner in which the
                    original appointment was made. Any member appointed to
                    fill a vacancy on the Board occurring before the
                    expiration of the term for which the member's
                    predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
                    the remainder of that term.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) Conflict of interest.--A voting
                    member of the Board shall be considered a special
                    Government employee for the purposes of chapter 131 of
                    title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) Chair.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Board shall elect a
                    chair from among the members of the Board through a
                    majority vote of a quorum.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Terms.--The chair shall serve in
                    such role for a term of 2 years, and may be re-elected
                    in accordance with subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Chair vacancy.--If the chair has
                    been vacant for more than 3 months, at the written
                    request of a quorum of the Board, the Director shall
                    convene a meeting of the Board to, at a minimum, elect
                    a chair.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) Compensation.--Members of the Board shall
            serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who
            are officers or employees of the United States may not receive
            additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their
            service on the Board.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) Travel expenses.--The members of the Board
            shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
            subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of
            title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(8) Powers of the board.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In the exercise of its
                    duties under subsection (b) and in accordance with
                    chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, the Board
                    shall be independent of the Director and the other
                    offices and officers of the Institute.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Executive director.--The Board shall
                    have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by
                    the Board and hired by the Director not later than 90
                    days after such appointment, to the greatest extent
                    practicable.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Administrative support.--The Board
                    shall receive administrative support from the Director
                    and may use additional staff as may be appointed or
                    assigned by the Director, in consultation with the
                    Chair and the Executive Director.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) Detail of personnel.--The Board may
                    use the services and facilities of any department or
                    agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of
                    the Board, the head of any Federal agency may detail
                    any of the personnel of such agency to the Board to
                    assist the Board in carrying out this title.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) Contracts.--The Board may enter into
                    contracts or make other arrangements as may be
                    necessary to carry out its functions.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) Information.--The Board may, to the
                    extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from
                    any executive Federal agency such information as the
                    Board determines necessary to carry out its
                    functions.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(G) Subcommittees.--The Board may
                    establish standing or temporary subcommittees to make
                    recommendations to the Board for carrying out
                    activities authorized under this title.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(9) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less
            often than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional
            meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request
            of not less than a quorum of the Board. Meetings of the Board
            are subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code
            (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine
            Act).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(10) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members
            of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall
            constitute a quorum.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Board Biennial Reports.--Not later than September
    30, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Board shall submit a report to
    the Director, the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
    and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the
    Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and make such report
    widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as
    posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department's website).
    Each report shall include--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) an evaluation of the Institute's activities
            to ensure that research, evaluation, statistics, development,
            and evidence use and dissemination activities are--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) consistent with principles of
                    scientifically valid research or the applicable
                    standards for such activities under this title;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) responsive to the educational
                    challenges facing students, families, practitioners,
                    and education system leaders;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the
            Institute in--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) carrying out the Institute's
                    priorities and mission;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) engaging with practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and policymakers to promote
                    the use, usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid
                    research activities and supporting the development of
                    evidence-based practices, wide dissemination, evidence
                    use, and continuous improvement; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) increasing the participation of
                    researchers and institutions that have been
                    historically underrepresented in Federal education
                    research activities of the Institute, including
                    community colleges, historically Black colleges and
                    universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and
                    other minority-serving institutions;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) a description of any recommendations
            regarding actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of
            the Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out
            their missions and priorities, and to improve governance within
            the Institute;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) a description of the number of staff serving
            the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the activities
            carried out by the Board, and any challenges faced by the Board
            in carrying out the Board's duties described in subsection (b);
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) a list of members who have served at some
            point during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affiliations,
            and their term expiration dates.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Board Briefing.--At the time of submission of a
    report required under subsection (d), the Board shall provide a
    briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and
    the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives on the contents of the report.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 117. COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION
                  CENTERS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 9517) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except
                    as provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Except
                    as provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Except
                    as provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (b);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
            subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Each Commissioner,
                    except the Commissioner for Education Statistics,
                    shall'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Each Commissioner shall'';
            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Timeliness.--In carrying out supervision and
            approval as described under subparagraph (A), the Director
            shall ensure that each Commissioner carries out the
            Commissioner's duties in a manner that promotes high-quality,
            easily accessible, actionable, and timely information,
            consistent with the mission of the Institute.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 9518) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Research Coordination.--The Institute may carry out
    research projects of common interest with Federal agencies through
    agreements with such agencies that are in accordance with section 173
    and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
    1231).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Statistical Data Coordination.--The Institute may
    carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical data projects of
    common interest or coordinate with Federal agencies to ensure that
    statistical data reported by the National Center for Education
    Statistics is high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible,
    in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education
    Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231).''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 119. DIRECTOR BIENNIAL REPORT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 9519) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 119. DIRECTOR BIENNIAL REPORT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall, on a biennial
    basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the Committee on
    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
    Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives, a report and make such report widely available to the
    public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily
    accessible manner on the Department's website), containing the
    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) A description of the research, evaluation,
            statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination
            activities carried out by and through the National Education
            Centers during the 2 fiscal years prior to the date of the
            transmission, including how such activities were--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) consistent with principles of
                    scientifically valid research or the applicable
                    standards for such activities under this title, and the
                    priorities and mission of the Institute; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) responsive to the educational
                    challenges facing students, families, practitioners,
                    and education system leaders, including how the
                    Institute regularly solicited, engaged with, and
                    considered the recommendations of researchers,
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and the Board
                    in the planning and carrying out of the Institute's
                    activities.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) A description of how the Director is
            carrying out the requirements to increase the participation of
            researchers and institutions that have been historically
            underrepresented in Federal education research activities of
            the Institute.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Such additional comments, recommendations,
            and materials as the Director considers appropriate.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Director Briefing.--At the time of transmission of
    the report required under subsection (a), the Director shall provide a
    briefing to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and
    the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives on the contents of the report.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 120. TRANSPARENCY.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 121. TRANSPARENCY.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
    Advancing Research in Education Act, the Director shall develop and
    manage a database in an easily accessible manner, such as through
    electronic means and posting on the Institute's website, to store and
    update information regarding--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) individuals or entities that received a
            grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
            title;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) the amount of such a grant, contract, or
            cooperative agreement, including the award period and amount
            received in each fiscal year; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) the activities supported or carried out by
            such award, including applicable research area and
            methodology.''.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>PART B--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead
            to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education
            to ensure that all students, particularly subgroups of
            students, have access to high-quality educational
            opportunities, including by--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) improving educational outcomes,
                    particularly student academic achievement, and closing
                    the opportunity and achievement gap between students,
                    particularly each subgroup of students;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) supporting high-quality teaching and
                    learning;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) increasing the identification and
                    development of evidence-based practices or policies,
                    such as use of science of learning and human
                    development;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) improving evidence use by
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) improving access to, and completion
                    of, postsecondary education;''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and
            inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) to promote quality and integrity through the
            use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain
            knowledge and understanding of the validity of education
            theories, practices, or conditions; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) to promote engagement, the synthesis of
            education research, the development of evidence-based
            practices, wide dissemination of research, and evidence use--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) in a manner that is responsive to
                    the educational challenges facing students, families,
                    practitioners, and education system leaders;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) that can provide the basis for
                    improving academic instruction and lifelong
                    learning.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 132. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 132 (20 U.S.C. 9532) is amended by inserting
    ``scientifically valid'' before ``research and research
    management''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 133. DUTIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
            subsections (c) and (g), respectively;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(a) General Duties.--The Research Commissioner shall--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) maintain published peer-review standards and
            standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and
            development carried out under the auspices of the Research
            Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid
            research and in accordance with this part;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) propose to the Director a research plan in
            accordance with subsection (b), and implement the research plan
            approved as part of the Institute's plan under section
            115A;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) carry out specific, long-term research
            activities that are consistent with the priorities and mission
            of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center, and
            are approved by the Director;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) support scientifically valid research that
            seeks to improve educational opportunities and outcomes at the
            individual, classroom, program, school, institutional,
            education system, or other relevant research level;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) support the use of scientifically valid
            research within the Department and across the Federal
            Government;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) ensure that research conducted under the
            direction of the Research Center--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) supports the collaborative
                    identification and development of research questions,
                    designs, measurements, and methods among researchers,
                    students, families, practitioners, education system
                    leaders, and policymakers;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) is relevant to improving education
                    practice and policy; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) informs decision-making by education
                    system leaders and policymakers;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) support evidence use, the development of
            evidence-based practices, and wide dissemination and the
            synthesis of education research, including--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) carrying out research to promote
                    evidence use among practitioners, education system
                    leaders, and policymakers; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) synthesizing and disseminating,
                    through the National Center for Education Evaluation
                    and Evidence Use, the findings and results of education
                    research conducted or supported by the Research
                    Center;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(8) assist the Director in the preparation of a
            biennial report, as described in section 119;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(9) conduct and foster scientifically valid
            research that analyzes Federal data, in accordance with section
            173, including supporting the timely publication and
            dissemination of these data to support external research and
            data analysis; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(10) coordinate with the Commissioner for
            Education Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure that research
            conducted under the direction of the Research Center is
            reviewed for inclusion in the National Education Research
            Database described in section 155.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Research Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the
    date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Research
    Commissioner shall develop and submit a research plan to the Director
    that--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) is consistent with the mission of the
            Institute and the mission of the Research Center and specifies
            how the Research Center will carry out research initiatives,
            including rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and
            broadly applicable empirical research, to ensure high-quality
            educational opportunities for all students in accordance with
            the areas described in section 131(b)(1);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) uses objective and measurable indicators,
            including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such
            research;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) ensures that research conducted under the
            direction of the Research Center meets the procedures for peer
            review established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and
            the standards of research described in section 134;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) includes both basic research and applied
            research, which shall include research conducted through field-
            initiated research and ongoing research
            initiatives.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subsection (c), as
            redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Grant Cycle.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Research Commissioner
            shall, for research to be conducted through contracts, grants,
            or cooperative agreements under this section, conduct, to the
            greatest extent practicable, not less than 2 separate
            application periods in a given fiscal year.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary and the
            Director shall take steps to implement paragraph (1) not later
            than the beginning of the third fiscal year after the date of
            enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Technical assistance.--In carrying out the
            grant cycle described in this subsection, the Research
            Commissioner shall provide technical assistance to prospective
            applicants, with a focus on increasing the participation of
            researchers and institutions that have been historically
            underrepresented in Federal education research activities of
            the Institute, including historically Black colleges and
            universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, and other
            minority-serving institutions.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Research-Practice Partnerships.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In carrying out activities
            under subsection (a), the Research Commissioner may award
            grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
            with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice
            partnerships that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) are responsive to the needs of
                    students, families, practitioners, education system
                    leaders, and policymakers; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) may focus on an area of education in
                    early childhood through postsecondary study.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible
                    entity' means a public agency or private entity that--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) has demonstrated the ability
                            and capacity to conduct scientifically valid
                            research; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) proposes to partner with
                            one or more of the following
                            entities:</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) An early childhood
                                    education program, Head Start agency,
                                    or lead agency designated under section
                                    658D of the Child Care and Development
                                    Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                                    9858b).</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) A public elementary
                                    school or secondary school (including a
                                    charter school), local educational
                                    agency, or State educational
                                    agency.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(III) An institution of
                                    higher education, including a community
                                    college, a historically Black college
                                    or university, a Tribal College or
                                    University, or other minority-serving
                                    institution.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Research-practice partnership.--The
                    term `research-practice partnership' means mutually
                    beneficial and ongoing collaborations between
                    researchers, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) to identify and develop
                            research questions, designs, measurements, and
                            methods that address educational challenges in
                            early childhood through postsecondary study, as
                            applicable;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) to conduct and support
                            field-initiated research, including
                            evaluations; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) to engage in activities
                            that support researchers, practitioners, and
                            education system leaders in understanding and
                            using scientifically-valid research,
                            statistics, and evaluations, including the
                            findings, research base, and implications of
                            such work, in order to support evidence use and
                            continuous improvement.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(f) State Capacity R&D Grants.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Director may award grants
            to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
            State educational agencies and the Bureau of Indian Education
            to increase such entities' capacity to carry out scientifically
            valid research, data collection, statistical analysis,
            evaluation, research-practice partnerships (as such term is
            defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)), or planning for such
            activities--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) in a manner that is responsive to
                    the needs of students, families, practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and policymakers in the
                    State; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) in accordance with section
                    173.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Priority.--The Director shall give priority
            to applications that propose to, in accordance with paragraph
            (1)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) address research questions developed
                    by practitioners in consultation with researchers;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) produce actionable information or
                    evidence-based practices to improve teaching and
                    learning in the State.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by
            paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and
                    inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Topics of research.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Research
                    Commissioner may support, as described in subparagraph
                    (B), the following topics of research:</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) Science of learning and
                            development.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) School improvement,
                            including standards, systems of assessment, and
                            accountability research to support teaching and
                            learning.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) Early childhood
                            development and education.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) English learners
                            research.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(v) Improving teaching and
                            learning.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(vi) Innovative and promising
                            practices in State and local educational
                            policy.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(vii) Student well-being,
                            including mental health.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(viii) Postsecondary education
                            and workforce development.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ix) Rural education.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(x) Teacher, principal, and
                            school leader quality.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(xi) Reading and literacy,
                            including adult literacy.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(xii) Supporting infants and
                            toddlers with disabilities, children with
                            disabilities, and youth with disabilities,
                            particularly inclusive educational practices to
                            serve such populations.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(xiii) Educational technology,
                            including artificial intelligence.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Field advancement.--The Secretary
                    shall support the topics of research described in
                    subparagraph (A) through national research and
                    development centers or through other means, including
                    convening experts to advance the field of such
                    topics.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Coordination.--The Research
                    Commissioner shall coordinate with the Special
                    Education Research Commissioner in carrying out
                    subparagraph (A)(xii).'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in the first sentence, by
                            striking ``including in educational technology
                            areas'' and inserting ``and be responsive to
                            the challenges facing students, practitioners,
                            and education system leaders''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the third
                            sentence; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) by striking paragraph (7) and
                    inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) Disaggregation.--To the extent feasible when
            aligned with the principles of scientifically valid research,
            research conducted under this subsection shall be disaggregated
            and made available to the public in an easily accessible and
            user-friendly manner that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) can be cross-tabulated by, at a
                    minimum, age, race, sex, English proficiency status,
                    disability status (including by disability category
                    under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
                    as appropriate), and socioeconomic
                    background;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) ensures that any reported
                    information does not reveal personally identifiable
                    information; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) is in accordance with section
                    173.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 134. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF
                  RESEARCH.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 9534) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking
                    ``scientifically based research standards'' and
                    inserting ``principles of scientifically valid
                    research'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and
                    wide dissemination activities'' and inserting
                    ``engagement, wide dissemination, and evidence use
                    activities'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and''
                    after the semicolon;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
                    paragraph (5);</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) ensure that data resulting from research
            conducted under the direction of the Research Center be made
            available in public, restricted-use, and easily accessible
            formats for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and
            replication of research, as long as any reported information
            does not reveal personally identifiable information; and'';
            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, confidentiality, and
                    privacy'' after ``misconduct''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
                    paragraph (3); and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure
            that the system established under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) ensures that research funded by the
                    Institute is high-quality;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) utilized high-quality and timely
                    procedures, in a manner that does not take longer than
                    is necessary to ensure quality; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) is conducted with fair review
                    processes to ensure that applications and products are
                    evaluated on their merit, which may include consulting
                    with other Federal research agencies to promote fair
                    merit-based peer review.''.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>PART C--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 141. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 141(b) (20 U.S.C. 9541(b)), as redesignated by
    section 102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in a manner
            that meets the highest methodological standards'' and inserting
            ``from early childhood through postsecondary study in a manner
            that meets the highest methodological and data usability
            standards'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
            following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) to report valid and reliable education
            information and statistics in a manner that is high-quality,
            actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the public; and'';
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                    ``racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias'' and
                    inserting ``bias on the basis of race, religion, color,
                    national origin, sex, or disability''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
                    ``education system leaders,'' after
                    ``practitioners,''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 142. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 142 (20 U.S.C. 9542), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended by striking ``shall be highly'' and all that follows
    through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``shall--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) be highly qualified;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) have substantial knowledge of--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) statistical methodologies and
                    activities undertaken by the Statistics Center;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Federal privacy and data
                    confidentiality laws, guidance, and regulations;
                    and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) serve as the statistical official designated
            for the Department in accordance with section 314 of title 5,
            United States Code.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 143. DUTIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 143 (20 U.S.C. 9543), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
                    by striking ``The Statistics Center'' and all that
                    follows through ``nations'' and inserting ``The
                    Statistics Commissioner shall collect, report, analyze,
                    and disseminate valid and reliable statistical data
                    related to education from early childhood through
                    postsecondary study in the United States and in other
                    countries'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding
                            subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (I) by inserting ``(where
                                    appropriate, using universal or
                                    sampling methodologies or analysis of
                                    administrative data)'' after
                                    ``collecting''; and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (II) by striking
                                    ``preschool, elementary, secondary,
                                    postsecondary, and adult'' and
                                    inserting ``early childhood,
                                    elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
                                    workforce, and adult
                                    education'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by
                            striking ``reform activities'' and inserting
                            ``activities to ensure all children, and
                            particularly each subgroup of students, have
                            access to high-quality educational
                            opportunities'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iii) by redesignating
                            subparagraphs (H) through (O) as subparagraphs
                            (L) through (S), respectively;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iv) by striking subparagraphs (D)
                            through (G) and inserting the
                            following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) special education services and
                    supports;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E)(i) secondary school completions
                    (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high school
                    diploma or a recognized equivalent of a
                    diploma);</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(ii) secondary school graduation and
                    completion rates, including the four-year adjusted
                    cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 8101 of
                    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and
                    the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as
                    defined in such section); and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(iii) secondary school
                    dropouts;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) postsecondary education enrollment,
                    retention, transfer, and completion rates
                    (disaggregated by programs of study, enrollment status,
                    status as a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant under
                    section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and
                    subgroups of students), and labor market outcomes,
                    including in early college high school or dual or
                    concurrent enrollment programs;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(G) cost of attendance, net price, and
                    revenue of, and expenditures in, postsecondary
                    education, including data on Federal, State, and local
                    financial aid to postsecondary students;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(H) access to, and opportunity for,
                    adult literacy and education;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(I) teaching, including--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) data on the availability of
                            teacher and school leader preparation programs,
                            including--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) requirements related
                                    to courses taken in the core academic
                                    content areas of the program;
                                    and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) requirements
                                    related to evidenced-based clinical
                                    experiences;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) data on teacher and school
                            leader demographics and qualifications,
                            including the percentage of teachers who--
                            </DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) meet the applicable
                                    State certification and licensure
                                    requirements, including requirements
                                    for certification obtained through
                                    alternative routes to certification;
                                    and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) fully meet
                                    applicable State certification and
                                    licensure requirements in the area such
                                    teachers are assigned to teach,
                                    including, with regard to special
                                    education teachers, the qualifications
                                    described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of
                                    the Individuals with Disabilities
                                    Education Act; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) data on teacher and school
                            leader professional development; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(J) the conditions of the education
                    workplace, including annual base salaries and total
                    compensation of full-time teachers, and the supply of,
                    and demand for, teachers, including educator shortages
                    related to specific subject areas and
                    regions;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(K) indicators of school climate and
                    student mental health;'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (v) in subparagraph (M), as
                            redesignated by clause (iii), by inserting
                            ``(including Federal, State, and local per-
                            pupil expenditures), and the condition of
                            school facilities'' before the semicolon at the
                            end;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (vi) in subparagraph (N), as so
                            redesignated, by striking ``social and
                            economic'' and inserting
                            ``socioeconomic'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (vii) by striking subparagraph
                            (O), as so redesignated, and inserting the
                            following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(O) access to, and use of, technology
                    (including assistive and adaptive technology) and
                    Internet connectivity;'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (viii) in subparagraph (Q), as so
                            redesignated, by striking ``and after-school
                            programs'' and inserting ``, after-school, and
                            summer learning and enrichment programs'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ix) by striking subparagraph (R),
                            as so redesignated, and inserting the
                            following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(R) the availability of, and access to,
                    career and technical education programs, disaggregated
                    by career cluster; and'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) by striking paragraph (3) and
                    inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and
            reporting, where available and in a manner that does not reveal
            personally identifiable information (in accordance with section
            173), information disaggregated by--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic
                    status, English learner status, disability status
                    (including by disability category under the Individuals
                    with Disabilities Education Act as appropriate),
                    homeless status, status as a child in foster care, and
                    status as a student with a parent who is a member of
                    the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of
                    title 10, United States Code); and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) urban, rural, and suburban local
                    educational agencies;'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8),
                    and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10),
                    respectively;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (E) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6)
                    and inserting the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) collecting and compiling data required to be
            accessible to the public from annual State report cards
            described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and
            Secondary Education Act of 1965 and from annual local
            educational agency report cards described in section
            1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) assisting public and private educational
            agencies, organizations, and institutions in--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) improving and automating statistical
                    and data collection activities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) promoting privacy, security, and
                    confidentiality of student data, and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) developing and improving statewide
                    longitudinal data systems that integrate data from
                    early childhood education, elementary and secondary
                    education, postsecondary education, adult education,
                    workforce development, and labor market outcomes, as
                    applicable;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) supporting State public agencies in
            developing and operating statewide longitudinal data systems to
            improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps
            by--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) developing voluntary standards to
                    promote data interoperability, modernization, analysis,
                    and security; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) providing technical assistance to--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) improve data sharing and
                            promote linkages across early childhood
                            education, elementary, secondary, and
                            postsecondary education, workforce, and the
                            labor market;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) build capacity and tools to
                            support public analysis of such systems to
                            inform decision-making by education system
                            leaders and policymakers; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) protect student
                            confidentiality consistent with section
                            173;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) acquiring and disseminating data on
            educational activities and student achievement (such as the
            Trends in International Math and Science Study and the Program
            for International Student Assessment) in the United States
            compared with foreign countries;''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (F) by striking paragraph (10), as
                    redesignated by subparagraph (D), and inserting the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(10) developing, in coordination with the
            Director of the Census Bureau, a valid and accurate alternative
            student poverty measurement to improve the identification of
            students from low-income backgrounds and schools and local
            educational agencies that serve a high number or percentage of
            such students.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
            (d); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Statistical Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the
    date on which the Board approves priorities of the Institute, the
    Statistics Commissioner shall develop and submit a statistics plan to
    the Director that is consistent with the mission of the Statistics
    Center and specifies the Statistics Center's plan to--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) carry out the duties described in subsection
            (a) and issue reports described in section 145, consistent with
            the requirements of section 173;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) continuously improve aspects of statistical
            operations, testing, and implementation of new methods to
            enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of data
            collections, processing, and dissemination carried out by the
            Statistics Center; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) improve the efficiency, timeliness,
            relevance, usage, and impact of the education information,
            statistics, and products issued by the Statistics
            Center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Report on Alternative Poverty Measures.--Not later
    than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in
    Education Act, and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in
    consultation with the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the
    Census Bureau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education,
    Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
    and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report describing--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) activities carried out by the Statistics
            Center as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 144(d)
            to support the development of a valid and accurate alternative
            student poverty measurement, including for students who reside
            in rural communities;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) an assessment of State efforts to improve
            the identification of students from low-income backgrounds, and
            Federal, State, and local recommendations to support effective
            approaches; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) the number of staff and amount of funding
            allocated by the Institute to support the development of
            alternative poverty measurements.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 144. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 144 (20 U.S.C. 9544), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Agreements.--In carrying
                    out'' and inserting the following: ``Agreements--
                    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In carrying out'';
            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Data management plans.--A recipient of a
            grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part shall
            submit to the Statistics Commissioner a plan describing how
            such recipient will address and demonstrate progress on the
            requirements of the performance management system described in
            section 175 with respect to the activities that will be carried
            out under the grant, contract, or cooperative
            agreement.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
                    ``preschools'' and all that follows through
                    ``students'' and inserting ``early childhood education
                    programs, institutions of higher education, career and
                    technical education programs, adult education and
                    literacy activities, libraries, administrators,
                    teachers, principals, other school leaders,
                    paraprofessionals, students,''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding
                            subparagraph (A), by striking ``to serve the
                            educational needs of children and youth'' and
                            inserting ``to be responsive to the educational
                            challenges facing students, families,
                            practitioners, and education system leaders'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by
                            inserting ``, including data reported to the
                            Department in accordance with the Elementary
                            and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Carl
                            D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
                            of 2006, the Individuals with Disabilities
                            Education Act, and the Higher Education Act of
                            1965'' before the period at the end;
                            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Alternative Poverty Measurement.--Consistent with
    the requirements of section 143(a)(10), the Statistics Commissioner
    shall dedicate sufficient staffing and financial resources to support
    the development, in coordination with the Director of the Census
    Bureau, of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty
    measurement, which may support the purpose of title I of the Elementary
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and other applicable Federal
    education laws.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 145. REPORTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 145 (20 U.S.C. 9545), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section
            186,'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
            inserting the following: ``section 176, to ensure that the
            reports issued under this section are--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) of high quality and subject to rigorous peer
            review; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) produced in a timely fashion and in a manner
            that is--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) objective, secular, neutral,
                    nonideological, and free of partisan political
                    influence and bias on the basis of race, religion,
                    color, national origin, sex, or disability;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) relevant and useful to
                    practitioners, education system leaders, researchers,
                    policymakers, and the public.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b), by striking the comma after
            ``Statistics Commissioner'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``priorities
            and the mission of the Statistics Center'' and inserting
            ``priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of
            the Statistics Center''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Expedited Surveys.--The Statistics Commissioner
    shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) develop and maintain the ability to create
            and administer expedited surveys on emerging and time-sensitive
            education topics; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) report data gathered from such surveys in a
            way that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily
            accessible.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Timeliness.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Statistics Commissioner
            shall attempt, to the greatest extent practicable, to publicly
            report statistical data collected under this part in an
            accelerated manner to inform educational and policy decision-
            making in response to an emerging and time-sensitive education
            topic, consistent with applicable procedures or standards under
            this title.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Public notice.--If the Statistics
            Commissioner cannot publicly report statistical data under
            paragraph (1) from a data collection under this part by the
            date that is 2 years after the date on which such data
            collection is completed, the Director shall publish a notice in
            the Federal Register that describes the reasons for a delay and
            a plan to report some or part of such statistical data as soon
            as possible, consistent with applicable procedures or standards
            under this title.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 146. DISSEMINATION.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 146 (20 U.S.C. 9546), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``State and
            local officials,'' and inserting ``Federal officials (including
            the Bureau), State and local officials, Indian Tribes, Tribal
            organizations,'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
            following: ``Such projects shall adhere to the student
            confidentiality requirements under section 173.'';
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``section
            183'' and inserting ``section 173''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS
                  PARTNERSHIPS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 147 (20 U.S.C. 9547), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS
                  PARTNERSHIPS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Statistics Center may establish 1
    or more cooperative education statistics partnerships for the purpose
    of producing and maintaining, with the voluntary participation and
    cooperation of the States, comparable, interoperable, and uniform data
    quality standards and systems that--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) are useful for policymaking at the Federal,
            State, and local levels; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) may include voluntary guidelines to
            standardize information and data on early childhood education,
            elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education,
            adult education, workforce development, and labor market
            outcomes, including to support implementation of State
            longitudinal data systems.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Prohibition.--No partnership established under this
    section shall establish a national student data system.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 148. STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part C of title I, as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended by adding after section 148 the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 149. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA
                  SYSTEMS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Eligible agency.--The term `eligible agency'
            means--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) a State educational
                    agency;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the office of the
                    Governor;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) a State agency, data governance
                    body, or public sector organization, as determined and
                    designated by the Governor;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) an outlying area; or</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) a consortium of entities described
                    in subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a single
                    State or a consortium of such entities located in 2 or
                    more States.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Statewide longitudinal data system.--The
            term `statewide longitudinal data system' means a data system
            operated at the State level by an eligible agency that connects
            individual level data from early childhood education,
            elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education,
            workforce development, labor market outcomes, and other data
            sources, as determined by the State, in a manner that--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) protects and promotes individual
                    privacy and data security, in accordance with
                    applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws,
                    increases data transparency, and minimizes reporting
                    burden; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) enhances the ability of the public,
                    researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States to
                    efficiently and accurately access, manage, analyze, and
                    use data to inform decisionmaking and improve
                    educational opportunities and outcomes, including
                    academic achievement, postsecondary education access
                    and completion, and labor market outcomes.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Grants Authorized.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) the
            Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to
            eligible agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop,
            implement, and improve statewide longitudinal data systems.
            Eligible agencies receiving a grant under this section may
            provide subgrants to public agencies or institutions of higher
            education to improve the capacity of such agencies or
            institutions to participate in statewide longitudinal data
            systems.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Planning grants.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Of amounts made
                    available to carry out this section, the Secretary may
                    reserve not more than 10 percent of such amounts to
                    award planning grants to eligible agencies to support
                    planning related to the design, development,
                    implementation, improvement, and sustainability of
                    statewide longitudinal data systems, which may include
                    planning to support--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the integration or
                            coordination of additional Federal, State, or
                            local data sources in the statewide
                            longitudinal data system, which may include
                            facilitating interoperability across such data
                            sources, including from across Federal, State,
                            or local agencies;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) alignment with the
                            voluntary standards and guidelines described in
                            section 143(a)(6);</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) the development of
                            products, tools, or interfaces that provide
                            appropriate access to data insights produced by
                            the statewide longitudinal data system;
                            or</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) upgrading data
                            infrastructure or reporting systems.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Duration.--Awards made under
                    subparagraph (A) shall be for a duration of not longer
                    than 18 months.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Engagement.--In carrying out
                    planning activities under this paragraph, an eligible
                    agency that receives an award under this paragraph
                    shall, to the greatest extent practicable, engage
                    students, families, practitioners, education system
                    leaders, policymakers, community organizations, and
                    State and local public agencies to inform such
                    planning.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Awarding of Grants.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In making awards under
            subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer review
            process that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) ensures technical quality (including
                    validity and reliability), promotes data linkages
                    within the State, and ensures the protection of
                    individual privacy consistent with section 173;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) promotes the generation and accurate
                    and timely use of data that is needed--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) to support implementation
                            of--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) the Elementary and
                                    Secondary Education Act of
                                    1965;</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) the Higher
                                    Education Act of 1965;</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(III) the Individuals
                                    with Disabilities Education
                                    Act;</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(IV) the Carl D. Perkins
                                    Career and Technical Education Act of
                                    2006;</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(V) the Workforce
                                    Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
                                    U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(VI) the Child Care and
                                    Developmental Block Grant Act of 1990
                                    (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(VII) other relevant
                                    Federal laws; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) to facilitate research to
                            improve educational and employment
                            opportunities and outcomes, including student
                            academic achievement, postsecondary education
                            access and completion, labor market outcomes,
                            and closing opportunity and achievement gaps
                            between subgroups of students.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Priorities.--In making awards under
            subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall give priority to
            applications submitted by eligible agencies that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) received a planning grant under
                    subsection (b)(2) and propose to carry out activities
                    informed by such planning;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) propose to develop products, tools,
                    or interfaces that provide appropriate access to data
                    insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data
                    system; or</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) require the use of the voluntary
                    standards and guidelines described in section
                    143(a)(6).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Duration.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall
                    award grants under subsection (b)(1) for a period of
                    not longer than 4 years.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew
                    grants under subsection (b)(1) for 2 additional years
                    if the eligible agency demonstrates significant
                    progress in meeting its goals.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Applications.--Each eligible agency desiring a grant
    under subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at
    such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
    Secretary may reasonably require, including each of the
    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) A description of how the eligible agency
            will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide
            longitudinal data system that will integrate data in accordance
            with the individual privacy and data security requirements
            specified in section 173, from the following data sources, to
            the greatest extent practicable:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) Early childhood education, in
                    accordance with practices identified in subsection
                    (i).</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Elementary and secondary education,
                    including data reported from local educational agencies
                    and the State educational agency.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Career and technical education, to
                    the greatest extent practicable.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) Postsecondary education, including
                    data reported from, at a minimum, public institutions
                    of higher education and public systems of institutions
                    of higher education.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) Workforce development
                    programs.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) Unemployment insurance or other
                    statewide data sources with access to labor market
                    outcomes or wage record data and in accordance with
                    privacy and data security requirements of the
                    State.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) A description of how the eligible agency
            will design, develop, implement, or improve a statewide
            longitudinal data system that may integrate data from other
            Federal, State, or local public or private agencies or
            organizations, in accordance with Federal and State privacy
            laws.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) A description of how the eligible agency
            will ensure that the statewide longitudinal data system will--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) be able to publicly disaggregate
                    student data by each subgroup of students;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) ensure technical quality, including
                    validity and reliability, of the data managed by the
                    statewide longitudinal data system; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) enable the development of tools,
                    products or interfaces that ensure the statewide
                    longitudinal data system will provide publicly
                    accessible and useful information to students,
                    families, practitioners, education system leaders,
                    policymakers, community organizations, State and local
                    public agencies, and the public in a manner that
                    protects and promotes individual privacy and data
                    security.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) A description of how the statewide
            longitudinal data system will, to the extent practicable,
            promote standardized data definitions, open data formats, other
            standards, and linkages utilized in multiple States, and be
            aligned with the subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United
            States Code.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) A description of the eligible agency's plan
            to protect and promote individual privacy and data security in
            implementing the State longitudinal data system, including--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) defining policies, guidelines, or
                    protocols, as appropriate for data collection, storage,
                    data sharing, use, data destruction, and disclosure
                    avoidance to secure any personally identifiable
                    information;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) reviewing how State agencies, local
                    agencies, and other entities that will have access to
                    the statewide longitudinal data systems under this
                    section will adhere to Federal or State privacy laws
                    and protections in the building, maintenance, and use
                    of such data systems; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) providing training or professional
                    development to any employee or contractor of such
                    system to ensure compliance with section 444 of the
                    General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the
                    ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974''),
                    section 445 of that Act (commonly known as the
                    `Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment'), the Children's
                    Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501
                    et seq.), the Health Insurance Portability and
                    Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191), and
                    any other relevant Federal or State privacy
                    law.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) A description of the data governance
            structure for the statewide longitudinal data system, which
            shall, to the greatest extent practicable, support the
            implementation of statewide data governance structures that
            involve all relevant State agencies, which may include
            establishing a State chief privacy officer or a data governance
            coordinator.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) A description of the eligible agency's plan
            to promote long-term sustainability of the statewide
            longitudinal data system, including identifying State and local
            funding that will be used to support the operation,
            maintenance, and upgrades of such system.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible agency receiving an award
    under subsection (c)(1)--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) shall use funds to enhance or modernize data
            infrastructure and analytics capacity to integrate data across
            early childhood education through postsecondary study and labor
            market outcomes into the State longitudinal data system,
            including the data sources required, to the greatest extent
            practicable, in subsection (d)(1)(A); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) may carry out 1 or more of the following
            activities:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) Integrate additional local, State,
                    or Federal data sources in the statewide longitudinal
                    data system or facilitate interoperability between such
                    data sources.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Develop or increase the public's
                    access to products, tools, or interfaces and that
                    provide appropriate access to data insights produced by
                    the statewide longitudinal data system.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Implement policies to protect and
                    promote student privacy and data security.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) Provide professional development to
                    individuals, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders to better understand, use, and analyze data
                    from the statewide longitudinal data system.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under
    this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State
    or local funds used for developing State data systems.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, and again 3 years
    after such date of enactment, the Secretary, in consultation with the
    National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make
    publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of
    Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section,
    including--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) identifying and analyzing State practices
            regarding the development and use of statewide longitudinal
            data systems;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to
            manage individual student data, promote linkages across States,
            and protect student privacy consistent with section 173;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) identifying best practices and areas for
            improvement.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(h) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act, and on an ongoing
    basis, the Secretary shall issue guidance and provide technical
    assistance on--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) protecting and promoting individual privacy
            and data security in implementing statewide longitudinal data
            systems in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local
            privacy laws;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) developing or increasing the public's access
            to products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate
            access to data insights produced by statewide longitudinal data
            systems, which may support the public, researchers,
            policymakers, practitioners, and States in efficiently and
            accurately accessing, managing, analyzing, and using data to
            inform decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and
            outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary
            education access and completion, and labor market outcomes;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) supporting data linkages between a statewide
            longitudinal data system and data from postsecondary education,
            workforce programs, unemployment insurance, or other statewide
            data sources with access to wage record data, which shall
            include the use of different unique identifiers and may include
            the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance with
            applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(i) Early Childhood Education Data.--The Secretary of
    Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Statistics
    Commissioner, shall develop guidance for eligible agencies on
    integrating data voluntarily reported under the Head Start Act (42
    U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and other early childhood education data in the
    statewide longitudinal data system.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(j) Early College High School or Dual or Concurrent
    Enrollment Programs.--The Statistics Commissioner shall provide
    technical assistance to eligible agencies to efficiently collect and
    report data related to enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion
    rates in early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment
    programs.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part C of title I, as amended by section 148, is further
    amended by adding after section 149 the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 150. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Director may award grants
            to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
            public agencies (including the Bureau of Indian Education) to
            increase the capacity of public agencies to accurately manage,
            analyze, and use data collected by such agencies to inform
            decisionmaking and improve educational opportunities and
            outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary
            education access and completion, and labor market
            outcomes.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated to
            carry out this section, the Director may reserve not more than
            2 percent of such amounts for program administration, technical
            assistance, and carrying out the evaluation described in
            subsection (f).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Duration.--Awards made under subsection (a) shall be
    for a period of not longer than 4 years.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Application.--A public agency desiring a grant,
    contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an
    application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the
    Director may reasonably require, including--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) a description of such agency's plan to
            accurately manage, analyze, and use data collected by public
            agencies to inform decisionmaking and improve educational
            opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1),
            including a description of the specific data challenges the
            award will help address; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) a description of such agency's data
            infrastructure, staffing, data analytics, reporting, and
            sharing capabilities, and such agency's efforts to protect and
            promote individual privacy and data security, in accordance
            with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws,
            increase data transparency, and minimize reporting
            burden.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Uses of Funds.--A public agency that receives a
    grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall use
    such award to increase the agency's capacity to, in accordance with
    applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, accurately manage,
    analyze, and use data to inform decisionmaking and improve educational
    opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), which
    may include the following activities:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Improving data quality, standardization, and
            such agency's capabilities related to data infrastructure,
            staffing, data analytics, reporting, and data sharing,
            including among a consortium of public agencies located in a
            single State or a consortium of public agencies located in 2 or
            more States.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Supporting the development of tools,
            products, or interfaces to make data more transparent,
            accessible, and useful to students, families, practitioners,
            education system leaders, policymakers, community
            organizations, State and local public agencies, and the public
            in a manner that protects and promotes individual privacy and
            data security.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Developing and implementing privacy and
            security techniques, platforms, protocols, or technology for
            using and securing personally identifiable information and data
            managed by public agencies.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Developing and evaluating the validity and
            accuracy of an alternative student poverty measurement, which
            may include 1 or more of the following approaches:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) Improving the quality of data used
                    to identify students directly certified or
                    categorically eligible for free meals under the Richard
                    B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
                    seq.) and linking such data with other individual-level
                    measures, including from the Medicaid program under
                    title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
                    seq.), the Children's Health Insurance Program under
                    title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa
                    et seq.), and other public agencies.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Utilizing data from Federal or State
                    tax records.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Developing and utilizing local data,
                    such as student neighborhood characteristics, which may
                    include utilizing data published by the United States
                    Census Bureau.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Evaluation.--The Director shall carry out an
    independent evaluation of activities carried out under this
    section.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>PART D--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE
                                 USE</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 151. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND
                  EVIDENCE USE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part D (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

