[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3295-S3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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   THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 1997

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                JEFFORDS (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 46

  Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Jeffords, for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed 
an amendment to the bill (H.R. 914) to make certain technical 
corrections in the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation 
data disclosures; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. DATE EXTENSION.

       Section 1501(a)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

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     6491(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 1998'' and 
     inserting ``January 1, 1999''.

     SEC. 3. TIMELY FILING OF NOTICE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Education shall deem Kansas and New Mexico to have timely 
     submitted under section 8009(c)(1) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709(c)(1)) the 
     States' written notices of intent to consider payments 
     described in section 8009(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 
     7709(b)(1)) in providing State aid to local educational 
     agencies for school year 1997-1998, except that the Secretary 
     may require the States to submit such additional information 
     as the Secretary may require, which information shall be 
     considered part of the notices.

     SEC. 4. HOLD HARMLESS PAYMENTS.

       Section 8002(h)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(h)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 shall not be less than 85 percent of 
     the amount such agency received for fiscal year 1996 under 
     subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 5. DATA.

       (a) In General.--Section 8003(f)(4) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``expenditure,'' after ``revenue,''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting a period;
       (2) by striking ``the Secretary'' and all that follows 
     through ``shall use'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall 
     use''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal years after fiscal year 
     1997.

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