LITERACY COORDINATION.

SEC. 6013. LITERACY COORDINATION. (a) Federal Literacy Office.— The Adult Education Act is amended by inserting after section 317 (as added by section 6012) the following new section: “coordination of literacy programs “Sec. 318. (a) Federal Literacy Coordination Office.— The Adult Education Division shall serve as the Federal literacy coordination office. “(b) Duties.— The Secretary, through the Division, shall— “(1) coordinate Federal literacy programs, including grant programs administered under this chapter and other grant programs funded under the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.); and “(2) provide information and guidance to States with respect to the establishment of State and local volunteer programs relating to literacy. “(c) State Literacy Coordination.— To the extent practicable, each State agency designated under section 306(b)(2) that receives funds under section 316 or section 317 shall— “(1) designate area offices for coordination of literacy programs, distributed throughout the State so that persons in all areas of the State have access to literacy programs; “(2) train personnel who will operate the area offices; “(3) determine curricula and materials for literacy programs; “(4) oversee area offices; “(5) provide assistance to area offices; “(6) conduct programs to recruit volunteers and participants; “(7) coordinate the programs described in paragraph (6) with existing literacy programs; and “(8) allocate funds to area offices.”.