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 100 STAT. 1290

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986

"(1) institutions of higher education which demonstrate a need for special assistance for the planning, development, acquisition, installation, maintenance, or replacement of technological equipment (including computer hardware and software) necessary to participate in networks for sharing of library resources; "(2) combinations of higher education institutions which demonstrate a need for special assistance in establishing and strengthening joint-use library facilities, resources, or equipment; "(3) other public and private nonprofit organizations which provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal, cooperative basis for the purpose of establishing, developing, or expanding programs or projects that improve their services to institutions of higher education; and "(4) institutions of higher education conducting research or demonstration projects to meet special national or regional needs in utilizing technology to enhance library or information sciences. "(b) From funds appropriated for this part, the Secretary shall make competitive awards to institutions or combinations of institutions in each of the categories described in clauses (1) through (4) of subsection (a). The minimum award shall be $15,000 and may be expended over a 3-year period. "(c) A grant under this section may be made only if the application (whether by an individual institution or a combination of institutions) is approved by the Secretary on the basis of criteria prescribed in regulations and provides satisfactory assurance that the applicant will expend during the 3-year period for which the grant is sought (from funds other than funds received under this title), for the same purpose as such grant, an amount from such other sources equal to not less than one-third of such grant. "(d) This program shall be administered in the Department by an expert in library technology.". TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID SEC. 301. INSTITUTIONAL AID REAUTHORIZED.

(a) AMENDMENT.—Title III of the Act is amended to read as follows: "TITLE III—INSTITUTIONAL AID "FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

20 USC 1051.

"SEC. 301. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— "(1) many institutions of higher education in this era of declining enrollments and scarce resources face problems which threaten their ability to survive; "(2) the problems relate to the management and fiscal operations of certain institutions of higher education, as well as to an inability to engage in long-range planning, recruitment activities, and development activities, including endowment building; "(3) the title III program prior to 1985 did not always meet the specific development needs of historically Black colleges and

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