the transportation of said dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation. For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law, including repayment to other Coast Guard appropriations for indirect expenses, for regular personnel, or reserve personnel while on active duty, engaged primarily in administration and operation of the reserve program; maintenance and operation of facilities; supplies, equipment, and services; and the maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; $24,300,000: Provided, That amounts equal to the obligated balances against the appropriations for "Reserve training" for the two preceding years shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation. 12. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RELATED (Public Law 90-113, approved October 24, 1967) 81 Stat. 312. 81 Stat. 313. Hearings on appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and related agencies for the fiscal year 1968 were held before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations at intervals from February 27 to May 12, 1967. Hearings on these appropriations were held before a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations intermittently from April 3 to June 1, 1967. H.R. 10509, the Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1968 was introduced on June 2, 1967, by Representative Jamie L. Whitten, of Mississippi. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. It was reported from that committee on June 2, 1967 (S. Rept. 330). It passed the House on June 6, 1967. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on July 11, 1967 (S. Rept. 395). It passed the Senate, amended, on July 13, 1967, and the Senate asked for a conference on that date. The House agreed to a conference on August 14, 1967. The conference report was filed on October 9, 1967 (H. Rept. 746). The House and Senate both agreed to the conference report on October 10, 1967. The act was approved by the President on October 24, 1967, and became Public Law 90-113. B. DIGEST OF PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION AND TRAINING Some funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for educational and training purposes are included in appropriations for larger purposes and are not separately distinguishable in this act. Research and demonstrations are major functions of the Department. Appropriations in Public Law 90-113 concerning or affecting education and training include: cooperative extension work, $81,917,500; special milk program, $104 million; school lunch program, $182,825,000; Office of Information, $1,928,000; and National Agricultural Library, $2,608,000. C. TEXT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE LAW Following is the text of certain provisions of Public Law 89-166 concerning or affecting education and training. Department of AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes; namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 67 Stat. 83; 69 Stat. 683; 76 Stat. 745. 60 Stat. 1089. 60 Stat. 1087. EXTENSION SERVICE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK, PAYMENT AND EXPENSES Payments to State and Puerto Rico: For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the SmithLever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of August 11, 1955, and the Act of October 5, 1962 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of the Act, $80,347,500; and payments and contracts for such work under section 204(b)-205 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623-1624), $1,570,000; in all, $81,917,500: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, shall not be paid to any State or Puerto Rico prior to availability of an equal sum from nonFederal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year. Retirement and Employees' Compensation costs for extension agents: For cost of employer's share of Federal retirement and for reimbursement for benefits paid from the Employees' Compensation Fund for cooperative extension employees, $8,818,500. Penalty mail: For costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, $3,113,000. Federal Extension Service: For administration of the SmithLever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of August 11, 1955, and the Act of October 5, 1962 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and extension aspects of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the De partment and the several States and insular possessions, $2,753,000. For necessary expenses to carry out the Special Milk Program, 42 USC 1771 note. as authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 49 Stat. 774. 885-890), $104,000,000 to be transferred from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c). SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM 60 Stat. 230; For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751-1760) 76 Stat. 944. and the applicable provisions of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 885-890), $182,825,000, of which not less than $14,325,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 6 of the National School Lunch Act, including $5,000,000 for special assistance to needy schools, $3,500,000 for the pilot school breakfast program, $750,000 for the nonfood assistance program: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for nonfood assistance under section 5 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended: Provided further, That $45,000,000 shall be transferred to this appropriation from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), for purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities and other foods pursuant to section 6 of the National School Lunch Act. OFFICE OF INFORMATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Information for the dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of informational work and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, $1,928,000, of which total appropriation, not to exceed $587,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of fourfifths of which shall be available to be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct (7 U.S.C. 417), and not less than two hundred and thirty-two 34 Stat. 690 thousand two hundred and fifty copies for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) as authorized by section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44) U.S.C. 241): Provided, That in the preparation of motion pictures 28 Stat. 612. 80 Stat. 416. or exhibits by the Department, this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 742), and not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Library, $2,608,500: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 742), and not to exceed $35,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 13. INDEPENDENT OFFICES AND DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION ACT, 1968 (Public Law 90-121, approved November 3, 1967) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY In February, March, and April 1967, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations held hearings on independent offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development appropriations for the fiscal year 1968. In the Senate, hearings on these appropriations were held before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations in June and July 1967. H.R. 9960, the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act, 1968 was introduced on May 12, 1967, by Representative Joe L. Evins, of Tennessee. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. It was reported from that committee on May 12, 1967 (H. Rept. 259). It passed the House on May 17, 1967. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on August 29, 1967 (S. Rept. 548). It passed the Senate, amended, and the Senate asked for a conference, on September 21, 1967. The House agreed to a conference on September 27, 1967. The conference report was filed on October 20, 1967 (H. Rept. 803). The House agreed to the conference report on October 24, 1967. The Senate also agreed to the conference report on October 24, 1967 but asked for a further conference. The House agreed to a further conference on October 25, 1967. The conference report was filed on October 25, 1967 (H. Rept. 822). The House and Senate both agreed to this conference report on October 26, 1967. The act was approved by the President on November 3, 1967, and became Public Law 90–121. B. DIGEST OF APPROPRIATIONS AFFECTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING Some funds made available to the independent offices and Department of Housing and Urban Development for educational and training purposes are included in appropriations for other functions and are not separately identifiable in this act. It includes, however, an appropriation of $495 million for the National Science Foundation, one of the two agencies of the Federal Government whose primary concern is education. Public Law 90-121 also includes the following specific appropriations: Veterans' Administration, readjustment benefits (largely for education and training), $427,200,000: Department of Housing and Urban Development, fellowships for city planning and urban studies, $500,000, and community development training programs $3 million. 81 Stat. 341. C. TEXT OF PROVISIONS AFFECTING EDUCATION AND TRAINING Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, offices, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes, namely: Independent Offices Housing and Urban priation Act, 1968. and Department of Development Appro 64 Stat. 149. 72 Stat. 1601. 80 Stat. 416. For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875) Title IX of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 1876-1879), the National Sea Grant 33 USC 1121 note. Colleges and Program Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 998) and the Act to 73 Stat. 431. establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881), 81 Stat. 350. including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; purchase of two aircraft, maintenance and operation of three aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 80 Stat. 508; 5901; 80 Stat. 299); rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $495,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the foregoing amount not less than $37,600,000 shall be available for tuition grants, and allowances in connection with a program of supplementary training for secondary school science and mathematics teachers: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support Ante, p. 206. |