84 STAT. 85 "§ 242. Veterans assistance offices "(a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain veterans assistance offices at such places throughout the United States and its territories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as he determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, with due regard for the geographical distribution of veterans recently discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service, the special needs of educationally disadvantaged veterans (including their need for accessibility of outreach services), and the necessity of providing appropriate outreach services in less populated areas. "(b) The Administrator may implement such special telephone service as may be necessary to make the outreach services provided for under this subchapter as widely available as possible. "§ 243. Utilization of other agencies "In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Administrator may "(1) arrange with the Secretary of Labor for the State employment service to match the particular qualifications of an eligible veteran or eligible dependent with an appropriate job or job training opportunity, to include where possible, arrangements for outstationing the State employment personnel who provide such assistance at appropriate facilities of the Veterans' Administration; "(2) cooperate with and use the services of any Federal department or agency or any State or local governmental agency or recognized national or other organization; "(3) where appropriate, make referrals to any Federal department or agency or State or local governmental unit or recognized national or other organization; "(4) at his discretion, furnish available space and office facilities for the use of authorized representatives of such governmental unit or other organization providing services; and "(5) conduct studies in consultation with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to determine the most effective program design to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. "§ 244. Report to Congress "The Administrator shall include in the annual report to the 72 Stat. 1115. Congress required by section 214 of this title a report on the activities carried out under this subchapter, each report to include an appraisal of the effectiveness of the programs authorized herein and recommendations for the improvement or more effective administration of such programs." Repeal. 82 Stat. 1012. 38 USC 1781 note. (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by inserting immediately after "236. Administrative settlement of tort claims arising in foreign countries." "SUBCHAPTER IV-VETERANS OUTREACH SERVICES PROGRAM "240. Purpose; definitions. "241. Outreach services. "242. Veterans assistance offices. "243. Utilization of other agencies. SEC. 215. (a) Section 504 of the Act of October 15, 1968, entitled "An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act so as to extend and improve the provisions relating to regional medical programs, to extend the authorization of grants for health of migratory agricul 84 STAT, 86 tural workers, to provide for specialized facilities for alcoholics and narcotic addicts, and for other purposes" is hereby repealed. (b) Section 506 of the Act of October 16, 1968, entitled "An Act Repeal. to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, the National Defense 82 Stat. 1014. Education Act of 1958, the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965, the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, related Acts" is hereby repealed. TITLE III-EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 301. Title I of this Act takes effect February 1, 1970. and 20 USC 1060 note. 20 USC 1001 note, 401 note, 981 note, 701 note. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 91-360 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs) and NO. 91-918 SENATE REPORT No. 91- 487 (Comm. on Labor and Public Welfare). Vol. 115 (1969): Aug. 4, considered and passed House. Oct. 22, 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. Vol. 116 (1970): Mar. 18, Mar. 23, with an amendment. House agreed to conference report. H. Con. Res. 554 made certain corrections 91st Congress, H. R. 514 An Act To extend programs of assistance for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SEC. 2. (a) It is the policy of the United States that guidelines and criteria established pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 182 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966 dealing with conditions of segregation by race, whether de jure or de facto, in the schools of the local educational agencies of any State shall be applied uniformly in all regions of the United States whatever the origin or cause of such segregation. Elementary and secondary eduoation assistance programs, extension. 78 Stat. 252. 42 USC 2000d. 80 Stat. 1209; 81 Stat. 787. 42 USC 2000d-5. (b) Such uniformity refers to one policy applied uniformly to de Uniformity. jure segregation wherever found and such other policy as may be provided pursuant to law applied uniformly to de facto segregation wherever found. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the obligation of responsible officials to enforce or comply with such guidelines and criteria in order to eliminate discrimination in federally-assisted programs and activities as required by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (d) It is the sense of the Congress that the Department of Justice and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare should request such additional funds as may be necessary to apply the policy set forth in this section throughout the United States. TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND PART A-AMendments to TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC- EXTENSION OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SEC. 101. (a) Section 102 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out “June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". (b) The third sentence of section 103 (a) (1) (A) of such title I is amended by striking out "the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969," and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1972,". (c) Section 121 (d) of such title I is amended by striking out "each" where it appears after "$50,000,000" and by striking out "the succeeding fiscal year and inserting in lieu thereof "for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1973". STUDY OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS SEC. 102. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall make a study of the allocation of sums appropriated for the purposes of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and of the effectiveness of the various provisions of such title in making funds (885) Compliance. Additional funds. 