81 Stat. 370. 81 Stat. 371. 76 Stat. 265. D.C. Code 29-1001. or radio broadcast stations throughout the United States; "(D) carry out its purposes and functions and engage in its activities in ways that will most effectively assure the maximum freedom of the noncommercial educational television or radio broadcast systems and local stations from interference with or control of program content or other activities. "(2) Included in the activities of the Corporation authorized for accomplishment of the purposes set forth in subsection (a) of this section, are, among others not specifically named— "(A) to obtain grants from and to make contracts with individuals and with private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and institutions; "(B) to contract with or make grants to program production entities, individuals, and selected noncommercial educational broadcast stations for the production of, and otherwise to procure, educational television or radio programs for national or regional distribution to noncommercial educational broadcast stations; "(C) to make payments to existing and new noncommercial educational broadcast stations to aid in financing local educational television or radio programing costs of such stations, particularly innovative approaches thereto, and other costs of operation of such stations; "(D) to establish and maintain a library and archives of noncommercial educational television or radio programs and related materials and develop public awareness of and disseminate information about noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting by various means, including the publication of a journal; "(E) to arrange, by grant or contract with appropriate public or private agencies, organizations, or institutions, for interconnection facilities suitable for distribution and transmission of educational television or radio programs to noncommercial educational broadcast stations; "(F) to hire or accept the voluntary services of consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out the purposes of this section; "G) to encourage the creation of new noncommercial educational broadcast stations in order to enhance such service on a local, State, regional, and national basis; "(H) conduct (directly or through grants or contracts) research, demonstrations, or training in matters related to non-commercial educational television or radio broadcasting. "(3) To carry out the foregoing purposes and engage in the foregoing activities, the Corporation shall have the usual powers conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, except that the Corporation may not own or operate any television or radio broadcast station, system, or network, community antenna television system, or interconnection or program production facility. "Authorization for Free or Reduced Rate Interconnection Service. 48 Stat. 1064. "(h) Nothing in the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or in any other provision of law shall be construed to prevent 47 USC 609. United States communications common carriers from rendering free or reduced rate communications interconnection services. for noncommercial educational television or radio services, subject to such rules and regulations as the Federal Communications Commission may prescribe. "Report to Congress "(i) The Corporation shall submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30 to the President for transmittal to the Congress on or before the 31st day of December of each year. The report shall include a comprehensive and 81 Stat. 371. detailed report of the Corporation's operations, activities, 81 Stat. 372. financial condition, and accomplishments under this section and may include such recommendations as the Corporation deems appropriate. "Right To Repeal, Alter, or Amend "(j) The right to repeal, alter, or amend this section at any time is expressly reserved. "Financing "(k) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated for expenses of the Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, the sum of $9,000,000, to remain available until expended. "(2) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, no grant or contract pursuant to this section may provide for payment from the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, for any one project or to any one station of more than $250,000. "Records and Audit “(1)(1)(A) The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States. The audits shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. All books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Corporation and necessary to facilitate the audits shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audits; and full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents and custodians shall be afforded to such person or persons. GAO audit. 81 Stat. 372. 81 Stat. 373. Report to Congress. Copy to President, etc. Records, maintenance and access. "(B) The report of each such independent audit shall be included in the annual report required by subsection (i) of this section. The audit report shall set forth the scope of the audit and include such statements as are necessary to present fairly the Corporation's assets and liabilities, surplus or deficit, with an analysis of the changes therein during the year, supplemented in reasonable detail by a statement of the Corporation's income and expenses during the year, and a statement of the sources and application of funds, together with the independent auditor's opinion of those statements. "(2)(A) The financial transactions of the Corporation for any fiscal year during which Federal funds are available to finance any portion of its operations may be audited by the General Accounting Office in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States. Any such audit shall be conducted at the place or places where accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. The representative of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the Corporation pertaining to its financial transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit, and they shall be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. All