Activities
section 3109 of title 5The Secretary shall conduct monitoring and evaluation activities of the education programs and activities and the administrative operations of the University (including the elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate programs) and of NTID. The Secretary may also conduct studies related to the provision of preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and other related services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In carrying out the responsibilities described in this section, the Secretary is authorized to employ such consultants as may be necessary pursuant to .
Report
The Secretary shall annually transmit information to Congress on the monitoring and evaluation activities pursuant to subsection (a), together with such recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary may consider necessary.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to carry out the monitoring and evaluation activities authorized under this section.
Pub. L. 99–371, title II, § 205100 Stat. 790Pub. L. 102–421, title I106 Stat. 2151Pub. L. 103–73, title II, § 204(d)107 Stat. 735Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 918112 Stat. 1831Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 907122 Stat. 3453(, formerly title IV, § 405, , ; renumbered title II, § 205, and amended , §§ 101(b)(5), (6), 135(a), , , 2158; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 110–315, § 907(1)2008—Subsec. (a). , struck out “preparatory,” before “undergraduate”.
Pub. L. 110–315, § 907(2)section 3486 of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “The Secretary shall annually transmit information to Congress on” for “The Secretary, as part of the annual report required under , shall include a description of”.
Pub. L. 110–315, § 907(3)Subsec. (c). , substituted “fiscal years 2009 through 2014” for “fiscal years 1998 through 2003”.
Pub. L. 105–2441998—Subsec. (c). substituted “1998 through 2003” for “1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997”.
Pub. L. 103–731993—Subsec. (a). substituted “individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing” for “individuals who are deaf” and struck out “the provisions of” after “pursuant to”.
Pub. L. 102–421, § 135(a)section 3109 of title 51992—, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The Secretary shall conduct monitoring and evaluation activities of the education programs and activities and the administrative operations of Gallaudet University and of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. In carrying out the responsibilities described in this section, the Secretary is authorized to employ such consultants as may be necessary pursuant to the provisions of .”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–244Pub. L. 105–244section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244section 1001 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–421section 161 of Pub. L. 102–421section 4301 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .