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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 fur-
ther, That $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds pro-
vided 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: Pro-
vided further, That the amount for section 611(c) of the Act
shall be equal to the amount available for that section dur-
ing fiscal year 2003, increased by the amount of inflation
as specified in section 611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the 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,
$3,004,360,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be used to im-
prove the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic research
and help meet the demand for provider services: Provided,
That the funds provided for title I of the Assistive Tech-
nology Act of 1998 (‘‘the AT Act’’) shall be allocated not-
withstanding section 105(b)(1) of the AT Act: Provided fur-
ther, That section 101(f) of the AT Act shall not limit the
award of an extension grant to three years: Provided fur-
ther, That no State or outlying area awarded funds under
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section 101 shall receive less than the amount received in
fiscal year 2003.
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended
(20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) including the acquisition of equip-
ment, $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 construction and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That from the total amount
available, the Institute may at its discretion 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
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Act of 1998, subparts 4 and 11 of part D of title V of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, $2,093,990,000,
of which $1,274,943,000 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 Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, 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: Provided further, That of the
amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics
education, notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allo-
cated to States based on a State’s absolute need as deter-
mined by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year aver-
age 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 Naturaliza-
tion Service data for immigrants admitted for legal perma-
nent residence are available, except that no State shall be
allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further,
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That of the amounts made available for the Adult Edu-
cation 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 $160,047,000
shall be available to support the activities authorized under
subpart 4 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, of which up to 5 percent
shall become available October 1, 2003, for evaluation, tech-
nical 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 available through September 30, 2005, for
grants to local educational agencies: Provided further, That
funds made available to local education agencies under this
subpart shall be used only for activities related to estab-
lishing 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, $14,174,115,000, 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.
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STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION
For Federal administrative expenses (in addition to
funds made available under Section 458), to carry out part
D of title I; 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, $104,703,000.
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, sec-
tion 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998, and the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $1,974,247,000, of which
$2,000,000 for interest subsidies authorized by section 121
of the HEA shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding 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 $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, includ-
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ing 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 Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits
and study in foreign countries by individuals who are par-
ticipating 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 gov-
ernment, the professions, or international development: Pro-
vided further, That up to 1 percent of the funds referred
to in the preceding proviso may be used for program evalua-
tion, national outreach, and information dissemination ac-
tivities.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $238,440,000, 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