Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
EDUCATION OF THE DEAF
Public Law 99–371, as amended
100 Stat. 781, as amended
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
371
114–95
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Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
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1986-08-04
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986
[Pub. L. 99–371; Approved Aug. 4, 1986; 100 Stat. 781]
[As Amended Through P.L. 114–95, Enacted December 10, 2015]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 99–371. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
[Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo authorize quality educational programs for individuals who are deaf, to foster improved educational programs for individuals who are deaf throughout the United States, to reenact and codify certain provisions of law relating to the education of individuals who are deaf, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That this Act may be cited as the “Education of the Deaf Act of 1986”.
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF; OTHER PROGRAMS </heading>
<part style="-uslm-dtd:part" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA" styleType="traditional">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">Part A—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gallaudet University </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s101" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="101">SEC. 101. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4301">20 U.S.C. 4301</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CONTINUATION OF GALLAUDET COLLEGE AS GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s101/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gallaudet University.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Gallaudet College created by an Act entitled “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes</quotedText>”, approved June 18, 1954, is continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet University. Hereafter, Gallaudet College shall be known as Gallaudet University and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s101/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of Gallaudet University shall be to provide education and training to individuals who are deaf and otherwise to further the education of individuals who are deaf.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s102" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="102">SEC. 102. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4302">20 U.S.C. 4302</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">PROPERTY RIGHTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s102/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Property Rights Described.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gallaudet University is vested with all the property and the rights of property, and shall have and be entitled to use all authority, privileges, and possessions and all legal rights which it has, or which it had or exercised under any former name, including the right to sue and be sued and to own, acquire, sell, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of property it may own now or hereafter acquire. Gallaudet University shall also be subject to all liabilities and obligations now outstanding against the corporation under any former name.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s102/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Disposal of Real Property.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s102/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">With the approval of the Secretary, the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University may convey fee simple title by deed, convey by quitclaim deed, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any or all real property title to which is vested in Gallaudet University, Gallaudet College, the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, or any predecessor corporation.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s102/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The proceeds of any such disposition shall be considered a part of the capital structure of the corporation, and may be used solely for the acquisition of real estate for the use of the corporation, for the construction, equipment, or improvement of buildings for such use, or for investment purposes, but, if invested, only the income from the investment may be used for current expenses of the corporation.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="103">SEC. 103. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4303">20 U.S.C. 4303</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">BOARD OF TRUSTEES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Composition of the Board.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gallaudet University shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees, composed of twenty-one members who shall include—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">three public members of whom (i) one shall be a United States Senator appointed by the President of the Senate, and (ii) two shall be Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">eighteen other members, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees and of whom one shall be elected pursuant to regulations of the Board of Trustees, on nomination by the Gallaudet University Alumni Association, for a term of three years.</content>
</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The members appointed from the Senate and House of Representatives shall be appointed for a term of two years at the beginning of each Congress, shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall serve until their successors are appointed.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/a/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Trustees shall have the power to fill any vacancy in the membership of the Board except for public members. Nine trustees shall constitute a quorum to transact business. The Board of Trustees, by vote of a majority of its membership, is authorized to remove any member of their body (except the public members) who may refuse or neglect to discharge the duties of a trustee, or whose removal would, in the judgment of said majority, be to the interest and welfare of said corporation.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Powers of the Board.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Trustees is authorized to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">make such rules, policies, regulations, and bylaws, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, as may be necessary for the good government of Gallaudet University, for the management of the property and funds of such corporation (including the construction of buildings and other facilities), and for the admission, instruction, care, and discharge of students;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide for the adoption of a corporate seal and for its use;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fix the date of holding their annual and other meetings;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">appoint a president and establish policies, guidelines, and procedures related to the appointments, the salaries, and the dismissals of professors, instructors, and other employees of Gallaudet University, including the adoption of a policy of outreach and recruitment to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">elect a chairperson and other officers and prescribe their duties and terms of office, and appoint an executive committee to consist of five members, and vest the committee with such of its powers during periods between meetings of the Board as the Board deems necessary;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish such schools, departments, and other units as the Board of Trustees deems necessary to carry out the purpose of Gallaudet University;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">confer such degrees and marks of honor as are conferred by colleges and universities generally, and issue such diplomas and certificates of graduation as, in its opinion, may be deemed advisable, and consistent with academic standards;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subject to section 203, control expenditures of all moneys appropriated by Congress for the benefit of Gallaudet University; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s103/b/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">control the expenditure and investment of any moneys or funds or property which Gallaudet University may have or may receive from sources other than appropriations by Congress.