PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 759 "(3) SPECIAL RULE. —Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary shall not waive the provisions of this subsection. "(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. — If the Secretary determines that a recipient of funds under this section has failed to maintain the fiscal effort described in subsection (b)(3), then the Secretary may elect not to make grant payments under tiiis section to such recipient. "(e) FACTORS FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—In approving applications under this section, the Secretary shall give specisd consideration to appHcations from institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions for programs which show the greatest promise of success because of— "(A) the extent to which programs in the academic discipline with respect to which the application is made have had a favorable reception by public and private sector employers; " (B) the strength of the commitment of the institution of higher education or combination of such institutions to cooperative education as demonstrated by the plans and formalized institutional commitment statement which such institution or combination has made to continue the program after the termination of Federal financial assistance, "(C) the extent to which the institution or combination is committed to extending cooperative education for all students who can benefit, and "(D) such other factors as are consistent with the purposes of this section. "(2) ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.— The Secretary Women, shall also give special consideration to appHcations from institu- 5£a^«8^ tions of higher education or combinations of such institutions "^"^• which demonstrate a commitment to serving special populations such as women, individuals with disabihties, and African American, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, other Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, Aleut, Native Hawaiian, American Samoan, Micronesian, Guamanian (Chamorro), and Northern Mariana students. 'SEC. 804. DEMONSTRATION AND INNOVATION PROJECTS; TRAINING 20 USC 1133c. AND RESOURCE CENTERS; AND RESEARCH. "(a) AUTHORIZATION. — The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to make grants and enter into contracts for— "(1) the conduct of demonstration projects designed to demonstrate or determine the feasibility or value of innovative methods of cooperative education from the amounts available in each fiscal year under section 802(b)(3); "(2) the conduct of training and resource centers designed to— "(A) train personnel in the field of cooperative education; "(B) improve materials used in cooperative education programs if such improvement is conducted in conjunction with other activities described in this paragraph; "(C) furnish technical assistance to institutions of higher education to increase the potential of the institution to
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