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SEC. 103. As used in this Act:

DEFINITIONS

(a) The term "State" means a State, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, except that (1) as used in section 205(b) (3) such term includes the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,1 and (2) as used in sections 302 and 502, such term does not include Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands.

(b) The term "institution of higher education" means an educational institution in any State which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (3) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner for this purpose or, if not so accredited, (A) is an institution with respect to which the Commissioner has determined that there is satisfactory assurance, considering the resources available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the purpose for which this determination is being made, that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time, or (B) is an institution whose credits are accepted on transfer by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited. For purpose of title II, such term includes any school of nursing as defined in subsection (1) of this section, and also includes any school which provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and which meets the provisions of clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5). If the Commissioner determines that a particular category of such schools does not meet the requirements of clause (5) because there is no nationally recognized accrediting agency or association qualified to accredit schools in such category, he shall pending the establishment of such an accrediting agency or association, appoint an advisory committee, composed of persons specially qualified to evaluate training provided by schools in such category, which shall (i) prescribe the standards of content, scope, and quality which must be met in order to qualify schools in such category to participate in the student loan program under title II, and (ii) determine whether particular schools not meeting the requirements of clause (5) meet those standards. For purposes of this subsection, the Commissioner shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. (c) The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.

(d) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

(e) The term "State educational agency" means the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is not such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.

(f) The term "school-age population" means that part of the population which is between the ages of five and seventeen, both inclusive, and such school-age population for the several States shall be determined by the Commissioner on the basis of the population between such ages for the most recent year for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce.

(g) The term "elementary school" means a school which provides elementary education, as determined under State law, or, if such school is not in any State, as determined by the Commissioner.

(h) The term "secondary school" means a school which provides secondary education, as determined under State law or, if such school is not in any State, as determined by the Commissioner, except that it does not include any education provided beyond grade 12. For the purposes of sections 301 and 304, the term "secondary school" may include a public junior college, as determined under State law, or, if such school is not in any State, as determined by the Commissioner. (i) The term "public" as applied to any school or institution includes a school or institution of any agency of the United States, except that no such school or

1 By Sec. 16(b) of P.L. 89-752, the insertion of clause (1) in Sec. 103(a) shall apply with respect to teaching service performed during academic years beginning after the date of enactment of P.L. 89-752, whether the loan was made before or after such enactment.

institution shall be eligible to receive any grant, loan, or other payment under this Act.

(j) The term "nonprofit," as applied to a school or institution, means a school or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and, for purposes of part A of title V. includes a school of any agency of the United States.

(k) The term "local educational agency" means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or political subdivision in a State, or any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school.

(1) The term "school of nursing" means a public or other nonprofit collegiate or associate degree school of nursing.

(m) The term "collegiate school of nursing" means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing.

(n) The term "associate degree school of nursing" means department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree.

(0) The term "accredited" when applied to any program of nurse education means a program accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Commissioner of Education.

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TITLE V-GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, AND TESTING: IDENTIFICATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ABLE STUDENTS

PART A-STATE PROGRAMS

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

SEC. 501. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, $17,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, $24,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, $24,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and $30,000,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, for making grants to State educational agencies under this part to assist them to establish and maintain programs of testing and guidance and counseling.

ALLOTMENTS TO STATES

SEC. 502. (a) From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 501 for any fiscal year the Commissioner shall reserve such amount, but not in excess of 2 per centum thereof, as he may determine for allotment as provided in section 1008. From the remainder of such sums the Commissioner shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of such remainder as the school-age population of such States bears to the total of the school-age population of all the States. The amount allotted to any State under the preceding sentence for any fiscal year which is less than $50,000 shall be increased to $50,000, the total of increases thereby required being derived by proportionately reducing the amount allotted to each of the remaining States under the preceding sentence, but with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any such remaining States from being thereby reduced to less than $50,000.

(b) The amount of any State's allotment under subsection (a) for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be required for such fiscal year for carrying out the State plan (if any) approved under this title shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under such subsection for such year, but with such proportionate amounts for any of such States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Commissioner estimates such State needs and will be able to use for such year for carrying out the State plan; and the total of such reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose proportionate amounts were not so reduced. Any amount

reallotted to a State under this subsection during a year from funds appropriated pursuant to section 501 shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (a) for such year.

STATE PLANS

SEC. 503. (a) Any State which desires to receive payments under this part shall submit to the Commissioner, through its State educational agency, a State plan which meets the requirements of section 1004(a) and sets forth

(1) a program for testing students in the public elementary and secondary schools of such State on the public junior colleges and technical institutes of of such State, and, if authorized by law, in other elementary and secondary schools and in other junior colleges and technical institutes in such State, to identify students with outstanding aptitudes and ability, and the means of testing which will be utilized in carrying out such program; and

(2) a program of guidance and counseling at the appropriate levels in the public elementary and secondary schools or public junior colleges and technical institutes of such State (A) to advise students of course of study best suited to their ability, aptitudes and skills, (B) to advise students in their decisions as to the type of educational program they should pursue, the vocation they should train for and enter, and the job opportunities in the various fields, and (C) to encourage students with outstanding aptitudes and ability to complete their secondary school education, take the necessary courses for admission to institutions of higher education, and enter such institutions.

(b) The Commissioner shall approve any State plan and any modification thereof which complies with the provisions of subsection (a).

PAYMENTS TO STATES

SEC. 504. (a) Payment under this part shall be made to those State educational agencies which administer plans approved under section 503. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, such payments shall equal the amount expended by the State in carrying out its State plan, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for the eight succeeding fiscal years, such payments shall equal one-half of the amount so expended, including amounts expended under the State plan for State supervisory or related services in public elementary or secondary schools in the fields of guidance, counseling, and testing, and for administration of the State plan; except that no State educational agency shall receive payment under this part for any fiscal year in excess of that State's allotment for that fiscal year as determined under section 502.