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="104">SEC. 104. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4304">20 U.S.C. 4304</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LAURENT CLERC NATIONAL DEAF EDUCATION CENTER. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Authority.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University is authorized, in accordance with the agreement under section 105, to maintain and operate the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (referred to in this section as the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Clerc Center</quotedText>”) to carry out exemplary elementary and secondary education programs, projects, and activities for the primary purpose of developing, evaluating, and disseminating innovative curricula, instructional techniques and strategies, and materials that can be used in various educational environments serving individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing throughout the Nation.</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease2">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The elementary and secondary education programs described in subparagraph (A) shall serve students with a broad spectrum of needs, including students who are lower achieving academically, who come from non-English-speaking homes, who have secondary disabilities, who are members of minority groups, or who are from rural areas.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease2">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The elementary and secondary education programs described in subparagraph (A) shall include—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1/C/i" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease2">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, to provide day facilities for elementary education for students who are deaf from the age of onset of deafness to age fifteen, inclusive, but not beyond the eighth grade or its equivalent, to provide such students with the vocational, transitional, independent living, and related services they need to function independently, and to prepare such students for high school and other secondary study; and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/1/C/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease2">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, to provide day and residential facilities for secondary education for students who are deaf from grades nine through twelve, inclusive, to provide such students with the vocational, transitional, independent living, and related services they need to function independently, and to prepare such students for college, other postsecondary opportunities, or the workplace.</content>
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</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Model Secondary School for the Deaf may provide residential facilities for students enrolled in the school—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">who live beyond a reasonable commuting distance from the school; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/a/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for whom such residency is necessary for them to receive a free appropriate public education within the meaning of part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative Requirements.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Clerc Center shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide technical assistance and outreach throughout the Nation to meet the training and information needs of parents of infants, children, and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide technical assistance and training to personnel for use in teaching (i) students who are deaf or hard of hearing, in various educational environments, and (ii) students who are deaf or hard of hearing with a broad spectrum of needs as described in subsection (a).</content>
</subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">To the extent possible, the Clerc Center shall provide the services required under paragraph (1)(B) in an equitable manner, based on the national distribution of students who are deaf or hard of hearing in educational environments as determined by the Secretary for purposes of section 618(a)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Such educational environments shall include—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">regular classes;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">resource rooms;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">separate classes;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2/D" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">separate, public or private, nonresidential schools; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/2/E" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">separate, public or private, residential schools and homebound or hospital environments.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/3" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If a local educational agency, educational service agency, or State educational agency refers a child to, or places a child in, one of the elementary or secondary education programs to meet its obligation to make available a free appropriate public education under part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the agency or unit shall be responsible for ensuring that the special education and related services provided to the child by the education program are in accordance with part B of that Act and that the child is provided the rights and procedural safeguards under section 615 of that Act.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If the parents or guardian places a child in one of the elementary or secondary education programs, the University shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">notify the appropriate local educational agency, educational service agency, or State educational agency of that child's attendance in the program;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work with local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and State educational agencies, where appropriate, to ensure a smooth transfer of the child to and from that program; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide the child a free appropriate public education in accordance with part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and procedural safeguards in accordance with the following provisions of section 615 of such Act:</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/i" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraphs (1), and (3) through (8) of subsection (b).</content>
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<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (c) through (g).</content>
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<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/iii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (h), except for the matter in paragraph (4) pertaining to transmission of findings and decisions to a State advisory panel.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/iv" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (i).</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/v" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsection (j)—</chapeau>
<subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/v/I" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">(I) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">except that such subsection shall not be applicable to a decision by the University to refuse to admit a child; or</content>
