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curement planning; special services by contract or otherwise; and not to exceed $3,900,000 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; $4,464,100,000, of which not less than $258,000,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities, and not to exceed $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses", Weather Bureau, Department of Commerce, fiscal year 1966, for the operation of the Marcus Island upper-air station.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE AGENCIES

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments and the Office of Civil Defense), including administration; hire of passenger motor vehicles; welfare and recreation; awards and decorations; travel expenses, including expenses of temporary duty travel of military personnel; transportation of things (including transportation of household effects of civilian employees); industrial mobilization; care of the dead; dissemination of scientific information; administration of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; tuition and fees incident to the training of military personnel at civilian institutions; repair of facilities; departmental salaries; procurement of services, special clothing, supplies, and equipment, field printing plants; information and educational services for the Armed Forces; communications services; and not to exceed $1,623,000 for emergency and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense for such purposes as he deems appropriate, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; $533,490,000, of which not less than $11,400,000 shall be available only for the maintenance of real property facilities.

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SEC. 606. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year shall be available, (a) except as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236-244), for primary and secondary schooling for minor dependents of military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense residing on military or naval installations or stationed in foreign countries, as authorized for the Navy by section 7204 of title 10, United States Code, in amounts not exceeding an average of $455 per student, when the Secretary of the Department concerned finds

that schools, if any, available in the locality, are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents: Provided, That the foregoing amount may be exceeded to the extent necessary to provide for any increase in tuition payments required by law to be made to the Canal Zone Government during the current fiscal year;

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SEC. 621 No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the payment of more than 75 per centum of charges of educational institutions for tuition or expenses for off-duty training of military personnel, nor for the payment of any part of tuition or expenses for such training for commissioned personnel who do not agree to remain on active duty for two years after completion of such training.

SEC. 622. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be expended for the support of any formally enrolled student in basic courses of the senior division, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, who has not executed a certificate of loyalty or loyalty oath in such form as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.

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P. AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL BUILDING

(PUBLIC LAW 89-260, APPROVED OCT. 19, 1965)

Senate Joint Resolution 69 was introduced on April 8, 1965, by Senator Spessard L. Holland, of Florida, for himself and other Senators. The joint resolution was referred to the Committee on Public Works. Hearings on the joint resolution were held before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, of the Committee on Public Works, on May 28 and June 2, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 76 pages.

In the House, a similar joint resolution, House Joint Resolution 642, was introduced on August 26, 1965, by Representative Kenneth J. Gray, of Illinois. This joint resolution was referred to the Committee on Public Works. Hearings on this and related joint resolutions were held before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, of the Committee on Public Works, on September 8, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 45 pages.

House Joint Resolution 642 was reported in the House on September 17, 1965 (Rept. No. 1024). It passed the House on October 1, 1965, but was laid on the table on the same date, and Senate Joint Resolution 69, as amended, was passed in lieu.

Senate Joint Resolution 69 was reported in the Senate on August 24, 1965 (Rept. No. 641). It passed the Senate on August 30, 1965. It passed the House, amended, on October 1, 1965. The Senate agreed to the House amendments on October 5, 1965. The act was approved by the President on October 19, 1965, and became Public Law 89-260.

The act authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to construct the third Library of Congress building in the District of Columbia to be named the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building and to contain a Madison Memorial Hall.

Q. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION ACT, 1966

(PUBLIC LAW 89-273, APPROVED OCT. 20, 1965)

House hearings on appropriations for foreign aid were held before the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agency Appropriations, of the Committee on Appropriations, intermittently from March 30 to June 8, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 1,719 pages. Senate hearings were held before the Committee on Appropriations from September 8 to 10, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 306 pages.

H.R. 10871 was introduced on September 2, 1965, by Representative Otto E. Passman, of Louisiana, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. It was reported in the House on September 2, 1965 (Rept. No. 955). It passed the House on September 8, 1965. Ít was reported in the Senate from the Committee on Appropriations on September 13, 1965 (Rept. No. 708). It passed the Senate, amended, on September 23, 1965. The conference report was filed on September 30, 1965 (Rept. No. 1103). The House agreed to the conference report on October 1, 1965. The Senate agreed to the conference report on October 5, 1965. The act was approved by the President on October 20, 1965, and became Public Law 89-273.

Following are certain provisions of the act which affect education and training:

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TITLE I-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

MUTUAL DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT

For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to remain available until June 30, 1966, unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Technical cooperation and development grants: For expenses authorized by section 212, $202,355,000.

American schools and hospitals abroad: For expenses authorized by section 214 (c), $7,000,000.

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MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Military assistance: For expenses authorized by section 504 (a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, including administrative expenses authorized by section 636 (g) (1) of such Act, which shall not exceed $23,500,000 for the current fiscal year, and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside the United States: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be available for the purchase of new automotive vehicles outside of the United States, $1,170,000,000.

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TITLE II-FOREIGN ASSISTANCE (OTHER)

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

PEACE CORPS

For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, including purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for use outside the United States, $102,000,000, together with not to exceed $12,100,000 of funds previously appropriated which are hereby continued available for the fiscal year 1966, of which not to exceed $24,100,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.

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R. INCREASE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

(PUBLIC LAW 89-280, APPROVED OCT. 20, 1965)

H.R. 7059 was introduced on April 1, 1965, by Representative Frank T. Bow, of Ohio. The bill was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. It was reported in the House on May 3, 1965 (Rept. No. 280). It passed the House on May 10, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, on September 22, 1965 (Rept. No. 771). It passed the Senate, amended, on September 23, 1965. The House agreed to the Senate amendments on October 5, 1965. The act was approved by the President on October 20, 1965 and became Public Law 89-280.

The act amends the act of July 2, 1940, so as to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution for use in carrying out its functions.

The Smithsonian Institution is an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." It performs fundamental research; publishes the results of studies, explorations, and investigations; preserves for study and reference over 59 million items of scientific, cultural, and historical interest; maintains exhibits representa

tive of the arts, American history, aeronautics and space exploration, technology, and natural history; participates in the international exchange of learned publications; and engages in programs of national and international cooperative research and training.

S. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1966

(PUBLIC LAW 89-309, APPROVED OCT. 31, 1965)

House hearings on supplemental appropriations were held before several subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations intermittently from August 13 to October 13, 1965. The hearings were printed in 3 parts comprising a total of 1,147 pages. Senate hearings on supplemental appropriations were held before several subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations intermittently from October 11 to October 18, 1965. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 1,151 pages.

H.R. 11588 was introduced on October 13, 1965, by Representative George H. Mahon, of Texas. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and was reported in the House on October 13, 1965 (Rept. No. 1162). It passed the House on October 14, 1965. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on October 19, 1965. (Rept. No. 912.) It passed the Senate, amended, on October 20, 1965. The conference report was filed on October 21, 1965 (Rept. No. 1198), and the House and Senate both agreed to the conference report on that date. The act was approved by the President on October 31, 1965 and became Public Law 89-309.

Following is the text of some of the appropriations in Public Law 89-309 affecting education and training:

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ARTS AND HUMANITIES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

For carrying out sections 12 and 13 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $1,000,000.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, including functions under Public Law 88-579, to remain available until expended, $5,700,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available for carrying out sections 5(c) and 7(c) of the Act: Provided, That, in addition, there is appropriated for the purposes of section 11 (b) of the

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