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 PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1801 " SEC. 758. DEFINITIONS. 20 USC 1139g. "As used in this part: "(1) URBAN AREA. — The term 'urban area' means a metropolitan statistical area having a population of not less than 350,000, or two contiguous metropolitan statistical areas having a population of not less than 350,000, or, in any State which does not have a metropolitan statistical area which has such a population, the eligible entity in the State submitting an application under sed^ion 753, or, if no such entity submits an application, the Secretary, shall designate one urban area for the purposes of this part. "(2) EuGIBLE INSTITUTION. —The term 'eligible institution' means— "(A) a nonprofit municipal university, established by the governing body of the city in which it is located, and operating as of the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 under that authority; or "(B) an institution of higher education, or a consortium of such institutions any one of which meets all of the requirements of this paragraph, which— "(i) is located in an urban area; "(ii) draws a substantial portion of its undergraduate students from the urban area in which such institution is located, or from contiguous areas; "(iii) carries out programs to make postsecondary educational opportunities more accessible to residents of such urban area, or contiguous areas; "(iv) has the present capacity to provide resources responsive to the needs and priorities of such urban area sind contiguous areas; "(v) offers a range of professional, technical, or graduate programs sufficient to sustain the capacity of such institution to provide such resources; and "(vi) has demonstrated and sustained a sense of responsibility to such urban area and contiguous areas and the people of such areas. "SEC. 759. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 20 USC 1139h. "There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this part. "PART D—DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO EN- SURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RE- CEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION " SEC. 761. PURPOSES. 20 USC 1140. "It is the purpose of this part to support model demonstration projects to provide technical assistance or professional development for faculty and administrators in institutions of higher education in order to provide students with disabilities a quality postsecondary education. " SEC. 762. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 20 USC 1140a. "(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, of which at least

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