PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 tion of either of the foregoing. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'equipment' includes, in addition to machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as an academic facility, including necessary furniture, except books, curricular, and program materials, and items of current and operating expense such as fuel, supplies, and the like; the term 'initial equipment means equipment acquired and installed in connection with construction; and the terms 'equipment', 'initial equipment', and 'built-in equipment' shall be more particularly defined by the Commissioner by regulation. " (B) The term 'reconstruction or renovation' means rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement (including the acquisition and installation of initial equipment, or modernization or replacement of such equipment) of existing structures. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'equipment' includes, in addition to machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as an academic facility, including necessary furniture, except books, curricular and program materials, and items of current and operating expense such as fuel, supplies, and the like; the term 'initial equipment' means equipment acquired and installed either in connection with construction as defined in paragraph (2)(A), or as part of the rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement of an existing structure, which structure would otherwise not be adequate for use as an academic facility; the terms 'equipment', 'initial equipment', and 'built-in equipment' shall be more particularly defined by the Commissioner by regulation; and the term 'rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement' includes such action as may be necessary to provide for the architectural needs of, or to remove architectural barriers to, handicapped persons with a view toward increasing the accessibility to, and use of, academic facilities by such persons.".
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P A R T H — G R A D U A T E PROGRAMS EXTENSION AND REVISION OF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND ASSISTANCE
SEC. 171. (a)(1) Section 901(a)(3) is amended by striking out 20 USC 1134. "clauses (2), (3), and (4) " and inserting in lieu thereof "clauses (1) and (2) ". (2) Section 901(c) of the Act is amended to read as follows: " (c) There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending prior to October 1, 1979, for the purpose of this part.". (3)(A) Section 902(b) of the Act is amended by inserting " (1) " 20 USC 1134a. before "sets forth", and by inserting before the period a comma and the following: " and (2) provides assurances that the institution has notified the appropriate State commission (established or designated under section 1202 of this Act) and that the State commission has been given the opportunity to offer recommendations on the application to the institution and to the Commissioner". (B) Section 902 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (c) I n considering an application under this part for a program .=,.; = j < L of activities from an institution of higher education within a State, the Commissioner shall assure that consideration is given to the degree to which such program will be consistent with State, regional, or national priorities.".
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