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H.R.4577
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Print)
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by titles
II, IV, V-A and B, VI, IX, X, and XIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (`ESEA' );
the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and part B of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
$4,672,534,000, of which $1,100,200,000 shall become available on July 1,
2001, and remain available through September 30, 2002, and of which
$2,915,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2001 and shall remain
available through September 30, 2002 for academic year 2001-2002:
Provided, That of the amount appropriated, $435,000,000 shall be for
Eisenhower professional development State grants under title II-B and
$3,100,000,000 shall be for title VI and up to $750,000 shall be for an
evaluation of comprehensive regional assistance centers under title XIII of
ESEA : Provided
further, That of the amount made available for Title VI, $2,700,000,000
shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
consistent with title VI to be determined by the local education agency as
part of a local strategy for improving academic achievement: Provided
further, That these funds may also be used to address the shortage of
highly qualified teachers to reduce class size, particularly in early grades,
using highly qualified teachers to improve educational achievement for regular
and special needs children; to support efforts to recruit, train and retrain
highly qualified teachers; to carry out part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or for school
construction and renovation of facilities, at the sole discretion of the local
educational agency: Provided further, That funds made available under
this heading to carry out section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 shall be available for education reform projects that
provide same gender schools and classrooms, consistent with applicable law:
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading for activities carried out through the Fund for the Improvement of
Education under part A of title X, $10,000,000 shall be made available to
enable the Secretary of Education to award grants to develop and implement
school dropout prevention programs.
READING EXCELLENCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the Reading Excellence Act,
$91,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2001 and shall remain
available through September 30, 2002 and $195,000,000 which shall become
available on October 1, 2001 and remain available through September 30,
2002.
INDIAN EDUCATION
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise
provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended, $115,500,000.
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, bilingual,
foreign language and immigrant education activities authorized by parts A and
C and section 7203 of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965, without regard to section 7103(b), $443,000,000: Provided,
That State educational agencies may use all, or any part of, their part C
allocation for competitive grants to local educational agencies.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
$7,352,341,000, of which $2,464,452,000 shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2001, and shall remain available through September 30, 2002, and of
which $4,624,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2001 and shall
remain available through September 30, 2002, for academic year 2001-2002:
Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds
provided by Public Law 105-78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide
information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children
with disabilities: Provided further, That the amount for section
611(c) of the Act shall be equal to the amount available for that section
under Public Law 106-113, increased by the rate of inflation as specified in
section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the
Helen Keller National Center Act, $2,799,519,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
(`the AT Act'), each State shall be provided $50,000 for activities under
section 102 of the AT Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 105(b)(1) and section 101(f)(2) and (3) of the Assistive Technology
Act of 1998, each State shall be provided a minimum of $500,000 for activities
under section 101: Provided further, That $7,000,000 shall be used to
support grants for up to three years to states under title III of the AT Act,
of which the Federal share shall not exceed 75 percent in the first year, 50
percent in the second year, and 25 percent in the third year, and that the
requirements in section 301(c)(2) and section 302 of that Act shall not apply
to such grants.
Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101
et seq.), $12,500,000.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and
II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.),
$54,366,000, of which $7,176,000 shall be for construction and shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That from the total amount
available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment
program as authorized under section 207.
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary
School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under
titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et
seq.), $87,650,000: Provided, That from the total amount available,
the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as
authorized under section 207.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act, and title VIII-D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, and Public Law 102-73, $1,726,600,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended, and of which $929,000,000 shall become
available on July 1, 2001 and shall remain available through September 30,
2002 and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2001 and
shall remain available through September 30, 2002: Provided, That of
the amounts made available for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act, $5,600,000 shall be for tribally controlled postsecondary
vocational and technical institutions under section 117: Provided
further, That $9,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 118 of such
Act: Provided further, That up to 15 percent of the funds provided
may be used by the national entity designated under section 118(a) to cover
the cost of authorized activities and operations, including Federal salaries
and expenses: Provided further, That the national entity is
authorized, effective upon enactment, to charge fees for publications,
training, and technical assistance developed by that national entity:
Provided further, That revenues received from publications and
delivery of technical assistance and training, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
may be credited to the national entity's account and shall be available to the
national entity, without fiscal year limitation, so long as such revenues are
used for authorized activities and operations of the national entity:
Provided further, That of the funds made available to carry out
section 204 of the Perkins Act, all funds that a State receives in excess of
its prior-year allocation shall be competitively awarded: Provided
further, That in making these awards, each State shall give priority to
consortia whose applications most effectively integrate all components under
section 204(c): Provided further, That of the amounts made available
for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, $5,000,000
shall be for demonstration activities authorized by section 207: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available for the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act, $14,000,000 shall be for national leadership activities
under section 243 and $6,500,000 shall be for the National Institute for
Literacy under section 242: Provided further, That $22,000,000 shall
be for Youth Offender Grants, of which $5,000,000 shall be used in accordance
with section 601 of Public Law 102-73 as that section was in effect prior to
the enactment of Public Law 105-220: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available for title I of the Perkins Act, the Secretary may
reserve up to 0.54 percent for incentive grants under section 503 of the
Workforce Investment Act, without regard to section 111(a)(1)(C) of the
Perkins Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Secretary may reserve up to
0.54 percent for incentive grants under section 503 of the Workforce
Investment Act, without regard to section 211(a)(3) of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act.
