Office of Education

Office of Education expansion and improvement of vocational education For carrying out the provisions of titles I and II of the Vocational Education Act, of 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15i–15m, 15o–15q, 15aa–15jj, Public Law 88–210), 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), section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), section 2 of the Act of September 25, 1962 (48 U.S.C. 1667), and the Vocational Education Act of 1963; $158,296,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for allotment for practical nurse training under such title II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, $180,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and industry including distributive occupations therein, and $5,000,000 for carrying out section 13 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and $118,500,000 for carrying out other provisions of that Act. higher education facilities construction For grants, loans, and payments under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, $463,150,000, to be immediately available, of which not to exceed $230,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of academic facilities under title I; $60,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of graduate academic facilities under title II; and $169,250,000 shall be for loans for construction of academic facilities under title III. grants for public libraries For grants to the States, pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1956, as amended (20 U.S.C. 351–358; Public Law 88–269), $55,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be for grants for public library services under title I of such Act, and $30,000,000 shall be for grants for public library construction under title II of such Act. 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), $11,950,000. 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), $332,000,000: 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. 19), including not to exceed $820,000 for necessary expenses during the current fiscal year of technical services rendered by other agencies, $58,400,000, to be immediately available, and 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: Provided further, That applications filed on or before June 30, 1964, shall receive priority over applications filed after such date. 78 Stat. 965 defense educational activities For grants, loans, and payments under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1580–1605), $287,853,000, of which $136,000,000 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 $1,000,000 shall be for such loans for non-Federal capital contributions, $66,600,000 shall be for grants to States and loans to nonprofit private schools for science, mathematics, or modern language equipment and minor remodeling of facilities and for grants to States for supervisory and other services: Provided, That allotments under sections 302(a) and 305 for acquisition of equipment and minor remodeling shall be made on the basis of $61,600,000 for grants to States and shall be made on the basis of $8,400,000 for loans to private, nonprofit schools, and allotments under section 302(b) for supervisory and other services shall be made on the basis of $5,000,000; $15,000,000 shall be for grants to States for area vocational education programs; and $17,500,000 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 March 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. educational improvement for the handicapped For grants for training and research and demonstrations with respect to handicapped children pursuant to the Act of September 6, 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. 611–617), and section 302 of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (Public Law 88–164), $16,500,000. 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), $15,840,000. 78 Stat. 966 educational research (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Office of Education, as authorized by law, $500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency, for payments in the foregoing currencies. foreign language training and area studies For payments to carry out the provisions of section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 529), $1,500,000. 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 education documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; $18,699,000 to be immediately available.