116 STAT. 1964 PUBLIC LAW 107-279—NOV. 5, 2002 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act)) for the duration of those awards, in accordance with the terms and agreements of such awards. (d) NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—T here is established within the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance a National Library of Education that shall— (A) be headed by an individual who is highly qualified in library science; (B) collect and archive information; (C) provide a central location within the Federal Government for information about education; (D) provide comprehensive reference services on matters related to education to employees of the Department of Education and its contractors and grantees, other Federal employees, and members of the public; and (E) promote greater cooperation and resource sharing among providers and repositories of education information in the United States. (2) INFORMATION.— The information collected and archived by the National Library of Education shall include— (A) products and publications developed through, or supported by, the Institute; and (B) other relevant and useful education-related research, statistics, and evaluation materials and other information, projects, and publications that are— (i) consistent with— (I) scientifically valid research; or (II) the priorities and mission of the Institute; and (ii) developed by the Department, other Federal agencies, or entities (including entities supported under the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 and the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses (established under section 941(f) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f)) (as such provision was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act))). 20 USC 9563. SEC. 173. EVALUATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out its missions, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance may— (A) conduct or support evaluations consistent with the Center's mission as described in section 171(b); (B) evaluate programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); (C) to the extent practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported by others in order to determine the quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by those evaluations, with the approval of the Director;
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