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tration of the plan there is a failure to comply substantially with the provisions required to be included in the plan, he shall notify such State agency that further payments will not be made to the State under this Act (or, in his discretion, that further payments will not be made with respect to portions of or projects under the State plan affected by such failure) until he is satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to comply. Until he is so satisfied, no further payments shall be made to such State for carrying out such State plan (or further payments shall be limited to parts of or projects under the plan not affected by such failure).

(20 U.S.C. 356) Enacted June 19, 1966, P.L. 597, 84th Cong., sec. 7, 70 Stat. 295, redesignated as Title III, sec. 301, and amended Feb. 11, 1964, P.L. 88-269, sec. 7(f), (g), 78 Stat. 14; redesignated as Title V, sec. 501, July 19, 1966, P.L. 89-511, sec. 10(a), (b), 80 Stat. 317.

ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 502. (a) The Commissioner shall administer this Act under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and shall, with the approval of the Secretary, prescribe such regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this Act.

(b) The Commissioner is also authorized to make such studies, investigations, and reports as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, including periodic reports for public distribution as to the values, methods, and results of various State demonstrations of public library services undertaken under this Act. (c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for expenses of administration such sums as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary and the Commissioner under this Act.

(d) (1) The Commissioner shall not finally disapprove any State plan submitted under this Act, or any modification thereof, without first affording the State submitting the plan reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.

(2) If any State is dissatisfied with the Commissioner's final action with respect to the approval of its State plan submitted under title I, title II, title III, or part A or B of title IV, or with respect to his final action under section 501, such State may appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the State is located, by filing a petition with such court within sixty days after such final action. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the Commissioner or any officer designated by him for that purpose. The Commissioner thereupon shall file in the court the record of the proceedings on which he based his action, as provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.

(3) Upon the filing of the petition referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Commissioner or to set it aside, in whole or in part, temporarily or permanently, but until the filing of the record the Commissioner may modify or set aside his order. The findings of the Commissioner as to the facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive, but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the

Commissioner to take further evidence, and the Commissioner may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action, and shall file in the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.

(4) The judgment of the court affirming or setting aside, in whole or in part, any action of the Commissioner shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. The commencement of proceedings under this subsection shall not, unless so specifically ordered by the court, operate as a stay of the Commissioner's action.

(20 U.S.C. 357) Enacted June 19, 1956, P.L. 597, 84th Cong., sec. 8, 70 Stat. 295, redesignated as Title III, sec. 302, and amended Feb. 11, 1964, P.L. 88-269, secs. 1(d), 7(f), 8, 78 Stat. 11, 14, 15; redesignated as Title V, sec. 502, and amended July 19, 1966, P.L. 89-511, sec. 10 (a), (b), (c), (e), 80 Stat. 317, 318,

REALLOTMENTS

SEC. 503. The amount of any State's allotment undersection 102, 202, 302, 402, or 412 for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be required for the period for which such allotment is available for carrying out the State plan approved under section 103, 203, 304, 404, and 414, respectively, shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments for such year to such States under such section 102, 202, 302, 402, or 412, as the case may be, but with such proportionate amount for any of such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the amount which the Commissioner estimates the State needs and will be able to use for such period of time for which the original allotments were available for carrying out the State plan approved under section 103, 203, 304, 404, or 414, as the case may be, and the total of such reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the States not suffering such a reduction. Any amount reallotted to a State under this subsection from funds appropriated pursuant to section 101, 201, 301, 401, or 411, for any fiscal year shall be deemed part of its allotment for such year under sections 102, 202, 302, 402, and 412, respectively.

(20 U.S.C. 357a) Enacted Feb. 11, 1964, P.L. 88-269, sec. 7(h), 78 Stat. 14; redesignated as Title V, sec. 503, and amended July 19, 1966, P.L. 89-511, sec. 10 (a), (b), (d), 80 Stat. 317.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 504. For the purposes of this Act

(a) The term "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Virgin Islands;

(b) The term "State library administrative agency" means the official State agency charged by State law with the extension and development of public library services throughout the State;

(2) The term "public library" means a library that serves free all residents of a community, district, or region, and receives its financial support in whole or in part from public funds;

(d) The term "construction" includes construction of new buildings and expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings; including architects' fees and the cost of the acquisition of land;

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

(20 U.S.C. 358) Enacted June 19, 1956, P.L. 597, 84th Cong., sec. 9, 70 Stat. 296; amended Aug. 1, 1956, P.L. 896, 84th Cong., sec. 25 (d), 70 Stat. 911; amended Aug. 31, 1960, P.L. 87-679, sec. 5, 74 Stat. 572; amended Sep. 25, 1962, P.L. 87– 688, sec. 5(a) (3), 76 Stat. 587; redesignated as Title III, sec. 304, and amended Feb. 11, 1964, P.L. S8-269, secs. 1(e), 7 (b), (f), (9), 78 Stat. 11, 14, 16; redesignated as Title V, sec. 504, and amended July 19, 1966, P.L. 89-511, secs. 10 (a), (b), 12(a), 80 Stat. 317, 318.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

(P.L. 597, 84th Cong.)

