National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $157,410,000, of which $74,500,000 shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts through assistance to groups and individuals pursuant to section 5(c) of the Act, of which not less than 20 percent shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Arts for assistance pursuant to section 5(g) of the Act; $72,000,000 shall be available until expended to the National Endowment for the Humanities for support of activities in the humanities pursuant to section 7 (c) of the Act; and $10,910,000 shall be available for administering the provisions of the Act: Provided, That not to exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated to the National Endowment for the Arts for the purposes of sections 5(c) and 5(g) and not to exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated to the National Endowment for the Humanities for the purposes of section 7(c) shall be available for program development and evaluation. For “alaries and expenses” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976; for the purpose of carrying out section 5(c) $33,437,000; 7(c) $20,750,000; Administration $2,727,000. matching grants To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property accepted by the Chairman of each Endowment under the provisions of section 10(a)(2) during the current and preceding fiscal years, for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. For “Matching grants” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, for the purpose of carrying out section 10(a)(2), $1,000,000.