 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
                   Part C--Reading and Literacy Grants
 
Sec. 6661g. Information dissemination


(a) In general

    From funds reserved under section 6661i(b)(2) of this title, the 
National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate information on 
scientifically based reading research and information on subgrantee 
projects under section 6661d or 6661e of this title that have proven 
effective. At a minimum, the institute shall disseminate such 
information to all recipients of Federal financial assistance under 
subchapters I and VII of this chapter, the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 
9831 et seq.], the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.], and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
[20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.].

(b) Coordination

    In carrying out this section, the National Institute for Literacy--
        (1) shall use, to the extent practicable, information networks 
    developed and maintained through other public and private persons, 
    including the Secretary, the National Center for Family Literacy, 
    and the Readline Program;
        (2) shall work in conjunction with any panel convened by the 
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the 
    Secretary and any panel convened by the Office of Educational 
    Research and Improvement to assess the current status of research-
    based knowledge on reading development, including the effectiveness 
    of various approaches to teaching children to read, with respect to 
    determining the criteria by which the National Institute for 
    Literacy judges scientifically based reading research and the design 
    of strategies to disseminate such information; and
        (3) may assist any State educational agency selected to receive 
    a grant under section 6661b of this title, and that requests such 
    assistance--
            (A) in determining whether applications submitted under 
        section 6661b of this title meet the requirements of this 
        subchapter relating to scientifically based reading research; 
        and
            (B) in the development of subgrant application forms.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title II, Sec. 2258, as added Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, 
Sec. 101(f) [title VIII, Sec. 101(a)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-
337, 2681-405.)

                       References in Text

    The Head Start Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is subchapter B 
(Secs. 635-657) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97-35, 
Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 499, as amended, which is classified generally 
to subchapter II (Sec. 9831 et seq.) of chapter 105 of Title 42, The 
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to 
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9801 of Title 42 
and Tables.
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in 
subsec. (a), is title VI of Pub. L. 91-230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, 
as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1400 et 
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables.
    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 (Sec. 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6369b, 6661i of this title.
