Crago, George A., public relations officer, the General State Authority of Pennsylvania, and a national director of the American Federa- tion of the Physically Handicapped_--- Hummell, Miss Marcella, Lodge 113, American Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Pittsburgh, Pa-- Lechnar, Miss Jeane, Lodge 113, Pittsburgh, American Federation of Mayer, Arnold, public relations director and Washington staff mem- ber, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North Rabaut, Hon. Louis C., a Representative in Congress from the State Smith, Arthur Clarendon, Sr., Smith's Transfer & Storage Co., Inc., Spence, Dr. William Thornton, neurosurgeon, associate professor of neurological surgery at Georgetown Medical School___. Strachan, Paul A., national president, American Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Washington, D. C‒‒‒‒‒‒ Whitten, E. B., National Rehabilitation Association_. Woods, Marilyn W., placement officer for handicapped, New Hamp- shire Employment Service, Nashua, N. H_____ Yambor, Miss Marianne, secretary, Pennsylvania State Department of Background data on the need for the training and development of selective placement personnel for job placement of handicapped individuals, prepared by Hon. Louis C. Rabaut, a Representative. Bishop, Cecile G., American Federation of the Physically Handi- Blum, Miss Eleanore, Pittsburgh, Pa.......... Buettner, Robert J., second vice president, American Federation of Physically Handicapped, Pennsylvania State department. Byrd, Dr. Harry Clifton, president emeritus, University of Mary- Elliott, Hon. Carl, chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, Letters, prepared statements, etc.-Continued Elliott, Hon. Carl, chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, letters, etc., from the following: Caldwell, J. J., secretary-treasurer, Oklahoma State Federation Fulton, Congressman James G., before House Education, and Labor Subcommittee on Special Education Regarding H. R. 9171__ Goodman, Dora E., first vice president, Challengers Lodge 143, Ameri- can Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Inc., Washington, Gregg, Lois Jane, representing the Pittsburgh Lodge of A. F. P. H., Inc. Griffiths, Congresswoman Martha W., before the House Committee on Education and Labor in support of legislation to establish in the United States Department of Labor a National Committee for the Training and Development of Selective Placement Personnel__ H. R. 3603, 85th Congress, 1st session-A bill to establish the Federal Agency for Handicapped, to define its duties, and for other purposes_ H. R. 9171, 85th Congress, 1st session-A bill to establish a national committee for the training and development of selective placement Loyster, Ruth E., president, lodge 76, American Federation of the Placement of persons rehabilitated by the State vocational rehabili- 78 Pratt, Letitia, and Frosina Kolocotronis, members of the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Nashua, N. H Rhodes, Representative George M., 14th District, Pennsylvania, in support of H. R. 9171 before the Subcommittee on Special Educa- tion, House Committee on Education and Labor___ Schachte, Lloyd, Lodge 113, American Federation of the Physically 48 57 Shelley, Congressman John F., Fifth District, California, in support Strachan, Paul A., national president, American Federation of the Turner, Mrs. Hazel M. Jones, Washington, D. C. (poliomyelitis), member of Challenger Lodge, No. 143, the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Inc---- Ward, Miss Grace H., Washington, D. C. (stiff knee and hip), mem- ber of Challenger Lodge 143, American Federation of the Physi- WELFARE OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1957 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 10 a. m. in room 429, Old House Office Building, Hon. Carl Elliott (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. ELLIOTT. The Subcommittee on Special Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor is meeting this morning to hear testimony on H. R. 9171 and related bills pertaining to the welfare of the physically handicapped. There are many of these bills and I will not attempt to call the roll of all of them. However, without objection H. R. 9171 will be made part of the record at this point. (H. R. 9171 follows:) [H. R. 9171, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To establish a national committee for the training and development of selective placement personnel Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is hereby established in the United States Department of Labor the Committee for the Training and Development of Placement Personnel. (b) The purposes of the Committee shall be to establish means to assure that there will be an adequate number of personnel, skilled in providing guidance toward employment and assistance in job placement to handicapped individuals, and to further the national defense effort by promotion of proper placement of handicapped so that the individual handicapped may be suitably employed in jobs where his particular disability is not a factor. (c) The Secretary of Labor, or his designee, shall be Chairman of the Committee which shall consist of twelve additional persons who are outstanding with respect to their knowledge of employment problems of handicapped individuals, and who are representatives of— (1) the Veterans' Administration; (2) the United States Public Health Service: (3) the United States Civil Service Commission; (4) the Bureau of Employment Security in the United States Department of Labor; (5) colleges, institutes, and universities providing comprehensive courses in guidance, personnel administration, sociology, psychology, and rehabilitation; (6) medicine (including surgery and psychiatry); (7) industry and business; (8) agriculture, stock and poultry raising; (9) organized labor; (10) private agencies serving only handicapped individuals; (11) organizations of the handicapped; and (12) veterans' organizations. 