        <DELETED>``PART D--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND
                             EVIDENCE USE</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the
    Institute a National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use
    (in this part referred to as the `Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Center').</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Evaluation and Evidence
    Use Center shall be--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) to increase evidence use among
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers,
            support innovation responsive to the challenges facing students
            and practitioners, and promote continuous improvement across
            early childhood through postsecondary study;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal education
            programs administered by the Secretary (and as time and
            resources allow, other education programs) in order to--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) determine the impact of the
                    programs, such as in improving--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) educational outcomes,
                            particularly student academic achievement, for
                            all students, particularly each subgroup of
                            students; or</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) access to high-quality
                            educational opportunities; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) support the identification of
                    evidence-based practices that may be adapted and
                    implemented in heterogeneous local educational
                    contexts;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemination
            of results of evaluation, research, and products to support
            continuous improvement, including the development of products
            or tools to increase the impact of the activities of the
            Institute; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) to oversee regional educational laboratories
            to serve the educational needs of the geographic regions served
            by such laboratories.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 152. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE
                  USE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Center
    shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence
    Use (in this part referred to as the `Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner') who--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) is highly qualified in carrying out
            scientifically valid education evaluation; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) has demonstrated a capacity to support
            engagement between researchers, practitioners, education system
            leaders, and policymakers to effectively communicate the
            implications of scientifically valid research, statistics, and
            evaluations to support evidence use and continuous
            improvement.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Chief Evaluation Officer.--The Evaluation and
    Evidence Use Commissioner shall serve as the evaluation officer
    designated for the Department in accordance with section 313 of title
    5, United States Code.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 153. DUTIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) General Duties.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) conduct evaluations under section
            154;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) promote evidence use among practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers and promote
            continuous improvement across early childhood through
            postsecondary study;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) manage the What Works Clearinghouse and
            related functions described in section 155;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) support engagement between the Institute and
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers,
            which may include--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) analyzing the evidence bases of
                    research areas related to challenges facing students
                    and practitioners across early childhood through
                    postsecondary study, and identifying such areas that
                    require additional study;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) supporting practitioners in
                    understanding research processes in order to maximize
                    the participation and engagement of such practitioners
                    in developing research questions, designs,
                    measurements, and methods; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) communicating research areas
                    identified under subparagraph (A) to the Commissioner
                    for Education Research, the Commissioner for Special
                    Education Research, and researchers in order to help
                    increase and build the evidence bases of research areas
                    related to challenges facing students and
                    practitioners, which may be carried out through the
                    functions of the National Education Research Database
                    developed under section 155(b);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) support the regional educational
            laboratories in serving the educational needs of the geographic
            regions of such laboratories;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) manage the Educational Resources Information
            Center clearinghouse;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) manage the National Library of Education
            described in section 156(b) and other sources of digital
            information on education research;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(8) ensure that evidence-based products or tools
            developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center are
            prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in
            formats that are high quality, easily accessible,
            understandable, and actionable;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(9) respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from
            practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers,
            researchers, public and private entities, and entities
            responsible for carrying out technical assistance related to
            evaluation and evidence use;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(10) ensure that information disseminated under
            this part is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative
            manner that includes the most current research findings, as of
            the date of the dissemination; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(11) assist the Director in the preparation of a
            biennial report, as described in section 119.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Evaluation and Evidence Use Plan.--Not later than 60
    days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under
    section 115, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop
    and submit an evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) is consistent with the mission of the
            Institute and the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Center and specifies how the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center
            will carry out--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) evaluations described in section
                    154; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) activities that promote--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) evidence use among
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) continuous improvement
                            across early childhood through postsecondary
                            study, such as the development and promotion of
                            practice guides to improve teaching and
                            learning;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) uses objective and measurable indicators,
            including timelines, to assess the progress and results of such
            evaluations or activities;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) describes the efforts of the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Commissioner to manage the What Works
            Clearinghouse and related functions described in section 155
            and promote engagement between the Institute and practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers to increase the
            impact of the Institute's activities; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) describes how the regional educational
            laboratories will effectively coordinate with comprehensive
            centers established under section 207 to increase the impact of
            such laboratories' activities.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--In
    carrying out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants,
    enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical
    assistance.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 154. EVALUATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Requirements.--In carrying out the mission
            of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) conduct or support evaluations
                    consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and
                    Evidence Use Center, as described in section
                    151(b);</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) evaluate programs administered, in
                    whole or in part, by the Secretary;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) to the extent such Commissioner
                    determines practicable, examine evaluations conducted
                    or supported by others in order to determine the
                    quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness
                    generated by such evaluations;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) coordinate the activities of the
                    Evaluation and Evidence Use Center with other
                    evaluation activities in the Department;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) review and, where feasible,
                    supplement Federal education program evaluations,
                    particularly those by the Department, to determine or
                    enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence
                    generated by those evaluations;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) establish evaluation policies and
                    methodology; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(G) support the identification of
                    evidence-based practices that may be adapted and
                    implemented in heterogeneous local educational
                    contexts.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Additional requirements.--Each evaluation
            conducted under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) adhere to the highest possible
                    standards of quality for conducting scientifically
                    valid education evaluation; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) be subject to high-quality, timely,
                    and rigorous peer review.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Administration of Evaluations Under the Elementary
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner, consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and
    Evidence Use Center, shall administer all operations and contracts
    associated with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and administered by the
    Department.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 155. WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE AND RELATED
                  FUNCTIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the mission of the
    Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner shall develop and maintain each of the
    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) The National Education Research Database
            consisting of scientifically valid research, statistics, and
            evaluations on education reviewed by the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Center, as authorized under subsection
            (b).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) The What Works Clearinghouse consisting of
            evidence-based practices designed for practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers, as authorized under
            subsection (c).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) National Education Research Database.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the
            National Education Research Database to support
            researchers.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Standards.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall establish a system for technical and peer
            review to ensure that scientifically valid research,
            statistics, and evaluations reviewed and included in the
            National Education Research Database are consistent with the
            high-quality research standards described in section 134 and
            the evaluation standards adhered to under section
            154(a)(2)(A).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Review.--In reviewing scientifically valid
            research, statistics, and evaluations under this subsection,
            including individual studies, the Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) describe prominently the type of
                    scientific evidence that is used to support the
                    evidence-based findings; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) explain clearly the scientifically
                    appropriate and inappropriate uses of--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the findings that are
                            disseminated; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) the types of evidence used
                            to support such findings.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) What Works Clearinghouse.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the
            What Works Clearinghouse to support practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers in easily accessing actionable
            information.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph
            (1), the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) develop evidence-based
                    recommendations for practitioners to promote evidence
                    use and improve student outcomes by--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) synthesizing findings in
                            research areas related to challenges facing
                            students and practitioners; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) analyzing and summarizing
                            the findings of high-quality research reviewed
                            and included in the National Education Research
                            Database developed under subsection (b);
                            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) develop and disseminate evidence-
                    based products or tools designed to improve teaching
                    and learning in order to provide all students,
                    particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-
                    quality educational opportunities and to improve
                    educational outcomes, particularly student academic
                    achievement.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Coordination with regional educational
            laboratories.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
            shall ensure that the evidence-based practices, products, and
            tools of the What Works Clearinghouse are disseminated through
            the regional educational laboratories.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 156. EVIDENCE USE ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the mission of the
    Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) promote engagement between researchers,
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to
            effectively communicate the implications of scientifically
            valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence
            use and continuous improvement; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) develop resources or train practitioners and
            education system leaders in early childhood education through
            postsecondary study in identifying, selecting, implementing,
            and adapting evidence-based practices in heterogeneous local
            educational contexts, such as through (as applicable)--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the activities of the regional
                    educational laboratories;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the What Works Clearinghouse
                    established under section 155;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) the provision of technical
                    assistance to--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) an early childhood education
                            program, Head Start agency, or lead agency
                            designated under section 658D of the Child Care
                            and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
                            U.S.C. 9858b);</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) a public elementary school
                            or secondary school (including a charter
                            school), local educational agency, or State
                            educational agency; or</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) an institution of higher
                            education, including a community college, a
                            historically Black college or university, a
                            Tribal College or University, or another
                            minority-serving institution; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) partnerships with public agencies or
                    private entities that have demonstrated the ability and
                    capacity to scale activities related to evidence use
                    supported by such Center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) National Library of Education.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--There is established, within
            the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a National Library of
            Education that shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) be headed by an individual who is
                    highly qualified in library science;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) collect and archive
                    information;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) provide a central location within
                    the Federal Government for information about
                    education;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) provide comprehensive reference
                    services on matters related to education to employees,
                    contractors, and grantees of the Department, other
                    Federal employees, and members of the public;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) promote greater cooperation and
                    resource sharing among providers and repositories of
                    education information in the United States.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Information.--The information collected and
            archived by the National Library of Education shall include--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) products and publications developed
                    through, or supported by, the Institute; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) other relevant and useful education-
                    related research, statistics, and evaluation materials,
                    and other information, projects, and publications, that
                    are--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) consistent with--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) scientifically valid
                                    research; or</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) the priorities and
                                    mission of the Institute; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) developed by the
                            Department, other Federal agencies, or other
                            entities.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 157. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR APPLIED
                  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVIDENCE USE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Authorization.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Program authorized.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Evaluation and
                    Evidence Use Commissioner shall enter into contracts
                    with entities to establish a networked system of 10
                    regional educational laboratories that serve the needs
                    of each geographic region of the United States in
                    accordance with the provisions of this
                    section.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Duration.--A contract under this
                    subsection shall be for a period of not less than 5
                    years and not more than 7 years.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Geographic regions.--The regions served by
            the regional educational laboratories shall be the 10
            geographic regions served by the regional educational
            laboratories established under section 941(h) of the
            Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and
            Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day
            before the date of enactment of this Act).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Allocation.--The amount of assistance
            allocated to each regional educational laboratory by the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall reflect the
            number of local educational agencies and the number of school-
            age children within the region served by such laboratory, as
            well as the cost of providing services within the geographic
            area encompassed by the region.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Requirements.--In entering into contracts
            under this section for regional educational laboratories, the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the
            regional educational laboratories established under this
            section have strong and effective governance, organization,
            management, and administration, and employ qualified
            staff.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) Coordination.--In order to ensure
            coordination and prevent unnecessary duplication of activities
            among the regions, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
            shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) share information about the
                    activities of each regional educational laboratory
                    awarded a contract under this section with--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) each other regional
                            educational laboratory awarded a contract under
                            this section; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Department, including
                            the Director and the Board;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) oversee a strategic plan for
                    ensuring that each regional educational laboratory
                    awarded a contract under this section increases
                    collaboration and resource-sharing in such
                    activities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) ensure, where appropriate, that the
                    activities of each regional educational laboratory
                    awarded a contract under this section also serve
                    national interests; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) ensure that each regional
                    educational laboratory awarded a contract under this
                    section coordinates such laboratory's activities with
                    the activities of other technical assistance centers,
                    particularly the comprehensive center established under
                    section 207 that serves such region.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) Objectives and indicators.--Before entering
            into a contract under this section, the Evaluation and Evidence
            Use Commissioner shall design specific objectives and
            measurable indicators to be used to assess the particular
            programs or initiatives, and ongoing progress and performance,
            of the regional educational laboratories, in order to ensure
            that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the educational needs of the region
                    are being met; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the latest and best research and
                    proven practices are being carried out as part of
                    school improvement efforts.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) Contract cycle.--The Evaluation and Evidence
            Use Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary or
            designated official who oversees the comprehensive center
            program authorized under title II, shall, to the greatest
            extent practicable, ensure that the duration of contracts for
            regional educational laboratories under this subsection is
            consistent with the duration of grants, contacts, or
            cooperative agreements awarded by the Secretary or such
            designated official under the comprehensive center program,
            subject to paragraph (1)(B).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner may enter into contracts under this section with
            research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of
            higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or
            individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry
            out the activities described in this section.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Outreach.--In conducting competitions for
            any contract under this section, the Director shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) actively encourage eligible entities
                    to compete for such award by making information and
                    technical assistance relating to the competition widely
                    available; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) seek input from the chief executive
                    officers of States, chief State school officers,
                    educators, and parents regarding--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the need for applied
                            research, development, innovation responsive to
                            the challenges facing students and
                            practitioners, research-practice partnerships
                            (as defined in section 133(e)(2)), training,
                            coaching, evidence use activities, and other
                            activities to serve the educational needs of
                            the geographic regions of the regional
                            educational laboratory; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) how those educational needs
                            could be addressed most effectively.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Requirements.--In determining whether to
            award a contract under this section to an eligible entity, the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that an
            eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in carrying out
            applied research, development, and evidence use activities,
            including by considering the results of any completed
            evaluation required under this part or title II if such entity
            previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
            under such part or title.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Applications.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Submission.--Each eligible entity desiring a
            contract under this section shall submit an application at such
            time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may reasonably
            require.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Plan.--Each application submitted under
            paragraph (1) shall contain--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) a 5-year plan for carrying out the
                    activities described in this section in a manner that
                    addresses--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the priorities established
                            under section 205;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) the needs of all States
                            (and to the extent practicable, of local
                            educational agencies) within the region to be
                            served by the regional educational laboratory,
                            on an ongoing basis; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) how the eligible entity
                            will support the development and operation of
                            one or more high-quality research-practice
                            partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2))
                            to serve the applicable geographic region that
                            will be self-sustaining by the end of the
                            eligible entity's contract under this section;
                            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) an assurance that the eligible
                    entity will regularly update the plan under
                    subparagraph (A) during the period of the
                    grant.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Standards.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Evaluation and
                    Evidence Use Commissioner shall establish a system for
                    technical review to ensure that applied research
                    activities, evidence-based reports, and products of the
                    regional educational laboratories are consistent with--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the high-quality research
                            standards developed and maintained by such
                            Commissioner, which shall require peer review
                            for resources developed by the regional
                            educational laboratory before such resources
                            are made available in public, restricted-use,
                            and easily accessible formats, in accordance
                            with subparagraph (B); and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) the evaluation standards
                            adhered to under section
                            154(a)(2)(A).</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Access.--In developing and
                    maintaining standards under this paragraph, the
                    Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure
                    that research or data resulting from regional
                    educational laboratories shall be made available in
                    public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats
                    for further analyses, reproducibility studies, and
                    replication of research, as long as any reported
                    information does not reveal personally identifiable
                    information.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Activities.--Each regional educational laboratory
    awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research,
    development, and evidence use activities by--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) developing a plan for identifying and
            serving the needs of the geographic region, in consultation
            with the corresponding comprehensive center that serves such
            region, by conducting a continuing survey of the educational
            needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a
            process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools,
            teachers, principals, other school leaders, administrators,
            paraprofessionals, other staff, parents, librarians, local
            educational agencies, and State educational agencies within the
            region;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2)(A) carrying out applied research projects
            (including data analysis or evaluation) that are designed to
            serve the particular educational needs of the geographic region
            and that result in actionable information; or</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(B) supporting teams of researchers,
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, as
            applicable, in carrying out field-initiated research;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) assisting in solving site-specific problems
            and in development activities;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) identifying, in a manner that is responsive
            to the challenges facing students and practitioners, exemplary
            and promising practices, supporting research and evaluation of
            such practices, and piloting or scaling relevant evidence-based
            practices;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) assisting in gathering information on--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) school finance systems to promote
                    improved access to educational opportunities and to
                    better serve all public school students; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) alternative administrative
                    structures that are more conducive to planning,
                    implementing, and sustaining school improvement and
                    improved educational outcomes, particularly student
                    academic achievement;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) providing training or professional learning
            (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and
            providing stipends) to practitioners, education system leaders,
            State educational agencies, local educational agencies, Bureau-
            funded school boards, and State boards of education, regarding
            evidence use and resources developed by the What Works
            Clearinghouse established under section 155; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) developing and widely disseminating, in
            formats that are high quality, easily accessible,
            understandable, and actionable, scientifically valid research,
            information, reports, and publications, to--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) student, parents, practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and policymakers, as
                    appropriate, within the region in which the regional
                    educational laboratory is located; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the Evaluation and Evidence Use
                    Center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Requirements.--In carrying out the activities
    described in subsection (d), each regional educational laboratory
    awarded a contract under this section shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) collaborate with the National Education
            Centers in order to--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) maximize the use of research
                    conducted through the National Education Centers in the
                    work of such laboratory;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) keep the National Education Centers
                    apprised of the work of the regional educational
                    laboratory in the field; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) inform the National Education
                    Centers about additional research needs identified in
                    the field;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) collaborate with the corresponding
            comprehensive center serving the same geographic region in
            order to minimize duplication and increase client satisfaction,
            as required under section 204;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) support the development and operation of one
            or more high-quality research-practice partnerships (as such
            term is defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable
            geographic region that are self-sustaining at the end of such
            laboratory's contract period; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4)(A) identify successful educational programs
            that have been developed by such laboratory in carrying out
            such laboratory's functions or that have been developed or used
            by others within the region served by the laboratory;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(B) make such information available to the
            Secretary and the network of regional educational laboratories
            so that such programs may be evaluated, replicated, or
            scaled.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(f) Evaluations.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) provide for independent evaluations of each
            of the regional educational laboratories in carrying out the
            duties described in this section in the third year that such
            laboratory receives assistance under this section, in
            accordance with the standards developed by the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Commissioner; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) transmit the results of such evaluations to
            the corresponding regional governing board established under
            section 206, the relevant committees of Congress, and the
            Board.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(g) Rule of Construction.--No regional educational
    laboratory receiving assistance under this section shall, by reason of
    the receipt of that assistance, be ineligible to receive any other
    assistance from the Department as authorized by law or be prohibited
    from engaging in activities involving international projects or
    endeavors.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(h) Advance Payment System.--Each regional educational
    laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall participate in
    the advance payment system at the Department.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(i) Additional Projects.--In addition to activities
    authorized under this section, the Director is authorized to enter into
    contracts or agreements with a regional educational laboratory for the
    purpose of carrying out additional projects to enable such regional
    educational laboratory to assist in efforts to achieve State education
    goals and for other purposes.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(j) Annual Report and Plan.--Not later than July 1 of
    each year, each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract
    under this section shall submit to the Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year,
            in which such laboratory's mission, activities, and scope of
            work are described, including a general description of the
            plans such laboratory expects to submit in the remaining years
            of such laboratory's contract; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) a report of how well such laboratory is
            meeting the needs of the region, including--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) a summary of activities during the
                    preceding year;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) a list of entities served;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) a list of the products of the
                    regional educational laboratory; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) any other information that the
                    regional educational laboratory may consider relevant
                    or the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may
                    require.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(k) Exemption for Regional Educational Laboratories From
    the Paperwork Reduction Act.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44,
    United States Code, shall not apply to the voluntary collection of
    information during the conduct of research by regional educational
    laboratories.''.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>PART E--NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
                               RESEARCH</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 161. ESTABLISHMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 161 (20 U.S.C. 9567), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``sustained''
                            before ``research''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``infants'' and
                            all that follows through ``disabilities'' and
                            inserting ``infants and toddlers with
                            disabilities, children with disabilities, and
                            youth with disabilities, particularly in each
                            subgroup of students,'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``;
                    and'' and inserting ``and to increase the
                    identification and development of evidence-based
                    practices or policies related to special
                    education;'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``National Center
                            for Education Evaluation and Regional
                            Assistance'' and inserting ``National Center
                            for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the period and
                            inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) to improve evidence use by practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers to effectively
            support infants and toddlers with disabilities, children with
            disabilities, and youth with disabilities.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (c).</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 162. COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
                  RESEARCH.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 162 (20 U.S.C. 9567a), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``scientifically valid'' before
            ``research,''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``children with disabilities'' and
            inserting ``infants and toddlers with disabilities, children
            with disabilities, and youth with disabilities''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 163. DUTIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 163 (29 U.S.C. 9567b), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
            (g);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and
            inserting the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(a) General Duties.--The Special Education Research
    Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) maintain published peer-review standards and
            standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and
            development carried out under the auspices of the Special
            Education Research Center, aligned with the principles of
            scientifically valid research, in accordance with this
            part;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) propose to the Director a special education
            research plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement
            the research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan
            under section 115A; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) carry out research activities under this
            part consistent with the priorities and mission of the
            Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research
            Center described in section 161(b), and that are approved by
            the Director, such as activities that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) improve services provided under the
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to
                    improve--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) student outcomes, including
                            academic achievement, functional outcomes, and
                            educational results for children with
                            disabilities and youth with disabilities;
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) developmental outcomes for
                            infants and toddlers with
                            disabilities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) identify and support the development
                    of evidence-based services, strategies, interventions,
                    or policies, including multi-tier systems of supports
                    and positive behavioral interventions and supports,
                    that--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) support learning and improve
                            student outcomes, including academic
                            achievement, functional outcomes, and
                            educational results for all children with
                            disabilities and youth with
                            disabilities;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) promote participation and
                            progress in the general education curriculum
                            and general education settings; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) improve reading, literacy,
                            mathematics, and science skills of children
                            with disabilities and youth with
                            disabilities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) ensure that research conducted under
                    the direction of the Special Education Research
                    Center--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) supports the collaborative
                            identification and development of research
                            questions, designs, measurements, and methods
                            among researchers, students, families,
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) improves evidence use by
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) is relevant to improving
                            education practice and policy; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) informs decisionmaking by
                            education system leaders and
                            policymakers;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) examine the needs of infants and
                    toddlers with disabilities, including factors that may
                    result in developmental delays;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) improve the alignment,
                    compatibility, and development of valid and reliable
                    assessments, including alternate assessments, as
                    required by section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and
                    Secondary Education Act of 1965;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(F) examine challenging State academic
                    standards and alternate assessments for students with
                    the most significant cognitive disabilities in terms of
                    academic achievement, individualized instructional
                    need, appropriate education settings, and improved
                    educational outcomes;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(G) examine the educational,
                    developmental, and transitional needs of children with
                    high-incidence and low-incidence
                    disabilities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(H) examine the extent to which
                    overidentification and underidentification of infants
                    and toddlers with disabilities, children with
                    disabilities, and youth with disabilities occurs, and
                    the causes thereof;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(I) examine and improve secondary and
                    postsecondary education, transitional, and employment
                    outcomes and results for children with disabilities and
                    youth with disabilities, including such individuals'
                    access to or completion of--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) a regular high school
                            diploma;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) career and technical
                            education;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) postsecondary education;
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) vocational rehabilitation
                            and competitive integrated
                            employment;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(J) examine methods of early
                    intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities
                    and children with disabilities, including children with
                    multiple or complex developmental delays;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(K) examine and incorporate principles
                    of universal design for learning in the development of
                    standards, assessments, curricula, and instructional
                    methods to improve educational and transitional results
                    for children with disabilities and youth with
                    disabilities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(L)(i) improve the preparation of
                    personnel, including early intervention personnel, who
                    provide educational and related services to infants or
                    toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities,
                    or youth with disabilities, including methods to
                    support evidence use among such personnel and increase
                    the academic achievement and functional performance of
                    such infants, toddlers, children, or youth;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(ii) examine the requirements related to
                    the professional qualifications of such personnel in
                    regard to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) of the
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(M) examine the excess costs of
                    educating a child with a disability and expenses
                    associated with high-cost special education and related
                    services;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(N) help parents improve educational and
                    transitional results for infants and toddlers with
                    disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth
                    with disabilities;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(O) examine the unique needs of infants
                    and toddlers with disabilities, children with
                    disabilities, and youth with disabilities, including
                    who also--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) are English learners or
                            gifted and talented;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) reside in rural
                            communities; or</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) have the most significant
                            cognitive disabilities; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(P) examine existing and emerging
                    assistive, adaptive, accessible, and instructional
                    technologies, including--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) online delivery of
                            services;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) use of such technologies in
                            general education settings;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) factors that support or
                            limit the use of such technologies;
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) the impact of such
                            technologies on infants or toddlers with
                            disabilities, children with disabilities, or
                            youth with disabilities.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Special Education Research Plan.--Not later than 60
    days after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under
    section 115, the Special Education Research Commissioner shall develop,
    in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
    Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special education research plan
    to the Director that--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) is consistent with the priorities and
            mission of the Institute and the mission of the Special
            Education Research Center;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) is consistent with the purposes of the
            Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) contains an appropriate balance across all
            age ranges and by disability category under the Individuals
            with Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) provides for research that is objective and
            uses measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess its
            progress and results;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) meets the procedures for peer review
            established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the
            standards of research described in section 134;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) is coordinated with the comprehensive plan
            developed under section 681 of the Individuals with
            Disabilities Education Act; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) specifies how the Special Education Research
            Center will carry out research activities described in
            subsection (a)(3).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the duties
            under this section, the Special Education Research Commissioner
            may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative
            agreements with, eligible applicants.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Grant cycle.--The requirements described in
            section 133(d) shall apply to the Special Education Research
            Commissioner in the same manner as such requirements apply to
            the Research Commissioner.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Eligible applicants.--Contracts, grants, or
            cooperative agreements for activities under this subsection
            shall be awarded only to applicants with the ability and
            capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Applications.--An eligible applicant that
            wishes to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or
            cooperative agreement, under this subsection shall submit an
            application to the Director at such time, in such manner, and
            containing such information as the Director may
            require.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Research-Practice Partnerships.--In carrying out the
    duties under subsection (a), the Special Education Research
    Commissioner may award grants to, or enter into contracts or
    cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to carry out research-
    practice partnerships in the same manner, and subject to the same
    definitions, terms, and conditions, as research-practice partnerships
    supported under section 133(e).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Dissemination.--The Special Education Research
    Commissioner shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) synthesize and disseminate the findings and
            results of special education research conducted or supported by
            the Special Education Research Center through--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the National Center for Education
                    Evaluation and Evidence Use;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) activities funded under section 663
                    of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
                    Act;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) parent training and information
                    centers supported under section 671 of such Act;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) activities funded under section 673
                    of such Act; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) assist the Director in the preparation of
            the biennial report described in section 119.''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by
            paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2005 through 2010''
            and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2029''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF
                  RESEARCH.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF
                  RESEARCH.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Standards.--The Special Education Research
    Commissioner shall ensure that activities assisted under this section--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) conform to high standards of quality,
            integrity, accuracy, validity, and reliability;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) are carried out in accordance with--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the standards for the conduct and
                    evaluation of all research and development established
                    by the National Center for Education Research;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) any additional standards established
                    by the Special Education Research Commissioner;
                    and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) are objective, secular, neutral, and
            nonideological, and are free of partisan political influence,
            and racial, cultural, gender, regional, or disability
            bias.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Applicability of Education Sciences Reform Act of
    2002.--Parts A and F, and the standards for peer review of applications
    and for the conduct and evaluation of research under sections 133(a)(1)
    and 134, shall apply to the Secretary, the Director, and the Special
    Education Research Commissioner in carrying out this part.''.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 171. REPEALS AND REDESIGNATION.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.) is amended--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such
            sections were redesignated by section 102); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, and
            184 (as so redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 181, and 182,
            respectively.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 172. INTERAGENCY DATA SOURCES AND FORMATS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 171 (20 U.S.C. 9571), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``The Secretary,'' and inserting
            the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary,''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Secure Public Access.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Consistent with Federal law for
            privacy, intellectual property, and security, and the
            principles of scientifically valid research, the Director
            shall, subject to section 172, facilitate for the public access
            to research products, including data, software, and code
            supported by funds under this title.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Data management plans.--The Director shall
            require that proposals for funding for research supported under
            this title, to the extent appropriate, include a machine-
            readable data management plan that includes a description of
            how the recipient of the funding will archive and preserve
            access to data, software, and code developed as part of the
            proposed project.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Requirements.--In carrying out the
            requirements under this subsection, the Director shall--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) provide necessary resources,
                    including trainings and workshops, to educate
                    researchers and students on how to develop and review
                    high-quality data management plans; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) ensure staff and peer review panels
                    of the Institute are equipped with the resources and
                    training necessary to review the quality of data
                    management plans in competitions for grants, contracts,
                    and cooperative agreements under this title, as
                    applicable.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 173. PROHIBITIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 9572), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking
            ``individually'' and inserting ``personally''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d)(2)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``section 153(a)(6)'' and
                    inserting ``section 143(a)(7)''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``nations'' and inserting
                    ``countries''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 174. CONFIDENTIALITY.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 173 (20 U.S.C. 9573), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection
            (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``individually'' and
                    inserting ``personally'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and
                    inserting ``subsection (d)''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``their families, and
                    information with respect to individual schools'' and
                    inserting ``and their families'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e)
            as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Institution-Level Data.--The Director shall ensure
    that any authorized disclosed information with respect to an early
    childhood education program, elementary school, secondary school, local
    educational agency, or institution of higher education shall not
    include personally identifiable information.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), by striking ``individually'' and inserting
            ``personally''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``individually
                    identifiable information'' each place the term appears
                    and inserting ``personally identifiable information'';
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
                    ``Individually identifiable information'' and inserting
                    ``Personally identifiable information''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 175. AVAILABILITY OF DATA.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9574), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``section 183'' and inserting
            ``section 173''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``use of the Internet'' and
            inserting ``through electronic means, such as posting in an
            easily accessible manner on the website of the
            Institute''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 176. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 175 (20 U.S.C. 9575), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 175. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``The Director shall establish a system for managing the
    performance of all activities authorized under this title to ensure the
    effective use of Federal funds and that such activities meet the
    Institute's mission, by--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) developing and utilizing measurable
            performance indicators, including reasonable timelines, to
            evaluate and improve the effectiveness of such activities and
            to inform applicable competitions for grants, contracts, or
            cooperative agreements under this title;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) ensuring information, statistics, products,
            and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely
            manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are high-
            quality, easily accessible, understandable, and
            actionable;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) utilizing the most modern technology and
            other methods available, including arrangements to use data
            collected electronically by public agencies across early
            childhood education through postsecondary study to ensure the
            efficient and least burdensome collection and timely
            distribution of information, including data and
            reports;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) promoting engagement with, wide
            dissemination of, and evidence use of all information,
            products, and publications of the Institute in a manner that is
            responsive to the educational challenges facing students,
            families, practitioners, and education system
            leaders;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) continuously improving management strategies
            and practices; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) making information available to the public
            in an expeditious fashion.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 177. VACANCIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 177 (20 U.S.C. 9577), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by striking the first sentence; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``section 188'' and inserting
            ``section 178''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 178. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 178 (20 U.S.C. 9578), as redesignated by section
    102, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
            subsection (a), by inserting ``, including experts in privacy,
            security of personally identifiable information, and
            cybersecurity,'' before ``to carry out''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Rotators.--The Director may, under the authority
    provided by subsection (a), appoint for a limited term, or on a
    temporary basis, practitioners, researchers, and other technical and
    professional personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial,
    or research institutions to work for the Institute, which may include
    such personnel affiliated with minority-serving
    institutions.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 182 (20 U.S.C. 9584), as redesignated by section
    171, is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
                    by striking ``(except section 174) $400,000,000 for
                    fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for
                    each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which'' and
                    inserting ``(except section 157) such sums as may be
                    necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5
                    succeeding fiscal years, of which, for each fiscal
                    year'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``(as such
                            Center'' and all that follows through ``2002''
                            and inserting ``for fiscal year 2023'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``, as authorized
                            under part C''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking
                    ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
            subsections (c) and (d), respectively;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the
            following:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Program Administration.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this title, for salaries and related expenses
    for the Director, each of the Commissioners, and employees described in
    section 178, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and
    each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by
            paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in the first sentence, by striking
                    ``section 174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003'' and
                    inserting ``section 157 such sums as may be necessary
                    for fiscal year 2024''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking the second sentence;
                    and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by
            paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``for a fiscal year''
                    after ``this section''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``until expended'' and
                    inserting ``for the 2 succeeding fiscal
                    years''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 180. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    (a) General Education Provisions Act.--Section 447(b) of
    the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232j(b)) is amended by
    striking ``section 153(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section
    143(a)(7)''.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    (b) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)
    is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in section 2244(b)(5), by striking ``section
            174'' and inserting ``section 157'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in section 8101--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (23)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by
                            striking ``section 153'' and inserting
                            ``section 143''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by
                            striking ``section 153'' and inserting
                            ``section 143''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (25)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by
                            striking ``section 153'' and inserting
                            ``section 143''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by
                            striking ``section 153'' and inserting
                            ``section 143''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in section 8529(b), by striking ``section
            153(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section 143(a)(7)''.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    (c) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--The
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is
    amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in section 673(c), by striking ``section 174''
            and inserting ``section 157''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in section 681(a)(1), by striking ``section
            178(c)'' and inserting ``section 163(b)''.</DELETED>

