TITLE VI-INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS PART A-EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (AMENDMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965) Sec. 601. Extension of program. Sec. 602. Elimination of subject limitation; extension of assistance to graduate instruction, PART B-EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III OF NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT) Sec. 621. Extension of program. Sec. 622. Elimination of subject limitations; and merger with section 12 of National Foundation on Arts and Humanities Act. Sec. 623. Provision for within-State equalization in State-imposed requirements for financial participation of project applicants. Sec. 624. Payment of State administrative expenses out of project funds in lieu of separate funding. Sec. 625. Private schools: Authorizing less than maximum set-aside for loans; repealing loan allotment formula; and authorizing loans to American-sponsored schools serving American children abroad. TITLE VII-GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, AND TESTING (AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE V OF NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958) Sec. 701. Extension of program. TITLE VIII-LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI OF NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958) Sec. 801. Extension of program. TITLE IX-AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VIII (GENERAL PROVISIONS) OF HIGHER EDUCATION Sec. 901. Establishment of Advisory Council on Graduate Education; abolition of Higher TITLE X-AMENDMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1963 Sec. 1001. Adjustment of interest rate on loans. Sec. 1002. Extending authorization for higher education facilities construction assistance in major disaster areas. TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 (COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CONTINUING PROGRAMS) EXTENSION OF GRANT PROGRAM EDUCATION SEC. 101. Section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended (1) by striking out "and" before "$50,000,000", (2) by inserting after "succeeding fiscal year" the following: ", and such sums as may be necessary for the next five fiscal years", and (3) by striking out the last sentence of such section. EXTENSION OF 75 PER CENTUM FEDERAL SHARE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 1969 SEC. 102. (a) Section 106(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "75 per centum of such costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and 50 per centum of such costs for each of the three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, and 50 per centum of such costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be effective with respect to grants awarded after the enactment of this Act. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPERIMENTAL OR PILOT PROJECTS SEC. 103. (a) Sections 107, 108, 109, 110, and 111 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and references thereto, are redesignated as sections 108, 109, 110, 111, and 112, respectively, and there is inserted after 106 a new section as follows: "EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS "SEC. 107. From the sums reserved therefor pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 103 for any fiscal year, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education to pay all or part of the cost of experimental or pilot projects in the fields of community service or continuing education, with emphasis on innovative approaches and on the promotion of comprehensiveness and coordination in these fields. The Commissioner may also, from such sums, make grants to other public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, or contracts with public or private organizations, including grants to or contracts with professional or scholarly associations, when such grants or contracts will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section." (b) (1) Subsection (a) of section 103 of such Act is amended by inserting "(1)” immediately after "(a)", and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 101 shall be reserved by the Commissioner for grants and contracts pursuant to section 107." (2) Subsection (a) of section 103 of such Act is further amended by inserting after "each fiscal year," the following: "reduced by the sums reserved pursuant to paragraph (2)," and by inserting after "remainder of such sums" the following: "(as reduced by the sums reserved pursuant to paragraph (2))". 46 (3) The heading of such section 103 is amended by adding at the end thereof -SET-ASIDE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS". (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective with respect to appropriations pursuant to section 101 of such Act for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1967, except so much of any such appropriation as has been allotted prior to the enactment of this Act. TITLE II-AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 (COLLEGE LIBRARIES, ETC.) PART A-COLLEGE LIBRARY RESOURCES EXTENSION OF PROGRAM SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out "$50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "$50,000,000 each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1966, 1967, and 1968, respectively, and such sums as may be necessary for the next five fiscal years". (b) Such section 201 is further amended by striking out the last sentence of such section. REVISION OF MAINTENANCE-OF-EFFORT REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE GRANTS SEC. 202. (a) Clause (2) of section 204 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after “June 30, 1965", the following: ", or during the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is requested, whichever is less". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to applications for grants payable on or after the effective date of the enactment of this Act. PART B-LIBRARY TRAINING AND RESEARCH, AND LIBRARY SCHOOL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXTENSION OF PROGRAM SEC. 221. Section 221 of such Act is amended by striking out the second sentence thereof and by inserting "and such sums as may be necessary for each of the next five years," after "$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years,”. AUTHORIZING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR LIBRARY SCHOOLS SEC. 222. (a) (1) Subsection (a) of section 224 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended (1) by inserting "(1)" after "organizations,"; (2) by insert ing after "such activities;" the following: "and, (2) for the planning or development of programs for the opening of library or information science schools, or of programs intended to lead to the accreditation of such existing schools;" and (3) by striking out "no such grant" and by inserting in lieu thereof "no grant under this section". (2) The heading of such section is amended by adding ", AND GRANTS FOR LIBRARY SCHOOL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT" at the end thereof. (b) The amendments made by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall be effective with respect to grants payable from appropriations for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1967. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY OF INSTITUTIONS TO USE TRAINING INSTITUTES SEC. 223. Subsection (a) of section 223 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "the cost of courses of training or study" the following: "(including short-term or regular session institutes)". PART C-STRENGTHENING COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES THROUGH LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXTENSION OF PROGRAM SEC. 231. (a) Section 231 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out "and" before "$7,770,000", and by inserting after "June 30, 1968," the following: "and such sums as may be necessary for the next two fiscal years,”. (b) Such section is further amended by striking out the last sentence. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE COPIES; INCREASING AUTHORITY TO PREPARE CATALOG AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; AUTHORIZING LIBRARIAN TO ACT AS ACQUISITIONS AGENT SEC. 232. Section 231 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 231 of this Act, is further amended: (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting "copies of" before "all"; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out "providing catalog information for these materials promptly after receipt, and distributing bibliographic information by" and inserting in lieu thereof "providing catalog information promptly and distributing this and other bibliographic information about library materials by"; and (3) by adding after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) enabling the Librarian of Congress to pay administrative costs of cooperative arrangements for acquiring library materials published outside of the United States, its territories, and its possessions, and not readily obtainable outside of the country of origin, for institutions of higher education or combinations thereof for library purposes, or for other public or private nonprofit research libraries." TITLE III-STRENGTHENING DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS EXTENSION OF PROGRAM SEC. 301. Paragraph (1) of section 301 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out "and the sum of $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "the sum of $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and such sums as may be necessary for the next five fiscal years". TITLE IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE PART A-AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM EXTENSION OF PROGRAM SEC. 401. (a) The first sentence of subsection (b) of section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "two succeeding fiscal years," the following: "and such sums as may be necessary for the next five fiscal years,". (b) (1) Such subsection (b) is further amended by striking out the second sentence thereof. (2) Sections 405(b), 406(b), and 407(b)(2) of such Act are each amended by striking out "third sentence" and inserting in lieu thereof "second sentence". COUNTING WORK-STUDY ASSISTANCE TO STUDENT IN COMPUTING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT SEC. 402. (a) Section 402 (1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out ", but excluding assistance from work-study programs”. (b) The amendments to such Act made by the preceding subsection shall be effective with respect to educational opportunity grants awarded by an institution on or after September 1, 1967, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever date is later. AUTHORIZING GRANTS (AS WELL AS CONTRACTS) FOR TALENT SEARCH SEC. 403. Section 408 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out", to enter into contracts, not to exceed $100,000 per year, with State and local educational agencies and other public or nonprofit organizations and institutions" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "to make grants to State or local educational agencies or other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, or organizations, or make contracts with public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations, not to exceed (in the case of any contract or grant) $100,000 per year,". PART B-AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS ON STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZING DEFERMENT OF REPAYMENT OF STATE OR PRIVATELY INSURED LOAN DURING ATTENDNCE OF STUDENT BORROWER AT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, OR DURING MILITARY, PEACE CORPS, OR VISTA SERVICE; REQUIRING DEFERRAL OF SUCH REPAYMENT OF FEDERALLY INSURED LOAN UNDER NATIONAL VOCATIONAL STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE ACT DURING VISTA SERVICE; AND AUTHORIZING FEDERAL PAYMENT OF ALL INTEREST ACCRUING DURING ANY SUCH ATTENDANCE OR SERVICE SEC. 421. (a) (1) Section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and section 9 of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 are amended by adding at the end of each such section the following new subsection: "(c) The Commissioner shall encourage the inclusion, in any State student loan program or any State or nonprofit private student loan insurance program meeting the requirements of subsection (a) (1) (B) or (C), of provisions authorizing or requiring that in the case of student loans covered by such program periodic installments of principal need not be paid, but interest