84 STAT. 189 TECHNICAL AMENDMENT SEC. 702. Section 103 (a) (2) (D) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by striking out "5 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "15 per centum". CLARIFYING AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS SEC. 703. Section 104 (b) (1) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by inserting after "State board are elected" the following: "(including election by the State legislature)". EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES SEC. 704. (a) Section 152(a)(1) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by striking out "$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1972". (b) Section 153 (d) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "1970, and on July 1, 1971". PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE OF NUTRITION SEC. 705. Section 161 (b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by adding after "consumer education programs," the following: "including promotion of nutritional knowledge and food use and the understanding of the economic aspects of food use and purchase,”. EXTENSION OF WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS SEC. 706. (a) Section 181 (a) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by inserting after "1970" a comma and the following: "$45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972,". (b) Section 183 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "any succeeding fiscal year". EXTENSION OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SEC. 707. Section 191 (b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by striking out "the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1972". EXTENSION OF PART F OF THE EDUCATION PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT ACT SEC. 708. Section 555 of the Education Professions Development Act (title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965) is amended by striking out "and" where it appears after "1969," and by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "the sum of $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the sum of $45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972". TECHNICAL AMENDMENT SEC. 709. Section 104 of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 is amended by striking out "this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Vocational Education Act of 1963". 82 Stat. 1065. 20 USC 1243. 20 USC 1244. 20 USC 1322. 20 USC 1323. 20 USC 1341. 20 USC 1371. 20 USC 1373. 20 USC 1391. 82 Stat. 1094. 20 USC 1119c 4. 82 Stat. 1091. 84 STAT. 190 82 Stat.1018. 20 USC 1068. 81 Stat. 82. 20 USC 1091a. 81 Stat. 86. 20 USC 1103. 79 Stat. 1255. 20 USC 1101. 81 Stat. 85; 82 Stat. 1039. 20 USC 1101. 81 Stat. 85. 20 USC 1103. TITLE VIII-MISCELLANEOUS WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT IN THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM SEC. 801. Section 408 (c) (1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the third sentence thereof the following: "The Commissioner may, however, approve assistance in excess of such percentage if he determines, in accordance with regulations establishing objective criteria, that such action is required in furtherance of the purposes of this section. Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, or services." EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL UNDER EDUCATION SEC. 802. Section 502(f) of the Education Professions Development Act (title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965) is amended by striking out "two" and inserting in lieu thereof "three". TEACHER CORPS ASSISTANCE FOR INDIAN CHILDREN SEC. 803. The first sentence of section 513(c) (2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "Not to exceed 3 per centum of the number of members of the Teacher Corps who are available shall be allocated to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and not to exceed 5 per centum of such members shall be allocated to the elementary and secondary schools operated for Indian children by the Department of Interior, according to their respective needs." STUDENT TEACHER CORPS SEC. 804. (a) It is the purpose of this section to encourage high school and college students, parents, and other community residents to volunteer for service on a part-time or full-time basis as tutors or instructional assistants for children in disadvantaged areas and to provide support by the Teacher Corps of volunteer programs to be carried out by State and local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. (b) (1) Section 511(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (1), by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and", and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) attracting volunteers to serve as part-time tutors or fulltime instructional assistants in programs carried out by local educational agencies and institutions of higher education serving such areas." (2) Section 511(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "$56,000,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1971" and inserting in lieu thereof "$80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971". (c) Paragraph (1) of section 513(a) of such Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof a comma and the following: "and, for such periods as the Commissioner may prescribe by regulation, persons who volunteer to serve as part-time tutors or full-time instructional assistants". (d) Section 513 (a) of such Act is further amended by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: "(5) enter into contracts or other arrangements with local educational agencies or institutions of higher education, upon approval by the appropriate State educational agency, under which provisions (including payment of the cost of such arrangements) will be made (A) to carry out programs serving disadvantaged areas in which volunteers (including high school and college students) serve as part-time tutors or full-time instructional assistants in teams with other Teacher Corps members, under the guidance of experienced teachers, but not in excess of 90 per centum of the cost of compensation for such tutors and instructional assistants may be paid from Federal funds, and (B) to provide appropriate training to prepare tutors and instructional assistants for service in such programs;". (e) Section 514 (a) of such Act is amended (1) by inserting after "paragraph (3) of section 513 (a)" a comma and the following: "or an arrangement with a local educational agency or institution of higher education pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 513 (a),"; (2) by striking out in paragraph (2) "is equal to" and inserting in lieu thereof "does not exceed", and by striking out "$75 per week" in such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "$90 per week"; and (3) by deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (1), by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word “and”, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: "(3) tutors and instructional assistants shall be compensated at such rates as the Commissioner may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported work-study programs." TEACHER CORPS CORRECTIONS EDUCATION PROJECTS 84 STAT. 191 81 Stat. 85. 20 USC 1103. Contract authority. 79 Stat. 1257; 81 Stat. 86. 