PUBLIC LAW 107-279—NOV. 5, 2002 116 STAT. 1975 SEC. 194. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 20 USC 9584. (a) IN GENERAL. — There are authorized to be appropriated to administer and carry out this title (except section 174) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years, of which— (1) not less than the amount provided to the National Center for Education Statistics (as such Center was in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) for fiscal year 2002 shall be provided to the National Center for Education Statistics, as authorized under part C; and (2) not more than the lesser of 2 percent of such funds or $1,000,000 shall be made available to carry out section 116 (relating to the National Board for Education Sciences). (b) REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 174 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the Director shall obligate not less than 25 percent to carry out such purpose with respect to rural areas (including schools funded by the Bureau which are located in rural areas). (c) AVAILABILITY. —Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended. TITLE II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002". SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) IN GENERAL.— The terms "local educational agency" and "State educational agency" have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education. SEC. 203. COMPREHENSIVE CENTERS. 20 USC 9602. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — Grants. (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Secretary is authorized to award not less than 20 grants to local entities, or consortia of such entities, with demonstrated expertise in providing technical assistance and professional development in reading, mathematics, science, and technology, especially to low-performing schools and districts, to establish comprehensive centers. (2) REGIONS. — In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary— (A) shall ensure that not less than 1 comprehensive center is established in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002. 20 USC 9501 note. 20 USC 9601.
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