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 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 I I 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, $33,672,000: 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), $8,194,000. land-grant college aid For an additional payment to the State of Hawaii, as authorized by section 14(e) of the Hawaii Omnibus Act (Public Law 86–624, approved July 12, 1960), $3,775,000. 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. 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), $85,700,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of section 6 of such Act. 75 Stat. 596 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. 19), including not to exceed $810,000 for necessary expenses during the current fiscal year of technical services rendered by other agencies, $24,850,000, 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), $211,557,000, of which $75,145,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds and loans for non-Federal capital contributions to student loan funds, of which not to exceed $1,300,000 shall be for such loans for non-Federal capital contributions; $54,000,000 shall be for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, or modem foreign language equipment and minor remodeling of facilities; $3,750,000 shall be for grants to States for supervisory and other services; $12,800,000 shall be for grants to States for area vocational education programs; and $15,000,000 shall be for grants to States for testing, guidance, and counseling: Provided, 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 of 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: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for graduate fellowships awarded initially under the provisions of the Act after the date of enactment of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1962, which are not found by the Commissioner of Education to be consistent with the purpose of the Act as stated in section 101 thereof. Loans and payments under the National Defense Education Act, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, loans and payments under title II of the National Defense Education Act, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation for the same purpose for that fiscal year: Provided, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid for the same purposes for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. 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, as amended (20 U.S.C. 611–617), $1,000,000. 75 Stat. 597 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; $11,594,000. cooperative research For cooperative research, surveys, and demonstrations in education as authorized by the Act of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 331–332), $5,000,000.