PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3519 (B) for programs that are conducted on a competitive basis, with respect to appropriations for use under such programs in fiscal year 1995 and in subsequent fiscal years. (3) TITLE HI. —(A) Parts A and B of title III of this Act 20 USC 1411 and the amendments made by such parts shall take effect "°*®- on July 1, 1995. (B) Part C of title III of this Act and the amendments 20 USC 236 made by such part shall take effect on October 1, 1994. "°**- (b) TR/^SITION. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 20 USC 6301 a recipient of funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education ^°*^- Act of 1965, as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, may use funds available to such recipient under such predecessor authority to carry out necessary and reasonable plemning and transition activities in order to ensure a smooth implementation of programs authorized by this Act. TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE ELE- MENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU- CATION ACT OF 1965 SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDU- CATION ACT OF 1965. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 20 USC 6301 "This Act may be cited as the 'Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'.
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CHILDREN MEET HIGH STANDARDS "SEC. 1001. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 20 USC 6301. "(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States that a high-quality education for all individuals and a fair and equal opportunity to obtain that education are a societal good, are a moral imperative, and improve the life of every individual, because the quality of our individual lives ultimately depends on the quality of the lives of others. "(2) ADDITIONAL, POLICY.— The Congress further declares it to be the policy of the United States to expand the program authorized by this title over the fiscal years 1996 through 1999 by increasing funding for this title by at least $750,000,000 over baseline each fiscal year and thereby increasing the percentage of eligible children served in each fiscal year with the intent of serving all eligible children by fiscal year 2004. "(b) RECOGNITION OF NEED. —The Congress recognizes that— "(1) although the achievement gap between disadvantaged children and other children has been reduced by half over the past two decades, a sizable gap remains, and many segments of our society lack the opportunity to become well educated;
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