         <DELETED>TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Educational Technical Assistance Act
    of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>

        <DELETED>``TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``This title may be cited as the `Educational Technical
    Assistance Act of 2002'.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``In this title:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) ESEA terms.--The terms `child with a
            disability', `English learner', `Secretary', and `school
            leader' have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) ESRA terms.--The terms `Bureau-funded
            school', `evidence-based', `evidence use', `geographic region',
            `institution of higher education', `regional educational
            laboratory', and `subgroup of students' have the meanings given
            those terms in section 102.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Comprehensive center.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `comprehensive
                    center' means a technical assistance center authorized
                    under section 207.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) National comprehensive center.--The
                    term `national comprehensive center' means a
                    comprehensive center established or supported through
                    an award under section 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional
                    comprehensive centers by scaling effective technical
                    assistance, minimizing duplication, and addressing
                    common implementation challenges faced by States and
                    emerging national education issues.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) Regional comprehensive center.--The
                    term `regional comprehensive center' means a
                    comprehensive center established or supported through
                    an award under section 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1
                    geographic region.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Focus center.--The term `focus center' means
            a technical assistance center authorized under section
            208.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to
    improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly academic
    achievement, for all students, particularly for each subgroup of
    students, through the coordination of technical assistance to support
    the effective implementation of--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
            of 1965;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education
            Act;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
            Education Act of 2006;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) the Higher Education Act of 1965;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) section 444 of the General Education
            Provisions Act (commonly known as the ``Family Educational
            Rights and Privacy Act of 1974''); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) other relevant Federal education
            laws.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Activities.--In meeting the purpose of subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) provide technical assistance to
            practitioners, education system leaders, elementary and
            secondary schools, local educational agencies, State
            educational agencies, institutions of higher education,
            families, local boards and State boards (as defined under
            section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), and
            other appropriate agencies, to support effective implementation
            of the laws described in subsection (a);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) encourage evidence use and support the
            implementation of evidence-based practices to improve
            educational outcomes, particularly academic achievement, for
            all students, and particularly for each subgroup of students;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) align technical assistance efforts across
            the Department of Education to minimize duplication of
            technical assistance and increase client satisfaction in a
            manner that--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) promotes high-quality, actionable,
                    timely, and easily accessible information;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) is responsive to the educational
                    challenges facing students, families, practitioners,
                    and education system leaders.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Content.--The technical assistance provided under
    this section may include--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) an evaluation of the implementation of
            Federal programs at the local or State level, or building local
            or State capacity to carry out such an evaluation;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) improving or streamlining data collections,
            and increasing the capacity of agencies to analyze and
            communicate such data and carry out evidence use to support
            practitioners and education system leaders in evidence-based
            decisionmaking.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 204. COORDINATION BETWEEN COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS AND
                  REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use described in
    section 152, shall ensure that regional comprehensive centers and
    regional educational laboratories that serve the same geographic
    regions are effectively coordinated to minimize duplication and
    increase client satisfaction.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Local Coordination.--Each regional comprehensive
    center and regional educational laboratory that serve the same
    geographic region, to the greatest extent practicable, shall--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) carry out local needs assessments and
            related input gathering in a coordinated manner;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) be familiar with each other's work plan and
            areas of expertise, and with other federally funded technical
            assistance centers;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) be responsive, in a timely and effective
            manner, to the State educational agencies, local educational
            agencies, and, if applicable, Bureau-funded schools located in
            such geographic region, which may include referring such an
            agency to a more appropriate federally funded technical
            assistance center;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) develop and maintain a shared regional
            governing board, in accordance with the requirements of section
            206(a)(1); and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) identify challenges facing students and
            practitioners in the region so as to inform the work of focus
            centers authorized under section 208.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Contract Cycle.--The Secretary, in consultation with
    the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, shall, to
    the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of grants,
    contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded for comprehensive centers
    under this title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded
    by such Commissioner for the regional educational laboratory
    program.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 205. PRIORITIES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``The Secretary shall establish priorities for the
    regional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, taking
    into account input from regional governing boards.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 206. GOVERNING BOARDS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Regional Governing Board.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Establishment.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each regional
                    comprehensive center and regional educational
                    laboratory that serve the same geographic region shall
                    have a shared regional governing board that shall guide
                    and direct the work of such center and such
                    laboratory.</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Costs.--In supporting and
                    maintaining the regional governing board required under
                    this paragraph, each regional comprehensive center and
                    regional educational laboratory shall equally divide
                    any costs related to developing, operating, or staffing
                    such board. Such center or laboratory may enter into a
                    contract with each other to carry out such
                    activities.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Duties.--Each regional governing board
            established under paragraph (1) shall advise the relevant
            regional comprehensive center and regional educational
            laboratory on--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the comprehensive center's
                    activities described in section 207(f) and the
                    laboratory's activities to satisfy the terms and
                    conditions of the contract award under section
                    154;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the regional agenda of such center
                    and such laboratory, in a manner that is responsive to
                    the challenges facing students and practitioners of the
                    region, which may include the identification of
                    exemplary, innovative, and promising practices in the
                    region for additional study;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) ensuring the work of the
                    comprehensive center and the laboratory is high-
                    quality, actionable, timely, and easily
                    accessible;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) identifying challenges facing
                    students and practitioners of the region, which shall
                    inform the work of focus centers authorized under
                    section 208; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(E) the implementation of such center's
                    and such laboratory's respective duties in a manner
                    that promotes progress toward providing all students,
                    particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-
                    quality educational opportunities and improves
                    educational outcomes, particularly student academic
                    achievement.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Composition.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each regional governing
                    board shall be composed of--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the chief State school
                            officers, or such officers' designees or other
                            State officials, in each State located in the
                            corresponding geographic region; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) not more than 10 other
                            members who are representative of the
                            educational interests in the corresponding
                            geographic region, which may include the
                            following:</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) Representatives of
                                    local educational agencies and
                                    educational service agencies, including
                                    representatives of local educational
                                    agencies serving urban and rural
                                    areas.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) Representatives of
                                    institutions of higher
                                    education.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(III) Parents.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(IV) Practitioners,
                                    including classroom teachers,
                                    principals, and other school
                                    leaders.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(V) Representatives of
                                    workforce development.</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(VI) Policymakers,
                                    expert practitioners, and researchers
                                    with knowledge of, and experience using
                                    research, development, evaluation, and
                                    statistics.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) National Comprehensive Center Governing Board.--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The National Comprehensive
            Center shall have a governing board that shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) guide and direct the work of such
                    center; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) support such center in scaling
                    effective technical assistance, minimizing duplication,
                    and addressing common implementation challenges faced
                    by States and emerging national education
                    issues.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Composition.--The governing board described
            this subsection shall be composed of--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) not less than 1 member of each
                    regional governing board described in subsection (a);
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) a variety of members described in
                    subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii).</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 207. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Authorization.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award 11
            grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a competitive
            basis, to establish national or regional comprehensive centers,
            in accordance with paragraph (2).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Award criteria.--In awarding grants,
            contracts, or cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) shall award 1 grant, contract, or
                    cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to enable
                    that eligible entity to establish a national
                    comprehensive center that will support regional
                    comprehensive centers by--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) scaling effective technical
                            assistance;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) minimizing duplication;
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) addressing--</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(I) common
                                    implementation challenges faced by
                                    States; and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    ``(II) emerging national
                                    education issues; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) shall ensure that 1 regional
                    comprehensive center is established in each of the
                    geographic regions.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) National comprehensive center; regional
            comprehensive centers.--In the case of--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) a national comprehensive center
                    described in paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be
                    considered to be the region served by the comprehensive
                    center; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) a regional comprehensive center
                    described in paragraph (2)(B), the geographic region
                    shall be considered to be the region served by the
                    comprehensive center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Grants, contracts, or
            cooperative agreements under this section may be made with
            research organizations, public agencies, private entities,
            institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such
            entities, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry
            out the activities described in subsection (f) (referred to in
            this section as `eligible entities').</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Outreach.--In conducting competitions for
            grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this
            section, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) actively encourage eligible entities
                    to apply for such awards by making widely available
                    information and technical assistance relating to the
                    awards described under this section; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) seek input from chief executive
                    officers of States, chief State school officers,
                    teachers, principals, other school leaders, parents,
                    administrators, paraprofessionals, and other
                    individuals with knowledge of the needs of the regions
                    to be served by the awards, regarding--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the needs in the regions for
                            technical assistance authorized under this
                            title; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) how such needs may be
                            addressed most effectively.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Requirements.--In determining whether to
            award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
            section, the Secretary shall ensure that an eligible entity has
            a history of effectiveness in providing high-quality technical
            assistance, including by considering the results of any
            completed evaluation required under this title or part D of
            title I if such entity previously received a grant, contract,
            or cooperative agreement under this title or title I.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Application.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Submission.--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity,
                    seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
                    under this section shall submit an application at such
                    time, in such manner, and containing such additional
                    information as the Secretary may reasonably require,
                    including the plan described in paragraph
                    (2).</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) Engagement.--To help ensure
                    applications submitted under this paragraph are
                    responsive to challenges facing students,
                    practitioners, and education system leaders in the
                    region proposed to be served, each eligible entity
                    submitting such an application shall meaningfully
                    engage with not less than 1 individual or entity
                    located in such region from each of the following
                    categories, to inform the application:</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) State educational
                            agencies.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) Local educational
                            agencies.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) Practitioners, including
                            teachers, principals, and other school
                            leaders.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iv) Students and
                            parents.</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(v) Policymakers, expert
                            practitioners, and researchers with knowledge
                            of, and experience using, the findings from
                            research, evaluation, and statistics.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Plan.--Each application submitted under
            paragraph (1) shall contain--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) an assurance that such applicant
                    will develop and regularly update a 5-year service plan
                    for carrying out the technical assistance and capacity-
                    building activities for the region in a manner that
                    addresses--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) the priorities described
                            under section 205; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) the needs of all States
                            (and to the extent practicable, of local
                            educational agencies) within the region to be
                            served by the national or regional
                            comprehensive center, on an ongoing basis;
                            and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) an assurance that such entity will
                    develop and regularly update and submit to the
                    Secretary a State service plan that includes--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) a description of the
                            capacity-building supports to be delivered by
                            the center in response to educational
                            challenges facing students, practitioners, and
                            education system leaders in a manner that
                            supports evidence use; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) a description of the
                            technical assistance to be provided to support
                            the effective implementation of the Elementary
                            and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(d) Allocation.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Each regional comprehensive
            center established under this section shall allocate such
            center's resources to and within each State in a manner which
            reflects the need for assistance, taking into account such
            factors as--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the proportion and number of
                    students from low-income backgrounds counted under
                    section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
                    Education Act of 1965;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the number of schools implementing
                    comprehensive support and improvement activities,
                    targeted support and improvement activities, and
                    additional targeted support, under section 1111(d) of
                    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in
                    the region;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) the increased cost burden of service
                    delivery in rural areas; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(D) any special initiatives being
                    undertaken by State, intermediate, local educational
                    agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate,
                    that may require special assistance from the
                    center.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Responsiveness.--In allocating resources in
            accordance with paragraph (1), each regional comprehensive
            center shall reserve not more than 15 percent of funds awarded
            by the Secretary for a fiscal year to respond in a timely
            fashion to urgent needs of State educational agencies and local
            educational agencies served by such center for such fiscal
            year, which may also include modifying the activities of the
            center and the State service plan described in subsection
            (c)(2)(B).</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(e) Scope of Work.--Each comprehensive center
    established under this section shall work with State educational
    agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and
    schools, including Bureau-funded schools, in the region where such
    center is located on school improvement activities that take into
    account factors such as the proportion and number of students from low-
    income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region, and give priority to--
    </DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) schools in the region with high percentages
            or numbers of students from low-income backgrounds, as
            determined under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and
            Secondary Education Act of 1965, including such schools in
            rural and urban areas, and schools receiving assistance under
            title I of that Act;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) local educational agencies in the region in
            which high percentages or numbers of school-age children are
            from low-income families, as determined under section
            1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
            1965, including such local educational agencies in rural and
            urban areas; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) schools in the region that are implementing
            comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted
            support and improvement activities, and additional targeted
            support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary
            Education Act of 1965.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(f) Activities.--A comprehensive center established
    under this section shall provide high-quality, high-impact technical
    assistance and capacity-building supports to State educational
    agencies, local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and
    schools, including Bureau-funded schools, located in the region served
    by such center by--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) providing capacity-building supports
            described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include
            supports to--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) strengthen data privacy and
                    security; or</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) coordinate with other State and
                    local public agencies, institutions of higher
                    education, and entities to address challenges facing
                    students, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) providing training, professional
            development, and technical assistance regarding implementation
            of laws described in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) facilitating communication between teachers,
            principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, parents,
            families, librarians, and education system leaders, as
            appropriate;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) supporting evidence use amongst
            practitioners and education system leaders, at a minimum, in--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the core academic subjects of
                    mathematics, science, and reading or language
                    arts;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) meeting the needs of English
                    learners and children with disabilities; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) education technology (including
                    assistive and adaptive technology);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(5) in coordination with the Director of the
            Institute of Education Sciences, disseminating and providing
            information, reports, and publications that support teaching
            and learning to improve educational opportunities and student
            outcomes, particularly academic achievement, and particularly
            for each subgroup of students, to students, families,
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers
            within the region served by the center;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(6) bringing teams of experts together to
            develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies,
            especially in schools implementing comprehensive support and
            improvement activities, targeted support and improvement
            activities, and additional targeted support under section
            1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(7) supporting high-quality teacher and school
            leader preparation, recruitment, and retention practices,
            including evidenced-based clinical experiences, and improving
            the teacher pipeline in critical areas.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 208. FOCUS CENTERS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Authorization.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award not
            more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to
            eligible entities (as described in section 207(b)(1)) to enable
            those eligible entities to establish and operate focus centers
            on topics described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Application.--Each eligible entity, seeking
            a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section
            shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
            containing such additional information as the Secretary may
            reasonably require.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(3) Requirements.--Focus centers authorized
            under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) address 1 or more topics described
                    in subsection (b);</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) carry out activities that increase
                    evidence use on such topic amongst practitioners,
                    education system leaders, elementary schools and
                    secondary schools, local educational agencies, and
                    State educational agencies; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) in a timely manner, develop
                    evidence-based products or tools regarding such topic
                    and widely disseminate such products or tools to
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers in formats that are high-quality, easily
                    accessible, understandable, and actionable.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Topics.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) Engagement.--The Secretary shall engage
            with--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) regional governing boards, in
                    accordance with in section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify
                    challenges facing students and practitioners that are
                    of shared importance and urgency across geographic
                    regions; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the Director of the Institute of
                    Education Sciences to examine the evidence bases of
                    research that may address the challenges identified in
                    subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Identification.--After carrying out the
            engagement requirements in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in
            consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education
            Sciences, shall identify topics for focus centers that address
            educational challenges of shared importance and urgency and
            that may be addressed through the mobilization of robust
            evidence bases of research.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(c) Rule.--In making awards under this section, the
    Secretary may carry out distinct award competitions for each topic
    developed under subsection (b).</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 209. EVALUATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``(a) Comprehensive Centers.--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) National center for education evaluation and
            evidence use.--The Secretary shall provide for ongoing
            independent evaluations by the National Center for Education
            Evaluation and Evidence Use of the comprehensive centers
            receiving assistance under this title, the results of which
            shall be transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education,
            Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the
            Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the
            Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
            the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the
            public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the
            services provided under this title, the extent to which each of
            the comprehensive centers meets the objectives of its
            respective plan, and the extent to which--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) technical assistance provided by
                    such centers--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) was high quality and high
                            impact;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) was responsive to the needs
                            of clients in the region; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(iii) improved implementation of
                            the laws described in section
                            207(c)(2)(C)(ii);</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) capacity-building services were high
                    quality and high impact, and responsive to the
                    educational challenges of State educational agencies,
                    local educational agencies, and schools in the region;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) such centers effectively coordinated
                    with regional educational laboratories and other
                    federally funded technical assistance centers to align
                    technical assistance, minimize duplication, and
                    increase client satisfaction.</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) Independent entity.--In addition to the
            evaluation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
            ensure that each comprehensive center receiving assistance
            under this title is evaluated by an independent entity, which
            shall be completed not less than 1 fiscal year prior to the end
            of the period of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
            with the eligible entity that operates the comprehensive
            center, and which shall--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) include each of the analyses and
                    assessments described in paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) determine the extent to which such
                    center effectively supported the decisionmaking of
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers located in the region served by the
                    center.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(b) Focus Center Evaluation.--The Secretary shall
    provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for
    Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the focus centers receiving
    assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted
    to the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education
    Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of
    the evidence use activities carried out by such center, and such
    center's effectiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and
    urgency.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
    this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and for
    each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2244 of the Elementary
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section
            203'' and inserting ``section 207''; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``section
            203'' and inserting ``section 207''.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
                               PROGRESS</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 301. REFERENCES.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this
    title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,
    or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
    considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National
    Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et
    seq.).</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 302. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 302 (20 U.S.C. 9621) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph
            (4);</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection
            (e)(1) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) establish an assessment schedule, in
                    consultation with the Commissioner for Education
                    Statistics to ensure the technical and cost feasibility
                    of such schedule's implementation, that complies with
                    the requirements of section 303(b), including--
                    </DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) selecting the subject areas
                            and grades or ages to be assessed;
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) determining the years in
                            which such assessments will be conducted;'';
                            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``on the
            Department's'' and all that follows through the period at the
            end and inserting the following: ``on--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) the Department's actions to
                    implement the decisions of the Assessment Board;
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) the budget of the Department
                    regarding the costs associated with the duties of the
                    Assessment Board and activities relating to the
                    National Assessment, including the technical and cost
                    feasibility of carrying out the assessment schedule
                    established under subsection (e)(1)(A).''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 303. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
                  PROGRESS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 303 (20 U.S.C. 9622) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (B), by
                            inserting ``subject to paragraph (4),'' before
                            ``conduct'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (C), by
                            striking ``, but at least as'' and all that
                            follows through the semicolon and inserting
                            ``and at least once every 4 years;'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iii) in subparagraph (E), by
                            striking ``, to provide'' and all that follows
                            through the semicolon and inserting ``, subject
                            to paragraph (4)'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                            </DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (I) in clause (i), by
                                    inserting ``subject to paragraph (4),''
                                    before ``shall''; and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (II) in clause (iv), by
                                    inserting ``subject to paragraph (4),''
                                    before ``shall''; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by
                            inserting ``on'' before ``the
                            standards'';</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4)
                    through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7),
                    respectively;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
                    following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(4) Frequency of biennial reading and
            mathematics assessments.--In carrying out the reading and
            mathematics assessments requirements under subparagraphs (B)
            and (E) of paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), the Commissioner
            for Education Statistics shall conduct such assessments in--
            </DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) 2024;</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) 2027; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(C) every other year thereafter, in
                    order to provide for 1 year in which no such
                    assessments are conducted between each administration
                    of such assessments.''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated
                    by subparagraph (C), by striking ``information on'' and
                    all that follows through the period at the end and
                    inserting ``, to the extent feasible, information
                    needed to carry out paragraph (2)(G).'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking
                    ``Chairman of the House Committee'' and all that
                    follows through the period at the end and inserting
                    ``Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
                    of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
                    Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.'';
                    and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma
                    after ``Code'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ``For''
            and inserting ``In accordance with section 1111(g)(2)(D) of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
            for'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (e)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                            </DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``shall''
                                    and all that follows through ``by--''
                                    and inserting ``shall be determined
                                    by--''; and</DELETED>
                                    <DELETED>    (II) by redesignating
                                    subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i)
                                    and (ii), respectively, and indenting
                                    appropriately;</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by striking subparagraph (B)
                            and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) National consensus approach.--The
                    Assessment Board shall--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(i) make the determinations
                            described in subparagraph (A) utilizing a
                            national consensus approach; and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    ``(ii) ensure the achievement
                            levels developed under such subparagraph are
                            reasonable, valid, and informative to the
                            public.'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iii) by striking subparagraphs
                            (C) and (D); and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iv) by redesignating subparagraph
                            (E) as subparagraph (C); and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (i) by striking
                            ``trial'';</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``under this
                            subsection,'' after ``development'';
                            and</DELETED>
                            <DELETED>    (iii) by inserting a comma after
                            ``officer'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``-''
            after the semicolon; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (6) in subsection (g)(2)--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Indian Affairs Schools'' and inserting ``Indian
                    Education''; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``Indian Affairs'' and
                    inserting ``Indian Education''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 304. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 304 (20 U.S.C. 9623) is amended--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
            paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
            redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The terms `elementary school',
            `local educational agency', `secondary school', and `Secretary'
            have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'';</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph
            (1), by inserting ``Director.--'' before ``The term'';
            and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by
            inserting ``State.--'' before ``The term''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>    Section 305(a) (20 U.S.C. 9624(a)) is amended to read as
    follows:</DELETED>
    <DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated--</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(1) for fiscal year 2024--</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(A) such sums as may be necessary to
                    carry out section 302; and</DELETED>
                    <DELETED>    ``(B) such sums as may be necessary to
                    carry out section 303; and</DELETED>
            <DELETED>    ``(2) for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years,
            such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 302 and
            303.''.</DELETED>

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Research in Education
    Act'' or the ``AREA Act''.

