Title 20 — Education
Part F · Chapter 76 — Education Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, and Dissemination
§ 9576. Authority to publish
Statutory text
Publication
The Director may prepare and publish (including through oral presentation) such research, statistics (consistent with part C), and evaluation information and reports from any office, board, committee, and center of the Institute, as needed to carry out the priorities and mission of the Institute without the approval of the Secretary or any other office of the Department.
Advance copies
The Director shall provide the Secretary and other relevant offices with an advance copy of any information to be published under this section before publication.
Peer review
All research, statistics, and evaluation reports conducted by, or supported through, the Institute shall be subjected to rigorous peer review before being published or otherwise made available to the public.
Items not covered
Nothing in subsections 1 (a), (b), or (c) shall be construed to apply to—
information on current or proposed budgets, appropriations, or legislation;
information prohibited from disclosure by law or the Constitution, classified national security information, or information described in section 552(b) of title 5; and
review by officers of the United States in order to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information described in paragraph (1) or (2).
Footnotes
- 1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–279 title I § 186 · 116 Stat. 1940
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 9576
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 186, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1973.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 186, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1973.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 186. AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH. (a) Publication .— The Director may prepare and publish (including through oral presentation) such research, statistics (consistent with part C), and evaluation information and reports from any office, board, committee, and center of the Institute, as needed to carry out the priorities and mission of the Institute without the approval of the Secretary or any other office of the Department. (b) Advance Copies.— The Director shall provide the Secretary and other relevant offices with an advance copy of any information to be published under this section before publication. (c) Peer Review.— All research, statistics, and evaluation reports conducted by, or supported through, the Institute shall be subjected to rigorous peer review before being published or otherwise made available to the public. (d) Items Not Covered.— Nothing in subsections (a), (b), or (c) shall be construed to apply to— (1) information on current or proposed budgets, appropriations, or legislation; (2) information prohibited from disclosure by law or the Constitution, classified national security information, or information described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and (3) review by officers of the United States in order to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of information described in paragraph (1) or (2).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision