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the medicare program when they respond to advanced
life support emergencies.
(6) These 2-tiered State health systems save the
lives of thousands of residents of those States each
year, while saving the medicare program, in some in-
stances, as much as $39,000,000 in reimbursement
fees.
(7) When Congress requested that the Health
Care Financing Administration enact changes to the
emergency medical services fee schedule as a result of
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, including a general
overhaul of reimbursement rates and administrative
costs, it was in the spirit of streamlining the agency,
controlling skyrocketing health care costs, and length-
ening the solvency of the medicare program.
(8) The Health Care Financing Administration
is considering implementing new emergency medical
services reimbursement guidelines that may desta-
bilize the 2-tier system that has developed in these
States.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the Health Care Financing Administration
should—
(1) consider the unique nature of 2-tiered emer-
gency medical services delivery systems when imple-
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menting new reimbursement guidelines for para-
medics and hospitals under the medicare program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and
(2) promote innovative emergency medical serv-
ice systems enacted by States that reduce reimburse-
ment costs to the medicare program while ensuring
that all residents receive quick and appropriate emer-
gency care when needed.
SEC. 227. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING IM-
PACTS OF THE BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997. (a) FIND-
INGS.—The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Since its passage in 1997, the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 has drastically cut payments
under the medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act in the areas of hospital, home
health, and skilled nursing care, among others. While
Congress 
intended 
to 
cut 
approximately
$100,000,000,000 from the medicare program over 5
years, recent estimates put the actual cut at over
$200,000,000,000.
(2) A recent study on home health care found
that nearly 70 percent of hospital discharge planners
surveyed reported a greater difficulty obtaining home
health services for medicare beneficiaries as a result
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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(3) According to the Medicare Payment Advisory
Commission, rural hospitals were disproportionately
affected by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, drop-
ping the inpatient margins of such hospitals over 4
percentage points in 1998.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that Congress and the President should act expeditiously
to alleviate the adverse impacts of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997 on beneficiaries under the medicare program under
title XVIII of the Social Security Act and health care pro-
viders participating in such program.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
For carrying out activities authorized by title IV of
the Goals 2000: Educate America Act as in effect prior to
September 30, 2000, and sections 3122, 3132, 3136, and
3141, parts B, C, and D of title III, and part I of title
X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
$1,434,500,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be for the Goals
2000: Educate America Act, and of which $192,000,000
shall be for section 3122: Provided, That up to one-half of
1 percent of the amount available under section 3132 shall
be set aside for the outlying areas, to be distributed on the
basis of their relative need as determined by the Secretary
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in accordance with the purposes of the program: Provided
further, That if any State educational agency does not
apply for a grant under section 3132, that State’s allotment
under section 3131 shall be reserved by the Secretary for
grants to local educational agencies in that State that apply
directly to the Secretary according to the terms and condi-
tions published by the Secretary in the Federal Register:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding part I of title X
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
or any other provision of law, a community-based organiza-
tion that has experience in providing before- and after-
school services shall be eligible to receive a grant under that
part, on the same basis as a school or consortium described
in section 10904 of that Act, and the Secretary shall give
priority to any application for such a grant that is sub-
mitted jointly by such a community-based organization and
such a school or consortium.
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, $8,986,800,000, of which
$2,729,958,000 shall become available on July 1, 2001, and
shall remain available through September 30, 2002, and of
which $6,223,342,000 shall become available on October 1,
2001 and shall remain available through September 30,
2002, for academic year 2000–2001: Provided, That
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$7,113,403,000 shall be available for basic grants under sec-
tion 1124: Provided further, That up to $3,500,000 of these
funds shall be available to the Secretary on October 1, 2000,
to obtain updated local educational agency level census pov-
erty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further,
That $1,222,397,000 shall be available for concentration
grants under section 1124A: Provided further, That grant
awards under sections 1124 and 1124A of title I of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be
made to each State and local educational agency at no less
than 100 percent of the amount such State or local edu-
cational agency received under this authority for fiscal year
2000: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, grant awards under section 1124A of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
shall be made to those local educational agencies that re-
ceived a Concentration Grant under the Department of
Education Appropriations Act, 2000, but are not eligible
to receive such a grant for fiscal year 2001: Provided fur-
ther, That each such local educational agency shall receive
an amount equal to the Concentration Grant the agency
received in fiscal year 2000, ratably reduced, if necessary,
to ensure that these local educational agencies receive no
greater share of their hold-harmless amounts than other
local educational agencies: Provided further, That notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, in calculating the
amount of Federal assistance awarded to a State or local
educational agency under any program under title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) on the basis of a formula described in
section 1124 or 1124A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6333, 6334),
any funds appropriated for the program in excess of the
amount appropriated for the program for fiscal year 2000
shall be awarded according to the formula, except that, for
such purposes, the formula shall be applied only to States
or local educational agencies that experience a reduction
under the program for fiscal year 2001 as a result of the
application of the 100 percent hold harmless provisions
under the heading ‘‘Education for the Disadvantaged’’: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall not take into account
the hold harmless provisions in this section in determining
State allocations under any other program administered by
the Secretary in any fiscal year.
