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 89 STAT. 1106

Definitions.

20 USC 881.

Appropriation authorization. 20 USC 1982. Ante, p. 1105.

PUBLIC LAW 94-194—DEC. 31, 1975 which include the distribution of inexpensive books to students and (2) to pay the Federal share of the cost of such programs. "(b) This contract shall provide that— "(1) the contractor will enter into subcontracts with local private nonprofit groups or organizations or with public agencies (hereinafter referred to as 'subcontractors') under which the subcontractors will agree to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of reading motivational programs which include the distribution of books by gift, loan, or sale at a nominal price to children in preelementary, elementary, or secondary schools; " (2) funds made available by the Commissioner to a contractor pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and operating reading motivational programs as provided in paragraph (1); " (3) the contractor will meet such other conditions and standards as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to assure the effectiveness of the programs authorized by this section and will provide technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes of this section. "(c) The Commissioner shall make no payment of the Federal share of the cost of acquiring and distributing books pursuant to a contract authorized by this section unless he determines that the contractor or the subcontractor, as the case may be, has made arrangements with book publishers or distributors to obtain books at discounts at least as favorable as discounts that are customarily given by such publisher or distributor for book purchases made under similar circumstances in the absence of Federal assistance. "(d) For purposes of this section.— "(1) the term 'nonprofit', when used in connection with any organization, means an organization no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; "(2) the term 'Federal share' means, with respect to the cost of books purchased by a local private nonprofit group, organization, or public agency for a program in a locality for distributing such books to schoolchildren in that locality, 50 per centum of the cost of that agency or group or organization for such books for such program; "(3) the term 'preelementary school' means a day or residential school which provides pre-elementary education, as determined under State law, except that such term does not include education for children who have not attained three years of age; "(4) the term 'elementary school' has the same meaning as provided in section 801(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and "(5) the term 'secondary school' has the same meaning as provided in section 801(h) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965." (b) Section 732 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of section 726, relating to inexpensive book distribution programs for reading motivation, $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $9,000,000 for each of the following two fiscal years.

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