; and (S) other activities to improve career and technical education programs; and (6) develop and implement evaluations of the activities carried out with funds under this part, including evaluations necessary to complete the comprehensive needs assessment required under section 134(c) and the local report required under section 113(b)(4)(C). (c) Pooling funds An eligible recipient may pool a portion of funds received under this Act with a portion of funds received under this Act available to not less than one other eligible recipient to support implementation of programs of study through the activities described in subsection (b)(2). (d) Administrative costs Each eligible recipient receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 5 percent of such funds for costs associated with the administration of activities under this section. . II General provisions 201. Federal and State administrative provisions The Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 311(b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D), in order for a State to receive its full allotment of funds under this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary must find that the State’s fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures of such State, with respect to career and technical education for the preceding fiscal year was not less than the fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures of such State, for the second preceding fiscal year. ; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking shall exclude capital expenditures, special 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot programs. and inserting shall, at the request of the State, exclude competitive or incentive-based programs established by the State, capital expenditures, special one-time project costs, and the cost of pilot programs.