§2401. Research objectives

It is the purpose of this part—

(1) to authorize research activities which contribute to improving the access to vocational education programs of individuals who are disadvantaged, who are handicapped, women who are entering nontraditional occupations, adults who are in need of retraining, individuals who are single parents, displaced homemakers, or single pregnant women, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals who are incarcerated in correctional institutions;

(2) to authorize additional research and development activities that are related to the purposes of this chapter as stated in section 2301 of this title;

(3) to improve the competitive process by which research projects are awarded;

(4) to encourage the dissemination of findings of research projects assisted under this chapter to all States; and

(5) to authorize research activities which are readily applicable to the vocational education setting and are of practical application to vocational education administrators, counselors, and instructors and others involved in vocational education.

(Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, §401, as added Pub. L. 98–524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2466; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, §402, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 806.)

Amendments

1990—Par. (1). Pub. L. 101–392, §402(1), substituted “single parents, displaced homemakers, or single pregnant women” for “single parents or homemakers”.

Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 101–392, §402(2), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as (3) to (5), respectively.

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 101–392 effective July 1, 1991, see section 702(a) of Pub. L. 101–392, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2402 of this title.