79 Stat. 27; 81 Stat. 813. 20 USC 241b. 81 Stat. 783. 20 USC 2410. 81 Stat. 786, 787. 20 USC 241h-1. 84 STAT, 121 84 STAT. 122 79 Stat. 27; 81 Stat. 787. 20 USC 24la note. 54-998 O- 71 - 57 84 STAT. 122 79 Stat. 27; 81 Stat. 787. 20 USC 241a241m. 80 Stat. 1194; 81 Stat. 785, 787. 20 USC 241c. Report to 79 Stat. 28. 79 Stat. 28; 81 Stat. 784. 80 Stat. 1193. 79 Stat. 29. 79 Stat. 28; 81 Stat. 787. Effective date. available to State and local educational agencies in order to meet the purposes of such title I. Such study shall make special reference to the distribution of funds to local educational agencies within counties, the means by which such funds may be concentrated in school attendance areas with the highest concentrations of children from low-income families, the appropriateness of the Federal percentage and the lowincome factor provided for in subsection (c) of section 103 of such title I when considered in the light of the extra cost of providing compensatory education for educationally deprived children (includ ing the means of providing services authorized by such title to such children residing in rural areas), and the use of special incentive grants to increase State and local effort for education. (b) Not later than March 31, 1972, the Commissioner shall submit to the Congress a report on the study required by subsection (a), together with such recommendations as he may deem appropriate with respect to modification of programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Notwithstanding the first sentence of section 103 (d) of such title I, the Commissioner shall not use data for the purposes of section 103 of such title I from the 1970 census of the United States prior to July 1, 1972. DESIGNATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SEC. 103. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 103 (a) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, upon determination by the State educational agency that a local educational agency in the State is unable or unwilling to provide for the special educational needs of children, described in clause (C) of the first sentence of this para-. graph, who are living in institutions for neglected or delinquent children, the State educational agency shall, if it assumes responsibility for the special educational needs of such children, be eligible to receive the portion of the allocation to such local educational agency which is attributable to such neglected or delinquent children, but if the State educational agency does not assume such responsibility, any other State or local public agency, as determined by regulations established by the Commissioner, which does assume such responsibility shall be eligible to receive such portion of the allocation." (b) Section 103(d) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For purposes of this section, the Secretary shall consider all children who are in correctional institutions to be living in institutions for delinquent children." INCLUSION OF PUERTO RICO AND OTHER OUTLYING AREAS WITH RESPECT SEC. 104. (a) Paragraph (4) of section 103 (a) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by striking out "paragraph (5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (5) and (7)”. (b) The amendment made by this section shall be effective after June 30, 1970. AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO HANDICAPPED AND NEGLECTED OR SEC. 105. (a) Paragraph (5) of section 103 (a) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "(5) In the case of a State agency which is directly responsible for providing free public education for handicapped children (including mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, crippled, or other health impaired children who by reason thereof require special education), the maximum grant which that agency shall be eligible to receive under this part for any fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the Federal percentage of the average per pupil expenditure in the State or, if greater, in the United States, multiplied by the number of such children in average daily attendance, as determined by the Commissioner, at schools for handicapped children operated or supported by the State agency, including schools providing special education for handicapped children under contract or other arrangement with such State agency, in the most recent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available. Such State agency shall use payments under this part only 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 such children." 84 STAT. 123 79 Stat. 1161; 81 Stat. 787. 20 USC 2410. (b) Paragraph (7) of section 103 (a) of such title I is amended by 80 Stat. 1194. inserting after "supported by that State agency" the following: ", including schools providing education for such children under contract or other arrangement with such agency,". (c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective after June 30, 1970. REQUIRING GRANTS FOR MIGRATORY CHILDREN TO BE BASED ON THE NUMBER TO BE SERVED Effective date. 20 USC 241e. SEC. 106. (a) The first sentence of paragraph (6) of section 103 (a) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is, 80 Stat. 1192. effective with the first allocation of funds pursuant to such title by the Commissioner after the date of enactment of this Act, amended to read as follows: "A State educational agency which has submitted and had approved an application under section 105 (c) for any fiscal year shall 80 Stat. 1192. be entitled to receive a grant for that year under this part, based on the number of migratory children of migratory agriculture workers to be served, for establishing or improving programs for such children." (b) The second sentence thereof is amended by striking "shall be" the first time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "may be made"; and by inserting immediately before the period in such second sentence the following: ", except that if, in the case of any State, such amount exceeds the amount required under the preceding sentence and under section 105 (c) (2), the Commissioner shall allocate such excess, to the extent necessary, to other States whose maximum total of grants under this sentence would otherwise be insufficient for all such children to be served in such other States". USE OF MOST RECENT DATA UNDER TITLE I SEC. 107. (a) The third sentence of section 103 (d) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by 80 Stat. 1195; inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the fol- 81 Stat. 784. lowing: "or, to the extent that such data are not available to him before April 1 of the calendar year in which the Secretary's determina |