    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    Sec. 3. Short title; table of contents for public law.

                       TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM

    Sec. 101. References.
    Sec. 102. Redesignations.
    Sec. 103. Definitions.

                  PART A--The Institute of Education Sciences

    Sec. 111. Establishment.
    Sec. 112. Functions.
    Sec. 113. Office of the Director.
    Sec. 114. Priorities.
    Sec. 115. Plans; education researcher pipeline.
    Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.
    Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
    Sec. 118. Agreements.
    Sec. 119. Biennial Director report.
    Sec. 120. Transparency.

                 PART B--National Center for Education Research

    Sec. 131. Establishment.
    Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.
    Sec. 133. Duties.
    Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

                PART C--National Center for Education Statistics

    Sec. 141. Establishment.
    Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.
    Sec. 143. Duties.
    Sec. 144. Performance of duties.
    Sec. 145. Reports.
    Sec. 146. Dissemination.
    Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.
    Sec. 148. Statewide longitudinal data systems.
    Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.

       PART D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use

    Sec. 151. National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.

             PART E--National Center for Special Education Research

    Sec. 161. Establishment.
    Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.
    Sec. 163. Duties.
    Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

                           PART F--General Provisions

    Sec. 171. Repeals and redesignation.
    Sec. 172. Interagency data sources and formats.
    Sec. 173. Prohibitions.
    Sec. 174. Confidentiality.
    Sec. 175. Availability of data.
    Sec. 176. Performance management.
    Sec. 177. Vacancies.
    Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.
    Sec. 179. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 180. Conforming amendments.

                   TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    Sec. 201. Educational technical assistance.

             TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

    Sec. 301. References.
    Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.
    Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
    Sec. 304. Definitions.
    Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 306. Restrictions.

    SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC LAW.

        Section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 107-279; 116
    Stat. 1940) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        ``(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Education
    Sciences and Technical Assistance Act of 2002'.
        ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

    ``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                      ``TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM

    ``Sec. 101. Short title.
    ``Sec. 102. Definitions.

                 ``Part A--The Institute of Education Sciences

    ``Sec. 111. Establishment.
    ``Sec. 112. Functions.
    ``Sec. 113. Delegation.
    ``Sec. 114. Office of the Director.
    ``Sec. 115. Priorities.
    ``Sec. 115A. Plans.
    ``Sec. 115B. Education researcher pipeline.
    ``Sec. 116. National Board for Education Sciences.
    ``Sec. 117. Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
    ``Sec. 118. Agreements.
    ``Sec. 119. Biennial Director report.
    ``Sec. 120. Competitive awards.
    ``Sec. 121. Transparency.

                ``Part B--National Center for Education Research

    ``Sec. 131. Establishment.
    ``Sec. 132. Commissioner for Education Research.
    ``Sec. 133. Duties.
    ``Sec. 134. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

               ``Part C--National Center for Education Statistics

    ``Sec. 141. Establishment.
    ``Sec. 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics.
    ``Sec. 143. Duties.
    ``Sec. 144. Performance of duties.
    ``Sec. 145. Reports.
    ``Sec. 146. Dissemination.
    ``Sec. 147. Cooperative education statistics partnerships.
    ``Sec. 148. Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems.
    ``Sec. 149. Data innovation grants.
    ``Sec. 150. State defined.

      ``Part D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use

    ``Sec. 151. Establishment.
    ``Sec. 152. Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.
    ``Sec. 153. Duties.
    ``Sec. 154. Evaluations.
    ``Sec. 155. What Works Clearinghouse and related functions.
    ``Sec. 156. Evidence use activities.
    ``Sec. 157. Regional educational laboratories for applied research,
                                development, and evidence use.

            ``Part E--National Center for Special Education Research

    ``Sec. 161. Establishment.
    ``Sec. 162. Commissioner for Special Education Research.
    ``Sec. 163. Duties.
    ``Sec. 164. Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

                          ``Part F--General Provisions

    ``Sec. 171. Interagency data sources and formats.
    ``Sec. 172. Prohibitions.
    ``Sec. 173. Confidentiality.
    ``Sec. 174. Availability of data.
    ``Sec. 175. Performance management.
    ``Sec. 176. Authority to publish.
    ``Sec. 177. Vacancies.
    ``Sec. 178. Scientific or technical employees.
    ``Sec. 179. Voluntary service.
    ``Sec. 180. Rulemaking.
    ``Sec. 181. Copyright.
    ``Sec. 182. Authorization of appropriations.

                  ``TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    ``Sec. 201. Short title.
    ``Sec. 202. Definitions.
    ``Sec. 203. Coordination of technical assistance.
    ``Sec. 204. Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional
                                educational laboratories.
    ``Sec. 205. Priorities.
    ``Sec. 206. Governing boards.
    ``Sec. 207. Comprehensive centers.
    ``Sec. 208. Focus centers.
    ``Sec. 209. Evaluations.
    ``Sec. 210. Authorization of appropriations.

            ``TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

    ``Sec. 301. Short title.
    ``Sec. 302. National Assessment Governing Board.
    ``Sec. 303. National Assessment of Educational Progress.
    ``Sec. 304. Definitions.
    ``Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.

                       ``TITLE IV--AMENDATORY PROVISIONS

    ``Sec. 401. Redesignations.
    ``Sec. 402. Amendments to Department of Education Organization Act.
    ``Sec. 403. Repeals.
    ``Sec. 404. Conforming and technical amendments.
    ``Sec. 405. Orderly transition.
    ``Sec. 406. Impact aid.''.

                       TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM

    SEC. 101. REFERENCES.

        Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
    amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
    of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
    be made to a section or other provision of the Education Sciences
    Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.).

    SEC. 102. REDESIGNATIONS.

        The Act (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended by redesignating
    sections 151 through 158, 171 through 174, 175 through 177, and 181
    through 194, as sections 141 through 148, 151 through 154, 161 through
    163, and 171 through 184, respectively.

    SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 102 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended--
                (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) ESEA terms.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The terms `dual or
                            concurrent enrollment program', `early college
                            high school', `elementary school', `English
                            learner', `local educational agency', `multi-
                            tier system of supports', `other staff',
                            `paraprofessional', `school leader', `secondary
                            school', `Secretary', `specialized
                            instructional support personnel', `State
                            educational agency', and `universal design for
                            learning' have the meanings given those terms
                            in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary
                            Education Act of 1965.
                                ``(ii) Subgroup of students.--The term
                            `subgroup of students'--
                                        ``(I) means each subgroup of
                                    students described in section
                                    1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and
                                    Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
                                        ``(II) includes first generation
                                    college students, as defined in section
                                    402A(h) of the Higher Education Act of
                                    1965.
                                ``(iii) Charter school.--The term `charter
                            school' has the meaning given the term in
                            section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary
                            Education Act of 1965.
                        ``(B) IDEA terms.--
                                ``(i) Child with a disability.--The term
                            `child with a disability' has the meaning given
                            the term in section 602 of the Individuals with
                            Disabilities Education Act.
                                ``(ii) Infant or toddler with a
                            disability.--The term `infant or toddler with a
                            disability' has the meaning given the term in
                            section 632 of the Individuals with
                            Disabilities Education Act.
                        ``(C) Adult education and family literacy act
                    terms.--The terms `adult education' and `adult
                    education and literacy activities' have the meanings
                    given the terms in section 203 of the Adult Education
                    and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).'';
                (2) by striking paragraphs (17) and (21);
                (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
            (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18),
            (19), (20), (22), and (23), as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6),
            (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), (18), (20), (22), (23),
            (25), (26), (29), (30), (31), and (32), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Alaska native-serving institution; native hawaiian-
            serving institution.--The terms `Alaska Native-serving
            institution' and `Native Hawaiian-serving institution' have the
            meanings given the terms in section 317 of the Higher Education
            Act of 1965.'';
                (5) in paragraph (3)(B), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by inserting ``or the identification of evidence-based
            practices'' after ``field of education'';
                (6) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by
            striking ``Affairs'' and inserting ``Education'';
                (7) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(7) Bureau-funded school.--The term `Bureau-funded
            school' has the meaning given the term in section 1141 of the
            Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021).
                ``(8) Career and technical education.--The term `career and
            technical education' has the meaning given the term in section
            3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
            2006.'';
                (8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by
            striking ``means an entity established under section 203 of the
            Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002'' and inserting
            ``has the meaning given the term in section 202'';
                (9) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by inserting ``evidence-based'' before
                    ``products or processes''; and
                        (B) by striking ``teaching'' and all that follows
                    through the period at the end and inserting ``teaching
                    and learning, that lead to the improvement of student
                    outcomes, including the academic skills of students,
                    and that may be replicable in heterogeneous local
                    educational contexts.'';
                (10) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by inserting ``principals, other school
                    leaders,'' after ``teachers,''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``specialized instructional
                    support personnel, other staff, early childhood
                    educators, administrators of early childhood education
                    programs, faculty, student support staff,
                    paraprofessionals,'' after ``other practitioners,'';
                (11) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(14) Early childhood education program.--The term `early
            childhood education program' has the meaning given the term in
            section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.'';
                (12) in paragraph (15), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by striking ``providing,'' and all that follows through the
            period at the end and inserting ``providing services to
            children in an early childhood education program.'';
                (13) by inserting after paragraph (15), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(16) Evidence-based.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `evidence-based' means
                    any educational practice, activity, strategy,
                    intervention, or policy design shown to improve
                    relevant outcomes for its intended beneficiaries at the
                    individual, classroom, program, school, institutional,
                    education system, or workforce system level based on
                    scientifically valid research.
                        ``(B) Exception.--For the purposes of the work of
                    the Institute in carrying out technical assistance
                    activities related to a program administered by the
                    Secretary and established under another law, the term
                    `evidence-based' has the meaning given that term in the
                    establishing law, if the law (not including
                    regulations) defines such term.
                ``(17) Evidence use.--The term `evidence use' means
            activities that build the capacity of practitioners to
            effectively understand and apply evidence-based practices and
            scientifically valid research--
                        ``(A) to comprehend the design principles of
                    evidence-based practices and identify, select,
                    implement, and adapt such practices in heterogeneous
                    local educational contexts;
                        ``(B) to support high-quality teaching and
                    learning, improved student outcomes, and the continuous
                    improvement of education systems; and
                        ``(C) which may be informed by the synthesis of an
                    evidence base related to a specific activity, strategy,
                    intervention, or policy design, based on consistent
                    findings across multiple studies or sites to support
                    the generality of results and conclusions.'';
                (14) in paragraph (18), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by striking ``(including teachers and other practitioners) and
            that conforms to standards'' and inserting ``in collaboration
            with practitioners or education system leaders and that
            conforms to the principles'';
                (15) by inserting after paragraph (18), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(19) Geographic region.--The term `geographic region'
            means each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional
            educational laboratories.'';
                (16) by inserting after paragraph (20), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(21) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
            meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).'';
                (17) by inserting after paragraph (23), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(24) Minority-serving institution.--The term `minority-
            serving institution' means an institution of higher education
            described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of
            1965.'';
                (18) in paragraph (25), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by striking ``section 133(c)'' and inserting ``section
            133(g)'';
                (19) by striking paragraph (26), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
                ``(26) Principles of scientifically valid research.--The
            term `principles of scientifically valid research' means
            research standards that--
                        ``(A) apply rigorous, systematic, and objective
                    methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge
                    relevant to the needs of students, families,
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers;
                        ``(B) present findings and make claims that are
                    appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have
                    been employed; and
                        ``(C) include, appropriate to the research being
                    conducted--
                                ``(i) use of research designs and methods
                            appropriate to the research question posed;
                                ``(ii) use of systematic, empirical methods
                            that draw on observation or experiment;
                                ``(iii) use of data analyses that are
                            adequate to support the general findings;
                                ``(iv) making claims of causal
                            relationships only in random assignment
                            experiments or other designs (to the extent
                            such designs substantially eliminate plausible
                            competing explanations for the obtained
                            results);
                                ``(v) consistency of findings across
                            multiple studies or sites to support the
                            generality of results and conclusions;
                                ``(vi) presentation of studies and methods
                            in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for
                            replication or, at a minimum, to offer the
                            opportunity to build systematically on the
                            findings of the research; and
                                ``(vii) acceptance by a peer-reviewed
                            journal or critique by a panel of independent
                            experts through a comparably rigorous,
                            objective, and scientific review.'';
                (20) by inserting after paragraph (26), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), the following:
                ``(27) Priorities.--The term `priorities' means the
            priorities proposed by the Director and approved by the Board
            under section 115.
                ``(28) Regional educational laboratory.--The term `regional
            educational laboratory' means a regional educational laboratory
            established under section 157.'';
                (21) in paragraph (29), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
                        ``(B) provides an adequate description of the
                    programs evaluated, the study sample, and the
                    individual or multiple sites in which a program was
                    evaluated, and, to the extent possible, examines the
                    relationship between program implementation and program
                    impacts, including whether or not such impact occurred
                    and why, and the contextual factors that may influence
                    program impact;'';
                (22) in paragraph (30), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
            by striking ``scientifically based research standards'' and
            inserting ``principles of scientifically valid research'';
                (23) by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
                ``(31) State; outlying area.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `State' includes
                    (except as provided in section 150) each of the 50
                    States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
                    Puerto Rico, the freely associated states, and the
                    outlying areas.
                        ``(B) Freely associated states.--The term `freely
                    associated states' means the Republic of the Marshall
                    Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the
                    Republic of Palau.
                        ``(C) Outlying area.--The term `outlying area' has
                    the meaning given such term in section 1121(c) of the
                    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'';
                (24) by striking paragraph (32), as redesignated by
            paragraph (3), and inserting the following:
                ``(32) Technical assistance.--The term `technical
            assistance' means--
                        ``(A) assistance in evidence use, including
                    professional development, high-quality training, and
                    other supports to implement evidence-based practices
                    and strategies leading to--
                                ``(i) improved educational opportunities
                            and approaches to teaching and learning that
                            are based on scientifically valid research; and
                                ``(ii) improved planning, design,
                            adaptation, and implementation of programs;
                        ``(B) assistance in interpreting, analyzing, and
                    utilizing data, statistics, and evaluations, including
                    evaluating the implementation of programs to measure
                    program fidelity and effectiveness;
                        ``(C) assistance in identifying and applying for
                    research funding opportunities provided by the
                    Institute; or
                        ``(D) other assistance necessary to encourage the
                    improvement of teaching and learning through the
                    application of techniques supported by scientifically
                    valid research.''; and
                (25) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(33) Tribal college or university.--The term `Tribal
            College or University' has the meaning given the term in
            section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
                ``(34) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization'
            has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
            Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                ``(35) Youth with a disability.--The term `youth with a
            disability' has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the
            Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705).''.

                  PART A--THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

    SEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT.

        Section 111 (20 U.S.C. 9511) is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Mission.--
                ``(1) In general.--The mission of the Institute is to
            provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge
            and understanding of education from early childhood through
            postsecondary study (including special education, adult
            education, and labor market outcomes), in order to provide
            students, families, practitioners, education system leaders,
            researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable
            information and research about--
                        ``(A) the condition and progress of education in
                    the United States;
                        ``(B) educational practices that support learning
                    to improve student outcomes, including academic
                    achievement and access to high-quality educational
                    opportunities for all students, particularly for each
                    subgroup of students; and
                        ``(C) the effectiveness of Federal and other
                    education programs.
                ``(2) Carrying out mission.--In carrying out the mission
            described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall--
                        ``(A) compile statistics, develop evidence-based
                    products, promote evidence use, and conduct research,
                    evaluations, and wide dissemination in a manner that is
                    responsive to the educational challenges facing
                    students, families, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders; and
                        ``(B) ensure that such activities--
                                ``(i) conform to high standards of quality,
                            integrity, transparency, accuracy, and
                            validity; and
                                ``(ii) are objective, secular, neutral, and
                            nonideological and are free of partisan
                            political influence and bias on the basis of
                            race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or
                            disability.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking ``the National
            Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance'' and
            inserting ``the National Center for Education Evaluation and
            Evidence Use''.

    SEC. 112. FUNCTIONS.

        Section 112 (20 U.S.C. 9512) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``section 194'' and inserting ``section
            182''; and
                (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting
            the following:
                ``(1) conduct and support scientifically valid research
            activities, including basic research, applied research, and
            field-initiated research, statistics activities, scientifically
            valid education evaluation, development, wide dissemination,
            and evidence use;
                ``(2) support collaborative identification and development
            of research questions, designs, and methods among researchers,
            students, families, practitioners, education system leaders,
            and policymakers, and widely disseminate the findings and
            results of scientifically valid research in education to such
            individuals and within the Department and the Federal
            Government;
                ``(3) promote the use, development, and application of
            knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities
            to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement,
            particularly for each subgroup of students;
                ``(4) strengthen the national, State, regional, and local
            capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate activities
            described in paragraph (1), including by increasing the
            participation of researchers and institutions that have been
            historically underrepresented in Federal education research
            activities of the Institute, including historically Black
            colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities,
            Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving
            institutions, and other minority-serving institutions;''.

    SEC. 113. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR.

        Section 114 (20 U.S.C. 9514) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Except as provided in
            subsection (b)(2), the'' and inserting ``The'';
                (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Term.--
                ``(1) In general.--
                        ``(A) 6-year term.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), the Director shall serve for a term
                    of 6 years, beginning on the date of appointment of the
                    Director.
                        ``(B) Exception.--If a successor to the Director
                    has not been named as of the date of expiration of the
                    Director's term, the Director may serve for not more
                    than an additional 1-year period, beginning on the day
                    after the date of expiration of the Director's term, or
                    until a successor has been appointed under subsection
                    (a), whichever occurs first.
                ``(2) Recommendations.--The Board shall make
            recommendations to the President with respect to the
            appointment of a Director under subsection (a).'';
                (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``productivity and
            leadership'' and inserting ``productivity, leadership, and
            support for wide dissemination and evidence use'';
                (4) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``principles of
                    scientifically valid research and applicable'' before
                    ``standards'';
                        (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) To coordinate education research and related
            activities carried out by the Institute with such research and
            activities carried out by other agencies within the Department
            and the Federal Government in order to ensure that such
            activities--
                        ``(A) support high-quality teaching and learning
                    for students, particularly for each subgroup of
                    students; and
                        ``(B) are responsive to the educational challenges
                    facing students, families, practitioners, and education
                    system leaders.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and evidence
                    use'' after ``statistics activities'';
                        (D) in paragraph (5)--
                                (i) by striking ``necessary'' and inserting
                            ``and maintain high-quality and timely''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``section 116(b)(3)'' and
                            inserting ``section 116(b)(4)'';
                        (E) in paragraph (6), by striking ``section 183 of
                    this title'' and inserting ``section 173'';
                        (F) in paragraph (7), by striking ``racial,
                    cultural, gender, or regional bias'' and inserting
                    ``bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national
                    origin, sex, or disability'';
                        (G) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(8) To undertake initiatives and programs to increase the
            participation of researchers and institutions that have been
            historically underrepresented in Federal education research
            activities of the Institute, including historically Black
            colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities,
            Alaska Native-serving institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving
            institutions, or other minority-serving institutions.'';
                        (H) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and
                    comprehensive centers'' and inserting ``, technical
                    assistance centers supported by the Department, and
                    comprehensive centers, to increase evidence use among
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers'';
                        (I) in paragraph (10), by striking ``input from''
                    and inserting ``engagement with''; and
                        (J) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(13) To ensure that information, statistics, products,
            and publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely
            manner and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high
            quality, easily accessible, understandable, and actionable.'';
                (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``by the Secretary'' and
            all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
            ``by the Secretary--
                ``(1) review the products and publications of other offices
            of the Department to certify that evidence-based claims about
            those products and publications are scientifically valid; and
                ``(2) accurately synthesize and effectively communicate the
            research base of evidence-based practices that address
            educational challenges facing students, families,
            practitioners, and education system leaders.''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(i) Transparency for Evidence-based Products and Publications.--
    The Director shall ensure that evidence-based products and publications
    issued by the Institute--
                ``(1) describe prominently the type of scientific evidence
            that is used to support the evidence-based findings; and
                ``(2) explain clearly the scientifically appropriate and
            inappropriate uses of--
                        ``(A) the findings that are disseminated; and
                        ``(B) the types of evidence used to support such
                    findings.''.

    SEC. 114. PRIORITIES.

        Section 115 (20 U.S.C. 9515) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 115. PRIORITIES.

        ``(a) In General.--The Director shall, not less often than every 6
    years, propose to the Board priorities for the Institute after--
                ``(1) first engaging with the Committee on Health,
            Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
            on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives,
            and engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and
            policymakers;
                ``(2) subsequent to the consultation and engagement under
            paragraph (1), reviewing public comments submitted in
            accordance with subsection (b); and
                ``(3) subsequent to reviewing public comments under
            paragraph (2), identifying priority topics under subsection
            (c).
        ``(b) Public Comment.--Before submitting to the Board proposed
    priorities for the Institute, the Director shall--
                ``(1) make such priorities available to the public for
            comment for not less than 60 days (including by electronic
            means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the
            Institute's website and through publishing such priorities in
            the Federal Register);
                ``(2) ensure that the public comments were considered in
            developing the priorities submitted by the Director to the
            Board; and
                ``(3) provide to the Board a copy of each such public
            comment submitted.
        ``(c) Priority Topics.--After reviewing public comments submitted
    in accordance with subsection (b), the Director shall identify priority
    topics that may require long-term research or that are focused on
    understanding and solving particular education problems and issues,
    including those associated with the goals and requirements of the Head
    Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Child Care and Development
    Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.), the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
    of 2006, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Adult Education and
    Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3271 et seq.), which may include--
                ``(1) supporting high-quality teaching and learning,
            including through school and system design and instructional
            strategies, in order to provide students, particularly each
            subgroup of students, access to high-quality educational
            opportunities and to improve educational outcomes, particularly
            student academic achievement; and
                ``(2) increasing the identification and development of
            evidence-based practices or policies, including the use of the
            science of learning and human development for meeting students'
            needs and supporting improved outcomes.
        ``(d) Approval.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days, to the greatest
            extent practicable, after the date the Board receives proposed
            priorities under subsection (a), the Board shall, under a
            majority vote of a quorum of the Board, approve or disapprove
            the priorities, including any necessary revision of those
            priorities.
                ``(2) Consistency.--The Board shall ensure that priorities
            of the Institute and the National Education Centers are
            consistent with the mission of the Institute.
        ``(e) Final Priorities.--The Director shall make the final
    priorities approved by the Board under subsection (d) widely available
    to the public, including by electronic means such as posting in an
    easily accessible manner on the Department's website.''.

    SEC. 115. PLANS; EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE.

        Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
    section 115 the following:

    ``SEC. 115A. PLANS.

        ``(a) Approval of Commissioners' Plans.--
                ``(1) Approval.--Not later than 30 days after the date the
            Director receives a plan submitted under section 133(b),
            143(b), 153(b), or 163(b), the Director shall approve such
            plan, including requiring any necessary revision of such plan.
                ``(2) Consistency.--The Director shall ensure that each
            plan approved under paragraph (1) is consistent with the
            mission of the corresponding National Education Center.
        ``(b) Institute's Plan and Report.--Not later than 90 days after
    the date the Board approves priorities under section 115, the Director
    shall--
                ``(1) in consultation with each Commissioner of a National
            Education Center and the Board--
                        ``(A) develop a plan for addressing such priorities
                    across the Institute's activities and functions, in
                    accordance with the requirements of this title; and
                        ``(B) incorporate in such plan each plan approved
                    by the Director in accordance with subsection (a);
                ``(2) submit a report containing the Institute's plan
            described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Health,
            Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and
            the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
            of Representatives; and
                ``(3) make such report widely available to the public
            (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily
            accessible manner on the Department's website).
        ``(c) Briefing.--At the time of submission of a report required
    under subsection (b)(2), the Director shall provide a briefing to the
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee
    on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
    Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives on the contents of the report.

    ``SEC. 115B. EDUCATION RESEARCHER PIPELINE.

        ``(a) In General.--In accordance with section 112(4), the Institute
    shall carry out initiatives and programs--
                ``(1) to strengthen the national capacity to carry out
            high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to
            education by expanding the education researcher pipeline; and
                ``(2) to increase the participation of researchers and
            institutions that have been historically underrepresented in
            Federal education research activities of the Institute,
            including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal
            Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions,
            Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-
            serving institutions.
        ``(b) Fellowships.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and
            maintain--
                        ``(A) research, evaluation, and statistics
                    fellowships in institutions of higher education (which
                    may include the establishment of such fellowships in
                    historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal
                    Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving
                    institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and
                    other minority-serving institutions) that support--
                                ``(i) graduate and postdoctoral study
                            onsite at the Institute or at the institution
                            of higher education; and
                                ``(ii) early-career researchers; and
                        ``(B) fellowships in new and emerging areas of
                    study.
                ``(2) Recruitment.--In establishing the fellowships under
            paragraph (1), the Director shall ensure that women,
            minorities, and individuals with disabilities are actively
            recruited for participation.
        ``(c) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the Director
    shall ensure that the activities of the National Education Centers are
    coordinated effectively.''.

    SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.

        Section 116 (20 U.S.C. 9516) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 116. NATIONAL BOARD FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES.

