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vate and civic organizations to assist communities to 
meet and address their pressing and severe problems, 
including economic development, community infra-
structure and housing, crime prevention, education, 
healthcare, self-sufficiency, and workforce prepara-
tion. Such activities may include support for the de-
velopment of coordinated curriculum and internship 
opportunities for students in disadvantaged commu-
nities.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
745 (20 U.S.C. 1138d) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 
for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 
‘‘$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years’’ . 
SEC. 705. URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE. 
Part C of title VII (20 U.S.C. 1139 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 706. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STU-
DENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUAL-
ITY HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) SERVING ALL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
Section 762(a) (20 U.S.C. 1140a(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘students with learning disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘stu-
dents with disabilities’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
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(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 762(b)(2) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘in 
order to improve retention and completion’’ after 
‘‘disabilities’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (E), respec-
tively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVE TRANSITION PRACTICES.— 
The development of innovative, effective, and effi-
cient teaching methods and strategies to ensure 
the smooth transition of students with disabil-
ities from high school to postsecondary edu-
cation.’’; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) (as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) DISTANCE
LEARNING.—The develop-
ment of innovative, effective, and efficient teach-
ing methods and strategies to provide faculty 
and administrators with the ability to provide 
accessible distance education programs or classes 
that would enhance access of students with dis-
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abilities to higher education, including the use of 
electronic communication for instruction and ad-
visement.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
762(b)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
through (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
through (E)’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 763 (20 U.S.C. 1140b) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) a description of how such institution plans 
to address the activities allowed under this part;’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) a description of the extent to which an in-
stitution will work to replicate the best practices of 
institutions of higher education with demonstrated 
success in serving students with disabilities.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
765 (20 U.S.C. 1140d) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year
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1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2006 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’. 
TITLE VIII—CLERICAL 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 801. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 103 (20 U.S.C. 1003) (as 
amended by section 102) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (16) 
as paragraphs (2) through (17), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES.—The term ‘au-
thorizing committees’ means the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) COMMITTEES.— 
(1) The following provisions are each amended 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives’’ and inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’: 
(A) Section 428(g) (20 U.S.C. 1078(g)).
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(B) Section 428A(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
1(a)(3)), as redesignated by section 430(e)(4). 
(C) Section 428A(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
1(c)(2)). 
(D) Section 428A(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
1(c)(5)). 
(E) 
Section 
455(b)(7)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087e(b)(7)(B)), as redesignated by section 
423(b)(3). 
(F) Section 483(c) (20 U.S.C. 1090(c)). 
(G) Section 486(e) (20 U.S.C. 1093(e)). 
(H) 
Section 
486(f)(3)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093(f)(3)(A)). 
(I) 
Section 
486(f)(3)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093(f)(3)(B)). 
(J) 
Section 
487A(a)(5) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094a(a)(5)). 
(K) 
Section 
487A(b)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1094a(b)(2)). 
(L) Section 487A(b)(3)(B) (20 U.S.C. 
1094a(b)(3)(B)). 
(M) Section 498B(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1099c– 
2(d)(1)). 
(N) Section 498B(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1099c– 
2(d)(2)).
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(2) The following provisions are each amended 
by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate’’ 
and inserting ‘‘authorizing committees’’: 
(A) 
Section 
141(d)(4)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1018(d)(4)(B)). 
(B) 
Section 
428(n)(4) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(n)(4)). 
(C) 
Section 
437(c)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087(c)(1)). 
(D) 
Section 
485(f)(5)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1092(f)(5)(A)). 
(E) 
Section 
485(g)(4)(B) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1092(g)(4)(B)). 
(3) Section 401(f)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(f)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives and the authorizing committees’’. 
(4) 
Section 
428(c)(9)(K) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1078(c)(9)(K)) is amended by striking ‘‘House Com-