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 94 STAT. 1498

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980 EDUCATION IMPACT STATEMENT

SEC. 1306. Part A of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: EDUCATION IMPACT STATEMENT Publication in Federal Register. 20 USC 1221e-4.

"SEC. 409. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no regulation affecting any institution of higher education in the United States, promulgated on or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall become effective unless such agency causes to be published in the Federal Register a copy of such proposed regulation together with an educational impact assessment statement which shall determine whether any information required to be transmitted under such regulation is already being gathered by or is available from any other agency or authority of the United States. Notwithstanding the exception provided under section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, such statement shall be based upon the record established under the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, compiled during the rulemaking proceeding regarding such regulation.". PART B—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY

20 USC I22ie.

SEC. 1311. Section 405(j) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended to read as follows: "(j)(l) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section, $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $145,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, $160,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, and $175,000,000 for fiscal year 1985. "(2) Sums so appropriated shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law unless enacted in express limitation of this subsection, remain available for the purposes of this subsection unless expended.". DECLARATION OF POLICY

SEC. 1312. The first sentence of section 405(a)(l) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by inserting after "sex" a comma and "age, handicap". RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES

SEC. 1313. Section 405(b)(2) of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by— (1) striking out "and" at the end of clause (D); (2) by redesignating clause (E) as clause (G); (3) by adding after clause (D) the following new clauses: "(E) overcoming the special problems of the nontraditional student, including the older student (with special consideration for students over age 45) and the part-time student, and the institution which the student attends; "(F) encouraging the study of languages and cultures and addressing both national and international education concerns; and"; and (4) by adding at the end the following sentence: "In carrying out this paragraph, the Institute shall give attention to the needs of early adolescents and the schools which serve them.".

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