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SEC. 305. Section 8002(m) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(m)) is amended by striking
‘‘5 years’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘7 years’’.
SEC. 306. (a) Section 167 of division H of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 3) is
amended by striking ‘‘$200,000, for Western Maine Technical Col-
lege, South Paris, Maine, for education programs and marketing
activities’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000, for Central Maine Community
College, Auburn, Maine, for education programs, student recruit-
ment and marketing activities at the Central Maine Community
College-Western Maine University and Community College Center
in South Paris, Maine’’.
(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.R. 2673 (Public Law 108–199; House
Report 108–401), in the matter in title III of division E, relating
to the Fund for the Improvement of Education under the heading
‘‘Innovation and Improvement’’ the provision specifying $300,000
for the Provo City Public Schools, Provo, Utah, to develop, purchase
and implement an English language instructional program for
training and certifying ESL teachers shall be deemed to read as
follows: ‘‘Provo City Public Schools, Provo, Utah, for an English
language instructional program, $300,000’’.
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, students
from the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States
of Micronesia enrolled in institutions in the Republic of Palau
shall be eligible for grants under subpart 1 of part A of title
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to the extent such grants
continue to be available to students from the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia who are
attending institutions in the United States.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appro-
priations Act, 2005’’.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home
to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—
Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport,
to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement
Home Trust Fund, $61,624,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for construction and renovation of the
physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington
and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
For expenses necessary of the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public
Law 92–28, $4,707,000.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and
Community Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $356,598,000: Provided,
That none of the funds made available to the Corporation for
National and Community Service in this Act for activities author-
ized by section 122 of part C of title I and part E of title II
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be used to
provide stipends or other monetary incentives to volunteers or
volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed 125 percent of the national
poverty level.
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as
authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which
shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the
fiscal year 2007, $400,000,000: Provided, That no funds made avail-
able to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall
be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertain-
ment for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That
none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available
or used to aid or support any program or activity from which
any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated
against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or
sex: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2005, in addition to
the amounts provided above, $39,705,000 shall be for costs related
to digital program production, development, and distribution, associ-
ated with the transition of public broadcasting to digital broad-
casting, to be awarded as determined by the Corporation in con-
sultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees,
or their designated representatives: Provided further, That for fiscal
year 2005, in addition to the amounts provided above, $40,000,000
shall be for the costs associated with replacement and upgrade
of the public television interconnection system: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available to the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting by this Act, Public Law 108–199 or Public
Law 108–7, shall be used to support the Television Future Fund
or any similar purpose.
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor
Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183),
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary
for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C.
175a); and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out
the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, Public
Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 71), $44,797,000, including $1,500,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2006, for activities
authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29
U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees