Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§9544 Performance of Duties

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Statistics Commissioner can award grants, sign contracts, make cooperative agreements, and give technical help to collect and manage education statistics. The Commissioner can use sampling (including random sampling) and can use information from many places, such as States, local school systems, public and private schools, preschools, colleges, adult and vocational programs, libraries, teachers, students, the public, and other federal offices. The Commissioner can make agreements with other agencies, work with outside groups to collect data, and assign staff to help with data collection. The Commissioner must help and coordinate with other Department offices that gather data. Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements may be awarded by competition for up to 5 years and can be renewed once for up to another 5 years at the Commissioner’s choice.

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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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20 U.S.C. § 9544

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60