20 U.S.C. § 2401
Section 2401 · Research objectives
Amended 2 times on record
It is the purpose of this part—
(1) to authorize research activities which contribute to improving the access to vocational education programs of individuals who are disadvantaged, who are handicapped, women who are entering nontraditional occupations, adults who are in need of retraining, individuals who are single parents, displaced homemakers, or single pregnant women, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals who are incarcerated in correctional institutions;
(2) to authorize additional research and development activities that are related to the purposes of this chapter as stated in section 2301 of this title;
(3) to improve the competitive process by which research projects are awarded;
(4) to encourage the dissemination of findings of research projects assisted under this chapter to all States; and
(5) to authorize research activities which are readily applicable to the vocational education setting and are of practical application to vocational education administrators, counselors, and instructors and others involved in vocational education.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1990—Par. (1). Pub. L. 101 392, §402(1), substituted “single parents, displaced homemakers, or single pregnant women” for “single parents or homemakers”.
Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 101 392, §402(2), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as (3) to (5), respectively.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101 392 effective July 1, 1991, see section 702(a) of Pub. L. 101 392, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.