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106 STAT. 756 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 "(2) not less than 25 percent shall be available for carrying out grants to institutions of higher education described in section 803(a)(1)(B) for cooperative education under section 803; "(3) not to exceed 11 percent shall be available for demonstration projects under paragraph (1) of section 804(a); "(4) not to exceed 11 percent shall be available for training and resource centers under paragraph (2) of section 804(a); and "(5) not to exceed 3 percent shall be available for research under paragraph (3) of section 804(a). "(c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS. —Appropriations under this title shall not be available for the payment of compensation of students for employment by employers under arrangements pursuant to this title. 20 USC 1133b. "SEC. 803. GRANTS FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION. "(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary is authorized— "(A) from the amount available under section 802(b)(1) in each fiscal year and in accordance with the provisions of this title, to make grants to institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions that have not received a grant under this paragraph in the 10-year period preceding the date for which a grant under this section is requested to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, expanding, or carrying out programs of cooperative education by such institutions or combinations of institutions; and "(B) from the amoxmt available under section 802(b)(2) in each fiscal year and in accordance with the provisions of this title, to make grants to institutions of higher education that are operating an existing cooperative education program as determined by the Secretary to pay the cost of planning, establishing, expanding, or carrying out programs of cooperative education by such institutions. "(2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT. — Cooperative education programs assisted under this section shall provide alternating or parallel periods of academic study and of public or private employment, giving students work experience related to their academic or occupational objectives and the opportunity to earn the funds necessary for continuing and completing their education. "(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—(A) The amount of each grant awarded pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) to any institution of higher education or combination of such institutions in any fiscal year shall not exceed $500,000. " (B)(i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the Secretary shall award grants in each fiscal year to each institution of higher education described in paragraph (1)(B) that has an application approved under subsection (b) in an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount reserved pursuant to section 802(b)(2) for such fiscal year as the number of unduplicated students placed in cooperative education jobs during the preceding fiscal year (other than cooperative education jobs under section 804 and as determined by the Secretary) by such institution of higher education bears to the total num-