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SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out parts B, C, D, E, F, G, and H and
section 610(j)(2)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, $3,092,491,000 $3,245,447,000, of which
$3,000,000,000 shall become available for obligation on
July 1, 1996, and shall remain available through Septem-
ber 30, 1997: Provided, That the Republic of the Marshall
Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia shall be con-
sidered jurisdictions for the purposes of section 611(e)(1),
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Re-
lated Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, and
the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended,
$2,455,760,000 $2,452,620,000.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $4,000,000 $6,680,000.
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.), $39,737,000
$43,041,000 of which $336,000 shall be for the endowment
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program as authorized under section 207 and shall be avail-
able until expended:–Provided, That from the 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.), $72,028,000: $80,030,000 of which $1,000,000
shall be for the endowment program as authorized under
section 207, and shall be available until expended:–Pro-
vided, That from the 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 pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the
National 
Literacy 
Act 
of 
1991, 
$1,062,788,000
$1,273,627,000, of which $4,869,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Institute for Literacy; and of which $1,055,000,000
$1,270,708,000 shall become available on July 1, 1996 and
shall remain available through September 30, 1997: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education
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Act, $1,000,000 $9,430,000 shall be for national programs
under title IV without regard to section 451 and $350,000
shall be for evaluations under section 346(b) of the Act.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, part
C, and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, $6,916,915,000 $6,751,290,000,
which shall remain available through September 30, 1997:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(a)(1) of the
Act, there shall be not to exceed 3,768,000 Pell Grant recipi-
ents in award year 1995–1996.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 1996–1997 shall be $2,440:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act,
as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publica-
tion of the payment schedule for award year 1996–1997,
that the $5,697,000,000 $5,400,000,000 included within
this appropriation for Pell Grant awards for award year
1996–1997, and any funds available from the fiscal year
1995 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient
to satisfy fully all such awards for which students are eli-
gible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the
amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by ei-
ther a fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar
amount, as determined in accordance with a schedule of
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reductions established by the Secretary for this purpose:–
Provided further, That no Pell grant shall be awarded to
any student during award year 1996–1997 if the amount
of that grant as determined under section 401(b) of the
Act is less than $600.
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out
guaranteed student loans authorized by title IV, part B,
of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $30,066,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, parts A and B of title III, without regard to section
360(a)(1)(B)(ii), chapter 1 of subpart 2 and subpart 6 of
part A of title IV, subpart 2 of part E of title V, parts
A and B of title VI, title VII B and C of title VI, title
VII, part D of title IX, and parts B, C, D, F, and G of
title IX, part A and subpart 1 of part B of title X, part
A of title XI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, Public Law 102–423 and the Mutual Edu-
cational 
and 
Cultural 
Exchange 
Act 
of 
1961;
$757,700,000 $850,325,000, of which $16,712,000 for in-
terest subsidies under title VII of the Higher Education
Act, as amended, shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That $1,750,000 shall be available for National
Science Scholars as authorized prior to October 20, 1994.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $170,366,000
$182,348,000, of which
$3,372,000, to remain available until expended shall be for
a matching endowment grant to be administered in accord-
ance with the Howard University Endowment Act (Public
Law 98–480).
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES LOANS
The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available under this
heading and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tation, as provided by section 104 of the Government Cor-
poration Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal
year.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS
PROGRAM
For administrative expenses to carry out the existing
direct loan program of college housing and academic facili-
ties loans entered into pursuant to title VII, part C, of
the Higher Education Act, as amended, $700,000.
COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS
Pursuant to title VII, part C of the Higher Education
Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college
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housing loans program, previously carried out under title
IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make
expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to
fiscal year limitation using loan repayments and other re-
sources available to this account. Any unobligated bal-
ances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this ac-
count pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment
of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available
for the operating expenses of this account.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
CAPITAL FINANCING, PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to sec-
tion 724 of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act
shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
of such bonds shall not exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Pro-
gram entered into pursuant to title VII, part B of the
Higher Education Act, as amended, $166,000.
