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85 STAT. 84

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEO. 5. The amendments made by this Act shall be effective with respect to appropriations for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1971. Approved June 30, 1971.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 92-282 accompanying H.R. 6247 (Comm. on
Education and Labor).

SENATE REPORT No. 92-220(Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 117 (1971):

June 21, considered and passed Senate.

June 21, considered and passed House, in lieu of H.R. 6247.

Public Law 92-32
92nd Congress, H. R. 5257

June 30, 1971

An Act

To extend the school breakfast and special food programs.

85 STAT. 85

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Food service School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1752) is amended by adding at the end programs for of the Act the following new section:

children.

60 Stat. 230;

42 USC 1751

"SEC. 15. (a) In addition to funds appropriated or otherwise avail- Extension. able, the Secretary is authorized to use, during the fiscal year ending 84 Stat. 213. June 30, 1971, not to exceed $35,000,000 in funds from Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to carry out the provisions note. of this Act, and during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to 49 Stat. 774. exceed $100,000,000 in funds from such section 32 to carry out the provisions of this Act relating to the service of free and reduced-price meals to needy children in schools and service institutions.

"(b) Any funds unexpended under this section at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, or at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, shall remain available to the Secretary in accordance with the last sentence of section 3 of this Act, as amended." SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 4(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773 (a)) is amended to read as follows: "There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1972 and 1973 not to exceed $25,000,000 to carry out a program to assist the States through grants-in-aid and other means to initiate, maintain, or expand nonprofit breakfast programs in schools."

SEC. 3. (a) The first sentence of section 4 (c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1773 (c)) is amended by striking out "to reimburse such schools for the" and inserting "to assist such schools in financing the".

(b) The last sentence of such section 4 (c) is amended to read as follows: "In selecting schools for participation, the State educational agency shall, to the extent practicable, give first consideration to those schools drawing attendance from areas in which poor economic conditions exist, to those schools in which a substantial proportion of the children enrolled must travel long distances daily, and to those schools in which there is a special need for improving the nutrition and dietary practices of children of working mothers and children from lowincome families.".

SEC. 4. Section 4(d) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, is amended by striking out "80 per centum" and inserting "100 per centum".

SEC. 5. Section 4 (e) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended by striking out the sentence reading "In making such determinations, such local authorities should, to the extent practicable, consult with public welfare and health agencies." and inserting the following: "Such determinations shall be made by local school authorities in accordance with a publicly announced policy and plan applied equitably on the basis of criteria which, as a minimum, shall include the level of family income, including welfare grants, the number in the family unit, and the number of children in the family unit attending school or service institutions; but any child who is a member of a household which has an annual income not above the applicable family size income level set forth in the income poverty guidelines shall be served meals free or at reduced cost. The income poverty guidelines to be used for any fiscal year shall be those prescribed by the Secretary as of July 1 of such year. In providing meals free or at reduced cost to needy children, first priority shall be given to providing free meals to the neediest children. Determination with respect to the annual income of any household shall be made solely on the basis of an affidavit executed in such form as the Secretary may prescribe by an

76 Stat. 944;

84 Stat. 208. 42 USC 1752.

School breakfast

program, appro82 Stat. 119;

priation.

84 Stat. 214.

State disbursement to schools.

80 Stat. 886.

85 STAT. 86

80 Stat. 887. 42 USC 1773.

Direct distri

49 Stat. 774.

adult member of such household. None of the requirements of this section in respect to eligibility for meals without cost shall apply to nonprofit private schools which participate in the school breakfast program under the provisions of subsection (f) until such time as the Secretary certifies that sufficient funds from sources other than children's payments are available to enable such schools to meet these requirements."

SEC. 6. In addition to funds appropriated or otherwise available, bution programs. the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to use, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $20,000,000 in funds from section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), for the purpose of carrying out in any area of the United States direct distribution or other programs, without regard to whether such area is under the food stamp program or a system of direct distribution, to provide, in the immediate vicinity of their place of permanent residence, either directly or through a State or local welfare agency, an adequate diet to needy children and low-income persons determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be suffering, through no fault of their own, from general and continued hunger resulting from insufficient food. Food made available to needy children under this section shall be in addition to any food made available to them under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Whenever any program is carried out by the Secretary under authority of the preceding sentence through any State or local welfare agency, he is authorized to pay the administrative costs incurred by such State or local agency in carrying out such program.

60 Stat. 230. 80 Stat. 885. 42 USC 1751 note, 1771 note.

Grants-in-aid. 82 Stat. 117.

Non-Federal contributions.

