In concluding his remarks upon signing the act, President Johnson said:

This is a pleasant experience for me, and this is a good day, I think, for all America, because the people who have heretofore been denied jobs because of lack of training now will have an opportunity to get the training that they need so much, and the jobs that they want so much.

An article in the New York Times concerning the act pointed out that

Under the new act Federal and State governments can look forward to training programs to June 30, 1969. The difficulties with earlier enactments of this program were the short duration of the authorized programs and the matching requirements.

The matching requirements are no longer a serious impediment. For the first year the Federal Government will pay 10 percent of the in-school training costs. After that, local governments will pay 10 percent of the training costs.

The training costs cover such items as schools, rents of buildings, materials, and teachers. All these are already available, so the 10 percent cost that a school board must pay is nominal.

The separate training allowances are paid entirely by the Federal Government. There are two elements in these allowances. One is a sum roughly equal to the unemployment-compensation payments that a State would pay a person otherwise unemployed. The amount, therefore, varies from State to State. The second part of the training allowance is $5 a week for each dependent of a trainee.

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.

7 Statement of the President upon signing the Manpower Development and Training Act, Apr. 26, 1965. White House release, Apr. 29, 1965, p. 2. Loftus, Joseph A., "President Signs Manpower Plan."

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C. THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF ACT

(PUBLIC LAW 89-36, APPROVED JUNE 8, 1965)

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act was introduced, as H.R. 7031, on April 1, 1965, by Representative Hugh L. Carey, of New York. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Hearings on the bill were held before the Special Subcommittee on Labor, of the Committee on Education and Labor, on April 27, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 56 pages. On May 6, 1965, the Committee on Education and Labor reported the bill (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 on 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 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.

D. EXTENSION OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND YOUTH OFFENSES CONTROL ACT OF 1961

(PUBLIC LAW 89-6, APPROVED JULY 8, 1965)

S. 1566, a bill to extend the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act of 1961, was introduced by Senators Lister Hill, of Alabama, and Joseph S. Clark, of Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1965. The bill was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Hearings on the bill were held by the Subcommittee on Employment and Manpower, of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on April 7 and 8, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 216 pages. The bill was reported in the Senate on June 11, 1965 (Rept. No. 318).

In the House, hearings on bills to extend the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act of 1961 were held by the General Subcommittee on Education, of the Committee on Education and Labor, on April 28 and May 10, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 545 pages.

H.R. 8131 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 Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act contains three basic provisions:

(1) Ît authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State, local, or other public or nonprofit agencies for projects demonstrating improved methods for prevention and control of juvenile delinquency.

(2) It authorizes the Secretary to make grants to such agencies for the development of courses of study and for training personnel for employment in programs for the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency.

(3) It authorizes the Secretary to make studies, render technical assistance, and disseminate information relative to the prevention and control of juvenile delinquency.

E. EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ASPECTS OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965

(PUBLIC LAW 89-73, APPROVED JULY 14, 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. It 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 contribu

tion 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.

F. AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC LAWS 815 AND 874, 81ST CONGRESS, AS APPLIED TO CERTAIN AREAS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL LIMITS

(PUBLIC LAW 89-77, APPROVED JULY 21, 1965)

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.

G. MENTAL RETARDATION FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS CONSTRUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1965

(PUBLIC LAW 89-105, APPROVED AUG. 4, 1965)

H.R. 2985 was introduced by Representative Oren Harris, of Arkansas, on January 16, 1965. The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Hearings on this and other bills were held before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on March 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 372 pages.

On April 15, 1965, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce reported H.R. 2985 (Rept. No. 248). The bill passed the House

on May 4, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on June 24, 1965 (Rept. No. 366). It passed the Senate, amended, on June 28, 1965. On July 15, 1965, the House asked for a conference. On July 19, 1965, the Senate agreed to the conference. The conference report was filed on July 23, 1965 (Rept. No. 678). The Senate agreed to the conference report on July 26, 1965. The House agreed to the conference report on July 27, 1965. The act was approved by the President on August 4, 1965, and became Public Law 89-105.

Following is a summary of the act:

Authorizes grants for initial cost of professional and technical personnel of community mental health centers. Limits grants to 4 years and 3 months and a maximum of 75 percent of costs for first 15 months, 60 percent for first year thereafter, 45 percent for second year thereafter, and 30 percent for the third year thereafter. Permits grants only for public or nonprofit private agencies or organizations which own or operate a center.

Authorizes $120,500,000 in fiscal years 1966-69 for training of teachers of mentally retarded and other handicapped children. Authorizes $41 million for the same period for grants to States and public and private colleges and universities for research and demonstration projects to improve educational opportunities for handicapped children.

Gives the Commissioner of Education authority to make grants to institutions of higher education for the construction and operation of facilities for research in the field of education for handicapped children.

H. HEALTH RESEARCH FACILITIES AMENDMENTS OF 1965

(PUBLIC LAW 89-115, APPROVED AUG. 9, 1965)

H.R. 2984, the "Health Research Facilities Amendments of 1965," was introduced on January 10, 1965, by Representative Oren Harris, of Arkansas. The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Hearings on H.R. 2984 and other bills were held before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on March 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 372 pages.

H.R. 2984 was reported in the House on April 15, 1965 (Rept. No. 247). The bill passed the House on May 10, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on June 24, 1965 (Rept. No. 367). It passed the Senate, amended, on June 28, 1965. On July 15, 1965, the House asked for a conference. On July 19, 1965, the Senate agreed to the conference. The conference report was filed on July 23, 1965 (Rept. No. 677). The Senate agreed to the conference report on July 26, 1965. The House agreed to the conference report on July 27, 1965. The act was approved by the President on August 9, 1965, and became Public Law 89-115.

The act extends and expands the matching grant program of the Public Health Service for the construction of health research facilities for an additional 3 years.