Where there is no State agency which provides library and instructional materials the Commissioner is authorized to provide for an equitable distribution of the State's funds and to charge the cost of distribution out of that State's allotment.

Requires the Commissioner to give a State opportunity for a hearing before finally disapproving a State plan and provides for judicial review of the Commissioner's final action.

Title III-Supplementary education centers and services.— Authorizes the appropriation of $100 million for the fiscal year 1966 and such sum for 3 succeeding years for supplementary educational centers and services.

Establishes a formula for apportionment among the States. Provides for reapportionment of unused funds or allotments found to be unnecessary by the Commissioner to other States.

Sets forth the uses to which the Federal funds may be put to include construction or acquisition of equipment to expand elementary and secondary education programs, guidance counseling and programs to encourage children to reenter or remain in school, comprehensive academic services, developing and conducting exemplary educational programs, specialized instruction and equipment for students in advanced courses, educational radio and television, and special educational and related services for rural areas.

Sets up requirements for receiving grants and standards for the Commissioner to follow in making grants.

Provides that payments made under this title may be made in installments, in advance, or by way of reimbursement.

Establishes an eight-member Advisory Committee on Supplementary Educational Centers and Services to advise the Commissioner on matters relating to this title.

Provides for the recovery of payments made under this title if within 20 years the owner of the facilities assisted by Federal funds ceases to be a State or local agency or the facilities cease to be used for the purposes intended without the Commissioner's assent.

Requires that labor standards at construction sites be in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

Title IV-Cooperative Research Act-Educational research and training. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants for research, surveys, and demonstrations in education and to make findings available to interested parties. Sets forth the standards required for issuance of a grant. Provides for transfers of funds to other Federal agencies engaged in such work.

Requires the Commissioner to submit annual progress reports on such research to Congress.

Authorizes $100 million for use over a 5-year period for the construction of regional facilities for research and related purposes. Sets up standards to be used by the Commissioner in using such funds. Requires that the wage rate at such construction sites as are approved by the Commissioner be in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act as amended.

Title V-Grants to strengthen State departments of education.Authorizes $25 million for such purpose as the name of the title

implies for fiscal year 1966 and such funds for the succeeding 4 fiscal years as may be necessary.

Sets forth a formula for apportionment of 85 percent of such appropriated funds among the States and reserves 15 percent for grants for special projects.

Grants are to be made upon approval by the Commissioner of a State application which must set forth the use to be made of such funds. The application is required to show that the grant will be used for such purposes as educational planning on a statewide basis; collection, analysis, and dissemination of educational data; programs fostering or aiding educational research programs and projects; publication and distribution of curricular materials; improvement of teacher preparation; education financing; pupil achievement tests; training of educational personnel; and providing consultative and technical assistance and related service to local educational agencies and schools.

Restricts the amount of Federal participation in such programs to not more than 66 percent and not less than 50 percent of the total amount to be expended on such programs.

Sets forth the standards which the Commissioner must use in approving a State application for grants authorized under this title.

Provides for the interchange of personnel between the States and the Office of Education. Sets forth standards for the treatment of exchange employees as to their status within the Office and the treatment to be given to such employees in regard to such matters as pay, leave, retirement, and insurance.

Requires the Commissioner to give reasonable time for a hearing before finally disapproving a State plan and provides for judicial review of the Commissioner's decision regarding approval or disapproval of a State plan.

Authorizes the establishment of a 12-member Advisory Council on State Departments of Education to review the administration of grants made under this title and to make recommendations for improvement of such administration.

Authorizes the Secretary to engage technical and nontechnical assistance for the Council and requires the Council to report on its findings and recommendations to the Secretary who will in turn transmit such report to the President and Congress.

Title VI-General provisions.-Authorizes the Commissioner to appoint, with the approval of the Secretary, advisory committees to advise and consult with him. Authorizes the Commissioner to delegate authority to employees of the Office and to utilize the facilities of other Federal agencies. Prohibits any manner of Federal control over education.

2. The Manpower Act of 1965

H.R. 4257, the Manpower Act of 1965, was introduced on February 3, 1965, by Representative Elmer J. Holland, of Pennsylvania. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported in the House on March 15, 1965 (Rept. No. 170). It passed the House on April 1, 1965. It was laid on the table on April 1, 1965, and S. 974, as amended, was passed in lieu.

S. 974 was introduced on February 3, 1965, by Senators Joseph S. Clark, Jr., of Pennsylvania, and Claiborne Pell, of Rhode Island. The bill was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. It was reported in the Senate on March 12, 1965 (Rept. No. 123). It passed the Senate on March 16, 1965. It passed the House, amended, on April 1, 1965. The Senate disagreed to the House amendments and asked for a conference on April 5, 1965; and the House agreed to the conference on that date. The Senate agreed to the conference report on April 9, 1965. The conference report was filed on April 12, 1965 (Rept. No. 231). The House agreed to the conference report on April 13, 1965. The act was approved on April 26, 1965, and became Public Law 89-15.

Following is a summary of the provisions of the act.

Empowers the Secretary of Labor to conduct studies in evaluation of and research in the unemployment problem through the use of grants or contracts, to establish programs financed by grants to alleviate unemployment and facilitate reemployment and to provide for studies of on-the-job training.

