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the Secretary of Education shall forgive any overpayments estab-
lished for fiscal year 1994 under section 3(d)(2)(B) of the Act of
September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874—81st Congress), for any local
educational agency in the State of Texas receiving funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 1994 under the authority of this section:
Provided further, That section 8002 of the Elementary and Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
‘‘(j) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES IMPACTED BY FEDERAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION.—
‘‘(1) RESERVATION.—From amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 8014(g) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide addi-
tional assistance to meet special circumstances relating to the
provision of education in local educational agencies eligible
to receive assistance under this section.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—(A) A local educational agency is eligible
to receive additional assistance under this subsection only if
such agency—
‘‘(i) received a payment under both this section and
section 8003(b) for fiscal year 1996 and is eligible to receive
payments under those sections for the year of application;
‘‘(ii) provided a free public education to children
described under sections 8003(a)(1)(A), (B), or (D);
‘‘(iii) had a military installation located within the
geographic boundaries of the local educational agency that
was closed as a result of base closure or realignment;
‘‘(iv) remains responsible for the free public education
of children residing in housing located on Federal property
within the boundaries of the closed military installation
but whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed
services and assigned to a military activity located within
the boundaries of an adjoining local educational agency;
and
‘‘(v) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that such agency’s per-pupil revenue derived from local
sources for current expenditures is not less than that reve-
nue for the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—(A) The maximum amount that
a local educational agency is eligible to receive under this
subsection for any fiscal year, when combined with its payment
under subsection (b), shall not be more than 50 percent of
the maximum amount determined under subsection (b);
‘‘(B) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are insuffi-
cient to pay the amount determined under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each local
education agency eligible under this subsection;
‘‘(C) If funds appropriated under section 8014(g) are in
excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) the
Secretary shall ratably distribute any excess funds to all local
educational agencies eligible for payment under subsection (b)
of this section.’’:
Provided further, That section 8014 of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—For the purpose of carrying out
section 8002(j) there are authorized to be appropriated such sums
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as are necessary beginning in fiscal year 1998 and for each succeed-
ing fiscal year.’’: Provided further, That of the funds available
for section 8007, the Secretary shall, under such terms and condi-
tions he determines appropriate, first provide $1,500,000 to
applicant number 11–2815 and $1,500,000 to applicant number
36–4403 for the construction of public elementary or secondary
schools where the current structures are unsafe and pose serious
health threats to the students, if requests for funding and construc-
tion project descriptions are submitted to the Secretary within
30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any deadline established by the Secretary of Education
under subsection (c) of section 8005 of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7705), and without regard
to paragraphs (1)(A), (2), and (3) of subsection (d) of that section,
the Secretary shall accept, as if timely received, an application
from the Maconaquah School Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana,
under section 8003 of that Act for fiscal year 1996 if the Secretary
has received that application not later than 30 days after the
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall treat any
data included in an application described in the preceding proviso,
and that is approved by the Secretary of Education, as data to
be used in determining the eligibility of the Maconaquah School
Corporation, Bunker Hill, Indiana, for, and the amount of, a pay-
ment for any of the fiscal years 1998 through 2000 under section
386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993: Provided further, That section 8 of Public Law 104–195 is
amended by striking the period after ‘‘year’’ and adding the follow-
ing: ‘‘or, for fiscal year 1995 or fiscal year 1996, the amount of
any payment under section 8003(f) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965’’: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Education shall deem the local educational agency serving the
Clinton County School District in Albany, Kentucky, to meet the
eligibility requirements of section 8002(a)(1)(C) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(a)(1)(C)).
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by
titles II, IV–A–1 and 2, V–A and B, VI, IX, X, and XIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act
of 1964; $1,538,188,000, of which $1,246,300,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 1998, and remain available through September
30, 1999: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, $335,000,000
shall be for Eisenhower professional development State grants
under title II–B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 of which $25,000,000 shall be for professional development
in reading, $350,000,000 shall be for innovative education program
strategies State grants under title VI–A of said Act and $750,000
shall be for an evaluation of comprehensive regional assistance
centers under title XIII of said Act: Provided further, That of the
amount made available for title IV–A–2, $350,000 shall be for
the Yonkers Public Schools for innovative anti-drug and anti-
violence activities.
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CHILD LITERACY INITIATIVE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out a literacy initiative, $210,000,000, which shall
become available on October 1, 1998 and shall remain available
through September 30, 1999 only if specifically authorized by subse-
quent legislation enacted by July 1, 1998: Provided, That, if the
initiative is not authorized by such date, the funds shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Special Education’’ to be merged with that account and
to be available for the same purposes for which that account is
available: Provided further, That the transferred funds shall become
available for obligation on July 1, 1999, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2000 for academic year 1999–2000.
INDIAN EDUCATION
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise
provided, title IX, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as amended, and section 215 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $62,600,000.
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, bilingual,
foreign language and immigrant education activities 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), $354,000,000: Provided, That State educational agencies
may use all, or any part of, their part C allocation for competitive
grants to local educational agencies: Provided further, That the
Department of Education should only support instructional pro-
grams which ensure that students completely master English in
a timely fashion (a period of three to five years) while meeting
rigorous achievement standards in the academic content areas.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, $4,810,646,000, of which $4,565,185,000 shall become available
for obligation on July 1, 1998, and shall remain available through
September 30, 1999: Provided, That $1,500,000 of the funds pro-
vided shall be for section 687(b)(2)(G), and shall remain available
until expended.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Related Assistance for
Individuals with Disabilities Act, and the Helen Keller National
Center Act, as amended, $2,591,195,000.
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.), $8,186,000.
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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.), $44,141,000: Provided, That from the amount avail-
able, 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 the Education of the Deaf
Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $81,000,000: Provided, That
from the amount available, the University may at its discretion
use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act,
the Adult Education Act, and the National Literacy Act of 1991,
$1,507,698,000, of which $1,504,598,000 shall become available on
July 1, 1998 and shall remain available through September 30,
1999; and of which $5,491,000 from amounts available under the
Adult Education Act shall be for the National Institute for Literacy
under section 384(c): Provided, That, of the amounts made available
for title II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
Education Act, $13,497,000 shall be used by the Secretary for
national programs under title IV, without regard to section 451:
Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to $4,998,000
under section 313(d) of the Adult Education Act for activities carried
out under section 383 of that Act: Provided further, That no funds
shall be awarded to a State Council under section 112(f) of the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act,
and no State shall be required to operate such a Council.
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,
$8,978,934,000, which shall remain available through September
30, 1999.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible
during award year 1998–1999 shall be $3,000: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 401(g) of the Act, if the Secretary determines,
prior to publication of the payment schedule for such award year,
that the amount included within this appropriation for Pell Grant
awards in such award year, and any funds available from the
fiscal year 1997 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient
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: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines
that the funds available to fund Pell Grants for award year 1998–
1999 exceed the amount needed to fund Pell Grants at a maximum