        ``(a) Establishment.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Institute shall have a board of
            directors, which shall be known as the National Board for
            Education Sciences.
                ``(2) Transition.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                    date of enactment of the Advancing Research in
                    Education Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Board in
                    accordance with this section as in effect on the date
                    of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education
                    Act.
                        ``(B) Transition authority.--The Secretary shall
                    take such steps as may be necessary to ensure an
                    orderly transition to the Board, as authorized under
                    subparagraph (A), from the Board as in effect on the
                    day before the date of enactment of the Advancing
                    Research in Education Act, which may include adjusting
                    term limits of members on the Board.
                        ``(C) Existing board members.--In carrying out
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary may--
                                ``(i) remove members who served on the
                            Board on the day before the date of enactment
                            of the Advancing Research in Education Act who
                            were appointed in accordance with this title
                            prior to such date of enactment; and
                                ``(ii) appoint members who served on the
                            Board on the day before the date of enactment
                            of the Advancing Research in Education Act.
        ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the Board are the following:
                ``(1) To advise and consult with the Director on the
            policies of the Institute on an ongoing basis.
                ``(2) To advise on the research, evaluation, statistics,
            development, dissemination, and evidence use activities planned
            or carried out by the Director and the Institute and make
            recommendations to ensure such activities are responsive to the
            educational challenges facing students, families,
            practitioners, and education system leaders.
                ``(3) To consider and approve priorities proposed by the
            Director under section 115 to guide the work of the Institute
            in accordance with the timelines specified in such section.
                ``(4) To advise the Director on high-quality and timely
            procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the
            activities of the Institute.
                ``(5) To advise the Director on improving or promoting the
            use, usefulness, and impact of activities to be supported by
            the Institute, including the general areas of research to be
            carried out by the National Center for Education Research and
            the National Center for Special Education Research.
                ``(6) To present to the Director such recommendations as it
            may find appropriate for--
                        ``(A) strengthening education research from early
                    childhood through postsecondary study;
                        ``(B) improving evidence use and dissemination; and
                        ``(C) the staffing and funding of the Institute.
                ``(7) To advise the Director on the funding of applications
            for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research
            and the process for high-quality and timely peer review.
                ``(8) To advise and regularly evaluate the work of the
            Institute on the bases that--
                        ``(A) scientifically valid research, development,
                    evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent
                    with principles of scientifically valid research or the
                    applicable standards for such activities under this
                    title; and
                        ``(B) activities related to the development of
                    practices, wide dissemination, and evidence use are
                    effectively carried out.
                ``(9) To advise the Director on ensuring that activities
            conducted or supported by the Institute are objective, secular,
            neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political
            influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color,
            national origin, sex, or disability.
                ``(10) To solicit advice and information from those in the
            education field, particularly practitioners, education system
            leaders, policymakers, and researchers, to assist the Board in
            making recommendations to the Director of topics that require
            long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated
            research efforts, consistent with the priorities and mission of
            the Institute.
                ``(11) To advise the Director on opportunities for the
            participation and the advancement of women, minorities, and
            persons with disabilities, and institutions that have been
            historically underrepresented in Federal education research
            activities of the Institute, including community colleges,
            historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges
            and Universities, Alaska Native serving-institutions, Native
            Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-serving
            institutions.
                ``(12) To recommend to the Director ways to enhance
            strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts with other
            Federal and State research agencies.
                ``(13) To recommend to the Director individuals to serve as
            Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
        ``(c) Composition.--
                ``(1) Voting members.--The Board shall have 9 voting
            members appointed by the Secretary.
                ``(2) Advice.--The Secretary shall solicit advice regarding
            individuals to serve on the Board from the members of the Board
            serving on the date of the solicitation, the National Academies
            of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and organizations that
            have knowledge of individuals who are highly qualified to
            appraise scientifically valid research, statistics, evaluation,
            development, dissemination, and evidence use.
                ``(3) Nonvoting ex officio members.--The Board may have the
            following nonvoting ex officio members:
                        ``(A) The Director of the Institute of Education
                    Sciences.
                        ``(B) Each of the Commissioners of the National
                    Education Centers.
                        ``(C) The Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver
                    National Institute of Child Health and Human
                    Development.
                        ``(D) The Director of the Census Bureau.
                        ``(E) The Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
                        ``(F) The Director of the National Science
                    Foundation.
                ``(4) Appointed membership.--
                        ``(A) Qualifications.--Members appointed under
                    paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise
                    education research, statistics, evaluation, or
                    development, and shall include the following
                    individuals:
                                ``(i) Not fewer than 4 researchers in the
                            field of statistics, evaluation, social
                            sciences, or physical and biological sciences,
                            with demonstrated experience in carrying out
                            and effectively communicating scientifically
                            valid research on education matters.
                                ``(ii) At least 1 practitioner who is a
                            school-based professional educator, teacher,
                            principal, other school leader, or local
                            educational agency superintendent.
                                ``(iii) At least 1 State leader who is
                            knowledgeable about the educational challenges
                            facing students, families, practitioners, and
                            education system leaders, who may be a chief
                            State school officer, State postsecondary
                            education executive, or member of a State board
                            of education.
                                ``(iv) At least 1 individual with expertise
                            in special education research and research on
                            children with disabilities in educational
                            settings.
                        ``(B) Terms.--Each member shall serve for a term of
                    6 years, except that--
                                ``(i) the terms of members appointed in
                            accordance with subsection (a)(2) shall be--
                                        ``(I) 6 years for each of 3
                                    members;
                                        ``(II) 4 years for each of 3
                                    members; and
                                        ``(III) 2 years for each of 3
                                    members;
                                ``(ii) no member shall serve for more than
                            2 consecutive terms; and
                                ``(iii) in a case in which a successor to a
                            member has not been appointed as of the date of
                            expiration of the member's term, the member may
                            serve for an additional 1-year period,
                            beginning on the day after the date of
                            expiration of the member's term, or until a
                            successor has been appointed under paragraph
                            (1), whichever occurs first.
                        ``(C) Vacancies.--The Secretary shall fill any
                    vacancy to the Board in the manner in which the
                    original appointment was made. Any member appointed to
                    fill a vacancy on the Board occurring before the
                    expiration of the term for which the member's
                    predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
                    the remainder of that term.
                        ``(D) Conflict of interest.--A voting member of the
                    Board shall be considered a special Government employee
                    for the purposes of chapter 131 of title 5, United
                    States Code.
                ``(5) Chair.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Board shall elect a Chair
                    from among the members of the Board through a majority
                    vote of a quorum.
                        ``(B) Term.--The Chair shall serve in such role for
                    a term of 2 years, and may be re-elected in accordance
                    with subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Chair vacancy.--If the chair has been vacant
                    for more than 3 months, at the written request of a
                    quorum of the Board, the Director shall convene a
                    meeting of the Board to, at a minimum, elect a chair.
                ``(6) Compensation.--Members of the Board shall serve
            without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are
            officers or employees of the United States may not receive
            additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their
            service on the Board.
                ``(7) Travel expenses.--The members of the Board shall
            receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
            subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of
            title 5, United States Code.
                ``(8) Powers of the board.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In the exercise of its duties
                    under subsection (b) and in accordance with chapter 10
                    of title 5, United States Code, the Board shall be
                    independent of the Director and the other offices and
                    officers of the Institute.
                        ``(B) Executive director.--The Board shall have an
                    Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board
                    and hired by the Director not later than 90 days after
                    such appointment, to the greatest extent practicable.
                        ``(C) Administrative support.--The Board shall
                    receive administrative support from the Director and
                    may use additional staff as may be appointed or
                    assigned by the Director, in consultation with the
                    Chair and the Executive Director.
                        ``(D) Detail of personnel.--The Board may use the
                    services and facilities of any department or agency of
                    the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board,
                    the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the
                    personnel of such agency to the Board to assist the
                    Board in carrying out this title.
                        ``(E) Contracts.--The Board may enter into
                    contracts or make other arrangements as may be
                    necessary to carry out its functions.
                        ``(F) Information.--The Board may, to the extent
                    otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any
                    executive Federal agency such information as the Board
                    determines necessary to carry out its functions.
                        ``(G) Subcommittees.--The Board may establish
                    standing or temporary subcommittees to make
                    recommendations to the Board for carrying out
                    activities authorized under this title.
                ``(9) Meetings.--The Board shall meet not less often than 3
            times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at
            the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less
            than a quorum of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject
            to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly
            referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).
                ``(10) Quorum.--A majority of the voting members of the
            Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a
            quorum.
        ``(d) Board Biennial Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2024,
    and biennially thereafter, the Board shall submit a report to the
    Director, the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
    Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the
    Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and make such report
    widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as
    posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department's website).
    Each report shall include--
                ``(1) an evaluation of the Institute's activities to ensure
            that research, evaluation, statistics, development, and
            evidence use and dissemination activities are--
                        ``(A) consistent with principles of scientifically
                    valid research or the applicable standards for such
                    activities under this title; and
                        ``(B) responsive to the educational challenges
                    facing students, families, practitioners, and education
                    system leaders;
                ``(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Institute
            in--
                        ``(A) carrying out the Institute's priorities and
                    mission;
                        ``(B) engaging with practitioners, education system
                    leaders, and policymakers to promote the use,
                    usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid research
                    activities and supporting the development of evidence-
                    based practices, wide dissemination, evidence use, and
                    continuous improvement; and
                        ``(C) increasing the participation of researchers
                    and institutions that have been historically
                    underrepresented in Federal education research
                    activities of the Institute, including community
                    colleges, historically Black colleges and universities,
                    Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving
                    institutions, Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and
                    other minority-serving institutions;
                ``(3) a description of any recommendations regarding
            actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the
            Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out their
            missions and priorities, and to improve governance within the
            Institute;
                ``(4) a description of the number of staff serving the
            Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the activities
            carried out by the Board, and any challenges faced by the Board
            in carrying out the Board's duties described in subsection (b);
            and
                ``(5) a list of members who have served at some point
            during the preceding 2 fiscal years, their affiliations, and
            their term expiration dates.
        ``(e) Board Briefing.--At the time of submission of a report
    required under subsection (d), the Board shall provide a briefing to
    the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives on the contents of the report.''.

    SEC. 117. COMMISSIONERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTERS.

        Section 117 (20 U.S.C. 9517) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as
                    provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Except as
                    provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Except as
                    provided in subsection (b), each'' and inserting
                    ``Each'';
                (2) by striking subsection (b);
                (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
            (b) and (c), respectively;
                (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``Each Commissioner, except the
                    Commissioner for Education Statistics, shall'' and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--Each Commissioner shall''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Timeliness.--In carrying out supervision and approval
            as described under subparagraph (A), the Director shall ensure
            that each Commissioner carries out the Commissioner's duties in
            a manner that promotes high-quality, easily accessible,
            actionable, and timely information, consistent with the mission
            of the Institute.''.

    SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS.

        Section 118 (20 U.S.C. 9518) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 118. AGREEMENTS.

        ``(a) Research Coordination.--The Institute may carry out research
    projects of common interest with Federal agencies through agreements
    with such agencies that are in accordance with section 173 and section
    430 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1231).
        ``(b) Statistical Data Coordination.--The Institute may carry out,
    for the purpose of research, statistical data projects of common
    interest or coordinate with Federal agencies to ensure that statistical
    data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics is of
    high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance
    with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions
    Act (20 U.S.C. 1231).''.

    SEC. 119. BIENNIAL DIRECTOR REPORT.

        Section 119 (20 U.S.C. 9519) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 119. BIENNIAL DIRECTOR REPORT.

        ``(a) In General.--The Director shall, on a biennial basis,
    transmit to the President, the Board, the Committee on Health,
    Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of
    the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report
    and make such report widely available to the public (including by
    electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the
    Department's website), containing the following:
                ``(1) A description of the research, evaluation,
            statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination
            activities carried out by and through the National Education
            Centers during the 2 fiscal years prior to the date of the
            transmittal, including how such activities were--
                        ``(A) consistent with principles of scientifically
                    valid research or the applicable standards for such
                    activities under this title, and the priorities and
                    mission of the Institute; and
                        ``(B) responsive to the educational challenges
                    facing students, families, practitioners, and education
                    system leaders, including how the Institute regularly
                    solicited, engaged with, and considered the
                    recommendations of researchers, practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and the Board in the planning
                    and carrying out of the Institute's activities.
                ``(2) A description of how the Director is carrying out the
            requirements to increase the participation of researchers and
            institutions that have been historically underrepresented in
            Federal education research activities of the Institute.
                ``(3) Such additional comments, recommendations, and
            materials as the Director considers appropriate.
        ``(b) Director Briefing.--At the time of transmittal of the report
    required under subsection (a), the Director shall provide a briefing to
    the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives on the contents of the report.''.

    SEC. 120. TRANSPARENCY.

        Part A (20 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:

    ``SEC. 121. TRANSPARENCY.

        ``Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
    Advancing Research in Education Act, the Director shall develop and
    manage a database that is easily accessible, such as through electronic
    means and posting on the Institute's website, to store and update
    information regarding--
                ``(1) individuals or entities that received a grant,
            contract, or cooperative agreement under this title;
                ``(2) the amount of such a grant, contract, or cooperative
            agreement, including the award period and amount received in
            each fiscal year; and
                ``(3) the activities supported or carried out by such
            award, including applicable research area and methodology.''.

                 PART B--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH

    SEC. 131. ESTABLISHMENT.

        Section 131(b) (20 U.S.C. 9531(b)) is amended by striking
    paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following:
                ``(1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the
            accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education to
            ensure that all students, particularly subgroups of students,
            have access to high-quality educational opportunities,
            including by--
                        ``(A) improving educational outcomes, particularly
                    student academic achievement, and closing the
                    opportunity and achievement gap between students,
                    particularly each subgroup of students;
                        ``(B) supporting high-quality teaching and
                    learning;
                        ``(C) increasing the identification and development
                    of evidence-based practices or policies, such as use of
                    the science of learning and human development;
                        ``(D) improving evidence use by practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and policymakers; and
                        ``(E) improving access to, and completion of,
                    postsecondary education;
                ``(2) to promote quality and integrity through the use of
            accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge
            and understanding of the validity of education theories,
            practices, or conditions; and
                ``(3) to promote engagement, the synthesis of education
            research, the development of evidence-based practices, the wide
            dissemination of research, and evidence use--
                        ``(A) in a manner that is responsive to the
                    educational challenges facing students, families,
                    practitioners, and education system leaders; and
                        ``(B) that can provide the basis for improving
                    academic instruction and lifelong learning.''.

    SEC. 132. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH.

        Section 132 (20 U.S.C. 9532) is amended by inserting
    ``scientifically valid'' before ``research and research management''.

    SEC. 133. DUTIES.

        Section 133 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
            (c) and (g), respectively;
                (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) General Duties.--The Research Commissioner shall--
                ``(1) maintain published peer-review standards and
            standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and
            development carried out under the auspices of the Research
            Center, aligned with the principles of scientifically valid
            research and in accordance with this part;
                ``(2) propose to the Director a research plan in accordance
            with subsection (b), and implement the research plan approved
            as part of the Institute's plan under section 115A;
                ``(3) carry out specific, long-term research activities
            that are consistent with the priorities and mission of the
            Institute and the mission of the Research Center, and are
            approved by the Director;
                ``(4) support scientifically valid research that seeks to
            improve educational opportunities and outcomes at the
            individual, classroom, program, school, institutional,
            education system, or other relevant research level;
                ``(5) support the use of scientifically valid research
            within the Department and across the Federal Government;
                ``(6) ensure that research conducted under the direction of
            the Research Center--
                        ``(A) supports the collaborative identification and
                    development of research questions, designs,
                    measurements, and methods among researchers, students,
                    families, practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers;
                        ``(B) is relevant to improving education practice
                    and policy; and
                        ``(C) informs decision making by education system
                    leaders and policymakers;
                ``(7) support evidence use, the development of evidence-
            based practices, and wide dissemination and the synthesis of
            education research, including--
                        ``(A) carrying out research to promote evidence use
                    among practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers; and
                        ``(B) synthesizing and disseminating, through the
                    National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence
                    Use, the findings and results of education research
                    conducted or supported by the Research Center;
                ``(8) assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial
            report, as described in section 119;
                ``(9) conduct and foster scientifically valid research that
            analyzes Federal data, in accordance with section 173,
            including supporting the timely publication and dissemination
            of these data to support external research and data analysis;
                ``(10) coordinate with the Commissioner for Education
            Evaluation and Evidence Use to ensure that research conducted
            under the direction of the Research Center is reviewed for
            inclusion in the National Education Research Database described
            in section 155; and
                ``(11) support scientifically valid research on the needs
            of populations of students on which there is limited research,
            including American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
            populations.
        ``(b) Research Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date the
    Board approves priorities under section 115, the Research Commissioner
    shall develop and submit a research plan to the Director that--
                ``(1) is consistent with the mission of the Institute and
            the mission of the Research Center and specifies how the
            Research Center will carry out research initiatives, including
            rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and broadly
            applicable empirical research, to ensure high-quality
            educational opportunities for all students in the areas
            described in section 131(b)(1);
                ``(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, including
            timelines, to assess the progress and results of such research;
                ``(3) ensures that research conducted under the direction
            of the Research Center meets the procedures for peer review
            established by the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the
            standards of research described in section 134; and
                ``(4) includes both basic research and applied research,
            which shall include research conducted through field-initiated
            research and ongoing research initiatives.'';
                (3) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesignated by
            paragraph (1), the following:
        ``(d) Grant Cycle.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Research Commissioner shall, for
            research to be conducted through contracts, grants, or
            cooperative agreements under this section, conduct, to the
            greatest extent practicable, not less than 2 separate
            application periods in a given fiscal year.
                ``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary and the Director shall
            take steps to implement paragraph (1) not later than the
            beginning of the third fiscal year after the date of enactment
            of the Advancing Research in Education Act.
                ``(3) Technical assistance.--In carrying out the grant
            cycle described in this subsection, the Research Commissioner
            shall provide technical assistance to prospective applicants,
            with a focus on increasing the participation of researchers and
            institutions that have been historically underrepresented in
            Federal education research activities of the Institute,
            including historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal
            Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions,
            Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-
            serving institutions.
        ``(e) Research-Practice Partnerships.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out activities under
            subsection (a), the Research Commissioner may award grants to,
            or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
            eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships
            that--
                        ``(A) are responsive to the needs of students,
                    families, practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers; and
                        ``(B) may focus on an area of education in early
                    childhood through postsecondary study.
                ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'
                    means a public agency or private entity that--
                                ``(i) has demonstrated the ability and
                            capacity to conduct scientifically valid
                            research; and
                                ``(ii) proposes to partner with one or more
                            of the following entities:
                                        ``(I) An early childhood education
                                    program, Head Start agency, or lead
                                    agency designated under section 658D of
                                    the Child Care and Development Block
                                    Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b).
                                        ``(II) A public elementary school
                                    or secondary school (including a
                                    charter school), Bureau-funded school,
                                    local educational agency, or State
                                    educational agency.
                                        ``(III) An institution of higher
                                    education, including a community
                                    college, a historically Black college
                                    or university, a Tribal College or
                                    University, or another minority-serving
                                    institution.
                                        ``(IV) An adult education provider
                                    or a lead State office with primary
                                    responsibility for adult education.
                        ``(B) Research-practice partnership.--The term
                    `research-practice partnership' means mutually
                    beneficial and ongoing collaboration between
                    researchers, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders--
                                ``(i) to identify and develop research
                            questions, designs, measurements, and methods
                            that address educational challenges in early
                            childhood through postsecondary study, as
                            applicable;
                                ``(ii) to conduct and support field-
                            initiated research, including evaluations; and
                                ``(iii) to engage in activities that
                            support researchers, practitioners, and
                            education system leaders in understanding and
                            using scientifically valid research,
                            statistics, and evaluation, including the
                            findings, research base, and implications of
                            such work, in order to support evidence use and
                            continuous improvement.
        ``(f) State Capacity R&D Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Director may award grants to, or
            enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State
            educational agencies and the Bureau of Indian Education to
            increase such entities' capacity to carry out scientifically
            valid research, data collection, statistical analysis,
            evaluation, research-practice partnerships (as such term is
            defined in subsection (e)(2)(B)), or planning for such
            activities--
                        ``(A) in a manner that is responsive to the needs
                    of students, families, practitioners, education system
                    leaders, and policymakers in the State; and
                        ``(B) in accordance with section 173.
                ``(2) Priority.--The Director shall give priority to
            applications that propose to, in accordance with paragraph
            (1)--
                        ``(A) address research questions developed by
                    practitioners in consultation with researchers; and
                        ``(B) produce actionable information or evidence-
                    based practices to improve teaching and learning in the
                    State.''; and
                (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(2) Topics of research.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Research Commissioner may
                    support, as described in subparagraph (B), the
                    following topics of research:
                                ``(i) Science of learning and development.
                                ``(ii) School improvement, including
                            standards, systems of assessment, and
                            accountability research to support teaching and
                            learning.
                                ``(iii) Early childhood development and
                            education.
                                ``(iv) English learners research.
                                ``(v) Improving teaching and learning.
                                ``(vi) Innovative and promising practices
                            in State and local educational policy.
                                ``(vii) Student well-being, including
                            mental health.
                                ``(viii) Postsecondary education and
                            workforce development.
                                ``(ix) Rural education.
                                ``(x) Teacher, principal, and other school
                            leader quality.
                                ``(xi) Reading and literacy, including
                            adult literacy.
                                ``(xii) Supporting infants and toddlers
                            with disabilities, children with disabilities,
                            and youth with disabilities, particularly
                            inclusive educational practices to serve such
                            populations.
                                ``(xiii) Educational technology, including
                            artificial intelligence and digital literacy.
                                ``(xiv) Science, technology, engineering,
                            and mathematics subjects, including computer
                            science, mathematical modeling, and statistical
                            problem solving.
                                ``(xv) Career and technical education.
                                ``(xvi) Assessing how student use of
                            smartphones during instructional hours has
                            affected academic achievement or youth mental
                            health.
                                ``(xvii) Assessing school, local
                            educational agency, and State policies
                            pertaining to student smartphone use, including
                            policies that prohibit smartphone use by
                            students.
                        ``(B) Field advancement.--The Secretary shall
                    support the topics of research described in
                    subparagraph (A) through national research and
                    development centers or through other means, including
                    convening experts to advance fields of research related
                    to such topics.
                        ``(C) Coordination.--The Research Commissioner
                    shall coordinate with the Special Education Research
                    Commissioner in carrying out subparagraph (A)(xii).'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``,
                            including in educational technology areas'' and
                            inserting ``and be responsive to the challenges
                            facing students, practitioners, and education
                            system leaders''; and
                                (ii) by striking the third sentence; and
                        (C) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(7) Disaggregation.--To the extent feasible when aligned
            with the principles of scientifically valid research, research
            conducted under this subsection shall be disaggregated and made
            available to the public in an easily accessible and user-
            friendly manner that--
                        ``(A) can be cross-tabulated by, at a minimum, age,
                    race, sex, English proficiency status, disability
                    status (including by disability category under the
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as
                    appropriate), and socioeconomic background;
                        ``(B) ensures that any reported information does
                    not reveal personally identifiable information; and
                        ``(C) is in accordance with section 173.''.

    SEC. 134. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.

        Section 134 (20 U.S.C. 9534) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``scientifically
                    based research standards'' and inserting ``principles
                    of scientifically valid research'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and wide
                    dissemination activities'' and inserting ``engagement,
                    wide dissemination, and evidence use activities'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
                    semicolon;
                        (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
                    (5);
                        (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) ensure that data resulting from research conducted
            under the direction of the Research Center be made available in
            public, restricted-use, and easily accessible formats for
            further analyses, reproducibility studies, and replication of
            research, as long as any reported information does not reveal
            personally identifiable information; and''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, confidentiality, and
                    privacy'' after ``misconduct''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
                    (3); and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
                ``(2) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that the
            system established under paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) ensures that research funded by the Institute
                    is of high quality;
                        ``(B) utilizes high-quality and timely procedures,
                    in a manner that does not take longer than is necessary
                    to ensure quality; and
                        ``(C) is conducted with fair review processes to
                    ensure that applications and products are evaluated on
                    their scientific merit, which may include consulting
                    with other Federal research agencies to promote fair
                    merit-based peer review.''.

                PART C--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

    SEC. 141. ESTABLISHMENT.

        Section 141(b) (20 U.S.C. 9541(b)), as redesignated by section 102,
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in a manner that meets
            the highest methodological standards'' and inserting ``from
            early childhood through postsecondary study in a manner that
            meets the highest methodological and data usability
            standards'';
                (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
                ``(2) to report valid and reliable education information
            and statistics in a manner that is of high quality, actionable,
            timely, and easily accessible to the public; and''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``racial,
                    cultural, gender, or regional bias'' and inserting
                    ``bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national
                    origin, sex, or disability''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``education
                    system leaders,'' after ``practitioners,''.

    SEC. 142. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS.

        Section 142 (20 U.S.C. 9542), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended by striking ``shall be highly'' and all that follows through
    the period at the end and inserting the following: ``shall--
                ``(1) be highly qualified;
                ``(2) have substantial knowledge of--
                        ``(A) statistical methodologies and activities
                    undertaken by the Statistics Center; and
                        ``(B) Federal privacy and data confidentiality
                    laws, guidance, and regulations; and
                ``(3) serve as the statistical official designated for the
            Department in accordance with section 314 of title 5, United
            States Code.''.

    SEC. 143. DUTIES.

        Section 143 (20 U.S.C. 9543), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``The Statistics Center'' and all that follows
                    through ``nations'' and inserting ``The Statistics
                    Commissioner shall collect, report, analyze, and
                    disseminate valid and reliable statistical data related
                    to education from early childhood through postsecondary
                    study in the United States and in other countries'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A)--
                                        (I) by inserting ``(where
                                    appropriate, using universal or
                                    sampling methodologies or analysis of
                                    administrative data)'' after
                                    ``collecting''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``preschool,
                                    elementary, secondary, postsecondary,
                                    and adult'' and inserting ``early
                                    childhood, elementary, secondary,
                                    postsecondary, workforce, and adult
                                    education'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``reform activities'' and inserting
                            ``activities to ensure all children, and
                            particularly each subgroup of students, have
                            access to high-quality educational
                            opportunities'';
                                (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (H)
                            through (O) as subparagraphs (L) through (S),
                            respectively;
                                (iv) by striking subparagraphs (D) through
                            (G) and inserting the following:
                        ``(D) special education services and supports;
                        ``(E)(i) secondary school completions
                    (disaggregated by attainment of a regular high school
                    diploma or a recognized equivalent of a diploma);
                        ``(ii) secondary school graduation and completion
                    rates, including the four-year adjusted cohort
                    graduation rate (as defined in section 8101 of the
                    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and the
                    extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as
                    defined in such section); and
                        ``(iii) secondary school dropouts;
                        ``(F) postsecondary education enrollment,
                    retention, transfer, and completion rates
                    (disaggregated by programs of study, enrollment status,
                    status as a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant under
                    section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and
                    subgroups of students), and labor market outcomes,
                    including in early college high school or dual or
                    concurrent enrollment programs;
                        ``(G) cost of attendance, net price, and revenue
                    of, and expenditures in, postsecondary education,
                    including data on Federal, State, and local financial
                    aid to postsecondary students;
                        ``(H) access to, and opportunity for, adult
                    literacy and education;
                        ``(I) teaching, including--
                                ``(i) data on the availability of teacher
                            and school leader preparation programs,
                            including--
                                        ``(I) requirements related to
                                    courses taken in the core academic
                                    content areas of the program; and
                                        ``(II) requirements related to
                                    evidenced-based clinical experiences;
                                ``(ii) data on teacher and school leader
                            demographics and qualifications, including the
                            percentage of teachers who--
                                        ``(I) meet the applicable State
                                    certification and licensure
                                    requirements, including requirements
                                    for certification obtained through
                                    alternative routes to certification;
                                    and
                                        ``(II) fully meet applicable State
                                    certification and licensure
                                    requirements in the area such teachers
                                    are assigned to teach, including, with
                                    regard to special education teachers,
                                    the qualifications described in section
                                    612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with
                                    Disabilities Education Act; and
                                ``(iii) data on teacher and school leader
                            recruitment, retention, and professional
                            development; and
                        ``(J) the conditions of the education workplace,
                    including annual base salaries and total compensation
                    of full-time teachers, and the supply of, and demand
                    for, teachers, including educator shortages related to
                    specific subject areas and regions;
                        ``(K) indicators of school climate and student
                    mental health, including student absenteeism;'';
                                (v) in subparagraph (M), as redesignated by
                            clause (iii), by inserting ``(including
                            Federal, State, and local per-pupil
                            expenditures), and the condition of school
                            facilities'' before the semicolon at the end;
                                (vi) in subparagraph (N), as so
                            redesignated, by striking ``social and
                            economic'' and inserting ``socioeconomic'';
                                (vii) by striking subparagraph (O), as so
                            redesignated, and inserting the following:
                        ``(O) access to, and use of, technology (including
                    assistive and adaptive technology) and Internet
                    connectivity;'';
                                (viii) in subparagraph (Q), as so
                            redesignated, by striking ``and after-school
                            programs'' and inserting ``, after-school, and
                            summer learning and enrichment programs''; and
                                (ix) by striking subparagraph (R), as so
                            redesignated, and inserting the following:
                        ``(R)(i) the availability of, and access to, career
                    and technical education programs and area career and
                    technical education schools (as defined in section 3 of
                    the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
                    of 2006), disaggregated by career cluster; and
                        ``(ii) skills gaps present between career and
                    technical education programs within a State and in-
                    demand industry sectors or occupations (as defined in
                    section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
                    Act (29 U.S.C. 3102));'';
                                (x) by striking subparagraph (S), as so
                            redesignated, and inserting the following:
                        ``(S) access to, and use of, school and academic
                    libraries;''; and
                                (xi) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(T) the availability of, and access to, foreign
                    language coursework; and
                        ``(U) school, local educational agency, and State
                    policies pertaining to student smartphone use,
                    including policies that prohibit smartphone use by
                    students;'';
                        (C) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
                    following:
                ``(3) collecting, analyzing, cross-tabulating, and
            reporting, where available and in a manner that does not reveal
            personally identifiable information (in accordance with section
            173), information disaggregated by--
                        ``(A) sex, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status,
                    English learner status, disability status (including by
                    disability category under the Individuals with
                    Disabilities Education Act as appropriate), homeless
                    status, status as a child in foster care, and status as
                    a student with a parent who is a member of the Armed
                    Forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10,
                    United States Code); and
                        ``(B) urban, rural, and suburban local educational
                    agencies;'';
                        (D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9)
                    as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively;
                        (E) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and
                    inserting the following:
                ``(4) collecting and compiling data required to be
            accessible to the public from annual State report cards
            described in section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and
            Secondary Education Act of 1965 and from annual local
            educational agency report cards described in section
            1111(h)(2)(C) of such Act;
                ``(5) assisting public and private educational agencies,
            organizations, and institutions in--
                        ``(A) improving and automating statistical and data
                    collection activities;
                        ``(B) promoting privacy, security, and
                    confidentiality of student data, and
                        ``(C) developing and improving statewide
                    longitudinal data systems that integrate data from
                    early childhood education, elementary and secondary
                    education, postsecondary education, adult education,
                    workforce development, and labor market outcomes, as
                    applicable;
                ``(6) supporting State public agencies in developing and
            operating statewide longitudinal data systems to improve
            student academic achievement and close achievement gaps by--
                        ``(A) developing voluntary standards to promote
                    data transparency, open data formats, interoperability,
                    modernization, analysis, security, and other standards
                    and linkages used in multiple States; and
                        ``(B) providing technical assistance to--
                                ``(i) improve data sharing and promote
                            linkages across early childhood education,
                            elementary and secondary education,
                            postsecondary education, adult education,
                            workforce development, and labor market
                            outcomes, which may include such sharing and
                            linkages between multiple States;
                                ``(ii) build capacity and tools to support
                            public analysis of such systems to inform
                            decision making by education system leaders and
                            policymakers; and
                                ``(iii) protect student confidentiality
                            consistent with section 173;
                ``(7) acquiring and disseminating data on educational
            activities and student achievement (such as the Trends in
            International Math and Science Study and the Program for
            International Student Assessment) in the United States compared
            with foreign countries;''; and
                        (F) by striking paragraph (10), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (D), and inserting the following:
                ``(10) developing, in coordination with the Director of the
            Census Bureau, a valid and accurate alternative student poverty
            measurement to improve the identification of students from low-
            income backgrounds and schools and local educational agencies
            that serve a high number or percentage of such students.'';
                (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and
                (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Statistical Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
    which the Board approves priorities of the Institute, the Statistics
    Commissioner shall develop and submit a statistics plan to the Director
    that is consistent with the mission of the Statistics Center and
    specifies the Statistics Center's plan to--
                ``(1) carry out the duties described in subsection (a) and
            issue reports described in section 145, consistent with the
            requirements of section 173;
                ``(2) continuously improve aspects of statistical
            operations, testing, and implementation of new methods to
            enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of data
            collections, processing, and dissemination carried out by the
            Statistics Center; and
                ``(3) improve the efficiency, timeliness, relevance, usage,
            and impact of the education information, statistics, and
            products issued by the Statistics Center.
        ``(c) Report on Alternative Poverty Measures.--Not later than 2
    years after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in
    Education Act, and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in
    consultation with the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the
    Census Bureau, shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education,
    Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
    and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report describing--
                ``(1) activities carried out by the Statistics Center as
            required under subsection (a)(10) and section 144(d) to support
            the development of a valid and accurate alternative student
            poverty measurement, including for students who reside in rural
            communities;
                ``(2) an assessment of State efforts to improve the
            identification of students from low-income backgrounds, and
            Federal, State, and local recommendations to support effective
            approaches; and
                ``(3) the number of staff and amount of funding allocated
            by the Institute to support the development of alternative
            poverty measurements.''.

