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 PUBLIC LAW 96-270—JUNE 14, 1980

94 STAT. 497

(C) other facilities used for the instruction of students, for research, or for the administration of educational or research programs; and (D) maintenance, storage, or utility facilities essential to the operation of the facilities described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph; (7) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Education, or his designee; (8) the term "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of Defense; and (9) the term "State educational agency" has the same meaning given such term by section 198(a)(17) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 20 USC 2854. AUTHOMZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 12. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated— 20 USC 3611. (A) for the asbestos detection program under section 5, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for the succeeding fiscal year, a total of not more than $22,500,000; and (B) for the asbestos hazards control loan program under section 6, not more than $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. (2) Sums appropriated under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 1983. (b) Programs under this Act shall be considered automatically eligible for the one-year contingent extension under section 414 of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 USC 1226a. (c) If funds appropriated to carry out this Act are insufficient to pay ^i?Jf "^^^^ ^^^ the total amount required to raake all the gremts and loans author- criteria. ized under this Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria to be used in determining which applicants for grants or loans under this Act have the greatest financial need for receiving funds under this Act and shall make determinations regarding the approval of applications for such grants or loans in accordance with such criteria. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the authority of the Secretary to enter into agreements, or to make payments, under this Act shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.

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