IMPACT AID
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the Ele-
mentary 
and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965,
$1,030,000,000, of which $818,000,000 shall be for basic
support payments under section 8003(b), $50,000,000 shall
be for payments for children with disabilities under section
8003(d), $82,000,000, to remain available until expended,
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shall be for payments under section 8003(f), $35,000,000
shall be for construction under section 8007, $47,000,000
shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002
and $8,000,000 to remain available until expended shall
be for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided,
That amounts made available under this Act for the admin-
istrative and related expenses of the Department of Health
and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the
Department of Education shall be further reduced on a pro
rata basis by $10,000,000.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities author-
ized by titles II, IV, V–A and B, VI, IX, X, and XIII of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(‘‘ESEA’’); the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance
Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and part B of title
VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965; $4,672,534,000,
of which $1,100,200,000 shall become available on July 1,
2001, and remain available through September 30, 2002,
and of which $2,915,000,000 shall become available on Oc-
tober 1, 2001 and shall remain available through September
30, 2002 for academic year 2001–2002: Provided, That of
the amount appropriated, $435,000,000 shall be for Eisen-
hower professional development State grants under title II–
B and $3,100,000,000 shall be for title VI and up to
$750,000 shall be for an evaluation of comprehensive re-
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gional assistance centers under title XIII of ESEA: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available for Title
VI, $2,700,000,000 shall be available, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for purposes consistent with title VI
to be determined by the local education agency as part of
a local strategy for improving academic achievement: Pro-
vided further, That these funds may also be used to address
the shortage of highly qualified teachers to reduce class size,
particularly in early grades, using highly qualified teachers
to improve educational achievement for regular and special
needs children; to support efforts to recruit, train and re-
train highly qualified teachers; to carry out part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
1411 et seq.); or for school construction and renovation of
facilities, at the sole discretion of the local educational agen-
cy: Provided further, That funds made available under this
heading to carry out section 6301(b) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be available for edu-
cation reform projects that provide same gender schools and
classrooms, consistent with applicable law: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this heading
for activities carried out through the Fund for the Improve-
ment of Education under part A of title X, $10,000,000
shall be made available to enable the Secretary of Education
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to award grants to develop and implement school dropout
prevention programs.
READING EXCELLENCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the Reading Excel-
lence Act, $91,000,000, which shall become available on
July 1, 2001 and shall remain available through September
30, 2002 and $195,000,000 which shall become available on
October 1, 2001 and remain available through September
30, 2002.
INDIAN EDUCATION
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not
otherwise provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965, 
as 
amended,
$115,500,000.
OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY
LANGUAGES AFFAIRS
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
bilingual, foreign language and immigrant education ac-
tivities authorized by parts A and C and section 7203 of
title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965, without regard to section 7103(b), $443,000,000:
Provided, That State educational agencies may use all, or
any part of, their part C allocation for competitive grants
to local educational agencies.
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE
SERVICES
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, $7,352,341,000, of which $2,464,452,000
shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2001, and
shall remain available through September 30, 2002, and of
which $4,624,000,000 shall become available on October 1,
2001 and shall remain available through September 30,
2002, for academic year 2001–2002: Provided, 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 Act
to provide information on diagnosis, intervention, and
teaching strategies for children with disabilities: Provided
further, That the amount for section 611(c) of the Act shall
be equal to the amount available for that section under Pub-
lic Law 106–113, increased by the rate of inflation as speci-
fied 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,
$2,799,519,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
105(b)(1) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (‘‘the AT
Act’’), each State shall be provided $50,000 for activities
under section 102 of the AT Act: Provided further, That
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notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) and section 101(f)(2)
and (3) of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, each State
shall be provided a minimum of $500,000 for activities
under section 101: Provided further, That $7,000,000 shall
be used to support grants for up to three years to states
under title III of the AT Act, of which the Federal share
shall not exceed 75 percent in the first year, 50 percent in
the second year, and 25 percent in the third year, and that
the requirements in section 301(c)(2) and section 302 of
that Act shall not apply to such grants.
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.), $12,500,000.
