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``SEC. 7135. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and support the operation of a National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, which shall collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate information about bilingual education and related programs.

``(b) Functions.--The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education shall--

``(1) be administered as an adjunct clearinghouse of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses system of clearinghouses supported by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement;

``(2) coordinate its activities with Federal data and information clearinghouses and dissemination networks and systems;

``(3) develop a data base management and monitoring system for improving the operation and effectiveness of federally funded bilingual education programs; and

``(4) develop, maintain, and disseminate, through comprehensive regional assistance centers described in part A of title XIII if appropriate, a listing by geographical area of education professionals, parents, teachers, administrators, community members and others who are native speakers of languages other than English for use as a resource by local educational agencies and schools in the development and implementation of bilingual education programs.

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SEC. 7134. STATE GRANT PROGRAM. SEC. 7136. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT.