Patsy T. Mink: “I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mrs. Mink of Hawaii: Page 458, after line 10…”

“I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Amendment offered by Mrs. Mink of Hawaii: Page 458, after line 10, insert the following: SEC 5202. STATISTICAL AND POLICY ANALYSIS. ``(a) National Center For Education Statistics.--The National Center for Education Statistics (established under section 403 of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994) using standard statistical methods, shall conduct analysis of issues such as-- ``(1) Federal policy issues regarding educational access and equity; ``(2) spending inequities at the State and local levels and alternative mechanisms for financing: ``(3) the ability and willingness of States and local educational agencies to generate new revenue sources for education; ``(4) the effect of Federal education assistance on the equalization of education funding at the State and local levels; ``(5) the effects of school finance equalization on the quality of education; ``(6) the costs in providing education to students with special needs; ``(7) the effects of high and low population density on education needs and costs; ``(8) the effects of different teacher compensation policies on costs of providing education services; ``(9) relationships among expenditures, the quality and quantity of instruction, and the different backgrounds of students; and ``(10) how legislation and judicial decisions regarding school finance programs affect education and equalization of funding.”