Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/374

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105 STAT. 346 PUBLIC LAW 102-73 —JULY 25, 1991 (3) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking "(A)"; (B) by inserting after "adults" the following: ", particularly in areas with a high proportion of adults who do not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education or its equivalent"; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as amended by paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3)(A) Grants to States provided under this section shall also be used for competitive 2-year grants to public housing authorities for literacy programs and related activities. Any public housing authority that receives a grant under this subparagraph shall consult with local adult education providers in conducting programs and activities with assistance provided under the grant. Any grant provided under this subparagraph shall be referred to as a 'Gateway Grant'. Reports. "(B) The Secretary shall, not less often than every 2 years, evaluate any grants made under this paragraph and report the results of such evaluation to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.". (c) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—Section 331(a) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1205(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: "(2) within 2 years of the enactment of the National Literacy Act of 1991, the development and implementation, in consultation with a widely representative group of appropriate experts, educators, and administrators, of indicators of program quality to be used to evaluate programs assisted under this title, as required by section 352, to determine whether such programs are effective, including whether such programs are successfully recruiting, retaining, and improving the literacy skills of the individuals served in such programs;'. (d) STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.—(1) The heading for section 332 of the Adult Education Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 332. STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ADULT EDUCATION AND LIT- ERACY.". (2) Section 332 of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1205a) is amended— (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1), by striking "adult education, appointed by the Governor" and inserting "adult education and literacy, appointed by, and responsible to, the Governor"; (B) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(1)— (i) by inserting "and literacy" after "adult education"; and (ii) by striking "consist" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: "consist of— "(i) representatives of public education; "(ii) representatives of public and private sector employ- ment;