study of the measure of poverty used under title i of the elementary and secondary education act of 1905

study of the measure of poverty used under title i of the elementary and secondary education act of 1905 Sec. 823. The Assistant Secretary shall supervise, with the full participation of the National Institute of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, a thorough study of the manner in which the relative measure of poverty for use in the financial assistance program authorized by title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be more accurately and currently developed. The study of the relative measure of poverty required by this subsection shall be adjusted for regional, climatic, metropolitan, urban, suburban, and rural differences and for family size and head of household differences. The study required by this section shall consider— (A) the availability of data more current than the decennial census including data collected by any agency of the Federal Government which are relevant except that data so collected shall not disclose the name of any individual or any other information customarily held confidential by that agency, but shall include aggregate information to the extent possible; (B) the availability and usefulness of cost of living data; (C) the availability and usefulness of cost of housing data; (D) the availability and usefulness of labor market and job availability data; (E) the availability and usefulness of data with respect to prevailing wage rates, unemployment rates, and income distribution; and (F) the availability of data with respect to eligibility criteria for aid to families with dependent children under a State plan approved under title IV of the Social Security Act. (2) The Assistant Secretary is authorized and directed to prepare and submit to the Congress not later than one year after the effective date of this Act a report of the study conducted under this subsection including recommendations with respect to the availability of data designed to improve the relative measure of poverty for the program of financial assistance authorized by title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Whenever the Assistant Secretary determines that data specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection are not available or that it is impractical to obtain data for each relevant area or category, the report shall contain an explanation of the reasons therefor.