</subclause>
<subclause style="-uslm-dtd:subclause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/v/II" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">(II) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to dismiss a child, except that, before dismissing any child, the University shall give at least 60 days written notice to the child's parents and to the local educational agency in which the child resides, unless the dismissal involves a suspension, expulsion, or other change in placement covered under section 615(k).</content>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/4/C/vi" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subsections (k) through (o).</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The University, for purposes of the elementary and secondary education programs carried out at the Clerc Center, shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A)</num><clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5/A/i" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">select challenging State academic content standards, aligned academic achievement standards, and
State academic assessments of a State, adopted and implemented, as
appropriate, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1111(b) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1) and
(2)) and approved by the Secretary; and</content></clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5/A/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease2">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">implement such standards and assessments for such programs by not later than the beginning of the 2016–2017 academic year;</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDC34539AD689E41C0A70ECFFF12BEFEA6" class="footnoteRef">1</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adopt the accountability system, consistent with section 1111(c) of such Act, of the State from which standards and assessments are selected under subparagraph (A)(i); and</content><footnote id="IDC34539AD689E41C0A70ECFFF12BEFEA6" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Margin for subparagraph (B) is so in law.</p></footnote>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s104/b/5/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publicly report the results of the academic assessments implemented under subparagraph (A), except where such reporting would not yield statistically reliable information or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student, and the results of the annual evaluation of the programs at the Clerc Center, as determined under subparagraph (B).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="105">SEC. 105. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4305">20 U.S.C. 4305</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGREEMENT WITH GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Authority.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and Gallaudet University shall establish, and periodically update, an agreement governing the operation and national mission activities, including construction and provision of equipment, of the elementary and secondary education programs at the University. The Secretary or the University shall determine the necessity for the periodic update described in the preceding sentence.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisions of Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The agreement shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf will be used only for the purposes for which appropriated and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act and such agreement;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that the University will make an annual report, to be part of the report required under section 204, to the Secretary on the operations and national mission activities of the elementary and secondary education programs, including such other information as the Secretary may consider necessary;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that in the design and construction of any facilities, maximum attention will be given to innovative auditory and visual devices and installations appropriate for the educational functions of such facilities;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School or the Model Secondary School for the Deaf will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act; except that the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptA/s105/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include such other conditions as the Secretary or the University considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part style="-uslm-dtd:part" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB" styleType="traditional">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">Part B—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Technical Institute for the Deaf </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s111" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="111">SEC. 111. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4331">20 U.S.C. 4331</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORITY. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">For the purpose of providing a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education for individuals who are deaf in order to prepare them for successful employment, the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this part is authorized to operate and maintain a National Technical Institute for the Deaf.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDCEF2D7FC91034601BB094ABEDF53A2FD" class="footnoteRef">2</ref></content><footnote id="IDCEF2D7FC91034601BB094ABEDF53A2FD" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">2</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Public Law 100–202 (101 Stat. 1329–281) and Public Law 100–436 (102 Stat. 1706) each provide in part that “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">none of the funds provided herein may be used to subsidize the tuition of foreign students</quotedText>”.</p></footnote>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="112">SEC. 112. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4332">20 U.S.C. 4332</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AGREEMENT FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Authority.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to establish or continue an agreement with an institution of higher education for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under this section—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/a/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall periodically assess the need for modification of the agreement; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/a/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall periodically update the agreement as determined necessary by the Secretary or the institution.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Provisions of Agreement.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The agreement shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of NTID will be used only for the purposes for which appropriated and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act and the agreement made pursuant thereto;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution, subject to the approval of the Secretary, will appoint an advisory group to advise the Director of NTID in formulating and carrying out the basic policies governing its establishment and operation, which group shall include individuals who are professionally concerned with education and technical training at the postsecondary school level, persons who are professionally concerned with activities relating to education and training of individuals who are deaf, and members of the public familiar with the need for services provided by NTID;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution will prepare and submit to the Secretary, not later than June 1 following the fiscal year for which the report is submitted, an annual report containing an accounting of all indirect costs paid to the institution of higher education under the agreement with the Secretary, which accounting the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, with such comments and recommendations as the Secretary may deem appropriate;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">include such other conditions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this part;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of NTID will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act; except that the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">establish a policy of outreach and recruitment to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitation.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">If, within twenty years after the completion of any construction (except minor remodeling or alteration) for which such funds have been paid—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the facility ceases to be used for the purposes for which it was constructed or the agreement is terminated, unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause for releasing the institution from its obligation, or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptB/s112/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the institution ceases to be the owner of the facility,</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of the facility an amount which has the same ratio with respect to the current market value of the facility as the amount of Federal funds expended for construction of such facility bears to the total cost of construction of the facility. The current market value of the facility shall be determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court for the district in which the facility is situated.</continuation>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<part style="-uslm-dtd:part" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">PART C—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OTHER PROGRAMS </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="121">SEC. 121. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4341">20 U.S.C. 4341</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CULTURAL EXPERIENCES GRANTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is authorized to, on a competitive basis, make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to support the activities described in subsection (b).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall support activities providing cultural experiences, through appropriate nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated proficiency in providing such activities, that—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">enrich the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">increase public awareness and understanding of deafness and of the artistic and intellectual achievements of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote the integration of hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons through shared cultural, educational, and social experiences.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Applications.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An eligible entity that desires to receive a grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement, under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tI/ptC/s121/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GENERAL PROVISIONS </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201" styleType="OLC" role="definitions">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4351">20 U.S.C. 4351</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in this Act—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">international student</term>” means an individual who—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not a citizen or national of, or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">does not provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he or she is in the United States for other than temporary purposes with the intention of becoming a citizen of, or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">construction</term>” includes construction and initial equipment of new buildings, and expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings and equipment therein, including architect's services, but excluding off-site improvements.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">institution of higher education</term>” means an educational institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; (B) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (C) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree; (D) includes one or more professional or graduate schools; (E) is a public or nonprofit private institution; and (F) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. For the purpose of subparagraph (F), the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which the Secretary determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Education.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">State</term>” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">NTID</term>” means the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s201/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">University</term>” means Gallaudet University.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s202" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4352">20 U.S.C. 4352</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">GIFTS. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">The University and NTID are authorized to receive by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property, both real and personal, for the use of the University or NTID, or for the use, as appropriate, for any programs, departments, or other units as may be designated in the conveyance or will, and to hold, invest, use, or dispose of such property for the purpose stated in the conveyance or will.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4353">20 U.S.C. 4353</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUDIT. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">General Accounting Office Authority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">All financial transactions and accounts of the corporation or institution of higher education, as the case may be, in connection with the expenditure of any moneys appropriated by any law of the United States—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the benefit of Gallaudet University or for the construction of facilities for its use; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">for the benefit of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf or for the construction of facilities for its use,</content>
</paragraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="subsection">shall be settled and adjusted in the General Accounting Office.</continuation>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Independent Financial and Compliance Audit.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gallaudet University shall have an annual independent financial and compliance audit made of the programs and activities of the University, including the national mission and school operations of the elementary and secondary education programs at Gallaudet. The institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112 shall have an annual independent financial and compliance audit made of the programs and activities of such institution of higher education, including NTID, and containing specific schedules and analyses for all NTID funds, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Compliance.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in paragraph (1), compliance means compliance with sections 102(b), 105(b)(4), 112(b)(5), 203(c), 207(b)(2), subsections (c) through (f) of section 207, and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 209.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Submission of audits.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A copy of each audit described in paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Secretary and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate within 15 days of acceptance of the audit by the University or the institution authorized to establish and operate the NTID under section 112(a), as the case may be, but not later than January 10 of each year.