5. Promotion of education for the blind

H.R. 9030 was introduced by Representative Neal Smith, of Iowa, on September 1, 1961, and referred to the Committee on Éducation and Labor. It was reported in the House on September 9, 1961 (Rept. No. 1142), and passed the House September 12, 1961. It was reported in the Senate September 14, 1961 (Rept. No. 1033); passed the Senate September 18; and was approved September 22, 1961 (Public Law 87-294).

Public Law 87-294 amends the act to promote the education of the blind, approved March 3, 1879, as amended, so as to authorize wider distribution of books and other special instruction materials for the blind, and increase the appropriations authorized for this purpose, and otherwise improve the act.

6. Extension of the National Defense Education Act and school assistance to impacted areas

S. 2393 was introduced by Senator Lister Hill, of Alabama (for himself and Senator Wayne Morse, of Oregon), on August 9, 1961, and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. H.R. 9000 was introduced by Representative Adam C. Powell, of New York, on August 31, 1961, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 9000 passed the House, under suspension of the rules, September 6, 1961. S. 2393 was reported in the Senate August 15, 1961 (Rept. No. 743). As introduced, the bill provided for a 1-year extension of Public Laws 815 and 874. It was amended on the floor to provide for a 2-year extension of the impacted area statutes and in addition a 2-year extension of all titles of NDEA. The bill passed the Senate September 12, 1961; passed the House, under suspension of the rules, September 18, 1961; and was approved October 3, 1961 (Public Law 87-344).

The act extends for 2 additional years (through June 30, 1963) certain provisions of Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st Congress, and (through June 30, 1964) the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The provisions thus extended, and authorizations for them are:

Public Law 815.-Federal payment of part of the cost of school construction for the benefit of children of parents who either work or live on Federal property or are employed in projects representing new or increased Federal activities; $30 million for fiscal 1962. Construction of schools for children residing on Federal property consisting mainly of Indian reservations; authorization raised from $40 to $60 million.

Public Law 874.-Federal payment of part of the cost of operation of schools for the benefit of children of parents who either work or live on Federal property; $145,593,000 for fiscal 1962.

National Defense Education Act.-Title II: Loans to students in institutions of higher education; $180 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title III: Financial assistance for strengthening science, mathematics, and modern foreign language instruction (grants to public schools and loans to private schools); $150 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title IV: National defense fellowships; authorization is for such sums as are necessary to carry out the program-budget for fiscal 1962 is $21.2 million.

Title V: Guidance, counseling, and testing; identification and encouragement of able students (matching grants to State agen

cies for guidance and counseling in high schools; contracts with colleges and universities for training counselors); $44.5 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title VI: Language development (grants to colleges and universities for establishing institutes for foreign language instruction); $30.5 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title VII: Grants for research and experimentation in more effective utilization of educational media; $10 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title VIII: Grants to States for area vocational education programs; $30 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

Title IX: Authorization to the National Science Foundation to establish a Science Information Service-a provision of the National Defense Education Act not affected by Public Law 87-344. Title X: Improvement of statistical services of State educational agencies; $5.5 million for fiscal 1963 and 1964.

7. Amendment of the National Defense Education Act

H.R. 9053 was introduced by Representative James G. O'Hara, of Michigan, on September 5, 1961, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill was reported in the House on September 7, 1961 (Rept. No. 1145); passed the House September 18, 1961; passed the Senate September 26, 1961; and was approved October 5, 1961 (Public Law 87-400).

Public Law 87-400 amends title II of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 so as to place the terms of student loans under that title on an academic instead of a fiscal year basis.

B. SECOND SESSION, 1962

Convened January 10, 1962; adjourned October 13, 1962.

