[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 158 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 158

To authorize the provision of financial assistance to Knoxville College 
for the construction of the Southeast Region African American Educator 
                               Institute.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Duncan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the provision of financial assistance to Knoxville College 
for the construction of the Southeast Region African American Educator 
                               Institute.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the Southeast Region African American 
Educator Institute Act''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.

    (a) General Authority.--In recognition of the need to address the 
shortage of minority teaching professionals in the United States, the 
Secretary of Education is authorized to provide financial assistance, 
in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to pay all of the cost 
of construction, and related expenses, for the establishment of the 
Southeast Region African American Educator Institute at Knoxville 
College, located at Knoxville, Tennessee, to be used as a national and 
regional resource and education center.
    (b) Application Required.--No financial assistance may be made 
under this Act unless an application is made to the Secretary of 
Education at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied 
by such information, as the Secretary of Education may reasonably 
require.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 to carry out the provisions of this 
Act.
    (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of 
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

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