112 STAT. 1798 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 be subject to any review outside of officials responsible for the administration of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. 20 USC 1138c. "SEC. 744. SPECIAL PROJECTS. "(a) GRANT AUTHORITY. —The Director is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, and such other public agencies and nonprofit organizations as the Director deems necessary for innovative projects concerning one or more areas of particular national need identified by the Director. "(b) APPLICATION.—No grant shall be made under this part unless an application is made at such time, in such manner, and contains or is accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. "(c) AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED.— Areas of national need shall initially include, but shall not be limited to, the following: "(1) Institutional restructuring to improve learning and promote productivity, efficiency, quality improvement, and cost and price control. (2) Articulation between 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education, including developing innovative methods for ensuring the successful transfer of students from 2- to 4-year institutions of higher education. "(3) Evaluation and dissemination of model programs. "(4) International cooperation and student exchange among postsecondary educational institutions. 20 USC 1138d. "SEC. 746. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. "PART C—URBAN COMMUNITY SERVICE 20 USC 1139. "SEC. 751. FINDINGS. "The Congress finds that— "(1) the Nation's urban centers are facing increasingly pressing problems and needs in the areas of economic development, community infrastructure and service, social policy, puD- lic health, housing, crime, education, environmental concerns, planning and work force preparation; "(2) there are, in the Nation's urban institutions, people with underutilized skills, knowledge, and experience who are capable of providing a vast range of services toward the amelioration of the problems described in paragraph (1); "(3) the skills, knowledge and experience in these urban institutions, if applied in a systematic and sustained manner, can make a significant contribution to the solution of such problems; and "(4) the application of such skills, knowledge and experience is hindered by the limited funds available to redirect attention to solutions to such urban problems. 20 USC 1139a. "SEC. 762. PURPOSE; PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. "(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to provide incentives to urban academic institutions to enable such institutions
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