Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/435

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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-406 subgrants made by the agency have improved their reading skills. "(2) CONTRACT.—^A State educational agency shall carry out the evaluation under this subsection by entering into a contract with an entity that conducts scientifically based reading research, under which contract the entity will perform the evaluation. "(3) SUBMISSION, —^A State educational agency shall submit the findings from the evaluation under this subsection to the Secretary. The Secretary shall submit a summary of the findings from the evaluations under this subsection and the nationsJ assessment conducted under section 2257 to the appropriate committees of the Congress, including the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. "(b) PERFORMANCE REPORTS.— A State educational agency that receives a grant under section 2253 shall submit performance reports to the Secretary pursuant to a schedule to be determined by the Secretary, but not more fi*equently than annually. Such reports shall include— "(1) with respect to subgrants under section 2255, the program or programs of reading instruction, based on scientifically based reading research, selected by subgrantees; "(2) the results of use of the evaluation referred to in section 2253(b)(2)(E)(iv); and "(3) a description of the subgrantees receiving funds under this part. "SEC. 2260. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS 20 USC 6661i. FROM APPROPRIATIONS; SUNSET. "(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— "(1) FY 1999. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part and section 1202(c) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. "(2) FY 2000. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part and section 1202(c) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. "(b) RESERVATIONS.— From each of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary— "(1) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out section 2257(a); "(2) shall reserve $5,000,000 to carry out section 2258; and "(3) shall reserve $10,000,000 to carry out section 1202(c). "(c) SUNSET,—Notwithstanding section 422(a) of the General Education Provisions Act, this part is not subject to extension under such section,". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 2003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking "title," and inserting "title (other than part C),"; and (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "part C" and inserting "part D". (2) PRIORITY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MATHE- MATICS AND SCIENCE. —Section 2206 of the Elementary and