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Im-
provement Act; the National Education Statistics Act;
part A of title III, parts A and B and section 10601 of
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Services and Construction Act, $101,227,000 and title II–
B of the Higher Education Act, $131,503,000, of which
$16,369,000 shall be used to carry out the provisions of title
II of the Library Services and Construction Act and shall
remain available until expended; and $4,523,000 shall be
for section 222 and $2,000,000 shall be for section 223 of
the Higher Education Act: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall
be awarded to a nonprofit foundation using multi-media
technology to document and archive not less than 40,000
holocaust survivors’ testimony: Provided further, That
$1,000,000 shall be for the continuation of a demonstration
project making information available for public use by con-
necting Internet to a multistate consortium.
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 two passenger motor vehicles,
$327,319,000.
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, $53,951,000 $55,451,000.
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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, $28,154,000 $28,654,000.
HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION
For necessary expenses for the renovation of the De-
partment of Education headquarters building, $7,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 1998.
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
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
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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 under this Act may
be used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
SEC. 304. No funds appropriated under this Act shall
be made available for opportunity to learn standards or
strategies.
SEC. 305. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds available for section 458 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act shall not exceed $320,000,000 $378,000,000 for
fiscal year 1996, of which $160,000,000 shall be available
for the payment of administrative cost allowances to guar-
anty agencies.–The Department of Education shall, within
30 days of enactment, develop a plan for the payment of
administrative cost allowances which shall be submitted to
the Chairs of the House Committee on Economic and
Educational Opportunities and the Senate Committee on
Labor and Human Resources in accordance with any stat-
utory formula enacted prior to March 31, 1996. Notwith-
standing section 458 of the Higher Education Act, the
Secretary may not use funds available under that section
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for subsequent fiscal years for administrative expenses of
the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program during fiscal
year 1996,–nor may the Secretary require the return of
guaranty agency reserve funds during fiscal year 1996.
No funds available to the Secretary may be used for
(1) marketing, advertising or promotion of the William D.
Ford Direct Loan Program, or for the hiring of advertis-
ing agencies or other third parties to provide advertising
services,–or (2) payment of administrative fees relating to
the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program to institutions
of higher education.
None of the funds provided by this Act may be used
to hire staff at the Department of Education if such hiring
would increase on-board employment at the Department
as of the date of enactment of this Act.
None of the funds provided by this Act may be used
to conduct an evaluation of the William D. Ford Direct
Loan Program except as administered by the Advisory
Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
None of the funds provided by this Act may be used
by the Department of Education to implement new Indi-
vidual Procurement Agreements (IPAs).
SEC. 306. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended to carry out sections 727,
932, and 1002 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, sec-
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tion 621(b) of Public Law 101–589, the President’s Advi-
sory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans, and the President’s Board of Advisors on His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities.
SEC. 307. Section 444(b)(1)(E) of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)(E)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(E) State and local officials or authorities to
whom such information is specifically—
‘‘(i) required to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted before No-
vember 19, 1974;
‘‘(ii) allowed to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted before No-
vember 19, 1974, if the allowed reporting or
disclosure concerns the juvenile justice system
and such system’s ability to effectively serve the
student whose records are released, or
‘‘(iii) allowed to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted after Novem-
ber 19, 1974, if—
‘‘(I) the allowed reporting or disclo-
sure concerns the juvenile justice system
and such system’s ability to effectively
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serve, prior to adjudication, the student
whose records are released; and
‘‘(II) the officials and authorities to
whom such information is disclosed certify
in writing to the educational agency or in-
stitution that the information will not be
disclosed to any other party except as pro-
vided under State law without the prior
written consent of the parent of the stu-
dent;’’.
