110 STAT. 3009-259 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996
without regard to fiscal year limitation, as provided by section
104 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104),
as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current
fiscal year.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM
For administrative expenses to carry out the existing direct
loan program of college housing and academic facilities loans
entered into pursuant to title VII, part C, of the Higher Education
Act, as amended, $698,000.
COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS
Pursuant to title VII, part C of the Higher Education Act,
as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loans
program, the Secretary shall make expenditures and enter into
contracts without regard to fiscal year limitation using loan repay-
ments and other resources available to this account. Any unobligated balances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this
account pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment of costs
for inspections and site visits, shall be available for the operating
expenses of this account.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL FINANCING,
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to section 724
of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act shall not exceed
$357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall not exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black
College and University Capital Financing Program entered into
pursuant to title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act, as
amended, $104,000.
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Educational
Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of
1994, including part E; the National Education Statistics Act of
1994; section 2102, sections 3132, 3136 and 3141, parts B, C,
and D of title III and parts A, B, I, and K and section 10601
of title X, and part C of title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, and title VI of Public Law
103-227, $598,350,000: Provided, That $200,000,000 shall be for
section 3132, $56,965,000 shall be for section 3136 and $10,000,000
shall be for section 3141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, one-half of one percent of the amount available for
section 3132 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended, shall be set aside for the outlying areas to
be distributed among the outlying areas on the basis of their relative
need as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the purposes of the program: Provided further. That, notwithstanding section 3131(b) of said Act, if any State educational agency does
not apply for a grant under section 3132, that State's allotment
under section 3131 shall be reserved by the Secretary for grants
to local educational agencies in the State that apply directly to
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