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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972 p. 304.

[86 STAT.

(b) Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new part: " P A R T F — GENERAL ASSISTANCE TO GRADUATE SCHOOLS

((GENERAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Waiver.

Prohibition.

Report to Congress.

"SEC. 981. (a) Each institution of higher education shall, during the period beginning July 1, 1972 and ending June 30, 1975, be entitled to a general assistance grant (hereinafter m this section referred to as 'grant') in accordance with the provisions of this section. " (b) The amount of a grant to which an institution shall be entitled for any fiscal year shall be $200 multiplied by the number of students in full-time enrollment (including the full-time equivalent of the parttime enrollment for credit) at such institution who are pursuing a program of post-baccalaureate study. "(c) In order to be eligible for the grant to which it is entitled, an institution shall make application therefor to the Commissioner. Such application shall be submitted at such time or times and in such manner as the Commissioner shall prescribe by regulation. Such application shall be approved if the Commissioner determines that it— "(1) describes general educational ^oals and specific objectives of the graduate programs of the institution, and the amount of institutional income needed to meet such goals and objectives; "(2) provides satisfactory assurance that— " (A) the proceeds of the grant will be used for programs of the applicant consistent with such goals and objectives, " (B) current operating support from non-Federal sources for educationally related graduate programs of the applicant has not been reduced in anticipation of funds to be received under this section, and " (C) the applicant will make such reports as the Commissioner may require including a summary report describing how the grant was expended and an evaluation of its effectiveness in achieving such goals and objectives; and " (3) contains such provisions as the Commissioner may require by regulation in order to protect the financial interests of the United States. The Commissioner may waiv^ the requirement set forth in clause (2) (B) in the preceding sentence for any fiscal year if he determines, in accordance with criteria prescribed by regulation, that such waiver would promote the purposes of this section. " (d)(1) The Commissioner shall pay to each applicant the amount for which it is eligible under this section. " (2) If, during any period, the funds available for making payments pursuant to paragraph (1) are insufficient to satisfy fully the amounts for which all institutions are eligible under this section, the amounts for which all applicants are eligible shall be ratably reduced. "(e) None of the proceeds from a grant may be used to support a school or department of divinity or for religious worship or sectarian instruction. " (f) The Commissioner shall report to Congress not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year regarding the effectiveness of assistance under this section in achieving the goals and objectives of institutions of higher education and in encouraging diversity and autonomy among such institutions of higher education. The Commissioner, in such report, shall include sueh recommendations as may be appropriate regarding the continuation, modification, or extension of assistance under this section.".

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