Pub. L. 111-39, tit. VIII, sec. 802
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION ACTS.
SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION ACTS.(a) Higher Education Amendments of 1998.—(1) Incarcerated individuals.—Section 821(h) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151(h)) is amended to read as follows:“(h) Allocation of Funds.—“(1) Fiscal year 2009.—From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (i) for fiscal year 2009, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the total number of incarcerated individuals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e) in the State bears to the total number of such individuals in all States.“(2) Future fiscal years.—From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (i) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount that bears the same relationship to such funds as the total number of students eligible under subsection (e) in such State bears to the total number of such students in all States.”.123 STAT. 1957(2) Underground railroad.—Section 841(c) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1153(c)) is amended by inserting “this section” after “to carry out”.(b) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986.—Section 203(b)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(2)) is amended by striking “and subsections (b) and (c) of section 209.” and inserting “and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 209.”.