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Plans;

education researcher pipeline.

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116.

National Board for Education Sciences.

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117.

Commissioners of the National Education Centers.

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118.

Agreements.

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119.

Director biennial report.

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120.

Transparency.

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131.

Establishment.

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132.

Commissioner for Education Research.

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133.

Duties.

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134.

Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

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141.

Establishment.

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142.

Commissioner for Education Statistics.

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143.

Duties.

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144.

Performance of duties.

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Reports.

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146.

Dissemination.

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147.

Cooperative education statistics partnerships.

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148.

Statewide longitudinal data systems.

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149.

Data innovation grants.

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151.

National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.

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161.

Establishment.

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162.

Commissioner for Special Education Research.

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163.

Duties.

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164.

Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

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171.

Repeals and redesignation.

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172.

Interagency data sources and formats.

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173.

Prohibitions.

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174.

Confidentiality.

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175.

Availability of data.

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176.

Performance management.

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177.

Vacancies.

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178.

Scientific or technical employees.

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179.

Authorization of appropriations.

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180.

Conforming amendments.

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201.

Educational technical assistance.

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301.

References.

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National Assessment Governing Board.

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303.

National Assessment of Educational Progress.

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304.

Definitions.

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305.

Authorization of appropriations.

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3.

SHORT TITLE;

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC LAW.</DELETED> <DELETED> Section 1 of the Act of November 5, 2002 (Public Law 107- 279;

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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.

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102.

Definitions.

<DELETED>``Part A--The Institute of Education Sciences <DELETED>``Sec.

111.

Establishment.

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112.

Functions.

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113.

Delegation.

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114.

Office of the Director.

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115.

Priorities.

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115A.

Plans.

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115B.

Education researcher pipeline.

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116.

National Board for Education Sciences.

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117.

Commissioners of the National Education Centers.

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118.

Agreements.

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119.

Director biennial report.

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120.

Competitive awards.

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121.

Transparency.

<DELETED>``Part B--National Center for Education Research <DELETED>``Sec.

131.

Establishment.

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132.

Commissioner for Education Research.

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133.

Duties.

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134.

Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

<DELETED>``Part C--National Center for Education Statistics <DELETED>``Sec.

141.

Establishment.

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142.

Commissioner for Education Statistics.

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143.

Duties.

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144.

Performance of duties.

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145.

Reports.

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146.

Dissemination.

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147.

Cooperative education statistics partnerships.

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148.

State defined.

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149.

Grant program for statewide longitudinal data systems.

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150.

Data innovation grants.

<DELETED>``Part D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use <DELETED>``Sec.

151.

Establishment.

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152.

Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use.

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153.

Duties.

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154.

Evaluations.

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155.

What Works Clearinghouse and related functions.

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156.

Evidence use activities.

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157.

Regional educational laboratories for applied research, development, and evidence use.

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161.

Establishment.

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162.

Commissioner for Special Education Research.

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163.

Duties.

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164.

Standards for conduct and evaluation of research.

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171.

Interagency data sources and formats.

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172.

Prohibitions.

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173.

Confidentiality.

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174.

Availability of data.

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175.

Performance management.

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176.

Authority to publish.

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177.

Vacancies.

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178.

Scientific or technical employees.

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179.

Voluntary service.

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180.

Rulemaking.

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181.

Copyright.

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182.

Authorization of appropriations.

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201.

Short title.

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202.

Definitions.

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203.

Coordination of technical assistance.

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204.

Coordination between comprehensive centers and regional educational laboratories.

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205.

Priorities.

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206.

Governing boards.

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207.

Comprehensive centers.

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208.

Focus centers.

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209.

Evaluations.

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210.

Authorization of appropriations <DELETED>``TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS <DELETED>``Sec.

301.

Short title.

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302.

National Assessment Governing Board.

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303.

National Assessment of Educational Progress.

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304.

Definitions.

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305.

Authorization of appropriations.

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401.

Redesignations.

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402.

Amendments to Department of Education Organization Act.

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403.

Repeals.

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404.

Conforming and technical amendments.

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405.

Orderly transition.

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406.

Impact aid.''.

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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, 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 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 members;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(II) 4 years for each of 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;