---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 5966"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "5966"
heading: "National activities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/5966"
units:
  - "Chapter 68 — National Education Reform"
  - "Subchapter VII — Safe Schools"
---

# §5966. National activities

- (a) **National activities—**
  - (1) **In general—** To carry out the purpose of this subchapter, the [Secretary](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-12)—
    - (A) is authorized to use funds reserved under [section 5962(b)(2) of this title](/usc/20/5962.md?p=b-2) to—
      - (i) conduct national leadership activities such as research, program development and evaluation, data collection, [public](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-3) awareness activities, training and technical assistance, dissemination (through appropriate research entities assisted by the [Department](/usc/20/1221.md?p=c-3) of Education) of information on successful projects, activities, and strategies developed pursuant to this subchapter;
      - (ii) provide grants to noncommercial telecommunications entities for the production and distribution of national video-based projects that provide young people with models for conflict resolution and responsible decisionmaking; and
      - (iii) conduct peer review of applications under this subchapter; and
    - (B) shall develop a written safe [schools](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-11) model so that all [schools](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-11) can develop models that enable [all students](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-1) to participate regardless of any language barrier.
  - (2) **Special rule—** The [Secretary](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-12) may carry out the activities described in [paragraph (1)](#a-1) directly, through interagency agreements, or through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements.
- (b) **National model city—** The [Secretary](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-12) shall designate the District of Columbia as a national model city and shall provide funds made available pursuant to [section 5962(b)(2) of this title](/usc/20/5962.md?p=b-2) in each fiscal year to a [local educational agency](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-6) serving the District of Columbia in an amount sufficient to enable such agency to carry out a comprehensive program to address [school](/usc/20/5802.md?p=a-11) and youth violence.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–227, title VII, § 706, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 208.)