ness of the Federal percentage and the low-income factor, and the use of special incentive grants to increase State and local effort for education. Requires that a report be submitted to Congress by March 31,

1972.

Precludes the use of 1970 census data for formula purposes under title I prior to July 1, 1972.

Provides that where a local educational agency cannot or will not provide for the special needs of institutionalized neglected or delinquent children, the portion of its allocation based on these children. would go instead to the State educational agency if it assumes responsibility for meeting their special educational needs, but if that agency does not assume such responsibility the portion of the allocation will go to any other State or local public agency, as determined by the regulations of the Commissioner of Education, which does assume such responsibility.

Provides that the Secretary must consider all children who are in correctional institutions in making allocations on account of children living in institutions for delinquent children.

Provides that Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands may participate as "States" in the title I provision authorizing grants to States for States agencies' educational programs for institutionalized delinquent and neglected children.

Includes in the count of handicapped and neglected or delinquent children (forming the basis of the grant to the State for their special educational needs) those children who are in schools providing special education for them under contract or other arrangement with the State

agency.

Permits the Commissioner to reallocate funds which exceed the amount required to fund a State's program for migratory children of migratory agricultural workers to other States where funds allocated are insufficient to serve such children. Provides that before the allocation can be made the Commissioner must determine that the funds which are subject to reallocation cannot be employed under the section of existing law which gives the Secretary authority to fund programs directly in a State where the State is unable or unwilling to serve certain children.

Provides for salary bonuses for teachers in schools with high concentrations of educationally deprived children.

Requires that local educational agencies, as a condition to the receipt of assistance under title I, must provide assurance that title I funds are not supplanting non-Federal funds in their schools, and that to the extent practical Federal funds will increase the level of funds which would otherwise be made available in the absence of such Federal funds from non-Federal sources.

Requires local educational agencies to provide assurances that State and local funds will be used in the district of such agency to provide services in project areas which taken as a whole are at least comparable to services being provided in areas in the school district of the agency which are not receiving funds under this title. Requires local educational agencies to report on or before July 1, 1971, and each subsequent year, on their compliance with this provision. Provides that any find

ing of non-compliance with this cause shall not affect the payment of funds to any local educational agency until the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1972.

Provides that the local educational agency must make the application and all pertinent documents related thereto available to parents and other members of the general public, and that all evaluations and reports required shall be public information.

Increases the membership on the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children from 12 to 15 members. Changes the annual reporting date of the Council from January 31 to March 31, and requires reports of the Council to include a report on the effectiveness of title I programs and other programs in raising the educational attainment of educationally deprived children.

Provides for special grants for urban and rural schools serving areas with the highest concentrations of children from low-income families. Part B: Amendments to Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). (Library Resources, Textbooks, and other Printed and Published Materials)-Extends title II programs for 3 years. Authorizes $210 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972 and $220 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.

Part C: Amendments to Title II of ESEA, (Supplementary Educational Services and Centers, and Guidance, Counseling, and Testing)Consolidates various programs under ESEA and the National Defense Education Act. Extends title III for 3 years with the proviso that each State shall expend for guidance, counseling, and testing programs an amount each year which is at least equal to 50 percent of the amount expended by the State from 1970 appropriations for title V-A of the National Defense Education Act.

For grants under this title, authorizes $550 million for fiscal 1971, $575 million for fiscal 1972, and $605 million for fiscal 1973.

Provides for the continuation of the allocations from title III funds to overseas dependent schools of the Department of Defense for fiscal years ending before July 1, 1972. Allows the Commissioner to reserve 15 percent of the funds appropriated for title III to fund applications outside of the State plan.

Provides the following new requirements for title III State advisory councils: (1) annual certification of the establishment of and membership on the State advisory council; (2) that the council meet within 30 days after certification has been accepted by the Commissioner and select a chairman from its membership; and (3) that at least one public meeting be held each year at which time the public be given an opportunity to express their views.

Part D: Amendments to Title V of ESEA (Strengthening State Departments of Education)-Extends title V for 3 years and authorizes State agencies to use title V funds to provide local educational agencies with consultive and technical services for the education of gifted and talented children.

Provides assistance to local educational agencies to strengthen their leadership resources, and to identify and meet educational needs. Establishes a National Council on Quality in Education to review Federal education programs, advise Federal officials, conduct evaluations, and review, evaluate, and transmit to the President its recommenda

tions for the improvement of the administration and operation of Federal education programs.

Part E: Amendments to Title VII of ESEA (Bilingual Education)-Extends title VII programs for 3 years. Provides that for the purpose of carrying out bilingual education programs, the Commissioner may consider a nonprofit institutional organization of the Indian tribe concerned which operates an elementary or secondary school for Indians on a reservation to be a local educational agency for the purpose of title VII bilingual programs.

Increases the size of the Advisory Committee on the Education of Bilingual Children from nine to fifteen members, with the number of experienced educators in the field of educational problems of children whose native tongue is not English increased from four to seven.

Part F: Amendments to Title VIII of ESEA (General Provisions)-Extends the authorization for dropout prevention projects for 3 years. Authorizes grants for demonstration projects to improve school nutrition and health services for children from low-income families. Provides that such assistance may be provided to pay the cost of: (1) coordinating nutrition and health service resources in the areas to be served by a demonstration project: (2) providing supplemental health, nutritional, mental health, and food services to children from low-income families when other resources are inadequate; (3) nutrition and health education programs to train school personnel to provide nutrition and health services to meet the needs of children from low-income families; and (4) the evaluation of projects assisted under this Act.

