benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and, for purposes of part A of title I, includes a school of any agency of the United States. (j) The term "public" as applied to any school or institution does not include a school or institution of any agency of the United States. Hon. LISTER HILL, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, Washington, D. C., February 14, 1958. Chairman, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This will acknowledge your letter of February 5, 1958, requesting the views of the Bureau of the Budget on S. 3163, a bill to enCourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs through the early identification of student aptitudes, strengthening of counseling and guidance services in public high schools, provision of scholarships for able students needing assistance to continue their education beyond high school; strengthening of science and mathematics instruction in the public schools; expansion of graduate programs in colleges and universities, including fellowships; improvement and expansion of modern foreign language teaching; improving State educational records and statistics; and for other purposes. The bill incorporates the recommendations of the President on additional Federal programs to strengthen general and science education, as set forth in his recent message to the Congress on our educational system. I am authorized to advise you, therefore, that enactment of S. 3163 would be in accord with the program of the President. Sincerely yours, ROBERT E. MERRIAM, Assistant Director. [S. 3187, 85th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To strengthen the national defense, advance the cause of peace, and assure the intellectual preeminence of the United States, especially in science and technology, through programs designed to stimulate the development and to increase the number of students in science, engineering, mathematics, modern foreign languages, and other disciplines, and to provide additional facilities for the teaching thereof; to promote the development of technical skills essential to the national defense; to assist teachers to increase their knowledge and improve their effectiveness; to inform our scientists promptly and effectively of the results of research and study carried on in the United States and throughout the world; and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, divided into titles and sections according to the following table of contents, may be cited as the "National Defense Education Act of 1958". Sec. 204. Duration of scholarships. Sec. 205. Selection of recipients of National Defense Scholarships. See 206. Allotment of scholarships. Sec. 207. State scholarship commissions; State plans. See. 208. Administrative expenses of State commissions. Sec. 209. Special National Defense Scholarships. TITLE III-NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM Sec. 301. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 302. Allotment of loan funds. Sec. 303. State plans. See, 304, Loan requirements. See. 505. Administrative expenses of State commissions. PART B-ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Sec. 551. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 552. Eligibility for grants. Sec. 553. Allotments. Sec. 554. Matching provisions. Sec. 555. Termination of grants. TITLE VI-SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENSION COURSES FOR TEACHERS Sec. 601. Authorization and allotment of appropriations for summer school courses. Sec. 604. Stipends and other payments. Sec. 605. Payment. Sec. 606. Termination of stipends. Sec. 607. Administrative expenses of State educational agencies. TITLE VII-NATIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIPS Sec. 701. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 702. Number of fellowships. Sec. 703. Award of fellowships. Sec. 704. Duties of National Advisory Council on Science and Education. Sec. 706. Fellowship conditions. TITLE IX-SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONSULTANTS Sec. 901. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 902. Allotments to States. Sec. 903. State plans. Sec. 904. Payments to States. TITLE X-RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN MORE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF TELEVISION, RADIO, MOTION PICTURES, AND RELATED MEDIA FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES PART A-RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION Sec. 1001. Establishment of Institute. Sec. 1002. Functions of the Institute. Sec. 1003. Grants-in-aid; contracts. PART B-ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS ADAPTED TO NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA Sec. 1031. Functions of the Commissioner. PART C-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1061. Establishment of the Advisory Council. Sec. 1062. Special personnel. Sec. 1063. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 1064. Approval of grants-in-aid and contracts. TITLE XI-CONGRESSIONAL CITATION Sec. 1101. Congressional citation for outstanding scholastic achievement. TITLE XII-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN OCCUPATIONS ESSENTIAL TO NATIONAL DEFENSE Sec. 1201. Statement of purpose. Sec. 1202. Definition of area vocational education program. Sec. 1203. Appropriations authorized. Sec. 1204. Area vocational education programs. Sec. 1205. Increased funds for Federal administration. TITLE XIII-SCIENCE INFORMATION SERVICE Sec. 1301. Functions of the Service. See. 1302. Science Information Council. Sec. 1303. Authority for certain grants and contracts. Sec. 1304. Appropriations authorized. TITLE XIV-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 1401. Administration. Sec. 1402. National Advisory Council on Science and Education. Sec. 1404. Judicial review. Sec. 1405. Method of payment. Sec. 1406. Administrative appropriations authorized. Sec. 1407. Acceptance of grants and bequests. Sec. 1408. Limitation on benefits. Sec. 1409. Allotments to Territories and possessions. TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 101. The Congress hereby finds and declares that the security of the Nation requires the fullest development of the mental resources and technical skills of its young men and women. The present emergency demands that additional and more adequate educational opportunities be made available, particularly to those students with aptitudes and ability in the areas of science, mathematics, engineering, and modern foreign languages. The defense of this Nation depends upon the mastery of modern techniques developed from complex scientific principles. It depends as well upon the discovery and development of new principles, new techniques, and new knowledge. In order to maintain preeminence in all these fields, we must increase our eff ts to identify and educate more of the talent of our Nation. This requires programs that will demonstrate our country's recognition of and esteem for those of our students who have striven to develop their intellectual abilities to the fullest extent; will make available greater intellectual opportunities challenging to our youth; will give assurance that no student of ability will be denied an opportunity for higher education because of financial need; will correct as rapidly as possible the existing imbalances in our educational programs which have led to an insufficient proportion of our population educated in science, mathematics and modern foreign languages and trained in technology; and will provide means to make it possible for our teachers to enrich their knowledge of the subject matter which they teach. The Congress reaffirms the principle and declares that the States and local communities have and must retain control over and primary responsibility for public education. The national interest requires, however, that the Federal Government give assistance to education for certain programs where present financial resources are inadequate or which are important to our defense. To meet the present educational emergency requires additional effort at all levels of government. It is therefore the purpose of this Act to provide substantial assistance in various forms to individuals, to States and their subdivisions, and to institutions of higher education in order to insure trained manpower of sufficent quality and quantity to insure that the United States will exercise preeminence in scientific and technical fields. FEDERAL CONTROL OF EDUCATION PROHIBITED SEC. 102. