§2325. Assistance for outlying areas

(a) Outlying areas

From funds reserved pursuant to section 2321(a)(1)(A) of this title, the Secretary shall-

(1) make a grant in the amount of $500,000 to Guam; and

(2) make a grant in the amount of $190,000 to each of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(b) Remainder

Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall make a grant of the remainder of funds reserved pursuant to section 2321(a)(1)(A) of this title to the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, to make grants for vocational and technical education and training in Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, for the purpose of providing direct vocational and technical educational services, including-

(1) teacher and counselor training and retraining;

(2) curriculum development; and

(3) the improvement of vocational and technical education and training programs in secondary schools and institutions of higher education, or improving cooperative education programs involving both secondary schools and institutions of higher education.

(c) Limitation

The Pacific Region Educational Laboratory may use not more than 5 percent of the funds received under subsection (b) of this section for administrative costs.

(d) Restriction

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau shall not receive any funds under this subchapter for any fiscal year that begins after September 30, 2001.

(Pub. L. 88–210, title I, §115, as added Pub. L. 105–332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3094 .)

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 2311a of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.

A prior section 2325, Pub. L. 88–210, title I, §115, as added Pub. L. 98–524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2449 ; amended Pub. L. 101–392, title I, §115, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 770 ; Pub. L. 101–476, title IX, §901(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1142 ; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, §391(s)(3), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4024 , related to State and local standards and measures, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2321 of this title.