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further, That $91,243,000 shall be used for the projects, 
and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Higher 
Education’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act). 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For 
partial 
support 
of 
Howard 
University, 
$234,977,000, of which not less than $3,464,000 shall be 
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 
University Endowment Act and shall remain available 
until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac-
tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 
121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $461,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 
344(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’), 
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds in-
sured under the Historically Black College and University 
Capital Financing Program is authorized to equal but not 
exceed $725,000,000, which may be used for loans to pub-
lic and private historically black colleges and universities 
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without regard to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
344(a). 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $10,000,000, as au-
thorized pursuant to Part D of title III of the HEA: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$100,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
carry out the Historically Black College and University 
Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part 
D of title III of the HEA, $354,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess-
ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 
208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 
and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, $617,175,000, of which $312,241,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That funds 
available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Tech-
nical Assistance Act may be used for Statewide data sys-
tems that include postsecondary and workforce informa-
tion: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds 
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available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Tech-
nical Assistance Act may be used for State data coordina-
tors and for awards to public or private organizations or 
agencies to improve data coordination. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
$433,482,000, of which $5,400,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation 
of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $96,826,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act, $54,539,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for 
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in 
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school 
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system, or for the transportation of students or teachers 
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) 
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any 
school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act 
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school 
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student 
requiring special education, to the school offering such 
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section 
an indirect requirement of transportation of students in-
cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan 
involving the reorganization of the grade structure of 
schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, 
or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clus-
tering. The prohibition described in this section does not 
include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 
used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre-
tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 
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