VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

S. 2379: To promote the fishing industry in the United States and its Territories by providing for the training of needed personnel for such industry.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Reported with amendments (p. 8330) (S. Rept. 2014). Amended and passed (p. 8541). Senate concurs in House amendment (p. 15129).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (p. 8759). [Failed passage under suspension of the rules (p. 11623).] Amended and passed (in lieu of H.R. 10433) (p. 15213).

[Hearings: Training of fishing personnel . . . on S. 2379, H.R. 10433, and H.R. 11479. June 6, 1956.]

Approved by President (p. 15151)-Public Law 1027 [70 Stat. 1126].

S. 3958: To amend the George-Barden Act to include Federal aid for practical nurse training of less than college level.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 9147). Reported (p. 9147) (S. Rept. 2070). Objected to (p. 9984). Debated (pp. 9989, 9997). Amended and passed (p. 9999). Senate concurs in House amendments (p. 14213).

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (p. 10229). Reported with amendments (p. 11650) (H. Rept. 2569). Rules suspended; amended and passed (p. 14045). Approved by President (p. 15150)-Public Law 911 [70 Stat. 925].

WAR ORPHANS' EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

H.R. 9824: To establish an educational assistance program for children of servicemen who died as a result of disability or disease incurred in line of duty during World War II or the Korean conflict.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported with amendment (p. 5793) (H. Rept. 1974). Amended and passed (p. 6784). House concurs in Senate amendment (p. 10235).

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Reported with amendments (p. 9058) (S. Rept. 2063). Objected to (p. 9963). Amended and passed (p. 10008).

[Hearings: War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956 on S. 3431, H.R. 9824, May 15, 1956.]

Approved by President (p. 12336)—Public Law 634 [70 Stat. 409].

85TH CONGRESS (JAN. 3, 1957-AUG. 24, 1958)

DRIVER EDUCATION

H.R. 5416: To promote safety in transportation by motor vehicle in interstate commerce by assisting the States to establish programs for driver education.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

[Hearings: Driver education . . on H.R. 5416. June 10, 17, and 24, 1957.]

FEDERAL AID FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

H.R. 1 (as reported): To authorize for 5 fiscal years three alternative programs for emergency Federal assistance in financing school construction, as follows: (1) up to $300 million for each fiscal year would be authorized for grants to State educational agencies for the same purposes described above under (1) of H.R. 7535 except for an additional provision in H.R. 1. This provision would apply a State school effort index to provide that the allotment for which each State is eligible may be modified where the State falls below the national average both in the proportion of its income spent for public education and the amount spent per public school child; (2) authorizes for 5 fiscal years an aggregate appropriation of $750 million to purchase local school bonds, as described above in (2) of H.R. 7535 except for a provision which under H.R. 1 would provide that the total obligations in any one State which could be purchased by the Federal Government would be limited through use of an allocation formula based on school-age population; and (3) Federal credit assistance is authorized for 5 fiscal years for the same purposes described under (3) of H.R. 7535 except that the appropriation for making initial advances for 5 fiscal years is not to exceed an aggregate of $150 million; also, the total amount of obligations outstanding at any one time could not exceed $10 million, and the total amount which may be appropriated, in addition to repayments made by State schoolfinancing agencies, for payments on obligations issued by the Commissioner of Education could not exceed $10 million for payments on principal and an additional amount for such interest as may be due.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 62). Bill, as amended, reported (p. 7918) (H. Rept. 489). Debated (pp. 12476, 12587, 12720). Amendment (to provide "that no funds appropriated pursuant to this title shall be granted to any local educational agency operating school facilities in violation of the decision on segregation by the Supreme Court of the United States") passed (by a vote of 136 ayes over 105 nays) (p. 12744). Bill defeated by a vote on the motion to strike out the enacting clause (208 yeas, 203 nays) (p. 12754).

[Hearings: Proposed legislation for Federal assistance to States for school construction purposes. Hearings before a subcommittee . . . Feb. 4–8, 11, 13, 18, 20; Mar. 7-8, 11-14, 1957, 3 parts.]

FEDERAL AID FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER PROPOSED ASSISTANCE

H.R. 10763: To authorize assistance to States and local communities in remedying the inadequacies in the number of their teachers and teachers' salaries and the shortage in classrooms. Appropriations would be authorized for amounts equal to the product of school-age population times $25 for the first fiscal year of the program, $50 for the second fiscal year, $75 for the third fiscal year, and $100 for each fiscal year thereafter. Among other provisions of this bill there is a State school effort index.

H.R. 11530: To authorize a 3-year program of Federal grants, not to exceed $600 million in any fiscal year, to States and communities to enable them to increase public elementary and secondary school construction. Bill also would provide for a State school effort index.

