PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 833 SEC. 1614. GIFTS AND DONATIONS. 20 USC 2404. The Center is authorized to receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Center with or without a condition of restriction, for the purpose of furthering the activities of the Center. All funds or property given, devised, or bequeathed shall be retained in a separate account, and an accounting of those funds and property shall be included in the annual report submitted pursuant to section 1512(c). SEC. 1515. AUTHORIZATION. 20 USC 2405. (a) IN GENERAL. —There are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this part. (b) AVAILABILITY.— Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) shall remain available until expended. PART B—NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION MATERIALS SEC. 1521. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR POSTSECONDARY EDU- 20 USC 1452 CATION MATERIALS. note. (a) PURPOSE.—The piirpose of this section is to coordinate the production and distribution of educational materials in an accessible form, especially audio and digital text production, to college and university based print-disabled populations. (b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Education is authorized to award a grant or contract to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing a National Clearinghouse for Postsecondary Education Materials (hereafter in this part referred to as the "Clearinghouse") to coordinate the production and distribution of educational materials, in an accessible form, including audio and digital, for students with disabilities. (2) AWARD BASIS. — The grant or contract awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made on a competitive beisis. (3) DURATION. —The grant or contract awarded under this section shall be awarded for a period of 3 years. (c) USE OP FUNDS.— The grant or contract awarded under this section shall be used to— (1) catalog in computer-readable form postsecondary education materials; (2) identify college campus-based services producing taped texts whose technical and reader quaUty make them eligible for inclusion in the Clearinghouse and share its quality control standards with campus-based student support services offices serving students with disabilities; (3) promote data conversion and programming to allow the electronic exchange of bibliographic information between existing on line systems; (4) encourage outreach efforts that will educate print-disabled individuals, as defined by section 652(d)(2) of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, educators, schools, and agencies about the Clearinghouse's activities; (5) upgrade existing computer systems at the Clearinghouse; (6) coordinate with identifiable and existing data bases containing postsecondary education materials, including the pro- 59-194 O—93 28: QL 3 (Pt. 1)
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