Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 3.djvu/814

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108 STAT. 2566 PUBLIC LAW 103-333—SEPT. 30, 1994 COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS Pursuant to title VII, part C of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loans program, previously carried out under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to fiscal year limitation using loan repay- ments and other resources available to this account. Any unobligated balances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this account pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available for the operating expenses of this account. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL FINANCING, PROGRAM ACCOUNT The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 724 of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall not exceed zero. For administrative ejcpenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $347,000. EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Inrproving America's Schools Act as enacted into law; the National Education Statistics Act of 1994, as enacted into law; the Education Council Act, as amended; part F of the General Education Provisions Act; and title VI of Public Law 103-227, $354,892,000: Provided, That $86,200,000 shall be for education research of which $41,000,000 shall be for regional laboratories, including rural initiatives and network activities, $33,000,000 shall be for research centers, and $3,200,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for school finance equalization research; $36,750,000 shall be for the Fund for the Improvement of Education; $3,000,000 shall be for the international education exchange program; $750,000 shall be for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, if authorized; $4,463,000 shall be for civic education activities; $14,480,000 shall be for the National Diffusion Network; $36,356,000 shall be for Eisenhower professional development Federal activities, including not less than $5,472,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics and $15,000,000 for regional consortia; $2,250,000 shall be for a mathematics telecommunications demonstration, if authorized; $40,000,000 shall be for education technology activities, if authorized; and $7,000,000 shall be for Ready to Learn television, including funds to be awarded to the Corporation for Publip Broadcasting in such amounts as the Secretary determines appropriate. LIBRARIES For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, III, rV, and VI of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. ch. 16), and title II of the Higher Education Act,