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112 STAT. 3082 PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 "(F) holds accreditation with or is a candidate for accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting authority for postsecondary vocational and technical education; and "(G) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 students, of whom a majority are Indians. "(29) VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The term Vocational and technical education' means organized educational activities that— "(A) offer a sequence of courses that provides individuals with the academic and technical knowledge and skills the individuals need to prepare for further education and for careers (other than careers requiring a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree) in current or emerging employ- ment sectors; and "(B) include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupationspecific skills, of an individual. " (30) VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZA- TION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — The term 'vocational and technical student organization' means an organization for individuals enrolled in a vocational and technical education program that engages in vocational and technical activities as an integral part of the instructional program. "(B) STATE AND NATIONAL UNITS.— An organization described in subparagraph (A) may have State and national units that aggregate the work and purposes of instruction in vocational and technical education at the local level. 20 USC 2303. "SEC. 4. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. "The Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition to the authority of this Act from any authority under provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, as such Act was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998. 20 USC 2304. "SEC. 5. PRIVACY. "(a) GEPA. —Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede the privacy protections afforded parents and students under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), as added by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (section 513 of Public Law 93-380; 88 Stat. 571). " (b) PROHIBITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL DATABASE.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit the development of a national database of personally identifiable information on individuals receiving services under this Act. 20 USC 2305. "SEC. 6. LIMITATION. "All of the funds made available under this Act shall be used in accordance with the requirements of this Act. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to provide funding under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) or to carry out, through programs funded under