1. Manpower Development and Training Act

S. 1991, the Manpower Development and Training Act, was introduced by Senator Joseph S. Clark, of Pennsylvania, and others, on May 29, 1961, and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. It was reported in the Senate on July 31, 1961 (Rept. No. 651), and passed the Senate on August 23, 1961. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor on August 24, 1961. The committee was discharged. The bill passed the House, amended, on February 28, 1962, and the House asked for a conference on that date. The Senate agreed to the conference on March 1, 1962. The Senate agreed to the conference report on March 8, 1962. The conference report was filed on March 12, 1962 (Rept. No. 1416). The House agreed to the conference report on March 13, 1962. The bill was approved on March 15, 1962, and became Public Law 87-415.

H.R. 8399, a bill similar to S. 1991, was introduced on July 31, 1961, by Representative Elmer J. Holland, of Pennsylvania, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported on August 10, 1961 (Rept. No. 879). It was laid on the table on February 28, 1962, when S. 1991 was passed in lieu.

Following is a summary of the act:

Authorizes the Federal Government to appraise the manpower requirements and resources of the Nation and develop methods needed to deal with the problems of unemployment resulting from automation and other types of persistent unemployment.

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Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct and encourage studies in the areas of automation, occupational training, and labor mobility. Requires the Secretary to make an annual report and recommendations pertaining to manpower requirements, resources, use, and training. Directs the Secretary to develop, compile, and make available information regarding skill requirements, occupational outlook, job opportunities, labor supply in various skills, and employment trends. Authorizes $2 million for fiscal 1963 and $3 million each for fiscal 1964 and 1965.

Directs the Secretary to determine the skill requirements of the economy, develop policies for the occupational development and maximum utilization of skills, and develop training programs designed to qualify persons for employment. Provides for the selection of trainees and the payment of training allowances.

Authorizes the Secretary to encourage, develop, and secure the adoption of programs for on-the-job training. Directs the Secretary to cooperate with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in coordinating on-the-job training programs with Vocational educational programs.

Provides for a 10-member National Advisory Committee to make recommendations and to assist industry and other groups. Provides for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into agreements with States to provide vocational training on a 50-50 matching basis.

Authorizes $97 million for fiscal 1963 and $161 million each for fiscal 1964 and 1965 in order to carry out training and skill development programs.

Sets forth criteria for effecting an equitable apportionment of Federal expenditures among the States. Authorizes $5 million in fiscal 1962 for purpose of planning and starting programs under this act.

Prohibits the use of funds to relocate establishments in another part of the country.

Provides for termination of the training and skill development programs on June 30, 1965.

2. Revision of formula of the School Lunch Act

H.R. 11665 was introduced by Representative Cleveland M. Bailey, of West Virginia, on May 9, 1962, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill was reported from that committee on May 14, 1962 (Rept. No. 1673). It passed the House on June 6, 1962, and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. It was reported in the Senate on September 7, 1962 (Rept. No. 2016). It passed the Senate, amended, on September 21, 1962. The House asked for a conference on October 1, 1962. The Senate agreed to a conference on October 1, 1962. The conference report was filed on October 2, 1962 (Rept. No. 2512). The Senate agreed to the conference report on October 2, 1962. The House agreed to the conference report on October 4, 1962. The bill was approved on October 15, 1962, and became Public Law 87-823.

The act revises the formula for apportioning funds under the National School Lunch Act. It sets the basis for such apportionment on the participation rate of the State and the assistance need rate of the State. It provides for a 3-year transition to the new formula.

EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

A. FIRST SESSION, 1963

Convened January 9, 1963; adjourned December 30, 1963.

1. The Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963

H.R. 6143, the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, was introduced by Representative Edith Green, of Oregon, on May 6, 1963, and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The bill was reported from that committee on May 21, 1963 (Rept. No. 310). It passed the House on August 14, 1963. It was reported in the Senate, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on October 7, 1963 (Rept. No. 557). The bill passed the Senate, amended, on October 21, 1963, and the Senate asked for a conference on that date. Pursuant to House Resolution 555 the House agreed to a conference on October 29, 1963. The conference report was filed on November 4, 1963 (Rept. No. 884). The House agreed to the conference report on November 6, 1963. The Senate agreed to the conference report on December 10, 1963. The bill was approved on December 16, 1963, and became Public Law 88-204.

