amendments. Sec. 8009. Mandatory funding for masters and postbaccalaureate programs. Sec. 8010. Funds for access to open educational resources. Title IX—Amendments to Other Laws Part A—Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 Sec. 9001. Composition of Board of Trustees. Sec. 9002. Administrative requirements of Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Sec. 9003. Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Part B—Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 Sec. 9101. Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978. Part C—Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 Amendments Sec. 9201. Additional authorization of appropriations. Part D—General Education Provisions Act Sec. 9301. Special Assistant for Equity and Inclusion. Sec. 9302. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. Part E—Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 Sec. 9401. Inclusion of racial subgroups in IPEDS data. 2. References Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 3. General effective date Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments made by this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. I General Provisions 1001. Definitions Section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking section 3(2) and inserting section 3