H.R. 11625: To authorize the appropriation of such amounts as may be necessary for each of 6 fiscal years to make payments to the States to assist in constructing schools.

H.R. 11854: To authorize a 4-year program of Federal grants, not to exceed $500 million in any fiscal year, to assist the States and localities in the construction of schools. Bill also would provide for a State school effort index.

H.R. 12058: To authorize for 3 fiscal years Federal assistance to the States and local communities in financing an expanded program of school construction so as to eliminate the national shortage of classrooms. This bill is similar to H.R. 1 (85th Cong., 1st sess.) outlined above except that under the grant programs up to $500 million for each fiscal year would be authorized.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor.

[Hearings: Federal grants to States for education on H.R. 10763 [and other] bills on Federal aid to States for elementary and secondary education and matters of general concern to education. Apr. 28-30; May 1-2, 26; June 3-5, 1958.]

S. 3311: This bill to authorize Federal grants for school construction and teachers' salaries is identical with H.R. 10763 described above.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.

[Hearings: Grants for school construction and teachers' salaries. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education . . . on S. 3311 . . . June 30, July 1, 16, 1958.]

MAINTENANCE OF

FEDERALLY IMPACTED AREAS-SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION (POST-WAR)-OPERATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (POST-WAR)

H.R. 11378: To amend Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress, to make permanent the programs providing financial assistance in the construction and operation of schools in areas affected by Federal activities, insofar as such programs relate to children of persons who reside and work on Federal property, to extend such programs until June 30, 1961, insofar as such programs relate to other children and to make certain other changes in such laws.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (p. 4824) (H. Rept. 1532). Debated, amended, and passed. (p. 7098). House concurs in Senate amendments (p. 15444).

[Hearings: Proposed amendments to Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress (Assistance to Federally affected school districts). May 15–16, 1957; Jan. 20–24, 27-31, and Feb. 4, 1958.]

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (p. 7155). Reported with amendments (p. 14683) (S. Rept. 1929). Amended and passed (p. 15245).

Approved by President (p. 18234)—Public Law 620 [72 Stat. 548].

NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT

S. 4237 (as reported): (Similar description as H.R. 13247, below, except that S. 4237, as reported, contained a provision for a scholarship program.)

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Reported (p. 16617) (S. Rept. 2242). Debated (pp. 17112, 17230, 17245, 17259, 17264, 17275, 17307). Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 13247 passed in lieu ) (p. 17331).

[Hearings: Science and education for national defense. Jan. 21, 23, 28-30; Feb. 6, 7, 18-21, 24-27; Mar. 3, 5, 6, 10-13, 1958.]

H.R. 13247 (as passed): To strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs; and for other purposes. (Includes provisions for: Loans to college students; financial aid for science, mathematics, and modern foreign language instruction; fellowships; guidance, counseling, and testing; language development; educational media; area vocational education; Science Information Service; and miscellaneous other provisions, including improvement of statistical services of State educational agencies.)

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor. Reported (p. 13879) (H. Rept. 2157). Debated (pp. 16579, 16682). Amended and passed (p. 16747). House asks for a conference

(pp. 18542, 18543). Conferees appointed (p. 18552). Conference Report (No. 2688) submitted and agreed to (pp. 19595, 19618).

[Hearings: Scholarship and loan program (and similar bills) ... 1957-58 (3 parts).]

on H.R. 10381, H.R. 10278

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Amended and passed (in lieu of S. 4237) (p. 17328). Senate insists on its amendment and agrees to conference (p. 18471). Conferees appointed (p. 18471). Conference report submitted and agreed to (p. 19078).

Approved by President (p. 19719)-Public Law 864 [72 Stat. 1580].

TEACHERS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN

H.R. 13840: To encourage expansion of teaching and research in the education of mentally retarded children through grants to institutions of higher learning and to State educational agencies.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Passed (p. 19350).

[Hearings: Mentally retarded children.

4, 1957.]

on S. 395 and S. 1092. Apr.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

1st Session: Referred to Committee on Education and Labor (p. 18994). Passed (p. 19222).

Approved by President (p. 19719)-Public Law 926 [72 Stat. 1777].

TELEVISION FACILITIES IN EDUCATION

S. 2119: To expedite the utilization of television facilities in our public schools and colleges, and in adult training programs.

SENATE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Reported with amendments (p. 9537) (S. Rept. 1638). Amended and passed (p. 9799).

[Hearings: Educational television . . . on S. 2119. Apr. 24 and 25, 1958.]

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

2d Session: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce (p. 9950). Reported with amendment (p. 17931) (H. Rept. 2636).

S. 166: To amend the laws granting education and training benefits to certain veterans so as to extend, with respect to certain individuals, the period which such benefits may be offered.