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PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1599 District of Columbia. Deadline. "(i) have developed and implemented innovative and effective alcohol prevention programs or drug abuse prevention programs; and "(ii) with respect to an application for an alcohol prevention program award, demonstrate in the application submitted under paragraph (3) that the institution has undertaken efforts designed to change the culture of college drinking consistent with the review criteria described in paragraph (3)(C)(iii). "(B) CEREMONY,—The awards shall be made at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. "(C) DOCUMENT.— The Secretary shall publish a docu- Publication. ment describing the alcohol and dinig abuse prevention programs of institutions of higher education that receive the awards under this subsection and disseminate the document nationally to all public and private secondary school guidance counselors for use by sec<3ndary school juniors and seniors preparing to enter an institution of higher education. The document shall be disseminated not later than January 1 of each academic year. "(D) AMOUNT AND USE. — Each institution of higher education selected to receive an award under this subsection shall receive an award in the amount of $50,000. Such award shall be used for the maintensince and improvement of the institution's outstanding prevention program for the academic year following the academic year for which the award is made. "(3) APPLICATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —Each institution of higher education desiring an award under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. Each such application shall contain— "(i) a clear description of the goals and objectives of the prevention program of the institution; "(ii) a description of program activities that focus on alcohol or drug policy issues, policy development, modification, or refinement, poliicy dissemination and implementation, and policy enforcement; "(iii) a description of activities that encourage student and employee participation and involvement in activity development and implementation; "(iv) the objective criteria used to determine the effectiveness of the methods used in such programs and the means used to evaluate and improve the programs'efforts; "(v) a description of specisil initiatives used to reduce high-risk behavior or increase low-risk behavior; and "(vi) a description of coordination and networking efforts that exist in the community in which the institution is located for purposes of such programs. "(B) APPLICATION REVlEW.The Secretary shall appoint a committee to review applications submitted