(P.L. 89-10)

House Report 143 (Committee on Education and Labor).

Senate Report 146 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).
Congressional Record, volume 111 (1965):

March 24-25: Considered in House.
March 26: Considered and passed House.

April 6-8: Considered in Senate.

April 9: Considered and passed Senate.

(P.L. 89-750)

House Reports: No. 1814, 1814 pt. II (Committee on Education and Labor) and No. 2309 (Committee of conference).

Senate Report No. 1674 accompanying S. 3046 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).

Congressional Record, volume 112 (1966) :

October 5: Considered in House.

October 6: Considered and passed House.

October 5, 6: S. 3046 considered and passed Senate.

October 7: Considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 3046.
October 19: Senate agreed to conference report.

October 20: House agreed to conference report.

National Defense Education Act of 1958

(P.L. 85-864)

An ACT To strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs; and for other purposes

Title VII-Research and Experimentation in More Effective Utilization of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, and Related Media for Educational Purposes

PART A-RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION

FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER

SEC. 701. In carrying out the provisions of this part the Commissioner, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media (established by section 761), shall (through grants or contracts) conduct, assist, and foster research and experimentation in the development and evaluation of projects involving television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication which may prove of value to State or local educational agencies in the operation of their public elementary or secondary schools, and to institutions of higher education, including the development of new and more effective techniques and methods

(1) for utilizing and adapting motion pictures, video tapes and other audiovisual aids, film strips, slides and other visual aids, recordings (including magnetic tapes) and other auditory aids, printed and published materials, and radio or television program scripts for such purposes;

(2) for training teachers to utilize such media with maximum effectiveness; and

(3) for presenting academic subject matter through such media. (20 U.S.C. 541) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 701, 72 Stat. 1595; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27(a), 77 Stat. 419.

GRANTS-IN-AID; CONTRACTS

SEC. 702. In carrying out the provisions of section 701, the Commissioner

(1) may make grants-in-aid, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, to public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701;

(2) may enter into contracts, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701; and

(3) shall promote the coordination of programs conducted or financed by him under this title with similar programs conducted by other agencies, institutions, foundations, organizations, or individuals.

(20 U.S.C. 542) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 702, 72 Stat. 1595.

PART B-DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA

FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER

SEC. 731. In order to disseminate information concerning new educational media (including the results of research and experimentation conducted under part A of this title) to State or local educational agencies, for use in their public elementary or secondary schools, and to institutions of higher education, the Commissioner—

(1) shall make studies and surveys to determine the need for increased or improved utilization of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication by State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education for educational purposes;

(2) shall prepare and publish catalogs, reviews, bibliographies, abstracts, analysis of research and experimentation, and such other materials as are generally useful in the encouragement and more effective use of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes;

(3) many, upon request, provide advice, counsel, technical assistance, and demonstrations to State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education undertaking to utilize such media of communication to increase the quality or depth or broaden the scope of their educational programs;

(4) shall prepare and publish an annual report setting forth (A) projects carried out under this title and the cost of each such project, and (B) developments in the utilization and adaptation of media of communication for educational purposes; and

(5) may enter into contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, or individuals to carry out the provisions of this part.

(20 U.S.C. 551) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VIII, sec. 731, 72 Stat. 1595; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27(b), 77 Stat. 419.

PART C-GENERAL PROVISIONS

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SEC. 761. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Education an Advisory Committee on New Educational Media (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Advisory Committee"). The Advisory Committee shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be chairman, a representative of the National Science Foundation and twelve persons appointed, without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary. Three of such appointed members shall be individuals identified with the sciences, liberal arts, or modern foreign languages in institutions of higher education; three shall be individuals actually engaged in teaching or in the supervision of teaching in elementary or secondary schools; three shall be individuals of demonstrated ability in the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes; and three shall be individuals representative of the lay public who have demonstrated an interest in the problems of communication media.

(b) The Advisory Committee shall—

(1) advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Commissioner on matters relating to the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, or related media of communication for educational purposes, and on matters of basic policy arising in the administration of this title;

(2) review all applications for grants-in-aid under part A of this title for projects of research or experimentation and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such projects which it believes are appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this title; and

(3) review all proposals by the Commissioner to enter into contracts under this title and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such contracts which it believes are appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title.

(c) The Commissioner may utilize the services of any member or members of the Advisory Committee in connection with matters relating to the provisions of this title, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine.

(d) Members of the Advisory Committee shall, while serving on business of the Advisory Committee or at the request of the Commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, not to exceed $50 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel in lieu of subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.

(20 U.S.C. 561) Enacted Sept.2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 761, 72 Stat. 1596; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27 (c), 77 Stat. 419.

SPECIAL PERSONNEL

SEC. 762. The Commissioner may secure from time to time and for such periods as he deems advisable, without regard to the civil-service laws, the assistance and advice of persons in the United States and from abroad who are experts in the utilization and adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, and other related media of communication for educational purposes.

(20 U.S.C. 562) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 762, 72 Stat. 1597.

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

SEC. 763. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and the sum of $5,000,000 for each of the nine succeeding fiscal years for carrying out the provisions of this title.

(20 U.S.C. 563) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 763, 72 Stat. 1597; amended Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title II, sec. 206, 75 Stat. 760 amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27 (d), 77 Stat. 419; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title VII, sec. 701, 78 Stat. 1107.

PART V-EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING

PROGRAMS

National Defense Education Act of 1958

(P.L. 85-864)

TITLES V-B AND XI

NOTE.-Other provisions of the National Defense Education Act are printed on pages 185 and 215. The complete text of the Act appears in Appendix I on page

Title V-Guidance, Counseling, and Testing; Identification and Encouragement of Able Students

SEC. 511. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $6,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, $7,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for each of the eight succeeding fiscal years, to enable the Commissioner to arrange, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation by them of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study, including study in the use of new materials, to improve the qualifications of individuals who are engaged, or are teachers preparing to engage, in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or in secondary schools or in institutions of higher education, including junior colleges and technical institutes as defined in section 505.

(b) Each individual who attends an institute operated under the provisions of this part shall be eligible (after application therefor) to receive stipend at the rate of $75 per week for the period of his attendance at such institute, and each such individual with one or more dependents shall receive an additional stipend at the rate of $15 per week for each such dependent.

(20 U.S.C. 491) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title V, sec. 511, 72 Stat. 1593; amended Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title II, sec. 204 (d), 75 Stat. 760; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 25 (e), 77 Stat. 418; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title V, sec. 505, 78 Stat. 1106.