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Definitions.

PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972

[86 STAT.

with respect to such State, and such State agency has made a finding, m accordance with criteria established by the Commissioner, that such institution is in serious financial distress and (I) is in need of financial assistance under this section to continue its operation, or ( II) will have to discontinue or substantially curtail its academic programs to the detriment of the quality of education available to its students; (ii) in the case of a nonpublic institution of higher education, the institution either has complied with the procedure set forth in clause (i) for public institutions, or has submitted an application directly to the Commissioner and the Commissioner has determined that the institution meets the condition set forth in either clause (i)(I) or (i) ( II), and has submitted a copy to the appropriate State agency, as determined under the law of the State in which it is located and in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner, for comment; (iii) such institution has developed, adopted, and submitted a plan which the Commissioner determines provides reasonable assurance that, if the institution receives the grant for which it is applying, such institution will be able, during and after the period covered by such grant, to continue the educational services, programs, and activities with respect to which such grant is sought; (iv) such institution is making a major contribution to the overall higher educational system of the area of the State in which it is located, or of the Nation; and (v) -such institution has included in such application such policies and procedures for the use of funds received under the grant as will insure that such funds will not be used for a school or department of divinity or for any religious worship or sectarian activity, and as will insure that such funds will be solely used for the purposes for which the grant is made. (C) An application shall be approved under this subsection only if it includes such information, terms, and conditions as the Commissioner finds necessary and reasonable to enable him to carry out his functions under this section, and as he determines will be in the financial interest of the United States, and the applicant agrees— (i) to disclose such financial information as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to determine the sources or causes of its financial distress and other information relating to its use of its financial resources; (ii) to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis study of its operation, including income-cost comparisons and cost per credit hour of instruction for each department, in accordance with uniform standards prescribed by the Commissioner; and (iii) to consider, and either implement or give adequate reasons in writing for not doing so, any financial or operational reform recommended by the Commissioner for the improvement of its financial condition. (D) The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under this section without first obtaining the advice and recommendations of a panel of specialists who are not regular, full-time employees of the Federal Government and who are competent to evaluate the applications as to the relative degree of financial distress of the applying institutions. (c) As used in this section— (1) the term "institution of higher education'" means an educational institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (B) is legally authorized within such

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