‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds under
this chapter shall be used to supplement, and not sup-
plant, non-Federal funds expended for existing programs.
‘‘SEC. 408E. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution that re-
ceives a grant under this chapter shall, except as provided
in subsection (b), use the grant to provide services or as-
sistance to students at risk of leaving their programs of
study without baccalaureate degrees, particularly economi-
cally disadvantaged students, by carrying out one or more
of the following:
‘‘(1) Implementing an intensive summer pro-
gram for incoming first-year students (or students
entering their second or third year of postsecondary
education if the institution can demonstrate that it
is addressing the needs of first-year students and
that a summer program could help retention of
second- or third-year students at risk of dropping
out), provided that the institution demonstrates in
its application that it has a strong commitment to
student retention through additional activities.
‘‘(2) Developing a strong student support serv-
ice program, targeted to students in their first 2
years of postsecondary education, that includes ac-
tivities such as—
‘‘(A) peer tutoring;
‘‘(B) mentoring programs involving faculty
and upper class students;
‘‘(C) activities to assist students currently
enrolled in a 2-year institution to secure admis-
sion and financial assistance in a 4-year pro-
gram of postsecondary education;
‘‘(D) activities to assist students in secur-
ing admission and financial assistance for en-
rollment in graduate and professional programs;
and
‘‘(E) assistance in course selection.
‘‘(3) Providing grants to students in their first
2 years of postsecondary education, in an amount
not less than required under subsection (c), except
that a recipient that provides grants under this
paragraph shall also provide services under para-
graphs (1) or (2), or both.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—A recipient of funds under this
chapter may serve students who have completed their first
2 years of postsecondary education if it demonstrates in
its application, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that—
‘‘(1) these students are at high risk of dropping
out; and
‘‘(2) it will first meet the needs of all its eligible
first- and second-year students for services under
this chapter.
‘‘(c) GRANT SIZE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, by reg-
ulation, establish minimum student grant award lev-
els for purposes of subsection (a)(3), taking into ac-
count such factors as the different costs of attend-
ance associated with public and private institutions.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary does not es-
tablish minimum student grant award levels under
paragraph (1), or if an institution wishes to provide
grants under subsection (a)(3) in an amount less
than the minimum set by the Secretary, the institu-
tion shall demonstrate in its application, to the satis-
faction of the Secretary, that the size of the grants
it will provide is appropriate and likely to have a sig-
nificant effect on the persistence problem at that in-
stitution.
‘‘SEC. 408F. RELATION TO OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘A grant provided to a student by an eligible institu-
tion from an award made under this chapter shall not be
considered in determining that student’s need for grant
or work assistance under this title, except that in no case
shall the total amount of student financial assistance
awarded to a student under this title exceed that student’s
cost of attendance, as defined by section 472.
‘‘SEC. 408G. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this chapter $35,000,000 for fiscal
year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.––
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—From the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may reserve up to 1 percent of such amount for
that fiscal year in order to carry out an evaluation of the
program authorized by this chapter.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendment made by section 2 shall be effective
on October 1, 1999.
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