purposes of sections 301 through 304, the term "secondary school" may include a public junior college, as determined under State law or, if such school is not in any State, as determined by the Commissioner. (i) The term "public" as applied to any school or institution includes a school or institution of any agency of the United States, except that no such school or institution shall be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or other payment under this Act. (j) The term "nonprofit", as applied to a school or institution, means a school or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and, for the purposes of part A of title V, includes a school of any agency of the United States. (k) The term "local educational agency" means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or political subdivision in a State, or any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direct of a public elementary or secondary school. (1) The term "school of nursing" means a public or other non-profit collegiate or associate degree school of nursing. (m) The term "collegiate school of nursing" means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing. (n) The term "associate degree school of nursing" means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree. (o) The term "accredited" when applied to any program of nurse education means a program accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Commissioner of Education. (20 U.S.C. 403) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title I, sec. 103, 72 Stat. 1582; amended June 25, 1959, P.L. 86-70, sec. 18(a) (1), 73 Stat. 144; amended July 12, 1960, P.L. 86-624, sec. 14(a) (1), 74 Stat. 413; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 21, 77 Stat. 415; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title I, secs. 102, 103, 78 Stat. 1100; amended Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title IV, sec. 461, 79 Stat. 1251; amended Nov. 3, 1966, P.L. 89-752, sec. 16(b), 80 Stat. 1245; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title I, sec. 174, 82 Stat. 1035. * TITLE VI-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE AND AREA CENTERS AND PROGRAMS SEC. 601. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education for the purposes of establishing, equipping, and operating graduate and undergraduate centers and programs for the teaching of any modern foreign language, for instruction in other fields needed to provide a full under standing of the areas, regions, or countries in which such language is commonly used, or for research and training in international studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Any such grant or contract may cover all or part of the cost of the establishment or operation of a center or program, including the costs of faculty, staff, and student travel in foreign areas, regions, or countries, and the costs of travel of foreign scholars to teach or conduct research, and shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (b) The Secretary is also authorized to pay stipends to individuals undergoing advanced training in any center or under any program receiving Federal financial assistance under this title, including allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study here and abroad, but only upon reasonable assurance that the recipients of such stipends will, on completion of their training, be available for teaching service in an institution of higher education or elementary or secondary school, or such other service of a public nature as may be permitted in the regulations of the Secretary. (c) No funds may be expended under this title for undergraduate travel except in accordance with rules prescribed by the Secretary setting forth policies and procedures to assure that Federal funds made available for such travel are expended as part of a formal program of supervised study. (20 U.S.C. 511) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VI, sec. 601, 72 Stat. 1593; amended Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title II, sec. 205 (a), 75 Stat. 760; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 26(a), 77 Stat. 418; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title VI, sec. 601(a), 78 Stat. 1106; amended Oct. 29, 1966, P.L. 89-698, Title II, sec. 201, 80 Stat. 1069; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title III, sec. 331, 82 Stat. 1057; amended June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 182(a), 86 Stat. 311, 312. RESEARCH AND STUDIES SEC. 602. The Commissioner is authorized, directly or by contract, to make studies and surveys to determine the need for increased or improved instruction in modern foreign languages and other fields needed to provide a full understanding of the areas, regions or countries in which such languages are commonly used, to conduct research on more effective methods of teaching such languages and in such other fields, and to develop specialized materials for use in such training, or in training teachers of such languages or in such fields. (20 U.S.C. 512) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VI, sec. 602, 72 Stat. 1594. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 603. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, $13,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $16,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $18,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $16,050,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $38,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, and June 30, 1972, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, to carry out the provisions of this title. (20 U.S.C. 513) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VI, sec. 603, 72 Stat. 1594; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title VI, sec. 601 (b), 78 Stat. 1107; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title III, sec. 331, 82 Stat. 1057; amended June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 182 (b), 86 Stat. 312. TITLE X-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ADMINISTRATION SEC. 1001. (c) The Commissioner shall include in his annual report to the Congress a full report of the activities of the Office of Education under this Act, including recommendations for needed revisions in the provisions thereof. (d) The Secretary shall advise and consult with the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs with a view to securing full information concerning all specialized scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs administered by or under any such department or agency and to developing policies and procedures which will strengthen the educational programs and objectives of the institutions of higher education utilized for such purposes by any department or agency. (e) Any agency of the Federal Government