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H.R.5656
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Introduced in the House)
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
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
part B of title VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998;
$4,872,084,000, of which $2,403,750,000 shall become available on July 1,
2001, and remain available through September 30, 2002, and of which
$1,765,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2001 and shall remain
available through September 30, 2002 for academic year 2001-2002:
Provided, That $485,000,000 shall be available for Eisenhower
professional development State grants under part B of title II of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: Provided further,
That each local educational agency shall use funds in excess of the allocation
it received under such part for the preceding fiscal year to improve teacher
quality by reducing the percentage of teachers who do not have State
certification or are certified through emergency or provisional means; are
teaching out of field in some or all of the subject areas and grade levels in
which they teach; or who lack sufficient content knowledge to teach
effectively in the areas they teach to obtain that knowledge: Provided
further, That the local educational agency may also use such excess funds
for: activities authorized under section 2210 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965; mentoring programs for new teachers; providing
opportunities for teachers to attend multi-week institutes, such as those
provided in the summer months, that provide intensive professional development
in partnership with local educational agencies; and carrying out initiatives
to promote the retention of highly qualified teachers who have a record of
success in helping low-achieving students improve their academic success:
Provided further, That each State educational agency may use such
excess funds to carry out activities under section 2207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965: Provided further, That each State
agency for higher education may use such excess funds to carry out activities
under section 2211 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965:
Provided further, That both State educational agencies and State
agencies for higher education may also use such excess funds for multi-week
institutes, such as those provided in the summer months, that provide
intensive professional development in partnership with local educational
agencies; and grants to partnerships of such entities as local educational
agencies, institutions of higher education, and private business, to recruit,
and prepare, and provide professional development to, and help retain, school
principals and superintendents, especially for such individuals who serve, or
are preparing to serve, in high-poverty, low-performing schools and local
educational agencies: Provided further, That such activities may be
undertaken in consortium with other States: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated for part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, $45,000,000 shall be available to States and allocated
in accordance with section 2202(b) of that Act (except that the requirements
of section 2203 shall not apply): Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, each State shall use the amount
made available under the preceding proviso to support efforts to meet the
requirements for State eligibility for the Ed-Flex Partnership Act of 1999 or
the requirements under section 1111 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965: Provided further, That $44,000,000 shall be
available for national activities under section 2102 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965: Provided further, That of the amount
available in the preceding proviso, $3,000,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary for the Troops-to-Teachers Program for transfer to the Defense
Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support of the Department of Defense:
Provided further, That the funds transferred under the preceding
proviso shall be used by the Secretary of Defense to administer the
Troops-to-Teachers Program, including the selection of participants in the
Program under the Troops-to-Teachers Program Act of 1999 (title XVII of Public
Law 106-65; 20 U.S.C. 9301 et seq.): Provided further, That for
purposes of sections 1702(b) and (c) of the Troops-to-Teachers Program Act of
1999, the Secretary of Education shall be the administering Secretary and may,
at the Secretary's discretion, carry out the activities under section 1702(c)
of that Act and retain a portion of the funds made available for the
Troops-to-Teachers Program to carry out section 1702(b) and (c) of that Act:
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading for national activities under section 2102 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Secretary is authorized to use a portion
of such funds to carry out activities to improve the knowledge and skills of
early childhood educators and caregivers who work in urban or rural
communities with high concentrations of young children living in poverty:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $3,208,000,000
shall be for title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
and to carry out activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.): Provided further, That of the
amount made available for title VI, $1,623,000,000 shall be available,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance with section 306 of
this Act in order to reduce class size, particularly in the early grades,
using highly qualified teachers to improve educational achievement for regular
and special needs children: Provided further, That of the amount made
available for title VI, $1,200,000,000 shall be available, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for grants for school repair and renovation,
activities under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20
U.S.C. 1411 et seq.), and technology activities, in accordance with section
321 of this Act: 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 to carry out
activities authorized under part C of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, $1,000,000 shall be for the Alaska Humanities Forum for
operation of the Rose student exchange program and $1,000,000 shall be for the
Alaska Native Heritage Center to support its program of cultural education
activities: Provided further, That of the amount made available for
subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Project
School Emergency Response to Violence to provide education-related services to
local educational agencies in which the learning environment has been
disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis.
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.
