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29 U.S.C. § 3271

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It is the purpose of this subchapter to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—
  1. (1)assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;
  2. (2)assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—
    1. (A)are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and
    2. (B)lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;
  3. (3)assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and
  4. (4)assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—
    1. (A)improving their—
      1. (i)reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and
      2. (ii)mathematics skills; and
    2. (B)acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.