20 U.S.C. § 6369b
Section 6369b · Research
Amended 2 times on record
The Secretary shall carry out, through grant or contract, research into the components of successful family literacy services, to use—
(1) to improve the quality of existing programs assisted under this part or other family literacy programs carried out under this chapter or the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act [20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.]; and
(2) to develop models for new programs to be carried out under this chapter or the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
(1) In general
From amounts reserved under section 6362(b)(2) of this title, the National Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall carry out research that—
(A) is scientifically based reading research (as defined in section 6661a of this title); and
(B) determines—
(i) the most effective ways of improving the literacy skills of adults with reading difficulties; and
(ii) how family literacy services can best provide parents with the knowledge and skills they need to support their children's literacy development.
(2) Use of expert entity
The National Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall carry out the research under paragraph (1) through an entity, including a Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out longitudinal studies of the development of literacy skills in children and has developed effective interventions to help children with reading difficulties.
The National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate, pursuant to section 6661g of this title, the results of the research described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section to States and recipients of subgrants under this part.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title II of Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§9201 et seq.) of chapter 73 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(m)(3)], added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(m)(1)], substituted “subsections (a) and (b)” for “subsection (a)”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(m)(2)], redesignated subsec. (b) as (c).