(ii) by striking ‘‘of a’’ and inserting 
‘‘of the’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agree-
ment under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Rochester Institute of Technology’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
institution’’ and inserting ‘‘the Rochester Insti-
tute of Technology’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS OF AGREEMENT.—Section 112(b) of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
4332(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or other gov-
erning body of the institution’’ and inserting ‘‘of the 
Rochester Institute of Technology’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or other governing body of 
the institution’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Rochester 
Institute of Technology’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the institution of higher 
education under the agreement with the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘of the Rochester Insti-
tute of Technology’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Labor and Human Re-
sources of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate’’. 
SEC. 503. AUDIT. 
(a) INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL
AND COMPLIANCE 
AUDIT.—Section 203(b)(1) of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
NTID shall have an annual independent financial and 
compliance audit made of NTID programs and activi-
ties.’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.—Section 203(b)(2) of the Edu-
cation of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4353(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘sections’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘section 207’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 102(b), 
105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c), 207(b)(2), subsections (c) 
through (f) of section 207’’.
(c) SUBMISSION OF AUDITS.—Section 203(b)(3) of 
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
4353(b)(3)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘Secretary’’ the 
following: ‘‘and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate’’. 
SEC. 504. REPORTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 204 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is 
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
(1) by striking ‘‘or other governing body of the 
institution of higher education with which the Sec-
retary has an agreement under section 112’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of NTID’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Sen-
ate’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate’’. 
(b) CONTENTS
OF REPORT.—Section 204 of the 
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4354) is 
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘upon 
graduation/completion’’ and inserting ‘‘within one 
year of graduation/completion’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘of the in-
stitution of higher education with which the Sec-
retary has an agreement under section 112, includ-
ing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID 
funds, as required under section 203’’ and inserting 
‘‘of NTID programs and activities’’. 
SEC. 505. LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. 
Section 206(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4356(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 506. FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GAL-
LAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL 
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. 
Section 207(a)(2) of the Education of the Deaf Act 
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘or other governing body of the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agreement under 
section 112’’ and inserting ‘‘of NTID’’. 
SEC. 507. OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS. 
Section 208(a) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4359(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the institution of higher edu-
cation with which the Secretary has an agreement 
under part B of title I’’ and inserting ‘‘NTID’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and 
Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Represent-
atives’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate’’. 
SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—
Section 205(c) of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 
(20 U.S.C. 4355(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2004 
through 2009’’. 
(b) FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GAL-
LAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR 
THE DEAF.—Section 207(h) of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4357(h)) is amended in para-
graphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 through 
2003’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’.
(c) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Section 212 of the Education of the Deaf Act of 
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4360a) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) in 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1998 
through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2004 
through 2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1998 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2004 through 2009’’. 
Subtitle B—Additional Education 
Laws 
SEC. 521. TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE OR UNIVER-
SITY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) TITLE I AUTHORIZATION.—Section 110(a) of the 
Tribally Controlled Community College or University As-
sistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1810(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘5 succeeding’’. 
(b) TITLE III REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 306(a) 
of the Tribally Controlled Community College or Univer-
sity Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1836(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
(c) TITLE IV REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 403 of 
the Tribal Economic Development and Technology Re-
lated Education Assistance Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 1852) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—The Tribally Con-
trolled Community College or University Assistance Act 
of 1978 is further amended—
(1) in section 2(a)(6) (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(6)), 
by striking ‘‘in the field of Indian education’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in the field of Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities and Indian higher education’’; 
(2) in section 2(b), by striking paragraph (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) Eligible credits earned in a continuing 
education program shall be determined as one credit 
for every 10 contact hours for institutions on a 
quarter system, and 15 contact hours for institu-
tions on a semester system, of participation in an or-
ganized continuing education experience under re-
sponsible sponsorship, capable direction, and quali-
fied instruction, as described in the criteria estab-
lished by the International Association for Con-
tinuing Education and Training, may not exceed 20 
percent of an institution’s total Indian student 
count.’’; 
(3) in section 103 (25 U.S.C. 1804), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’, and by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) has been accredited by a nationally recog-
nized accrediting agency or association determined 
by the Secretary of Education to be a reliable au-
thority as to the quality of training offered, or which 
is, according to such an agency or association, mak-
ing reasonable progress toward accreditation.’’. 
SEC. 522. NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT. 
Section 5(a)(1) of the Navajo Community College Act 
(25 U.S.C. 640c–1(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
and
(2) by striking ‘‘4 succeeding’’ and inserting ‘‘5 
succeeding’’. 
SEC. 523. UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE. 
Section 1710(a)(1) of the United States Institute of 
Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4609(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$17,200,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding 
fiscal years’’.
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