such books, accounts, records, reports, files, papers and property of the Corporation shall remain in possession and custody of the Corporation. "(B) A report of each such audit shall be made by the Comptroller General to the Congress. The report to the Congress shall contain such comments and information as the Comptroller General may deem necessary to inform Congress of the financial operations and condition of the Corporation, together with such recommendations, with respect thereto as he may deem advisable. The report shall also show specifically any program, expenditure, or other financial transaction or undertaking observed in the course of the audit, which, in the opinion of the Comptroller General, has been carried on or made without authority of law. A copy of each report shall be furnished to the President, to the Secretary, and to the Corporation at the time submitted to the Congress. "(3)(A) Each recipient of assistance by grant or contract, other than a fixed price contract awarded pursuant to competitive bidding procedures, under this section shall keep such records as may be reasonably necessary to fully disclose the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. "(B) The Corporation or any of its duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient that are pertinent to assistance received under this section. The Comptroller General of the United States or any of his duly authorized representatives shall also have access thereto for such purpose during any fiscal year for which Federal funds are available to the Corporation.' TITLE III-STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUC- STUDY AUTHORIZED SEC. 301. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized to conduct, directly or by contract, and in consultation with other interested Federal agencies, a comprehensive study of instructional television and radio (including broadcast, closed circuit, community antenna television, and instructional television fixed services and two-way communication of data links and computers) and their relationship to each other and to instructional materials such as videotapes, films, discs, computers, and other educational materials or devices, and such other aspects thereof as may be of assistance in determining whether and what Federal aid should be provided for instructional radio and television and the form that aid should take, and which may aid communities, institutions, or agencies in determining whether and to what extent such activities should be used. DURATION OF STUDY SEC. 302. The study authorized by this title shall be submitted to the President for transmittal to the Congress on or before June 30, 1969. APPROPRIATION SEC. 303. There are authorized to be appropriated for the study authorized by this title such sums, not exceeding $500,000, as may be necessary. 81 Stat. 373. 16. DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1968 (Public Law 90-132, approved November 8, 1967) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY Hearings on the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations for 1968 were held before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations intermittently from March 1 to May 2, 1968. Hearings on appropriations to these Departments were held before the subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations at intervals from March 13 to June 26, 1967. H.R. 10196, the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare and related agencies Appropriation Act, 1968 was introduced on May 22, 1967, by Representative Daniel J. Flood, of Pennsylvania. The bill was referred to the Committee on Appropriations. It was reported from that committee on May 22, 1967 (H. Rept. 271). It passed the House on May 25, 1967. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Appropriations, on August 1, 1967 (S. Rept. 469). It passed the Senate, amended and the Senate asked for a conference on August 2, 1967. The House agreed to a conference on August 14, 1967. The conference report was filed on October 3, 1967 (H. Rept. 729). The conference report was recommitted with instructions on October 4, 1967. The second conference report was filed on October 26, 1967 (H. Rept. 831), and the House agreed to the conference report on that date. The Senate agreed to the conference report on October 27, 1967. The act was approved on November 8, 1967, and became Public Law 90-132. B. SUMMARY OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PURPOSES Following is a summary list of the fiscal year 1968 appropriations for the Office of Education and for certain institutions, and programs of other agencies, that are identifiable in this act as being concerned wholly or partly with education or training. Appropriations for some other programs concerned wholly or partly with education or training appear in the text of the act. Department of Labor: Manpower Administration: Manpower development and training activities... Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training salaries and expenses.. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Office of Education: Elementary and secondary educational activities__ Higher educational activities__ Expansion and improvement of vocational education.. Educational improvement for the handicapped. Research and training.. Salaries and expenses Participation sales authorizations.. Payment of participation sales insufficiencies....... Vocational Rehabilitation Administration: Grants for rehabilitation services and facilities.. Research and training (special foreign currency pro- Grants for correctional rehabilitation study. $385, 497, 000 8, 267,000 1,677, 907, 000 439, 137, 000 13, 500, 000 1, 158, 194, 000 252, 900, 000 156, 500, 000 53, 400, 000 90, 967, 000 37, 385, 000 100, 000, 000 925,000 311, 550, 000 63, 937, 000 5, 000, 000 800, 000 5, 319, 000 Salaries and expenses- Health Manpower: 164, 663, 000 203, 000, 000 183, 356, 000 160, 284, 000 General Research and Services, National Institutes of John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced National Library of Medicine.. 81, 141, 000 500, 000 19, 912, 000 |