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 PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1489

TITLE X—ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW TITLE X OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

SEC. 1001. (a) Title X of the Act is amended by striking out everything preceding part C and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "TITLE X—FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION "PART A—ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF FUND AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM

"SEC. 1001. Subject to the provisions of section 1002, the Secretary Grants. is authorized to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of 20 USC 1135. postsecondary education (including combinations of such institutions) and other public and private educational institutions and agencies (except that no grant shall be made to an educational institution or agency other than a nonprofit institution or agency) to improve postsecondary educational opportunities by providing assistance to such educational institutions and agencies for— "(1) encouraging the reform, innovation, and improvement of postsecondary education, and providing equal educational opportunity for all; "(2) the creation of institutions and progremis involving new paths to career and professional training, and new combinations of academic and experiential learning; "(3) the establishment of institutions and programs based on the technology of communications; "(4) the carrying out in postsecondary educational institutions of changes in internal structure and operations designed to clarify institutional priorities and purposes; "(5) the design and introduction of cost-effective methods of instruction and operation; "(6) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to expand individual opportunities for entering and reentering institutions and pursuing programs of study tailored to individual needs; "(7) the introduction of reforms in graduate education, in the structure of academic professions, and in the recruitment and retention of faculties; and "(8) the creation of new institutions and programs for examining and awarding credentials to individuals, and the introduction of reforms in current institutional practices related thereto. CONSULTATION

"SEC. 1002. No grant shall be made or contract entered into under section 1001 for a project or program with any institution of postsecondary education unless it has been submitted to the appropriate State entity having an agreement under section 1203, and an opportunity has been afforded such entity to submit its comments and recommendations to the Secretary.

Comments and recommendations. 20 USC 1135a. Post, p. 1498.

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