 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
                       Part A--Federal Activities
 
Sec. 6621. Program authorized


(a) In general

    The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, and enter into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with, local educational agencies, 
educational service agencies, State educational agencies, State agencies 
for higher education, institutions of higher education, and other public 
and private agencies, organizations, and institutions to--
        (1) support activities of national significance that the 
    Secretary determines will contribute to the development and 
    implementation of high-quality professional development activities 
    in the core academic subjects; and
        (2) evaluate activities carried out under this part and parts B 
    and C \1\ of this subchapter, in accordance with section 8941 of 
    this title.
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(b) Requirements

    In carrying out the activities described in subsection (a) of this 
section, the Secretary shall coordinate professional development 
programs within the Department, particularly with those programs within 
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement and the Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and shall consult and 
coordinate with the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment 
for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute 
of Museum and Library Services, and other appropriate Federal agencies 
and entities.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title II, Sec. 2101, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3614; amended Pub. L. 104-208, div. 
A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title VII, Sec. 709(b)(3)(A)], Sept. 30, 1996, 
110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-313.)

                       References in Text

    Part C of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was 
redesignated part D of this subchapter and a new part C added by Pub. L. 
105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 101(a)], Oct. 21, 1998, 
112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-391.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-208 substituted ``the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services'' for ``the Institute of Museum Services''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6622 of this title.
