; and (B) advise the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all matters relating to equity and inclusion in a manner consistent with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). . 9302. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: (M) an institution of postsecondary education in which the student was previously enrolled, to which records of postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose of applying such coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )), upon condition that the student provides written consent prior to receiving such credential. . E Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 9401. Inclusion of racial subgroups in IPEDS data Section 153(a)(3) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking feasible, information and inserting the following: feasible— (A) information ; (2) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) information, with respect to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Survey, that is disaggregated by race in a manner that captures all the racial groups specified in the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey; .