Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 1.djvu/119

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PUBLIC LAW 103-33—MAY 25, 1993 107 STAT. 93 Public Law 103-33 103d Congress An Act To authorize the conduct and development of NAEP assessments for May 25, 1993 fiscal year 1994. [S. 801] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 406 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e-l) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), by striking "and 1993" and inserting "1993, and 1994"; and (2) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (i)(2)— (A) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively; (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: "(iii) The National Assessment shall— "(I) conduct, in 1994, a trial mathematics assessment for the 4th and 8th grades, and a trial reading assessment for the 4th grade, in States that wish to participate, with the purpose of determining whether such assessments yield valid and reliable State representative data; "(II) develop a trial mathematics assessment for the 12th grade, and a trial reading assessment for the 8th and 12th grades, to be administered in 1994 in States that wish to participate, with the purpose of determining whether such assessments yield valid and reliable State representative data; and "(III) include in each such sample assessment described in subclauses (I) and (II) students in public and private schools in a manner that ensures comparability with the national sample."; and (C) in clause (vi) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking "paragraph (C)(i) and (ii)" and inserting "clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)".