CHAPTER III. BILLS REPORTED FROM OTHER COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE Enactments by the 88th Congress concerning education and training which, in the form of bills, were reported from committees of the Senate other than the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare included the following-in chronological order of approval by the President. A. UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING AND SERVICE EXTENSION (Public Law 88-2, approved Mar. 28, 1963) H.R. 2438, a bill to extend the induction provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act to July 1, 1967, was introduced on January 21, 1963, by Representative Carl Vinson, of Georgia, chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives. The bill was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Hearings on H.R. 2438 were held by the full Committee on Armed Services on March 1, 1963. The bill was reported from that committee on March 6, 1963 (Rept. 59). It was debated and passed by the House on March 11, 1963, by a record vote of 387 to 3, with 44 not voting.1 In the Senate, hearings on H.R. 2438 and a companion bill, S. 846, which had been introduced on February 19, 1963, by Senators Richard B. Russell and Leverett Saltonstall, were held before a subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services on March 12, 1963. H.R. 2438 was reported from the Committee on Armed Services on March 14, 1963 (Rept. 64). On March 15, 1963, the bill was passed by the Senate without a record vote. It was approved by President Kennedy on March 28, 1963, and became Public Law 88-2. 2. Educational Significance of the Act An indication of the educational significance of this act appears in the following statement by Representative Thomas B. Curtis, of Missouri, in hearings on the bill before the House Armed Services Committee on March 1, 1963: Probably the largest sums of money being spent in the field of training and retraining in our society today are spent by the Military Establishment. The Military Establishment runs the largest single vocational education system in the world.1 Congressional Record (daily edition), Mar. 11, 1963, p. 3742. Ibid., Mar. 15. 1963. p. 4091. th Cong., House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services. Full committee sideration of H.R. 2438. to extend the induction provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act and for other purposes, Mar. i, 1963, p. 169. It may be generally assumed that the civilian educational pursuits of young men are affected by their induction, or expectation of induction, into military training and service. 3. Text of the Act Following is the text of the act: PUBLIC LAW 88-2, 88TH CONGRESS, H.R. 2438, MARCH 28, 1963 AN ACT To extend the induction provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 17 (c) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended (50 App. U.S.C. 467 (c)), is amended by striking out “July 1, 1963” and inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1967". SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Act of August 3, 1950, chapter 537, as amended (73 Stat. 13), is amended by striking out "July 1, 1963” and inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1967". SEC. 3. Section 16 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended (50 App. U.S.C. 2216), is amended by striking out "July 1, 1963" and inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1967”. SEC. 4. Section 9 of the Act of June 27, 1957, Public Law 85-62, as amended (73 Stat. 13), is amended by striking out "July 1, 1963" and inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1967". SEC. 5. Sections 302 and 303 of title 37, United States Code, are each amended by striking out "July 1, 1963" wherever that date appears and inserting in place thereof "July 1, 1967". B. LABOR, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL 1964 (With reference here principally to certain appropriations affecting education and training) (Public Law 88-136, approved Oct. 11, 1963) 1. Legislative History President Kennedy's budget for the Federal Government for the fiscal year 1964, presented to Congress on January 17, 1963, called for appropriations totaling $713.5 million for the programs administered by the Office of Education. This amount represented an increase of $51.4 million over the appropriations for fiscal 1963. In addition, President Kennedy proposed a $1.2 billion new legislative program for education (covering a period of several years) which he said would involve significant new activities and greater utilization of the existing authority of the Office of Education.2 House Appropriation Subcomittee hearings on the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations for 1964 were held in February and March 1963. The record of the hearings was printed in 4 volumes comprising a total of 3,683 pages. H.R. 5888, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, and for other purposes, was introduced on April 25, 1963, by Representative John E. Fogarty, of Rhode Island, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. The bill was reported from that committee on April 25, 1963 (Rept. 246).3 It passed the House on April 30, 1963, by a voice vote.* Senate hearings on H.R. 5888 were held by a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations on March 12 through April 4, and May 7 through June 5, 1963. The record of the hearings was printed in 2 parts, including a total of 1,981 pages. The bill was reported in the Senate on August 1, 1963 (Rept. 383).5 It passed the Senate, amended, on August 7, 1963. The conference report was filed on September 25, 1963 (Rept. 774). The House and Senate both agreed to the conference report on September 26. The bill was approved on October 11, 1963, and became Public Law 88–136. 2. Appropriations Affecting Education and Training Some of the fiscal 1964 appropriations in Public Law 88-136 particularly affecting education and training are: (A) Department of Labor : (1) Office of Manpower, Automation, and Training: (B) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: Promotion and further development of vocational Further endowment of colleges of agriculture and Grants for library services_ Payments to (federally affected) school districts Additional amount for assistance for schools con- Grants to public or other nonprofit institutions Foreign language training and area studies--- (3) Public Health Service: Activities of the National (4) American Printing House for the Blind: Education (5) Gallaudet College: Salaries and expenses. (6) Howard University: Salaries and expenses.. Construction__-_ (7) Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Salaries and expenses-- Grants for demonstration, evaluation, and train- 5, 460, 000 34, 756, 000 11, 950. 000 7,500,000 104, 466, 000 23, 740, 000 219, 620, 000 1, 000, 000 1,500,000 11, 500.000 1,500,000 14, 761, 000 34, 810, 000 163, 869, 000 775,000 1,822, 000 2, 919, 000 8.819,000 6, 245, 000 2,833, 000 6,950, 000 6,500,000 3. Partial Text of Public Law 88-136 Following is the text of some of the appropriations in Public Law 88-136 particularly affecting education and/or training. PUBLIC LAW 88-136, 88TH CONGRESS, H.R. 5888, OCTOBER 11, 1963 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, 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 Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, namely: TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICE OF MANPOWER, AUTOMATION AND TRAINING MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES For expenses necessary to carry into effect the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-415), and for the performance of the functions of the Secretary in the fields of automation and manpower, $110,000,000. BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct a program of encouraging apprentice training, as authorized by the Acts of March 4, 1913 (5 U.S.C. 611), and August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50), $5,460,000. TITLE II-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION PROMOTION AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION For carrying out the provisions of title I and II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15i-15m, 150-15q, 15aa-15jj), section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (20 U.S.C. 30), the Act of March 18, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 31-33), section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), and section 2 of the Act of September 25, 1962 (76 Stat. 586), $34,756,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for practical nurse training under such title II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended, and $180,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and industry including distributive occupations therein: Provided, That the amount of allotment which States and Territories are not prepared to use may be reapportioned among other States and Territories applying therefor for use in the programs for which the funds were originally apportioned. FURTHER ENDOWMENT OF COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MECHANIC ARTS For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $11,950,000. GRANTS FOR LIBRARY SERVICES For grants to the States, pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1956, as amended (20 U.S.C. 351-358), $7,500,000. |