PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3615
"(2) evaluate activities carried out under this part and
parts B and C, in accordance with section 14701.
"(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the activities described
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate professional development programs within the Department, particularly with those
programs within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and shall consult and coordinate with the National Science
Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum Services,
and other appropriate Federal agencies and entities.
"SEC. 2102. AUTHORIZED ACTIVrriES.
Grants.
"(a) ACTIVITIES.— The Secretary shall use funds available to
carry out this part for—
"(1) providing seed money to the entities described in section 2101(a) to develop the capacity of such entities to offer
sustained and intensive high-quality professional development;
"(2) awarding a grant or contract, in consultation with
the Director of the National Science Foundation, to establish
an Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and
Science Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the
' Clearinghouse'); and
"(3) evaluating programs assisted under this part and parts
B and C, in accordance with section 14701.
"(b) CLEARINGHOUSE.—
" (1) APPLICATION AND AWARD BASIS. —Each entity desiring
to establish and operate the Clearinghouse authorized by subsection (a)(2) shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The grant or
contract awarded pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be made
on a competitive, merit basis.
"(2) DURATION.— The grant or contract awarded under subsection (a)(2) shall be awarded for a period of five years and
shall be reviewed by the Secretary not later than 30 months
from the date the grant or contract is awarded.
"(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The grant or contract awarded under
subsection (a)(2) shall be used to—
"(A) maintain a permanent repository of mathematics
and science education instructional materials and programs
for elementary and secondary schools, including middle
schools (including, to the extent practicable, all materials
and programs developed with Federal and non-Federal
funds, such as instructional materials developed by the
Department, materials developed by State and national
mathematics and science programs assisted under this
part, and other instructional materials) for use by the
regional consortia established under part C of title XIII
and by the general public;
"(B) compile information on all mathematics and
science education programs administered by each Federal
agency or department;
"(C) disseminate information, programs, and instructional materials to the public, dissemination networks, and
the regional consortia established under part C of title
XIII;
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