                   CHAPTER 48--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
 
Sec. 3425. Office of Educational Technology


(a) Establishment

    There shall be in the Department of Education an Office of 
Educational Technology (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
``Office''), to be administered by the Director of Educational 
Technology. The Director of Educational Technology shall report directly 
to the Secretary and shall perform such additional functions as the 
Secretary may prescribe.

(b) Director

    The Director of the Office of Educational Technology (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Director''), through the Office, 
shall--
        (1) in support of the overall national technology policy and in 
    consultation with other Federal departments or agencies which the 
    Director determines appropriate, provide leadership to the Nation in 
    the use of technology to promote achievement of the National 
    Education Goals and to increase opportunities for all students to 
    achieve State content and challenging State student performance 
    standards;
        (2) review all programs and training functions administered by 
    the Department and recommend policies in order to promote increased 
    use of technology and technology planning throughout all such 
    programs and functions;
        (3) review all relevant programs supported by the Department to 
    ensure that such programs are coordinated with and support the 
    national long-range technology plan developed pursuant to section 
    5862(b) \1\ of this title; and
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        (4) perform such additional functions as the Secretary may 
    require.

(c) Officers and employees

    The Director is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such 
officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of 
the Office, subject to the provisions of title 5 (governing appointments 
in the competitive service), and the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification 
and General Schedule pay rates).

(d) Experts and consultants

    The Secretary may obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
accordance with section 3109 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 96-88, title II, Sec. 216, as added Pub. L. 103-227, title II, 
Sec. 233(a), Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 154.)

                       References in Text

    Section 5862 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was 
repealed by Pub. L. 103-382, title III, Sec. 361(a), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 
Stat. 3974.
    The provisions of title 5 (governing appointments in the competitive 
service), referred to in subsec. (c), are classified generally to 
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                          Codification

    Another section 216 of Pub. L. 96-88 was enacted by Pub. L. 103-382 
and is classified to section 3423d of this title.


           Transfer of Office of Training Technology Transfer

    Section 236(a)(1) of Pub. L. 103-227 provided that: ``The Office of 
Training Technology Transfer as established under section 6103 of the 
Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 ([former] 20 U.S.C. 5093) is 
transferred to and established in the Office of Educational 
Technology.''