shall accrue and be paid, during any period (i) during which the borrower is pursuing a full-time course of study at an institution of higher education (or at a comparable institution outside the States approved for this purpose by the Commissioner), (ii) not in excess of three years during which the borrower is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, (iii) not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in sevice as a volunteer under the Peace Corps Act, or (iv) not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in service as a volunteer under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. In the case of any such State or nonprofit private program containing such a provision any such period shall be excluded in determining the period specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), or the maximum period for repayment specified in subparagraph (D), of subsection (b) (1) of this section." (2) (A) Subparagraph (C)(ii) of paragraph (1) of section 428 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and subparagraph (C)(ii) of paragraph (1) of section 9(b) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 are each amended by inserting after "(ii)" the following: "except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,". (B) Subparagraph (D) of each such paragraph is amended by inserting after "subject to subparagraph (C)" the following: "of this paragraph and except as provided by subsection (c) of this section". (b) Subparagraph (C) of section 8(a) (2) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 is amended (1) by striking out "or" before "(iii)", and (2) by inserting after "Peace Corps Act," the following: "or (iv) not in excess of three years during which the borrower is in service as a volunteer under title VIII of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,". (c) The first sentence of paragraph (2) of section 428(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the first sentence of paragraph (2) of section 9(a) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965, are each amended by inserting after "repayment period of the loan," the following: "or which accrues during a period in which principial need not be paid (whether or not such principal is in fact paid) by reason of a provision described in subsection (c) of this section or in subsection (a) (2) (C) of the preceding section,". (d) Deferment of repayment of principal, as provided in the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section, may be authorized (but not required) with respect to loans meeting the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 428 (a) (1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or of subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 9(a) (1) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965, which are outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act, but only with respect to periods of attendance or service occurring on or after such date, or after June 30, 1967, whichever is later. The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be effective with respect to loans made by the Commissioner and, with the consent of the lender, loans insured by the Commissioner, which are outstanding on such date of enactment, but only with respect to periods of attendance or service occurring on or after such date or after June 30, 1967, whichever is later. The amendments made by subsection (c) shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act or on July 1, 1967, whichever is later. COORDINATION BETWEEN NON-FEDERAL AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF INDIVIDUAL LOANS INSURED AND MINIMUM AMOUNTS OF REPAYMENT INSTALLMENTS ON SUCH LOANS Annual Maximum of $1,500, Aggregate Maximum of $7,500 for Higher Education SEC. 422. (a) (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 428(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting the following before the semicolon at the end of such subparagraph: ", which limit shall not be deemed exceeded by line of credit under which actual payments by the lender to the borrower will not be made in any such year in excess of such annual limit; and provides that the aggregate insured unpaid principal amount of all such insured loans made to any student shall not at any time exceed $7,500 ;". (2) Paragraph (1) of section 425 (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended (1) by striking out "in the case of a graduate or professional student (as defined in regulations of the Commissioner), or $1,000 in the case of any other student" in the first sentence, and (2) by striking out "in the case of any graduate or professional student (as defined in regulations of the Commissioner, and including any such insured loans made to such person before he became a graduate or professional student), or $5,000 in the case of any other student" in the second sentence. Annual Maximum of $1,500, Aggregate Maximum of $3,000, for Vocational Education (b) (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 9(b)(1) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "(A) provides that the program will insure loans made to any individual student in any academic year or its equivalent (as determined under regulations of the Commissioner) of up to but not in excess of $1,500, which limit shall not be deemed exceeded by a line of credit under which actual payments by the lender to the borrower will not be made in any such year in excess of such annual limit; and provides that the aggregate insured unpaid principal amount of all insured loans under the program made to any student shall not at any time exceed $3,000;". (2) Subsection (a) of section 6 of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 is amended (1) by striking out "$1,000" in the first sentence and inserting "$1,500" in lieu thereof, and (2) by striking out "$2,000" in the second sentence and inserting "$3,000" in lieu thereof. Minimum Annual Repayments for Higher and Vocation Education (c) Paragraph (1) of section 428(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and paragraph (1) of section 9(b) of the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 are each amended (1) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon in lieu thereof, and (2) by adidng at the end of subparagraph (J) the following: |