((a)) ** Public benefit** Congress declares that, if a facility constructed with the aid of a grant under part A of subchapter VII as such part A was in effect prior to , or part B of such subchapter as part B was in effect prior to , is used as an academic facility for 20 years following completion of such construction, the public benefit accruing to the United States will equal in value the amount of the grant. The period of 20 years after completion of such construction shall therefore be deemed to be the period of Federal interest in such facility for the purposes of such subchapter as so in effect.October 7, 19981998-10-07July 23, 19921992-07-23

((b)) ** Recovery upon cessation of public benefit** If, within 20 years after completion of construction of an academic facility which has been constructed, in part with a grant under part A of subchapter VII as such part A was in effect prior to , or part B of subchapter VII as such part B was in effect prior to —

((1)) the applicant under such parts as so in effect (or the applicant’s successor in title or possession) ceases or fails to be a public or nonprofit institution; or

((2)) the facility ceases to be used as an academic facility, or the facility is used as a facility excluded from the term “academic facility” (as such term was defined under subchapter VII, as so in effect), unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause for releasing the institution from its obligation,

((c)) ** Prohibition on use for religion** Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b), no project assisted with funds under subchapter VII (as in effect prior to ) shall ever be used for religious worship or a sectarian activity or for a school or department of divinity.October 7, 19981998-10-07