 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
      SUBCHAPTER XII--SCHOOL FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
 
Sec. 8502. Findings

    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) According to a 1991 survey conducted by the American 
    Association of School Administrators, 74 percent of all public 
    school buildings in the United States need to be replaced.
        (2) Almost one-third of such buildings were built prior to World 
    War II.
        (3) It is estimated that one of every four public school 
    buildings in the United States is in inadequate condition, and of 
    such buildings, 61 percent need maintenance or major repairs, 43 
    percent are obsolete, 42 percent contain environmental hazards, 25 
    percent are overcrowded, and 13 percent are structurally unsound.
        (4) Large numbers of local educational agencies have 
    difficulties securing financing for school facility improvement, 
    including school libraries, media centers, and facilities.
        (5) Improving the quality of public elementary and secondary 
    schools will help our Nation meet the National Education Goals.
        (6) The challenges facing our Nation's public elementary and 
    secondary schools require the concerted and collaborative efforts of 
    all levels of government and all sectors of the community.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title XII, Sec. 12002, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title 
I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3870.)
