Its purpose being to review legislative mandates, this pamphlet contains sections which describe the grant-making and funding scope of the Office of Education (OE), the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the Office of Career Education, the National Institute of Education (NIE), CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act), the National Science Foundation, and such programs as Guidance and Counseling, the Handicapped Innovation Program, and the Women's Educational Equity Act of 1974 Program. Also described are programs of national significance in the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education. These include Personnel Development, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Curriculum Coordination Centers, Bilingual Vocational Education, the Contract Program for Indian Tribes and Organizations, and the State Vocational Research Coordinating Units. An introductory section outlines the history of the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education and outlines its mission, which is to (1) develop a plan for establishing national funding priorities for vocational and career education, and education and work; (2) coordinate efforts of NIE, OE, and other agencies to avoid duplication of effort; and (3) develop a management information system for project monitoring and evaluation. (CP)