Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/184

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105 STAT. 1136 PUBLIC LAW 102-170—NOV. 26, 1991 ment 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. Civil rights. SEC. 304. 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 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 includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization 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. 305. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. SEC. 306. Subsection (e) of section 1321 of the Higher Education 20 USC 1221-1 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1221 -l(e)) is amended by inserting at the end "°*^®- thereof the following new paragraph: "(7) GIFTS AND DONATIONS. — The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of money, gifts or donations of services or property.". This title may be cited as the "Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1992". TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES ACTION OPERATING EXPENSES For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $198,592,000: Provided, That $32,688,000 shall be available for title I, section 102, and $1,225,000 shall be available for title I, part C. CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 1994, $275,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further. That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.