An act to amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit additional funds to be used to continue awards under certain multi-year grants.
PL 98-312 (H.R.5287), enacted 06/12/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-312—JUNE 12, 1984 
98 STAT. 233 
Public Law 98-312 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit additional funds to 
be used to continue awards under certain multi-year grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. Section 347(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(fXD For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve from the 
amount appropriated for part B such sums as may be necessary to 
fund continuation awards for multiple year grants awarded to 
institutions under section 331 prior to October 1,1983. 
"(2) For each fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve from the 
amount appropriated for part B, not more than an amount equal to 
the difference between the amount awarded under paragraph (1) 
and the amount equal to the aggregate amount institutions receiv-
ing grants under part B would contribute under section 324 to the 
cost of their grants in that fiscal year assuming their grant amounts 
are the same as those received in the prior fiscal year. The Secretary 
may use this amount to award grants to eligible institutions under 
section 333. 
"(3) In reserving and awarding funds under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall assure in each fiscal year that the funds that would 
have been reserved under part B for institutions described in subsec-
tion (c) or (e) shall be reserved under section 331 or 333 for those 
institutions." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 510 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1981 (Public Law 97-35) is amended by striking out beginning with 
the semicolon in clause (1) all matter through the end of the 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof: "for each such year; and 
"(2) $12,989,000 shall be available for each of the fiscal years 
1982 and 1983, and $14,961,000 shall be available for fiscal year 
1984 for the Office of Inspector General.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
take effect October 1,1983. 
SEC. 3. Section 5 of the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution 
to provide grants for Allen J. Ellender fellowships to disadvantaged 
secondary school students and their teachers to participate in a 
Washington public affairs program", approved October 19, 1972, is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5. There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the 
fiscal year 1984, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1985, $2,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1986, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987, $2,500,000 for the 
fiscal year 1988, and $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1989 to carry out 
the provisions of this joint resolution.". 
SEC. 4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total 
amount which may be appropriated to carry out part E of title IX of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, relating to law school clinical 
experience programs, shall not exceed $1,500,000 in fiscal year 1985, 
June 12, 1984 
[H.R. 5287] 
97 Stat. 711. 
20 u s e 1069c. 
20 u s e 1060. 
20 u s e 1064. 
20 u s e 1063. 
97 Stat. 708. 
20 u s e 1065a. 
20 u s e 1060. 
20 u s e 1064, 
1065a. 
20 u s e 3488 
note. 
Effective date. 
20 u s e 3488 
note. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
86 Stat. 908. 
95 Stat. 449. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
20 u s e 1134p 
note. 
20 u s e 1134n. 
98 STAT. 234 
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20 u s e 3851. 
20 u s e 3001. 
Children. 
97 Stat. 1412. 
20 u s e 3804. 
Urban 
Education 
Foundation of 
Pennsylvania, 
Inc. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Effective date. 
20 u s e 1069c 
note. 
$2,000,000 in fiscal year 1986, $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1987, 
$2,500,000 in fiscal year 1988, and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 1989. 
(b)(1) Section 583(b) of the Education Consolidation and Improve-
ment Act of 1981 is amended by striking out "and" at the end of 
clause (2), by inserting "and" at the end of clause (3), and by 
inserting after such clause the following new clause: 
"(4) the law-related education program as formerly authorized 
by part G of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Educa-
tion Act of 1965,". 
(2) Such section is further amended by inserting "(or $1,000,000 in 
the case of the program referred to in paragraph (4))" after "fiscal 
year 1981". 
SEC. 5. Section 555(b) of the Education Consolidation and Improve-
ment Act of 1981 is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end thereof a comma and the following: "except that such definition 
shall be modified to include children of migratory fishermen, if such 
children reside in a school district of more than 18,000 square miles 
and migrate a distance of 20 miles or more to temporary residences 
to engage in fishing activity". 
SEC. 6. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the 
Urban Education Foundation of Pennsylvania, Inc., located in Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of reconstruction and renova-
tion (and related costs) of the combined graduate and undergraduate 
facilities at the urban research park established as the Urban 
Education Foundation of Pennsylvania, Inc. 
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,400,000 to carry out 
the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from any 
amounts recovered by the Department of Education from prior fiscal 
year obligations from the Higher Education Appropriation Account 
for the Department of Education, the Secretary may use not to 
exceed $1,000,000 to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this 
section. 
(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (2) of 
subsection (a) shall be reduced by any amounts expended under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
SEC. 7. The amendment made in section 1 shall take effect on 
October 1,1984. 
Approved June 12, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5287: 
eONGRESSIONAL REeORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
May 1, considered and passed House. 
May 16, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 23, House concurred in Senate amendments.