and operation of a National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped, which will provide a comprehensive program of activities to facilitate the use of new educational technology in education programs for handicapped persons, including designing and developing, and adapting instructional materials, and such other activities consistent with the purposes of this part as the Secretary may prescribe in the agreement. Such agreement shall— (1) provide that Federal funds paid to the Center will be used solely for such purposes as are set forth in the agreement; (2) authorize the Center, subject to the Secretary's prior approval, to contract with public and private agencies and organizations for demonstration projects; and (3) provide for an annual report on the activities of the Center which will be transmitted to the Congress. (b) In considering proposals from institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement under this subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to institutions (1) which have demonstrated the capabilities necessary for the development and evaluation of educational media for the handicapped; and (2) which can serve the educational technology needs of the Model High School for the Deaf (established under Public Law 89-694). (20 U.S.C. 1453) Enacted April 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, Title VI, sec. 653, 84 Stat. 187. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 654. For the purposes of carrying out this part there are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $18,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter. (20 U.S.C. 1454) Enacted April 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, Title VI, sec. 654, 84 Stat. 187; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 620 (2), 88 Stat. 585. PART G-SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND MODEL CENTERS SEC. 661. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to, and contracts with, institutions of higher education, State and local educational agencies, and other public and private educational and research agencies and organizations (except that no grant shall be made other than to a nonprofit agency or organization) in order to carry out a program of— (1) research and related purposes relating to the education of children with specific learning disabilities; (2) professional or advanced training for educational personnel who are teaching, or are preparing to be teachers of, children with specific learning disabilities, or such training for persons who are, or are preparing to be, supervisors and teachers of such personnel; and (3) establishing and operating model centers for the improvement of education of children with specific learning disabilities, which centers shall (A) provide testing and educational evalua tion to identify children with learning disabilities who have been referred to such centers, (B) develop and conduct model programs designed to meet the special educational needs of such children, (C) assist appropriate educational agencies, organizations, and institutions in making such model programs available to other children with learning disabilities, and (D) disseminate new methods or techniques for overcoming learning disabilities to educational institutions, organizations, and agencies within the area served by such center and evaluate the effectiveness of the dissemination process. Such evaluations shall be conducted annually after the first year of operation of a center. In making grants and contracts under this section the Commissioner shall give special consideration to applications which propose innovative and creative approaches to meeting the educational needs of children with specific learning disabilities, and those which emphasize the prevention and early identification of learning disabilties. (b) In making grants and controls under this section, the Commis sioner shall (1) for the purposes of clause (2) of subsection (a), seek to achieve an equitable geographical distribution of training programs and trained personnel throughout the Nation, and (2) for the purposes of clause (3) of subsection (a), to the extent feasible, taking into consideration the appropriations pursuant to this section, seek to encourage the establishment of a model center in each of the States. (c) For the purpose of making grants and contracts under this section there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1976, and June 30, 1977. (20 U.S.C. 1461) Enacted April 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, Title VI, sec. 661, 84 Stat. 187, 188; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 621, 88 Stat. 585. REPEALER SEC. 662. Effective July 1, 1971, the following provisions of law are repealed: (1) That part of section 1 of the Act of September 2, 1958 (Public Law 85-905), which follows the enacting clause and sections 2, 3, and 4 of such Act; (2) The Act of September 6, 1958 (Public Law 85–926); (3) Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10); (4) Titles III and V of the Act of October 31, 1963 (Public Law 88-164); and (5) The Act of September 30, 1968 (Public Law 90-538). NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF AN ACT To provide for the establishment and operation of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act". (20 U.S.C. 681 note) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, sec. 1, 79 Stat. 125. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 2. For the purpose of providing a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education for persons who are deaf in order to prepare them for successful employment, there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf, including sums necessary for the acquisition of property, both real and personal, and for the construction of buildings and other facilities for such Institute. (20 U.S.C. 681) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89–36, sec. 2, 79 Stat. 125. DEFINITIONS SEC. 3. As used in this Act (a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (b) The term "institution of higher education" means an educational institution in any State or in the District of Columbia which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (2) is legally authorized within such State (or in the District of Columbia) to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (3) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree, (4) includes one or more professional or graduate schools, (5) is a public or nonprofit private institution, and (6) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. For purposes of this subsection, the Commissioner of Education shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. (c) The term "construction" includes construction and initial equipment of new buildings, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings and equipment thereof, and acquisition of land; including architect's services, but excluding off-site improvements. (20 U.S.C. 682) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, sec. 3, 79 Stat. 125. PROPOSALS SEC. 4. Any institution of higher education which desires to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish and operate a National Technical Institute for the Deaf shall submit a proposal therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as may be prescribed by the Secretary. (20 U.S.C. 683) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, sec. 4, 79 Stat. 125. AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH INSTITUTE SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary, after consultation with the National Advisory Board created by section 6, is authorized to enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education for the esablishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of a Na tional Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Secretary, in considering proposals from institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement under this Act, shall give preference to institutions which are located in metropolitan industrial areas. (b) The agreement shall (1) provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Institute will be used only for the purposes for which paid and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act and the agreement made pursuant thereto; (2) provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution, subject to the approval of the Secretary, will appoint an advisory group to advise the Director of the Institute in formulating and carrying out the basic policies governing its establishment and operation, which group shall include persons who are professionally concerned with education and technical training at the post secondary school level, persons who are professionally concerned with activities relating to education and training of the deaf, and members of the public familiar with the need for services provided by the Institute; (3) provide that the Board of Trustees or other governing body of the institution will make an annual report to the Secretary. The Secretary shall transmit the report of the institution to the Congress with such comments and recommendations as he may deem appropriate; (4) include such other conditions as the Secretary, after consultation with the National Advisory Board, deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; and (5) provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the Institute will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5); and the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 133z-15) and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c). (c) If within twenty years after the completion of any construction (except minor remodeling or alteration) for which such funds have been paid (A) the facility ceases to be used for the purposes for which it was constructed or the agreement is terminated, unless the Secretary determines that there is good cause for releasing the institution from its obligation, or (B) the institution ceases to be the owner of the facility, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or other owner of the facility an amount which bears to the then value of the facility the same ratio as the amount of such Federal funds bore to the cost of the facility financed with the aid of such funds. Such value shall be determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court for the district in which the facility is situated. (20 U.S.C. 684) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, sec. 5, 79 Stat. 126. NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF SEC. 6. (a) There is hereby established a National Advisory Board on Establishment of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, which shall consist of twelve persons, not regular full-time employees of the United States, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the civil service laws. The Secretary shall appoint one of the members to serve as Chairman. The appointed members shall be selected from among leaders in fields related to education and training of the deaf and other fields of education, and from members of the public familiar with the need for services provided by the Institute. The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation shall be ex officio members of the Board. (b) Members of the Board, while serving on business of the Board, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (c) It shall be the function of the Board (1) to review proposals from institutions of higher education which offer to enter into an agreement with the Secretary for the construction and operation of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf, (2) to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to such proposals, and (3) to make such other recommendations to the Secretary concerning the establishment and operation of the National Technical Institute as may be appropriate. (d) After the Secretary enters into an agreement under this Act, the Board shall cease to exist. (20 U.S.C. 685) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, sec. 6, 79 Stat. 127. Model Secondary School for the Deaf (P.L. 89-694) AN ACT To authorize the establishment and operation by Gallaudet College of a model secondary school for the deaf to serve the National Capital region Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act”. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 2. For the purpose of providing day and residential facilities for secondary education for persons who are deaf in order to prepare them for college and other advanced study, and to provide an exemplary secondary school program to stimulate the development of similarly excellent programs throughout the Nation, there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be |