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations Regarding Expenditure of Funds.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">No funds appropriated under this Act for Gallaudet University, including the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, or for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf may be expended on the following:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Alcoholic beverages.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Goods or services for personal use.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Housing and personal living expenses (but only to the extent such expenses are not required by written employment agreement).</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Lobbying, except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the University and NTID from educating the Congress, the Secretary, and others regarding programs, projects, and activities conducted at those institutions.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/1/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Membership in country clubs and social or dining clubs and organizations.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Policies.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Education of the Deaf Act Amendments of 1992, the University and NTID shall develop policies, to be applied uniformly, for the allowability of expenditures for each institution. These policies should reflect the unique nature of these institutions. The principles established by the Office of Management and Budget for costs of educational institutions may be used as guidance in developing these policies. General principles relating to allowability and reasonableness of all costs associated with the operations of the institutions shall be addressed. These policies shall be submitted to the Secretary for review and comments, and to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Policies under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Noninstitutional professional activities.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Fringe benefits.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Interest on loans.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/iv" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Rental cost of buildings and equipment.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/v" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="v">(v) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Sabbatical leave.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/vi" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vi">(vi) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Severance pay.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/vii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="vii">(vii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Travel.</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/B/viii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="viii">(viii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Royalties and other costs for uses of patents.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s203/c/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary is not authorized to add items to those specified in subparagraph (B).</content><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Note: Public Law 100–202 (101 Stat. 1329–282) and Public Law 100–436 (102 Stat. 1707) each provide in part that funds appropriated in such Acts to Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf shall be subject to audit by the Secretary of Education.<b>]</b> </editorialNote>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4354">20 U.S.C. 4354</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">REPORTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University and the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112 shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary, and to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than 100 days after the end of each fiscal year, which shall include the following:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of students during the preceding academic year who enrolled and whether these were first-time enrollments, who graduated, who found employment, or who left without completing a program of study, reported under each of the programs of the University (elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate) and of NTID.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the preceding academic year, and to the extent possible, the following data on individuals who are deaf and from minority backgrounds and who are students (at all educational levels) or employees:</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of students enrolled full- and part-time.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of these students who completed or graduated from each of the educational programs.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The disposition of these students on the date that is one year after the date of graduation or completion of programs at NTID and at the University and its elementary and secondary schools in comparison to students from non-minority backgrounds.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of students needing and receiving support services (such as tutoring and counseling) at all educational levels.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The number of recruitment activities by type and location for all educational levels.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/F" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="F">(F) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Employment openings/vacancies and grade level/type of job and number of these individuals that applied and that were hired.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/2/G" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="G">(G) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Strategies (such as parent groups and training classes in the development of individualized education programs) used by the elementary and secondary programs and the extension centers to reach and actively involve minority parents in the educational programs of their children who are deaf or hard of hearing and the number of parents who have been served as a result of these activities.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/3/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A summary of the annual audited financial statements and auditor's report of the University, as required under section 203, and (B) a summary of the annual audited financial statements and auditor's report of NTID programs and activities, and such supplementary schedules presenting financial information for NTID for the end of the Federal fiscal year as determined by the Secretary.</content></subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">For the preceding fiscal year, a statement showing the receipts of the University and NTID and from what Federal sources, and a statement showing the expenditures of each institution by function, activity, and administrative and academic unit.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement showing the use of funds (both corpus and income) provided by the Federal Endowment Program under section 207.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A statement showing how such Endowment Program funds are invested, what the gains or losses (both realized and unrealized) on such investments were for the most recent fiscal year, and what changes were made in investments during that year.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s204/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Such additional information as the Secretary may consider necessary.