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high schools or small high schools that provide alternatives 
for students enrolled in large high schools. 
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, $14,890,745,000, which shall remain available 
through September 30, 2008. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 
be eligible during award year 2007–2008 shall be $4,150. 
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, $713,720,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the Higher Edu-
cation 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, and section 117 
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Edu-
cation Act, $1,964,203,000: Provided, That $9,699,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2008, shall be 
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available to fund fellowships for academic year 2008–2009 
under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the HEA, under 
the terms and conditions of such subpart 1: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
any regulation, the Secretary of Education shall not re-
quire the use of a restricted indirect cost rate for grants 
issued pursuant to section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vo-
cational and Technical Education Act of 1998: Provided 
further, That $970,000 is for data collection and evalua-
tion activities for programs under the HEA, including 
such activities needed to comply with the Government Per-
formance 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 partici-
pating 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 gov-
ernment, the professions, or international development: 
Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso, up to 1 percent may be used for program 
evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina-
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tion activities: Provided further, That $90,115,000 shall 
be available for part B of title VII of the HEA, of which 
$68,126,000 shall be available for the projects and in the 
amounts specified in the report of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives accom-
panying this Act: Provided further, That the funds pro-
vided for title II of the HEA shall be allocated notwith-
standing section 210 of such Act. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 
121 et seq.), $237,392,000, of which not less than 
$3,600,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pur-
suant to the Howard University Endowment Act (Public 
Law 98–480) and shall remain available until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
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, as amended 
$486,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 
CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds 
insured pursuant to section 344 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, 
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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 part D of title III of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, $190,000. 
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, $534,916,000, of which $279,292,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2008. 
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, 
$423,916,000, of which $2,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for building alterations and re-
lated expenses for the move of Department staff to the 
Mary E. Switzer building in Washington, D.C. 
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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 Education Organization Act, $92,866,000. 
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, $51,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 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-
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