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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3837 "(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. —(A) The Secretary may reserve not more than five percent of the grant funds received under this subpart in each fiscal year for the costs of administration. "(B) Each eligible recipient may reserve not more than 5 percent of any grant funds received under this subpart in each fiscal year for the costs of administration. "SEC. 10415. AUTHOMZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 'There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years.

    • PART E—INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION g>ntracts

Nonprofit PIvOGRAM organizations. "SEC. 10501. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR READ- 20 USC 8131. ING MOTIVATION. "(a) AUTHORIZATION. — The Secretary is authorized to enter into a contract with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) (hereafter in this section referred to as 'the contractor') to support and promote programs, which include the distribution of inexpensive books to students, that motivate children to read. "(b) REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACT. —Any contract entered into under subsection (a) shall— "(1) provide that the contractor will enter into subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or organizations, or with public agencies, under which each subcontractor will agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of reading motivation programs that include the distribution of books, by gift, to the extent feasible, or loan, to children from birth through secondary school age, including those in family literacy programs; "(2) provide that funds made available to subcontractors will be used only to pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs; "(3) provide that in selecting subcontractors for initial funding, the contractor will give priority to programs that will serve a substantial number or percentage of children with special needs, such as— "(A) low-income children, particularly in high-poverty areas; "(B) children at risk of school failure; "(C) children with disabilities; "(D) foster children; "(E) homeless children; "(F) migrant children; "(G) children without access to libraries; "(H) institutionalized or incarcerated children; and "(I) children whose parents are institutionalized or incarcerated; "(4) provide that the contractor will provide such technical assistance to subcontractors as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section; "(5) provide that the contractor will annually report to Reports, the Secretary the number of, and describe, programs funded under paragraph (3); and