; and (B) determine the extent to which such center effectively supported the decisionmaking of practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers located in the region served by the center. (b) Focus center evaluation The Secretary shall provide for ongoing independent evaluations by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use of the focus centers receiving assistance under this title, the results of which shall be transmitted to the Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, and the public. Such evaluations shall include an analysis of the evidence use activities carried out by such center, and such center’s effectiveness in addressing topics of shared importance and urgency. 210. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 2244 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking section 203 and inserting section 207 ; and (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking section 203 and inserting section 207 . III National Assessment of Educational Progress 301. References Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9621 et seq. ). 302. National Assessment Governing Board Section 302 ( 20 U.S.C. 9621 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (4)