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 108 STAT. 3914 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 "PAR T A —FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION". SEC. 222. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY. Section 410 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1221e-3) is amended to read as follows: "GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY "SEC. 410. The Secretary, in order to carry out functions otherwise vested in the Secretary by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law, and subject to limitations as may be otherwise imposed by law, is authorized to make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend rules and regulations governing the manner of operation of, and governing the applicable programs administered by, the Department.". PART C—APPROPRIATIONS AND EVALUATIONS SEC. 231. FORWARD FUNDING. Section 420 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1223) is amended to read as follows: "FORWARD FUNDING "SEC. 420. (a) To the end of affording the responsible Federal, State, and IOCEJ officers adequate notice of available Federal financial assistance for carrying out ongoing education activities and projects, appropriations for grants, contracts, or other payments under any applicable program are authorized to be included in the appropriations Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which such activities and projects shall be carried out. "(b) In order to effect a transition to the timing of appropriation action authorized by subsection (a), the application of this section may result in the enactment, in a fiscal year, of separate appropriations for an applicable program (whether in the same appropriations Act or otherwise) for two consecutive fiscal years.". SEC. 232. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AMENDMENT TO HEADING. — The heading for section 421 of the Act (as redesignated by section 212(b)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1225) is amended to read as follows: " AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS ON ACADEMIC OR SCHOOL-YEAR BASIS; ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS". (b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT.— Section 421 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1225) is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "to educational agencies or institutions"; (B) by striking "expenditure" and inserting "obligation"; and (C) by striking "agency or institution concerned" and inserting "recipient"; (2) in subsection (b), by striking "(b) Notwithstanding" and inserting "(b)(1) Notwithstanding"; and ^

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