    SEC. 144. PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

        Section 144 (20 U.S.C. 9544), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``Agreements.--In carrying out''
                    and inserting the following: ``Agreements--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(2) Data management plans.--A recipient of a grant,
            contract, or cooperative agreement under this part shall submit
            to the Statistics Commissioner a plan describing how such
            recipient will address and demonstrate progress on the
            requirements of the performance management system described in
            section 175 with respect to the activities that will be carried
            out under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``preschools''
                    and all that follows through ``students'' and inserting
                    ``Bureau-funded schools, early childhood education
                    programs, institutions of higher education, career and
                    technical education programs, adult education and
                    literacy programs, libraries, administrators, teachers,
                    principals, other school leaders, specialized
                    instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals,
                    students,''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A), by striking ``to serve the educational
                            needs of children and youth'' and inserting
                            ``to be responsive to the educational
                            challenges facing students, families,
                            practitioners, and education system leaders'';
                            and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
                            including data reported to the Department in
                            accordance with the Elementary and Secondary
                            Education Act of 1965, the Carl D. Perkins
                            Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the
                            Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
                            the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the
                            Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
                            U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)'' before the period at the
                            end; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Alternative Poverty Measurement.--Consistent with the
    requirements of section 143(a)(10), the Statistics Commissioner shall
    dedicate sufficient staffing and financial resources to support the
    development, in coordination with the Director of the Census Bureau, of
    a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, which may
    support the purpose of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act of 1965 and other applicable Federal education laws.
        ``(e) Accurate Counts and Statistics Relating to Native American
    Students.--Consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (1) through
    (3) of section 143(a), the Statistics Commissioner shall coordinate
    with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the
    Secretary, confer with relevant stakeholders, and consult with Indian
    Tribes, to ensure the Federal Government uses accurate and reliable
    methodologies to determine the number of children who are Native
    American, including by ensuring that individuals who identify as multi-
    racial or multi-ethnic are not discounted and that such methodologies
    allow for disaggregation.''.

    SEC. 145. REPORTS.

        Section 145 (20 U.S.C. 9545), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 186,'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end and inserting the
            following: ``section 176, to ensure that the reports issued
            under this section are--
                ``(1) of high quality and subject to rigorous peer review;
            and
                ``(2) produced in a timely fashion and in a manner that
            is--
                        ``(A) objective, secular, neutral, nonideological,
                    and free of partisan political influence and bias on
                    the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,
                    sex, or disability; and
                        ``(B) relevant and useful to practitioners,
                    education system leaders, researchers, policymakers,
                    and the public.'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking the comma after
            ``Statistics Commissioner'';
                (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``priorities and the
            mission of the Statistics Center'' and inserting ``priorities
            and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Statistics
            Center''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Expedited Data Collections.--The Statistics Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) develop and maintain the ability to create and
            administer expedited data collections, including surveys, on
            emerging and time-sensitive education topics; and
                ``(2) report data gathered from such data collections in a
            way that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily
            accessible.
        ``(e) Timeliness.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Statistics Commissioner shall
            attempt, to the greatest extent practicable, to publicly report
            statistical data collected under this part in an accelerated
            manner to inform educational and policy decision making in
            response to an emerging and time-sensitive education topic,
            consistent with applicable procedures or standards under this
            title.
                ``(2) Public notice.--If the Statistics Commissioner cannot
            publicly report statistical data under paragraph (1) from a
            data collection under this part by the date that is 2 years
            after the date on which such data collection is completed, the
            Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that
            describes the reasons for a delay and a plan to report some or
            part of such statistical data as soon as possible, consistent
            with applicable procedures or standards under this title.''.

    SEC. 146. DISSEMINATION.

        Section 146 (20 U.S.C. 9546), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``State and local
            officials,'' and inserting ``Federal officials (including the
            Bureau), State and local officials, Indian Tribes, Tribal
            organizations,'';
                (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``Such projects shall adhere to the student confidentiality
            requirements under section 173.''; and
                (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``section 183'' and
            inserting ``section 173''.

    SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PARTNERSHIPS.

        Section 147 (20 U.S.C. 9547), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 147. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS PARTNERSHIPS.

        ``(a) In General.--The Statistics Center may establish 1 or more
    cooperative education statistics partnerships for the purpose of
    producing and maintaining, with the voluntary participation and
    cooperation of the States, comparable, interoperable, and uniform data
    quality standards and systems that--
                ``(1) are useful for policymaking at the Federal, Tribal,
            State, and local levels; and
                ``(2) may include voluntary guidelines to standardize
            information and data on early childhood education, elementary
            and secondary education, postsecondary education, adult
            education, workforce development, and labor market outcomes,
            including to support implementation of State longitudinal data
            systems.
        ``(b) Prohibition.--No partnership established under this section
    shall establish a national student data system.''.

    SEC. 148. STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS.

        Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 9541 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating section 148, as redesignated by
            section 102, as section 150; and
                (2) by inserting after section 147, as redesignated by
            section 102, the following:

    ``SEC. 148. GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATEWIDE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS.

        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Eligible agency.--The term `eligible agency' means--
                        ``(A) a State educational agency;
                        ``(B) the office of the Governor;
                        ``(C) a State agency, data governance body, or
                    public sector organization, as determined and
                    designated by the Governor;
                        ``(D) an outlying area; or
                        ``(E) a consortium of entities described in
                    subparagraphs (A) through (C) located in a single State
                    or a consortium of such entities located in 2 or more
                    States.
                ``(2) Statewide longitudinal data system.--The term
            `statewide longitudinal data system' means a data system
            operated at the State level by an eligible agency that connects
            individual-level data from early childhood education,
            elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education,
            adult education, workforce development, labor market outcomes,
            and other data sources, as determined by the State, in a manner
            that--
                        ``(A) protects and promotes individual privacy and
                    data security, in accordance with applicable Federal,
                    State, and local privacy laws, increases data
                    transparency, and minimizes reporting burden; and
                        ``(B) enhances the ability of the public,
                    researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and States to
                    efficiently and accurately access, manage, analyze, and
                    use data to inform decision making and improve
                    educational opportunities and outcomes, including
                    academic achievement, postsecondary education access
                    and completion, and labor market outcomes.
        ``(b) Grants Authorized.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
            shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
            agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, implement,
            and improve statewide longitudinal data systems. Eligible
            agencies receiving a grant under this section may provide
            subgrants to public agencies or institutions of higher
            education to improve the capacity of such agencies or
            institutions to participate in statewide longitudinal data
            systems.
                ``(2) Planning grants.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Of amounts made available to
                    carry out this section, the Secretary may reserve not
                    more than 10 percent of such amounts to award planning
                    grants to eligible agencies to support planning related
                    to the design, development, implementation,
                    improvement, and sustainability of statewide
                    longitudinal data systems, which may include planning
                    to support--
                                ``(i) the integration or coordination of
                            additional Federal, State, Tribal, or local
                            data sources in the statewide longitudinal data
                            system, which may include facilitating
                            interoperability and linkages across such data
                            sources, including from across other Federal,
                            State, Tribal, or local agencies;
                                ``(ii) alignment with the voluntary
                            standards and guidelines described in section
                            143(a)(6), which may include the use of linked,
                            open, and interoperable data standards;
                                ``(iii) the development of products, tools,
                            or interfaces that provide appropriate access
                            to data insights produced by the statewide
                            longitudinal data system; or
                                ``(iv) upgrading data infrastructure or
                            reporting systems.
                        ``(B) Duration.--Awards made under subparagraph (A)
                    shall be for a duration of not longer than 18 months.
                        ``(C) Engagement.--In carrying out planning
                    activities under this paragraph, an eligible agency
                    that receives an award under this paragraph shall, to
                    the greatest extent practicable, engage students,
                    families, practitioners, education system leaders,
                    policymakers, community organizations, and State,
                    Tribal, and local public agencies to inform such
                    planning.
        ``(c) Awarding of Grants.--
                ``(1) In general.--In making awards under subsection
            (b)(1), the Secretary shall use a peer review process that--
                        ``(A) ensures technical quality (including validity
                    and reliability), promotes data linkages within the
                    State, and ensures the protection of individual privacy
                    consistent with section 173;
                        ``(B) promotes the generation and accurate and
                    timely use of data that is needed--
                                ``(i) to support implementation of--
                                        ``(I) the Elementary and Secondary
                                    Education Act of 1965;
                                        ``(II) the Higher Education Act of
                                    1965;
                                        ``(III) the Individuals with
                                    Disabilities Education Act;
                                        ``(IV) the Carl D. Perkins Career
                                    and Technical Education Act of 2006;
                                        ``(V) the Workforce Innovation and
                                    Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et
                                    seq.);
                                        ``(VI) the Head Start Act (42
                                    U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
                                        ``(VII) the Child Care and
                                    Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
                                    U.S.C. 9857 et seq.); and
                                        ``(VIII) other relevant Federal
                                    laws; and
                                ``(ii) to facilitate research to improve
                            educational and employment opportunities and
                            outcomes, including student academic
                            achievement, postsecondary education access and
                            completion, labor market outcomes, and the
                            closing of opportunity and achievement gaps
                            between subgroups of students.
                ``(2) Priority.--In making awards under subsection (b)(1),
            the Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted by
            eligible agencies that--
                        ``(A) received a planning grant under subsection
                    (b)(2) and propose to carry out activities informed by
                    such planning;
                        ``(B) propose to develop products, tools, or
                    interfaces that provide appropriate access to data
                    insights produced by the statewide longitudinal data
                    system; or
                        ``(C) require the use of the voluntary standards
                    and guidelines described in section 143(a)(6).
                ``(3) Duration.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants
                    under subsection (b)(1) for a period of not longer than
                    4 years.
                        ``(B) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew grants
                    under subsection (b)(1) for 2 additional years if the
                    eligible agency demonstrates significant progress in
                    meeting its goals.
        ``(d) Applications.--Each eligible agency desiring a grant under
    subsection (b)(1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
    time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
    Secretary may reasonably require, including each of the following:
                ``(1) A description of how the eligible agency will design,
            develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data
            system that will integrate data in accordance with the
            individual privacy and data security requirements specified in
            section 173, from the following data sources, to the greatest
            extent practicable:
                        ``(A) Early childhood education, in accordance with
                    practices identified in subsection (i).
                        ``(B) Elementary and secondary education, including
                    data reported from local educational agencies and the
                    State educational agency.
                        ``(C) Career and technical education, to the
                    greatest extent practicable.
                        ``(D) Postsecondary education, including data
                    reported from, at a minimum, public institutions of
                    higher education and public systems of institutions of
                    higher education.
                        ``(E) Adult education and workforce development
                    programs.
                        ``(F) Unemployment insurance or other statewide
                    data sources with access to labor market outcomes or
                    wage record data and in accordance with privacy and
                    data security requirements of the State.
                        ``(G) The Bureau of Indian Education, as
                    applicable.
                ``(2) A description of how the eligible agency will design,
            develop, implement, or improve a statewide longitudinal data
            system that may integrate data from other Federal, State, or
            local public or private agencies or organizations, in
            accordance with Federal and State privacy laws.
                ``(3) A description of how the eligible agency will ensure
            that the statewide longitudinal data system will--
                        ``(A) be able to publicly disaggregate student data
                    by each subgroup of students;
                        ``(B) ensure technical quality, including validity
                    and reliability, of the data managed by the statewide
                    longitudinal data system;
                        ``(C) enable the development of tools, products, or
                    interfaces that ensure the statewide longitudinal data
                    system will provide publicly accessible and useful
                    information to students, families, practitioners,
                    education system leaders, policymakers, community
                    organizations, State and local public agencies, and the
                    public in a manner that protects and promotes
                    individual privacy and data security; and
                        ``(D) enable researchers to conduct scientifically
                    valid research in a manner that adheres to Federal or
                    State privacy laws and protections.
                ``(4) A description of how the statewide longitudinal data
            system will, to the extent practicable, promote standardized
            data definitions, open data formats, other widely recognized
            and adopted standards, and linkages utilized in multiple
            States, and be aligned with subchapter I of chapter 35 of title
            44, United States Code.
                ``(5) A description of the eligible agency's plan to
            protect and promote individual privacy and data security in
            implementing the State longitudinal data system, including--
                        ``(A) defining policies, guidelines, or protocols,
                    as appropriate for data collection, storage, data
                    sharing, use, data destruction, and disclosure
                    avoidance to secure any personally identifiable
                    information;
                        ``(B) reviewing how researchers, State agencies,
                    local agencies, and other entities that will have
                    access to the statewide longitudinal data systems under
                    this section will adhere to Federal and State privacy
                    laws and protections in the building, maintenance, and
                    use of such data systems; and
                        ``(C) providing training or professional
                    development to any employee or contractor of such
                    system to ensure compliance with section 444 of the
                    General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the
                    `Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'),
                    section 445 of that Act (commonly known as the
                    `Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment'), the Children's
                    Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501
                    et seq.), the Health Insurance Portability and
                    Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191), and
                    any other relevant Federal or State privacy law.
                ``(6) A description of the data governance structure for
            the statewide longitudinal data system, which shall, to the
            greatest extent practicable, support the implementation of
            statewide data governance structures that involve all relevant
            State agencies, which may include establishing a State chief
            privacy officer or a data governance coordinator.
                ``(7) A description of the eligible agency's plan to
            promote long-term sustainability of the statewide longitudinal
            data system, including identifying State and local funding that
            will be used to support the operation, maintenance, and
            upgrades of such system.
        ``(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible agency receiving an award under
    subsection (b)(1)--
                ``(1) shall use funds to enhance or modernize data
            infrastructure and analytics capacity to integrate data across
            early childhood education through postsecondary study and labor
            market outcomes into the statewide longitudinal data system,
            including the data sources required, to the greatest extent
            practicable, under subsection (d)(1)(A); and
                ``(2) may carry out 1 or more of the following activities:
                        ``(A) Integrate additional Federal, State, or local
                    data sources in the statewide longitudinal data system
                    or facilitate interoperability between such data
                    sources.
                        ``(B) Develop or increase the public's access to
                    products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate
                    access to data insights produced by the statewide
                    longitudinal data system.
                        ``(C) Implement policies to protect and promote
                    student privacy and data security.
                        ``(D) Provide professional development to
                    individuals, practitioners, and education system
                    leaders to better understand, use, and analyze data
                    from the statewide longitudinal data system.
        ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
    section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or
    local funds used for developing State data systems.
        ``(g) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    the Advancing Research in Education Act, and again 3 years after such
    date of enactment, the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee on
    National Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,
    and Medicine, shall make publicly available a report on the
    implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts
    related to the goals of this section, including--
                ``(1) identifying and analyzing State practices regarding
            the development and use of statewide longitudinal data systems;
                ``(2) evaluating the ability of such systems to manage
            individual student data, promote linkages across States, and
            protect student privacy consistent with section 173; and
                ``(3) identifying best practices and areas for improvement.
        ``(h) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of the Advancing Research in Education Act, and on an ongoing basis,
    the Secretary shall issue guidance and provide technical assistance
    on--
                ``(1) protecting and promoting individual privacy and data
            security in implementing statewide longitudinal data systems in
            accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local privacy
            laws;
                ``(2) developing or increasing the public's access to
            products, tools, or interfaces that provide appropriate access
            to data insights produced by statewide longitudinal data
            systems, which may support the public, researchers,
            policymakers, practitioners, and States in efficiently and
            accurately accessing, managing, analyzing, and using data to
            inform decision making and improve educational opportunities
            and outcomes, including academic achievement, postsecondary
            education access and completion, and labor market outcomes; and
                ``(3) supporting data linkages between a statewide
            longitudinal data system and data from postsecondary education,
            workforce programs, unemployment insurance, or other statewide
            data sources with access to wage record data, which shall
            include the use of different unique identifiers and may include
            the use of Social Security numbers, in accordance with
            applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.
        ``(i) Early Childhood Education Data.--The Secretary of Health and
    Human Services, in coordination with the Statistics Commissioner, shall
    develop guidance for eligible agencies on integrating data voluntarily
    reported under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and other
    early childhood education data in the statewide longitudinal data
    system.
        ``(j) Early College High School or Dual or Concurrent Enrollment
    Programs.--The Statistics Commissioner shall provide technical
    assistance to eligible agencies to efficiently collect and report data
    related to enrollment, retention, transfer, and completion rates in
    early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment programs.''.

    SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS.

        Part C of title I, as amended by sections 102 and 148, is further
    amended by inserting after section 148 the following:

    ``SEC. 149. DATA INNOVATION GRANTS.

        ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Director may award grants to, or
            enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public
            agencies (including the Bureau of Indian Education) to increase
            the capacity of public agencies to accurately manage, analyze,
            and use data collected by such agencies to inform decision
            making and improve educational opportunities and outcomes,
            including academic achievement, postsecondary education access
            and completion, and labor market outcomes.
                ``(2) Reservation.--From amounts appropriated to carry out
            this section, the Director may reserve not more than 2 percent
            of such amounts for program administration, technical
            assistance, and carrying out the evaluation described in
            subsection (e).
        ``(b) Duration.--Awards made under subsection (a) shall be for a
    period of not longer than 4 years.
        ``(c) Application.--A public agency desiring a grant, contract, or
    cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application to
    the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director may
    reasonably require, including--
                ``(1) a description of such agency's plan to accurately
            manage, analyze, and use data collected by public agencies to
            inform decision making and improve educational opportunities
            and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), including a
            description of the specific data challenges the award will help
            address; and
                ``(2) a description of such agency's data infrastructure,
            staffing, data analytics, reporting, and sharing capabilities,
            and such agency's efforts to protect and promote individual
            privacy and data security (in accordance with applicable
            Federal, State, and local privacy laws), increase data
            transparency, and minimize reporting burden.
        ``(d) Uses of Funds.--A public agency that receives a grant,
    contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall use such
    award to increase the agency's capacity to, in accordance with
    applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws, accurately manage,
    analyze, and use data to inform decision making and improve educational
    opportunities and outcomes, as described in subsection (a)(1), which
    may include the following activities:
                ``(1) Improving data quality, standardization, and such
            agency's capabilities related to data infrastructure, staffing,
            data analytics, reporting, and data sharing, including among a
            consortium of public agencies located in a single State or a
            consortium of public agencies located in 2 or more States.
                ``(2) Supporting the development of tools, products, or
            interfaces to make data more transparent, accessible, and
            useful to students, families, practitioners, education system
            leaders, policymakers, community organizations, State and local
            public agencies, and the public in a manner that protects and
            promotes individual privacy and data security.
                ``(3) Developing and implementing privacy and security
            techniques, platforms, protocols, or technology for using and
            securing personally identifiable information and data managed
            by public agencies.
                ``(4) Developing and evaluating the validity and accuracy
            of an alternative student poverty measurement, which may
            include 1 or more of the following approaches:
                        ``(A) Improving the quality of data used to
                    identify students directly certified or categorically
                    eligible for free meals under the Richard B. Russell
                    National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and
                    linking such data with other individual level measures,
                    including the Medicaid program under title XIX of the
                    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the
                    Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of
                    the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), and
                    from public agencies.
                        ``(B) Utilizing data from Federal or State tax
                    records.
                        ``(C) Developing and utilizing local data, such as
                    student neighborhood characteristics, which may include
                    utilizing data published by the Census Bureau.
        ``(e) Evaluation.--The Director shall carry out an independent
    evaluation of activities carried out under this section.''.

       PART D--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE

    SEC. 151. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE.

        Part D (20 U.S.C. 9561 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

      ``PART D--NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE

    ``SEC. 151. ESTABLISHMENT.

        ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Institute a
    National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in this part
    referred to as the `Evaluation and Evidence Use Center').
        ``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Center shall be--
                ``(1) to increase evidence use among practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers, support innovation
            responsive to the challenges facing students and practitioners,
            and promote continuous improvement across early childhood
            through postsecondary study;
                ``(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal education programs
            administered by the Secretary (and as time and resources allow,
            other education programs) in order to--
                        ``(A) determine the impact of the programs, such as
                    in improving--
                                ``(i) educational outcomes, particularly
                            student academic achievement, for all students,
                            particularly each subgroup of students; or
                                ``(ii) access to high-quality educational
                            opportunities; and
                        ``(B) support the identification of evidence-based
                    practices that may be adapted and implemented in
                    heterogeneous local educational contexts;
                ``(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemination of
            results of evaluation, research, and products to support
            continuous improvement, including the development of products
            or tools to increase the impact of the activities of the
            Institute; and
                ``(4) to oversee regional educational laboratories to serve
            the educational needs of the geographic regions served by such
            laboratories.

    ``SEC. 152. COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE USE.

        ``(a) In General.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Center shall be
    headed by a Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use (in
    this part referred to as the `Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner') who--
                ``(1) is highly qualified in carrying out scientifically
            valid education evaluation; and
                ``(2) has demonstrated a capacity to support engagement
            between researchers, practitioners, education system leaders,
            and policymakers to effectively communicate the implications of
            scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations to
            support evidence use and continuous improvement.
        ``(b) Chief Evaluation Officer.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner shall serve as the evaluation officer designated for the
    Department in accordance with section 313 of title 5, United States
    Code.

    ``SEC. 153. DUTIES.

        ``(a) General Duties.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) conduct evaluations under section 154;
                ``(2) promote evidence use among practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers and promote continuous
            improvement across early childhood through postsecondary study;
                ``(3) manage the What Works Clearinghouse and related
            functions described in section 155;
                ``(4) support engagement between the Institute and
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers,
            which may include--
                        ``(A) analyzing the evidence bases of research
                    areas related to challenges facing students and
                    practitioners across early childhood through
                    postsecondary study, and identifying such areas that
                    require additional study;
                        ``(B) supporting practitioners in understanding
                    research processes in order to maximize the
                    participation and engagement of such practitioners in
                    developing research questions, designs, measurements,
                    and methods; and
                        ``(C) communicating research areas identified under
                    subparagraph (A) to the Commissioner for Education
                    Research, the Commissioner for Special Education
                    Research, and researchers in order to help increase and
                    build the evidence bases of research areas related to
                    challenges facing students and practitioners, which may
                    be carried out through the functions of the National
                    Education Research Database developed under section
                    155(b);
                ``(5) support the regional educational laboratories in
            serving the educational needs of the geographic regions of such
            laboratories;
                ``(6) manage the Educational Resources Information Center
            clearinghouse;
                ``(7) manage the National Library of Education described in
            section 156(b) and other sources of digital information on
            education research;
                ``(8) ensure that evidence-based products or tools
            developed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center are
            prepared in a timely manner and are widely disseminated to
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers in
            formats that are of high quality, easily accessible,
            understandable, and actionable;
                ``(9) respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from
            practitioners, education system leaders, policymakers,
            researchers, public and private entities, and entities
            responsible for carrying out technical assistance related to
            evaluation and evidence use;
                ``(10) ensure that information disseminated under this part
            is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative manner that
            includes the most current research findings as of the date of
            the dissemination; and
                ``(11) assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial
            report, as described in section 119.
        ``(b) Evaluation and Evidence Use Plan.--Not later than 60 days
    after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section
    115, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall develop and
    submit an evaluation and evidence use plan to the Director that--
                ``(1) is consistent with the mission of the Institute and
            the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center and
            specifies how the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center will carry
            out--
                        ``(A) evaluations described in section 154; and
                        ``(B) activities that promote--
                                ``(i) evidence use among practitioners,
                            education system leaders, and policymakers; and
                                ``(ii) continuous improvement across early
                            childhood through postsecondary study, such as
                            the development and promotion of practice
                            guides to improve teaching and learning;
                ``(2) uses objective and measurable indicators, including
            timelines, to assess the progress and results of such
            evaluations or activities;
                ``(3) describes the efforts of the Evaluation and Evidence
            Use Commissioner to manage the What Works Clearinghouse and
            related functions described in section 155 and promote
            engagement between the Institute and practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers to increase the impact of the
            Institute's activities; and
                ``(4) describes how the regional educational laboratories
            will effectively coordinate with comprehensive centers
            established under section 207 to increase the impact of such
            laboratories' activities.
        ``(c) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying
    out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants, enter
    into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical
    assistance.

    ``SEC. 154. EVALUATIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--
                ``(1) Requirements.--In carrying out the mission of the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence
            Use Commissioner shall--
                        ``(A) conduct or support evaluations consistent
                    with the mission of the Evaluation and Evidence Use
                    Center, as described in section 151(b);
                        ``(B) evaluate programs administered, in whole or
                    in part, by the Secretary;
                        ``(C) to the extent such Commissioner determines
                    practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported
                    by others in order to determine the quality and
                    relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by
                    such evaluations;
                        ``(D) coordinate the activities of the Evaluation
                    and Evidence Use Center with other evaluation
                    activities of the Department;
                        ``(E) review and, where feasible, supplement
                    Federal education program evaluations, particularly
                    those by the Department, to determine or enhance the
                    quality and relevance of the evidence generated by
                    those evaluations;
                        ``(F) establish evaluation policies and
                    methodology; and
                        ``(G) support the identification of evidence-based
                    practices that may be adapted and implemented in
                    heterogeneous local educational contexts.
                ``(2) Additional requirements.--Each evaluation conducted
            under paragraph (1) shall--
                        ``(A) adhere to the highest possible standards of
                    quality for conducting scientifically valid education
                    evaluation; and
                        ``(B) be subject to high-quality, timely, and
                    rigorous peer review.
        ``(b) Administration of Evaluations Under the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
    Commissioner, consistent with the mission of the Evaluation and
    Evidence Use Center, shall administer all operations and contracts
    associated with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and administered by the
    Department.

