---
kind: "section"
citation: "54 U.S.C. § 100803"
title: "54"
title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs"
number: "100803"
heading: "Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/100803"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — National Park System"
  - "Division A — Establishment and General Administration"
  - "Chapter 1008 — Education and Interpretation"
---

# §100803. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality improvement


The [Secretary](/usc/54/100102.md?p=3) may undertake a program of regular evaluation of [interpretation](/usc/54/100801.md?p=1) and [education](/usc/54/100801.md?p=2) programs to ensure that they—

- (1) adjust to how people learn and engage with the natural world and shared heritage as embodied in the [System](/usc/54/100102.md?p=5);
- (2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, ages, [education](/usc/54/100801.md?p=2), gender, abilities, ethnicity, and needs;
- (3) demonstrate innovative approaches to management and appropriately incorporate emerging learning and communications technology; and
- (4) reflect current scientific and academic research, content, methods, and audience analysis.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 114–289, title III, § 301(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1487.)