 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION
 
            Part A--Technology for Education of All Students
 
        subpart 1--national programs for technology in education
 
Sec. 6831. National long-range technology plan


(a) In general

    The Secretary shall develop and publish not later than 12 months 
after October 20, 1994, and update when the Secretary determines 
appropriate, a national long-range plan that supports the overall 
national technology policy and carries out the purposes of this part.

(b) Plan requirements

    The Secretary shall--
        (1) develop the national long-range plan in consultation with 
    other Federal departments or agencies, State and local education 
    practitioners and policymakers, experts in technology and the 
    applications of technology to education, representatives of distance 
    learning consortia, representatives of telecommunications 
    partnerships receiving assistance under the Star Schools Act [20 
    U.S.C. 6891 et seq.], and providers of technology services and 
    products;
        (2) transmit such plan to the President and to the appropriate 
    committees of the Congress; and
        (3) publish such plan in a form that is readily accessible to 
    the public.

(c) Contents of plan

    The national long-range plan shall describe the Secretary's 
activities to promote the purposes of this subchapter, including--
        (1) how the Secretary will encourage the effective use of 
    technology to provide all students the opportunity to achieve State 
    content standards and State student performance standards, 
    especially through programs administered by the Department;
        (2) joint activities in support of the overall national 
    technology policy with other Federal departments or agencies, such 
    as the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National 
    Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, 
    the National Institute for Literacy, the National Aeronautics and 
    Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Bureau of 
    Indian Affairs, and the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Health and 
    Human Services, and Labor--
            (A) to promote the use of technology in education, training, 
        and lifelong learning, including plans for the educational uses 
        of a national information infrastructure; and
            (B) to ensure that the policies and programs of such 
        departments or agencies facilitate the use of technology for 
        educational purposes, to the extent feasible;

        (3) how the Secretary will work with educators, State and local 
    educational agencies, and appropriate representatives of the private 
    sector to facilitate the effective use of technology in education;
        (4) how the Secretary will promote--
            (A) higher achievement of all students through the 
        integration of technology into the curriculum;
            (B) increased access to the benefits of technology for 
        teaching and learning for schools with a high number or 
        percentage of children from low-income families;
            (C) the use of technology to assist in the implementation of 
        State systemic reform strategies;
            (D) the application of technological advances to use in 
        education;
            (E) increased access to high quality adult and family 
        education services through the use of technology for instruction 
        and professional development; and
            (F) increased opportunities for the professional development 
        of teachers in the use of new technologies;

        (5) how the Secretary will determine, in consultation with 
    appropriate individuals, organizations, industries, and agencies, 
    the feasibility and desirability of establishing guidelines to 
    facilitate an easy exchange of data and effective use of technology 
    in education;
        (6) how the Secretary will promote the exchange of information 
    among States, local educational agencies, schools, consortia, and 
    other entities concerning the effective use of technology in 
    education;
        (7) how the Secretary will utilize the outcomes of the 
    evaluation undertaken pursuant to section 6833 of this title to 
    promote the purposes of this part; and
        (8) the Secretary's long-range measurable goals and objectives 
    relating to the purposes of this part.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title III, Sec. 3121, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3641.)

                       References in Text

    The Star Schools Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is part B 
(Secs. 3201-3210) of title III of Pub. L. 89-10, as added by Pub. L. 
103-382, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3654, which is 
classified generally to part B (Sec. 6891 et seq.) of this subchapter. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 6891 of 
this title and Tables.
