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of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: 
Provided further, That $99,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 shall 
be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including 
charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or 
partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; 
and (2) at least one non-profit organization to develop and imple-
ment performance-based teacher and principal compensation sys-
tems in high-need schools: Provided further, That such performance- 
based compensation systems must consider gains in student aca-
demic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted mul-
tiple times during each school year among other factors and provide 
educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and 
leadership roles: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such 
funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assist-
ance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach and 
evaluation activities: Provided further, That of the funds available 
for part B of title V, the Secretary shall use up to $24,783,000 
to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and under subpart 
2, and shall use not less than $190,000,000 to carry out other 
activities authorized under subpart 1. 
SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION 
For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 3 of part 
C of title II, part A of title IV, and subparts 2, 3, and 10 of 
part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’), $708,835,000, of which $300,000,000 shall 
become available on July 1, 2008, and remain available through 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That $300,000,000 shall be available 
for subpart 1 of part A of title IV and $222,519,000 shall be 
available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which not less 
than $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (‘‘Project SERV’’) 
program to provide education-related services to local educational 
agencies and to institutions of higher education in which the 
learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or trau-
matic crisis: Provided further, That Project SERV funds appro-
priated in previous fiscal years may be used to provide services 
to local educational agencies and to institutions of higher education 
in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a 
violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further, That $152,998,000 
shall be available to carry out part D of title V of the ESEA: 
Provided further, That of the funds available to carry out subpart 
3 of part C of title II, up to $12,072,000 may be used to carry 
out section 2345 and $3,025,000 shall be used by the Center for 
Civic Education to implement a comprehensive program to improve 
public knowledge, understanding, and support of the Congress and 
the State legislatures. 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
For carrying out part A of title III of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, $722,717,000, which shall become 
available on July 1, 2008, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall 
be available on October 1, 2007, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009, to carry out activities under section 
3111(c)(1)(C).
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SPECIAL EDUCATION 
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (‘‘IDEA’’) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment 
Act of 2004, $12,357,999,000, of which $5,461,394,000 shall become 
available on July 1, 2008, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009, and of which $6,654,982,000 shall become 
available on October 1, 2008, and shall remain available through 
September 30, 2009, for academic year 2008–2009: Provided, That 
$13,000,000 shall be for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, 
Inc., to support activities under section 674(c)(1)(D) of the IDEA: 
Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of 
funds provided by Public Law 105–78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) 
of the IDEA (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) to provide 
information on diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for 
children with disabilities: Provided further, That the amount for 
section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the 
amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2007, increased 
by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of 
the IDEA, or the percentage increase in the funds appropriated 
under section 611(i) of the IDEA: Provided further, That nothing 
in section 674(e) of the IDEA shall be construed to establish a 
private right of action against the National Instructional Materials 
Access Center for failure to perform the duties of such center 
or otherwise authorize a private right of action related to the 
performance of such center: Provided further, That $8,000,000 shall 
be available to support the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter 
Games. 
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 
(‘‘the AT Act’’), and the Helen Keller National Center Act, 
$3,285,985,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Amer-
ican Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists for activities that fur-
ther the purposes of the grant received by the Academy for the 
period beginning October 1, 2003, including activities to meet the 
demand for orthotic and prosthetic provider services and improve 
patient care: Provided, That $3,242,000 of the funds for section 
303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be available for the 
projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of the 
managers on the conference report accompanying this Act. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $22,000,000. 
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, $60,757,000, 
of which $1,705,000 shall be for construction and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That from the total amount
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available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the 
endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 
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, $115,400,000: Provided, That from the total amount 
available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the 
endowment program as authorized under section 207. 
CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the 
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, subpart 4 of part D 
of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(‘‘ESEA’’) and title VIII–D of the Higher Education Amendments 
of 1998, $2,013,329,000, of which $1,218,252,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 2008, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2009, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on 
October 1, 2008, and shall remain available through September 
30, 2009: Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult Education 
State Grants, $69,759,000 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 Education and 
Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based 
on a State’s absolute need as determined by calculating each State’s 
share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal perma-
nent 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 United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal 
permanent residence are available, except that no State shall be 
allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available for the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act, $7,000,000 shall be for national leadership activities 
under section 243 and $6,638,000 shall be for the National Institute 
for Literacy under section 242: Provided further, That $81,532,000 
shall be available to support the activities authorized under subpart 
4 of part D of title V of the ESEA, of which up to 5 percent 
shall become available October 1, 2007, and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2009, for evaluation, technical assistance, 
school networks, peer review of applications, and program outreach 
activities, and of which not less than 95 percent shall become 
available on July 1, 2008, and remain available through September 
30, 2009, for grants to local educational agencies: Provided further, 
That funds made available to local educational agencies under 
this subpart shall be used only for activities related to establishing 
smaller learning communities within large high schools or small 
high schools that provide alternatives for students enrolled in large 
high schools.
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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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, 
$16,379,883,000, which shall remain available through September 
30, 2009. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 
during award year 2008–2009 shall be $4,435. 
Of the unobligated funds available under section 401A(e)(1)(C) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $525,000,000 are rescinded. 
For an additional amount to carry out subpart 1 of part A 
of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $525,000,000, 
which shall remain available through September 30, 2009. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 
title I, and 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, $708,216,000, 
which shall remain available until expended. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 
II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(‘‘HEA’’), section 1543 of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1992, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 
title VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, part I 
of subtitle A of title VI of the America COMPETES Act, and 
section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006, $2,095,608,000: Provided, That $9,699,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2009, shall be available to fund 
fellowships for academic year 2009–2010 under subpart 1 of part 
A of title VII of the HEA, under the terms and conditions of 
such subpart 1: Provided further, That $620,000 is for data collection 
and evaluation activities for programs under the HEA, including 
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 Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to 
support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who 
are participating 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 government, the professions, 
or international development: Provided further, That of the funds 
referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used 
for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemi-
nation activities: Provided further, That the funds provided for 
title II of the HEA shall be allocated notwithstanding section 210 
of such Act: Provided further, That $104,399,000 of the funds for 
part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall 
be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in the 
statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying 
this Act.