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SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, $11,307,072,000, of which $5,604,762,000 shall become avail-
able for obligation on July 1, 2004, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2005, and of which $5,413,000,000 shall
become available on October 1, 2004, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2005, for academic year 2004–2005: Pro-
vided, That $11,400,000 shall be for Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic to support the development, production, and circulation
of recorded educational materials: Provided further, That $1,500,000
shall be for the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105–
78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information
on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children with
disabilities: Provided further, That the amount for section 611(c)
of the Act shall be equal to the amount available for that section
during fiscal year 2003, increased by the amount of inflation as
specified in section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act: Provided further,
That $6,879,000 of the funds for section 672 of the Act shall be
available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the
statement of the managers of the conference report accompanying
this Act.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,
and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,013,305,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall be awarded to the American Academy of Orthotists
and Prosthetists for activities that further the purposes of the
grant received by the Academy for the period beginning October
1, 2003, including activities to meet the demand for orthotic and
prosthetic provider services and improve patient care: Provided,
That the funds provided for title I of the Assistive Technology
Act of 1998 (‘‘the AT Act’’) shall be allocated notwithstanding section
105(b)(1) of the AT Act: Provided further, That section 101(f) of
the AT Act shall not limit the award of an extension grant to
3 years: Provided further, That no State or outlying area awarded
funds under section 101 shall receive less than the amount received
in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That $5,035,000 of the funds
for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be available
for the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement
of the managers of the conference report accompanying this Act.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20
U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $16,500,000.
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 (20 U.S.C.
4301 et seq.), $53,800,000, of which $367,000 shall be for construc-
tion and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion
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use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
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 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $100,800,000: Provided, That
from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion
use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998,
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and subparts 4
and 11 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’), $2,121,690,000, of which
$1,304,712,000 shall become available on July 1, 2004, and shall
remain available through September 30, 2005, and of which
$791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004, and shall
remain available through September 30, 2005: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law or any regulation, the
Secretary of Education shall not require the use of a restricted
indirect cost rate for grants issued pursuant to section 117 of
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of
1998: Provided further, That of the amount provided for Adult
Education State Grants, $69,545,000 shall be made available for
integrated English literacy and civics education services to
immigrants and other limited English proficient populations: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount reserved for integrated English
literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be
allocated to States based on a State’s absolute need as determined
by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year average of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service data for immigrants
admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent
years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth
as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which
Immigration and Naturalization Service data for immigrants
admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that
no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available for the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act, $9,223,000 shall be for national leadership
activities under section 243 and $6,732,000 shall be for the National
Institute for Literacy under section 242: Provided further, That
$185,000,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title V
of the ESEA: Provided further, That $175,000,000 shall be available
to support the activities authorized under subpart 4 of part D
of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
of which up to 5 percent shall become available October 1, 2003,
and shall remain available through September 30, 2005, for evalua-
tion, technical assistance, school networking, peer review of applica-
tions, and program outreach activities, and of which not less than
95 percent shall become available on July 1, 2004, and remain
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available through September 30, 2005, for grants to local edu-
cational agencies: Provided further, That funds made available to
local education agencies under this subpart shall be used only
for activities related to establishing smaller learning communities
in high schools.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part C and
part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$14,090,430,000, which shall remain available through September
30, 2005.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible
during award year 2004–2005 shall be $4,050.
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION
For Federal administrative expenses (in addition to funds made
available under section 458), to carry out part D of title I, and
subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts B, C, D and E of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
$118,010,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, section
121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’), as amended, section 1543 of the Higher Edu-
cation Amendments of 1992, title VIII of the Higher Education
Amendments of 1998, and the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, $2,094,511,000, of which $2,000,000 for
interest subsidies authorized by section 121 of the HEA shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That $9,935,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2005, shall be available to fund
fellowships for academic year 2005–2006 under part A, subpart
1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and conditions of part
A, subpart 1: Provided further, That $994,000 is for data collection
and evaluation activities for programs under the HEA, including
such activities needed to comply with the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to
carry out title VI of the HEA and section 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 participating 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 government, the professions,
or international development: Provided further, That up to 1 percent
of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso may be used
for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemi-
nation activities: Provided further, That $123,110,000 of the funds
for part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall
be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the
statement of the managers of the conference report accompanying
this Act.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et
seq.), $240,180,000, of which not less than $3,573,000 shall be
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University
Endowment Act (Public Law 98–480) and shall remain available
until expended.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM
For Federal administrative expenses authorized under section
121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $774,000 to carry out
activities related to existing facility loans entered into under the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds insured
pursuant to section 344 of title III, part D of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such
bonds shall not exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black
College and University Capital Financing Program entered into
pursuant to title III, part D of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended, $210,000.
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES
For carrying out activities authorized by Public Law 107–279,
$478,717,000: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated,
$166,500,000 shall be available for obligation through September
30, 2005: Provided further, That of the amount provided to carry
out title I, parts B and D of Public Law 107–279, not less than
$24,362,000 shall be for the national research and development
centers authorized under section 133(c): Provided further, That
$4,968,000 shall be available to extend for one additional year
the contract for the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathe-
matics and Science Education authorized under section 2102(a)(2)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, prior
to its amendment by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public
Law 107–110.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three pas-
senger motor vehicles, $425,000,000, of which $13,644,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for building alterations
and related expenses for the relocation of department staff to
Potomac Center Plaza in Washington, D.C.