GRANTS-IN-AID; CONTRACTS

SEC. 702. In carrying out the provisions of section 701, the Commissioner

(1) may make grants-in-aid, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, to public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701;

(2) may enter into contracts, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701; and

(3) shall promote the coordination of programs conducted or financed by him under this title with similar programs conducted by other agencies, institutions, foundations, organizations, or individuals.

(20 U.S.C. 542) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 702, 72 Stat. 1595.

PART B-DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA

FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER

SEC. 731. In order to disseminate information concerning new educational media (including the results of research and experimentation conducted under part A of this title) to State or local educational agencies, for use in their public elementary or secondary schools, and to institutions of higher education, the Commissioner

(1) shall make studies and surveys to determine the need for increased or improved utilization of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication by State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education for educational purposes;

(2) shall prepare and publish catalogs, reviews, bibliographies, abstracts, analysis of research and experimentation, and such other materials as are generally useful in the encouragement and more effective use of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes;

(3) many, upon request, provide advice, counsel, technical assistance, and demonstrations to State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education undertaking to utilize such media of communication to increase the quality or depth or broaden the scope of their educational programs;

(4) shall prepare and publish an annual report setting forth (A) projects carried out under this title and the cost of each such project, and (B) developments in the utilization and adaptation of media of communication for educational purposes; and

(5) may enter into contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, or individuals to carry out the provisions of this part.

(20 U.S.C. 551) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VIII, sec. 731, 72 Stat. 1595; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27(b), 77 Stat. 419.

PART C-GENERAL PROVISIONS

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SEC. 761. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Education an Advisory Committee on New Educational Media (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Advisory Committee"). The Advisory Committee shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be chairman, a representative of the National Science Foundation and twelve persons appointed, without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary. Three of such appointed members shall be individuals identified with the sciences, liberal arts, or modern foreign languages in institutions of higher education; three shall be individuals actually engaged in teaching or in the supervision of teaching in elementary or secondary schools; three shall be individuals of demonstrated ability in the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes; and three shall be individuals representative of the lay public who have demonstrated an interest in the problems of communication media.

(b) The Advisory Committee shall—

(1) advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Commissioner on matters relating to the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, or related media of communication for educational purposes, and on matters of basic policy arising in the administration of this title;

(2) review all applications for grants-in-aid under part A of this title for projects of research or experimentation and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such projects which it believes are appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this title; and

(3) review all proposals by the Commissioner to enter into contracts under this title and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such contracts which it believes are appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title.

(c) The Commissioner may utilize the services of any member or members of the Advisory Committee in connection with matters relating to the provisions of this title, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine.

(d) Members of the Advisory Committee shall, while serving on business of the Advisory Committee or at the request of the Commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, not to exceed $50 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel in lieu of subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence.

(20 U.S.C. 561) Enacted Sept.2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 761, 72 Stat. 1596; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27 (c), 77 Stat. 419.

SPECIAL PERSONNEL

SEC. 762. The Commissioner may secure from time to time and for such periods as he deems advisable, without regard to the civil-service laws, the assistance and advice of persons in the United States and from abroad who are experts in the utilization and adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, and other related media of communication for educational purposes.

(20 U.S.C. 562) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 762, 72 Stat. 1597.

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

SEC. 763. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and the sum of $5,000,000 for each of the nine succeeding fiscal years for carrying out the provisions of this title.

(20 U.S.C. 563) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 763, 72 Stat. 1597; amended Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title II, sec. 206, 75 Stat. 760 amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27 (d), 77 Stat. 419; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title VII, sec. 701, 78 Stat. 1107.

PART V-EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING

PROGRAMS

National Defense Education Act of 1958

(P.L. 85-864)

TITLES V-B AND XI

NOTE.-Other provisions of the National Defense Education Act are printed on pages 185 and 215. The complete text of the Act appears in Appendix I on page 428.)

Title V-Guidance, Counseling, and Testing; Identification and Encouragement of Able Students

SEC. 511. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $6,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, $7,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for each of the eight succeeding fiscal years, to enable the Commissioner to arrange, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation by them of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study, including study in the use of new materials, to improve the qualifications of individuals who are engaged, or are teachers preparing to engage, in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or in secondary schools or in institutions of higher education, including junior colleges and technical institutes as defined in section 505.

(b) Each individual who attends an institute operated under the provisions of this part shall be eligible (after application therefor) to receive stipend at the rate of $75 per week for the period of his attendance at such institute, and each such individual with one or more dependents shall receive an additional stipend at the rate of $15 per week for each such dependent.

(20 U.S.C. 491) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title V, sec. 511, 72 Stat. 1593; amended Oct. 3, 1961, P.L. 87-344, Title II, sec. 204(d), 75 Stat. 760; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 25(e), 77 Stat. 418; amended Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title V, sec. 505, 78 Stat. 1106.

Title XI-Institutes

PART I-GENERAL

AUTHORIZATION OF INSTITUTES

SEC. 1101. There are authorized to be appropriated $32,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years to enable the Commissioner to arrange, through grants or contracts, with institutions of higher education for the operation by them of short-term or regular session institutes for advanced study, including study in the use of new materials, to improve the qualification of individuals

(1) who are engaged in or preparing to engage in the teaching, or supervising or training of teachers, of history, geography, economics, civics, and industrial arts, modern foreign languages, reading, or English in elementary or secondary schools,

(2) who are engaged in or preparing to engage in the teaching of disadvantaged youth and are, by virtue of their service or future service in elementary or secondary schools enrolling substantial numbers of culturally, economically, socially, and educationally handicapped youth, in need of specialized training; except that no institute may be established under this title for teachers of disadvantaged youth unless such institute will offer a specialized program of instruction designed to assist such teachers in coping with the unique and peculiar problems involved in teaching of such youth,

(3) who are engaged as, or preparing to engage as, library personnel in the elementary or secondary schools, or as supervisors of such personnel, or

(4) who are engaged as, or are preparing to engage as, educational media specialists.

(20 U.S.C. 591) Enacted October 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title IX, sec. 901(a), 78 Stat. 1107; amended November 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title II, sec. 225, 79 Stat. 1228, Title IV, sec. 467 (b), 79 Stat. 1254.

STIPENDS

SEC. 1102. Each individual who attends an institute operated under the provisions of this part shall be eligible (after application therefor to receive a stipend at the rate of $75 per week for the period of his attendance at such institute, and each such individual with one or more dependents shall receive an additional stipend at the rate of $15 per week for each such dependent.

(20 U.S.C. 592) Enacted Oct. 16, 1964, P.L. 88-665, Title IX, sec. 901(a), 78 Stat. 1108; amended Oct. 28, 1966, P.L. 89-698, sec. 202, 80 Stat. 1070.

1 Effective July 1, 1967, this clause (3) is repealed and clause (4) is redesignated as clause (3). See sec. 225 of Title II of P.L. 89-329.