Following is a summary of the principal provisions of the act:

Title I-Grants for construction of undergraduate academic facilities.-(1) Authorization of $230 million for fiscal 1964 and for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years (and for fiscal years 1967 and 1968 sums later to be authorized) for grants to public and nonprofit private institutions of higher education, including junior colleges and technical institutes, for undergraduate academic facilities, provided the construction will result in an urgently needed and substantial expansion of the institution's student enrollment capacity, or in the case of a new institution of higher education, result in creating urgently needed enrollment capacity.

(2) Limitation of the Federal grant to a maximum of 33% percent of the development cost of the project (40 percent for community colleges).

(3) Determination of the relative priorities of eligible projects by State commissions, according to plans submitted by them to the U.S. Commissioner of Education.

(4) Requirement that at least 22 percent of the funds allotted to a State be made available only to junior colleges and technical institutes.

Title II-Grants for construction of graduate academic facilities.(1) Authorization of $25 million in fiscal 1964 and $60 million in each of the 2 succeeding years (and for fiscal years 1967 and 1968 sums later to be authorized) to improve or assist in the establishment of graduate schools and cooperative graduate centers.

(2) Limitation of the Federal grant to a maximum of 33% percent of the development cost of the project.

(3) Approval of grants by the Commissioner of Education subject to the advice of an 11-member Advisory Committee on Graduate Education to be established in the Office of Education. (4) Requirement that at least three of the eight appointed members of the Committee be from the field of the humanities and at least one from a graduate school of education.

Title III-Loans for the construction of academic facilities.-(1) Authorization of $120 million for fiscal 1964 and each of the 2 succeeding years (and for fiscal years 1967 and 1968 sums later to be authorized) for loans to institutions of higher education or to higher education building agencies for construction of academic facilities.

(2) Limitation of loans to institutions or building agencies in any one State to 121⁄2 percent of the total funds provided under this title.

(3) Requirement that at least one-fourth of the development cost of the facility be financed from non-Federal sources.

(4) Requirement that loans be repaid within a maximum of 50 years with an interest rate not less than one-quarter of 1 percent above the average annual interest rate on all interest-bearing obligations of the United States forming a part of the public debt as computed at the end of the preceding fiscal year.

Title IV-General provisions.-(1) Definition of "academic facilities" to include structures suitable for use as classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and related facilities necessary or appropriate for instruction of students, or for research, or for the administration of the educational or research programs, of an institution of higher education, and maintenance, storage, or utility facilities essential to the operation of the foregoing facilities.

(2) Exclusion of grants and loans for: Any facility intended primarily for events for which admission would be charged to the general public; any gymnasium or other facility especially designed for athletic or recreational activities other than for an academic course in physical education; any facility to be used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship, or to be used primarily in connection with any part of the program of a school or department of divinity; and any facility to be used by a school of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, nursing, or public health.

(3) Definition of the term "construction" as meaning: (a) erection of new or expansion of existing structures, and the installation of initial equipment therefor; (b) acquisition of existing structures not owned by the institution involved; (c) rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement (including the acquisition and installation of initial equipment, or modernization or replacement of built-in equipment) of existing structures; or (d) a combination of any two or more of the foregoing.

2. The Vocational Education Act of 1963

H.R. 4955 was introduced on March 18, 1963, by Representative Carl D. Perkins, of Kentucky. The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It was reported from that committee on June 18, 1963 (Rept. No. 393). It passed the House on August 6, 1963. It was reported in the Senate (from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare) on October 1, 1963 (Rept. No. 553). It passed the Senate, amended, on October 8, 1963, and the Senate asked for a conference on that date. Pursuant to House Resolution 554 the House agreed to a conference on October 29, 1963. The conference report was filed on December 10, 1963 (Rept. No. 1025). The House agreed to the conference report on December 12, 1963. The Senate agreed to the conference report on December 13, 1963. The act was approved on December 18, 1963, and became Public Law 88-210.