20 USC 1104. Supra. SEC. 805. (a) Section 511 (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended by section 804(b) of this Act) is further amended by Ante, p. 190. deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (2), by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and", and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: "(4) attracting and training educational personnel to provide relevant remedial, basic, and secondary educational training, including literacy and communications skills, for juvenile delinquents, youth offenders, and adult criminal offenders." (b) Section 513 (a) of such Act is further amended by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) (as redesignated by section 804 (d) Supra. of this Act), and all references thereto, as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: "(6) enter into arrangements, through grants or contracts, with State and local educational agencies, and with institutions of higher education, and such other agencies or institutions approved by the Commissioner according to criteria which shall be established by him to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, under which provisions (including payment of the cost of such arrangements) will be made to furnish to such agencies members of the Teacher Corps to carry out projects designed to meet the 84 STAT. 192 Compensation. 79 Stat. 1257. 20 USC 1104. Ante, p. 191. 79 Stat. 1258. 20 USC 1111. 79 Stat. 1269; special educational needs of juvenile delinquents, youth offenders, and adult criminal offenders, and persons who have been determined by a State or local educational agency, court of law, law enforcement agency, or any other State or local public agency to be predelinquent juveniles, but not in excess of 90 per centum of the cost of compensation for Teacher Corps members serving in such projects may be paid from Federal funds;". (c) Section 514(a) of such Act is further amended by inserting before "shall provide" the following: "or an arrangement with any agency pursuant to paragraph (6) of Section 513(a),". PROVISIONS RELATED TO GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN SEC. 806. (a) Section 521 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to fellowships for teachers) is amended by inserting in the last sentence thereof after the words "handicapped children" a comma and the following: "and for gifted and talented children". (b) Section 1201 of such Act (relating to definitions) is amended 82 Stat. 1042. by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 20 USC 1141. Report to 78 Stat. 1103. 20 USC 443. 72 Stat. 1589. 82 Stat. 1052. 20 USC 441. Repeal. 79 Stat. 854. 20 USC 961. "(k) The term 'gifted and talented children' means, in accordance with objective criteria prescribed by the Commissioner, children who have outstanding intellectual ability or creative talent." (c) (1) The Commissioner of Education shall: (A) determine the extent to which special educational assistance programs are necessary or useful to meet the needs of gifted and talented children, (B) show which existing Federal educational assistance programs are being used to meet the needs of gifted and talented children, (C) evaluate how existing Federal educational assistance programs can be more effectively used to meet these needs, and (D) recommend which new programs, if any, are needed to meet these needs. (2) The Commissioner shall report his findings, together with his recommendations, to the Congress not later than one year after the enactment of this Act. CONSOLIDATION OF TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT SEC. 807. (a) (1) Section 303 (a) of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended by striking out "science, mathematics, history, civics, geography, economics, industrial arts, modern foreign language, English, or reading" and inserting in lieu thereof "academic subjects". (2) Section 303 (a) (5) of such Act is amended by striking out "the fields of science, mathematics, history, civics, geography, economics, industrial arts, modern foreign languages, English, and reading" and inserting in lieu thereof "academic subjects". (3) The first sentence of section 301 of such Act is amended by striking out "$120,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$120,500,000" and by striking out "$130,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$130,500,000". (b) Section 12 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 is hereby repealed. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SEC. 808. Section 2 of the Cooperative Research Act of 1954 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(e) (1) The Commissioner shall establish in the Office of Education an Advisory Council on Research and Development, consisting of fifteen members appointed, without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Commissioner shall appoint one such member as Chairman. Such members shall include persons recognized as authorities in the field of educational research and development or in related fields. "(2) The Advisory Council shall advise the Commissioner with respect to matters of general policy arising in the administration of this Act." RESEARCH ON PROBLEMS OF FINANCING ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SEC. 809. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) insufficient national concern has been focused upon the escalating operating expenses and construction costs faced by school districts, including serious inequities within and among States in financial support of elementary and secondary education; (2) taxpayer resistance to the existing tax structure is growing and school bond issues and budget requests are being rejected; (3) school districts are facing serious fiscal crises as they approach or exceed statutory limits on taxing and bonding authority; and (4) there is a need for additional knowledge to solve these problems. (b) It is the purpose of this section (1) to provide for research and reports on such problems under the Cooperative Research Act; and 84 STAT. 193 68 Stat. 533; 79 Stat. 44. 20 USC 332. 20 USC 331 (2) to provide for a National Commission on School Finance note. to study such problems and report to the Commissioner and the Congress within two years. (c) Section 2(a) of the Cooperative Research Act is amended by 20 USC 331a. inserting at the end thereof the following: "(3) The Commissioner shall, pursuant to his authority under this Act, provide for research regarding the problems of financing elementary and secondary education. Such research shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations concerning "(A) an appropriate division of responsibility among local, State, and the Federal Government in financing elementary and secondary education; "(B) an appropriate balance of categorical aid, general aid, and school construction aid in the total Federal responsibility for financing elementary and secondary education; "(C) new approaches to relieve the fiscal crisis now facing the schools; "(D) the use of Federal revenue sharing for supporting elementary and secondary education; and "(E) methods to minimize variations within and among States in per pupil expenditures for elementary and secondary education. The Commissioner shall make a preliminary report to the Congress Report to not later than one hundred and twenty days after the date of enact- Congress. ment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1969 identifying all existing federally financed research in this area (whether authorized under this or any other Act) and the current status of such research. Thereafter, the Commissioner shall report the |