12 2 STA T .3 1 9 1 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (a a ) ( A A) th at isrecogn i z e d ass u ch by the o f ficia l designated for such recognition consistent w ith S tate law
and ‘‘( B B) about which the designated official has re p orted to the Secretary , at such ti m easthe Secretary may reasonably re q uire, in order to assist financial aid administrators to determine that the student is an eligible student under this section; or ‘‘(bb) that is recognized as such by the Sec - retary in regulations promulgated to carry out this section, as such regulations were in effect on M ay 6 , 20 0 8
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‘‘(2) A VAIL A B ILI TYOF F UNDS.—T he amounts made a v ailable by paragraph ( 1 ) for any fiscal year shall be available from O ctober 1 of that fiscal year and remain available through September 3 0 of the succeeding fiscal year.’’. (2) E FF EC TIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) shall ta k e effect on October 1, 2008. (3) EFFECTIVE DATE A M ENDMENT.—Section 10(b) of the Ensuring C ontinued Access to Student L oans Act of 2008 is amended by striking ‘‘ J anuary 1’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1’’. (b) W AIVE R OF MASTER CALENDAR AND N E G OTIATED R ULE- MA K ING RE Q UIREMENTS.—Sections 4 82and4 9 2of the H igher Edu- cation Act of 196 5 (20 U .S.C. 1089, 1098a) shall not apply to the amendments made by subsection (a), or to any regulations promulgated under those amendments. (c) RELATED AMENDMENT TO T H E ENSURING CONTINUED ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS ACT OF 2008.— (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 11 of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 is amended by striking ‘‘sections 2 through 9 of’’. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008. SEC.403 . F E D E RALT R IOP RO G RA M S. (a) P ROGRAM AUTHORITY; AUTHORI Z ATION OF A P PROPRIA- TIONS.—Section 402A (20 U.S.C. 10 7 0a – 11) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting ‘‘including community-based organizations with e x perience in serving disadvantaged youth’’ after ‘‘private agencies and organizations’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘in exceptional circumstances’’ and inserting ‘‘, as appropriate to the purposes of the pro- gram’’; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’; and (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(A) in order to synchronize the awarding of grants for programs under this chapter, the Secretary may, under such terms as are consistent with the purposes of this 20USC1 0 89note. 20 USC 1089 note. 20 USC 1089 note. 20 USC 10 7 0 a– 1 note. 20 USC 1070a–1 note. R e gul at i on s .
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