Special Institutions for Persons With 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.), $6,349,000, of which $200,000 is available for a national comprehensive listing system only to the extent that the Printing House matches these funds with an equal amount from non-Federal sources. national technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles II and IV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $41,041,000, of which $339,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 408 and shall be available until expended and $354,000 shall be for construction and shall be available until expended. 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 IV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $78,215,000, of which $990,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 106 STAT. 1816407 and shall be available until expended, and $2,475,000 shall be for construction and shall be available until expended. vocational and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $1,486,431,000 of which $2,970,000 for the national assessment of vocational education and $2,970,000 for tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions shall become available on October 1, 1992 and the remainder shall become available on July 1, 1993 and shall remain available through September 30, 1994: Provided, That of the amounts made available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $430,000 of the amount available for Tech-Prep shall be for evaluation of the program and $31,840,000 shall be for national programs under title IV, including $10,000,000 for research, of which $5,940,000 shall be for the National Center for Research on Vocational Education; $16,840,000 for demonstrations, notwithstanding section 411(b); and $5,000,000 for data systems: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under the Adult Education Act, $3,960,000 shall be for national programs under section 383, $4,950,000 shall be for the National Institute for Literacy under section 384, $7,920,000 shall be for State Literacy Resource Centers under the National Literacy Act of 1991, and $4,950,000 shall be for prison literacy activities as authorized under section 601 of the National Literacy Act of 1991, as amended by Public Law 102–103. student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts C and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act, as amended, and part H of said title, $7,516,123,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 1994, and of which $242,058,000 shall be available only for unfinanced costs in the 1992–93 and prior award year Pell grant programs: Provided, That the maximum Pell grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 1993–1994 shall be $2,300: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 480(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the term “total income” shall, under special circumstances prescribed by the Secretary, mean the sum received in the first calendar year of the award year from the sources described in that section: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 484(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Secretary may, without limitation, require an institution of higher education to verify the accuracy of data used to determine student eligibility for assistance under title IV of that Act for award year 1993–1994: Provided further, That the Secretary may implement as expeditiously as possible those provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 which are intended to reduce cost or enhance integrity so that any resulting savings may be applied to the accumulated shortfall in Pell grant funding for fiscal year 1992. guaranteed student loans program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, including administrative costs other than Federal administrative costs, as authorized by title 106 STAT. 1817IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the program: Provided, That such costs, including costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended. In addition, for Federal administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed student loans program, authorized by title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $63,000,000, of which $1,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, shall be for the Commission on the Cost of Higher Education as authorized by part C of title XIV of the Higher Education Act and $1,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, shall be for the National Commission on Independent Higher Education authorized by part B of title XIV of said Act. higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, III, IV, V, VI. VII, VIII, IX, X, including subpart 2 of part A and part D, XI, and XII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, the Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education Act of 1990, including activities under title VI parts A and C, and title XIII, part H, subpart 1 of the Education Amendments of 1980, $844,690,000 of which $7,425,000 for endowment activities under section 331 of part C of title III and $18,840,000 for interest subsidies under title VII of the Higher Education Act, as amended, shall remain available until expended, and $400,000 shall be available for section 1204(c): Provided, That $1,435,000 of the amount provided herein for subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act shall be for an evaluation of Federal TRIO programs. howard university For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $195,570,000, of which $3,378,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for a matching endowment grant to be administered in accordance with the Howard University Endowment Act (Public Law 98–480), and $6,435,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency construction needs. higher education facilities loans The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available under this heading and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year. college housing and academic facilities loans program For the costs of direct loans, as authorized by title VII, part C, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $2,997,000: Provided, That such costs, including costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and that these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed 106 STAT. 1818 $29,700,000: Provided further, That obligated balances of these appropriations will remain available until expended, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), as amended by Public Law 101–510. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program of college housing and academic facilities loans entered into pursuant to title VII, part C, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $733,000. college housing loans Pursuant to title VII, part C of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loans program, previously carried out under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to fiscal year limitation using loan repayments and other resources available to this account. Any unobligated balances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this account pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available for the operating expenses of this account. education research, statistics, and improvement For carrying out the activities authorized by section 405 and section 406 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended; section 1562, section 1566, section 2012, section 2016, and parts B, E, and F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended; part B of title III of Public Law 100–297; title IX of the Education for Economic Security Act; section 6041 of Public Law 100–418; and title II of Public Law 102–62, $278,184,000, of which $27,700,000 shall be for research centers; $36,451,000 shall be for regional laboratories including $10,400,000 for rural initiatives; $7,103,000 shall be for the Educational Resources Information Center; $966,000 shall be for field-initiated studies; $49,300,000 shall be for education statistics; $29,601,000 shall be for national assessment activities; $28,281,000 shall be for activities under the Fund for Innovation in Education, including $4,381,000 for civic education activities under section 4609; $5,440,000 shall be for Grants for Schools and Teachers under subpart 1 and $3,717,000 shall be for Family School Partnerships under subpart 2 of part B of title III of Public Law 100–297; $14,700,000 shall be for national diffusion activities under section 1562; $886,000 shall be for Blue Ribbon Schools under section 1566; $16,000,000 shall be for national programs under section 2012, including $3,500,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics under section 2012(d); $13,700,000 shall be for regional consortia under section 2016; $9,684,000 shall be for Javits gifted and talented students education; $23,000,000 shall be for star schools; $4,191,000 shall be for educational partnerships; $1,751,000 shall be for territorial teacher training; and $3,238,000 shall be for the National Writing Project. In addition to these amounts, $4,831,000 shall be available for teaching standards activities as authorized by the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. 106 STAT. 1819 libraries For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. ch. 16), and title II of the Higher Education Act, $147,247,000, of which $16,718,000 shall be used to carry out the provisions of title II of the Library Services and Construction Act and shall remain available until expended, and $5,000,000 shall be for section 222 and $2,825,000 shall be for section 223 of the Higher Education Act, of which $2,500,000 shall be for demonstration of online and dial-in access to a statewide, multitype library bibliographic database through a statewide fiber optic network housing a point of presence in every county, connecting library services in every municipality, to be awarded competitively.