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 102 STAT. 212

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

"(A) The applicant has a workable plan for disseminating its program. "(B) The program's approach is innovative. "(C) The program is accurate and up-to-date. "(2) Each applicant for assistance under this section shall submit statements and supporting materials as required by the Secretary but shall not be required to submit more than a representative sample of the program materials of the applicant. "(3) In establishing regulations under this section, including the specific evaluation criteria under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with interested parties, including participants in the National Diffusion Network. "(4) For fiscal year 1988 only, the Secretary shall assess applications for financial assistance under this section on the basis of the application or reapplication proposals. Contracts. 20 USC 2963.

"SEC. 1563. INEXPENSIVE BOOK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR READING MOTIVATION.

Reading is Fundamental.

"(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized (1) to enter into a contract with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'contractor'), a private nonprofit organization which has as its primary purpose the motivation of children to learn to read, to support and promote the establishment of reading motivation programs which include the distribution of inexpensive books to students, and (2) to pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs. "(b) REQUIREMENTS OF CONTRACT.—The contract shall provide that— "(1) the contractor will enter into subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or organizations or with public agencies (hereinafter referred to as 'subcontractors') under which the subcontractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of reading motivational programs which include the distribution of books by gift or loan, to preschool and elementary and secondary school children; "(2) funds made available by the Secretary to a contractor pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and operating reading motivational programs as provided in paragraph (1); and "(3) the contractor will meet such other conditions and standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure the effectiveness of the programs authorized by this section and will provide such technical assistance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. "(c) RESTRICTION ON PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make no payment of the Federal share of the cost of acquiring and distributing books pursuant to a contract authorized by this section unless the Secretary determines that the contractor or subcontractor, as the case may be, has made arrangements with book publishers or distributors to obtain books at discounts at least as favorable as discounts that are customarily given by such publisher or distributor for book purchases made under similar circumstances in the absence of Federal assistance. "(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section the term 'Federal share' means—

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