Office of Education

Office of Education promotion and further development of vocational education For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15j), and section 202 of said Act (20 U.S.C. 15bb), section 4 of the Act of March 10, 1924 (20 U.S.C. 29), 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), and section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), including $4,000,000 for extension and improvement of practical nurse training under title II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended, which sum shall be available under such title also for the expansion and improvement of programs of practical nurse training in effect prior to August 2, 1956, and $180,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and industry including distributive occupations therein, $33,702,081: Provided, That the apportionment to the States under section 3(a), (1), (2), (3), and (4) of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 shall be computed on the basis of not to exceed $29,267,081 for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 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), $2,501,500. 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), $6,000,000: Provided, That allotments to the States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $7,500,000: Provided, That the amount of any State’s allotment from this appropriation which such State certifies will remain unpaid to it on June 30, 1961, may be reallotted by the Commissioner among other States applying therefor in proportion to their rural population, and deemed part of such allotments, except that no State’s allotment shall be so increased as to exceed the allotment which would be made to it were this appropriation equal to the maximum authorized under such Act. 73 Stat. 346 payments to school districts For payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 13), $163,957,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of section 6 of such Act. assistance for school construction For an additional amount for providing school facilities and for grants to local educational agencies in federally affected areas, as authorized by the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 14), including not to exceed $1,000,000 for necessary expenses during the current fiscal year of technical services rendered by other agencies, $61,135,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries or other direct expenses of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. defense educational activities For grants, loans, and payments under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1580–1605), $150,000,000, of which $30,000,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds; $1,000,000 shall be for loans for non-Federal capital contributions to student loan funds; $60,000,000 for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, and modern language teaching facilities and $4,000,000 for grants to States for supervisory and other services; $7,000,000 for grants to States for area vocational education programs; and $15,000,000 for grants to States for testing, guidance, and counseling: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the purchase of science, mathematics, and modern language teaching equipment, or equipment suitable for use for teaching in such fields or education, which can be identified as originating in or having been exported from a Communist country, unless such equipment is unavailable from any other source. expansion of teaching in education of the mentally retarded For grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning and to State educational agencies, pursuant to the Act of September 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 1777), $1,000,000: Provided, That section 2 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Such grants shall also be available to assist such institutions in meeting the costs of training such personnel.”. salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of Education, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries: coordination of library service on the national level with other forms of adult education; development of library service throughout the country; purchase, distribution, and exchange of educational documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; and cooperative research, surveys, and demonstrations in education as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 881–832); $12,800,000, of which not less than $550,000 shall be available for the Division of Vocational Education as authorized.