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port of marine schools, and to pay allowances for uniforms, textbooks, and subsistence of cadets at State marine schools.

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CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

For carrying out the provisions of title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 relating to functions of the Commissioner of Education, $5,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be for salaries and expenses, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a).

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K. AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOR LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY

(PUBLIC LAW 89-169, APPROVED SEPT. 6, 1965)

House Joint Resolution 632 was introduced on August 19, 1965, by Representative Jack Brooks, of Texas. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Hearings on the proposal were held before the Government Activities Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations on August 25, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 43 pages. The resolution was reported in the House on August 31, 1965 (Rept. No. 892), and passed the House on the same date. It passed the Senate on September 1, 1965. It was approved by the President on September 6, 1965, and became Public Law 89-169.

The act authorizes the Administrator of General Services to enter into an agreement with the University of Texas for the maintenance, operation, and protection of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Archival Depository as a part of the National Archives System.

L. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1965: PROVISIONS AFFECTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

(PUBLIC LAW 89-171, APPROVED SEPT. 6, 1965)

House hearings on foreign aid were held before the Committee on Foreign Affairs intermittently from February 4 to April 7, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in nine parts comprising a total of 1,372 pages. Senate hearings on foreign aid were held before the Committee on Foreign Relations intermittently from March 9 to April 7, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 772 pages.

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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1965 was introduced, as S. 1837, by Senator J. W. Fulbright, of Arkansas, on April 28, 1965. The bill was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The act was introduced, as H.R. 7750, by Representative Thomas E. Morgan, of Pennsylvania, on April 29, 1965. This bill was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

S. 1837 was reported in the Senate on April 28, 1965 (Rept. No. 170).

H.R. 7750 was reported in the House on May 7, 1965 (Rept. No. 321). It passed the House on May 25, 1965. It passed the Senate, amended, on June 14, 1965. The conference report was filed on August 18, 1965 (Rept. No. 811). The House agreed to the conference report on August 19, 1965. The Senate agreed to the conference report on August 24, 1965. The act was approved by the President on September 6, 1965, and became Public Law 89-171.

Following are certain provisions of Public Law 89-171 affecting education and training:

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"SEC. 206. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA.-The President is requested to seek and to take appropriate action, in cooperation and consultation with African and other interested nations and with international development organizations, to further and assist in the advancement of African regional development institutions, including the African Development Bank, with the view toward promoting African economic development."

TITLE II-TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

SEC. 103. Title II of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to technical cooperation and development grants, is amended as follows:

(a) Amend section 212, which relates to authorization, by striking out "1965" and "$215,000,000" and substituting “1966” and "$210,000,000", respectively.

(b) Amend section 214, which relates to American schools and hospitals abroad, as follows:

(1) Amend subsection (b) by striking out "treatment, education," and substituting "education".

(2) Amend subsection (c) by striking out "1965, $18,000,000" and substituting "1966, $7,000,000".

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TITLE VI-ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS

SEC. 105. Section 252 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to the Alliance for Progress, is amended by inserting immediately after "fiscal year 1965" the following: "and $75,000,000 in fiscal year 1966”.

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SEC. 201 Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to military assistance, is amended as follows:

(a) Amend section 503 (b), which relates to general authority, by striking out the words "in foreign countries".

(b) Amend section 504, which relates to authorization, by striking out "1965" and "$1,055,000,000" in the first sentence and substituting "1966" and "$1,170,000,000", respectively.

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(PUBLIC LAW 89-182, APPROVED SEPT. 14, 1965)

The State Technical Services Act of 1965 was introduced as H.R. 3420 by Representative Oren Harris, of Arkansas, on January 25, 1965. The bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Hearings on the proposal were held before the Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on June 1, 2, and 3, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 130 pages. The bill was reported in the House on August 19, 1965 (Rept. No. 817). It passed the House on September 1, 1965, but was laid on the table, and S. 949, as amended, was passed in lieu on the same date. The act was introduced as S. 949 on February 2, 1965, by Senators Warren G. Magnuson, of Washington; Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia; and Abraham A. Ribicoff, of Connecticut. This bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Hearings were held before that committee on June 8 to 10, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 134 pages. S. 949 was reported in the Senate on July 1, 1965 (Rept. No. 421). It passed the Senate on July 19, 1965. It passed the House, amended, on September 1, 1965. The Senate agreed to the House amendments on September 7, 1965. The act was approved by the President on September 14, 1965, and became Public Law 89-182.

The act defines technical services as follows:

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(a) "Technical services" means activities or programs designed to enable businesses, commerce, and industrial establish

ments to acquire and use scientific and engineering information more effectively through such means as

(1) preparing and disseminating technical reports, abstracts, computer tapes, microfilm, reviews, and similar scientific or engineering information, including the estab lishment of State or interstate technical information centers for this purpose;

(2) providing a reference service to identify sources of engineering and other scientific expertise; and

(3) sponsoring industrial workshops, seminars, training programs, extension courses, demonstrations, and field visits designed to encourage the more effective application of scientific and engineering information.

Following is a digest of the act:

Provides for Federal support of State and regional centers to facilitate communication and the flow of information between these centers and American enterprise.

Sets forth the standards and requirements that a State must meet to receive grants.

Provides for Federal support of interstate programs and establishes an advisory committee to review and evaluate such programs.

Provides for a review of the plans, programs, and administration of same every 5 years by a public committee.

Sets forth the situations in which the Secretary of Commerce may terminate aid.

N. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1966

(PUBLIC LAW 89-199, APPROVED SEPT. 23, 1965)

House hearings on supplemental appropriations for 1966 were held before the Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, and Related Agencies Appropriations, of the Committee on Appropriations on June 24 and 25, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 348 pages. The Senate hearings on supplemental appropriations for these departments and agencies were incorporated into the general supplemental appropriation hearings before the Committee on Appropriations. The hearings on supplemental appropriations for these departments and agencies were held intermittently from October 11 to 18, 1965. The total Senate supplemental appropriation hearings were printed in a volume of 1,151 pages.

H.R. 10586 was introduced on August 19, 1965, by Representative John E. Fogarty, of Rhode Island. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and was reported in the House on August 19, 1965 (Rept. No. 818). It passed the House on August 24, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on September 2, 1965 (Rept. No. 680). It passed the Senate, amended, on September 7, 1965. The conference report was filed on September 8, 1965 (Rept. 970). The House and Senate both agreed to the con

ference report on September 9, 1965. The act was approved by the President on September 23, 1965, and became Public Law 89–199. Following are certain provisions of Public Law 89-199, affecting education and training:

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION

MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for "Manpower development and training activities", $126,070,000.

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For an additional amount for "Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, salaries and expenses”, $353,000.

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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

For grants and payments under title II of the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended by title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and under titles II, III, and V of said 1965 Act, $967,000,000 of which $775,000,000 shall be for meeting the special educational needs of educationally deprived children under title II of the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended: Provided, That determinations and payments under such title shall be on the basis of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such title, $100,000,000 shall be for school library resources, textbooks, and other instructional materials under title II of said Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $75,000,000 shall be for supplementary educational centers and services under title III of said Act, and $17,000,000 shall be for strengthening State departments of education under title V of said Act.

RESEARCH AND TRAINING

For research, surveys, training, dissemination of information, and demonstrations in education as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 331–332), as amended by title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $45,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction of regional facilities for research and related purposes under section 4 of such Act: Provided, That

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