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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.


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                   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 
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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

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                                 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.

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                            January 22, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment