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.), $6,680,000. 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.), $43,191,000, of which $336,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 and shall be available until expended and $150,000 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 II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $80,030,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 and shall be available until expended. 108 STAT. 2564 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, the National Literacy Act of 1991, and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $1,473,175,000, of which $1,470,256,000 shall become available on July 1, 1995 and shall remain available through September 30, 1996: Provided, That of the amounts made available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $400,000 of the amount available for Tech-Prep shall be for evaluation of the program and $34,535,000 shall be for national programs under title IV, including $7,861,000 for research, of which $6,000,000 shall be for the National Center for Research on Vocational Education; $20,684,000 for demonstrations, notwithstanding section 411(b); and $6,000,000 for data systems: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under the Adult Education Act, $3,900,000 shall be for national programs under section 383, and $4,869,000 shall be for the National Institute forLiteracy under section 384. student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts C, E, and H of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, including, notwithstanding section 401(a)(1), not to exceed 3,930,000 Pell Grant recipients in award year 1994–1995, $7,702,970,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 1996, and of which $63,375,000 shall be for State Student Incentive Grants under subpart 4 of part A. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 1995–1996 shall be $2,340: Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act, as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the payment schedule for award year 1995–1996, that the $6,247,180,000 included within this appropriation for Pell Grant awards for award year 1995–1996, and any funds available from the FY 1994 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, as amended, $62,191,000. federal direct student loan program account For the cost of direct loans authorized by title IV, part D, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the program, including such sums as may be derived from negative subsidy receipts: Provided, That such costs, including costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 108 STAT. 2565 higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, III, IV, including chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A, V, VI, VII, IX, VIII, part A, subpart 1 of part B, and part D of title X, and XI, without regard to section 1151, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961; title VI, including part C, of the Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education Act of 1990; section 1521 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 as amended by Public Law 103–239, to be administered by the Secretary of Education; part E of title XV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992; and Public Law 102–423, $962,842,000 of which $8,060,000 for endowment activities under section 331 of part C of title III and $17,512,000 for interest subsidies under title VII of the Higher Education Act, as amended, and $4,000,000 for Public Law 102–423 shall remain available until expended, and $1,000,000 of the amount provided herein for title III shall be available for an evaluation of the title III programs. howard university For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $206, 6 1000, of which $3,530,000, 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), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for general construction needs at the University and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the establishment of a Law School Clinical Center to be administered under the same terms and conditions as the Centers established and funded under Public Laws 99–88 and 100–517 with not more than $1,000,000 to be used for construction. 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, $168,000: 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 $10,000,000: 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 existing 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, $1,022,000. 108 STAT. 2566 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. historically black college and university capital financing, program account The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 724 of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act 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 VII, part B of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $347,000. education research, statistics, and improvement For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Improving America’s Schools Act as enacted into law; the National Education Statistics Act of 1994, as enacted into law; the Education Council Act, as amended; part F of the General Education Provisions Act; and title VI of Public Law 103–227, $354,892,000: Provided, That $86,200,000 shall be for education research of which $41,000,000 shall be for regional laboratories, including rural initiatives and network activities, $33,000,000 shall be for research centers, and $3,200,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for school finance equalization research; $36,750,000 shall be for the Fund for the Improvement of Education; $3,000,000 shall be for the international education exchange program; $750,000 shall be for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, if authorized; $4,463,000 shall be for civic education activities; $14,480,000 shall be for the National Diffusion Network; $36,356,000 shall be for Eisenhower professional development Federal activities, including not less than $5,472,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics and $15,000,000 for regional consortia; $2,250,000 shall be for a mathematics telecommunications demonstration, if authorized; $40,000,000 shall be for education technology activities, if authorized; and $7,000,000 shall be for Ready to Learn television, including funds to be awarded to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in such amounts as the Secretary determines appropriate. libraries For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, III, IV, and VI of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. ch. 16), and title II of the Higher Education Act,108 STAT. 2567 $144,161,000, of which $17,792,000 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 $4,916,000 shall be for section 222 and $6,500,000 shall be for section 223 of the Higher Education Act, of which $5,000,000 shall be for additional awards for demonstration of on-line access to statewide, multitype library bibliographic data bases using fiber optic networks and $1,600,000 shall be for a demonstration project making Federal information and other data bases available for public use by connecting a multistate consortium of public and private colleges and universities to a public library and an historic library.