Utilizing data derived from a national survey of state support of adult education and regional Futures and Amendments meetings, this report on the results of the Adult Education Act examines the scope and character of the federal-state grant adult education program. The content is in three sections: (1) discussion of the Futures and Amendments meetings including background, process, student review, results of the futures sessions (policy statements in ten areas), results of the amendments sessions (prioritized recommendations regarding fourteen sections of the Adult Education Act), and a list of participants attending the meetings; (2) description of the state surveys including a summary of data (purpose of study, outcome variables, and instrumentation); trends, conclusions, and recommendations regarding federal-state partnership, constitutional provisions and state adult education legislation, teacher salaries, and instructional costs; and survey conclusions and recommendations; (3) summary of the state data, which for each state includes overview, governing documents, state adult basic education/secondary adult education descriptors and financial resources, and economic indicators. The appendix includes state education organization charts, sample adult education state legislation and regulations, state allotment of federal funds, and the Adult Education Act. (EM)