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s205" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4355">20 U.S.C. 4355</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s205/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall conduct monitoring and evaluation activities of the education programs and activities and the administrative operations of the University (including the elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate programs) and of NTID. The Secretary may also conduct studies related to the provision of preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and other related services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In carrying out the responsibilities described in this section, the Secretary is authorized to employ such consultants as may be necessary pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s205/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall annually transmit information to Congress on the monitoring and evaluation activities pursuant to subsection (a), together with such recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary may consider necessary.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s205/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to carry out the monitoring and evaluation activities authorized under this section.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4356">20 U.S.C. 4356</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">LIAISON FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Designation of Liaison.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall designate an individual in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education from among individuals who have experience in the education of individuals who are deaf to serve as liaison between the Department and Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and other postsecondary educational programs for individuals who are deaf under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other Federal or non-Federal agencies, institutions, or organizations involved with the education or rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Duties of Liaison.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The individual serving as liaison for educational programs for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing shall:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide information to institutions regarding the Department's efforts directly affecting the operation of such programs by such institutions;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">review research and other activities carried out by the University, NTID, and other Federal or non-Federal agencies, institutions, or organizations involved with the education or rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing for the purpose of determining overlap and opportunities for coordination among such entities; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">provide such support and assistance as such institutions may request and the Secretary considers appropriate.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s206/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authority of Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary under this Act or any other Act with respect to Gallaudet University or the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="207">SEC. 207. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4357">20 U.S.C. 4357</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMS FOR GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY AND THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Establishment of Programs.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University are authorized to establish the Gallaudet University Federal Endowment Fund as a permanent endowment fund, in accordance with this section, for the purpose of promoting the financial independence of the University. The Secretary and the Board of Trustees may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to the University.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under section 112 are authorized to establish the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Federal Endowment Fund as a permanent endowment fund, in accordance with this section, for the purpose of promoting the financial independence of NTID. The Secretary and the Board or other governing body may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section with respect to NTID.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Payments.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall, consistent with this section, make payments to the Federal endowment funds established under subsection (a) from amounts appropriated under subsection (h) for the fund involved.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID1352FFCA683B4B39B85AE16F7D5EF0A9" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make payments to each Federal endowment fund in amounts equal to sums contributed to the fund from non-Federal sources during the fiscal year in which the appropriations are made available (excluding transfers from other endowment funds of the institution involved).</content><footnote id="ID1352FFCA683B4B39B85AE16F7D5EF0A9" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Margin so in law.</p></footnote>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investments.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsection (e), the University and NTID, respectively, shall invest the Federal contribution of its Federal endowment fund corpus and income in instruments and securities offered through one or more cooperative service organizations of operating educational organizations under section 501(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or in low-risk instruments and securities in which a regulated insurance company may invest under the laws of the State in which the institution involved is located.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In managing the investment of its Federal endowment fund, the University or NTID shall exercise the judgment and care, under the prevailing circumstances, that a person of prudence, discretion, and intelligence would exercise in the management of that person's own business affairs.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/c/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Neither the University nor NTID may invest its Federal endowment fund corpus or income in real estate, or in instruments or securities issued by an organization in which an executive officer, a member of the Board of Trustees of the University or of the host institution, or a member of the advisory group established under section 112 is a controlling shareholder, director, or owner within the meaning of Federal securities laws and other applicable laws. Neither the University nor NTID may assign, hypothocate, encumber, or create a lien on the Federal endowment fund corpus without specific written authorization of the Secretary.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawals and Expenditures.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (3)(B), neither the University nor NTID may withdraw or expend any of the corpus of its Federal endowment fund.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The University and NTID, respectively, may withdraw or expend the income of its Federal endowment fund only for expenses necessary to the operation of that institution, including expenses of operations and maintenance, administration, academic and support personnel, construction and renovation, community and student services programs, technical assistance, and research.</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Neither the University nor NTID may withdraw or expend the income of its Federal endowment fund for any commercial purpose.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/2/C" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The University and NTID shall maintain records of the income generated from its respective Federal endowment fund for the prior fiscal year.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3)</num><subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3/A" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the University and NTID, respectively, may, on an annual basis, withdraw or expend not more than 50 percent of the income generated from its Federal endowment fund from the current fiscal year.