PUBLIC LAW 105-78—NOV. 13, 1997 111 STAT. 1497 of the Census: Provided further, That $1,102,020,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1124A, $6,977,000 shall be available for evaluations under section 1501 and not more than $7,500,000 shall be reserved for section 1308, of which not more than $3,000,000 shall be reserved for section 1308(d): Provided further, That grant awards under section 1124 and 1124A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall be made to each State or local educational agency at no less than 100 percent of the amount such State or local educational agency received under this authority for fiscal year 1997 under Public Laws 104-208 and 105-18: Provided further, That in determining State allocations under iany other program administered by the Secretary, amounts provided under Public Law 105-18, or equivalent amounts provided for in this Act, will not be taken into account in determining State allocations: Provided further. That $120,000,000 shall be available under section 1002(g)(2) to demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive school reform to be allocated and expended in accordance with the instructions relating to this proviso in the statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That in carrying out this initiative, the Secretary and the States shall support only approaches that show the most promise of enabling children served by title I to meet challenging State content standards and chgQlenging State student performance standards based on reliable research and effective practices, and include an emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement: Provided further. That such funds shall not be available for section 1503. IMPACT AID For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federsilly affected schools authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $808,000,000, of which $662,000,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 8003(b), $50,000,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $62,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for payments under section 8003(f), $7,000,000 shall be for construction under section 8007, and $24,000,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002 of which such sums as may be necessary shall be for section 8002(j) and $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided, That section 8003(f)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709(f)(2)) is amended in clause (ii) in subclause (I) by striking 20 USC 7703. "35 percent" and all that follows through the semicolon, and inserting the following: "25 percent of the total student enrollment of such agency. For purposes of this subclause, all students described in section 8003(a)(1) are used to determine eligibility, regardless of whether or not a local educational agency receives funds for these children from section 8003(b) of the Act;". The amendment made by this proviso shall apply with respect Applicability, to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996: Provided, That 20 USC 7703 the Secretary of Education shall treat as timely filed, and shall °°*®* process for payment, an application for a fiscal year 1998 pa3anent from the local educational agency for Boston, Massachusetts, under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 if the Secretary has received that application not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act: Provided further. That 39-194O-97- 14:QL3Part2
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