 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
             SUBCHAPTER X--PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
 
                    Part K--National Writing Project
 
Sec. 8332. National Writing Project


(a) Authorization

    The Secretary is authorized to make a grant to the National Writing 
Project (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``grantee''), a 
nonprofit educational organization which has as its primary purpose the 
improvement of the quality of student writing and learning, and the 
teaching of writing as a learning process in the Nation's classrooms--
        (1) to support and promote the establishment of teacher training 
    programs, including the dissemination of effective practices and 
    research findings regarding the teaching of writing and 
    administrative activities;
        (2) to support classroom research on effective teaching practice 
    and to document student performance;
        (3) to coordinate activities assisted under this section with 
    activities assisted under subchapter II of this chapter; and
        (4) to pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs.

(b) Requirements of grant

    The grant shall provide that--
        (1) the grantee will enter into contracts with institutions of 
    higher education or other nonprofit educational providers (hereafter 
    in this section referred to as ``contractors'') under which the 
    contractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-
    Federal share of the cost of teacher training programs in effective 
    approaches and processes for the teaching of writing;
        (2) funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee 
    pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will be 
    used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and 
    operating teacher training programs as provided in paragraph (1); 
    and
        (3) the grantee will meet such other conditions and standards as 
    the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure compliance with 
    the provisions of this section and will provide such technical 
    assistance as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
    section.

(c) Teacher training programs

    The teacher training programs authorized in subsection (a) of this 
section shall--
        (1) be conducted during the school year and during the summer 
    months;
        (2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through 
    college;
        (3) select teachers to become members of a National Writing 
    Project teacher network whose members will conduct writing workshops 
    for other teachers in the area served by each National Writing 
    Project site; and
        (4) encourage teachers from all disciplines to participate in 
    such teacher training programs.

(d) Federal share

                           (1) In general

        Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) and for purposes of 
    subsection (a) of this section, the term ``Federal share'' means, 
    with respect to the costs of teacher training programs authorized in 
    subsection (a) of this section, 50 percent of such costs to the 
    contractor.

                             (2) Waiver

        The Secretary may waive the provisions of paragraph (1) on a 
    case-by-case basis if the National Advisory Board described in 
    subsection (f) of this section determines, on the basis of financial 
    need, that such waiver is necessary.

                             (3) Maximum

        The Federal share of the costs of teacher training programs 
    conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may not exceed 
    $40,000 for any one contractor, or $200,000 for a statewide program 
    administered by any one contractor in at least five sites throughout 
    the State.

(e) Classroom teacher grants

                           (1) In general

        The National Writing Project may reserve an amount not to exceed 
    5 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of 
    this section to make grants, on a competitive basis, to elementary 
    and secondary school teachers to pay the Federal share of the cost 
    of enabling such teachers to--
            (A) conduct classroom research;
            (B) publish models of student writing;
            (C) conduct research regarding effective practices to 
        improve the teaching of writing; and
            (D) conduct other activities to improve the teaching and 
        uses of writing.

                   (2) Supplement and not supplant

        Grants awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used to 
    supplement and not supplant State and local funds available for the 
    purposes set forth in paragraph (1).

                      (3) Maximum grant amount

        Each grant awarded pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed 
    $2,000.

                          (4) Federal share

        For the purpose of this subsection the term ``Federal share'' 
    means, with respect to the costs of activities assisted under this 
    subsection, 50 percent of such costs to the elementary or secondary 
    school teacher.

(f) National Advisory Board

                          (1) Establishment

        The National Writing Project shall establish and operate a 
    National Advisory Board.

                           (2) Composition

        The National Advisory Board established pursuant to paragraph 
    (1) shall consist of--
            (A) national educational leaders;
            (B) leaders in the field of writing; and
            (C) such other individuals as the National Writing Project 
        deems necessary.

                             (3) Duties

        The National Advisory Board established pursuant to paragraph 
    (1) shall--
            (A) advise the National Writing Project on national issues 
        related to student writing and the teaching of writing;
            (B) review the activities and programs of the National 
        Writing Project; and
            (C) support the continued development of the National 
        Writing Project.

(g) Evaluation

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall conduct an independent evaluation by grant 
    or contract of the teacher training programs administered pursuant 
    to this chapter in accordance with section 8941 of this title. Such 
    evaluation shall specify the amount of funds expended by the 
    National Writing Project and each contractor receiving assistance 
    under this section for administrative costs. The results of such 
    evaluation shall be made available to the appropriate committees of 
    the Congress.

                       (2) Funding limitation

        The Secretary shall reserve not more than $150,000 from the 
    total amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection 
    (i) of this section for fiscal year 1994 and the four succeeding 
    fiscal years to conduct the evaluation described in paragraph (1).

(h) Application review

                          (1) Review Board

        The National Writing Project shall establish and operate a 
    National Review Board that shall consist of--
            (A) leaders in the field of research in writing; and
            (B) such other individuals as the National Writing Project 
        deems necessary.

                             (2) Duties

        The National Review Board shall--
            (A) review all applications for assistance under this 
        subsection; and
            (B) recommend applications for assistance under this 
        subsection for funding by the National Writing Project.

(i) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated for the grant to the 
National Writing Project, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, to 
carry out the provisions of this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title X, Sec. 10992, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3861.)


                     Termination of Advisory Boards

    Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed 
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or 
in the case of a board established by Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
