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PUBLIC LAW 94-482-OCT. 12, 1976

(2) The matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 417B (b) of the Act is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Services provided through grants and contracts under this subpart shall be specifically designed to assist in enabling youths from low-income families who have academic potential, but who may lack adequate secondary school preparation, who may be physically handicapped, or who may be disadvantaged because of severe rural isolation, to enter, continue, or resume programs of postsecondary

(3) Section 417B (b)(1)(A) of the Act is amended by inserting after the comma the following: "especially such youths who have delayed pursuing postsecondary educational training,".

(4) The first sentence of section 417B (b) of the Act is amended by(A) striking out "and" at the end of clause (3) of such sentence, (B) striking out the period at the end of clause (4) of such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and", and

(C) adding at the end thereof the following new clause:

"(5) a program of paying up to 90 per centum of the cost of establishing and operating or expanding service learning centers at institutions of higher education and other postsecondary educational institutions serving a substantial number of disadvantaged students which

"(A) will provide remedial and other special services for students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at that institution, and

"(B) will serve, as a concentrated effort, to coordinate and supplement the ability of that institution to furnish such services to such students.".

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(5) Section 417B (b) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Before making a grant or enter- Application. ing into a contract under clause (5) of the first sentence of this subsection the Commissioner may require any institution subject to such a contract or grant to submit an application containing or accompanied by such information, including the ability of that institution to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of the project to be assisted, as is essential to carry out the requirements of that clause.".

(c) Section 417B of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(e) In making grants or entering into contracts under clause (1) or (5) of subsection (b) of this section the Commissioner may permit students or youths from other than low-income families, not to exceed one-third of the total served, to benefit by the projects to be assisted pursuant to that grant or contract.

"(f) (1) The Commissioner is authorized to enter into contracts Contracts. with institutions of higher education and other appropriate public agencies and nonprofit private organizations to provide training for staff and leadership personnel who will specialize in improving the delivery of services to students assisted under this subpart.

"(2) Financial assistance under this subsection may be used for (A) the operation of short-term training institutes designed to improve the skills of participants in such institutes, and (B) the development of inservice training programs for such personnel.".

"(g) The Commissioner shall not make grants to programs authorized under clause (5) of subsection (b) of this section in any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated for carrying out this subpart is less than $70,331,000.

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"(h) It is the intention of the Congress to encourage, whenever feasible, the development of individualized programs for disadvantaged students assisted under this subpart.".

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAM

SEC. 125. Part A of title IV of the Act is amended by redesignating subpart 5, and all references thereto, as subpart 6, and by inserting immediately after subpart 4 the following new subpart:

"Subpart 5-Educational Information

"PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION

"SEC. 418A. (a) The Commissioner shall, in accordance with the pro20 USC 1070d-2. visions of this subpart, make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating Educational Information Centers to provide educational information, guidance, counseling, and referral services for all individuals, including individuals residing in rural areas.

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"Educational Information Center."

"(b)(1) For the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to carry out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1979.

"(2) The Commissioner shall allocate funds appropriated in each year under this subpart to each State submitting a plan approved under section 418B an amount which bears the same ratio to such funds as the population of such State bears to the population of all the States, except that for each fiscal year no State which submitted an approved plan shall receive from such funds less than $50,000 for that year. In making allocations under this paragraph, the Commissioner shall use the latest available actual data, including data on previous participation, which is satisfactory to him.

"(c) The Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating Educational Information Centers for any fiscal year under this subpart shall be 663 per centum, and the non-Federal share may be in cash or in kind.

"(d) For the purposes of this subpart, the term 'Educational Information Center' means an institution or agency, or combination of institutions or agencies, organized to provide services to a population in a geographical area no greater than that which will afford all persons within the area reasonable access to the services of the Center. Such services shall include

"(1) information and talent search services designed to seek out and encourage participation in full-time and part-time postsecondary education or training of persons who could benefit from such education or training if it were not for cultural or financial barriers, physical handicap, deficiencies in secondary education, or lack of information about available programs or financial assist

ance;

"(2) information and referral services to persons within the area served by the Center, including such services with regard to"(A) postsecondary education and training programs in the region and procedures and requirements for applying and gaining acceptance to such programs;

"(B) available Federal, State, and other financial assistance, including information on procedures to be followed in applying for such assistance;

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"(C) available assistance for job placement or gaining admission to postsecondary education institutions including, but not limited to, such institutions offering professional, occupational, technical, vocational, work-study, cooperative education, or other education programs designed to prepare persons for careers, or for retraining; continuing education, or upgrading of skills;

"(D) competency-based learning opportunities, including opportunities for testing of existing competencies for the purpose of certification, awarding of credit, or advance placement in postsecondary education programs;

(E) guidance and counseling services designed to assist persons from the area served by the Center to identify postsecondary education or training opportunities, including part-time opportunities for individuals who are employed, appropriate to their needs and in relationship to each individual's career plans; and

"(F) remedial or tutorial services designed to prepare persons for postsecondary education opportunities or training programs, including such services provided to persons enrolled in postsecondary education institutions within the area served by the Center.

Services may be provided by a Center either directly or by way of contract or other agreement with agencies and institutions within the area to be served by the Center.

