20 U.S.C. § 9584 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 1728 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 9583 and section 3419 of this title, amended sections 1232j, 3412, 3461, 6194, 6311, 6312, 7013, 7451, 7703, 7909, 9007, 9010, 9011, 9573, 9623, and 9624 and former sections 6317, 6491, 6932, 7253c, 7283b, and 7283d of this title and section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred sections 9010 and 9011 of this title to sec- tions 9621 and 9622 of this title, respectively, repealed sections 3419, 6011, 6021, 6031, 6041, 6051, 6053 to 6053e, 6054 to 6054b, 6055 to 6055h, 6056, 6056a, 9001 to 9009, and 9012 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 7703 and 9501 of this title, and repealed provi- sions set out as notes under sections 1221e and 9001 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. § 9583. Removal (a) Presidential The Director, each member of the Board, and the Commissioner for Education Statistics may be removed by the President prior to the expira- tion of the term of each such appointee. (b) Director Each Commissioner appointed by the Director pursuant to section 9517 of this title may be re- moved by the Director prior to the expiration of the term of each such Commissioner. (Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 193, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1974.) § 9584. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to ad- minister and carry out this subchapter (except section 9564 of this title) $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 November 5, 2002) 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 9516 of this title (relating to the National Board for Education Sciences). (b) Regional educational laboratories There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 9564 of this title $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be nec- essary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. Of the amounts appropriated under the pre- ceding sentence for a fiscal year, the Director shall obligate not less than 25 percent to carry out such purpose with respect to rural areas (in- cluding schools funded by the Bureau which are located in rural areas). (c) Availability Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 194, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1975.) SUBCHAPTER II—EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE § 9601. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) In general The terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the mean- ings given those terms in section 7801 of this title. (2) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Education. (Pub. L. 107–279, title II, § 202, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(gg)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2174.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2015—Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amend- ment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive pro- grams and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title. SHORT TITLE This subchapter known as the ‘‘Educational Tech- nical Assistance Act of 2002’’, see Short Title note set out under section 9501 of this title. § 9602. Comprehensive centers (a) Authorization (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, mathe- matics, science, and technology, especially to low-performing schools and districts, to estab- lish comprehensive centers. (2) Regions In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary— (A) shall ensure that not less than 1 com- prehensive center is established in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the re- gional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Re- search, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002); and (B) after meeting the requirements of sub- paragraph (A), shall consider, in awarding the remainder of the grants, the school-age population, proportion of economically dis- advantaged students, the increased cost bur- dens of service delivery in areas of sparse population, and the number of schools im- plementing comprehensive support and im- provement activities and targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6311(d)] in