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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1393

subject for each fiscal year to the availability of appropriations therefor. The Secretary shall not accept the application of an eligible institution for a grant under both paragraphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal year. "(b) The Secretary shall not award a grant under this part to an eligible institution that has, for any prior fiscal year, received a grant under subsection (a)(2). "(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may award a grant to an eligible institution under this part for a period of one year for the purpose of assisting such institution in the preparation of plans and applications under this part. "PART B—AID TO INSTITUTIONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS "PROGRAM PURPOSE

"SEC. 321. (a) The purpose of this part is to provide for a program of 20 USC 106O. short-term Federal assistance to strengthen the planning, management, and fiscal capabilities of institutions with special needs. "(b) From the sums available for this part under section 347(a)(l), Grants. the Secretary may make grants to any institution with special needs with an application approved under section 341 in order to assist such an institution to plan, develop, or implement activities consistent with the purpose of this part. Such activities shall include— "(1) faculty development; "(2) funds and administrative management; "(3) development and improvement of academic programs; "(4) acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management and academic programs; "(5) joint use of facilities such as libraries and laboratories; and "(6) student services. "DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 322. (a) For purposes of this part: 20 USC 106I. "(1) The term 'educational and general expenditures' means the total amount expended by an institution of higher education for instruction, research, public service, academic support (including library expenditures), student services, institutional support, scholarships and fellowships, operation, and maintenance expenditures of physical plant, and any mandatory transfers which the institution is required to pay by law. "(2) The term 'institution with special needs' means— "(A) an institution of higher education— "(i)(I) which, in the case of an institution which awards a bachelor's degree, has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of students receiving need-based assistance under title IV of this Act, the 20 USC 1070. average amount of which assistance is high in comparison with the average amount of all assistance provided under such title to students at such institutions, and (II) which, in the case of junior or community colleges, has an enrollment which includes a substantial percentage of students receiving need-based assistance under title IV, the average amount of which assistance is high in comparison with the average amount of all assistance provided under such title to students at such institutions;