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 112 STAT. 1768 PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 "(i) provides an educational program of not less than 2 years in duration that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree; or "(ii) offers a 2-year program in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences, designed to prepare a student to work as a technician or at the semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, or other technological fields requiring the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of knowledge. "(7) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL. — The term 'low-income individual* means an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census. "(b) ENROLLMENT OF NEEDY STUDENTS. — For the purpose of this title, the term 'enrollment of needy students' means an enrollment at an institution with respect to which— "(1) at least 50 percent of the degree students so enrolled are receiving need-based assistance under title IV in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made (other than loans for which an interest subsidy is paid pursuant to section 428); or "(2) a substantial percentage of the students so enrolled are receiving Federal Pell Grants in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which determination is made, compared to the percentage of students receiving Federal Pell Grants at all such institutions in the second fisc£d year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, unless the requirement of this paragraph is waived under section 512(a). 20 USC 1101b. "SEC. 503. AUTHORIZED ACnvmES. "(a) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED. — Grants awarded under this title shall be used by Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education to assist the institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out programs to improve and expsind the institutions' capacity to serve Hispanic students and other low-income students. "(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded under this section shall be used for one or more of the following activities: "(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes. "(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities. "(3) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, curriculum development, academic instruction, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the fellow's field of instruction. "(4) Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material. "(5) Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success.

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