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shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 
that activity during fiscal year 2021, increased by the 
amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 
of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro-
priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 
than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2021: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 
to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub-
ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 
allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
is 
reduced 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 
the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 
aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 
with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail-
ability of a free appropriate public education under this 
part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 
relative populations of those children who are living in pov-
erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis-
tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 
whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 
under this heading made funds available for such a dis-
tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 
such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 
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educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 
Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo-
cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 
section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 
States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 
any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 
the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 
for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re-
garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 
section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 
apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 
a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 
the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca-
tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec-
tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re-
serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 
the same relation to the maximum amount described in 
that 
paragraph 
as 
the 
reduction 
under 
section 
612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 
would have received in that fiscal year under section 
611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 
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funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 
requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 
section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec-
tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 
under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech-
nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 
States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 
616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv-
ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 
quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 
available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro-
gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro-
gram performance under such subpart: Provided further, 
That States may use funds reserved for other State-level 
activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA 
to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institu-
tions of higher education, other public agencies, and pri-
vate non-profit organizations to carry out activities au-
thorized by those sections: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if 5 or 
fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) 
of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 
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State in an amount equal to the maximum amount de-
scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That if more than 5 States apply for grants pursuant 
to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall award 
funds to those States on the basis of the States’ relative 
populations of infants and toddlers except that no such 
State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount de-
scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That States may use funds allotted under section 
643(c) of the IDEA to make subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies, institutions of higher education, other 
public agencies, and private non-profit organizations to 
carry out activities authorized by section 638 of IDEA: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the 
IDEA, any State receiving a grant under section 633 of 
the IDEA must reserve not less than 10 percent of its 
award for use in a manner described in a State plan, ap-
proved by the Secretary, to ensure equitable access to and 
participation in part C services in the State, particularly 
for populations that have been traditionally underrep-
resented in the program: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing section 632(4)(B) of the IDEA, a State receiving 
a grant under section 633 of the IDEA may establish a 
system of payments but may not include in that system 
family fees or out-of-pocket costs to families for early 
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intervention services: Provided further, That any State 
seeking to amend its eligibility criteria under section 
635(a)(1) of the IDEA in such a way that would have 
the effect of reducing the number of infants and families 
who are eligible under part C must conduct the public par-
ticipation under section 637(a)(8) of the IDEA at least 
24 months prior to implementing such a change: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding section 638 of the IDEA, 
a State may use funds it receives under section 633 of 
the IDEA to offer continued early intervention services to 
a child who previously received services under part C of 
the IDEA from age 3 until the beginning of the school 
year following the child’s third birthday without regard to 
the procedures in section 635(c) of the IDEA. 
REHABILITATION SERVICES 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Helen Keller 
National 
Center 
Act, 
$3,896,820,000, 
of 
which 
$3,719,121,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabili-
tation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in 
this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallot-
ment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the 
Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at in-
creasing competitive integrated employment as defined in 
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section 7 of such Act for youth and other individuals with 
disabilities: Provided further, That States may award sub-
grants for a portion of the funds to other public and pri-
vate, nonprofit entities: Provided further, That any funds 
made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative 
activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals 
with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 
2023. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 
of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $37,431,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986, $84,500,000: Provided, That from the total 
amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 
funds for the endowment program as authorized under 
section 207 of such Act. 
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 II of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $143,361,000: 
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Provided, That from the total amount available, the Uni-
versity may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 
program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Edu-
cation 
and 
Family 
Literacy 
Act 
(‘‘AEFLA’’), 
$2,238,981,000, of which $1,447,981,000 shall become 
available on July 1, 2022, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2023, and of which $791,000,000 
shall become available on October 1, 2022, and shall re-
main available through September 30, 2023: Provided, 
That $100,000,000 shall be for competitive grants for 
local educational agencies to carry out evidence-based mid-
dle and high school career and technical education innova-
tion programs: Provided further, That section 3(20) of the 
Perkins Act shall be applied as if the term ‘‘eligible insti-
tution’’ includes an apprenticeship program that is reg-
istered under the National Apprenticeship Act and accred-
ited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of Edu-
cation: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able for AEFLA, $38,712,000 shall be for national leader-
ship activities under section 242. 
