108 STAT. 3642
PUBLIC LAW 103-382—(XT. 20, 1994
of Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, and
Labor—
"(A) to promote the use of technology in education,
training, and lifelong learning, including plans for the educational uses of a national information infrastructure; and
"(B) to ensure that the policies and programs of such
departments or agencies facilitate the use of technology
for educational purposes, to the extent feasible;
"(3) how the Secretary will work with educators. State
and local educational agencies, and appropriate representatives
of the private sector to facilitate the effective use of technology
in education;
"(4) how the Secretary will promote—
"(A) higher achievement of all students through the
integration of technology into the curriculum;
"(B) increased access to the benefits of technology for
teaching and learning for schools with a high number or
percentage of children from low-income families;
"(C) the use of technology to assist in the implementation of State systemic reform strategies;
"(D) the application of technological advances to use
in education;
"(E) increased access to high quality adult and family
education services through the use of technology for instruction and professional development; and
"(F) increased opportunities for the professional development of teachers in the use of new technologies;
"(5) how the Secretary will determine, in consultation with
appropriate individuals, organizations, industries, and agencies,
the feasibility and desirability of establishing guidelines to
facilitate an easy exchange of data and effective use of technology in education;
(6) how the Secretary will promote the exchange of
information among States, local educational agencies, schools,
consortia, and other entities concerning the effective use of
technology in education;
"(7) how the Secretary will utilize the outcomes of the
evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 3123 to promote
the purposes of this part; and
"(8) the Secretary's long-range measurable goals and objectives relating to the purposes of this part.
20 USC 6832.
"SEC. 3122. FEDERAL LEADERSHIP.
"(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—In order to provide Federal leadership in promoting the use of technology in education, the Secretary,
in consultation with the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, the United States National Commission on
Libraries and Information Sciences, and other appropriate Federal
agencies, may carry out activities designed to achieve the purposes
of this part directly or by awarding grants or contracts competitively
and pursuant to a peer review process to, or entering into contracts
with. State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or other public and private nonprofit
or for-profit agencies and organizations.
"(b) ASSISTANCE.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall provide assistance
to the States to enable such States to plan effectively for
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