PUBLIC LAW 105-78—NOV. 13, 1997 111 STAT. 1501 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $44,141,000: Provided, That from the amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY For the Kendsdl Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partigil support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $81,000,000: Provided, That from the amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207. VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the National Literacy Act of 1991, $1,507,698,000, of which $1,504,598,000 shall become available on July 1, 1998 and shall remain available through September 30, 1999; and of which $5,491,000 from amounts available under the Adult Education Act shall be for the National Institute for Literacy under section 384(c): Provided, That, of the amounts made available for title II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $13,497,000 shall be used by the Secretary for national programs under title IV, without regard to section 451: Provided further. That the Secretary may reserve up to $4,998,000 under section 313(d) of the Adult Education Act for activities carried out under section 383 of that Act: Provided further. That no funds shall be awarded to a State Council under section 112(f) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, and no State shall be required to operate such a Council. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part C and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $8,978,934,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 1999. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 20 USC 1070a during award year 1998-1999 shall be $3,000: Provided, That not- note, withstanding section 401(g) of the Act, if the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the payment schedule for such award year, that the amount included within this appropriation for Pell Grant awards in such award year, and any funds available from the fiscal year 1997 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to satisfy fully all such awards for which students are eligible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by either a fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as determined in accordance with a schedule of reductions established by the Secretary for this purpose: Provided further. That if the Secretary determines that the funds available to fund Pell Grants for award year 1998- 1999 exceed the amount needed to fund Pell Grants at a maximum
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