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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 
and part C of title IV of the HEA, $27,187,352,000 which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2023. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2022-2023 shall be $5,835. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 
parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 
1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
$2,053,943,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 
student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 
servicers on the basis of their past performance compared 
to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 
and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process 
new and existing accounts and compliance with Federal 
and State law: Provided further, That for student loan 
contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Secretary 
shall allow student loan borrowers who are consolidating 
Federal student loans to select from any student loan 
servicer to service their new consolidated student loan: 
Provided further, That in order to promote accountability 
and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary shall 
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not award funding for any contract solicitation for a new 
Federal student loan servicing environment, including the 
solicitation for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Next Gen-
eration Processing and Servicing Environment, unless 
such an environment provides for the participation of mul-
tiple student loan servicers that contract directly with the 
Department of Education: Provided further, That the De-
partment shall re-allocate accounts from servicers for re-
curring non-compliance with FSA guidelines, contractual 
requirements, and Federal and State laws, including for 
failure to sufficiently inform borrowers of available repay-
ment options: Provided further, That such servicers shall 
be evaluated based on their ability to meet contract re-
quirements (including an understanding of Federal and 
State law), future performance on the contracts, and his-
tory of compliance with applicable consumer protections 
laws, including Federal and State law: Provided further, 
That to the extent FSA permits student loan servicing 
subcontracting, FSA shall hold prime contractors account-
able for meeting the requirements of the contract, and the 
performance and expectations of subcontractors shall be 
accounted for in the prime contract and in the overall per-
formance of the prime contractor: Provided further, That 
FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing 
and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan serv-
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icing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers 
at risk of delinquency or default: Provided further, That 
FSA shall ensure that in such environment contractors 
have the capacity to meet and are held accountable for 
performance on service levels; are held accountable for and 
have a history of compliance with applicable consumer pro-
tection laws, including Federal and State law; and have 
relevant experience and demonstrated effectiveness: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall provide quarterly 
briefings to the Committees on Appropriations and Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on general progress 
related to solicitations for Federal student loan servicing 
contracts: Provided further, That FSA shall strengthen 
transparency through expanded publication of aggregate 
data on student loan and servicer performance: Provided 
further, That not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, FSA shall provide to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses of funds made 
available in this account for fiscal year 2022 and provide 
quarterly updates on this plan (including contracts award-
ed, change orders, bonuses paid to staff, reorganization 
costs, and any other activity carried out using amounts 
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provided under this heading for fiscal year 2022): Pro-
vided further, That the FSA Next Generation Processing 
and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal student 
loan servicing environment, shall include accountability 
measures that account for the performance of the portfolio 
and contractor compliance with FSA guidelines. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961, 
and 
section 
117 
of 
the 
Perkins 
Act, 
$3,430,757,000, of which $168,015,000 shall remain 
available through December 31, 2022: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds made avail-
able in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and sec-
tion 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 
study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici-
pating in advanced foreign language training and inter-
national studies in areas that are vital to United States 
national security and who plan to apply their language 
skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov-
ernment, the professions, or international development: 
Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 
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evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina-
tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 
of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 
2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua-
tion: Provided further, That section 313(d) of the HEA 
shall not apply to an institution of higher education that 
is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the 
HEA: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able under this heading, $92,015,000 shall be used for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading 
‘‘Higher Education’’ in the report accompanying this Act, 
and of which up to $1,000,000 may be used for related 
agency administrative expenses: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available for projects described 
in the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 302 
of this Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For 
partial 
support 
of 
Howard 
University, 
$411,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
University Endowment Act and shall remain available 
until expended. 
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COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the HEA, $435,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $24,150,000, as au-
thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
shall remain available through September 30, 2023: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$328,571,000: Provided further, That these funds may be 
used to support loans to public and private Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi-
tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi-
nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 
III of the HEA, $334,000. 
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 
208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 
and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, $762,465,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2023: Provided, That funds avail-
able to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary 
and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec-
ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 
such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of 
the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu-
cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 
to public or private organizations or agencies to support 
activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 
at the local, State, and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$480,000,000, of which up to $13,000,000, to remain 
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available until expended, shall be available for relocation 
expenses, and for the renovation and repair of leased 
buildings: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act or 
provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the Depart-
ment of Education available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year may be used for any activity re-
lating to implementing a reorganization that decentralizes, 
reduces the staffing level, or alters the responsibilities, 
structure, authority, or functionality of the Budget Service 
of the Department of Education, relative to the organiza-
tion and operation of the Budget Service as in effect on 
January 1, 2018. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $144,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $70,115,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 
such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 
granted by this section shall not be used to create any 
new program or to fund any project or activity for which 
no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con-
solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 
the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2022, through 
September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 
maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap-
propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 
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