EDUCATION DIVISION

EDUCATION DIVISION Office of Education elementary and secondary education For carrying out to the extent not otherwise provided, title I, part A ($2,258,981,000); title I part B ($24,769,000), title IV, part C ($184,522,000), title VII ($115,000,000), and title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; title VII of the Education Amendments of 1974; the Environmental Education Act ($3,500.000); section 417(a)(2) of the General Education Provisions Act; the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; section 842 of Public Law 93–380; the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act; part B of the Headstart-Follow Through Act ($59,000,000); and Public Law 92–506 as amended, $2,703,572,000 of which $10,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1978, for carrying out section 842 of Public Law 93–380 and $15,000,000 for educational broadcasting facilities shall remain available until expended, including $1,000,000 for carrying out section 392A of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated above the following amounts shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1977, and shall remain available until September 30, 1978: title I, part A ($2,258,981,000), title I, part B ($24,769,000), title IV, part C ($184,522,000) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and section 417(a)(2) of the General Education Provisions Act ($1,250,000): Provided further, That amounts appropriated in Public Law 94–94 for carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the fiscal year 1977 shall be available for carrying out section 822 of Public Law 93–380. For carrying out title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act an additional $9,478,000 for fiscal year 1978: Provided, That none of such funds may be paid to any State for which the allocation for fiscal year 1978 exceeds the allocation for comparable purposes for fiscal year 1977. school assistance in federally affected areas For carrying out title I of the Act of September 30, 1950 as amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 13), $768,000,000 of which $52,500,000 shall be for payments under section 6, and $715,500,000 shall be for pay-90 STAT. 1427ments under sections 2, 3, and 4 in accordance with subsection 5(c)(1) and (2) of said Act and for payments under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 305 of the Education Amendments of 1974. For carrying out the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (SO U.S.C. ch, 19), $25,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, shall lie for providing school facilities as authorized by said Act of September 23, 1950: Provided, That, with the exception of up to $6,000,000 for repairs for facilities constructed under section 10, none of the funds contained herein for providing school facilities shall be available to pay for any other section of the Act of September 23, 1950, until payment has been made of 100 per centum of the amounts payable under section 5 and subsections 14(a) and 14(b): Provided further, That, of the funds provided herein for carrying out the Act of September 23, 1950, no more than $8,000,000 may be used to fund section 5 of said Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 421A(c)(2)(A) of the General Education Provisions Act, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to approve applications for funds to increase school facilities in communities located near the Trident Support. Site, Bangor, Washington, on such terms and conditions as he may reasonably require without regard to any provision in law. emergency school aid For carrying out title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Emergency School Aid Act, $274,700,000, of which $35,750,000 shall be for section 708(a) and $137,600,000 shall be for section 706(a) of the Emergency School Aid Act. education for the handicapped For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Education of the Handicapped Act, as amended by Public Law 94–142, except for sections 607 and 618 $467,625,000: Provided, That of this amount $315,000,006 for part B and $12,500,000 for section 619 shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1977, and shall remain available until September 30, 1978: Provided, That the appropriations for “Education for the handicapped” contained in title I, chapter VI of Public Law 94–303 (Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976) is amended by adding at the end thereof “, to remain available until September 30, 1977”: Provided further, That funds contained in this title for “Special benefits for disabled coal miners” shall remain available for benefit payments from July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1977. occupational, vocational, and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, parts B and C ($844,000,000) and section 104(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1241–1391), and the Adult Educacation Act of 1966, $932,053,000, including not to exceed $31,500,000 for research and training under part C of said 1963 Act: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated above the following amounts shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1977, and shall remain available until September 30, 1978: part B ($475,000,000), part C ($18,000,000) and section 104(b)($4,316,000) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 and $80,500,000 for the Adult Education Act. 90 STAT. 1428 higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title IV and section 966 of the Higher Education Act, the Emergency Insured Student Loan Act of 1969, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $352,170,000, of which $325,000,000 for subsidies on guaranteed student loans shall remain available until expended. library resources For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles I ($56,900,000) and III ($3,337,000) of the Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C., ch. 16); and title IV, part B ($154,330,000) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, $214,567,000: Provided, That the amount appropriated above for title IV, part. B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1977, and shall remain available until September 30, 1978. special projects and training For carrying out the Special Projects Act (Public Law 93–380) and section 422(a) of the General Education Provisions Act, $47,493,000. educational activities overseas (special foreign curency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be in excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Office of Education, as authorized by law, $2,000,000, 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 carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the General Education Provisions Act, and the Education Amendments of 1974, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $115,784,000. higher education facilities loan and insurance fund For the payment of such insufficiencies as may be required by the trustee on account of outstanding beneficial interest 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 (12 U.S.C. 1717(c)), $2,119,000, to remain available until expended, and the Secretary is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available in the Higher Education Facilities Loan and Insurance 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 (31 U.S.C. 849) as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such fund. 90 STAT. 1429 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Education salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out sections 402 and 406 of the General Education Provisions Act, $20,446,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses. Social and Rehabilitation Service public assistance For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV, XVI, XIX, and XX of the Social Security Act, and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C., ch. 9) $18,040,850,000, of which $56,500,000 shall be for child welfare services under part B of title IV. For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, IV, X, XIV, XVI, XIX and XX, respectively, of the Social Security Act, for the last three months of the current fiscal year (except with respect to activities included in the appropriation for “Work incentives”); and for making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, payments