 
                    CHAPTER 55--EDUCATION OF THE DEAF
 
SUBCHAPTER I--GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY; NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE 
                                  DEAF
 
                      Part A--Gallaudet University
 
Sec. 4305. Agreement with Gallaudet University


(a) General authority

    The Secretary and Gallaudet University shall establish, and 
periodically update, an agreement governing the operation and national 
mission activities, including construction and provision of equipment, 
of the elementary and secondary education programs at the University. 
The Secretary or the University shall determine the necessity for the 
periodic update described in the preceding sentence.

(b) Provisions of agreement

    The agreement shall--
        (1) provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of 
    the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and the Model Secondary 
    School for the Deaf will be used only for the purposes for which 
    appropriated and in accordance with the applicable provisions of 
    this chapter and such agreement;
        (2) provide that the University will make an annual report, to 
    be part of the report required under section 4354 of this title, to 
    the Secretary on the operations and national mission activities of 
    the elementary and secondary education programs, including such 
    other information as the Secretary may consider necessary;
        (3) provide that in the design and construction of any 
    facilities, maximum attention will be given to innovative auditory 
    and visual devices and installations appropriate for the educational 
    functions of such facilities;
        (4) provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any 
    contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any 
    construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of 
    the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School or the Model Secondary 
    School for the Deaf will be paid wages at rates not less than those 
    prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by 
    the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Act of March 3, 1931 
    (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5) commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon 
    Act; except that the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to 
    the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and 
    functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (5 
    U.S.C. App.) and section 276c of title 40; and
        (5) include such other conditions as the Secretary or the 
    University considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
    part.

(Pub. L. 99-371, title I, Sec. 105, as added Pub. L. 102-421, title I, 
Sec. 113, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2154; amended Pub. L. 103-73, title 
II, Sec. 203(e), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 734; Pub. L. 105-244, title 
IX, Sec. 913, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1830.)

                       References in Text

    Act of March 3, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5) commonly referred to 
as the Davis-Bacon Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is act Mar. 3, 
1931, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494, as amended, which is classified generally 
to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and 
Works. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 276a of Title 40 and Tables.
    Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in subsec. 
(b)(4), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-244 substituted ``and periodically 
update, an'' for ``within 1 year after October 16, 1992, a new'' and 
``The Secretary or the University shall determine the necessity for the 
periodic update described in the preceding sentence.'' for ``The 
Secretary and the University shall periodically update the agreement as 
determined to be necessary by the Secretary or the University.''
    1993--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-73, Sec. 203(e)(1), substituted 
``will'' for ``shall''.
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 103-73, Sec. 203(e)(2), substituted 
``Elementary School or the Model'' for ``Elementary School and the 
Model'' and ``except that the Secretary'' for ``and the Secretary''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as 
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, 
set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 161 of Pub. L. 102-421, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 4301 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4304, 4353 of this title.