    ``SEC. 155. WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE AND RELATED FUNCTIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation
    and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
    shall develop and maintain each of the following:
                ``(1) The National Education Research Database consisting
            of scientifically valid research, statistics, and evaluations
            on education reviewed by the Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Center, as authorized under subsection (b).
                ``(2) The What Works Clearinghouse consisting of evidence-
            based practices designed for practitioners, education system
            leaders, and policymakers, as authorized under subsection (c).
        ``(b) National Education Research Database.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the
            National Education Research Database to support researchers.
                ``(2) Standards.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall establish a system for technical and peer
            review to ensure that scientifically valid research,
            statistics, and evaluations reviewed and included in the
            National Education Research Database are consistent with the
            high-quality research standards described in section 134 and
            the evaluation standards under section 154(a)(2)(A).
                ``(3) Review.--In reviewing scientifically valid research,
            statistics, and evaluations under this subsection, including
            individual studies, the Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall--
                        ``(A) describe prominently the type of scientific
                    evidence that is used to support the evidence-based
                    findings; and
                        ``(B) explain clearly the scientifically
                    appropriate and inappropriate uses of--
                                ``(i) the findings that are disseminated;
                            and
                                ``(ii) the types of evidence used to
                            support such findings.
        ``(c) What Works Clearinghouse.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall develop, maintain, and regularly update the
            What Works Clearinghouse to support practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers in easily accessing actionable
            information.
                ``(2) Requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall--
                        ``(A) develop evidence-based recommendations for
                    practitioners to promote evidence use and improve
                    student outcomes by--
                                ``(i) synthesizing findings in research
                            areas related to challenges facing students and
                            practitioners; and
                                ``(ii) analyzing and summarizing the
                            findings of high-quality research reviewed and
                            included in the National Education Research
                            Database developed under subsection (b); and
                        ``(B) develop and disseminate evidence-based
                    products or tools designed to improve teaching and
                    learning in order to provide all students, particularly
                    each subgroup of students, access to high-quality
                    educational opportunities and to improve educational
                    outcomes, particularly student academic achievement.
                ``(3) Coordination with regional educational
            laboratories.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
            shall ensure that the evidence-based practices, products, and
            tools of the What Works Clearinghouse are disseminated through
            the regional educational laboratories.
                ``(4) Evaluations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not less than once every 5
                    years, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
                    shall conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
                    What Works Clearinghouse, the results of which shall be
                    transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education,
                    Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations
                    of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
                    Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the
                    House of Representatives, the Director, and the public.
                        ``(B) Analysis.--Each evaluation under subparagraph
                    (A) shall include an analysis of--
                                ``(i) the quality, accessibility, and
                            usefulness of products or tools for
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers; and
                                ``(ii) the extent of dissemination of tools
                            and products, especially in rural, Tribal, and
                            low-income communities.

    ``SEC. 156. EVIDENCE USE ACTIVITIES.

        ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the mission of the Evaluation
    and Evidence Use Center, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) promote engagement between researchers,
            practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to
            effectively communicate the implications of scientifically
            valid research, statistics, and evaluations to support evidence
            use and continuous improvement; and
                ``(2) develop easily accessible resources designed to train
            and support practitioners and education system leaders in early
            childhood education through postsecondary study in identifying,
            selecting, implementing, and adapting evidence-based practices
            in heterogeneous local educational contexts, such as through
            (as applicable)--
                        ``(A) the activities of the regional educational
                    laboratories;
                        ``(B) the What Works Clearinghouse established
                    under section 155;
                        ``(C) the provision of technical assistance to--
                                ``(i) an early childhood education program,
                            Head Start agency, or lead agency designated
                            under section 658D of the Child Care and
                            Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                            9858b);
                                ``(ii) a public elementary school or
                            secondary school (including a charter school),
                            Bureau-funded school, local educational agency,
                            or State educational agency;
                                ``(iii) an institution of higher education,
                            including a community college, a historically
                            Black college or university, a Tribal College
                            or University, or another minority-serving
                            institution; or
                                ``(iv) an adult education program or the
                            lead State office with primary responsibility
                            for adult education; and
                        ``(D) partnerships with public agencies or private
                    entities that have demonstrated the ability and
                    capacity to scale activities related to evidence use
                    supported by the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center.
        ``(b) National Library of Education.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established, within the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Center, a National Library of
            Education that shall--
                        ``(A) be headed by an individual who is highly
                    qualified in library science;
                        ``(B) collect and archive information;
                        ``(C) provide a central location within the Federal
                    Government for information about education;
                        ``(D) provide comprehensive reference services on
                    matters related to education to employees, contractors,
                    and grantees of the Department, other Federal
                    employees, and members of the public; and
                        ``(E) promote greater cooperation and resource
                    sharing among providers and repositories of education
                    information in the United States.
                ``(2) Information.--The information collected and archived
            by the National Library of Education shall include--
                        ``(A) products and publications developed through,
                    or supported by, the Institute; and
                        ``(B) other relevant and useful education-related
                    research, statistics, and evaluation materials, and
                    other information, projects, and publications, that
                    are--
                                ``(i) consistent with--
                                        ``(I) scientifically valid
                                    research; or
                                        ``(II) the priorities and mission
                                    of the Institute; and
                                ``(ii) developed by the Department, other
                            Federal agencies, or other entities.

    ``SEC. 157. REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES FOR APPLIED RESEARCH,
                  DEVELOPMENT, AND EVIDENCE USE.

        ``(a) Authorization.--
                ``(1) Program authorized.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
                    Commissioner shall enter into contracts with entities
                    to establish a networked system of 10 regional
                    educational laboratories that serve the needs of each
                    geographic region of the United States in accordance
                    with the provisions of this section.
                        ``(B) Duration.--A contract under this subsection
                    shall be for a period of not less than 5 years and not
                    more than 7 years.
                ``(2) Geographic regions.--The regions served by the
            regional educational laboratories shall be the 10 geographic
            regions served by the regional educational laboratories
            established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research,
            Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as
            such provision existed on the day before the date of enactment
            of this Act).
                ``(3) Allocation.--The amount of assistance allocated to
            each regional educational laboratory by the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Commissioner shall reflect the number of local
            educational agencies and the number of school-age children
            within the region served by such laboratory, as well as the
            cost of providing services within the geographic area
            encompassed by the region.
                ``(4) Requirements.--In entering into contracts under this
            section for regional educational laboratories, the Evaluation
            and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that the regional
            educational laboratories established under this section have
            strong and effective governance, organization, management, and
            administration, and employ qualified staff.
                ``(5) Coordination.--In order to ensure coordination and
            prevent unnecessary duplication of activities among the
            regions, the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall--
                        ``(A) share information about the activities of
                    each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract
                    under this section with--
                                ``(i) each other regional educational
                            laboratory awarded a contract under this
                            section; and
                                ``(ii) the Department, including the
                            Director and the Board;
                        ``(B) oversee a strategic plan for ensuring that
                    each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract
                    under this section increases collaboration and
                    resource-sharing in such activities;
                        ``(C) ensure, where appropriate, that the
                    activities of each regional educational laboratory
                    awarded a contract under this section also serve
                    national interests; and
                        ``(D) ensure that each regional educational
                    laboratory awarded a contract under this section
                    coordinates such laboratory's activities with the
                    activities of other technical assistance centers,
                    particularly the comprehensive center established under
                    section 207 that serves such region.
                ``(6) Objectives and indicators.--Before entering into a
            contract under this section, the Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner shall design specific objectives and measurable
            indicators to be used to assess the particular programs or
            initiatives, and ongoing progress and performance, of the
            regional educational laboratories, in order to ensure that--
                        ``(A) the educational needs of the region are being
                    met; and
                        ``(B) the latest and best research and proven
                    practices are being carried out as part of school
                    improvement efforts.
                ``(7) Contract cycle.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary or designated
            official who oversees the comprehensive center program
            authorized under title II, shall, to the greatest extent
            practicable, ensure that the duration of contracts for regional
            educational laboratories under this subsection is consistent
            with the duration of grants, contacts, or cooperative
            agreements awarded by the Secretary or such designated official
            under the comprehensive center program, subject to paragraph
            (1)(B).
        ``(b) Eligible Entities.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
            Commissioner may enter into contracts under this section with
            research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of
            higher education, or partnerships among such entities or
            individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry
            out the activities described in this section.
                ``(2) Outreach.--In conducting competitions for any
            contract under this section, the Director shall--
                        ``(A) actively encourage eligible entities to
                    compete for such award by making information and
                    technical assistance relating to the competition widely
                    available; and
                        ``(B) seek input from the chief executive officers
                    of States, chief State school officers, educators, and
                    parents regarding--
                                ``(i) the need for applied research,
                            development, innovation responsive to the
                            challenges facing students and practitioners,
                            research-practice partnerships (as defined in
                            section 133(e)(2)), training, coaching,
                            evidence use activities, and other activities
                            to serve the educational needs of the
                            geographic region of the regional educational
                            laboratory; and
                                ``(ii) how those educational needs could be
                            addressed most effectively.
                ``(3) Requirements.--In determining whether to award a
            contract under this section to an eligible entity, the
            Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that an
            eligible entity has a history of effectiveness in carrying out
            applied research, development, and evidence use activities,
            including by considering the results of any completed
            evaluation required under this part or title II if such entity
            previously received a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement
            under such part or title.
        ``(c) Applications.--
                ``(1) Submission.--Each eligible entity desiring a contract
            under this section shall submit an application at such time, in
            such manner, and containing such information as the Evaluation
            and Evidence Use Commissioner may reasonably require.
                ``(2) Plan.--Each application submitted under paragraph (1)
            shall contain--
                        ``(A) a plan, spanning the period of the contract,
                    for carrying out the activities described in this
                    section in a manner that addresses--
                                ``(i) the priorities established under
                            section 205;
                                ``(ii) the needs of all States (and to the
                            extent practicable, of Bureau-funded schools
                            (as applicable) and local educational agencies)
                            within the region to be served by the regional
                            educational laboratory, on an ongoing basis;
                            and
                                ``(iii) how the eligible entity will
                            support the development and operation of one or
                            more high-quality research-practice
                            partnerships (as defined in section 133(e)(2))
                            to serve the applicable geographic region that
                            will be self-sustaining by the end of the
                            eligible entity's contract under this section;
                            and
                        ``(B) an assurance that the eligible entity will
                    regularly update the plan under subparagraph (A) during
                    the period of the contract.
                ``(3) Standards.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use
                    Commissioner shall establish a system for technical
                    review to ensure that applied research activities,
                    evidence-based reports, and products of the regional
                    educational laboratories are consistent with--
                                ``(i) the high-quality research standards
                            developed and maintained by such Commissioner,
                            which shall require peer review for resources
                            developed by the regional educational
                            laboratory before such resources are made
                            available in public, restricted-use, and easily
                            accessible formats, in accordance with
                            subparagraph (B); and
                                ``(ii) the evaluation standards adhered to
                            under section 154(a)(2)(A).
                        ``(B) Access.--In developing and maintaining
                    standards under this paragraph, the Evaluation and
                    Evidence Use Commissioner shall ensure that research or
                    data resulting from regional educational laboratories
                    shall be made available in public, restricted-use, and
                    easily accessible formats for further analyses,
                    reproducibility studies, and replication of research,
                    as long as any reported information does not reveal
                    personally identifiable information.
        ``(d) Activities.--Each regional educational laboratory awarded a
    contract under this section shall design and conduct applied research,
    development, data analysis, evaluation, and evidence use activities
    by--
                ``(1) developing a plan for identifying and serving the
            needs of the geographic region, in consultation with the
            corresponding comprehensive center established under section
            207 that serves such region, by conducting a continuing survey
            of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the
            region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the
            views of schools, teachers, principals, other school leaders,
            administrators, specialized instructional support personnel,
            paraprofessionals, other staff, parents, librarians, local
            educational agencies, State educational agencies, Bureau-funded
            schools, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and
            Tribal organizations within the region;
                ``(2)(A) carrying out applied research projects (including
            data analysis or evaluation) that are designed to serve the
            particular educational needs of the geographic region and that
            result in actionable information; or
                ``(B) supporting teams of researchers, practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers, as applicable, in
            carrying out field-initiated research;
                ``(3) assisting in solving site-specific problems and in
            development activities;
                ``(4) identifying, in a manner that is responsive to the
            challenges facing students and practitioners, exemplary and
            promising practices, supporting research and evaluation of such
            practices, and piloting or scaling relevant evidence-based
            practices;
                ``(5) assisting in gathering information on--
                        ``(A) school finance systems to promote improved
                    access to educational opportunities and to better serve
                    all public school students; and
                        ``(B) alternative administrative structures that
                    are more conducive to planning, implementing, and
                    sustaining school improvement and improved educational
                    outcomes, particularly student academic achievement;
                ``(6) providing training or professional learning (which
            may include supporting internships and fellowships and
            providing stipends) to practitioners, education system leaders,
            providers of professional development, State educational
            agencies, local educational agencies, Bureau-funded schools,
            Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal
            organizations, and State boards of education, regarding
            evidence use and resources developed by the What Works
            Clearinghouse established under section 155; and
                ``(7) developing and widely disseminating, in formats that
            are of high quality, easily accessible, understandable, and
            actionable, scientifically valid research, information,
            reports, and publications, to--
                        ``(A) student, parents, practitioners, education
                    system leaders, and policymakers, as appropriate,
                    within the region in which the regional educational
                    laboratory is located; and
                        ``(B) the Evaluation and Evidence Use Center.
        ``(e) Requirements.--In carrying out the activities described in
    subsection (d), each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract
    under this section shall--
                ``(1) collaborate with the National Education Centers in
            order to--
                        ``(A) maximize the use of research conducted
                    through the National Education Centers in the work of
                    such laboratory;
                        ``(B) keep the National Education Centers apprised
                    of the work of the regional educational laboratory in
                    the field; and
                        ``(C) inform the National Education Centers about
                    additional research needs identified in the field;
                ``(2) collaborate with the corresponding comprehensive
            center serving the same geographic region in order to minimize
            duplication and increase client satisfaction, as required under
            section 204;
                ``(3) support the development and operation of one or more
            high-quality research-practice partnerships (as such term is
            defined in section 133(e)(2)) to serve the applicable
            geographic region, that are self-sustaining at the end of such
            laboratory's contract period; and
                ``(4)(A) identify successful educational programs that have
            been developed by such laboratory in carrying out such
            laboratory's functions or that have been developed or used by
            others within the region served by the laboratory; and
                ``(B) make such information available to the Secretary and
            the network of regional educational laboratories so that such
            programs may be evaluated, replicated, or scaled.
        ``(f) Evaluations.--The Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) provide for independent evaluations of each of the
            regional educational laboratories in carrying out the duties
            described in this section in the third year that such
            laboratory receives assistance under this section, in
            accordance with the standards developed by the Evaluation and
            Evidence Use Commissioner; and
                ``(2) transmit the results of such evaluations to the
            corresponding regional governing board established under
            section 206, the relevant committees of Congress, and the
            Board.
        ``(g) Rule of Construction.--No regional educational laboratory
    receiving assistance under this section shall, by reason of the receipt
    of that assistance, be ineligible to receive any other assistance from
    the Department as authorized by law or be prohibited from engaging in
    activities involving international projects or endeavors.
        ``(h) Advance Payment System.--Each regional educational laboratory
    awarded a contract under this section shall participate in the advance
    payment system at the Department.
        ``(i) Additional Projects.--In addition to activities authorized
    under this section, the Director is authorized to enter into contracts
    or agreements with a regional educational laboratory for the purpose of
    carrying out additional projects to enable such regional educational
    laboratory to assist in efforts to achieve State education goals and
    for other purposes.
        ``(j) Annual Report and Plan.--Not later than July 1 of each year,
    each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this
    section shall submit to the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner--
                ``(1) a plan covering the succeeding fiscal year, in which
            such laboratory's mission, activities, and scope of work are
            described, including a general description of the plans such
            laboratory expects to submit in the remaining years of such
            laboratory's contract; and
                ``(2) a report of how well such laboratory is meeting the
            needs of the region, including--
                        ``(A) a summary of activities during the preceding
                    year;
                        ``(B) a list of entities served;
                        ``(C) a list of the products of the regional
                    educational laboratory; and
                        ``(D) any other information that the regional
                    educational laboratory may consider relevant or the
                    Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner may require.
        ``(k) Exemption for Regional Educational Laboratories From the
    Paperwork Reduction Act.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44,
    United States Code, shall not apply to the voluntary collection of
    information during the conduct of research by regional educational
    laboratories, except when such collection of information is carried out
    at the direction of the Evaluation and Evidence Use Commissioner.''.

             PART E--NATIONAL CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH

    SEC. 161. ESTABLISHMENT.

        Section 161 (20 U.S.C. 9567), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by inserting ``sustained'' before
                            ``research''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``infants'' and all that
                            follows through ``disabilities'' and inserting
                            ``infants and toddlers with disabilities,
                            children with disabilities, and youth with
                            disabilities, particularly in each subgroup of
                            students,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting ``and to increase the identification and
                    development of evidence-based practices or policies
                    related to special education;'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by striking ``National Center for
                            Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance''
                            and inserting ``National Center for Education
                            Evaluation and Evidence Use''; and
                                (ii) by striking the period and inserting
                            ``; and''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) to improve evidence use by practitioners, education
            system leaders, and policymakers to effectively support infants
            and toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities, and
            youth with disabilities.''; and
                (2) by striking subsection (c).

    SEC. 162. COMMISSIONER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH.

        Section 162 (20 U.S.C. 9567a), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) by inserting ``scientifically valid'' before
            ``research,''; and
                (2) by striking ``children with disabilities'' and
            inserting ``infants and toddlers with disabilities, children
            with disabilities, and youth with disabilities''.

    SEC. 163. DUTIES.

        Section 163 (20 U.S.C. 9567b), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
                (2) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and inserting
            the following:
        ``(a) General Duties.--The Special Education Research Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) maintain published peer-review standards and
            standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and
            development carried out under the auspices of the Special
            Education Research Center, aligned with the principles of
            scientifically valid research, in accordance with this part;
                ``(2) propose to the Director a special education research
            plan in accordance with subsection (b), and implement the
            research plan approved as part of the Institute's plan under
            section 115A; and
                ``(3) carry out research activities under this part
            consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and
            the mission of the Special Education Research Center described
            in section 161(b), and that are approved by the Director, such
            as activities that--
                        ``(A) improve services provided under the
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in order to
                    improve--
                                ``(i) student outcomes, including academic
                            achievement, functional outcomes, and
                            educational results for children with
                            disabilities and youth with disabilities; and
                                ``(ii) developmental outcomes for infants
                            and toddlers with disabilities;
                        ``(B) identify and support the development of
                    evidence-based services, strategies, interventions, or
                    policies, including multi-tier systems of supports and
                    positive behavioral interventions and supports, that--
                                ``(i) support learning and improve student
                            outcomes, including academic achievement,
                            functional outcomes, and educational results
                            for all children with disabilities and youth
                            with disabilities;
                                ``(ii) promote participation and progress
                            in the general education curriculum and general
                            education settings; and
                                ``(iii) improve reading, literacy,
                            mathematics, and science skills of children
                            with disabilities and youth with disabilities;
                        ``(C) ensure that research conducted under the
                    direction of the Special Education Research Center--
                                ``(i) supports the collaborative
                            identification and development of research
                            questions, designs, measurements, and methods
                            among researchers, students, families,
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers;
                                ``(ii) improves evidence use by
                            practitioners, education system leaders, and
                            policymakers;
                                ``(iii) is relevant to improving education
                            practice and policy; and
                                ``(iv) informs decision making by education
                            system leaders and policymakers;
                        ``(D) examine the needs of infants and toddlers
                    with disabilities, including factors that may result in
                    developmental delays;
                        ``(E) improve the alignment, compatibility, and
                    development of valid and reliable assessments,
                    including alternate assessments, as required by section
                    1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                    Act of 1965;
                        ``(F) examine challenging State academic standards
                    and alternate assessments for students with the most
                    significant cognitive disabilities in terms of academic
                    achievement, individualized instructional need,
                    appropriate education settings, and improved
                    educational outcomes;
                        ``(G) examine the educational, developmental, and
                    transitional needs of children with high-incidence and
                    low-incidence disabilities;
                        ``(H) examine the extent to which
                    overidentification and underidentification of infants
                    and toddlers with disabilities, children with
                    disabilities, and youth with disabilities occur, and
                    the causes thereof;
                        ``(I) examine and improve secondary and
                    postsecondary education, and transitional and
                    employment outcomes and results for children with
                    disabilities and youth with disabilities, including
                    such individuals' access to or completion of--
                                ``(i) a regular high school diploma;
                                ``(ii) career and technical education;
                                ``(iii) postsecondary education; and
                                ``(iv) vocational rehabilitation and
                            competitive integrated employment;
                        ``(J) examine methods of early intervention for
                    infants and toddlers with disabilities and children
                    with disabilities, including children with multiple or
                    complex developmental delays;
                        ``(K) examine and incorporate principles of
                    universal design for learning in the development of
                    standards, assessments, curricula, and instructional
                    methods to improve educational and transitional results
                    for children with disabilities and youth with
                    disabilities;
                        ``(L)(i) improve the preparation and support of
                    personnel, including early intervention personnel, who
                    provide educational and related services to infants or
                    toddlers with disabilities, children with disabilities,
                    or youth with disabilities, including methods to
                    support evidence use and use of accessible education
                    materials among such personnel and increase the
                    academic achievement and functional performance of such
                    infants, toddlers, children, or youth; and
                        ``(ii) examine the requirements related to the
                    professional qualifications of such personnel in regard
                    to sections 612(a)(14) and 635(a)(9) of the Individuals
                    with Disabilities Education Act;
                        ``(M) examine the excess costs of educating a child
                    with a disability and expenses associated with high-
                    cost special education and related services, including
                    the cost-effectiveness of different practices and
                    policies;
                        ``(N) help improve the involvement of parents in
                    order to support the educational and transitional
                    results for their infants and toddlers with
                    disabilities, children with disabilities, and youth
                    with disabilities;
                        ``(O) examine the unique needs, including with
                    respect to their mental health, of infants and toddlers
                    with disabilities, children with disabilities, and
                    youth with disabilities, including such infants,
                    toddlers, children, and youth who also--
                                ``(i) are English learners or gifted and
                            talented;
                                ``(ii) reside in rural communities; or
                                ``(iii) have the most significant cognitive
                            disabilities; and
                        ``(P) examine existing and emerging assistive,
                    adaptive, accessible, and instructional technologies,
                    including--
                                ``(i) online delivery of services;
                                ``(ii) use of such technologies in general
                            education settings;
                                ``(iii) factors that support or limit the
                            use of such technologies, including training
                            for students, practitioners, and parents and
                            the interoperability of devices; and
                                ``(iv) the impact of such technologies on
                            infants or toddlers with disabilities, children
                            with disabilities, or youth with disabilities.
        ``(b) Special Education Research Plan.--Not later than 60 days
    after the date on which the Board approves the priorities under section
    115, the Special Education Research Commissioner shall develop, in
    collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
    Rehabilitative Services, and submit a special education research plan
    to the Director that--
                ``(1) is consistent with the priorities and mission of the
            Institute and the mission of the Special Education Research
            Center and incorporates the perspectives and priorities of
            individuals and families with lived experience, including
            individuals with disabilities;
                ``(2) is consistent with the purposes of the Individuals
            with Disabilities Education Act;
                ``(3) contains an appropriate balance across all age ranges
            and by disability category under the Individuals with
            Disabilities Education Act, as appropriate;
                ``(4) provides for research that is objective and uses
            measurable indicators, including timelines, to assess its
            progress and results;
                ``(5) meets the procedures for peer review established by
            the Director under section 114(f)(5) and the standards of
            research described in section 134;
                ``(6) is coordinated with the comprehensive plan developed
            under section 681 of the Individuals with Disabilities
            Education Act; and
                ``(7) specifies how the Special Education Research Center
            will carry out research activities described in subsection
            (a)(3).
        ``(c) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--
                ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the duties under this
            section, the Special Education Research Commissioner may award
            grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
            with, eligible applicants.
                ``(2) Grant cycle.--The requirements described in section
            133(d) shall apply to the Special Education Research
            Commissioner in the same manner as such requirements apply to
            the Research Commissioner.
                ``(3) Eligible applicants.--Contracts, grants, or
            cooperative agreements for activities under this subsection
            shall be awarded only to applicants with the ability and
            capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.
                ``(4) Applications.--An eligible applicant that wishes to
            receive a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative
            agreement under this subsection shall submit an application to
            the Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such
            information as the Director may require.
        ``(d) Research-Practice Partnerships.--In carrying out the duties
    under subsection (a), the Special Education Research Commissioner may
    award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
    with, eligible entities to carry out research-practice partnerships in
    the same manner, and subject to the same definitions, terms, and
    conditions, as research-practice partnerships supported under section
    133(e).
        ``(e) Dissemination.--The Special Education Research Commissioner
    shall--
                ``(1) synthesize and disseminate the findings and results
            of special education research conducted or supported by the
            Special Education Research Center through--
                        ``(A) the National Center for Education Evaluation
                    and Evidence Use;
                        ``(B) activities funded under section 663 of the
                    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
                        ``(C) parent training and information centers
                    supported under section 671 of such Act; and
                        ``(D) activities funded under section 673 of such
                    Act; and
                ``(2) assist the Director in the preparation of the
            biennial report described in section 119.''; and
                (3) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
            striking ``fiscal years 2005 through 2010'' and inserting
            ``fiscal years 2024 through 2029''.

    SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.

        Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 9567 et seq.) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:

    ``SEC. 164. STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT AND EVALUATION OF RESEARCH.

        ``(a) Standards.--The Special Education Research Commissioner shall
    ensure that activities assisted under this section--
                ``(1) conform to high standards of quality, integrity,
            transparency, accuracy, validity, and reliability;
                ``(2) are carried out in accordance with--
                        ``(A) the standards for the conduct and evaluation
                    of all research and development established by the
                    National Center for Education Research; and
                        ``(B) any additional standards established by the
                    Special Education Research Commissioner; and
                ``(3) are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological,
            and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the
            basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or
            disability.
        ``(b) Applicability.--Parts A and F, and the standards for peer
    review of applications and for the conduct and evaluation of research
    under sections 133(a)(1) and 134, shall apply to the Secretary, the
    Director, and the Special Education Research Commissioner in carrying
    out this part.''.

                           PART F--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 171. REPEALS AND REDESIGNATION.

        Part F of title I (20 U.S.C. 9571 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) by striking sections 179 and 183 (as such sections were
            redesignated by section 102); and
                (2) by redesignating sections 180, 181, 182, and 184 (as so
            redesignated) as sections 179, 180, 181, and 182, respectively.

    SEC. 172. INTERAGENCY DATA SOURCES AND FORMATS.

        Section 171 (20 U.S.C. 9571), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Secretary,'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary,''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) Secure Public Access.--
                ``(1) In general.--Consistent with Federal law on privacy,
            intellectual property, and security, and the principles of
            scientifically valid research, the Director shall, subject to
            section 172, facilitate access for the public to research
            products, including data, software, and code supported by funds
            under this title.
                ``(2) Data management plans.--The Director shall require
            that proposals for funding for research supported under this
            title, to the extent appropriate, include a machine-readable
            data management plan that includes a description of how the
            recipient of the funding will archive and preserve access to
            data, software, and code developed as part of the proposed
            project.
                ``(3) Requirements.--In carrying out the requirements under
            this subsection, the Director shall--
                        ``(A) provide necessary resources, including
                    trainings and workshops, to educate researchers and
                    students on how to develop and review high-quality data
                    management plans; and
                        ``(B) ensure staff and peer review panels of the
                    Institute are equipped with the resources and training
                    necessary to review the quality of data management
                    plans in competitions for grants, contracts, and
                    cooperative agreements under this title, as
                    applicable.''.

    SEC. 173. PROHIBITIONS.

        Section 172 (20 U.S.C. 9572), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``individually'' and
            inserting ``personally''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                        (A) by striking ``section 153(a)(6)'' and inserting
                    ``section 143(a)(7)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``nations'' and inserting
                    ``countries''.

    SEC. 174. CONFIDENTIALITY.

        Section 173 (20 U.S.C. 9573), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and
            inserting ``subsection (d)'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking ``individually'' and inserting
                    ``personally'';
                        (B) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting
                    ``subsection (d)''; and
                        (C) by striking ``their families, and information
                    with respect to individual schools'' and inserting
                    ``and their families'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as
            subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Institution-Level Data.--The Director shall ensure that any
    authorized disclosed information with respect to an early childhood
    education program, elementary school, secondary school, local
    educational agency, or institution of higher education shall not
    include personally identifiable information.'';
                (5) in subsection (d)(2)(A), as redesignated by paragraph
            (3), by striking ``individually'' and inserting ``personally'';
            and
                (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by striking ``individually identifiable
                    information'' each place the term appears and inserting
                    ``personally identifiable information''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Individually
                    identifiable information'' and inserting ``Personally
                    identifiable information''.

    SEC. 175. AVAILABILITY OF DATA.

        Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9574), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``section 183'' and inserting ``section
            173''; and
                (2) by striking ``use of the Internet'' and inserting
            ``electronic means, such as posting in an easily accessible
            manner on the website of the Institute''.

    SEC. 176. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

        Section 175 (20 U.S.C. 9575), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 175. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

        ``The Director shall establish a system for managing the
    performance of all activities authorized under this title to ensure the
    effective use of Federal funds and ensure that such activities meet the
    Institute's mission, by--
                ``(1) developing and utilizing measurable performance
            indicators, including reasonable timelines, to evaluate and
            improve the effectiveness of such activities and to inform
            applicable competitions for grants, contracts, or cooperative
            agreements under this title;
                ``(2) ensuring information, statistics, products, and
            publications of the Institute are prepared in a timely manner
            and are widely disseminated to practitioners, education system
            leaders, and policymakers in formats that are of high quality,
            easily accessible, understandable, and actionable;
                ``(3) utilizing the most modern technology and other
            methods available, including arrangements to use data collected
            electronically by public agencies across early childhood
            through postsecondary study to ensure the efficient and least
            burdensome collection and timely distribution of information,
            including data and reports;
                ``(4) promoting engagement with, the wide dissemination of,
            and evidence use of, all information, products, and
            publications of the Institute in a manner that is responsive to
            the educational challenges facing students, families,
            practitioners, and education system leaders;
                ``(5) continuously improving management strategies and
            practices; and
                ``(6) making information available to the public in an
            expeditious fashion.''.

    SEC. 177. VACANCIES.

        Section 177 (20 U.S.C. 9577), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking the first sentence; and
                (2) by striking ``section 188'' and inserting ``section
            178''.

    SEC. 178. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES.

        Section 178 (20 U.S.C. 9578), as redesignated by section 102, is
    amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of subsection
            (a), by inserting ``, including experts in privacy, security of
            personally identifiable information, and cybersecurity,''
            before ``to carry out''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Rotators.--The Director may, under the authority provided by
    subsection (a), appoint for a limited term, or on a temporary basis,
    practitioners, researchers, and other technical and professional
    personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research
    institutions to work for the Institute, which may include such
    personnel affiliated with minority-serving institutions.''.

