20 USC § 7013 - National clearinghouse

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title: "20 USC § 7013 - National clearinghouse"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7013"
section_name: "National clearinghouse"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "General Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3202, formerly § 3303, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1733; amended Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 404(d)(5)(B), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1986; renumbered § 3202 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(5)(C), 3004(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1965.)"
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# § 7013. National clearinghouse

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary shall establish and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs, which shall collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information about language instruction educational programs for English learners, and related programs. The National Clearinghouse shall—

**(1)** be administered as an adjunct clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses system supported by the Institute of Education Sciences;

**(2)** coordinate activities with Federal data and information clearinghouses and entities operating Federal dissemination networks and systems;

**(3)** develop a system for improving the operation and effectiveness of federally funded language instruction educational programs;

**(4)** collect and disseminate information on—

**(A)** educational research and processes related to the education of English learners, including English learners with a disability, that includes information on best practices on instructing and serving English learners; and

**(B)** accountability systems that monitor the academic progress of English learners in language instruction educational programs, including information on academic content and English proficiency assessments for language instruction educational programs; and

**(5)** publish, on an annual basis, a list of grant recipients under this subchapter.

**(b)** **Construction** Nothing in this section shall authorize the Secretary to hire additional personnel to execute subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title III, § 3202, formerly § 3303, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title III, § 301, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1733; amended Pub. L. 107–279, title IV, § 404(d)(5)(B), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1986; renumbered § 3202 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title III, §§ 3001(5)(C), 3004(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953, 1965.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

### Amendments

2015—, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and substituted “English learners” for “limited English proficient children” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(4)(A). , substituted “English learners, including English learners with a disability, that includes information on best practices on instructing and serving English learners” for “limited English proficient children”.

Subsec. (a)(4)(B). , substituted “English learners” for “limited English proficient children”.

Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b).

2002—Par. (1).  substituted “Institute of Education Sciences” for “Office of Educational Research and Improvement”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .