Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 5.djvu/181

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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3671 •«EC. 3509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 20 USC 6979. 'There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this part. "PART F—ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA RESOURCES PRO- GRAM " SEC. 3601. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 20 USC 7001. 'The Secretary shall award grants or make allocations in accordsince with section 3602 for the acquisition of school library media resources for the use of students, library media specialists, and teachers in elementary and secondary schools in accordance with this part. "SEC. 3602. ALLOCATION TO STATES. 20 USC 7002. "(a) From the amount appropriated pursuant to section 3605 in each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award funds to each State having an approved plan under section 3603 as follows: "(1) AMOUNTS BELOW $50,000,000.— I f the amount made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year is less than $50,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to States, on a competitive basis, taking into account such factors as age and condition of existing school library media collections and the relative economic need of the students to be served. "(2) AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING $50,000,000.— I f the amount made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $50,000,000, then the Secretary shall allocate to each State an amount which bears the same relationship to such amount as the amount such State received under title II for such year bears to the amount all States received under such title for such year.. " SEC. 3603. STATE PLANS. 20 USC 7003. "(a) IN GENERAL. —In order for a State to receive a grant or an allocation of funds under this part for any fiscal year, such State shall have in effect for such fiscal year a State plan. Such plan shall— "(1) designate the State educational agency as the State agency responsible for the administration of the program assisted under this part; "(2) set forth a program under which funds paid to the State in accordance with section 3602 will be expended solely for— "(A) acquisition of school library media resources, including books and foreign language resources, for the use of students, school library media specialists, and teachers in elementary and secondary schools in the United States; and "(B) administration of the State plan, including development and revision of standards, relating to school library media resources, except that the amount used for administration of the State plan in any fiscal year shall not exceed three percent of the amount available to such State under section 3602 for such fiscal year; and