Title II: Amendments to Public Laws 815 and 874 of the EightyFirst Congress (Impacted Programs)-Extends the impacted area programs and the school assistance in disaster areas through June 30, 1973.

Permits the counting, under Public Law 874, for purposes of determining entitlements to payments, of children in average daily attendance who resided with a parent who was at any time during the preceding three year period a refugee within the meaning of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962.

Provides that local educational agencies will not receive payment on account of these refugee children unless their number amounts to twenty percent or more of the number of children who were in average daily attendance at the schools of the agency. Prohibits payments on account of children with respect to whose education a payment was made under the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. Authorizes payments to local educational agencies on account of children who live in low-rent public housing.

Provides that no payments will be made on account of children whose parents reside in public housing until all entitlements based on other federally connected children have been fully funded.

Provides for a minimum eligibility requirement for Public Law

815.

Provides for school construction assistance where immunity of Federal property from taxation creates a special burden.

Title III: Amendments to Adult Education Act of 1966-Adds high school equivalency adult education to the Act, but with the provision that adult basic education needs must first be satisfied before

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the State and local agencies may expend Federal funds for the new high school equivalency program.

Changes the National Advisory Committee on Adult Basic Education to the National Advisory Council on Adult Education and increases its membership from 8 to 15.

For the purposes of this title, authorizes appropriations of $1 million for fiscal year 1970, $200 million for fiscal year 1971, $225 mililon for each of the fiscal years 1972 and 1973.

Authorizes such appropriation (not to exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated each fiscal year for the purpose of this title as may be necessary to pay the costs of administration, development of State plans, and the activities of advisory committees, and other activities required by the Act.

Title IV: Amendments to Title IV of Public Law 90-247 (Genera Education Provisions)-Enacts a "General Education Provisions Act" which controls the administration of all education programs and the operation of the Office of Education.

Provides that the Commissioner shall: (1) prepare and disseminate to States and local educational agencies and institutions information concerning applicable programs and cooperate with other Federal officials who administer programs affecting education in disseminating information concerning such programs; (2) inform the public on federally supported education programs; (3) collects data and information on applicable programs for the purpose of obtaining objective measurements of the effectiveness of such programs in achieving their purposes; and (4) prepare and publish an annual report (to be referred to as "the Commissioner's annual report") on (A) the condition of education in the nation, (B) developments in the administration, utilization, and impact of applicable programs, (C) results of investigations and activities by the Office of Education, and (D) such facts and recommendations as will serve the purpose for which the Office of Education is established (as set forth in 20 U.S.C. 1).

Provides that the Commissioner's annual report shall be submitted to the Congress not later than March 31 of each calendar year. Asserts that the Commissioner's annual report shall be made available to State and local educational agencies and other appropriate agencies and institutions and to the general public. Provides that the Commissioner's annual report will contain all of the reports which he is required by law to submit to the President and the Congress each year. Asserts that the report will also contain such reports of advisory councils and committees as may be required by law. Provides that the Commissioner's annual report replaces other general reports now required by law.

Provides that the Commissioner is authorized to create, and ap point the members of, such advisory councils as he determines to be necessary to advise him with respect to: (1) the organization of the Office of Education and its conduct in the administration of education programs; (2) recommendations for legislation regarding education program and the means by which the educational needs of the Nation may be met; and (3) special problems and areas of special interest in education.

Title V: Cancellation and Repayment of Student Loans for Certain Public Service-Extends the existing authority for cancellation

of student loans contained in the National Defense Education Act of 1958, but broadens it to include cancellation for service in the Armed Forces after June 30, 1970.

Title VI: Education of the Handicapped-Education of the Handicapped Act-Provides that there shall be, within the Office of Education, a bureau for the education and training of the handicapped which shall be the principal agency in the Office of Education for administering and carrying out programs and projects relating to the education and training of the handicapped, including programs and projects for the training of teachers of the handicapped and for research in such education and training.

Provides that the Commissioner shall establish in the Office of Education a National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children, consisting of 15 members, appointed by the Commissioner. Provides that at least eight of such members shall be persons affiliated with educational, training, on research programs for the handicapped. Asserts that the Advisory Committee shall review the administration and operation of the programs authorized by this title and other provisions of law administered by the Commissioner with respect to handicapped children, including the effect of these programs in improving the educational attainment of such children, and make recommendations for the improvement of such administration and operation with respect to such children. Authorizes a program of grants to the States, which submit approvable State plans, for the improvement of education for handicapped children.

Arthorizes to be appropriated $200 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $210 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972. and $220 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for the purpose of making grants to States under the Education of the Handicapped Act.

Title VII: Vocational Education. For vocational education for persons who have academic, socioeconomic, or other handicaps which prevent them from succeeding in the regular vocational education program, authorizes appropriations of $50 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and $60 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972.

Authorizes appropriations for the vocational work-study program of $45 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and $55 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972.

Extends authority for residential facilities and extends the curriculum development program.

Authorizes $40 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971 and $45 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972 for extension of Part F of the education professions development act.

Title VIII: Miscellaneous-Authorizes the Commissioner under certain conditions to increase the Federal contribution percentage for Upward Bound programs carried on under the Higher Education Act of 1965 and to provide that non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kind.

Extends the authorization for the Advisory Council under the Education Professions Development Act for an additional year with a continuation for that year of its $200,000 authorization.