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.), $54,366,000, of which
$7,176,000 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
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the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et
seq.), $87,650,000: Provided, That from the total amount
available, the University may at its discretion use funds
for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education
Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and
title VIII–D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended, and Public Law 102–73, $1,726,600,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended, and of
which $929,000,000 shall become available on July 1, 2001
and shall remain available through September 30, 2002 and
of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1,
2001 and shall remain available through September 30,
2002: Provided, That of the amounts made available for the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act,
$5,600,000 shall be for tribally controlled postsecondary vo-
cational and technical institutions under section 117: Pro-
vided further, That $9,000,000 shall be for carrying out sec-
tion 118 of such Act: Provided further, That up to 15 per-
cent of the funds provided may be used by the national enti-
ty designated under section 118(a) to cover the cost of au-
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thorized activities and operations, including Federal sala-
ries and expenses: Provided further, That the national enti-
ty is authorized, effective upon enactment, to charge fees
for publications, training, and technical assistance devel-
oped by that national entity: Provided further, That reve-
nues received from publications and delivery of technical
assistance and training, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
may be credited to the national entity’s account and shall
be available to the national entity, without fiscal year limi-
tation, so long as such revenues are used for authorized ac-
tivities and operations of the national entity: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available to carry out section
204 of the Perkins Act, all funds that a State receives in
excess of its prior-year allocation shall be competitively
awarded: Provided further, That in making these awards,
each State shall give priority to consortia whose applica-
tions most effectively integrate all components under section
204(c): Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Edu-
cation Act, $5,000,000 shall be for demonstration activities
authorized by section 207: Provided further, That of the
amounts made available for the Adult Education and Fam-
ily Literacy Act, $14,000,000 shall be for national leader-
ship activities under section 243 and $6,500,000 shall be
for the National Institute for Literacy under section 242:
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Provided further, That $22,000,000 shall be for Youth Of-
fender Grants, of which $5,000,000 shall be used in accord-
ance with section 601 of Public Law 102–73 as that section
was in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 105–
220: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
for title I of the Perkins Act, the Secretary may reserve up
to 0.54 percent for incentive grants under section 503 of
the Workforce Investment Act, without regard to section
111(a)(1)(C) of the Perkins Act: Provided further, That of
the amounts made available for the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act, the Secretary may reserve up to 0.54
percent for incentive grants under section 503 of the Work-
force Investment Act, without regard to section 211(a)(3)
of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act.
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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, $10,624,000,000, which shall remain
available through September 30, 2002.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 2001–2002 shall be $3,650:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act,
if the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the pay-
ment schedule for such award year, that the amount in-
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cluded within this appropriation for Pell Grant awards in
such award year, and any funds available from the fiscal
year 2000 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insuffi-
cient to satisfy fully all such awards for which students are
eligible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the
amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by either
a fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount,
as determined in accordance with a schedule of reductions
established by the Secretary for this purpose.
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 of 1965, as amended,
$48,000,000.
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961;
$1,694,520,000, of which $10,000,000 for interest subsidies
authorized by section 121 of the Higher Education Act of
1965, shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
$11,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
2002, shall be available to fund fellowships under part A,
subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, of which up to $1,000,000
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shall be available to fund fellowships for academic year
2001–2002, and the remainder shall be available to fund
fellowships for academic year 2002–2003: Provided further,
That $3,000,000 is for data collection and evaluation ac-
tivities for programs under the Higher Education Act of
1965, including such activities needed to comply with the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993: Provided
further, That section 404F(a) of the Higher Education
Amendments of 1998 is amended by striking out ‘‘using
funds appropriated under section 404H that do not exceed
$200,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘using not more
than 0.2 percent of the funds appropriated under section
404H’’.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $224,000,000, of which not less than $3,530,000
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, $737,000
to carry out activities related to existing facility loans en-
tered into under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section
344 of title III, part D of the Higher Education Act of 1965
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 III, part D of the High-
er Education Act of 1965, as amended, $208,000.
OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Im-
provement Act of 1994, including part E; the National
Education Statistics Act of 1994, including sections 411
and 412; section 2102 of title II, and parts A, B, and K
and section 10102, section 10105, and 10601 of title X, and
part C of title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as amended, and title VI of Public Law
103–227, $506,519,000, of which $250,000 shall be for the
Web-Based Education Commission: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under section 10601 of title X of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
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amended, $1,500,000 shall be used to conduct a violence pre-
vention demonstration program: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated $5,000,000 shall be made available
for a high school State grant program to improve academic
performance 
and 
provide 
technical 
skills 
training,
$5,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants to en-
able elementary and secondary schools to provide physical
education and improve physical fitness: Provided further,
That $50,000,000 of the funds provided for the national
education research institutes shall be allocated notwith-
standing section 912(m)(1)(B–F) and subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of section 931(c)(2) of Public Law 103–227 and
$20,000,000 of that $50,000,000 shall be made available for
the Interagency Education Research Initiative: Provided
further, That the amounts made available under this Act
for the administrative and related expenses of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of Education shall be further
reduced on a pro rata basis by $10,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds available for section 10601 of title
X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended, $150,000 shall be awarded to the Center for
Educational Technologies to complete production and dis-
tribution of an effective CD–ROM product that would com-
plement the ‘‘We the People: The Citizen and the Constitu-
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tion’’ curriculum: Provided further, That, in addition to
the funds for title VI of Public Law 103–227 and notwith-
standing the provisions of section 601(c)(1)(C) of that Act,
$1,000,000 shall be available to the Center for Civic Edu-
cation to conduct a civic education program with Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and, consistent with
the civics and Government activities authorized in section
601(c)(3) of Public Law 103–227, to provide civic education
assistance to democracies in developing countries. The term
‘‘developing countries’’ shall have the same meaning as the
term ‘‘developing country’’ in the Education for the Deaf
Act: Provided further, That of the amount made available
under this heading for activities carried out through the
Fund for the Improvement of Education under part A of
title X, $50,000,000 shall be made available to enable the
Secretary of Education to award grants to develop, imple-
ment, and strengthen programs to teach American history
(not social studies) as a separate subject within school cur-
ricula.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Department of Education Organization Act, including
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
hire of two passenger motor vehicles, $396,671,000.