Office of Student Financial Assistance
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part A, part C and part E of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $10,624,000,000,
which shall remain available through September 30, 2002.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during
award year 2001-2002 shall be $3,650: Provided, That notwithstanding
section 401(g) of the Act, if the Secretary determines, prior to publication
of the payment schedule for such award year, that the amount included within
this appropriation for Pell Grant awards in such award year, and any funds
available from the fiscal year 2000 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are
insufficient to satisfy fully all such awards for which students are eligible,
as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid for each such
award shall be reduced by either a fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed
dollar amount, as determined in accordance with a schedule of reductions
established by the Secretary for this purpose.
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed student
loans authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, $48,000,000.
Office of Postsecondary Education
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, section 121
and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961; $1,694,520,000, of which $10,000,000 for interest subsidies authorized
by section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That $11,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2002, shall be available to fund fellowships under part
A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, of which up to $1,000,000 shall be
available to fund fellowships for academic year 2001-2002, and the remainder
shall be available to fund fellowships for academic year 2002-2003:
Provided further, That $3,000,000 is for data collection and
evaluation activities for programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965,
including such activities needed to comply with the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That section 404F(a) of the
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 is amended by striking out `using funds
appropriated under section 404H that do not exceed $200,000' and inserting in
lieu thereof `using not more than 0.2 percent of the funds appropriated under
section 404H'.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.),
$224,000,000, of which not less than $3,530,000 shall be for a matching
endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act (Public Law
98-480) and shall remain available until expended.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM
For Federal administrative expenses authorized under section 121 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, $737,000 to carry out activities related to
existing facility loans entered into under the Higher Education Act of
1965.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 344 of title
III, part D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall not exceed $357,000,000,
and the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, of such bonds shall not exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black
College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to
title III, part D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$208,000.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational Research,
Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, including part E; the
National Education Statistics Act of 1994, including sections 411 and 412;
section 2102 of title II, and parts A, B, and K and section 10102, section
10105, and 10601 of title X, and part C of title XIII of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, and title VI of Public Law
103-227, $506,519,000, of which $250,000 shall be for the Web-Based Education
Commission: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under section
10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, $1,500,000 shall be used to conduct a violence prevention
demonstration program: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated $5,000,000 shall be made available for a high school State grant
program to improve academic performance and provide technical skills training,
$5,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants to enable elementary and
secondary schools to provide physical education and improve physical fitness:
Provided further, That $50,000,000 of the funds provided for the
national education research institutes shall be allocated notwithstanding
section 912(m)(1)(B-F) and subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 931(c)(2) of
Public Law 103-227 and $20,000,000 of that $50,000,000 shall be made available
for the Interagency Education Research Initiative: Provided further,
That the amounts made available under this Act for the administrative and
related expenses of the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Labor, and the Department of Education shall be further reduced
on a pro rata basis by $10,000,000: Provided further, That of the
funds available for section 10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $150,000 shall be awarded to the Center for
Educational Technologies to complete production and distribution of an
effective CD-ROM product that would complement the `We the People: The Citizen
and the Constitution' curriculum: Provided further, That, in addition
to the funds for title VI of Public Law 103-227 and notwithstanding the
provisions of section 601(c)(1)(C) of that Act, $1,000,000 shall be available
to the Center for Civic Education to conduct a civic education program with
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and, consistent with the civics
and Government activities authorized in section 601(c)(3) of Public Law
103-227, to provide civic education assistance to democracies in developing
countries. The term `developing countries' shall have the same meaning as the
term `developing country' in the Education for the Deaf Act: Provided
further, That of the amount made available under this heading for
activities carried out through the Fund for the Improvement of Education under
part A of title X, $50,000,000 shall be made available to enable the Secretary
of Education to award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen programs to
teach American history (not social studies) as a separate subject within
school curricula.
Departmental Management
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department
of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and hire of two passenger motor vehicles,
$396,671,000.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized
by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act,
$73,224,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as
authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act,
$35,456,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the
transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for
such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or
school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the
purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of
racial desegregation of any school or school system.
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to
require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school
other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a
student requiring special education, to the school offering such special
education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of
students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving
the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools,
or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring,
pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not
include the establishment of magnet schools.
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to prevent
the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the
public schools.
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