</content></subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may permit the University or NTID to withdraw or expend a portion of its Federal endowment fund corpus or more than 50 percent of the income generated from its Federal endowment fund from the prior fiscal year if the institution involved demonstrates, to the Secretary's satisfaction, that such withdrawal or expenditure is necessary because of—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3/B/i" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a financial emergency, such as a pending insolvency or temporary liquidity problem;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3/B/ii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a life-threatening situation occasioned by natural disaster or arson; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/d/3/B/iii" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">another unusual occurrence or exigent circumstance.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Investment and Expenditure Flexibility.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The corpus associated with a Federal payment (and its non-Federal match) made to the Federal endowment fund of the University or NTID shall not be subject to the investment limitations of subsection (c)(1) after 10 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the funds are matched, and the income generated from such corpus after the tenth fiscal year described in this subsection shall not be subject to such investment limitations or to the withdrawal and expenditure limitations of subsection (d)(3).</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Recovery of Payments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary is authorized to recover any Federal payments under this section if the University or NTID—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/f/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">makes a withdrawal or expenditure of the corpus or income of its Federal endowment fund that is not consistent with this section;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/f/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fails to comply with the investment standards and limitations under this section; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/f/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fails to account properly to the Secretary concerning the investment of or expenditures from the Federal endowment fund corpus or income.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">As used in this section:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/g/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">corpus</term>”, with respect to a Federal endowment fund under this section, means an amount equal to the Federal payments to such fund, amounts contributed to the fund from non-Federal sources, and appreciation from capital gains and reinvestment of income.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/g/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Federal endowment fund</term>” means a fund, or a tax-exempt foundation, established and maintained pursuant to this section by the University or NTID, as the case may be, for the purpose of generating income for the support of the institution involved.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/g/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">income</term>”, with respect to a Federal endowment fund under this section, means an amount equal to the dividends and interest accruing from investments of the corpus of such fund.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/g/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">institution involved</term>” means the University or NTID, as the case may be.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/h/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of the University, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/h/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the case of NTID, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/h/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) or (2) shall remain available until expended.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s207/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of this section shall take effect as if included in this Act as enacted on August 4, 1986.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s208" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="208">SEC. 208. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4359">20 U.S.C. 4359</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">OVERSIGHT AND EFFECT OF AGREEMENTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s208/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Oversight Activities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the oversight activities of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate with respect to any agreement entered into between the Secretary of Education and Gallaudet University, and the institution of higher education with which the Secretary has an agreement under part B of title I.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s208/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Construction of Agreements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The agreements described in subsection (a) of this section shall continue in effect, to the extent that such agreements are not inconsistent with this Act.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="209">SEC. 209. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4359a">20 U.S.C. 4359a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enrollment.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective with new admissions for academic year 1993–1994 and each succeeding academic year, the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) and NTID shall limit the enrollment of international students to approximately 15 percent of the total postsecondary student population enrolled respectively at the University or NTID, except that in any school year no United States citizen who is qualified to be admitted to the University or NTID and applies for admission to the University or NTID shall be denied admission because of the admission of an international student.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Distance learning.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">International students who participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or the NTID, who are residing outside of the United States, and are not enrolled in a degree program at the University or the NTID shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/a/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not be counted as international students for purposes of the cap on international students under paragraph (1), except that in any school year no United States citizen who applies to participate in distance learning courses that are at the University or NTID shall be denied participation in such courses because of the participation of an international student in such courses; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/a/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not be charged a tuition surcharge, as described in subsection (b).</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Tuition Surcharge.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as provided in subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c), the tuition for postsecondary international students enrolled in the University (including undergraduate and graduate students) or NTID shall include, for academic year 2009–2010 and any succeeding academic year, a surcharge of—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">100 percent for a postsecondary international student from a non-developing country; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">50 percent for a postsecondary international student from a developing country, or a country that was a developing country for any academic year during the student's period of uninterrupted enrollment in a degree program at the University or NTID, except that such a surcharge shall not be adjusted retroactively.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Reduction of Surcharge.