PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1811 appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give priority in using such amounts in excess of $75,000,000 to awarding grants to local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies that did not receive a grant under this part in the preceding fiscal year. "PART D—FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION "SEC. 5401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 20 USC 7241. "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part the following amounts: " (1) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. "(2) $575,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. "(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. "(4) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. "(5) $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. "(6) $675,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. "Subpart 1—Fund for the Improvement of Education "SEC. 5411. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED. 20 USC 7243. "(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to support nationally significant programs to improve the quality of elementary and secondary education at the State and local levels and help all children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. The Secretary may carry out such programs directly, or through grants to, or contracts with— "(1) States or local educational agencies; "(2) institutions of higher education; and "(3) other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions. "(b) USES OF FUNDS. —Funds made available under section 5401 to carry out this subpart may be used for any of the following programs: "(1) Activities to promote systemic education reform at the State and local levels, including scientifically based research, development, and evaluation designed to improve— "(A) student academic achievement at the State and local level; and "(B) strategies for effective parent and community involvement. "(2) Programs at the State and local levels that are designed to yield significant results, including programs to explore approaches to public school choice and school-based decisionmaking. "(3) Recognition programs, which may include financial awards to States, local educational agencies, and schools that have made the greatest progress, based on the Secretary's determination or on a nomination by the State in which the school is located (or in the case of a Bureau funded school, by the Secretary of the Interior) in— "(A) improving the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and students from major racial and ethnic minority groups; and
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