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution. DEFINITIONS SEC. 103. As used in this Act (a) The term "State" means a State, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Canal Zone, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, except that as used in section 206, 302 (a), 502, 601 (b), 602 (b), 802, or 902, such term does not include Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, or the Virgin Islands. (b) The term "institution of higher education" (1) means an educational institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only persons having a secondary education or its equivalent, (B) is legally authorized within its own State to provide a program of higher education, (C) offers and conducts an educational program extending at least two academic years beyond the high school level, (D) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner, and (E) either is nonprofit and taxsupported, or is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be an organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 which is exempted from taxation under section 501 (a) of such Code; and (2) also means, for the purposes of titles II, III, and VI only, an educational institution outside of any State, if the Commissioner determines that such institution is substantially comparable to educational institutions in the States which meet the standards set forth in clause (1) of this subsection. (c) The term "science teaching facilities" means specialized equipment, including printed materials other than textbooks, suitable for use in providing education in science, mathematics, engineering, or modern foreign languages. (d) The term "acquisition" used in conjunction with "science teaching facilities" includes the alteration of existing buildings and equipping new buildings and existing buildings, whether or not altered. (e) The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education. (f) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (g) The term "State commission" means a State commission on scholarships and student loans established in any State to participate in programs under titles II and III. (h) 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 no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the governor or by State law. (i) 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. (j) The term "resident" when used with respect to any State shall have the meaning established by regulations of the Commissioner and shall include a citizen of the United States who is domiciled in such State but is living outside of any State. (k) The term "secondary school" means the seventh through twelfth grades in a public school. (1) The term "elementary school" means the first through sixth grades in a public school. TITLE II-NATIONAL DEFENSE SCHOLARSHIPS APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 201. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS SEC. 202. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, the Commissioner is authorized to award scholarships to forty thousand persons selected by the State commissions; and during each of the five succeeding fiscal years he is authorized to award scholarships to forty thousand additional persons selected by the State commissions. Scholarships awarded under this title shall be known as "National Defense Scholarships". AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIPS SEC. 203. Persons awarded scholarships under this title shall be paid $1,000 during each academic year of the scholarship's duration, as provided in section 204. The Commissioner shall arrange for the payment of such scholarships to the recipients thereof, during the period of their entitlement, in such installments and at such times as he may prescribe. DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS SEC. 204. The duration of a National Defense Scholarship awarded under this title shall be a period of time not in excess of four academic years, as defined in regulations of the Commissioner, or, subject to regulations of the Commissioner, such longer period as is normally required to complete the undergraduate curriculum which the recipient is pursuing; but in no event shall the duration extend beyond the completion by the recipient of the work for his first baccalaureate or equivalent degree. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, a scholarship awarded under this title shall entitle the recipient to payments only while he (1) devotes essentially full time to educational work, during the academic year, in attendance at an institution of higher education, (2) is maintaining satisfactory proficiency, as determined by the State commission, in the course of study which he is pursuing, and (3) is not receiving expenses of tuition or other scholarship or fellowship aid, or educational assistance from other Federal sources (other than a monetary allowance under a reserve officers' training program or money paid under other provisions of this Act). SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE SCHOLARSHIPS SEC. 205. (a) To be eligible to compete in any State for a National Defense Scholarship, a person (1) must be a resident of the State; (2) must make application in accordance with such rules as the State commission for such State may establish; (3) may not be, or have been enrolled in any course of study beyond the secondary school level; and (4) may not have had any Federal scholarship, previously granted under this or any other law, terminated or vacated for any reason (except health) which was inconsistent with continued eligibility to compete for such previous scholarship. (b) From among those competing for National Defense Scholarships for each fiscal year, each State commission, within the scholarships allotted to it under section 206, shall select persons who are to be awarded such scholarships during such year. Each State commission shall, in accordance with objective tests and other measures of aptitude and ability, select persons to be awarded such scholarships who show exceptional aptitude for higher education, giving special consideration to those with superior capacity and preparation in science, mathematics, or modern foreign language. (c) The Commission shall award a National Defense Scholarship to each person certified to him by a State commission of a State as having been selected for such a scholarship under the provisions of this section and as having been accepted for enrollment by an institution of higher education. ALLOTMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP SEC. 206. (a) Subject to the provisions of section 1409, the National Defense Scholarships which are to be awarded in any fiscal year shall be allotted among the States as follows: Each State shall be allotted the number of such scholarships which bears the same ratio to the total number of such scholarships being allotted as its population between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, both inclusive, bears to the total population of all the States between such ages, except that no partial scholarship shall be allotted to any State. For the purposes of this section, populations between such ages shall be determined on the basis of the populations between such ages for the most recent year, after 1955, for which satisfactory data are available from the Department of Commerce. (b) From the sums appropriated under section 201 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, the Commissioner shall allot to each State the amount he estimates will be needed for continuing to make payments with respect to such year to persons selected by the State commission of such State to receive payments under National Defense Scholarships awarded in previous years. Sums appropriated under section 201 for fiscal |