Title 20 — Education
Chapter 79 — Stem-Training Grant Program
§ 9904. Grant oversight and administration
Statutory text
In general
The Director may execute a contract for program oversight and fiscal management with an organization at an institution of higher education, a non-profit organization, or other entity that demonstrates capacity for and experience in—
replicating 1 or more similar programs at regional or national levels;
providing programmatic and technical implementation assistance for the program;
performing data collection and analysis to ensure proper implementation and continuous program improvement; and
providing accountability for results by measuring and monitoring achievement of programmatic milestones.
Oversight responsibilities
Mandatory duties
If the Director executes a contract under subsection (a) with an organization for program oversight and fiscal management, the organization shall—
ensure that a grant recipient faithfully replicates and implements the program or programs for which the grant is awarded;
ensure that grant funds are used for the purposes authorized and that a grant recipient has a system in place to track and account for all Federal grant funds provided;
provide technical assistance to grant recipients;
collect and analyze data and report to the Director annually on the effects of the program on—
the progress of participating students in achieving teaching competence and teaching certification;
the participation of students in the program by major, compared with local and State needs on secondary teachers by discipline; and
the participation of students in the program by demographic subgroup;
collect and analyze data and report to the Director annually on the effects of the program on the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students taught by graduates of programs funded by grants under this chapter; and
submit an annual report to the Director demonstrating compliance with the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E).
Discretionary duties
At the request of the Director, the organization under contract under subsection (a) may assist the Director in evaluating grant applications.
Reports to Congress
The Director shall submit a copy of the annual report required by subsection (b)(1)(F) to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, and the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Pub. L. 111–358 title V § 554 · 124 Stat. 3982
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 9904
(Pub. L. 111–358, title V, § 554, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4024.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 111–358, title V, § 554, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4024.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 554. GRANT OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.— The Director may execute a contract for program oversight and fiscal management with an organization at an institution of higher education, a non-profit organization, or other entity that demonstrates capacity for and experience in— (1) replicating 1 or more similar programs at regional or national levels; (2) providing programmatic and technical implementation assistance for the program; (3) performing data collection and analysis to ensure proper implementation and continuous program improvement; and (4) providing accountability for results by measuring and monitoring achievement of programmatic milestones. (b) Oversight Responsibilities.— (1) Mandatory duties.— If the Director executes a contract under subsection (a) with an organization for program oversight and fiscal management, the organization shall— (A) ensure that a grant recipient faithfully replicates and implements the program or programs for which the grant is awarded; (B) ensure that grant funds are used for the purposes authorized and that a grant recipient has a system in place to track and account for all Federal grant funds provided; (C) provide technical assistance to grant recipients; (D) collect and analyze data and report to the Director annually on the effects of the program on— (i) the progress of participating students in achieving teaching competence and teaching certification; (ii) the participation of students in the program by major, compared with local and State needs on secondary teachers by discipline; and (iii) the participation of students in the program by demographic subgroup; (E) collect and analyze data and report to the Director annually on the effects of the program on the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students taught by graduates of programs funded by grants under this subtitle; and (F) submit an annual report to the Director demonstrating compliance with the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (E). (2) Discretionary duties.— At the request of the Director, the organization under contract under subsection (a) may assist the Director in evaluating grant applications. (c) Reports to Congress.— The Director shall submit a copy of the annual report required by subsection (b)(1)(F) to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, and the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .
Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, .