(b) In any State which has a State plan approved under section 503 and in which the State educational agency is not authorized by law to make payments to cover the cost of testing students in any one or more elementary or secondary schools, or junior colleges or technical institutes, in such State to determine student abilities and aptitudes the Commissioner shall arrange for the testing of such students and shall pay the cost thereof for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and one-half of the cost thereof for any of the nine succeeding fiscal years out of such State's allotment. Testing of students pursuant to this subsection shall, so far as practicable, be comparable to, and be done at the same grade levels and under the same conditions as in the case of, testing of students in public schools under the State plan.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 505. For the purposes of this title, the term "junior colleges or technical institutes" means (1) institutions of higher education which are organized and administered principally to provide a 2-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree, and (2) institutions which meet the requirements of clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 103(b) and are organized and administered principally to provide a 2-year program in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences which is designed to prepare the student to work as a technician and at a semi-professional level in engineering, scientific, or other technological fields which require the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or knowledge, and, if a branch of an institution of higher education offering 4 or more years of higher education, is located in a community different from that in which its parent institution is located.

PART B COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE TRAINING INSTITUTES

AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 511. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $6,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, $7,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for each of the eight succeeding fiscal years, to enable the Commissioner to arrange, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation by them of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study, including study in the use of new materials, to improve the qualifications of individuals who are engaged, or are teachers preparing to engage, in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or in secondary schools or in institutions of higher education, including junior colleges and technical institutes as defined in section 505.

(b) Each individual who attends an institute operated under the provisions of this part shall be eligible (after application therefor) to receive a stipend at the rate of $75 per week for the period of his attendance at such institutes, and each such individual with one or more dependents shall receive an additional stipend at the rate of $15 per week for each such dependent.

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SEC. 1001. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to delegate any of his functions under this Act, except the making of regulations, to any officer, or employee of the Office of Education.

(b) In administering the titles of this Act for which he is responsible, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5), of any other public or nonprofit agency or institution, in accordance with agreements between the Secretary and the head thereof.

(c) The Commissioner shall include in his annual report to the Congress a full report of the activities of the Office of Education under this Act, including recommendations for needed revisions in the provisions thereof.

(d) The Secretary shall advise and consult with the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government responsible for the administration of scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs with a view to securing full information, concerning all specialized scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs administered by or under any such department or agency and to developing policies and procedures which will strengthen the educational programs and objectives of the institutions of higher education utilized for such purposes by any such department or agency.

(e) Any agency of the Federal Government shall exercise its functions under any other law in such manner as will assist in carrying out the objectives of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding or limiting the authority of any such agency under any other law.

(f), (1) No part of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available for expenditure under the authority of this Act shall be used to make payments or loans to any individual unless such individual has taken and subscribed to an oath or affirmation in the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic".

(2) No fellowship or stipend shall be awarded to any individual under the provisions of title IV or of part A of title VI of this Act unless such individual has provided the Commissioner (in the case of applications made on or after October 1, 1962) with a full statement regarding any crimes of which he has ever been convicted (other than crime committed before attaining sixteen years of age and minor traffic violations for which a fine of $25 or less was imposed) and regarding any criminal charges punishable by confinement of thirty days or more which may be pending against him at the time of his application for such fellowship or stipend.

(3) The provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall be applicable with respect to the oath or affirmation required under paragraph (1) of this subsection and to the statement required under paragraph (2).

(4) (A) When any Communist organization, as defined in paragraph (5) of section 3 of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, is registered or there is in effect a final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board requiring such organization to register, it shall be unlawful for any member of such organization with knowledge or notice that such organization is so registered or that such order has become final (i) to make application for any payment or loan which is to be made from funds part or all of which are appropriated or otherwise made available for expenditure under the authority of this Act, or (ii) to use or attempt to use any such payment to loan.

(B) Whoever violates subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(g) Nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit the Commissioner from refusing or revoking a fellowship award under title IV of this Act, in whole or in part, in the case of any applicant or recipient, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that such award is not in the best interests of the United States.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

SEC. 1002. (a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint an advisory committee, or advisory committees, to advise, and consult with them with respect to the administration of the provisions of this Act for which he is responsible. Any such committees shall have twelve members as follows:

(1) Four members who are recognized scholars in any of the following fields: engineering, mathematics, or science;

(2) Four members who are recognized scholars in any of the fields of the humanities; and

(3) Four members from such fields of endeavor as the Commissioner deems appropriate.

Members of an advisory committee appointed under this section, while attending conferences or meetings of the committee, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $50 per diem, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

EXEMPTION FROM CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST LAWS OF MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES OR INFORMATION COUNCIL

SEC. 1003. (a) Any member of an advisory committee or information council appointed under this Act is hereby exempted, with respect to such appointment, from the operation of sections 281, 283, 284, and 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99), except as otherwise specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The exemption granted by subsection (a) shall not extend

(1) to the receipt or payment of salary in connection with the appointee's Government service from any source other than the private employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment, or

(2) during the period of such appointment, and the further period of two years after the termination thereof, to the prosecution or participation in the prosecution, by any person so appointed, or any claim against the Government involving any matter concerning which the appointee had any responsibility arising out of his appointment during the period of such appointment.

ADMINISTRATION OF STATE PLANS

SEC. 1004. (a) No State plans submitted under one of the titles of this Act shall be approved by the Commissioner which does not

(1) provide, in the case of a plan submitted under title III or under title V, or section 1009 of this title, that the State educational agency will be the sole agency for administering the plan;

(2) provide that such commission or agency will make such reports to the Commissioner, in such form and containing such information, as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Commissioner to perform his duties under such title or section and will keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such report; and

(3) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Fed

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