IN-STATE APPORTIONMENT.

SEC. 201. IN-STATE APPORTIONMENT. Section 2005 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2985) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Limitation.— “(1) General rule.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), any local educational agency that receives an allocation of less than $6,000 under subsection (a) shall, for the purpose of providing services under this part, form a consortium with at least 1 other local educational agency or institution of higher education receiving assistance under this section. “(2) Waiver.— The State educational agency shall waive the application of paragraph (1) in the case of any local educational agency that demonstrates that the amount of its allocation is sufficient to provide a program of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective. In granting waivers under the preceding sentence, the State educational agency shall— “(A) give special consideration to local educational agencies serving rural areas; and 104 STAT. 2884 “(B) consider cash or in-kind contributions provided from State or local sources that may be combined with the local educational agency’s allocation for the purpose of providing services under this part.”.