PUBLIC LAW 106-402—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1725 (3) a description of successful efforts to leverage funds, other than funds made available under this subtitle, to pursue goals consistent with this subtitle. SEC. 155. DEFINITION. In this subtitle, the term "State" means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam. SEC. 156. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AUTHORIZATION AND RESERVATIONS. — (1) AUTHORIZATION.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle (other than section 153(c)(4)) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007. (2) RESERVATION FOR TRAINING INITIATIVES.—From any amount appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) and remaining after each Center described in section 152(a) has received a grant award of not less than $500,000, as described in section 152, the Secretary shall reserve funds for the training initiatives authorized under section 153(b). (3) RESERVATION FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. — (A) YEARS BEFORE APPROPRIATION TRIGGER.—For any covered year, the Secretary shall reserve funds in accordance with section 163(c) to fund technical assistance activities under section 153(c) (other than section 153(c)(4)). (B) YEARS AFTER APPROPRIATION TRIGGER. — ^For any fiscal year that is not a covered year, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $300,000 and not more than 2 percent of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) to fund technical assistance activities under section 153(c) (other than section 153(c)(4)). (C) COVERED YEAR. —In this paragraph, the term "covered year" means a fiscal year prior to the first fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) is not less than $20,000,000. (b) LIMITATION. — ^The Secretary may not use, for peer review or other activities directly related to peer review conducted under this subtitle— (1) for fiscal year 2001, more than $300,000 of the funds made available under subsection (a); and (2) for any succeeding fiscal year, more than the amount of funds used for the peer review and related activities in fiscal year 2001, adjusted to take into account the most recent percentage change in the Consumer Price Index published by the Secretary of Labor under section 100(c)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720(c)(1)) (if the percentage change indicates an increase). Subtitle E—Projects of National Significance 42 USC 15065. 42 USC 15066. SEC. 161. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subtitle is to provide grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for projects of national significance that— 42 USC 15081.
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