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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-4«2—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2211

ing the goals set forth in the five-year State plan developed pursuant to section 107. "(c) The Commissioner shall rank all approved applications according to their relative need for assistance and, except as provided in subsection (d), shall pay, from sums appropriated for this part, 75 per centum of the cost of such approved applications, until such appropriation shall be exhausted. "(d) The Commissioner shall consult with the Administrator of Consultation. General Services and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to determine whether the proposed remodeling or renovation will meet standards adopted pursuant to the Act of August 12, 1968, commonly known as the Architectural Barriers Act 42 USC 4151. of 1968. "(e) Upon a finding, in writing, that a local educational agency with Waiver. an approved application is suifering from extreme financial need and would not, because of the limitation of Federal financial assistance to 75 per centum of the cost of the approved project, be able to participate in the program authorized by this subpart, the Commissioner may waive such limitation and may pay the full cost of the approved project. "PAYMENT

"SEC. 194. (a) Upon his approval of an application for assistance 20 USC 2444. under this subpart, the Commissioner shall reserve from the appropriation available therefor the amount required for the payment of the Federal share of the cost of such application as determined under subsection (c) or (d) of section 193. "(b) The Commissioner shall pay to the applicant such reserved amount, in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments consistent with established practice, as he may determine. "PART C—DEFINITIONS uDEFINITIONS

"SEC. 195. As used in this Act— 20 USC 2461. "(1) The term 'vocational education' means organized educational programs which are directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid employment, or for additional preparation for a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree; and, for purposes of this paragraph, the term 'organized education program' means only (A) instruction related to the occupation or occupations for which the students are in training or instruction necessary for students to benefit from such training, and (B) the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of instructional supplies, teaching aids and equipment; and the term 'vocational education' does not mean the construction, acquisition or initial equipment of buildings, or the acquisition or rental of land. "(2) The term 'area vocational education school' means— "(A) a specialized high school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to persons who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market, or "(B) the department of a high school exclusively or principally used for providing vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields to persons who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market, or