Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§9544 Performance of duties

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM › Part Part C— - National Center for Education Statistics › § 9544

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Statistics Commissioner can award grants, make contracts and cooperative agreements, and give technical help to carry out these duties. The Commissioner can use sampling (including random sampling) and can use information from many sources — like state and local education agencies, public and private schools and colleges, preschools, vocational and adult programs, libraries, teachers, students, the public, other organizations, and other federal offices. The Commissioner can make interagency agreements, arrange with outside groups to collect data, and assign Statistics Center staff to help. To better serve children and youth, the Commissioner must give technical help to Department offices that collect data and must coordinate with those offices. Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements may be awarded competitively for up to 5 years and may be renewed, at the Commissioner’s choice, for up to 5 more years.

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Title 20, §9544

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(a)In carrying out the duties under this part, the Statistics Commissioner,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.

(b)(1)The Statistics Commissioner may use the statistical method known as sampling (including random sampling) to carry out this part.

(2)The Statistics Commissioner may, as appropriate, use information collected—

(A)from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, vocational and adult education programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions (including information collected by States and local educational agencies for their own use); and

(B)by other offices within the Institute and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.

(3)The Statistics Commissioner may—

(A)enter into interagency agreements for the collection of statistics;

(B)arrange with any agency, organization, or institution for the collection of statistics; and

(C)assign employees of the Statistics Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.

(4)In order to maximize the effectiveness of Department efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Statistics Commissioner shall—

(A)provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and

(B)coordinate with other Department offices in the collection of data.

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section may be awarded, on a competitive basis, for a period of not more than 5 years, and may be renewed at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner for an additional period of not more than 5 years.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 9544

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73