SEC. 308. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Office of Civil Rights of the De-
partment of Education after December 31, 1995, to en-
force title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) with respect to gender equity in inter-
collegiate athletic programs, except when it is made known
to the Office that the Department has issued updated pol-
icy guidance to institutions of higher education which in-
cludes specific criteria clarifying how such institutions can
demonstrate a history and continuing practice of program
expansion for members of the underrepresented sex and
full and effective accommodation of the interests and abili-
ties of the underrepresented sex.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the United States
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the United States Naval
Home, to be paid from funds available in the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $58,186,000
$53,755,000, of which $2,051,000 $1,857,000 shall remain
available until expended for construction and renovation
of the physical plants at the United States Soldiers’ and
Airmen’s Home and the United States Naval Home: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall not be available for
the payment of hospitalization of members of the Soldiers’
and Airmen’s Home in United States Army hospitals at
rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the
Army upon recommendation of the Board of Commis-
sioners and the Surgeon General of the Army.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $168,974,000 $200,892,000.
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CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of
1934, without regard to section 396(k)(3)(B)(iii), an
amount which shall be available within limitations speci-
fied by that Act, for the fiscal year 1998, $240,000,000
$260,000,000: Provided, That all funds appropriated here-
in shall be made available only if authorized: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds made available to the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for
receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for
Government officials or employees: Provided further, That
none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be
available or used to aid or support any program or activity
from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits,
or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, religion, or sex:–Provided further, That for
any fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, not-
withstanding section 396(k)(2)(B) of the Communications
Act of 1934, make funds available to the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting in accordance with the payment
methods required under Office of Management and Budg-
et Circular A–110 to minimize the time between the trans-
fer of funds from the Federal Treasury and the outlay
or expenditure of such funds by the Corporation.
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested
in it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29
U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and for expenses necessary for the Labor-
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a);
and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out
the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act,
Public Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. chapter 71), $31,896,000
$31,896,000 including $1,500,000, to remain available
through September 30, 1997, for activities authorized by the
Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C.
175a): Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees
charged for special training activities up to full-cost recov-
ery shall be credited to and merged with this account, and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept on
behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, per-
sonal, or other property in the aid of any projects or func-
tions within the Director’s jurisdiction.
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$6,467,000 $6,200,000.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended
by Public Law 102–95), $450,000 $829,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, $1,397,000 $1,793,000.
NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL
For expenses necessary for the National Education
Goals Panel, as authorized by title II, part A of the Goals
2000: Educate America Act, $1,000,000.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 
141–167), 
and 
other 
laws, 
$123,233,000
$176,047,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation
shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agri-
cultural laborers or used in connection with investigations,
hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units
composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section
2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as
amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947,
as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of
June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said defi-
nition employees engaged in the maintenance and oper-
ation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when
maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and
at least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied
thereby is used for farming purposes:–Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no part
of this appropriation may be used by the National Labor
Relations Board for the investigation or prosecution of al-
leged unfair labor practice charges under section 8 of the
National Labor Relations Act, where such charges are
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based, in whole or in part, on an employer’s taking any
adverse action, including refusal to hire, discipline, or dis-
charge, against an individual(s) who is an employee or
agent or is otherwise working under the control and super-
vision of a labor organization, until such time as the Unit-
ed States Supreme Court has held that such individual(s)
are or are not protected under section 8 of the National
Labor Relations Act: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation may be used by the National Labor Re-
lations Board to petition a United States district court
for temporary relief or a restraining order as described
under section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act
unless there is a reasonable likelihood of success on the
merits of the complaint that an unfair labor practice has
occurred, there is a possibility of irreparable harm if such
relief is not granted, a balancing of hardships favors in-
junctive relief, and harm to the public interest stemming
from injunctive relief is tolerable in light of the benefits
achieved by such relief: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be available for the exercise of the
National Labor Relations Board’s authority under section
10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
160(j)) unless four-fifths of the Board’s members have
voted to exercise such authority, where five Board mem-
bers are voting: Provided further, That no part of this ap-