1 (d) Representatives of the United States Public Health Service, Civil Service Commission, and Veterans' Administration shall be appointed by the respective heads of these agencies. The remaining members shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor for four-year terms. (e) Members of the Committee, other than employees of the Federal Government, shall be entitled to compensation fixed by the Secretary of Labor, but not to exceed $50 per diem, and shall be also paid necessary travel and subsistency expense while serving away from their residences. (f) It shall be the responsibility and function of the Committee to (1) identify the areas of knowledge, competencies, skills, techniques, and methods involved in guiding handicapped workers toward employment commensurate with their capabilities, and in assisting them to find remunerative employment in competitive business, industry, and agriculture; (2) encourage and assist colleges, universities, public agencies, and private organizations qualified to do so, to establish courses of instruction consisting of formalized study or supervised practice or both, designed to improve the competency of qualified persons already engaged in employment counseling or job placement of the handicapped, or to prepare qualified persons to enter this field of work; (3) review applications submitted by organizations enumerated in this section, and recommend to the Secretary grants covering any course of instruction which the Committee believes will fulfill the purposes of the Committee's functions; (4) encourage qualified persons to acquire the necessary skills for providing employment counseling and job-placement services to handicapped individuals, or to advance their skills in this respect; (5) establish qualification standards, consistent with the requirements of colleges or universities or other training institutions, for persons applying for traineeships, fellowships, or scholarships under this section, and recommend qualified persons to the Secretary, for grants established hereunder; and (6) survey and report on a continuing basis the need for workers qualified to provide employment counseling and job-placement services to handicapped individuals and develop long-range plans to meet these needs through the system of teaching grants and traineeships provided hereunder. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Labor shall, after receiving recommendations from the Committee, establish a pilot program covering the varied phases of his authority under this title and use such pilot program as the appropriate means of setting up standard courses in universities and colleges and other educational institutions, public and private. (b) The Secretary shall, after consultation with State agencies in the States involved, and upon recommendation of the Committee, make grants to universities and colleges and other training organizations, public and private, and agencies serving as training schools, for paying all or part of the cost of establishing and maintaining such courses of instruction in employment counseling and job placement of the handicapped. (c) The Secretary may make grants to individuals for training and instruction in methods and techniques of employment counseling and job placement of handicapped individuals, including the establishment and maintenance of traineeships, scholarships, and fellowships, with such stipends and allowances (including travel and subsistence) as the Secretary may deem necessary, except that no such training or instruction shall be provided any individual for any one course of study for a period in excess of two years. SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be included in the appropriations of the Department of Labor for the fiscal year 1956 the sum of $10,000,000, and such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. SEC. 4. The Secretary is authorized and directed to employ such consultants and specialists in affairs of the handicapped as may be necessary for development of the work of the Committee without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. SEC. 5. The Committee shall continue its functions for a period of four years following passage of this Act. SEC. 6. This Act is effective thirty days after enactment thereof. Mr. ELLIOTT. H. R. 9171 proposes to establish in the United States Department of Labor a committee for training and development of placement personnel. The primary purpose of the committee shall be to assure an adequate number of skilled personnel to assist in job. placement of individuals who are physically handicapped. Following the insertion of H. R. 9171 in the record, without objection, I will insert letters endorsing H. R. 9171 from the following Members of Congress: Hon. Coya Knutson, Hon. Augustine B. Kelley, Hon. James Roosevelt, Hon. Elmer Holland, Hon. Hugh Scott, Hon. Thor C. Tollefson, and Hon. Carl Albert. (The letters referred to follow :) Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C., August 10, 1957. Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: It was brought to my attention that you have introduced H. R. 9171, to develop greater placement of handicapped people. I feel strongly we should develop this resource of people. During my two terms in the Minnesota State Legislature, I was very much interested in legislation for handicapped children. We passed several such bills. We cannot stop the education of children because there is need for greater techniques for placing those individuals into jobs and a good environment for a full and useful life. I want to commend you for your bill and your very sincere interests. Please place my letter into the hearings. Best regards. Sincerely yours, COYA KNUTSON, Cougresswoman. Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C., August 15, 1957. Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, 528 House Office Building, Washington, D. C. DEAR CARL: I have been informed that you plan to begin hearings on August 19, on various bills which you have under consideration dealing with the physically handicapped. As you know, I introduced H. R. 4576 which is similar in nature to H. R. 9171, which you have recently introduced. For many years I have been interested in the physically handicapped and I am glad that your subcommittee is going to consider this subject in an effort to obtain legislation which will give the maximum assistance possible to the handicapped. Placement of handicapped persons in Government and private industry has been a key problem for a long time and, although there has been much progress, there is still a great deal to be done to improve the placement process. You can be assured of my support of whatever your subcommittee, through its study, decides is the best way to improve the law. Sincerely yours, AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C., August 14, 1957. Hon. CARL ELLIOTT, Chairman, Subcommittee on Special Education, Committee on Education and Labor, 429 House Office Building, Washington, D. C. DEAR CARL: It has just been brought to my attention that you have introduced H. R. 9171, the provisions of which are part of a broader bill which I previously introduced, H. R. 4693. I am also informed that your subcommittee will open hearings Monday, August 19, on H. R. 9171. In view of the lateness of the session, as well as the obvious impossibility of holding hearings covering the whole 19-section omnibus bill, I would like to |