education for the disadvantaged

education for the disadvantaged For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the Higher Education Act, $8,021,827,000, of which $6,553,249,000 shall become available on July 1, 1998, and shall remain available through September 30, 1999, and of which $1,448,386,000 shall become available on October 1, 1998 and shall remain available through September 30, 1999, for academic year 1998–1999: Provided, That $6,273,212,000 shall be available for basic grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary on October 1, 1997, to obtain updated local-educational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau 111 STAT. 1497of the Census: Provided further, That $1,102,020,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1124A, $6,977,000 shall be available for evaluations under section 1501 and not more than $7,500,000 shall be reserved for section 1308, of which not more than $3,000,000 shall be reserved for section 1308(d): Provided further, That grant awards under section 1124 and 1124A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall be made to each State or local educational agency at no less than 100 percent of the amount such State or local educational agency received under this authority for fiscal year 1997 under Public Laws 104–208 and 105–18: Provided further, That in determining State allocations under any other program administered by the Secretary, amounts provided under Public Law 105–18, or equivalent amounts provided for in this Act, will not be taken into account in determining State allocations: Provided further, That $120,000,000 shall be available under section 1002(g)(2) to demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive school reform to be allocated and expended in accordance with the instructions relating to this proviso in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That in carrying out this initiative, the Secretary and the States shall support only approaches that show the most promise of enabling children served by title I to meet challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards based on reliable research and effective practices, and include an emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement: Provided further, That such funds shall not be available for section 1503.