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 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1765 consequence of the applicability to the facilities and equipment of suoi institutions of regulations prescribed for purposes of regulating industrial and commercial enterprises. "(b) REGULATORY AND STATUTORY RELIEF FOR SMALL VOLUME INSTITUTIONS. —The Secretary shall review and evaluate ways in which regulations under and provisions of this Act affecting institution of higher education (other than institutions described in section 102(a)(l)(C)), that have received in each of the two most recent award years prior to the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 less than $200,000 in funds through this title, may be improved, streamlined, or eliminated. " (c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consult with relevant representatives of institutions participating in the programs authorized by this title. "(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. — Deadlines. "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall submit, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, a report to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives detailing the Secretary's findings and recommendations based on the reviews conducted under subsections (a) and (b), including a timetable for implementation of any recommended changes in regulations and a description of any recommendations for legislative changes. "(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS. —Not later than January 1, 2003, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives detailing the Secretary findings and recommendations based on the review conducted under subsection (a), including a timetable for implementation of any reconmiended changes in regulations and a description of any recommendations for legislative changes. ". TITLE V—DEVELOPING mSTITUnONS SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEWTTTLE: V. Title V (20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: "TITLE V—DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS SEC. 501. FINDINGS; PURPOSE; AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 20 USC 1101. "(a) FINDINGS.— Congress makes the following findings: ''(I) Hispanic Americans are at high risk of not enrolling or graduating from institutions of higher education. " (2) Disparities between the enrollment of non-Hispanic white students and Hispanic students in postsecondary education are increasing. Between 1973 and 1994, enrollment of white secondary school graduates in 4-year institutions of higher education increased at a rate two times higher than that of Hispanic secondary school graduates.
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