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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 319

illiterate individuals required in subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a report every 4 years to the President and to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the status of literacy and adult education in the Nation. "(d) EVALUATION REPORT.—Three years after the date of enactment of the Adult Education Amendments of 1988, and thereafter in conjunction with the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of the Congress on the results of program evaluations required under this title and conclusions drawn therefrom regarding progress toward meeting the goals and purposes of this title, together with such recommendations as the Secretary may wish to make. "SEC. 384. NATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

20 USC 1213c.

"(a) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall, through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, support applied research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and related activities which will contribute to the improvement and expansion of adult education in the Nation. Such activities shall include the establishment of a national clearinghouse to compile information on literacy curriculum and resources for adults, including youth and adults of limited English proficiency and adults with handicaps. The Secretary may support such activities directly, or Contracts, through grants to, or cooperative agreements with, public or private institutions, agencies, or organizations, or individuals. "(b) RESEARCH CONCERNING SPECIAL NEEDS.—In addition to

the

responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement under section 405 of the General Education Provisions Act, the Assistant Secretary may, with funds available under that section, with funds available under other Federal programs, or with funds set aside under section 313(d) of this title, support research on the special needs of persons requiring adult education including a study of the magnitude and nature of the needs of adults with learning disabilities who are eligible for participation in adult education programs. The Assistant Secretary may support such Contracts. research directly or through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private institutions, agencies, or organizations. -SEC. 385. LIMITATION.

"No grant may be made under this title for any educational program, activity, or service related to sectarian instruction or religious worship, or provided by a school or department of divinity. For purposes of this section, the term 'school or department of divinity* means an institution or a department or branch of an institution whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation, or to prepare them to teach theological subjects.".

PART C—EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY SEC. 2301. REAUTHORIZATION OF PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION.

Section 304(b) of the Education for Economic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 3983) is amended— (1) by striking ", and 1988" and all that follows before the period;

20 USC 1213d.