 
                CHAPTER 71--NATIONAL EDUCATION STATISTICS
 
Sec. 9009. Cooperative education statistics systems


(a) In general

    The Commissioner may establish one or more national cooperative 
education statistics systems for the purpose of producing and 
maintaining, with the cooperation of the States, comparable and uniform 
information and data on elementary and secondary education, 
postsecondary education, and libraries, that are useful for policymaking 
at the Federal, State, and local levels. In carrying out this section, 
the Commissioner may provide technical assistance, and make grants and 
enter into contracts and cooperative agreements.

(b) Model data system

    The Commissioner, working through the cooperative education 
statistics system, shall study, design, and pilot a model data system 
that will yield information about spending for administration at the 
school and local education agency levels.

(Pub. L. 103-382, title IV, Sec. 410, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4036.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 8824 of this title.
