provisions related to gifted and talented children

provisions related to gifted and talented children Sec. 806. (a) Section 521 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to fellowships for teachers) is amended by inserting in the last sentence thereof after the words “handicapped children” a comma and the following: “and for gifted and talented children”. (b) Section 1201 of such Act (relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(k) The term ‘gifted and talented children’ means, in accordance with objective criteria prescribed by the Commissioner, children who have outstanding intellectual ability or creative talent.” (c) (1) The Commissioner of Education shall: (A) determine the extent to which special educational assistance programs are necessary or useful to meet the needs of gifted and talented children, (B) show which existing Federal educational assistance programs are being used to meet the needs of gifted and talented children, (C) evaluate how existing Federal educational assistance programs can be more effectively used to meet these needs, and (D) recommend which new programs, if any, are needed to meet these needs. (2) The Commissioner shall report his findings, together with his recommendations, to the Congress not later than one year after the enactment of this Act.