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106 STAT. 820 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 (b) CONDUCT OF STUDY. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Education shall evaluate the effectiveness of programs for disadvantaged children that, in exchange for the child's commitment to achieving a satisfactory elementary and secondary education, promise the child the financial resources needed to pursue a postsecondary education. (2) CONTENT.— The Secretary of Education shall study a sample of the types of programs available, and (A) determine the success or failure of such programs in increasing the access and entry of disadvantaged students into postsecondary education, (B) identify the most successful programs and the causes for success, and (C) determine the responsibiHties of sponsors oftheprogrcuns. (3) PROGRAMS STUDIED.— The progrcims studied shall include a guaremtee of postsecondary education for students currently in elementary or secondary grade levels. The programs may include supportive services, mentoring, study slalls, and counseling to students participating in the program. (c) DISSEMINATION.— The Secretary of Education shall disseminate the findings through appropriate agencies and organizations including associations of businesses. (d) SUBMISSION OF REPORT. —The Secretary of Education shall submit an interim report regarding the study by June 30, 1996, and a final report regarding the study by January 1, 1997, to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. 20 USC 1134 SEC. 1408. EWORMATION ON GRADUATE EDUCATION. (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED. —The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study which will provide an assessment of the information currently collected on graduate education and will identify what additional information should be generated to guide the Department of Education in defining and executing its role in the support of graduate education. (b) SUBJECT OP ASSESSMENT.— The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include the assessment of the total amount of Federal, State, private, foundation, and institutional fellowships, assistantships, loans, or any other forms of financisd assistance to all graduate students, including both American and foreign students; and how these amounts are distributed by race, by sex, to nontraditional students, and to students with disabilities. In addition, the assessment sheill determine the number of graduate students, cross-referenced by race, sex, and nationeil origin, psirttime, fiili-time, independent versus dependent status, and individu£ds with disabilities who enrolled and completed all requirements for the degrees master of arts, master of science, master in business administration, doctor of philosophy, doctor of education, juris doctor, medical doctor, doctor in veterinary medicine, and doctor of dental science. (c) CONSULTATION.— In conducting such study, the Secretary of Education shall consult with other agencies and organizations involved in graduate education pohcy, including the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the President's Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation and the other Federal agencies supporting academic research and graduate