112 STAT. 1796 PUBLIC LAW 105-244r-OCT. 7, 1998 be needed to assist in the administration of such parts. The employ- ees shall be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
- (c) USE FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES PROHIBITED.— N O institutional payment or allowance under section 703(b) or 715(a) shall
be paid to a school or department of divinity as a result of the award of a fellowship under subpart 1 or 2, respectively, to an individual who is studying for a religious vocation. "(d) EVALUATION. —The Secretary shall evaluate the success of assistance provided to individuals under subp£ut 1, 2, or 3 with respect to graduating from their degree programs, and placement in faculty and professional positions.
- (e) CONTINUATION AWARDS. —The Secretary, using funds appropriated to carry out subparts 1 and 2, and before awarding any
assistance under such parts to a recipient that did not receive assistance under part C or D of title DC (as such parts were in effect prior to the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998) shall continue to provide funding to recipients of assistance under such part C or D (as so in effect), as the case may be, pursuant to any multiyear award of such assistance.
- PART B—FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 20 USC 1138. 'SEC. 741. FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. "(a) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education, combinations of such institutions, and other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies, to enable such institutions, combinations, and agencies to improve postsecondary education opportunities by— "(1) encouraging the reform, innovation, and improvement of postsecondary education, and providing equal educational opportunity for all; "(2) the creation of institutions, programs, and joint efforts involving paths to career and professional training, and combinations of academic and experiential learning; "(3) the establishment of institutions and programs based on the technology of communications; "(4) the carrying out, in postsecondary educational institutions, of changes in internal structure and operations designed to clarify institutional priorities and puiposes; (5) the design and introduction of cost-effective methods of instruction andoperation; "(6) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to expand individual opportunities for entering and reentering institutions and pursuing programs of study tailored to individual needs; "(7) the introduction of reforms in graduate education, in the structure of academic professions, and in the recruitment and retention of faculties; and "(8) the creation of new institutions and programs for examining and awarding credentials to individuals, and the introduction of reforms in current institutional practices related thereto.
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