for the first quarter of the succeeding fiscal year; such sums as may be necesarry, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be charged to the subsequent appropriations therefor for the current or succeeding fiscal year. In the administration of titles I, IV (other than part C thereof), X, XIV, XVI, XIX, and XX, respectively, of the Social Security Act, payments to a State under any such titles for any quarter in the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1977 may be made with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which a subsequently approved plan was submitted. Such amounts as may be necessary from this appropriation shall be available, for grants to States for any period in fiscal year 1976 and the period July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976 subsequent to March 31, 1976. work incentives For carrying out a work incentives program, as authorized by part C of title IV of the Social Security Act, including registration of individuals for such program, and for related child care and other supportive services, as authorized by section 402(a)(19)(G) of the Act, including transfer to the Secretary of Labor, as authorized by section 431 of the Act, $370,000,000, winch shall be the maximum amount available for transfer to the Secretary of Labor and to which the States may become entitled pursuant to section 403(d) of such Act, for these purposes. program administration For expenses necessary for the administration of public assistance programs, $62,895,000. 90 STAT. 1430 Social Security Administration payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, the Federal Disability Insurance, the Federal Hospital Insurance, and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as provided under sections 217(g), 228 (g), 229(b), and 1844 of the Social Security Act, and sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, $6,713,902,000. special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, including the payment of travel expenses either on an actual cost or commuted basis, to an individual for travel incident to medical examinations, and to parties, their representatives and all reasonably necessary witnesses for travel within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, to reconsideration interviews and to proceedings before administrative law judges, $913,897,000: Provided, That after July 31, such amounts for benefit payments as may lie necessary may be charged to the subsequent year appropriation. Whenever the Commissioner of Social Security finds it will promote the achievement of the provisions of title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1939, as amended, qualified persons may be, appointed to conduct hearings thereunder without meeting the requirements for administrative law judges appointed under 5 U.S.C. 3105, but such appointments shall terminate not later than March 31, 1978: Provided, That no person shall hold a hearing in any case with which he has been concerned previously in the administration of such title. supplemental security income program For carrying out the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, and section 212 of Public Law 93–66, including payment to the social security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $5,895,122,000: Provided, That for carrying out these activities after July 31, such sums as may ho necessary shall be available, the obligations and expenditures therefor to be charged to the appropriation for the succeeding fiscal year. limitation on salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not more than $2,561,773,000 may be expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That such amounts as are required shall he available to pay travel expenses either on an actual cost or commuted basis, to an individual for travel incident to medical examinations, and to parties, their representatives and all reasonably necessary witnesses for travel within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to reconsideration interviews and to proceedings before administrative law judges under titles II, XVI, and XVIII of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes 90 STAT. 1431(31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to process workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and to meet mandatory increases in costs of agencies or organizations with which agreements have been made to participate in the administration of titles XVI and XVIII and section 221 of title II of the Social Security Act, and after maximum absorption of such costs within the remainder of the existing limitation has been achieved: Provided further, That such amounts as may be required may be expended for administration within the United States of the social insurance program of the United Kingdom, under terms of an agreement, wherein similar services will be provided by the United Kingdom in that country for administration of the social insurance program of the United States. limitation on construction For acquisition of sites, construction and equipment of facilities and for payments of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations under contracts entered into pursuant to the Public Buildings Purchase Contract. Act of 1954 and the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972, $14,400,000, to be expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein, and to remain available until expended. Special Institutions american printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 101–105), $3,012,000. national technical institute for the deaf For carrying out the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act (20 U.S.C. 681. et seq.), $12,675,000. gallaudet college For carrying out the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act. (80 Stat. 1027) and for the partial support of Galhiudet College authorized by the Act. of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 265), $40,840,000 of which $15,575,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That if requested by the college, such construction shall be supervised by the General Services Administration. howard university For the partial support, of Howard University, $82,409,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for construction and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That if requested by the university, such construction shall be supervised by the General Services Administration. Assistant Secretary for Human Development human development For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 426 of the Social Security Act, the Act of April 9, 1912 (42 U.S.C, 191), the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, the Child Abuse Preven-90 STAT. 1432tion and Treatment Act, the Runaway Youth Act, the Community Services Act of 1974, sections 106, 107 and 306 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the International Health Research Act of 1960, the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act, as amended, and the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Act, $1,896,023,000, of which $740,000,000 shall be for activities under section 110(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; $309,000 shall be for section 110(h) of such Act; and $30,058,000 shall be for grants under part C of the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act, as amended, together with not to exceed $600,000 to be transferred from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund as provided by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That the level of operations for the nutrition services for the elderly program shall be $225,000,000 per annum. Departmental Management office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights $29,685,000, together with not to exceed $919,000, to he transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. general departmental management For expenses not otherwise provided, necessary for general departmental management, including hire of six medium sedans, $89,511,000 together with not to exceed $12,872,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein. policy research For carrying out, to (he extent not otherwise provided, research studies under section 232 of the Community Services Act of 1974 and section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $20,000,000.