House Report No. 1587 (Committee on Education and Labor).
Senate Report No. 2067 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).
Congressional Record, 1956:

May 8: Passed House.

June 6: Passed Senate.

Approved: June 19, 1956.

(P.L. 88-269)

House Report No. 635, accompanying H.R. 4879 (Committee on Education and Labor).

Senate Report No. 592 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).
Congressional Record (vols. 109, 110) (1963, 1964):

November 22, 1963: Considered in Senate.

November 26, 1963: Considered and passed Senate.

January 21, 1964: Considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 4879.

January 30, 1964: Senate concurred in House amendments. Approved: February 11, 1964.

(P.L. 89-511)

House Report No. 1474 (Committee on Education and Labor).

Senate Report No. 1291 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).

Congressional Record, Vol. 112 (1966):

June 2: Considered and passed House.

June 22: Considered and passed Senate, amended.
June 28: House concurred in Senate amendments.

Approved: July 19, 1966.

PART VIII-INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

International Education Act of 1966

(P.L. 89-698)

AN ACT To provide for the strengthening of American educational resources for international studies and research.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "International Education Act of 1966".

FINDINGS AND DECLARATION

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that a knowledge of other countries is of the utmost importance in promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between nations; that strong American educational resources are a necessary base for strengthening our relations with other countries; that this and future generations of Americans should be assured ample opportunity to develop to the fullest extent possible their intellectual capacities in all areas of knowledge pertaining to other countries, peoples, and cultures; and that it is therefore both necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to assist in the development of resources for international study and research, to assist in the development of resources and trained personnel in academic and professional fields, and to coordinate the existing and future programs of the Federal Government in international education, to meet the requirements of world leadership.

(20 U.S.C. 1171) Enacted Oct. 29, 1966, P.L. 89–698, Title I, sec. 2, 80 Stat. 1966. Title I-Grant Programs for Advanced and Undergraduate International Studies

CENTERS FOR ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to arrange through grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, for the establishment, strengthening, and operation. by them of graduate centers which will be national and international resources for research and training in international studies and the international aspects of professional and other fields of study. Activities carried on in such centers may be concentrated either on specific geographical areas of the world or on particular fields or issues in world affairs which concern one or more countries, or on both. The Secretary may also make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associa

tions, when such grants will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section.

(b) Grants under this section may be used to cover part or all of the cost of establishing, strengthening, equipping, and operating research and training centers, including the cost of teaching and research materials and resources, the cost of programs for bringing visiting scholars and faculty to the center, and the cost of training, improvement, and travel of the staff for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of this section. Such grants may also include funds for stipends (in such amounts as may be determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary) to individuals undergoing training in such centers, including allowances for dependents and for travel for research and study here and abroad. Grants under this section shall be made on such conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out its purposes. (20 U.S.C. 1172) Enacted Oct. 29, 1966, P.L. 89-698, Title I, sec. 101, 80 Stat. 1066.

GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

SEC. 102. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, to assist them in planning, developing, and carrying out a comprehensive program to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies. Grants made under this section may be for projects and activities which are an integral part of such a comprehensive program such as

(1) planning for the development and expansion of undergraduate programs in international studies;

(2) teaching, research, curriculum development, and other related activities;

(3) training of faculty members in foreign countries:

(4) expansion of foreign language courses;

(5) planned and supervised student work-study-travel programs;

(6) programs under which foreign teachers and scholars may visit institutions as visiting faculty; and

(7) programs of English language training for foreign teachers, scholars, and students.

The Secretary may also make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations, when such grants will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objective of this section.

(b) A grant may be made under this section only upon application to the Secretary at such time or times and containing such information as he deems necessary. The Secretary shall not approve an application unless it

(1) sets forth a program for carrying out one or more projects or activities for which a grant is authorized under subsection (a); (2) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this section for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such

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