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OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights,
as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act, $73,224,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of
Education Organization Act, $35,456,000.
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 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 transportation
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 edu-
cation, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect re-
quirement of transportation of students includes the trans-
portation of students to carry out a plan involving the reor-
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ganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of
schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of
grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. 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.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any
such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations Commit-
tees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days
in advance of any transfer.
SEC. 305. IMPACT AID. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act—
(1) the total amount appropriated under this
title to carry out title VIII of the Elementary and
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
shall 
be
$1,075,000,000;
(2) the total amount appropriated under this
title for basic support payments under section
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8003(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 shall be $853,000,000; and
(3) amounts made available for the administra-
tive and related expenses of the Department of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, shall be
further reduced on a pro rata basis by $35,000,000.
SEC. 306. (a) In addition to any amounts appro-
priated under this title for the loan forgiveness for child
care providers program under section 428K of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–11), an additional
$10,000,000 is appropriated to carry out such program.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
amounts made available under titles I and II, and this title,
for salaries and expenses at the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, respectively,
shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by $10,000,000.
SEC. 307. TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA SERVICES. Not-
withstanding any other provision of this Act—
(1) the total amount appropriated under this
title under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDU-
CATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES’’ under the
heading ‘‘SPECIAL EDUCATION’’ to carry out the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act shall be
$7,353,141,000, of which $35,323,000 shall be avail-
able for technology and media services; and
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(2) the total amount appropriated under this
title under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENTAL MANAGE-
MENT’’ under the heading ‘‘PROGRAM
ADMINISTRA-
TION’’ shall be further reduced by $800,000.
SEC. 308. (a) In addition to any amounts appro-
priated under this title for the Perkin’s loan cancellation
program under section 465 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee), an additional $15,000,000 is
appropriated to carry out such program.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
amounts made available under titles I and II, and this title,
for salaries and expenses at the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, respectively,
shall be further reduced on a pro rata basis by $15,000,000.
SEC. 309. The Comptroller General of the United
States shall evaluate the extent to which funds made avail-
able under part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 are allocated to schools and
local educational agencies with the greatest concentrations
of school-age children from low-income families, the extent
to which allocations of such funds adjust to shifts in con-
centrations of pupils from low-income families in different
regions, States, and substate areas, the extent to which the
allocation of such funds encourages the targeting of State
funds to areas with higher concentrations of children from
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low-income families, the implications of current distribu-
tion methods for such funds, and formula and other policy
recommendations to improve the targeting of such funds to
more effectively serve low-income children in both rural and
urban areas, and for preparing interim and final reports
based on the results of the study, to be submitted to Congress
not later than February 1, 2001, and April 1, 2001.
SEC. 310. The amount made available under this title
under the heading ‘‘OFFICE
OF POSTSECONDARY EDU-
CATION’’ under the heading ‘‘HIGHER EDUCATION’’ to carry
out section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is in-
creased by $5,000,000, which increase shall be used for con-
struction and renovation projects under such section; and
the amount made available under this title under the head-
ing ‘‘OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION’’ under the
heading ‘‘HIGHER EDUCATION’’ to carry out part B of title
VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is decreased by
$5,000,000.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the United States Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home and the United States Naval
Home, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces
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Retirement Home Trust Fund, $69,832,000, of which
$9,832,000 shall remain available until expended for con-
struction and renovation of the physical plants at the
United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the United
States Naval Home: Provided, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a single contract or related contracts
for development and construction, to include construction
of a long-term care facility at the United States Naval
Home, may be employed which collectively include the full
scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation
and contract shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18 and 252.232–7007, Limitation
of Government Obligations. In addition, for completion of
the long-term care facility at the United States Naval
Home, $6,228,000 to become available on October 1, 2001,
and remain available until expended.
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 amended,
$302,504,000: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice in this Act for activities authorized by part E of title