shall exercise its functions under any other law in such manner as will assist in carrying out the objectives of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding or limiting the authority of any such agency under any other law. (f) (1) No part of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available for expenditure under the authority of this Act shall be used to make payments or loans to any individual (other than a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) unless such individual has taken and subscribed to an oath or affirmation in the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic". (2) No fellowship or stipend shall be awarded to any individual under the provisions of title IV or of part A of title VI of this Act unless such individual has provided the Commissioner (in the case of applications made on or after October 1, 1962) with a full statement regarding any crimes of which he has ever been convicted (other than crimes committed before attaining sixteen years of age and minor traffic violations for which a fine of $25 or less was imposed) and regarding any criminal charges punishable by confinement of thirty days or more which may be pending against him at the time of his application for such fellowship or stipend. (3) The provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall be applicable with respect to the oath or affirmation required 44-078 O-75-36 under paragraph (1) of this subsection and to the statement required under paragraph (2). (4) (A) When any Communist organization, as defined in paragraph (5) of section 3 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, is registered or there is in effect a final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board requiring such organization to register, it shali be unlawful for any member of such organization with knowledge or notice that such organization is so registered or that such order has become final (i) to make application for any payment or loan which is to be made from funds part or all of which are appropriated or otherwise made available for expenditure under the authority of this Act, or (ii) to use or attempt to use any such payment or loan. (B) Whoever violates subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (g) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the Commissioner from refusing or revoking a fellowship award under title IV of this Act, in whole or in part, in the case of any applicant or recipient, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that such award is not in the best interests of the United States. (20 U.S.C. 581) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title X, sec. 1001, 72 Stat. 1602; amended Oct. 16, 1962, P.L. 87-835, 76 Stat. 1070; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title I, sec. 176, 82 Stat. 1035; subsections (a) and (b) repealed April 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, Title IV, sec. 401 (c) (4) and replaced by P.L. 91-230, Title IV, sec. 401 (a) (10), (20 U.S.C. 1231) METHOD OF PAYMENT SEC. 1006. Payments under this Act to any individual or to any State or Federal agency, institution of higher education, or any other organization, pursuant to a grant, loan, or contract, may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursements, and, in the case of grants or loans, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments. (20 U.S.C. 586) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title X, sec. 1006, 72 Stat. 1604. United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 * * * OBJECTIVES SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that the objectives of this Act are to enable the Government of the United States to promote a better understanding of the United States in other countries, and to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Among the means to be used in achieving these objectives are: (1) an information service to disseminate abroad information about the United States, its people, and policies promulgated by the Congress, the President, the Secretary of State and other responsible officials of Government having to do with matters affecting foreign affairs; UNITED NATIONS SEC. 3. In carrying out the objectives of this Act, information concerning the participation of the United States in the United Nations, its organizations and functions shall be emphasized. * DEFINITIONS SEC. 4. When used in this Act, the term (1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of State. TITLE II-INTERCHANGE OF PERSONS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS BOOKS AND MATERIALS SEC. 202. The Secretary is authorized to provide for interchanges between the United States and other countries of books and periodicals, including government publications, for the translation of such writings, and for the preparation, distribution, and interchange of other educational materials.1 INSTITUTIONS SEC. 203. The Secretary is authorized to provide for assistance to schools, libraries, and community centers abroad, founded or sponsored by citizens of the United States, and serving as demonstration centers for methods and practices employed in the United States. In assisting any such schools, however, the Secretary shall exercise no control over their educational policies and shall in no case furnish assistance of any character which is not in keeping with the free democratic principles and the established foreign policy of the United States.2 TITLE III-ASSIGNMENT OF SPECIALISTS PERSONS TO BE ASSIGNED SEC. 301. The Secretary is authorized, when the government of another country is desirous of obtaining the services of a person having special scientific or other technical or professional qualifications, from 1 Subject to specified policy and other controls by the Secretary of State, sec. 2(a) of 1953 Reorganization Plan No. 8 transferred to the Director of the United States Information Agency "so much of functions with respect to the interchange of books and periodicals *** as is an integral part of information programs" under P.L. 80-402, "together with so much of the functions vested in the Secretary of State by other provisions of the said Act as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions" under sec. 202. 2 Subject to specified policy and other controls by the Secretary of State sec. 2(a) of 1953 Reorganization Plan No. 8 transferred to the Director of the United States Information Agency "so much of functions with respect to *** aid to libraries and community centers as is an integral part of information programs" under P.L. 80-402 "tegether with so much of the functions vested in the Secretary of State by other provisions of the said Act as is incidental to or necessary for the performance of the functions" under sec. 203. P.L. 87-256 repealed sec. 203 "insofar as it relates to schools." |