20 USC § 9512 - Functions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s9512"
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title: "20 USC § 9512 - Functions"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "9512"
section_name: "Functions"
chapter_number: 76
chapter_name: "EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "The Institute of Education Sciences"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 112, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)"
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# § 9512. Functions

From funds appropriated under section 9584 of this title, the Institute, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall—

**(1)** conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;

**(2)** widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education;

**(3)** promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities;

**(4)** strengthen the national capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate scientifically valid research in education;

**(5)** promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and

**(6)** promote the use and application of research and development to improve practice in the classroom.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 112, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)