DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION school improvement programs The matter under this heading in Public Law 107-116 is amended by inserting before the period, Provided further, That of the amount made available under subpart 8, part D, title V of the ESEA, $2,300,000 shall be available for Digital Educational Programming Grants”. Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 107-116 to carry out the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $832,889,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title V, and up to $11,500,000 may be used to carry out section 2345. In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 3061 (Public Law 107-116; House Report 107-342), in the matter relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Education under the heading “School Improvement Programs”— (1) the provision specifying $200,000 for Fresno At-Risk Youth Services and the provision specifying $225,000 for the Fresno Unified School District shall be applied by substituting the following for the two provisions: “Fresno Unified School District, Fresno, California, in partnership with the City of Fresno, California, for activities to address the problems of at-risk youth, including afterschool activities and a mobile science unit, $425,000”; (2) the provision specifying $250,000 for the Wellington Public School District, Wellington, KS, shall be deemed to read as follows: “Wellington Public School District, Wellington, KS, for after school activities, $250,000”; (3) the provision specifying $200,000 for the Vermont Higher Education Council shall be deemed to read as follows: “Vermont Higher Education Consortium to develop universal early learning programs to ensure that at least one certified 116 STAT. 872 teacher will be available in center-based child care programs, $200,000”; (4) the provision specifying $250,000 for Education Service District 117 in Wenatchee, WA, shall be deemed to read as follows: “Education Service District 171 in Wenatchee, WA, to equip a community technology center to expand technology based training, $250,000”; (5) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the Electronic Data Systems Project shall be deemed to read as follows: “Washington State Department of Education for an electronic data systems project to create a database that would improve the acquisition, analysis and sharing of student information, $1,000,000”; (6) the provision specifying $250,000 for the YMCA of Seattle-King-Snohomish County shall be deemed to read as follows: “YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County to support women and families through an at-risk youth center and other family supports, $250,000”; (7) the provision specifying $50,000 for Drug Free Pennsylvania shall be deemed to read as follows: “Drug Free Pennsylvania to implement a demonstration project, $50,000”; (8) the provision specifying $20,000,000 for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education shall be deemed to read as follows: “$20,000,000 is included for a grant to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education to provide assistance, through subgrants, to low-performing school districts that are slated for potential takeover and/or on the Education Empowerment List as prescribed by Pennsylvania State Law. The initiative is intended to improve the management and operations of the school districts; assist with curriculum development; provide after-school, summer and weekend programs; offer teacher and principal professional development and promote the acquisition and effective use of instructional technology and equipment”; (9) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for State of Louisiana for Louisiana Online shall be deemed to read as follows: “Online Louisiana, Inc., New Orleans, LA, for a K-12 technology initiative, $1,000,000”; (10) the provision specifying $150,000 for the American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for a Mississippi Arts in Education Program shall be deemed to read as follows: “American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc., for a Mississippi Arts in Education program, $150,000”; (11) the provision specifying $340,000 for the Zero to Five Foundation, Los Angeles, California, shall be deemed to read as follows: “Zero to Five Foundation, Los Angeles, California, to develop an early childhood education and parenting project, $340,000”; (12) the provision specifying $900,000 for the University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska, shall be deemed to read as follows: “University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska, for a Minority Access to Higher Education Program to address the special needs of Hispanic and other minority populations from grades K-12, $900,000”; (13) the provision specifying $25,000 for the American Theater Arts for Youth for an Arts in Education program shall be deemed to read as follows: “American Theater Arts for 116 STAT. 873 Youth, Inc., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an Arts in Education program, $25,000”; (14) the provision specifying $50,000 for the Lewiston-Auburn College/University of Southern Maine shall be deemed to read as follows: “Lewiston-Auburn College/University of Southern Maine CLASS program to prepare teachers to meet the demands of Maine’s 21st century elementary and middle schools, $50,000”; and (15) the provision specifying $500,000 for the Prairie Lakes Education Cooperative in Madison, South Dakota to advance distance learning for Native Americans in BIA and tribal schools shall be deemed to read as follows: “Sisseton-Wahpeton School Board in Agency Village, South Dakota to advance distance learning for Native American students, $500,000”. student financial assistance For an additional amount for “Student Financial Assistance” for Pell Grants, $1,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2003. higher education In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 3061 (Public Law 107-116; House Report 107-342), in the matter relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading “Higher Education”— (1) the provision for Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, shall be applied by substituting “Intergenerational Program and Advanced Technology Program” for “International Program”; (2) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute shall be deemed to read as follows: “George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute in Portland, Maine, for an endowment to provide scholarships that allow students attending public schools in Maine to continue their education, $1,000,000”; (3) the provision specifying $10,000,000 for the Shriver Peace Worker Program, Inc. shall be deemed to read as follows: “Shriver Peace Worker Program, Inc. to establish the Sargent Shriver Peace Center, which may include establishing an endowment for such center, for the purpose of supporting graduate research fellowships, professorships, and grants and scholarships for students related to peace studies and social change, $10,000,000”; and (4) the provision specifying $1,000,000 for Cleveland State University shall be deemed to read as follows: “Cleveland State University, College of Education, Cleveland, Ohio, for a K-16 Urban School Leadership initiative, $1,000,000”. education research, statistics, and assessment The matter under this heading in Public Law 107–116, is amended by inserting before the period the following new proviso: “: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be available to extend for one additional year the contract for the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education authorized 116 STAT. 874 under section 2102(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, prior to its amendment by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public Law 107-110”.