child literacy initiative

child literacy initiative (including transfer of funds) For carrying out a literacy initiative, $210,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 1998 and shall remain available through September 30, 1999 only if specifically authorized by subsequent legislation enacted by July 1, 1998: Provided, That, if the initiative is not authorized by such date, the funds shall be transferred to “Special Education” to be merged with that account and to be available for the same purposes for which that account is available: Provided further, That the transferred funds shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available through September 30, 2000 for academic year 1999–2000.