Requires the Secretary to conduct and engage in pilot projects to increase the mobility of unemployed workers and authorizes the use of grants and loans for such purposes.

Authorizes $500,000 over a 2-year period for trainee placement assistance demonstration projects.

Provides for the payment of training allowances for a period of up to 104 weeks. Such payments not to exceed $10 more than the average unemployment compensation rate. Provides for increases in payments in case of dependents for a supplemental training allowance to certain persons.

Provides for payment of subsistence expenses where the trainee does not live within commuting distance of his training facilities. Limits the availability of training allowances to those persons with 2 years of gainful employment and not in a family whose head is employed.

Limits to 25 percent the number of persons under 22 who may receive such allowances.

Limits Federal payments for training allowances to 90 percent of total after 1966.

Provides for supplementary programs in redevelopment areas. 3. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act

H.R. 7031, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act, was introduced on April 1, 1965, by Representative Hugh L. Carey, of New York, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported from that committee on May 6, 1965 (Rept. No. 307). It passed the House, under suspension of the rules, on May 17, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on May 25, 1965 (Rept. No. 245). It passed the Senate, May 26, 1965, was approved on June 8, 1965, and became Public Law 89-36.

The act provides for the establishment and operation of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for this purpose. Section 6 of the act establishes a National Advisory Board on Establishment of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, which

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shall consist of 12 persons appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The Secretary, after consultation with the National Advisory Board, is authorized to enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education for the establishment and operation of the Institute.

4. Extension of the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act of 1961

H.R. 8131 (S. 1566) was introduced by Representative John Brademas, of Indiana, on May 12, 1965. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported from that committee on May 20, 1965 (Rept. No. 363). It passed the House on June 24, 1965, and passed the Senate on June 29, 1965. It was approved by the President on July 8, 1965, and became Public Law 89-69.

The act extends the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act for 1 year.

The provisions of the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act relating to education and training have been pointed out earlier in this document (pt. I, 88th Cong., B, 2).

It

5. Educational and training aspects of the Older Americans Act of 1965 H.R. 3708, the Older Americans Act of 1965, was introduced by Representative John E. Fogarty, of Rhode Island, on January 27, 1965, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. was reported from that committee on March 9, 1965 (Rept. No. 145). It passed the House on March 31, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on May 26, 1965 (Rept. No. 247). The bill passed the Senate, amended, on May 27, 1965. The House agreed to the Senate amendments on July 6, 1965. The act was approved by the President on July 14, 1965, and became Public Law 89-73.

The act provides Federal assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons (a) through grants to the States for community planning services and training, and (b) through research, development, and training project grants. The act also establishes within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare an operating agency designated as the "Administration on Aging." Title III of the act authorizes appropriations for grants for community planning, services, and training including:

(1) Community planning and coordination of programs for carrying out the purposes of this act;

(2) Demonstrations of programs or activities which are particularly valuable in carrying out such purposes;

(3) Training of special personnel needed to carry out such programs and activities; and

(4) Establishment of new or expansion of existing programs to carry out such purposes.

Title IV of the act authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out the purposes of the act through grants to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution, and through contracts with any such agency, organization, or institution, or with any individual for certain specified activities, including:

(1) Development or demonstration of new approaches, techniques, and methods which hold promise of substantial contribution toward wholesome and meaningful living for older persons; and

(2) Development or demonstration of approaches, methods, and techniques for achieving or improving coordination of community services for older persons.

Title V authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to or contracts with any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution for the specialized training of persons employed or preparing for employment in carrying out programs related to the purposes of this act.

Among its other provisions, title VI gives the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare authority, in carrying out the purposes of this act, to provide consultative services and technical assistance to public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institutions; to provide short-term training and technical instruction; to conduct research and demonstrations; and to collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate special educational or informational materials, including reports of the projects for which funds are provided under this act. 6. Amendment of Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress (as applied to certain areas outside the continental limits)

H.R. 5874 was introduced by Representative Patsy T. Mink, of Hawaii, on March 5, 1965, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill was reported from that committee on March 11, 1965 (Rept. No. 164). It was passed by the House, under suspension of the rules, on March 15, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on June 9, 1965 (Rept. No. 311). The bill passed the Senate, amended, on June 11, 1965. The House agreed to the Senate amendments on July 6, 1965. The act was approved by the President on July 21, 1965, and became Public Law 89-77.

The act amends Public Law 815, 81st Congress, with respect to the construction of school facilities in Puerto Rico, Wake Island, Guam, or the Virgin Islands for children for whom local educational agencies are unable to provide education. The act also amends section 6(a) of Public Law 874, 81st Congress, relating to conditions of employment of teachers in dependents' schools.

7. Amendment of the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964

H.R. 4714 was introduced by Representative Frank Thompson, Jr., of New Jersey, on February 9, 1965, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill was reported from that committee on March 9, 1965 (Rept. No. 146). On March 15, 1965, the bill failed of passage under suspension of the rules. It passed the House on April 29, 1965; and was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on August 5, 1965 (Rept. No. 540). It passed the Senate on August 6, 1965. The act was approved by the President on August 13, 1965, and became Public Law 89-125. The act amends the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964 so as to authorize $15,000 a year for national arts and cultural development.