SEC. 7. (a) The first sentence of section 13 (a) (1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761 (a) (1)) is amended to read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated $32,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973, to enable the Secretary to formulate and carry out a program to assist States through grants-in-aid and other means, to initiate, maintain, or expand nonprofit food service programs for children in service institutions.".

(b) In section 13(c) (2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761 (c) (2)) after the first sentence insert: "Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to equipment and services.".

Approved June 30, 1971.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 92-198 (Comm. on Education & Labor) and
No. 92-299 (Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 92-179 (Comm. on. Agriculture & Forestry)
and No. 92-233 (Comm. of Conference).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 117 (1971):

May 17, considered and passed House.

May 18, considered and passed Senate, amended.

June 21, House agreed to Senate amendments with an amendment.
June 23, Senate agreed to conference report.

June 24, House agreed to conference report.

Public Law 92-86
92nd Congress, H. R. 7960
August 11, 1971

An Act

To authorize appropriations for activities of the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

85 STAT. 308

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby National Science authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for Foundation the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for the following categories: (1) Scientific Research Project Support, $271,000,000.

(2) Specialized Research Facilities and Equipment, $9,300,000.
3) National and Special Research Programs, $144,600,000.
(4) National Research Centers, $40,200,000.

(5) Computing Activities, $17,500,000.

(6) Science Information Activities, $9,800,000.

(7) International Cooperative Scientific Activities, $4,000,000. 8) Intergovernmental Science Programs, $1,000,000.

(9) Institutional Support for Science, $28,800,000.

(10) Science Education Support, $99,300,000.

(11) Planning and Policy Studies, $2,700,000.

(12) Program Development and Management, $24,300,000. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act

(1) not less than $2,000,000 of the sum stipulated in section 1 for Science Education Support shall be available for the "Student Science Training" program;

(2) not less than $4,000,000 of the sum stipulated in section 1 for Science Education Support shall be available for the "Undergraduate Research Participation" program;

(3) not to exceed $59,000,000 of the sum stipulated in section 1 for National and Special Research Programs shall be available for the "Research Applied to National Needs" program.

SEC. 3. Appropriations made pursuant to authority provided in sections 1 and 5 shall remain available for obligation, for expenditure, or for obligation and expenditure, for such period or periods as may be specified in Acts making such appropriations.

SEC. 4. Appropriations made pursuant to this Act may be used, but not to exceed $5,000, for official consultation, representation, or other extraordinary expenses upon the approval or authority of the Director of the National Science Foundation, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. SEC. 5. In addition to such sums as are authorized by section 1, not to exceed $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for expenses of the National Science Foundation incurred outside the United States to be paid for in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States.

Authorization

Act of 1972.

SEC. 6. No funds may be transferred from any particular category Funds, listed in section 1 to any other category or categories listed in such transfer. section if the total of the funds so transferred from that particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, and no funds may be transferred to any particular category listed in section 1 from any other category or categories listed in such section if the total of the funds so transferred to that particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, unless

(A) a period of thirty days has passed after the Director or Report to his designee has transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Rep- Congress. resentatives and to the President of the Senate and to the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of

85 STAT. 309

Convicted criminals, payments,

prohibition.

Institutional regulations, disobedience.

64 Stat. 149. 42 USC 1861

note.

72 Stat. 1601.

42 USC 1876

1879.

the Senate a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning the nature of the transfer and the reason therefor,

or

(B) each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Director written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. SEC. 7. (a) If an institution of higher education determines, after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has been convicted by any court of record of any crime which was committed after the date of enactment of this Act and which involved the use of (or assistance to others in the use of) force, disruption, or the seizure of property under control of any institution of higher education to prevent officials or students in such institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies, and that such crime was of a serious nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administration of the institution with respect to which such crime was committed, then the institution which such individual attends, or is employed by, shall deny for a period of two years any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c). If an institution denies an individual assistance under the authority of the preceding sentence of this subsection, then any institution which such individual subsequently attends shall deny for the remainder of the two-year period any further payments to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c).

(b) If an institution of higher education determines, after affording notice and opportunity for hearing to an individual attending, or employed by, such institution, that such individual has willfully refused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution after the date of enactment of this Act, and that such refusal was of a serious nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administration of such institution, then such institution shall deny, for a period of two years, any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c).

(c) The programs referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are as follows: (1) The programs authorized by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950; and

(2) The programs authorized under title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 relating to establishing the Science Information Service.

(d) (1) Nothing in this Act, or any Act amended by this Act, shall be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from refusing to award, continue, or extend any financial assistance under any such Act to any individual because of any misconduct which in its judgment bears adversely on his fitness for such assistance.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or prejudicing the rights and prerogatives of any institution of higher educa

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