DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION education reform In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating to Technology Innovation Challenge Grants under the heading “Education Reform”, the amount specified for Western Kentucky University to improve teacher preparation programs that help incorporate technology into the school curriculum shall be deemed to be $400,000. education for the disadvantaged The matter under this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–554) is amended by striking “$7,332,721,000” and inserting “$7,237,721,000”. For an additional amount (to the corrected amount under this heading) for “Education for the Disadvantaged” to carry out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in accordance with the eighth proviso under that heading, $161,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2001, and shall remain available through September 30, 2002. impact aid Of the $12,802,000 available under the heading “Impact Aid” in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–554) for construction under section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $6,802,000 shall be used as directed in the first proviso under that heading, and the remaining $6,000,000 shall be distributed to eligible local educational agencies under section 8007, as such section was in effect on September 30, 2000.115 STAT. 181 special education In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating to Special Education Research and Innovation under the heading “Special Education”, the provision for training, technical support, services and equipment through the Early Childhood Development Project in the Mississippi Delta Region shall be applied by substituting “Easter Seals-Arkansas” for “the National Easter Seals Society”. education research, statistics, and improvement The matter under this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–554) is amended by striking “$139,624,000” and inserting “$139,853,000”. In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Education under the heading “Education Research, Statistics and Improvement”— (1) the aggregate amount specified shall be deemed to be $139,853,000; (2) the amount specified for the National Mentoring Partnership in Washington, D.C. for establishing the National E-Mentoring Clearinghouse shall be deemed to be $461,000; and (3) the provision specifying $1,275,000 for one-to-one computing shall be deemed to read as follows: “$1,275,000—NetSchools Corporation, to provide one-to-one e-learning pilot programs for Dover Elementary School in San Pablo, California, Belle Haven Elementary School in East Menlo Park, California, East Rock Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, Reid Elementary School in Searchlight, Nevada, and McDermitt Combined School in McDermitt, Nevada;”.