PUBLIC LAW 95-336—AUG. 4, 1978 for the fiscal year 1979; $14,000,000 for the fiscal year 1980; and $18,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981". (2) Subsection 3(i) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by inserting " (1) " after the subsection designation and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph s: " (2) To the maximum extent practicable, of the amount appropriated in any fiscal year under this subsection, sums shall be allotted for alcohol and d r u g abuse education projects reflecting various services to individuals proportionate to relative numbers of individuals served within and outside of standard metropolitan statistical areas. " (3) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available for obligation through fiscal year 1981 in order to permit multiple year funding of projects under this Act.". SEC. 5. Section 8(c) of the Alcohol and D r u g Abuse Education Act (21 U.S.C. 1007(c)) is amended by inserting "the Northern Mariana Islands," immediately after "the Virgin Islands,". SEC. 6. (a) Section 420(a) of the H i g h e r Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: " (4) W i t h respect to any academic year beginning on or after July 1, 1978, and ending on or before September 30, 1980, each institution which has qualified for payment under this section for the preceding year shall be entitled during such period, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1)(A), to a payment under this section if— " (A) the number of persons referred to in paragraph (1) equals at least the number which bears the same ratio to the number of such recipients who were in attendance at such institution during the first academic year in which the institution was entitled to payments under this section as the number of such recipients in all institutions of higher education during the academic year for which the determination is made bears to the number of such recipients in all institutions of higher education for the first such academic year; or " (B) in the event that clause (A) of this paragraph is not satisfied, the Commissioner determines, on the basis of evidence presented by such institution, that such institution is making reasonable efforts, taking into consideration the extent to which the number of persons referred to in such paragraph (1) falls short of meeting the ratio criterion set forth in such clause (A), to continue to recruit, enroll, and provide necessary services to veterans.", (b) Clause (1) of section 310(b) of the G I Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 1446) is amended by inserting at the end of subsection (a) of the new section 246, which was conditionally added to title 38, United States Code, by such clause, a new paragraph as follows: " (3) W i t h respect to any academic year beginning on or after July 1, 1978, and ending on or before September 30, 1980, each institution which has qualified for payment under this section for the preceding year shall be entitled during such period, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1)(A), to a payment under this section if— " (A) the number of persons referred to in paragraph (1) equals at least the number which bears the same ratio to the number of such recipients who were in attendance at such institution during: the first academic year in which the institu-
92 STAT. 453
Ante, p. 452.
Funds, availability.
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38 USC 246.
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