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# 20 U.S.C. § 9532 - Commissioner for Education Research

## Text

The Research Center shall be headed by a Commissioner for Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Research Commissioner”) who shall have substantial knowledge of the activities of the Research Center, including a high level of expertise in the fields of research and research management.

(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 132, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1954.)