 
                   CHAPTER 48--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
 
Sec. 3419. Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    There shall be in the Department an Office of Educational Research 
and Improvement, to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for 
Educational Research and Improvement appointed under section 3412(b) of 
this title. The Assistant Secretary shall administer such functions 
concerning research, development, demonstration, dissemination, 
evaluation, and assessment activities as the Secretary shall delegate 
and such functions as set forth in the Educational Research, 
Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 [20 U.S.C. 6001 
et seq.].

(Pub. L. 96-88, title II, Sec. 208, formerly Sec. 209, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 
Stat. 674; Pub. L. 103-227, title IX, Sec. 911(b), Mar. 31, 1994, 108 
Stat. 213; renumbered Sec. 208, Pub. L. 103-382, title II, 
Sec. 271(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3929.)

                       References in Text

    The Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and 
Improvement Act of 1994, referred to in text, is title IX of Pub. L. 
103-227, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 212, which is classified principally 
to subchapter IX (Sec. 6001 et seq.) of chapter 68 of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 6001 of 
this title and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 208 of Pub. L. 96-88 was classified to section 3418 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-145.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-227 inserted before period at end ``and such 
functions as set forth in the Educational Research, Development, 
Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 3461, 6011, 9002 of this 
title.