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Beginning with the academic year 2009–2010, the University or NTID may reduce the surcharge—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">under subsection (b)(1) from 100 percent to not less than 50 percent if—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a student described under subsection (b)(1) demonstrates need; and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such student has made a good-faith effort to secure aid through such student's government or other sources; and</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">under subsection (b)(2) from 50 percent to not less than 25 percent if—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/B/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a student described under subsection (b)(2) demonstrates need; and</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/1/B/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such student has made a good faith effort to secure aid through such student's government or other sources.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Development of sliding scale.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The University and NTID shall develop a sliding scale model that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">will be used to determine the amount of a tuition surcharge reduction pursuant to paragraph (1); and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/c/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be approved by the Secretary.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s209/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section, the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">developing country</term>” means a country with a per-capita income of not more than $5,345, measured in 2005 United States dollars, as adjusted by the Secretary to reflect inflation since 2005.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s210" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="210">SEC. 210. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4359b">20 U.S.C. 4359b</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">RESEARCH PRIORITIES. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s210/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research Priorities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf shall each establish and disseminate priorities for their national mission with respect to deafness related research, development, and demonstration activities, that reflect public input, through a process that includes consumers, constituent groups, and the heads of other federally funded programs. The priorities for the University shall include activities conducted as part of the University's elementary and secondary education programs under section 104.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s210/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Research Reports.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The University and NTID shall each prepare and submit an annual research report, to the Secretary, the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than January 10 of each year, that shall include—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s210/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary of the public input received as part of the establishment and dissemination of priorities required by subsection (a), and the University's and NTID's response to the input; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s210/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a summary description of the research undertaken by the University and NTID, the start and projected end dates for each research project, the projected cost and source or sources of funding for each project, and any products resulting from research completed in the prior fiscal year.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="211">SEC. 211. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4360">20 U.S.C. 4360</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">NATIONAL STUDY ON THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Conduct of Study.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a commission on the education of the deaf (in this section referred to as the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">commission</quotedText>”) to conduct a national study on the education of the deaf, to identify education-related barriers to successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for individuals who are deaf, and those education-related factors that contribute to successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for individuals who are deaf.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definition.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">deaf</term>”, when used with respect to an individual, means an individual with a hearing impairment, including an individual who is hard of hearing, an individual deafened later in life, and an individual who is profoundly deaf.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Input and Consultation.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In conducting such study, the commission shall obtain input from the public. To obtain such input, the commission shall—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">publish a notice with an opportunity for comment in the Federal Register;</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consult with individuals and organizations representing a wide range of perspectives on deafness-related issues, including organizations representing individuals who are deaf, parents of children who are deaf, educators, and researchers; and</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b/1/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">take such other action as the commission deems appropriate, which may include holding public meetings.</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Structured opportunities.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The commission shall <br style="-uslm-dtd:linebreak" />provide structured opportunities to receive and respond to the viewpoints of the individuals and organizations described in paragraph (1)(B).</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The commission shall report to the Secretary and Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Opportunity Act regarding the results of the study. The report shall contain—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">recommendations relating to educated-related factors that contribute to successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for individuals who are deaf, including recommendations for legislation, that the commission deems appropriate; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a detailed summary of the input received under subsection (b) and the ways in which the report addresses such input.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s211/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Authorization of Appropriations.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to carry out the provisions of this section.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s212" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="212">SEC. 212. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t20/s4360a">20 U.S.C. 4360a</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Gallaudet University.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to carry out the provisions of title I and this title, relating to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s212/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Gallaudet University;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s212/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Kendall Demonstration Elementary School; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s212/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Model Secondary School for the Deaf.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/99/371/tII/s212/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">National Technical Institute for the Deaf.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to carry out the provisions of title I and this title relating to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.</content>
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