The Secretary is authorized to waive for any institution of higher education, system of institutions of higher education, or consortium participating in a Distance Education Demonstration Program, the requirements of section
1087ll
(5) of this title as the section relates to computer costs, sections
1088
(a) and
1088
(b) of this title as such sections relate to requirements for a minimum number of weeks of instruction, sections
1002
(a)(3)(A),
1002
(a)(3)(B), and
1091
(l)(1) of this title, or one or more of the regulations prescribed under this part or part E of this subchapter which inhibit the operation of quality distance education programs.