    SEC. 179. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Section 182 (20 U.S.C. 9584), as redesignated by section 171, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``(except section 174) $400,000,000 for fiscal
                    year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
                    the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which'' and inserting
                    ``(except section 157) such sums as may be necessary
                    for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 5 succeeding
                    fiscal years, of which, for each fiscal year'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``(as such Center'' and all
                            that follows through ``2002'' and inserting
                            ``for fiscal year 2023''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``, as authorized under
                            part C'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$1,000,000''
                    and inserting ``$2,000,000'';
                (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Program Administration.--There are authorized to be
    appropriated to carry out this title, for salaries and related expenses
    of the Director, each of the Commissioners, and employees described in
    section 178, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and
    each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.'';
                (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``section
                    174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003'' and inserting
                    ``section 157 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
                    year 2024''; and
                        (B) by striking the second sentence;
                (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by inserting ``for a fiscal year'' after ``this
                    section''; and
                        (B) by striking ``until expended'' and inserting
                    ``for the 2 succeeding fiscal years''; and
                (6) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Restrictions.--
                ``(1) Entities that receive funds from covered nations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that receives
                    funds from a covered nation, as defined in section
                    4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
                        ``(B) Tuition exclusion.--An entity that receives
                    tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a
                    covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of
                    title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered,
                    in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from
                    such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).
                ``(2) No funding for entities promoting antisemitism.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that promotes
                    antisemitism on the campus of such entity, or served by
                    such entity, in violation of title VI of the Civil
                    Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
                        ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                                ``(i) Antisemitism.--The term
                            `antisemitism' has the meaning given the
                            working definition of antisemitism adopted by
                            the International Holocaust Remembrance
                            Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the
                            contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by
                            the Alliance.
                                ``(ii) Entity.--The term `entity' means a
                            public elementary school or secondary school
                            (including a charter school), local educational
                            agency, State educational agency, postsecondary
                            program, or institution of higher education.''.

    SEC. 180. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

        (a) General Education Provisions Act.--Section 447(b) of the
    General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232j(b)) is amended by
    striking ``section 153(a)(6)'' and inserting ``section 143(a)(7)''.
        (b) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The Elementary
    and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is
    amended--
                (1) in section 2244(b)(5), by striking ``section 174'' and
            inserting ``section 157'';
                (2) in section 8101--
                        (A) in paragraph (23)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
                            ``section 153'' and inserting ``section 143'';
                            and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking
                            ``section 153'' and inserting ``section 143'';
                            and
                        (B) in paragraph (25)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
                            ``section 153'' and inserting ``section 143'';
                            and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking
                            ``section 153'' and inserting ``section 143'';
                            and
                (3) in section 8529(b), by striking ``section 153(a)(6) of
            the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C.
            9543(a)(6))'' and inserting ``section 143(a)(7) of the
            Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002''.
        (c) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--The Individuals
    with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 673(c), by striking ``section 174'' and
            inserting ``section 157''; and
                (2) in section 681(a)(1), by striking ``section 178(c)''
            and inserting ``section 163(b)''.

                   TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    SEC. 201. EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        (a) In General.--The Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002
    (20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

                  ``TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

    ``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

        ``This title may be cited as the `Educational Technical Assistance
    Act of 2002'.

    ``SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

        ``In this title:
                ``(1) ESEA terms.--The terms `child with a disability',
            `English learner', `evidence-based', `local educational
            agency', `school leader', `Secretary', and `State educational
            agency' have the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
                ``(2) ESRA terms.--The terms `Bureau-funded school',
            `evidence use', `geographic region', `institution of higher
            education', `regional educational laboratory', and `subgroup of
            students' have the meanings given those terms in section 102.
                ``(3) Comprehensive center.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The term `comprehensive center'
                    means a technical assistance center authorized under
                    section 207.
                        ``(B) National comprehensive center.--The term
                    `national comprehensive center' means a comprehensive
                    center established or supported through an award under
                    section 207(a)(2)(A) to support regional comprehensive
                    centers by scaling effective technical assistance,
                    minimizing duplication, and addressing common
                    implementation challenges faced by States and emerging
                    national education issues.
                        ``(C) Regional comprehensive center.--The term
                    `regional comprehensive center' means a comprehensive
                    center established or supported through an award under
                    section 207(a)(2)(B) that serves 1 geographic region.
                ``(4) Focus center.--The term `focus center' means a
            technical assistance center authorized under section 208.

    ``SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

        ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to improve
    educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly academic
    achievement, for all students, particularly for each subgroup of
    students, through the coordination of technical assistance to support
    the effective implementation of--
                ``(1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
                ``(2) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
                ``(3) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
            Act of 2006;
                ``(4) the Higher Education Act of 1965;
                ``(5) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
                ``(6) section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act
            (commonly known as the ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy
            Act of 1974''); and
                ``(7) other relevant Federal education laws.
        ``(b) Activities.--In meeting the purpose of subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall--
                ``(1) provide technical assistance to practitioners,
            education system leaders, elementary and secondary schools,
            Bureau-funded schools, local educational agencies, State
            educational agencies, institutions of higher education,
            families, local boards and State boards (as defined in section
            3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), other
            appropriate agencies, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian
            organizations, and Tribal organizations to support effective
            implementation of the laws described in subsection (a);
                ``(2) encourage evidence use and support the implementation
            of evidence-based practices to improve educational outcomes,
            particularly academic achievement, for all students, and
            particularly for each subgroup of students; and
                ``(3) align technical assistance efforts across the
            Department of Education to minimize duplication of technical
            assistance and increase client satisfaction in a manner that--
                        ``(A) promotes high-quality, actionable, timely,
                    and easily accessible information; and
                        ``(B) is responsive to the educational challenges
                    facing students, families, practitioners, and education
                    system leaders.
        ``(c) Content.--The technical assistance provided under this
    section may include--
                ``(1) an evaluation of the implementation of Federal
            programs at the State, Tribal, or local level, or building
            State, Tribal, or local capacity to carry out such an
            evaluation; and
                ``(2) improving or streamlining data collections, and
            increasing the capacity of State, Tribal, or local agencies to
            analyze and communicate such data and carry out evidence use to
            support practitioners and education system leaders in evidence-
            based decision making.

    ``SEC. 204. COORDINATION BETWEEN COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS AND REGIONAL
                  EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES.

        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use described in
    section 152, shall ensure that regional comprehensive centers and
    regional educational laboratories that serve the same geographic
    regions are effectively coordinated to minimize duplication and
    increase client satisfaction.
        ``(b) Local Coordination.--Each regional comprehensive center and
    regional educational laboratory that serves the same geographic region,
    to the greatest extent practicable, shall--
                ``(1) carry out local needs assessments and related input
            gathering in a coordinated manner;
                ``(2) be familiar with each other's work plan and areas of
            expertise, and with other federally funded technical assistance
            centers;
                ``(3) be responsive, in a timely and effective manner, to
            the State educational agencies, local educational agencies,
            and, if applicable, Bureau-funded schools located in such
            geographic region, which may include referring such an agency
            or school to a more appropriate federally funded technical
            assistance center;
                ``(4) develop and maintain a shared regional governing
            board, in accordance with the requirements of section
            206(a)(1); and
                ``(5) identify challenges facing students and practitioners
            in the region so as to inform the work of focus centers
            authorized under section 208.
        ``(c) Contract Cycle.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use, shall, to the
    greatest extent practicable, ensure that the duration of grants,
    contacts, or cooperative agreements awarded for comprehensive centers
    under this title is consistent with the duration of contracts awarded
    by such Commissioner for the regional educational laboratory program.

    ``SEC. 205. PRIORITIES.

        ``The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional
    educational laboratories and comprehensive centers, taking into account
    input from regional governing boards.

    ``SEC. 206. GOVERNING BOARDS.

        ``(a) Regional Governing Board.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Each regional comprehensive
                    center and regional educational laboratory that serves
                    the same geographic region shall have a shared regional
                    governing board that shall guide and direct the work of
                    such center and such laboratory.
                        ``(B) Costs.--In supporting and maintaining the
                    regional governing board required under this paragraph,
                    each regional comprehensive center and regional
                    educational laboratory shall equally divide any costs
                    related to developing, operating, or staffing such
                    board. Each center or laboratory may enter into a
                    contract with another center or laboratory to carry out
                    such activities.
                ``(2) Duties.--Each regional governing board established
            under paragraph (1) shall advise the relevant regional
            comprehensive center and regional educational laboratory on--
                        ``(A) the comprehensive center's activities
                    described in section 207(f) and the laboratory's
                    activities to satisfy the terms and conditions of the
                    contract award under section 154;
                        ``(B) the regional agenda of such center and such
                    laboratory, in a manner that is responsive to the
                    challenges facing students and practitioners in the
                    region, which may include the identification of
                    exemplary, innovative, and promising practices in the
                    region for additional study;
                        ``(C) ensuring the work of the comprehensive center
                    and the laboratory is of high quality, actionable,
                    timely, and easily accessible;
                        ``(D) identifying challenges facing students and
                    practitioners in the region, which shall inform the
                    work of focus centers authorized under section 208; and
                        ``(E) the implementation of such center's and such
                    laboratory's respective duties in a manner that
                    promotes progress toward providing all students,
                    particularly each subgroup of students, access to high-
                    quality educational opportunities and improves
                    educational outcomes, particularly student academic
                    achievement.
                ``(3) Composition.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Each regional governing board
                    shall be composed of--
                                ``(i) the chief State school officers, or
                            such officers' designees or other State
                            officials, in each State located in the
                            corresponding geographic region; and
                                ``(ii) not more than 10 other members who
                            are representative of the educational interests
                            in the corresponding geographic region, which
                            may include the following:
                                        ``(I) Representatives of local
                                    educational agencies and educational
                                    service agencies, including
                                    representatives of local educational
                                    agencies serving urban and rural areas.
                                        ``(II) Representatives of
                                    institutions of higher education.
                                        ``(III) Parents.
                                        ``(IV) Practitioners, including
                                    classroom teachers, principals, and
                                    other school leaders.
                                        ``(V) Representatives of workforce
                                    development.
                                        ``(VI) Policymakers, expert
                                    practitioners, and researchers with
                                    knowledge of, and experience using,
                                    research, development, evaluation, and
                                    statistics.
        ``(b) National Comprehensive Center Governing Board.--
                ``(1) In general.--The National Comprehensive Center shall
            have a governing board that shall--
                        ``(A) guide and direct the work of such center; and
                        ``(B) support such center in scaling effective
                    technical assistance, minimizing duplication, and
                    addressing common implementation challenges faced by
                    States and emerging national education issues.
                ``(2) Composition.--The governing board described in this
            subsection shall be composed of--
                        ``(A) not less than 1 member of each regional
                    governing board described in subsection (a); and
                        ``(B) a variety of members described in subsection
                    (a)(3)(A)(ii).

    ``SEC. 207. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS.

        ``(a) Authorization.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award or enter into
            11 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a
            competitive basis, to establish national or regional
            comprehensive centers, in accordance with paragraph (2).
                ``(2) Award criteria.--In awarding or entering into grants,
            contracts, or cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary--
                        ``(A) shall award 1 grant to, or enter into 1
                    contract or cooperative agreement with, an eligible
                    entity to enable that eligible entity to establish a
                    national comprehensive center that will support
                    regional comprehensive centers by--
                                ``(i) scaling effective technical
                            assistance;
                                ``(ii) minimizing duplication; and
                                ``(iii) addressing--
                                        ``(I) common implementation
                                    challenges faced by States; and
                                        ``(II) emerging national education
                                    issues; and
                        ``(B) shall ensure that 1 regional comprehensive
                    center is established in each of the geographic
                    regions.
                ``(3) National comprehensive center; regional comprehensive
            centers.--In the case of--
                        ``(A) a national comprehensive center described in
                    paragraph (2)(A), the Nation shall be considered to be
                    the region served by the comprehensive center; and
                        ``(B) a regional comprehensive center described in
                    paragraph (2)(B), the geographic region shall be
                    considered to be the region served by the comprehensive
                    center.
        ``(b) Eligible Entities.--
                ``(1) In general.--Grants, contracts, or cooperative
            agreements under this section may be made with research
            organizations, public agencies, private entities, educational
            service agencies, institutions of higher education, or
            partnerships among such entities, with the demonstrated ability
            or capacity to carry out the activities described in subsection
            (f) (referred to in this section as `eligible entities').
                ``(2) Outreach.--In conducting competitions for grants,
            contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the
            Secretary shall--
                        ``(A) actively encourage eligible entities to apply
                    for such awards by making widely available information
                    and technical assistance relating to the awards
                    described under this section; and
                        ``(B) seek input from chief executive officers of
                    States, chief State school officers, teachers,
                    principals, other school leaders, parents,
                    administrators, paraprofessionals, and other
                    individuals with knowledge of the needs of the regions
                    to be served by the awards, regarding--
                                ``(i) the needs in the regions for
                            technical assistance authorized under this
                            title; and
                                ``(ii) how such needs may be addressed most
                            effectively.
                ``(3) Requirements.--In determining whether to award or
            enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under
            this section, the Secretary shall ensure that an eligible
            entity has a history of effectiveness in providing high-quality
            technical assistance, including by considering the results of
            any completed evaluation required under this title or part D of
            title I if such entity previously received a grant, contract,
            or cooperative agreement under this title or title I.
        ``(c) Application.--
                ``(1) Submission.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity seeking a
                    grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
                    section shall submit an application at such time, in
                    such manner, and containing such additional information
                    as the Secretary may reasonably require, including the
                    plan described in paragraph (2).
                        ``(B) Engagement.--To help ensure applications
                    submitted under this paragraph are responsive to
                    challenges facing students, practitioners, and
                    education system leaders in the region proposed to be
                    served, each eligible entity submitting such an
                    application shall meaningfully engage with not less
                    than 1 individual or entity located in such region from
                    each of the following categories, to inform the
                    application:
                                ``(i) State educational agencies.
                                ``(ii) Local educational agencies.
                                ``(iii) Bureau-funded schools, Indian
                            Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and
                            Tribal organizations, as applicable for the
                            geographic region;
                                ``(iv) Practitioners, including teachers,
                            principals, and other school leaders.
                                ``(v) Students and parents.
                                ``(vi) Policymakers, expert practitioners,
                            and researchers with knowledge of, and
                            experience using, the findings from research,
                            evaluation, and statistics.
                ``(2) Plan.--Each application submitted under paragraph (1)
            shall contain--
                        ``(A) an assurance that such applicant will develop
                    and regularly update a 5-year service plan for carrying
                    out the technical assistance and capacity-building
                    activities for the region in a manner that addresses--
                                ``(i) the priorities described under
                            section 205; and
                                ``(ii) the needs of all States (and to the
                            extent practicable, of local educational
                            agencies) within the region to be served by the
                            national or regional comprehensive center, on
                            an ongoing basis; and
                        ``(B) an assurance that such entity will develop
                    and regularly update and submit to the Secretary a
                    State service plan that includes--
                                ``(i) a description of the capacity-
                            building supports to be delivered by the center
                            in response to educational challenges facing
                            students, practitioners, and education system
                            leaders in a manner that supports evidence use;
                            and
                                ``(ii) a description of the technical
                            assistance to be provided to support the
                            effective implementation of the Elementary and
                            Secondary Education Act of 1965.
        ``(d) Allocation.--
                ``(1) In general.--Each regional comprehensive center
            established under this section shall allocate such center's
            resources to and within each State in a manner that reflects
            the need for assistance, taking into account such factors as--
                        ``(A) the proportion and number of students from
                    low-income backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5)
                    of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
                        ``(B) the number of schools implementing
                    comprehensive support and improvement activities,
                    targeted support and improvement activities, and
                    additional targeted support, under section 1111(d) of
                    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in
                    the region;
                        ``(C) the increased cost burden of service delivery
                    in rural areas; and
                        ``(D) any special initiatives being undertaken by
                    State, intermediate, local educational agencies, or
                    Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate, that may require
                    special assistance from the center.
                ``(2) Responsiveness.--In allocating resources in
            accordance with paragraph (1), each regional comprehensive
            center shall reserve not more than 15 percent of funds awarded
            by the Secretary for a fiscal year to respond in a timely
            fashion to urgent needs of State educational agencies and local
            educational agencies served by such center for such fiscal
            year, which may also include modifying the activities of the
            center and the State service plan described in subsection
            (c)(2)(B).
        ``(e) Scope of Work.--Each comprehensive center established under
    this section shall work with State educational agencies, local
    educational agencies, educational service agencies, and schools,
    including Bureau-funded schools, in the region where such center is
    located, on school improvement activities that take into account
    factors such as the proportion and number of students from low-income
    backgrounds counted under section 1113(a)(5) of Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the region, and give priority to--
                ``(1) schools in the region with a high percentage or
            number of students from low-income backgrounds, as determined
            under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
            Education Act of 1965, including such schools in rural and
            urban areas, and schools receiving assistance under title I of
            that Act;
                ``(2) local educational agencies in the region in which a
            high percentage or number of school-age children are from low-
            income families, as determined under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of
            the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including
            such local educational agencies in rural and urban areas; and
                ``(3) schools in the region that are implementing
            comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted
            support and improvement activities, and additional targeted
            support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary
            Education Act of 1965.
        ``(f) Activities.--A comprehensive center established under this
    section shall provide high-quality, high-impact technical assistance on
    the implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
    1965 and capacity-building supports to State educational agencies,
    Tribal educational agencies, local educational agencies, educational
    service agencies, and schools, including Bureau-funded schools, located
    in the region served by such center by--
                ``(1) providing capacity-building supports described in
            subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), which may include supports to--
                        ``(A) strengthen data privacy and security; or
                        ``(B) coordinate with other State and local public
                    agencies, institutions of higher education, and
                    entities to address challenges facing students,
                    practitioners, and education system leaders;
                ``(2) providing training, professional development, and
            technical assistance regarding implementation of laws described
            in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii);
                ``(3) facilitating communication between teachers,
            principals, other school leaders, paraprofessionals, parents,
            families, librarians, and education system leaders, as
            appropriate;
                ``(4) supporting evidence use among practitioners and
            education system leaders, at a minimum, in--
                        ``(A) the core academic subjects of mathematics,
                    science, and reading or language arts;
                        ``(B) meeting the needs of English learners and
                    children with disabilities; and
                        ``(C) education technology and digital literacy
                    (including assistive and adaptive technology);
                ``(5) in coordination with the Director of the Institute of
            Education Sciences, disseminating and providing information,
            reports, and publications that support teaching and learning to
            improve educational opportunities and student outcomes,
            particularly academic achievement, and particularly for each
            subgroup of students, to students, families, practitioners,
            education system leaders, and policymakers within the region
            served by the center;
                ``(6) bringing teams of experts together to develop and
            implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially
            in schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement
            activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and
            additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
                ``(7) supporting high-quality teacher and school leader
            preparation, recruitment, and retention practices, including
            evidenced-based clinical experiences, and improving the teacher
            pipeline in critical areas.

    ``SEC. 208. FOCUS CENTERS.

        ``(a) Authorization.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award or enter into
            not more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to
            eligible entities (as described in section 207(b)(1)) to enable
            those eligible entities to establish and operate focus centers
            on topics described in subsection (b).
                ``(2) Application.--Each eligible entity seeking a grant,
            contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall
            submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
            containing such additional information as the Secretary may
            reasonably require.
                ``(3) Requirements.--Focus centers authorized under
            paragraph (1) shall--
                        ``(A) address 1 or more topics described in
                    subsection (b);
                        ``(B) carry out activities that increase evidence
                    use on such topic among practitioners, education system
                    leaders, elementary schools and secondary schools,
                    local educational agencies, and State educational
                    agencies; and
                        ``(C) in a timely manner, develop evidence-based
                    products or tools regarding such topic and widely
                    disseminate such products or tools to practitioners,
                    education system leaders, and policymakers in formats
                    that are of high quality, easily accessible,
                    understandable, and actionable.
        ``(b) Topics.--
                ``(1) Engagement.--The Secretary shall engage with--
                        ``(A) regional governing boards, in accordance with
                    section 206(a)(2)(D), to identify challenges facing
                    students and practitioners that are of shared
                    importance and urgency across geographic regions; and
                        ``(B) the Director of the Institute of Education
                    Sciences to examine the evidence bases of research that
                    may address the challenges identified in subparagraph
                    (A).
                ``(2) Identification.--After carrying out the engagement
            requirements in paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation
            with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall
            identify topics for focus centers that address educational
            challenges of shared importance and urgency and that may be
            addressed through the mobilization of robust evidence bases of
            research.
        ``(c) Rule.--In making awards under this section, the Secretary may
    carry out discrete award competitions for each topic developed under
    subsection (b).

    ``SEC. 209. EVALUATIONS.

        ``(a) Comprehensive Centers.--
                ``(1) National center for education evaluation and evidence
            use.--The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent
            evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and
            Evidence Use of the comprehensive centers receiving assistance
            under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to
            the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on
            Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations
            of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute
            of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall
            include an analysis of the services provided under this title,
            the extent to which each of the comprehensive centers meets the
            objectives of its respective plan, and the extent to which--
                        ``(A) technical assistance provided by such
                    centers--
                                ``(i) was of high quality and high impact;
                                ``(ii) was responsive to the needs of
                            clients in the region; and
                                ``(iii) improved implementation of the laws
                            described in section 207(c)(2)(C)(ii);
                        ``(B) capacity-building services were of high
                    quality and high impact, and responsive to the
                    educational challenges of State educational agencies,
                    local educational agencies, and schools in the region;
                    and
                        ``(C) such centers effectively coordinated with
                    regional educational laboratories and other federally
                    funded technical assistance centers to align technical
                    assistance, minimize duplication, and increase client
                    satisfaction.
                ``(2) Independent entity.-- In addition to the evaluation
            described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that
            each comprehensive center receiving assistance under this title
            is evaluated by an independent entity, which shall be completed
            not less than 1 fiscal year prior to the end of the period of
            the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the eligible
            entity that operates the comprehensive center, and which
            shall--
                        ``(A) include each of the analyses and assessments
                    described in paragraph (1); and
                        ``(B) determine the extent to which such center
                    effectively supported the decision making of
                    practitioners, education system leaders, and
                    policymakers located in the region served by the
                    center.
        ``(b) Focus Center Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for
    ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education
    Evaluation and Evidence Use of the focus centers receiving assistance
    under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee
    on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the
    Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences,
    and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the
    evidence use activities carried out by such center, and such center's
    effectiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and urgency.

    ``SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
    out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and
    for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.
        ``(b) Restrictions.--
                ``(1) Entities that receive funds from covered nations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that receives
                    funds from a covered nation, as defined in section
                    4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
                        ``(B) Tuition exclusion.--An entity that receives
                    tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a
                    covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of
                    title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered,
                    in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from
                    such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).
                ``(2) No funding for entities promoting antisemitism.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that promotes
                    antisemitism on the campus of such entity, or served by
                    such entity, in violation of title VI of the Civil
                    Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
                        ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                                ``(i) Antisemitism.--The term
                            `antisemitism' has the meaning given the
                            working definition of antisemitism adopted by
                            the International Holocaust Remembrance
                            Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the
                            contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by
                            the Alliance.
                                ``(ii) Entity.--The term `entity' means a
                            public elementary school or secondary school
                            (including a charter school), local educational
                            agency, State educational agency, postsecondary
                            program, or institution of higher education.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2244 of the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``section 203 of the
            Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602)''
            and inserting ``section 207 of the Educational Technical
            Assistance Act of 2002''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ``section 203 of the
            Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602)''
            and inserting ``section 207 of the Educational Technical
            Assistance Act of 2002''.

             TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

    SEC. 301. REFERENCES.

        Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
    amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
    of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
    be made to a section or other provision of the National Assessment of
    Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.).

    SEC. 302. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD.

        Section 302 (20 U.S.C. 9621) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4);
                (2) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (e)(1) and
            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) establish an assessment schedule, in
                    consultation with the Commissioner for Education
                    Statistics to ensure the technical and cost feasibility
                    of such schedule's implementation, that complies with
                    the requirements of section 303(b), including--
                                ``(i) selecting the subject areas and
                            grades or ages to be assessed; and
                                ``(ii) determining the years in which such
                            assessments will be conducted;''; and
                (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``on the
            Department's'' and all that follows through the period at the
            end and inserting the following: ``on--
                        ``(A) the Department's actions to implement the
                    decisions of the Assessment Board; and
                        ``(B) the budget of the Department regarding the
                    costs associated with the duties of the Assessment
                    Board and activities relating to the National
                    Assessment, including the technical and cost
                    feasibility of carrying out the assessment schedule
                    established under subsection (e)(1)(A).''.

    SEC. 303. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.

        Section 303 (20 U.S.C. 9622) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
                            ``subject to paragraph (4),'' before
                            ``conduct'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                        (I) by inserting ``subject to
                                    paragraph (4),'' before ``conduct a'';
                                    and
                                        (II) by striking ``, but at least
                                    as'' and all that follows through the
                                    semicolon and inserting ``and at least
                                    once every 4 years;''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``,
                            to provide'' and all that follows through the
                            semicolon and inserting ``, subject to
                            paragraph (4);'';
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) in clause (i), by inserting
                                    ``subject to paragraph (4),'' before
                                    ``shall''; and
                                        (II) in clause (iv), by inserting
                                    ``subject to paragraph (4),'' before
                                    ``shall''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting
                            ``on'' before ``the standards'';
                        (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as
                    paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively;
                        (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
                ``(4) Delays.--
                        ``(A) Frequency of grade 4 and grade 8
                    assessments.--In carrying out the reading and
                    mathematics assessments requirements under
                    subparagraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (2) and
                    paragraph (3), the Commissioner for Education
                    Statistics shall conduct such assessments in--
                                ``(i) 2024;
                                ``(ii) 2027; and
                                ``(iii) every other year thereafter, in
                            order to provide for 1 year in which no such
                            assessments are conducted between each
                            administration of such assessments.
                        ``(B) Frequency of grade 12 assessments.--In
                    carrying out the reading and mathematics assessments
                    under paragraph (2)(C), the Commissioner for Education
                    Statistics shall conduct such assessments in--
                                ``(i) 2024;
                                ``(ii) 2029; and
                                ``(iii) every 4 years thereafter.''; and
                        (E) in paragraph (6)(C), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (C), by striking ``information on'' and
                    all that follows through the period at the end and
                    inserting ``, to the extent feasible, information
                    needed to carry out paragraph (2)(G).'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``Chairman of
                    the House Committee'' and all that follows through the
                    period at the end and inserting ``Committee on
                    Education and the Workforce of the House of
                    Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education,
                    Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting a comma after
                    ``Code'';
                (3) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ``For'' and
            inserting ``In accordance with section 1111(g)(2)(D) of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for'';
                (4) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by striking ``shall'' and all
                                    that follows through ``by--'' and
                                    inserting ``shall be determined by--'';
                                    and
                                        (II) by redesignating subclauses
                                    (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii),
                                    respectively, and indenting
                                    appropriately;
                                (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(B) National consensus approach.--The Assessment
                    Board shall--
                                ``(i) make the determinations described in
                            subparagraph (A) utilizing a national consensus
                            approach; and
                                ``(ii) ensure the achievement levels
                            developed under such subparagraph are
                            reasonable, valid, and informative to the
                            public.'';
                                (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and
                            (D); and
                                (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
                            subparagraph (C); and
                        (B) in paragraph (4)--
                                (i) by striking ``trial'';
                                (ii) by inserting ``under this
                            subsection,'' after ``development''; and
                                (iii) by inserting a comma after
                            ``officer'';
                (5) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``-'' after
            the semicolon; and
                (6) in subsection (g)(2)--
                        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``indian
                    affairs schools'' and inserting ``indian education'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``Indian Affairs'' and inserting
                    ``Indian Education''.

    SEC. 304. DEFINITIONS.

        Section 304 (20 U.S.C. 9623) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
            (2) and (3), respectively;
                (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by
            paragraph (1), the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The terms `elementary school', `local
            educational agency', `secondary school', and `Secretary' have
            the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.'';
                (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
            inserting ``Director.--'' before ``The term''; and
                (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting
            ``State.--'' before ``The term''.

    SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Section 305(a) (20 U.S.C. 9624(a)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
                ``(1) for fiscal year 2024--
                        ``(A) such sums as may be necessary to carry out
                    section 302; and
                        ``(B) such sums as may be necessary to carry out
                    section 303; and
                ``(2) for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, such sums
            as may be necessary to carry out sections 302 and 303.''.

    SEC. 306. RESTRICTIONS.

        Section 305 (20 U.S.C. 9624) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(c) Restrictions.--
                ``(1) Entities that receive funds from covered nations.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that receives
                    funds from a covered nation, as defined in section
                    4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
                        ``(B) Tuition exclusion.--An entity that receives
                    tuition on behalf of an individual who is from a
                    covered nation, as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of
                    title 10, United States Code, shall not be considered,
                    in receiving such tuition, to have received funds from
                    such nation for purposes of subparagraph (A).
                ``(2) No funding for entities promoting antisemitism.--
                        ``(A) In general.--No funds provided under this
                    section may be provided to an entity that promotes
                    antisemitism on the campus of such entity or served by
                    such entity in violation of title VI of the Civil
                    Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
                        ``(B) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                                ``(i) Antisemitism.--The term
                            `antisemitism' has the meaning given the
                            working definition of antisemitism adopted by
                            the International Holocaust Remembrance
                            Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the
                            contemporary examples of antisemitism cited by
                            the Alliance.
                                ``(ii) Entity.--The term `entity' means a
                            public elementary school or secondary school
                            (including a charter school), local educational
                            agency, State educational agency, postsecondary
                            program, or institution of higher education.''.
                                                           Calendar No. 309

    118th CONGRESS

      2d Session

                                    S. 3392

    _______________________________________________________________________

                                     A BILL

         To reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the
        Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National
      Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other
                                   purposes.

    _______________________________________________________________________

                                January 22, 2024

                           Reported with an amendment