(4) an assurance that participants in summer research internships have completed their sophomore year in postsecondary education.

(d) AWARD CONSIDERATIONS.-In addition to such other selection criteria as may be prescribed by regulations, the Secretary shall consider in making awards to institutions under this section

(1) the quality of research and other scholarly activities in which students will be involved;

(2) the level of faculty involvement in the project and the description of the research in which students will be involved; and

(3) the institution's plan for identifying and recruiting participants including students enrolled in projects authorized under this section.

(e) MAXIMUM STIPENDS.-Students participating in research under a postbaccalaureate achievement project may receive an award that

and

(1) shall include a stipend not to exceed $2,400 per annum;

(2) may include, in addition, the costs of summer tuition, summer room and board, and transportation to summer programs.

(f) FUNDING.-From amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 402A(f), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, allocate funds for projects authorized by this section in an amount which is not less than $11,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997.

SEC. 402F. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-16] EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS. (a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY; SERVICES PROVIDED.-The Secretary shall carry out a program to be known as educational opportunity centers which shall be designed

(1) to provide information with respect to financial and academic assistance available for individuals desiring to pursue a program of postsecondary education; and

(2) to provide assistance to such persons in applying for admission to institutions at which a program of postsecondary education is offered, including preparing necessary applications for use by admissions and financial aid officers.

(b) PERMISSIBLE SERVICES.-An educational opportunity center assisted under this section may provide services such as

(1) public information campaigns designed to inform the community regarding opportunities for postsecondary education and training;

(2) academic advice and assistance in course selection; (3) assistance in completing college admission and financial aid applications;

(4) assistance in preparing for college entrance examinations;

(5) guidance on secondary school reentry or entry to a general educational development (GED) program or other alternative education programs for secondary school dropouts;

(6) personal counseling;

(7) tutorial services;

(8) career workshops and counseling;

(9) mentoring programs involving elementary or secondary school teachers, faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, or any combination of such persons; and

(10) programs and activities as described in paragraphs (1) through (9) which are specially designed for students of limited English proficiency.

(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.-In approving applications for educational opportunity centers under this section for any fiscal year the Secretary shall

(1) require an assurance that not less than two-thirds of the persons participating in the project proposed to be carried out under any application be low-income individuals who are first generation college students;

(2) require that such participants be persons who are at least nineteen years of age, unless the imposition of such limitation with respect to any person would defeat the purposes of this section or the purposes of section 402B; and

(3) require an assurance that individuals participating in the project proposed in the application do not have access to services from another project funded under this section or under section 402B.

SEC. 402G. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-17] STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

(a) SECRETARY'S AUTHORITY.-For the purpose of improving the operation of the programs and projects authorized by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education and other public and private nonprofit institutions and organizations to provide training for staff and leadership personnel employed in, or preparing for employment in, such programs and projects.

(b) CONTENTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMS. Such training shall include conferences, internships, seminars, workshops, and the publication of manuals designed to improve the operation of such programs and projects and shall be carried out in the various regions of the Nation in order to ensure that the training opportunities are appropriate to meet the needs in the local areas being served by such programs and projects. Such training shall be offered annually for new directors of projects funded under this chapter as well as annually on the following topics and other topics chosen by the Secretary:

(1) Legislative and regulatory requirements for the operation of programs funded under this chapter.

(2) Assisting students in receiving adequate financial aid from programs assisted under this title and other programs.

(3) The design and operation of model programs for projects funded under this chapter.

(c) CONSULTATION.-Grants for the purposes of this section shall be made only after consultation with regional and State professional associations of persons having special knowledge with respect to the needs and problems of such programs and projects.

SEC. 402H. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-18] EVALUATION FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.-For the purpose of improving the operation of the programs and projects assisted under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education and other public and private institutions and organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of the various programs assisted under this subpart in meeting the purposes described in this chapter.

(b) CONTENT.-The evaluations described in subsection (a) shall identify institutional, community and program practices particularly effective in increasing the access of low-income individuals and first-generation college students to postsecondary education, the preparation of such individuals and students for postsecondary education, and such individuals' and students' success in postsecondary education.

(c) RESULTS.-In order to improve program effectiveness, the results of the ongoing evaluations described in subsection (a) shall be disseminated by the Secretary to similar programs assisted under this chapter as well as other individuals concerned with the postsecondary access and retention of low-income individuals and first-generation college students.

CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL EARLY INTERVENTION SCHOLARSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

SEC. 404A. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-21] EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, to establish a program that—

(1) encourages States to provide or maintain a guarantee to eligible low-income students who obtain a high school diploma (or its equivalent), of the financial assistance necessary to permit them to attend an institution of higher education; and

(2) provides incentives to States, in cooperation with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, community organizations and business, to provide

(A) additional counseling, mentoring, academic support, outreach, and supportive services to elementary, middle, and secondary school students who are at risk of dropping out of school; and

(B) information to students and their parents about the advantages of obtaining a postsecondary education and their college financing options.

SEC. 404B. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-22] STATE ELIGIBILITY AND STATE PLAN. (a) PLAN REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY.—(1) In order for a State to qualify for a grant under this chapter, the State shall submit to the Secretary a plan for carrying out the program under this chapter. Such plan shall provide for the conduct, under the State program, of both a scholarship component in accordance with section 404D and an early intervention component in accordance with section 404C.

(2) Each State plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be in such form, contain or be accompanied by such information or assurances, and be submitted at such time as the Secretary may require by regulation and shall

(A) describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and

(B) provide such additional assurances as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.

(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.-The Secretary shall not approve a plan submitted under subsection (a) unless such plan

(1) provides that the State will provide, from State, local, or private funds, not less than one-half the cost of the program; (2) specifies the methods by which such share of the costs will be paid; and

(3) includes provisions designed to assure that funds provided under this chapter shall supplement and not supplant funds expended for existing State and local programs.

(c) METHODS FOR COMPLYING WITH MATCHING REQUIREMENT. A State may count toward the contribution required by subsection (b)(1)—

(1) the amount of the grants paid to students from State, local, or private funds under this chapter;

(2) the amount of tuition, fees, room or board waived or reduced for recipients of grants under this chapter; and

(3) the amount expended on documented, targeted, longterm mentoring and counseling provided by volunteers or paid staff of nonschool organizations, including businesses, religious organizations, community groups, postsecondary educational institutions, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and other organizations.

(d) PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.-Upon submission by a State of such documents as the Secretary may, by regulation, require for demonstrating the total amount expended by the State in accordance with this chapter for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, from such State's allotment under section 404E for such fiscal year, pay to such State an amount equal to not more than one-half of the total amount so expended.

SEC. 404C. [20 U.S.C. 1070a-23] EARLY INTERVENTION.

(a) IN GENERAL.-In order to receive payments under section 404B(d), a State shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State will provide comprehensive mentoring, counseling, outreach, and supportive services to students participating in programs under this chapter who are enrolled in preschool through grade 12. Such counseling shall include financial aid counseling that provides information on the opportunities for financial assistance under this title. The State shall demonstrate, pursuant to regulations of the Secretary, the methods by which the State will target services on priority students.

(b) USES OF FUNDS.

(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary shall, by regulation, establish criteria for determining whether comprehensive

mentoring, counseling, outreach, and supportive services programs may be used to meet the requirements of subsection (a). (2) ALLOWABLE PROVIDERS.-The activities required by subsection (a) may be provided by service providers such as community-based organizations, schools, institutions of higher education, public and private agencies, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, businesses, institutions and agencies sponsoring programs authorized under subpart 4 of this part, and other organizations the Secretary deems appropriate.

(3) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.-Examples of acceptable activities to meet the requirements of subsection (a) include the following:

(A) Providing eligible students in preschool through grade 12 with a continuing system of mentoring and advising that

(i) is coordinated with the Federal and State community service initiatives; and

(ii) may include such support services as after school and summer tutoring, assistance in obtaining summer jobs, career mentoring and academic counseling.

(B) Requiring each student to enter into an agreement under which the student agrees to achieve certain academic milestones, such as completing a prescribed set of courses and maintaining satisfactory academic progress as described in section 484(c), in exchange for receiving tuition assistance for a period of time to be established by each State.

(C) Activities designed to ensure high school completion and college enrollment of at-risk children, including identification of at-risk children, after school and summer tutoring, assistance in obtaining summer jobs, academic counseling, volunteer and parent involvement and former or current scholarship recipients as mentor or peer counselors, skills assessment, personal counseling, family counseling and home visits, and staff development, and programs and activities as described in this subparagraph which are specially designed for students of limited English proficiency.

(D) Prefreshman summer programs that—

(i) are at institutions of higher education that also have programs of academic year supportive services for disadvantaged students through projects authorized under section 402D or through comparable projects funded by the State or other sources;

(ii) assure the participation of students who qualify as disadvantaged under the provisions of section 402D or who are eligible for comparable programs funded by the State;

(iii)(İ) provide summer instruction in remedial, developmental or supportive courses; (II) provide such summer services as counseling, tutoring, or orientation; and (III) provide grant aid to students to cover