PUBLIC LAW 104-134—APR. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 1321-232 SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $6,680,000. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $42,180,000: Provided, That from the amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $77,629,000: Provided, That from the amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207. VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the National Literacy Act of 1991, $1,340,261,000, of which $4,869,000 shall be for the National Institute for Literacy; and of which $1,337,342,000 shall become available on July 1, 1996 and shall remain available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That of the amounts made available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, $5,000,000 shall be for national programs under title rV without regard to section 451 and $350,000 shall be for evaluations under section 346(b) of the Act and no funds shall be awarded to a State Council under section 112(f), and no State shall be required to operate such a Council. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, part C, and part E of title FV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $6,312,033,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(a)(1) of the Act, there shall be not to exceed 3,650,000 Pell Grant recipients in award year 1995-1996. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 20 USC 1070a during award year 1996-1997 shall be $2,470: Provided, That not- note, withstanding section 401(g) of the Act, as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publication of the payment schedule for award year 1996-1997, that the $4,967,446,000 included within this appropriation for Pell Grant awards for award year 1996-1997, and any funds available from the fiscal year 1995 appropriation for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to satisfy fully all such awards for which students are eligible, as calculated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid for each such award shall be reduced by either a fixed or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount,
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