---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 2399"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "2399"
heading: "Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/2399"
units:
  - "Chapter 44 — Career and Technical Education"
  - "Subchapter II — General Provisions"
  - "Part A — Federal Administrative Provisions"
---

# §2399. Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations

- (a) **Scope of study—** The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate—
  - (1) the strategies, components, policies, and practices used by [eligible agencies](/usc/20/2302.md?p=18) or [eligible recipients](/usc/20/2302.md?p=21) receiving funding under this chapter to successfully assist—
    - (A) all students in pursuing and completing programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations; and
    - (B) any special population or specific subgroup of students identified in [section 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii) of this title](/usc/20/6311.md?p=h-1-C-ii) in pursuing and completing programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations in fields in which such special population or subgroup is underrepresented; and
  - (2) any challenges associated with replication of such strategies, components, policies, and practices.
- (b) **Consultation—** In carrying out the study conducted under [subsection (a)](#a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with a geographically diverse (including urban, suburban, and rural) representation of—
  - (1) students and parents;
  - (2) [eligible agencies](/usc/20/2302.md?p=18) and [eligible recipients](/usc/20/2302.md?p=21);
  - (3) teachers, faculty, [specialized instructional support personnel](/usc/20/2302.md?p=46), and [paraprofessionals](/usc/20/2302.md?p=37), including those with expertise in preparing [career and technical education](/usc/20/2302.md?p=5) students for [non-traditional fields](/usc/20/2302.md?p=33);
  - (4) [Indian Tribes](/usc/20/2302.md?p=27) and [Tribal organizations](/usc/20/2302.md?p=53);
  - (5) [special populations](/usc/20/2302.md?p=48); and
  - (6) representatives of business and industry.
- (c) **Submission—** Upon completion, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit the study conducted under [subsection (a)](#a) to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 219, as added Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(8), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 2401 to 2404 were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.

Section 2401, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2466; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 402, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 806, related to research objectives.

Section 2402, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2466; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 403, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 806, related to research activities.

Section 2403, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2467; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 404, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 807, related to national assessment of vocational education programs.

Section 2404, Pub. L. 88–210, title IV, § 404, as added Pub. L. 98–524, § 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2468; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title IV, § 405, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 809; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 351(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3966, related to National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as an Effective Date of 2018 Amendment note under section 2301 of this title.