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 118 STAT. 256 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 SEC. 221. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Institutes of Health may use funds available under section 402(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(i)) to enter into transactions (other than con tracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research in support of the NIH Roadmap Initiative of the Director. (b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions under sub section (a), the Director of the National Institutes of Health may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241, 284(b)(1)(B), 284(b)(2), 284a(a)(3)(A), 289a, and 289c). SEC. 222. Section 307(c) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended by striking ‘‘is authorized to make grants’’ and inserting ‘‘is authorized to make interagency transfers’’. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2004’’. TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Edu cation Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) and section 418A of the Higher Edu cation Act of 1965, $14,528,522,000, of which $6,983,169,000 shall become available on July 1, 2004, and shall remain available through September 30, 2005, and of which $7,383,301,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004, and shall remain available through September 30, 2005, for academic year 2004–2005: Pro vided, That $7,107,283,000 shall be available for basic grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education on October 1, 2003, to obtain annually updated educational agency level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That $1,365,031,000 shall be available for concentration grants under section 1124A: Provided further, That $1,969,843,000 shall be available for targeted grants under section 1125: Provided fur ther, That $1,969,843,000 shall be available for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A: Provided further, That $235,000,000 shall be available for comprehensive school reform grants under part F of the ESEA: Provided further, That from the $8,842,000 available to carry out part E of title I, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Education to pro vide technical assistance to State and local educational agencies concerning part A of title I. IMPACT AID For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $1,236,824,000, of which $1,070,000,000 shall be for basic support payments under section Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2004. Applicability.

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