Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/528

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105 STAT. 500 PUBLIC LAW 102-103—AUG. 17, 1991 (iii) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) Not less than 25 percent of the funds available to the Secretary in any fiscal year under this title shall be used for telecommunications facilities and equipment."; and (4) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) COORDINATION. — The Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, and any other Federal agency operating a telecommunications network for educational purposes shall coordinate the activities assisted under such programs.". SEC. 303. ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PARTNERSHIPS. Subsection (a) of section 904 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 4083(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking "demonstration"; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ", or a State higher education agency"; (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting "or a State higher education agency" after "education"; (C) in subparagraph (D)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting "or academy" after "center"; and (ii) by striking "or" at the end of clause (ii); and (D) in subparagraph (E)— (i) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: "(i) a public or private entity with experience and expertise in the planning and operation of a telecommunications network, including entities involved in telecommunications through satellite, cable, telephone, or computer; or"; (ii) by striking clause (ii); (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and (iv) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (iii)) and inserting a comma and "or"; and (E) by inserting at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(F) a public or private elementary or secondary school."; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) SPECIAL STATEWIDE NETWORK.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may fund one statewide telecommunications network under this title if such network— "(A) provides two-way full motion interactive video and audio communications; "(B) links together public colleges and universities and secondary schools throughout the State; and "(C) meets any other requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary. "(2) STATE CONTRIBUTION. —A statewide telecommunications network funded under paragraph (1) shall contribute (either directly or through private contributions) non-Federal funds equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of such network.".