§ 6381j. Research
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall carry out, through grant or contract, research into the components of successful family literacy services, in order to—
(b)
Scientifically based research on family literacy
(1)
In general
(2)
Use of expert entity
The National Institute for Literacy, in consultation with the Secretary, shall carry out the research under paragraph (1) through an entity, including a Federal agency, that has expertise in carrying out longitudinal studies of the development of literacy skills in children and has developed effective interventions to help children with reading difficulties.
(c)
Dissemination
The National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate, pursuant to section
6367 of this title, the results of the research described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section to State educational agencies and recipients of subgrants under this subpart.