Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/3354

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12 2 STA T .3 331 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (A)improv i ngthe oper a tion an d admini s tration o f the a uc tion

and ‘‘( B ) improving the operation and administration of other l oan programs under part B .’ ’. TI T LEV—D EVEL OP I NG IN S TIT U TIONS SEC.501 . AUTHORIZ E D ACTI V ITIES. S ection 503 ( b )( 2 0 U .S. C . 1 101b(b)) is amended — (1) b y redesignating paragraphs ( 6 ) , ( 7 ),( 8 ),( 9 ), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (1 4 ), as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), and (16), respectively; (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, including innovative and customi z ed instruction courses ( w hich may include remedial education and E nglish language instruction) designed to help retain students and move the students rapidly into core courses and through program completion’’ before the period at the end; (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following

‘‘(6) Articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer from two - year to four-year institutions.’’; (4) by inserting after paragraph (14) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following: ‘‘(15) P roviding education, counseling services, or financial information designed to improve the financial literacy and eco- nomic literacy of students or the students’ families, especially with regard to student indebtedness and student assistance programs under title IV .’’; and (5) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by stri k ing ‘‘distance learning academic instruction capabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘distance education technologies’’. SEC. 50 2 . P OST B ACCA L AUREATE OPPORTU N ITIES F OR HISPANIC A M ERICANS. (a) A MEND MEN TS .— T itle V (20 U.S.C. 1101 et se q .) is amended— (1) by redesignating part B as part C; (2) by redesignating sections 511 through 518 as sections 521 through 528, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 505 the following: ‘ ‘ PARTB— PR OM OT ING PO S TBA C CA L A U R E ATE OPPORTUNITIES F OR H ISPANIC AMERICANS ‘ ‘SEC. 511. PURPOSES. ‘‘The purposes of this part are— ‘‘(1) to e x pand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, H ispanic students; and ‘‘(2) to expand the postbaccalaureate academic offerings and enhance the program quality in the institutions of higher education that are educating the ma j ority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic and low-income students complete postsecondary degrees. 20USC1 102 . 20 USC 110 3– 1103 g . 20 USC 1103.