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 118 STAT. 263 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as author ized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $89,275,000. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $47,137,000. GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. SEC. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for the Depart ment of Education in this Act may be transferred between appro priations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the Appropria tions Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. SEC. 305. SPECIAL STUDY OF SIMPLIFICATION OF NEED ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION FOR TITLE IV AID. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance established by section 491 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098), hereafter in this section referred to as ‘‘the Advisory Com mittee’’, shall conduct a thorough study of the feasibility of simpli fying the need analysis methodology for all Federal student financial assistance programs and the process of applying for such assistance. (b) REQUIRED SUBJECTS OF STUDY.—In performing the study, the Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum, examine the fol lowing: 20 USC 1087kk note. Notification.

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