Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/883

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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1867 this subpart, the agency does not have a military installation located within its geographic boundaries; "(4) remains responsible for the free public education of children residing in housing located on Federal property within the boundaries of the closed military installation but whose parents are on active duty in the uniformed services and assigned to a military activity located within the boundaries of an adjoining local educational agency; and "(5) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such agency's per-pupil revenue derived from local sources for current expenditures is not less than that revenue for the preceding fiscal year. "SEC. 5603. MAXIMUM AMOUNT. "(a) MAXIMUM AMOUNT. —The maximum amount that a local educational agency is eligible to receive under this subpart for any fiscal year, when combined with its payment under section 8002(b), shall not be more than 50 percent of the maximum amount determined under section 8002(b). "(b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS. — If funds appropriated under section 5401 are insufficient to pay the amount determined under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each local educational agency eligible under this subpart. "(c) EXCESS FUNDS. —If funds appropriated under section 5401 are in excess of the amount determined under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ratably distribute any excess funds to all local educational agencies eligible for payment under section 8002(b). "Subpart 21—Women's Educational Equity Act "SEC. 5611. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS. "(a) SHORT TITLE.— This subpart may be cited as the 'Women's Educational Equity Act of 2001'. "(b) FINDINGS.— Congress finds that— "(1) since the enactment of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, women and girls have made strides in educational achievement and in their ability to avail themselves of educational opportunities; "(2) because of funding provided under the Women's Educational Equity Act of 2001, more curricula, training, and other educational materials concerning educational equity for women and girls are available for national dissemination; "(3) teaching and learning practices in the United States are frequently inequitable as such practices relate to women and girls, for example— "(A) sexual harassment, particularly that experienced by girls, undermines the ability of schools to provide a safe and equitable learning or workplace environment; "(B) classroom textbooks and other educational materials do not sufficiently reflect the experiences, achievements, or concerns of women and, in most cases, are not written by women or persons of color; "(C) girls do not take as many mathematics and science courses as boys, girls lose confidence in their mathematics and science ability as girls move through adolescence, and there are few women role models in the sciences; and 20 USC 7281b. Women's Educational Equity Act of 2001. 20 USC 7283.