EFFECTIVE DATES.

SEC. 6303. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) General Rule.—Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect July 1, 1988. (b) Special Rules.—(1) Any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act which authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1988 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The provisions of section 2402, relating to the National Center for Vocational Research, shall take effect on April 10, 1988. (3) The amendments made by section 3403 shall take effect for assessments made after September 30, 1989, with respect to State data.