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June 30, 1969, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.

AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR EACH STATE

SEC. 403. (a) The total of the grants made under title I of this Act for any fiscal year with respect to activities in any one State may not exceed 15 per centum of the total of the funds available for such grants under such title for such fiscal year. (b) Of the funds available for grants under title I for any fiscal year

(1) $25,000 each shall be reserved for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and

(2) $100,000 shall be reserved for each other State; except that, if the Secretary determines, on the basis of the information available to him on the last day of the ninth month of any fiscal year, that any portion of such $25,000 or $100,000 for any State will not be required for such grants under title I of this Act for such year, such portion shall be available for grants under such title for such year with respect to activities in any other State (in the case of which such a determination has not been made).

EVALUATION

SEC. 404 (a) The Secretary shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs, projects, and other activities under this Act, including their effectiveness in achieving stated goals and their relationship to and impact on related Federal, State, and local activities. This evaluation shall include comparisons with proper control groups composed of persons who have not participated in programs under this Act. The results of such evaluations shall be included in the report required by section 408.

(b) In addition to funds otherwise available for evaluation, such portion of any appropriation under section 402 as the Secretary may determine, but not exceeding 1 per centum thereof, shall be available for evaluation by the Secretary (directly or by grants or contracts) of the activities for which such appropriation is made.

JUDICIAL REVIEW

SEC. 405. In the case of action taken by the Secretary terminating or refusing to continue financial assistance to a grantee, such grantee may obtain judicial review of such action in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5 of the United States Code.

JOINT FUNDING

SEC. 406. Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the President, where funds are advanced for a single project by more than one Federal agency to an agency or organization assisted under this Act, any one Federal agency may be designated to act for all

80 Stat. 392.
5 USC 701-706.

in administering the funds advanced. In such cases, a single non-Federal share requirement may be established according to the proportion of funds advanced by each Federal agency, and any such agency may waive any technical grant or contract requirement (as defined by such regulations) which is inconsistent with the similar requirements of the administering agency or which the administering agency does not impose.

COORDINATION

SEC. 407. To avoid duplication of efforts, it shall be the responsibility of the Secretary to consult and coordinate with the Attorney General and such other Federal officers as are charged with responsibilities in the area of combating juvenile delinquency or crime in general.

ANNUAL REPORT

SEC. 408. Not later than one hundred and twenty days after the close of each fiscal year, the Secretary, with the appropriate assistance and concurrence of the heads of other Federal agencies who are consulted and whose activities are coordinated under section 407, shall prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress a full and complete report on all Federal activities in the fields of juvenile delinquency, youth development, and related fields. Such report shall include, but not be limited to

(1) planning, program, and project activities conducted under this Act;

(2) the nature and results of model programs and technical assistance conducted under title III of this Act;

(3) the number and types of training projects, number of persons trained and in training, and job placement and other follow-up information on trainees and former trainees assisted under title II of this Act; and

(4) steps taken and mechanisms and methods used to coordinate and avoid duplication of Federal activities in the fields of juvenile delinquency, youth development, and related fields and the effectiveness of such steps, mechanisms, and methods.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

SEC. 409. (a) The Secretary is authorized to appoint an advisory committee to advise him with respect to matters of general policy involved in the administration of this Act, and particularly with respect to the coordination of activities under this Act and related activities under other Federal, State, or local laws and on such other matters relating to this Act as the Secretary may request.

(b) (1) The Secretary is also authorized to appoint such other technical or advisory committees to advise him in connection with activities under this Act as he deems necessary.

(2) Members of any committee appointed under this section who are not otherwise in the regular full-time employ of the United States, while attending meetings of their respective committees, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per diem (or, if higher, the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in title 5, United States Code, section 5332), including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places 81 Stat. 625. of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703)

for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. 80 Stat. 499.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 410. For purposes of this Act

(1) The term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

(2) The term "State agency" means the State agency designated in a State's comprehensive juvenile delinquency plan. (3) The term "public agency" means a duly elected political body or a subdivision thereof and shall not be construed to include the Office of Economic Opportunity. Such term includes an Indian tribe. In the case of a grant under part A of title I or section 132, if the Secretary is satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of any planning, project, or program, he may increase the Federal share if the cost thereof payable under this Act to the extent necessary, notwithstanding the maximum otherwise imposed by this Act on the portion of such cost which may be so payable.

