THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

SEC. 2402. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. (a) In General.—From funds appropriated for the fiscal year 1987 for section 404 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984, the Secretary of Education shall provide financial assistance to a Center for Research in Vocational Education at The Ohio State University in the amount of $2,000,000 and the University of California at Berkeley in the amount of $2,000,000 to support on-going activities, but not to support any new hiring after April 10, 1988, through December 31, 1988. Funds allocated to either institution shall be shared equitably according to the expenses of ail subcontractors. The funds made available under this section shall not be affected by the outcome of the final decision on a grant award recipient for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. Any funds received under this section shall be deducted from the total award made for a National Center for the 1988 grant award year. (b) Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the decision with respect to the location of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education.