A bill to make technical amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act.

Summary: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions for cooperative education grants to institutions and other entities with respect to:  (1) reservation of funds for certain grant awards; (2) subsequent participation of certain grantees; (3) priority in awarding grants; (4) Federal share; and (5) availability of appropriations. 
Directs the Secretary of Education to apply the provisions of specified graduate fellowship programs under HEA as they were in effect on July 22, 1992, for the remainder of such multiyear fellowship assistance for any individual who received such assistance in FY 1992. 
Revises HEA provisions for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards with respect to a matching funds requirement. 
Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act with respect to:  (1) the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory; and (2) distribution of funds to postsecondary and adult programs.

SECTION 1. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.

    (a) Reservation for Continuation Awards.--The matter preceding 
paragraph (1) of section 802(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1133a(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Reservations.--From the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authority of subsection (a) for fiscal year 1993 the Secretary shall 
reserve such sums as are necessary to make grant awards in accordance 
with section 803(a)(6) for such year. From the amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) and not reserved pursuant 
to the preceding sentence in each fiscal year--''.
    (b) Clarification Regarding Subsequent Participation of Certain 
Grant Recipients.--Section 803 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1133b) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1), by striking 
        ``that have not received a grant under this paragraph in the 
        10-year period preceding the date for which a grant under this 
        section is requested'';
            (2) in the heading of subsection (c), by inserting ``; 
        Subsequent Participation Rule'' after ``Share''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
                ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), no'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, except 
                that any grant awarded pursuant to section 802 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (as such Act was in effect 
                on July 22, 1992) shall be included in the calculation 
                of the 5 fiscal year period described in this 
                subparagraph'' before the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(4) Subsequent participation rule.--An institution of 
        higher education or a combination of such institutions shall be 
        eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a)(1)(A) after 
        the expiration of the 10 fiscal year period following the final 
        fiscal year in which such institution or combination receives 
        grant funds in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (c) Priority.--Subsection (a) of section 803 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1135b) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Priority.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1)(A) 
        in any fiscal year the Secretary shall give priority to 
        institutions of higher education or combinations of such 
        institutions that have received grant funds in the preceding 
        fiscal year pursuant to a multiyear grant award under paragraph 
        (1)(A) or section 802 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as 
        such section was in effect on July 22, 1992).''.
    (d) Federal Share.--Subsection (c) of section 803 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133b(c)) is further amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
        (2), by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), the''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Special rule.--The Secretary shall not waive the 
        provisions of this subsection, except that if an institution of 
        higher education or combination of such institutions received 
        grant funds under section 802 of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (as such section was in effect on July 22, 1992) pursuant 
        to a multiyear grant award and such institution or combination 
        is eligible to receive grant funds under this section, then the 
        Secretary shall waive the Federal share provisions set forth in 
        paragraph (2) for such institution or combination and shall 
        apply the Federal share provisions set forth in section 
        802(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as such section 
        was in effect on July 22, 1992) to such institution or 
        combination for the duration of such multiyear grant award.''.
    (e) Availability of Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of section 802 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1133a(c)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(c) Availability of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Limitation regarding compensation of students.--
        Appropriations under this title shall not be available for the 
        payment of compensation of students for employment by employers 
        under arrangements pursuant to this title.
            ``(2) Special rule.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
        authority of subsection (a) for fiscal year 1993 shall remain 
        available for obligation until September 30, 1994.''.

SEC. 2. GRADUATE PROGRAMS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an individual 
received multiyear fellowship assistance under part B, C, or D of title 
IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in fiscal year 1992, then the 
Secretary of Education shall apply the provisions of such parts (as 
such parts were in effect on July 22, 1992) for the remainder of the 
duration of such multiyear fellowship assistance.

SEC. 3. PACIFIC REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY.

    The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 101A(b) of the Carl 
D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
2311a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Center for the Advancement of Pacific 
        Education, Honolulu, Hawaii, or its successor entity as the 
        Pacific regional educational laboratory'' and inserting 
        ``Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory, Honolulu, Hawaii''; 
        and
            (2) by inserting ``or provide direct services regarding'' 
        after ``grants for''.

SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO POSTSECONDARY AND ADULT PROGRAMS.

    Section 232 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2341a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or 
                consortia thereof'' before ``within''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``or consortium'' before 
                        ``shall''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or consortium'' before 
                        ``in the preceding'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or consortia'' 
                after ``institutions''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of 
                paragraph (2), by inserting ``or consortia'' after 
                ``institutions''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or 
                consortium'' after ``institution''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or consortia'' 
                after ``institutions''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS.

    Section 551 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1107(f)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), by striking ``the 
        Federal share of'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B) of subsection (e)(1), by striking 
        ``share of the cost of the activities of the Board is'' and 
        inserting ``contributions described in subsection (f) are''; 
        and
            (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Matching Funds Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not provide 
        financial assistance under this subpart to the Board unless the 
        Board agrees to expend non-Federal contributions equal to $1 
        for every $1 of the Federal funds provided pursuant to such 
        financial assistance.
            ``(2) Non-federal contributions.--The non-Federal 
        contributions described in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) may include all non-Federal funds raised by 
                the Board on or after January 1, 1987; and
                    ``(B) may be used for outreach, implementation, 
                administration, operation, and other costs associated 
                with the development and implementation of national 
                teacher assessment and certification procedures under 
                this subpart.''.

            Passed the Senate May 4 (legislative day, April 19), 1993.

            Attest:

                                             WALTER J. STEWART,

                                                             Secretary.