DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATION ACT.

SEC. 271. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATION ACT. (a) Repeals and Redesignations.— (1) Repeals.— Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3487) (hereafter in this part referred to as the “Act”) is repealed. (2) Redesignation.—Sections 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, and 428 of the Act are redesignated as sections 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, and 427 of the Act, respectively. (3) Cross references.— (A) Paragraph (2) of section 401(b) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3461(b)(2)) is amended by striking “209” and inserting “208”. (B) Paragraph (9) of section 912(1) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6011(1)0)) is amended by striking “209” and inserting “208”. (b) Gender Equity.— Subsection (b) of section 202 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: “(3) There shall be in the Department, a Special Assistant for Gender Equity who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Special Assistant shall promote, coordinate, and evaluate gender equity programs, including the dissemination of information, technical assistance, and coordination of research activities. The Special Assistant shall advise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all matters relating to gender equity.”. (c) Office of Non-public Education.— Title II of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding immediately before section 215 the following new section: “office of non-public education “Sec. 214. There shall be in the Department an Office of Non-Public Education to ensure the maximum potential participa-108 STAT. 3930tion of non-public school students in all Federal educational programs for which such students are eligible.”. (d) Rules; Acquisition and Maintenance of Property.— Part B of title IV of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3471 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 414 (20 U.S.C. 1226a)— (A) by striking “(a)”; and (B) by striking subsection (b); and (2) in section 421 (20 U.S.C. 1230), by inserting “and to accept donations of services,” after “personal,”. (e) Table of Contents.— The table of contents contained in section 1 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended to read as follows: “table of contents “Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. “TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS “Sec. 101. Findings. “Sec. 102. Purposes. “Sec. 103. Federal-State Relationships. “Sec. 104. Definitions. “TITLE II—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT “Sec. 201. Establishment. “Sec. 202. Principal officers. “Sec. 203. Office for Civil Rights. “Sec. 204. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. “Sec. 205. Office of Postsecondary Education. “Sec. 206. Office of Vocational and Adult Education. “Sec. 207. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. “Sec. 208. Office of Educational Research and Improvement. “Sec. 209. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. “Sec. 210. Office of General Counsel. “Sec. 211. Office of Inspector General. “Sec. 212. Office of Non-Public Education. “Sec. 213. Office of Indian Education. “Sec. 214. Office of Non-Public Education. “Sec. 215. Office of Indian Education. “Sec. 216. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs. “Sec. 217. Federal Interagency Committee on Education. “TITLE III—TRANSFERS OF AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS “Sec. 301. Transfers from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. “Sec. 302. Transfers from the Department of Labor. “Sec. 303. Transfers of programs from the National Science Foundation. “Sec. 304. Transfers from the Department of Justice. “Sec. 305. Transfers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Sec. 306. Effect of transfers.“TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS “Part A—Personnel Provisions “Sec. 401. Officers and employees. “Sec. 402. Experts and consultants. “Sec. 403. Personnel reduction and annual limitations. “Part B—General Administrative Provisions “Sec. 411. General authority. “Sec. 412. Delegation. “Sec. 413. Reorganization. “Sec. 414. Rules. “Sec. 415. Contracts. “Sec. 416. Regional and field offices. “Sec. 417. Acquisition and maintenance of property. “Sec. 418. Facilities at remote locations. “Sec. 419. Use of facilities. “Sec. 420. Copyrights and patents. “Sec. 421. Gifts and bequests. 108 STAT. 3931 “Sec. 422. Technical advice. “Sec. 423. Working capital fund. “Sec. 424. Funds transfer. “Sec. 425. Seal of department. “Sec. 426. Annual report. “Sec. 427. Authorization of appropriations. “TITLE V—TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS. AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS “Sec. 501. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel. “Sec. 502. Effect on personnel. “Sec. 503. Agency terminations. “Sec. 504. Incidental transfers. “Sec. 505. Savings provisions. “Sec. 506. Separability. “Sec. 507. Reference. “Sec. 508. Amendments. “Sec. 509. Redesignation. “Sec. 510. Coordination of programs affecting handicapped individuals. “Sec. 511. Transition. “TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE AND INTERIM APPOINTMENTS “Sec. 601. Effective date. “Sec. 602. Interim appointments.”.