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S.2553
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Placed on the Calendar in the
Senate)
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 or for school
construction and renovation of facilities, at the sole discretion of the local
educational agency.
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, $496,519,000: 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 $40,000,000 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: 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.
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,
$396,672,000.
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.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended)
which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be
transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be
increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That
the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least
15 days in advance of any transfer.
TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES
Armed Forces Retirement Home
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and
maintain the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the United States
Naval Home, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Trust Fund, $69,832,000, of which $9,832,000 shall remain available until
expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the United
States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single
contract or related contracts for development and construction, to include
construction of a long-term care facility at the United States Naval Home, may
be employed which collectively include the full scope of the project:
Provided further, That the solicitation and contract shall contain
the clause `availability of funds' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18 and 252.232-7007,
Limitation of Government Obligations. In addition, for completion of the
long-term care facility at the United States Naval Home, $6,228,000 to become
available on October 1, 2001, and remain available until expended.
Corporation for National and Community Service
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and Community
Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973, as amended, $302,504,000: Provided, That none of the funds made
available to the Corporation for National and Community Service in this Act
for activities authorized by part E of title II of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 shall be used to provide stipends or other monetary
incentives to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed 125 percent
of the national poverty level.
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