Regulation for Supra. Limitation of amount. Eligibility provisions. (b) Section 104 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: (g) (1) For the purpose of performing functions authorized by section 102(b) (10) of this Act, the President is authorized to establish the exchange rates at which all foreign currencies may be acquired through operations under such section, and shall issue regulations binding upon all embassies with respect to the exchange rates to be applicable in each of the respective countries where currency exchanges are authorized under such section. "(2) In performing the functions authorized under section 102 (b) (10) of this Act, the President shall make suitable arrangements for protecting the interests of the United States Government in connection with the ownership, use, and disposition of all foreign currencies acquired pursuant to exchanges made under such section. (3) The total amount of United States dollars acquired by any individual through currency exchanges under the authority of section 102(b) (10) of this Act shall in no event exceed $3,000 during any academic year. "(4) An individual shall be eligible to exchange foreign currency for United States dollars at United States embassies under section 102(b)(10) of this Act only if he gives satisfactory assurances that (A) he will devote essentially full time to his proposed educational activity in the United States and will maintain good standing in relation to such program; (B) he will return to the country of his citizenship or nationality prior to coming to the United States and will render such public service as is determined acceptable for a period of time determined reasonable and necessary by the government of such country; and (C) he will not apply for an immigrant visa or for permanent residence or for a nonimmigrant visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act after having received any benefits under 8 USC 1101 note. such section for a period of time equal to the period of study, research, instruction, or other educational activity he performed pursuant to such section. 66 Stat. 163. 80 STAT. 1071 80 STAT. 1072 Appropriation. 22 USC 2455. 20 USC 1085. (5) As used in section 102(b) (10) of this Act, the term 'excess foreign currencies' means foreign currencies, which if acquired by the United States (A) would be in excess of the normal requirements of departments, agencies, and embassies of the United States for such currencies, as determined by the President, and (B) would be available for the use of the United States Government under applicable agreements with the foreign country concerned." (c) Section 105 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of making currency exchanges under section 102(b) (10) of this Act, not to exceed $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and not to exceed $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969.". EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF THE LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAM UNDER TITLE SEC. 204. The second sentence of section 435 (a) of the Higher Edu79 Stat. 1247. cation Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "Such term" the following: "includes any institution outside the States which is comparable to an institution described in the preceding sentence and which has been approved by the Commissioner for the purposes of this title, and". 54-998 O 71-41 TITLE III-STUDY BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, AUTHORIZATION FOR A STUDY ON WAYS TO REDUCE THE DRAIN FROM SEC. 301. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall conduct a study and investigation to determine (1) the total number of individuals who enter the United States from developing countries annually to further their education, and who remain in the United States; (2) the reasons for their failure to return to their home countries; and (3) means of encouraging the return of such individuals to the countries of their last residence or nationality, so they may put their education and training to work in the service of their homelands. (b) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall report Report to Presito the President and to the Congress as soon as practicable on his find- dent and Conings and conclusions together with such recommendations for any gress. legislation he deems desirable to encourage the return of such indí viduals to such countries. (c) It is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $50,000 Appropriation. for the purpose of carrying out this study. TITLE IV-AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZATION SEC. 401. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of April 29, 1876 (19 Stat. 41; 40 U.S.C. 214), and the provisions of the Act of July 31, 1946 (60 Stat. 718; 40 U.S.C. 193a-1931), the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to permit the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to operate for recreational purposes only, and without any improvement to said land, that part of the United 80 STAT. 1072 States Capitol Grounds known as Square 732 in the District of Co- 80 STAT. 1073 lumbia, bounded by Independence Avenue, S.E., Second Street, S.E., C Street, S.E., and First Street, S.E., and intersected by Carroll Street, for such period of time as said land is not required for building LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1539 (Comm. on Education & Labor). June 6: Considered and passed House. Oct. 13: Considered and passed Senate, amended. Oot. 21: House concurred in Senate amendment with an amend- 89th Congress, H. R. 13161 An Act To strengthen and improve programs of assistance for elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. 80 STAT. 1191 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Elementary and be cited as the "Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments Secondary Edu of 1966". TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND PART A-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR THE REVISION OF AUTHORIZATION cation Amendments of 1966. SEC. 101. Section 202 of the Act of September 30, 1950, Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 79 Stat. 27. "DURATION OF ASSISTANCE "SEC. 202. The Commissioner shall, in accordance with the provisions of this title, make payments to State educational agencies for the period beginning July 1, 1965, and ending June 30, 1968." GRANTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN INDIAN CHILDREN 20 USC 24lb. SEC. 102. Section 203 (a) (1) of such Act of September 30, 1950, is 20 USC 241c. amended to read as follows: "SEC. 203. (a) (1) (A) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for the purposes of this paragraph an amount equal to not more than 3 per centum of the amount appropriated for such year for payments to States under section 207(a) (other than 20 USC 241g. payments under such section to jurisdictions excluded from the term State' by this subsection). The Commissioner shall allot the amount appropriated pursuant to this paragraph among Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands according to their