(1) FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.— 
(A) UNDERGRADUATE
INSTITUTIONS.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 323(a) (20 U.S.C. 
1062(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, 
and improvement in classrooms, libraries, labora-
tories, and other instructional facilities, including 
purchase or rental of telecommunications technology 
equipment or services, and the acquisition of real 
property adjacent to the campus of the institution 
on which to construct such facilities.’’. 
(B) 
GRADUATE
AND
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.—Paragraph (2) of section 326(c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, 
and other instructional facilities, including purchase 
or rental of telecommunications technology equip-
ment or services, and the acquisition of real property 
adjacent to the campus of the institution on which 
to construct such facilities;’’. 
(2) OUTREACH
AND
COLLABORATION.—Para-
graph (11) of section 323(a) is amended to read as 
follows:
‘‘(11) Establishing community outreach pro-
grams and collaborative partnerships between part B 
institutions and local elementary or secondary 
schools. Such partnerships may include mentoring, 
tutoring, or other instructional opportunities that 
will boost student academic achievement and assist 
elementary and secondary school students in devel-
oping the academic skills and the interest to pursue 
postsecondary education.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 323 (20 
U.S.C. 1062) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An institution may not use 
more than 2 percent of the grant funds provided 
under this part to secure technical assistance serv-
ices. 
‘‘(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
SERVICES.— 
Technical assistance services may include assistance 
with enrollment management, financial management, 
and strategic planning.
‘‘(3) REPORT.—The institution shall report to 
the Secretary on an annual basis, in such form as 
the Secretary requires, on the use of funds under 
this subsection.’’. 
(c) DISTANCE LEARNING.—Section 323(a)(2) (20 
U.S.C. 1062(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘development 
or improvement of facilities for Internet use or other dis-
tance learning academic instruction capabilities and’’ after 
‘‘including’’. 
(d) MINIMUM
GRANTS.—Section 324(d)(1) (20 
U.S.C. 1063(d)(1)) is amended by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, except that, if the amount 
appropriated to carry out this part for any fiscal year ex-
ceeds the amount required to provide to each institution 
an amount equal to the total amount received by such in-
stitution under subsections (a), (b), and (c) for the pre-
ceding fiscal year, then the amount of such excess appro-
priation shall first be applied to increase the minimum al-
lotment under this subsection to $750,000’’. 
(e) 
ELIGIBLE
GRADUATE
OR
PROFESSIONAL 
SCHOOLS.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Section 326(a)(1) 
(20 U.S.C. 1063b(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(e) that’’;