108 STAT. 3812 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—CXH'. 20, 1994 Effective date. Termination date. 20 USC 8002. Urban and rural areas. and the harmful effects of smoking, alcohol, and substance abuse on fetal development; "(W) programs under section 10102; "(X) programs under section 10103; "(Y) programs under section 10104; and "(Z) programs under section 10105; "(2) ADDITIONAL USES. —The Secretary may also use funds under this section to complete the project periods for direct grants or contracts awarded under the provisions of this Act, the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching Act, or title III of the Education for Economic Security Act, as such Acts were in effect on the day preceding the date of the enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. "(3) SPECIAL RULE.The Secretary shall not make available more than $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1)(R), nor more than $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph (1)(V) during the period beginning on October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1999. " (c) AWARDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— "(A) make awards under this section on the basis of competitions announced by the Secretary; and "(B) support meritorious unsolicited proposals. "(2) SPECIAL RULE.— The Secretary shall ensure that programs, projects, and activities supported under this section are designed so that the effectiveness of such programs, projects, and activities is readily ascertainable. "(3) PEER REVIEW. — The Secretary shall use a peer review process in reviewing applications for assistance under this section and may use funds appropriated under subsection (d) for the cost of such peer review. "(d) AUTHORIZATION.— For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years. "SEC. 10102, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION. "(a) COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION.— "(1) In General. — The Secretary may award grants under this section to establish or expand elementary school counseling programs. "(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications describing programs that— "(A) demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional counseling services among the children in the elementary schools served by the applicant; "(B) propose the most promising and innovative approaches for initiating or expanding elementary school counseling; and "(C) show the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. "(3) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.— In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution among the regions of the United States and among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
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