INFORMATION ON GRADUATE EDUCATION.

SEC. 1408. INFORMATION ON GRADUATE EDUCATION. (a) Assessment Required.— The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study which will provide an assessment of the information currently collected on graduate education and will identify what additional information should be generated to guide the Department of Education in defining and executing its role in the support of graduate education. (b) Subject of Assessment.— The assessment required by sub section (a) shall include the assessment of the total amount of Federal, State, private, foundation, and institutional fellowships, assistantships, loans, or any other forms of financial assistance to all graduate students, including both American and foreign students; and how these amounts are distributed by race, by sex, to nontraditional students, and to students with disabilities. In addition, the assessment shall determine the number of graduate students, cross-referenced by race, sex, and national origin, parttime, full-time, independent versus dependent status, and individuals with disabilities who enrolled and completed all requirements for the degrees master of arts, master of science, master in business administration, doctor of philosophy, doctor of education, juris doctor, medical doctor, doctor in veterinary medicine, and doctor of dental science. (c) Consultation.— In conducting such study, the Secretary of Education shall consult with other agencies and organizations involved in graduate education policy, including the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation and the other Federal agencies supporting academic research and graduate 106 STAT. 821education, the National Academy of Sciences and other public and private organizations which participate in the formulation and implementation of national graduate education policies and programs. (d) Date for Completion.— The study shall be completed within 2 years of the date of enactment of this Act.