"(e) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to affect funds allocated to the establishment and operation of Educational Opportunity Centers for the disadvantaged pursuant to section 417 (B) (b) (4) of this part.

"ADMINISTRATION OF STATE PROGRAMS

"SEC. 118B. (a) Each State receiving a grant under this part is authorized in accordance with its State plan submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education, including institutions with vocational and career education programs, and combinations of such institutions, public and private agencies and organizations, and local education gencies in combination with any institution of higher education, for planning, establishing, and operating Educational Information Centers within the State.

(b) Any State desiring to receive a grant under this subpart shall submit for the approval of the Commissioner a State plan,

which shall include

"(1) a comprehensive strategy for establishment or expansion of Educational Information Centers, designed to achieve the goal, within a reasonable period of time, of making availabie within reasonable distance to all residents of the State the services of an Educational Information Center;

"(2) assurances concerning the source and availability of State. local, and private funds to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of the State plan required by section 418A (c); and

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"(3) such other provisions as are essential to carry out the provisions of this subpart.".

VETERANS' COST-OF-INSTRUCTION PAYMENTS

SEC. 126. (a) (1) Section 420 (a)(1) of the Act is amended by striking out June 30, 1975" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1979".

(2) Section 420 (a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

"(3) During the period beginning July 1. 1976, and ending September 30, 1977, each institution which has qualified for payment under this section for the preceding year shall be entitled during such period, notwithstanding paragraph (1), to a payment under this section, if the number of persons referred to in such paragraph (1), equals whichever is the lesser of (A) at least the number of such persons who were in attendance at such institution during the preceding academic year less the number of such persons whose eligibility for educational assistance under chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, expired on May 31, 1976, by virtue of section 1662 (c) of such title, or (B) at least the minimum number of such persons necessary to establish eligibility to entitlement under paragraph (1) during the preceding academic year less the number of such persons whose eligibility for educational assistance under chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, expired on May 31, 1976, by virtue of section 1662(c) of such title.".

(b) Section 420 (c) (1) (B) (iii) of the Act is amended by inserting (with special emphasis on educationally disadvantaged veterans) after "outreach", and by inserting "(with special emphasis on the veteran-student services program under section 1685 of such title 38)" after "programs".

(c) Section 420 of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(f) The Commissioner, in carrying out, the provisions of this section, shall seek to assure the coordination of programs assisted under this section with programs carried out by the Veterans' Administration pursuant to title 38 of the United States Code, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall provide all assistance, technical consultation, and information otherwise authorized by law as necessary to promote the maximum effectiveness of the activities and programs assisted under this section.

"(g) The program provided for in this section shall be administered by an identifiable administrative unit in the Office of Education.".

(d) Not later than ninety days after the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report containing a summary of the activities and programs (including the number and characteristics of veterans served) at institutions of higher education receiving assistance under section 420 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to veterans' cost-of-instruction payments) and a description of the steps taken (and the results thereof) to carry out his responsibility under subsection (c) (1) of that section to monitor and determine the adequacy of efforts by such institutions.

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FEDERAL AND STATE INSURED LOAN PROGRAMS

SEC. 127. (a) Part B of title IV of the Act is amended to read as follows:

"PART B-FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS OF LOW-INTEREST INSURED LOANS ΤΟ STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

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"SEC. 421. (a) The purpose of this part is to enable the Commis- 20 USC 1071. sioner (1) to encourage States and nonprofit private institutions and organizations to establish adequate loan insurance programs for students in eligible institutions (as defined in section 435), (2) to provide a Federal program of student loan insurance for students or lenders who do not have reasonable access to a State or private nonprofit program of student loan insurance covered by an agreement under section 428 (b), (3) to pay a portion of the interest on loans to qualified students which are made by a State under a direct loan program meeting the requirements of section 428 (a) (1) (B), or which are insured under this part or under a program of a State or of a nonprofit private institution or organization which meets the requireInents of section 428 (c) (1) (A), and (4) to guarantee a portion of each loan insured under a program of a State or of a nonprofit private institution or organization which meets the requirements of section 428 (a) (1) (C).

"(b) For the purpose of carrying out this part

"(1) there are authorized to be appropriated to the student loan insurance fund (established by section 431) (A) the sum of $1,000,000, and (B) such further sums, if any, as may become necessary for the adequacy of the student loan insurance fund,

"(2) there are authorized to be appropriated, for payments under section 428 with respect to interest on student loans and for payments under section 437, such sums for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and succeeding fiscal years, as may be required therefor,

(3) there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $17,500,000 for making advances pursuant to section 422 for the reserve funds of State and nonprofit private student loan insurance programs.

"(4) there are authorized to be appropriated (A) the sum of $12,500,000 for making advances after June 30, 1968, pursuant to sections 422 (a) and (b), and (B) such sums as may be necessary for making advances pursuant to section 422 (c), for the reserve funds of State and nonprofit private student loan insurance programs, and

"(5) there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of paying an administrative cost allowance in accordance with section 428 (f) to State and nonprofit institutions and organizations with which the Commissioner has an agreement under section 428 (b).

Sums appropriated under clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5) of this subsection shall remain available until expended, and sums appropriated under clause (3) of this subsection shall remain available for advances under section 422 until the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968.

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