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 105 STAT. 1134 PUBLIC LAW 102-170—NOV. 26, 1991 Contracts. COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS Pursuant to title VII, part F of the Higher Education Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college housing loans program, previously carried out under title IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to fiscal year limitation using loan repay- ments and other resources available to this account. Any unobligated balances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this account pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available for the operating expenses of this account. EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT For carrying out the activities authorized by section 405 and section 406 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended; section 1562, section 2012, section 2016, and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended; part B of title III of Public Law 100-297; title V of the Higher Education Act, as amended; title IX of the Education for Economic Security Act; and section 6041 of Public Law 100-418, $258,684,000, of which $25,300,000 shall be for research centers; $35,049,000 shall be for regional laboratories including $10,000,000 for rural initiatives; $7,175,000 shall be for the Educational Resources Information Center; $976,000 shall be for field-initiated studies; $47,313,000 shall be for education statistics; $29,900,000 shall be for national assessment activities; $24,000,000 shall be for activities under the Fund for Innovation in Education, including $6,000,000 for a high technology demonstration grant, including equipment, which shall be awarded competitively; $5,495,000 shall be for Grants for Schools and Teachers under subpart 1, and $3,755,000 shall be for Family School Partnerships under subpart 2 of part B of title III of Public Law 100- 297; $14,700,000 shall be for national diffusion activities under section 1562; $16,000,000 shall be for national programs under section 2012, including $3,500,000 for the National Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics under section 2012(d); $12,000,000 shall be for regional consortia under section 2016; $9,732,000 shall be for Javits gifted and talented students education; $18,417,000 shall be for star schools, of which $1,000,000 shall become available for obligation on September 30, 1992, and of which $4,000,000 shall be to establish a demonstration of a statewide, two-way interactive fiber optic telecommunications network, carrying voice, video, and data transmissions, and housing a point of presence in every county, which shall be awarded competitively; $4,233,000 shall be for educational partnerships; $1,769,000 shall be for territorial teacher training; and $370,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 1993, shall be for Leadership in Educational Administration. In addition to these amounts $4,880,000 shall be available for teaching standards activities under the same terms, conditions and limitations applicable to funding made available for this purpose in fiscal year 1991. LIBRARIES For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. ch. 16), and titles II and VI of the Higher Education Act,

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