OFFICE OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1971 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 16916 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF JUNE 30, 1971, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 43-952 O Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1970 SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia NORRIS COTTON, New Hampshire HIRAM L. FONG, Hawaii J. CALEB BOGGS, Delaware MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota, ex officio PROFESSIONAL STAFF HERMAN E. DOWNEY HARLEY M. DIRKS WM. J. KENNEDY (II) The subcommittee met at 11 a.m., in room 1114, New Senate Office Building, Hon. Warren G. Magnuson (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Magnuson, Cotton, and Boggs. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION NONDEPARTMENTAL WITNESSES SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEDURE Senator MAGNUSON. The subcommittee will come to order. The chairman first of all will apologize for being late. I had a difficult problem to take care of this morning and I just got in on an airplane, the "Red Eye Special," we call it, from home, which is literally true. This is the first hearing on the Office of Education appropriation bill for 1971 in the second session of the 91st Congress. The subcommittee will consider administration budget requests, the action taken by the House in passing H.R. 16916, and the opinions of those persons who are deeply interested in the very best educational system possible within the available resources. This committee is aware of the budget estimates and the House action. In the hearings today and tomorrow, we will be interested in hearing from the nongovernment sector of this country and will pay careful attention to the testimony as to where the disagreements and agreements may be in properly placing Federal funds in various educational programs. After this set of hearings, we will turn to the Office of Education witnesses and to Secretary Finch for their budget presentation and appeal on the action of the House. I am hopeful that the testimony presented today and tomorrow will reveal some of the shortcomings of this budget and the bill in its present form and provide the committee with information to which we will ask the Department to respond. This is the principal reason for hearing public witnesses ahead of departmental witnesses this year. |