Office of Education

Office of Education elementary and secondary education For carrying out titles II, III, V, VII, and section 807 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, section 402 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, and title V–A of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 $252,393,000; of which $50,000,000 shall be for school library resources, textbooks, and other instructional materials under title II of said Act of 1965; $116,393,000 shall be for supplementary educational centers and services under title III of said Act of 1965; 84 Stat. 34$17,000,000 shall be for guidance, counseling, and testing under title V–A of said Act of 1958; $29,750,000 shall be for strengthening state departments of education under title V of said Act of 1965; $5,000,000 shall be for dropout programs under section 807 of said Act of 1965; $9,250,000 shall be for planning and evaluation under section 402 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967; and $25,000,000 shall be for bilingual education programs under title VII of said Act of 1965. For an additional amount for grants under title I–A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year 1970, $386,160,700: Provided, That the aggregate amounts otherwise available for grants therefor within States shall not be less than 92 per centum of the amounts allocated from the fiscal year 1968 appropriation to local educational agencies in such States for grants. instructional equipment For equipment and minor remodeling and State administrative, services under title 11 I–A of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended, $43,740,000: Provided, That allotments under sections 302(a) and 305 of the National Defense Education Act, for equipment and minor remodeling shall be made on the basis of $40,740,000 for grants to States and on the basis of $1,000,000 for loans to nonprofit, private schools, and allotments under section 302(b) of said Act tor administrative services shall be made on the basis of $2,000,000. school assistance in federally affected areas For carrying out title I of the Act, of September 30, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., eh. 13), and the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C.. ch. 19), $520,567,000 of which $505,400,000, shall be for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized by said title I of the Act of September 30, 1950, as amended, and $15,167,000 which shall remain available until expended, shall be for providing school facilities as authorized by said Act of September 23, 1950: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available to pay local educational agencies pursuant to the provisions of any other section of said title I until payment has been made of 100 per centum of the amounts payable under section 6 of said title. education professions development For carrying out section 504, parts C, D, and F, and subpart 2 of part B of the Education Professions Development Act (title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965) $107,500,000, of which $18,250,000 shall be for said subpart 2 of part B. teachers corps For carrying out subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, $21,737,000; Provided, That none of these funds may be used to pay in excess of 90 per centum of the salary and other emoluments in the Teacher Corps: Provided further, That none of these funds may be spent on behalf of any Teacher Corps program in any local school system prior to approval of such program by the State educational agency of the State in which the school system is located. 84 Stat. 35 higher education For carrying out titles III and IV (except parts D and F), part E of title V, and section 1207 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, titles I and III of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, as amended, titles II and IV of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. 421–429), and section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $871,874,000, of which $164,600,000 shall be for educational opportunity grants under part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and shall remain available through June 30, 1971, $63,900,000 to remain available until expended shall be for loan insurance programs under part B of title IV of that Act, including not to exceed $1,500,000 for computer services in connection with the insured loan program, $154,000,000 shall be for grants for college work-study programs under part C of title IV of that Act (of which amounts reallotted shall remain available through June 30, 1971), including one per centum of such amount to be available, without regard to the provisions in section 442 of that Act, for cooperative education programs that alternate periods of full-time academic study with periods of full-time public or private employment, $43,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of public community colleges and technical institutes and $33,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of other academic facilities under title I of the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 which amounts shall remain available through June 30, 1971, $11,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for annual interest grants under section 306 of that Act, $222,100,000 shall be for Federal capital contributions to student loan funds established in accordance with agreements pursuant to section 204 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958, and $12,120,000 shall be for the purposes of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935 : Provided, $7,241,000 shall be for payments authorized by section 108(b) of the District of Columbia Public Education Act, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 31–1608). vocational education For carrying out the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1241–1391) (except part E of title I), and section 402 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1967, $391,716,000, of which not to exceed $300,336,000 shall he for State vocational education programs under part B and $20,000,000 shall be for programs under section 102(b) of said Vocational Education Act of 1963, including development and administration of State plans and evaluation and dissemination activities authorized under section 102(c) of said Act, and $5,000,000 for work-study programs under part H of said Act, not to exceed $2,800,000 for State advisory councils established pursuant to sect ion 104(b) of said Art, $13,000,000 for exemplary programs under part D of said Art of which 50 per centum shall remain available until expended and 50 per centum shall remain available through June 30, 1971, $17,500,000 for consumer and homemaking education programs under part F of said Act, and $14,000,000 shall be for cooperative vocational education programs under part G of said Act. libraries and community services For carrying out titles I, II, III, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act, as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 16), titles I and II (except section 224) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001–1033, 1041), the Adult Education Act of 1966 (20 U.S.C., ch. 30), and part IV of title III (except section 396) of the Communica-84 Stat. 36tions Act of 1934 (40 U.S.C. 390–395, 397–399), $148,881,000, of which $35,000,000 shall be for grants for public library services under title I of the Library Services and Construction Act, $9,185,000, to remain available through June 30, 1971, shall be for grants for public library construction under title II of such Act, $2,281,000 shall be for grants for cooperative networks of libraries under title III of such Act, $2,094,000 shall be for grants for State institutional library services under part A of title IV of such Act, $1,334,000 shall be for library services to the physically handicapped under part B of title IV of such Act, $9,500,000 shall be for community service and continuing education programs under title 1 of the Higher Education Act, $6,737,000 shall be for transfer to the Librarian of Congress for the acquisition and cataloging of library materials under part C of title 11 of such Act, $50,000,00(1 shall be for adult education programs under the Adult Education Art of I960, and $5,083,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for educational broadcasting facilities under part IV of title 111 (except section 396) of the Communications Act of 1934. education for the handicapped For carrying out. the Act of September 6, 1958, as amended (20 U.S.C. 611–617): and section 302 and title V of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, as amended (20 U.S.C. CIS, 42 U.S.C. 2698, 2698a, 2698b); the Act of September 2, 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2491–2494); title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 871–880); and the Handicapped Children’s Early Education Assistance Act of 1968 (20 U.S.C. 621–624), $100,000,000, of which $29,190,000 shall be for grants to States under part A of said title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. research and training For research, surveys, training, dissemination of information, and demonstrations in education and in librarianship as authorized by the Cooperative Research Act, as amended (except section 4) (20 U.S.C. 331–332b); section 131(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (20 U.S.C. 35e(c)); sections 224 and 1206 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and section 303 of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968: $85,750,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be available for program evaluation without regard to the provision in subsection 2(a) (2) of said Cooperative Research Act, as amended; $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of section 303 of said Vocational Education Amendments and section 1206 of said Higher Education Act; and $1,100,000 shall be available for grants to States to plan experimental programs under section 131(b) of said Vocational Education Act of 1963: Provided, That no Slate shall receive less than $15,000 for such grants for planning experimental programs. education in foreign languages and world affairs For carrying out title VI of the National Defense Education Act, and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $18,000,000. 84 Stat. 37 research and training (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which (he 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, $1,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such office, for payments in the foregoing currencies. 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; and for rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; $42,157,000. student loan insurance fund For the Student Loan Insurance Fund, created by section 431 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1081), $10,826,000, to remain available until expended. higher education facilities loan fund The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available in the Higher Education Facilities Loan Fund, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitation as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such fund: Provided, That loans may be made during the current, fiscal year from the Fund to the extent that amounts are available from commitments withdrawn prior to July 1, 1970, by the Commissioner of Education. payment of participation sales insufficiencies For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the trustee on account of outstanding beneficial interests or participations in assets of the Office of Education authorized by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1968, to be issued pursuant to section 302(c) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, as amended, $2,918,000, to remain available until expended.