PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 1295
academic requirements for undergraduate studies in not more than 5 consecutive school years. "(2) The term 'part B institution' means any historically Black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation. "(3) The term 'Pell Grant recipient' means a recipient of financial aid under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of this Act. "(4) The term 'professional and academic areas in which Blacks are underrepresented' shall be determined by the Secretary and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on the basis of the most recent available satisfactory data, as professional and academic areas in which the percentage of Black Americans who have been educated, trained, and employed is less than the percentage of Blacks in the general population. "(5) The term 'school year' means the period of 12 months beginning July 1 of any calendar year and ending June 30 of the following calendar year. "GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS "SEC.
323. (a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION; USES OF FUNDS.—From
amounts available under section 358(a)(2) in any fiscal year the Secretary shall make grants (under section 324) to institutions which have applications approved by the Secretary (under section 325) for any of the following uses: "(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes. "(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities. "(3) Support of faculty exchanges and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in their field of instruction. "(4) Academic instruction in disciplines in which Black Americans are underrepresented. "(5) Purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials. "(6) Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success. "(b) LIMITATIONS.—(1) No grant may be made under this Act for any educational program, activity, or service related to sectarian instruction or religious worship, or provided by a school or department of divinity. For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'school or department of divinity' means an institution whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation, or to prepare them to teach theological subjects. "(2) Not more than 50 percent of the allotment of any institution may be available for the purpose of constructing or maintaining a classroom, library, laboratory, or other instructional facility.
20 USC 1062.
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