respective need for such grants. In addition he shall allot from such amount to the Secretary of the Interior the amount necessary to make payments pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, the amount necessary to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children on reservations serviced by elementary and secondary schools operated for Indian children by the Department of the Interior. The maximum grant which a local educational agency in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be eligible to receive and the terms upon which payment shall be made to the Department of the Interior shall be determined pursuant to such criteria as the Commissioner determines will best carry out the purposes of this title. "(B) The terms on which payment shall be made to the Department of the Interior shall include provision for payments by the Secretary of the Interior to local educational agencies with respect to out-of-State Indian children in the elementary or secondary schools of such agencies under special contracts with that Department. The amount of any such payment may not exceed, for each such child, 80 STAT. 1192 79 Stat. 28, 1161. 20 USC 241c. Post, p. 1198. 20 USC 24le. 79 Stat. 977. 42 USC 2861. Post, p. 1196. 20 USC 24lf. one-half the average per pupil expenditure in the State in which the agency is located." PAYMENTS ΤΟ STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR ASSISTANCE IN SEC. 103. (a) Section 203 (a) of such Act of September 30, 1950, is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: "(6) A State educational agency which has submitted and had approved an application under section 205 (c) for any fiscal year shall be entitled to receive a grant for that year under this title for establishing or improving programs for migratory children of migratory agricultural workers. The maximum total of grants which shall be available for use in any State for any fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the Federal percentage of the average per pupil expenditure in the United States multiplied by (A) the estimated number of such migratory children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, who reside in the State full time, and (B) the full-time equivalent of the estimated number of such migratory children aged five to seventeen, inclusive, who reside in the State part time, as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations. For purposes of this paragraph, the 'average per pupil expenditure' in the United States shall be the aggregate current expenditures, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the computation is made, of all local educational agencies (as defined in section 303(6) (A)) in the United States (including only the fifty States and the District of Columbia), plus any direct current expenditures by States for operation of local educational agencies (without regard to the sources of funds from which either of such expenditures are made), divided by the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to whom such agencies provided free public education during such preceding year." (b) Section 205 of such Act is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(c) (1) A State educational agency or a combination of such agencies may apply for a grant for any fiscal year under this title to establish or improve, either directly or through local educational agencies, programs of education for migratory children of migratory agricultural workers. The Commissioner may approve such an application only upon his determination- "(A) that payments will be used for programs and projects. (including the acquisition of equipment and where necessary the construction of school facilities) which are designed to meet the special educational needs of migratory children of migratory agricultural workers, and to coordinate these programs and projects with similar programs and projects in other States, including the transmittal of pertinent information with respect to school records of such children; "(B) that in planning and carrying out programs and projects there has been and will be appropriate coordination with programs administered under part B of title III of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; and "(C) that such programs and projects will be administered and carried out in a manner consistent with the basic objectives of clauses (1) (B) and (2) through (8) of subsection (a), and of section 206(a). The Commissioner shall not finally disapprove an application of a notice and opportunity for a hearing to the State educational agency. (3) Section 210 of such Act is amended by striking out "section PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN 80 STAT. 1193 79 Stat. 31. 20 USC 241f. Ante, p. 1192. 20 USC 241g. 20 USC 241j. 20 USC 241k. SEC. 104. (a) The first sentence of section 203 (a) (2) of such Act of September 30, 1950, is amended by striking out all that follows "multi- 20 USC 241c. plied by" and substituting: "the number of children in the school district of such agency who are aged five to seventeen, inclusive, and are (A) in families having an annual income of less than the low income factor (established pursuant to subsection (c)), (B) in families Post, p. 1194. receiving an annual income in excess of the low-income factor (established pursuant to subsection (c)) from payments under the program of aid to families with dependent children under a State plan approved under title IV of the Social Security Act, or (C) living in institutions 49 Stat. 627. for neglected or delinquent children but not counted pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection for the purpose of a grant to a State agency, or being supported in foster homes with public funds." (b) The second sentence of such section 203 (a) (2) is amended by striking out "the number of children of such ages and families in such county or counties" and inserting in lieu thereof "the number of children of such ages in such county or counties who are described in clause (A), (B), or (C) of the previous sentence,”. (c) Subsection (b) of section 203 of such Act is amended by (1) striking out, in the part which precedes paragraph (1), all that follows after "children aged five to seventeen, inclusive," and inserting in lieu thereof "described in clauses (A), (B), and (C) of the first sentence of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) :". (2) striking out in paragraph (1) "the number of such children of such families" each time that it appears and substituting "the number of such children"; (3) striking out in paragraph (2) "the number of children of such ages of families with such income" and substituting "the number of such children"; and (4) striking out in paragraph (3) "the number of children of such ages of families of such income" and substituting "the number of such children". (d) The third sentence of subsection (d) of such section 203 is amended by inserting", and the number of children of such ages living in institutions for neglected or delinquent children, or being supported in foster homes with public funds," before "on the basis of". 42 USC 601. |