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 PUBLIC LAW 97-377—DEC. 21, 1982 from a particular school over the protest of his or her parents or parent. SEC. 305. (a) No part of the funds contained in this title shall be used to force any school or school district which is desegregated as that term is defined in title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 88-352, to take any action to force the busing of students; to require the abolishment of any school so desegregated; or to force on account of race, creed, or color the transfer of students to or from a particular school so desegregated as a condition precedent to obtaining Federal funds otherwise available to any State, school district or school. (b) No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. SEC. 306. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. S'EC. 307. No funds appropriated under this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. This title may be cited as the "Department of Education Appropriation Act, 1983'^'.

96 STAT. 1901

School busing. 42 USC 2000c.

Voluntary school prayer. Short title.

TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES ACTION OPERATING EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, $129,321,000, of which $11,831,000 shall be available to carry out title I, part A of said Act: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used to close State field offices of the Action agency or to reduce the number of personnel engaged in operating State field offices of the Action agency.

42 USC 4951 note. 42 USC 4951.

CORPORATION FOR P U B L I C BROADCASTING PUBLIC BROADCASTING FUND

For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as authorized by the Public Broadcasting Amendments Act of 1981, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by said

95 Stat. 725. ^'^ USC 609 note.

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