Special Institutions for the Handicapped

Special Institutions for the Handicapped american printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), including provision of materials to adults undergoing rehabilitation on the same basis as provided in 1985, $5,740,000. national technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles II and IV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C, 4301 et seq.) and for activities under sec. 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, $36,553,000, of which $325,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 408 and shall be available until expended, $482,000 shall be for construction and renovation, to remain available until expended, and $900,000 shall be retained by the Secretary for the purpose of supporting a consortium of institutions to provide education and vocational rehabilitation services for low functioning adults who are deaf. 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 IV of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), including continuing education activities, existing extension centers and the National Center for Law and the Deaf, $68,600,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the endowment program as authorized under section 407 and shall be available until expended. vocational and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, the Adult Education Act and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, $1,138,040,000 which shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1990, and shall remain available until September 30, 1991, of which $23,333,000 shall be for national programs under title IV of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act including $7,083,000 for research, $11,250,000 for demonstrations, and $5,000,000 for data collection and of which $2,000,000 shall be for national programs under section 383 of the Adult Education Act. student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 2, and 3 of part A and parts C, D, and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $6,044,097,000 together with an additional $131,000,000 which shall be available only for unfinanced costs in the 1989–90 award year Pell Grant program: Provided, That $286,000,000 shall only be available if such funds are necessary to pay a maximum grant of $2,300 during the 1990–1991 program year: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 479A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), student financial aid administrators shall be authorized, on the basis of adequate documentation, to make necessary adjustments to the cost of attendance and expected student or parent contribution (or both) and to use supplementary information103 STAT. 1182 about the financial status or personal circumstances of eligible applicants only for purposes of selecting recipients and determining the amount of awards under subpart 2 of part A, and parts B, C, and E of title IV of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 41 l(b)(6)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, no basic grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of that Act shall be awarded to any student who is attending on a less than half-time basis for a period of enrollment beginning on or after January 1, 1990, except that any such student who received a basic grant for a period of enrollment beginning before January 1, 1990, shall be eligible to receive a basic grant for a period of enrollment beginning on or after such date from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 411(b)(6)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, no basic grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of that Act shall be awarded from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1990 to any student who is attending on a less than half-time basis: Provided further, That any institution participating in any loan program authorized under part B of title TV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended, with a default rate, as determined by the Secretary, that exceeds 30 per centum shall implement a pro rata refund policy that complies with minimum standards established by the Secretary in regulations, for any title IV aid recipient who withdraws before the earlier of six months from the beginning of the course of study for which the loan was received, or the date on which the student completes one-half of that course and these provisos, except as specifically indicated, shall apply to all fiscal year 1990 funds, which shall remain available until September 30, 1991: Provided further, That the maximum Pell grant that a student may receive in the 1990–91 award year shall be $2,300. guaranteed student loans (liquidation of contract authority) For payment of obligations incurred under contract authority entered into pursuant to title IV, part B, of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $3,826,314,000. higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided for, titles I, III, IV, sections 501, 523, and subpart 1 of part D of title V, and titles XII, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 and section 140(b) of Public Law 100–202, $632,736,000, of which up to $18,128,000 for endowment activities under section 332 of part C of title III and $22,744,000 for interest subsidies under part D of title VII shall remain available until expended: Provided, That $8,740,000 provided herein for carrying out subpart 6 of part A of title IV shall be available notwithstanding sections 419G(b) and 4191(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070d–37(b) and 1070d–39(a)): Provided further, That $1,456,000 of the amount provided herein for subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act shall be for an evaluation of Special Programs for the Disadvantaged to examine the effectiveness of current programs and to identify program improvements. 103 STAT. 1183 howard university For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $182,446,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant to be administered in accordance with the Howard University Endowment Act (Public Law 98–480) and shall remain available until expended. college housing and academic facilities loans Pursuant to title VII, part F of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing and academic facilities loans program, the Secretary shall make expenditures, contracts, and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation: Provided, That during fiscal year 1990, gross commitments for the principal amount of direct loans shall be $30,000,000. For payment of interest on funds borrowed from the Treasury pursuant to section 761(d) of the Higher Education Act, as amended, 5,129,000, to remain available until expended. 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. For the fiscal year 1990, no new commitments for loans may be made from the fund established pursuant to title VII, section 733 of the Higher Education Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1132d–2). college housing loans Pursuant to title VII, part F of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loan 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. education research and statistics For necessary expenses to carry out section 405 and section 406 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended, $96,375,000, of which $6,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 1990, shall be for the rural education program conducted by the regional laboratories. libraries For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, II, 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, $136,646,000 of which $18,900,000 shall be used to carry out the provisions of title103 STAT. 1184 II of the Library Services and Construction Act which shall remain available until expended.