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, $460,000,000: Provided, That State educational agencies may use
all, or any part of, their part C allocation for competitive grants to local
educational agencies.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
$7,439,948,000, of which $2,090,452,000 shall become available for obligation
on July 1, 2001, and shall remain available through September 30, 2002, and of
which $5,072,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2001 and shall
remain available through September 30, 2002, for academic year 2001-2002:
Provided, That $9,500,000 shall be for Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic to support the development, production, and circulation of recorded
educational materials: Provided further, 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 $7,353,000 of the funds for section 672 of the Act shall be available for
the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers on
the conference report accompanying this 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, $2,805,339,000: Provided, That the funds
provided for title I of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (`the AT Act')
shall be allocated notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) of the AT Act:
Provided further, That each State shall be provided $50,000 for
activities under section 102 of the AT Act: Provided further, That
$15,000,000 shall be used to support grants for up to 3 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: Provided further, That
$4,600,000 of the funds for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
shall be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the
statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act:
Provided further, That $400,000 of the funds for title II of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be for the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
in Wichita, Kansas for the establishment of a Rehabilitation Research and
Training Center to study and recommend incentives for employers to hire
persons with significant disabilities.
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.), $12,000,000.
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.), $53,376,000,
of which $5,376,000 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.), $89,400,000: Provided, That from the total amount available,
the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as
authorized under section 207.
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, $1,825,600,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended, and of which $1,028,000,000 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 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 amount provided for Adult Education State Grants,
$70,000,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy and civics
education services to immigrants and other limited English proficient
populations: Provided further, That of the amount reserved for
integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211
of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated
to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each
State's share of a 10-year average of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10
most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth
as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which Immigration
and Naturalization Service data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent
residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount
less than $60,000: 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.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, section 428K, part C and
part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$10,674,000,000, 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 $3,750: 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.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, section 121 and
titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, section 1543 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 and title
VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, and the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $1,911,710,000, 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
$10,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2002, shall be
available to fund fellowships for academic year 2002-2003 under part A,
subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and conditions of part A,
subpart 1: 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 $15,000,000 shall be
available for tribally controlled colleges and universities under section 316
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, of which $5,000,000 shall be used for
construction and renovation: Provided further, That $250,000 shall be
for the Web-Based Education Commission to continue activities authorized under
part J of title VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998: Provided
further, That $115,487,000 of the funds for part B of title VII of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 shall be available for the projects and in the
amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report
accompanying this Act.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.),
$232,474,000, of which not less than $3,600,000 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, $762,000 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.
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, parts A, B, K, and L and sections 10102 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, $732,721,000:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated for part A of title X of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $5,000,000 shall
be made available for a high school reform program of grants to State
educational agencies to improve academic performance and provide technical
skills training: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for
part A of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, $5,000,000 shall be made available to carry out part L of title X of
the Act: Provided further, That of the amount available for part A of
title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$5,000,000 shall be available for grants to State and local educational
agencies, in collaboration with other agencies and organizations, for school
dropout prevention programs designed to address the needs of populations or
communities with the highest dropout rates: Provided further, That of
the amount made available for part A of title X of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, $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: Provided
further, That $53,000,000 of the amount available 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 $53,000,000 shall be made available for
the Interagency Education Research Initiative: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated for part A of title X of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as amended, $50,000,000 shall be available to
demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive school reform, to be
allocated and expended in accordance with the instructions relating to this
activity in the statement of managers on the conference report accompanying
Public Law 105-78 and in the statement of the managers on the conference
report accompanying Public Law 105-277: Provided further, That the
funds made available for comprehensive school reform shall become available on
July 1, 2001, and remain available through September 30, 2002, and in carrying
out this initiative, the Secretary and the States shall support only
approaches that show the most promise of enabling children to meet challenging
State content standards and challenging State student performance standards
based on reliable research and effective practices, and include an emphasis on
basic academics and parental involvement: Provided further, That
$139,624,000 of the funds for section 10101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 shall be available for the projects and in the amounts
specified in the statement of the managers on the conference report
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $2,000,000 shall be used to conduct a
violence prevention demonstration program: 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, of
the funds for title VI of Public Law 103-227 and notwithstanding the
provisions of section 601(c)(1)(C) of that Act, $1,200,000 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.
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