116 STAT. 1982 PUBLIC LAW 107-279—NOV. 5, 2002 20 USC 9608. SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. TITLE III—NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ 20 USC 9501 'pj^jg I^IIQ jj^ay be referred to as the "National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act". 20 USC 9623. SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. .. In this title: (1) The term "Director" means the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. (2) The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 20 USC 9624. SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated— (1) for fiscal year 2003— (A) $4,600,000 to carry out section 302, as amended by section 401 of this Act (relating to the National Assessment Governing Board); and (B) $107,500,000 to carry out section 303, as amended by section 401 of this Act (relating to the National Assessment of Educational Progress); and (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years to carry out sections 302 and 303, as amended by section 401 of this Act. (b) AVAILABILITY.— Amounts made available under this section shall remain available until expended. TITLE IV—AMENDATORY PROVISIONS SEC. 401. REDESIGNATIONS. (a) CONFIDENTIALITY.— Section 408 of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9007) is amended— (1) by striking "center", "Center", and "Commissioner" each place any such term appears and inserting "Director"; (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking "statistical purpose" and inserting "research, statistics, or evaluation purpose under this title"; (3) by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting the following: "(1) IN GENERAL. — " (A) DISCLOSURE. —No Federal department, bureau, agency, officer, or employee and no recipient of a Federal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement may, for any reason, require the Director, any Commissioner of a National Education Center, or any other employee of the Institute to disclose individually identifiable information that has been collected or retained under this title. "(B) IMMUNITY. —Individually identifiable information collected or retained under this title shall be immune from
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