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ning projects and relating to determining the amount of
each grant for such projects. The Secretary shall seek the
views of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation in developing the regulations
authorized under this section.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In establishing cri-
teria for grants pursuant to this section, and in establish-
ing procedures relating to the order of priority established
in subsection (e) in approving applications for grants, the
Secretary shall give special consideration to applications
that would increase participation by minorities, individuals
with disabilities, women, and other underserved popu-
lations in the ownership of, operation of, and access to,
telecommunications and information infrastructure. The
Secretary shall take affirmative steps to inform minorities,
individuals with disabilities, women, and other under-
served populations of the availability of funds under this
section, and to provide such other assistance and informa-
tion as may be appropriate.
‘‘(g) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.—If, within five years
after completion of any project with respect to which a
grant has been made under this section—
‘‘(1) the applicant or other owner of such facili-
ties or infrastructure cases to be an agency, institu-
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tion, foundation, corporation, association, or other
entity described in subsection (c)(5)(A)–(C); or
‘‘(2) such facilities or infrastructure case to be
used primarily for the intended purposes of the
grant project;
the United States shall be entitled to recover from the ap-
plicant or other owner of such facilities the amount bear-
ing the same ratio to the value of such facilities at the
time the applicant ceases to be such an entity or at the
time of such determination (as determined by agreement
of the parties or by action brought in the United States
district court for the district in which such facilities are
situated), as the amount of the Federal participation bore
to the cost of construction of such facilities.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1994
$51,000,000, and for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996,
1997, and 1998 such sums as may be necessary, to be
used by the Secretary of Commerce to assist in the infra-
structure interconnection, or development of telecommuni-
cations and information infrastructure, as provided in this
section. Sums appropriated under this section for any fis-
cal year shall remain available until expended, for payment
of grants for projects for which applications approved by
the Secretary, pursuant to this section, have been submit-
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ted within any fiscal year; and for further implementation
of this section. Sums appropriated under this section may
be used by the Secretary to cover the direct and indirect
costs of administering the provisions of this section, for
evaluating the effectiveness of the program and projects
funded pursuant to this section, and for other related
activities.
‘‘(i) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.—Each recip-
ient of assistance under this section shall keep such
records as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Sec-
retary to carry out the functions of the Secretary under
this section, including a complete and itemized inventory
of all telecommunications and information infrastructure,
systems, or networks under the control of such recipient
procured with funds authorized under this section; and
records which fully disclose the amount and the disposition
by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the
total cost of the project in connection with which such as-
sistance is given or used, the amount and nature of that
portion of the cost of the project supplied by other sources,
and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
‘‘(j) ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDS.—The Secretary
and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any
of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access
for the purpose of audit and examination to any books,
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documents, papers, and records of any recipient of assist-
ance under this section that are pertinent to assistance
received under this section.
‘‘(k) DUTY TO MONITOR.—The Secretary shall mon-
itor and evaluate selected projects, to determine that such
projects fulfill the objectives of this section. The Secretary
shall evaluate the activities of this assistance program to
assure that it is fulfilling its goals and objectives. The Sec-
retary shall develop criteria for evaluations pursuant to
subsection (e) of this section.’’.
TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
FACILITIES
SEC. 301. (a) The heading to part IV of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (title 47 of the United States Code)
is hereby amended as follows—‘‘Assistance for Public
Broadcasting Facilities: National Endowment for Chil-
dren’s Educational Television, Assistance for Tele-
communications and Information Infrastructure, Corpora-
tion for Public Broadcasting.’’.
(b) Sections 390–393 of the Communications Act of
1934 (title 47 of the United States Code) are amended
as follows—
‘‘DECLARATION OF PURPOSE
‘‘SEC. 390. The purpose of this title is to assist,
through matching grants, in the planning and construc-