                  CHAPTER 68--NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM LEADERSHIP, STANDARDS, AND 
                               ASSESSMENTS
 
                 Part A--National Education Goals Panel
 
Sec. 5823. Duties


(a) In general

    The Goals Panel shall--
        (1) report to the President, the Secretary, and the Congress 
    regarding the progress the Nation and the States are making toward 
    achieving the National Education Goals established under subchapter 
    I of this chapter, including issuing an annual report;
        (2) review voluntary national content standards and voluntary 
    national student performance standards;
        (3) report on promising or effective actions being taken at the 
    national, State, and local levels, and in the public and private 
    sectors, to achieve the National Education Goals; and
        (4) help build a nationwide, bipartisan consensus for the 
    reforms necessary to achieve the National Education Goals.

(b) Report

                           (1) In general

        The Goals Panel shall annually prepare and submit to the 
    President, the Secretary, the appropriate committees of Congress, 
    and the Governor of each State a report that shall--
            (A) report on the progress of the United States toward 
        achieving the National Education Goals; and
            (B) identify actions that should be taken by Federal, State, 
        and local governments to enhance progress toward achieving the 
        National Education Goals and to provide all students with a fair 
        opportunity-to-learn.

                           (2) Form; data

        Reports shall be presented in a form, and include data, that is 
    understandable to parents and the general public.

(Pub. L. 103-227, title II, Sec. 203, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 136; Pub. 
L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101(d) [title VII, Sec. 703(a)(6)], Apr. 26, 
1996, 110 Stat. 1321-211, 1321-252; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104-140, 
Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101(d) [title VII, 
Sec. 703(a)(6)(A)(iii)], amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, 
par. (2) read as follows: ``after taking into consideration the public 
comments received pursuant to section 5846 of this title and not later 
than 90 days after receipt, review the--
        ``(A) criteria developed by the National Education Standards and 
    Improvement Council for the certification of State content 
    standards, State student performance standards, State assessments, 
    and State opportunity-to-learn standards; and
            ``(B) voluntary national content standards, voluntary 
        national student performance standards and voluntary national 
        opportunity-to-learn standards certified by the National 
        Education Standards and Improvement Council,
except that the Goals Panel shall have the option of disapproving such 
criteria and standards by a two-thirds majority vote of the membership 
of the Goals Panel not later than 90 days after receipt of such criteria 
and standards;''.
    Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101(d) [title VII, Sec. 703(a)(6)(A)(i), 
(ii)], redesignated par. (4) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which 
read as follows: ``report on State opportunity-to-learn standards and 
strategies and the progress of States that are implementing such 
standards and strategies to help all students meet State content 
standards and State student performance standards;''.
    Subsec. (a)(3) to (6). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101(d) [title VII, 
Sec. 703(a)(6)(A)(i), (ii)], redesignated pars. (5) and (6) as (3) and 
(4), respectively, and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: 
``submit to the President nominations for appointment to the National 
Education Standards and Improvement Council in accordance with 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 5842 of this title;''. Former par. 
(4) redesignated (2).
    Subsec. (b)(1)(C). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101(d) [title VII, 
Sec. 703(a)(6)(B)], struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: 
``report on State opportunity-to-learn standards and strategies and the 
progress of States that are implementing such standards and strategies 
to help all students meet State content standards and State student 
performance standards.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 25 section 2001.