(4) The term "nonprofit private agency or organization" means any accredited institution of higher education, and any other agency, organization, or institution which is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or organizations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, but only if such agency, organization, or institution was in existence at least two years before the date of an application under this Act. Such term shall not be construed to include the Office of Economic Opportunity. Participation by the Office of Economic Opportunity is expressly prohibited in administering this Act.

(5) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

82 Stat. 704.

7. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SEA-GRANT COLLEGES AND

PROGRAMS

(Public Law 90-477, approved August 11, 1968)

A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R. 13781, a bill to amend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966, was introduced on October 31, 1967 by Representative Paul G. Rogers, of Florida (for himself and 18 other Members of the House). The bill was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Hearings on H.R. 13781 and on a similar bill (H.R. 13835, introduced by Representative Edward A. Garmatz of Maryland) were held before the Subcommittee on Oceanography of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries on March 14, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 37 pages.

H.R. 13781 was reported in the House on March 28, 1968 (H. Rept. 1221). It passed the House, under suspension of the rules, on April 1, 1968.

In the Senate, hearings on H.R. 13781 were held before the Committee on Commerce on June 24, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 42 pages.

H.R. 13781 was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Commerce, on July 11, 1968 (S. Rept. 1381). H.R. 13781 was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on July 18, 1968 (S. Rept. 1439). The bill passed the Senate. amended, on July 20, 1968.

On July 22, 1968 the House asked for a conference. On July 25, 1968 the Senate agreed to a conference. The conference report was filed on August 1, 1968 (H. Rept. 1837). The Senate agreed to the conference report on August 1, 1968. The House agreed to the conference report on August 2, 1968. The act was approved on August 11, 1968 and became Public Law 90-477.

B. DIGEST OF THE ACT

The act amends the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 so as to authorize appropriations to the National Science Foundation of $6 million for the fiscal year 1969 and $15 million for the fiscal year 1970, for the sea-grant college program.

C. TEXT OF THE LAW

Following is the text of Public Law 90-477.

Sea-grant colleges and programs.

AN ACT To amend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering
Development Act of 1966

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended as follows:

(1) Section 203(b)(1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended by inserting im

to National

mediately after "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000," the following: "for the fiscal Appropriation year ending June 30, 1969, not to exceed the sum of $6,000,000, Science for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, not to exceed the sum Foundation. of $15,000,000,".

80 Stat. 999.

33 USC 1122.

(2) Section 204(d)(1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended by deleting the 33 USC 1123. phrase "in any fiscal year" each time it appears therein.

8. HEALTH MANPOWER ACT OF 1968

(Principally Concerned with Training)

(Public Law 90-490, approved August 16, 1968)

A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

S. 3095, the "Health Manpower Act of 1968," was introduced on March 5, 1968, by Senator Lister Hill, of Alabama. The bill was referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. A companion bill, H.R. 15757, was introduced on March 5, 1968 by Representative Harley O. Staggers, of West Virginia. This bill was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Hearings on S. 3095 (and on S. 255, a bill to amend Title VII of the Public Health Service Act) were held before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare on March 20 and 21, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 291 pages. Hearings on H.R. 15757 were held before the Subcommittee on Health and Welfare of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on June 11, 12, and 13, 1968. The record of the hearings was printed in a volume of 309 pages.

H.R. 15757 was reported in the House on July 3, 1968 (H. Rept. 1634). On August 1, 1968, H.R. 15757 passed the House, the proceedings were vacated, H.R. 15757 was laid on the table, and S. 3095 was amended and passed in lieu.

S. 3095 was reported in the Senate on June 21, 1968 (S. Rept. 1307). It passed the Senate on June 24, 1968, and was referred to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce on June 25, 1968. The committee was discharged. S. 3095 passed the House, amended, on August 1, 1968. The Senate agreed to the House amendment on August 2, 1968. The act was approved by the President on August 16, 1968 and became Public Law 90-490.

B. DIGEST OF THE ACT

Following is a digest of Public Law 90-490:

Title I-Health Professions Training.-Extends for an additional 2 years, through the fiscal year 1971, appropriations for grants to construct teaching facilities for health professions personnel and limits the Federal share for such projects to 50 percent of the cost except when the Secretary of HEW determines unusual circumstances (then) 662% percent of the cost).

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