H.R. 914 (eh) To make certain technical corrections in the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data disclosures. ...

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                        April 16, 1997.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
914) entitled ``An Act to make certain technical corrections in the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
disclosures.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Page 2, after line 16 insert:

SEC. 2. DATE EXTENSION.

    Section 1501(a)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``January 1, 1998'' 
and inserting ``January 1, 1999''.

SEC. 3. TIMELY FILING OF NOTICE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Education shall deem Kansas and New Mexico to have timely submitted 
under section 8009(c)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7709(c)(1)) the States' written notices of intent to 
consider payments described in section 8009(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 
7709(b)(1)) in providing State aid to local educational agencies for 
school year 1997-1998, except that the Secretary may require the States 
to submit such additional information as the Secretary may require, 
which information shall be considered part of the notices.

SEC. 4. HOLD HARMLESS PAYMENTS.

    Section 8002(h)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702(h)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding 
                fiscal year through fiscal year 2000 shall not be less 
                than 85 percent of the amount such agency received for 
                fiscal year 1996 under subsection (b).''.

SEC. 5. DATA.

    (a) In General.--Section 8003(f)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``expenditure,'' after 
                ``revenue,''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon and inserting a 
                period;
            (2) by striking ``the Secretary'' and all that follows 
        through ``shall use'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall 
        use''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal years after fiscal year 1997.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 914

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                               AMENDMENT

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