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for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years,' and by striking out "students in secondary schools," and inserting in lieu thereof "students in elementary or secondary schools,".

(2) The second sentence of such section is amended by striking out "public secondary school" and inserting in lieu thereof "public elementary or secondary school".

(3) Such section is further amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 511." and adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(b) The Commissioner is also authorized, during the period beginning July 1. 1961, and ending June 30, 1965, to award traineeships to individuals who have a baccalaureate degree and are preparing to engage in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or secondary schools or the supervision of such counseling and guidance. Such traineeships shall be for one academic year of such study, at institutions of higher education, as is necessary to prepare them for such counseling and guidance or supervision thereof, and shall include stipends (including allowances for dependents) in such amounts as the Commissioner may determine."

AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI (LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT)

SEC. 7. (a) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 601 of the National Defense Education Act (relating to language and area centers) are each amended by striking out ", during the period beginning July 1, 1958, and ending with the close of June 30, 1962,".

(b) Section 603 of such Act (relating to authorization of appropriations) is amended by striking out ", not to exceed $8,000,000 in any one fiscal year".

(d) (1) The heading of section 611 of such Act is amended to read "LANGUAGE INSTITUTES".

(2) The first sentence of section 611 of such Act is amended by striking out "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $7,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and each of the three succeeding fiscal years, to enable the Commissioner to arrange" and inserting in lieu thereof "The Commissioner is authorized to arrange". Such sentence is further amended by inserting "or English" after "any modern foreign language”.

(3) The second sentence of such section is amended by inserting "or English" after "any modern foreign language”.

(e) Part B of title VI of such Act is amended by adding after section 611 the following new sections:

"FOREIGN STUDY

"SEC. 612. The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to enable teachers of modern foreign languages in elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education to obtain, in an area, region, or country where the language they teach is commonly used, advanced training in such language and training in other fields which will give them a better understanding of the language and of the area, region, or country and its people. Such grants may in the discretion of the Commissioner include payment of travel to or from such area, region, or country, tuition, and an appropriate stipend for the period of such travel and training. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State in order to assure coordination between arrangements for foreign study under this section and related activities of the Department of State under other laws.

"APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 613. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part."

AMENDMENTS TO TITLES VII AND VIII (RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN MORE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA; AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS)

SEC. 8. (a) Section 763 of the National Defense Education Act is amended by striking out "the sum of $5,000,000 for each of three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "such sums as may be necessary for each of the six succeeding fiscal years".

school-age populations of all of the States. The amount allotted to any State under the preceding sentence for any fiscal year which is less than $15,000 shall be increased to $15,000, the total thereby required being derived by proportionately reducing the amount allotted to each of the remaining States under the preceding sentence, but with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent the allotment of any such remaining States from being thereby reduced to less than $15,000.

"(c) The amount of any State's allotment under subsection (a) or (b) for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be required for such fiscal year for carrying out the part of the State plan (if any) approved under this title for which such allotment is available shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under such subsection for such year, but with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent reallotment to any State of any sum in excess of the amount which the Commissioner estimates it needs and will be able to use for such year for carrying out the part of the State plan for which the amount reallotted would be available. Any amount reallotted to a State under this paragraph during a year from funds appropriated pursuant to the first or second sentence of section 501 shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (a) and subsection (b), respectively, for such year."

"(1) a program for testing students who are not below grade 7 in the public elementary or secondary schools, and if authorized by law in corresponding grades in other elementary or secondary schools, of such State to identify students with outstanding aptitudes and ability, and the means of testing which will be utilized in carrying out such program;".

(2) Clause (2) of such section (relating to counseling and guidance programs) is amended by striking out “public secondary schools" and inserting in lieu thereof "public elementary or secondary schools" and by inserting "who are not below grade 7" after "students" in clause (A) thereof.

(3) Such section 503(a) is further amended by striking out "and" at the end of clause (1), by striking out the period at the end of clause (2) and inserting in lieu of such period "; and", and by adding after such clause (2) the following new clause:

"(3) a program under which funds paid to the State from its allotment under section 502 (b) will be expended solely for (A) expansion or improvement (determined as of September 2, 1958) of State supervisory or related services in public elementary or secondary schools in the fields of guidance, counseling, and testing, and (B) administration of the State plan."

(d) (1) Subsection (a) of section 504 of such Act (relating to payments to States) is amended to read as follows:

"(a) The Commissioner shall pay to each State which has a State plan approved under this part, from its allotment under section 502(a) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, or for any of the three succeeding fiscal years, onehalf of the amount expended in carrying out under its State plan the programs set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 503 (a).

(2) The first sentence of subsection (b) of such section (relating to payments to private schools where not authorized by State law) is amended by striking out "the cost of testing students in any one or more secondary schools" and inserting in lieu thereof "the cost of testing students, who are not below grade 7, in any one or more elementary or secondary schools", by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "six succeeding fiscal years", and by inserting "under section 502(a)" before the period.

(3) Such section is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

"(c) The Commissioner shall pay to each State educational agency which administers a plan approved under this part from its allotment under section 502(b) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, or any of the three succeeding fiscal years, an amount equal to one-half of the sums expended by such State educational agency to carry out the program referred to in paragraph (3) of section 503 (a) under its State plan approved under such section."

(e) (1) The first sentence of section 511 of such Act (relating to counseling and guidance institutes) is amended by striking out “and $7,250,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years," and inserting in lieu thereof "$7,250,000 each

for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal years," and by striking out "students in secondary schools," and inserting in lieu thereof "students in elementary or secondary schools,".

(2) The second sentence of such section is amended by striking out "public secondary school" and inserting in lieu thereof "public elementary or secondary school".

(3) Such section is further amended by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 511." and adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

(b) The Commissioner is also authorized, during the period beginning July 1. 1961, and ending June 30, 1965, to award traineeships to individuals who have a baccalaureate degree and are preparing to engage in counseling and guidance of students in elementary or secondary schools or the supervision of such counseling and guidance. Such traineeships shall be for one academic year of such study, at institutions of higher education, as is necessary to prepare them for such counseling and guidance or supervision thereof, and shall include stipends (including allowances for dependents) in such amounts as the Commissioner may determine."

AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI (LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT)

(b) Section 603 of such Act (relating to authorization of appropriations) is amended by striking out ", not to exceed $8,000,000 in any one fiscal year".

(d) (1) The heading of section 611 of such Act is amended to read "LANGUAGE INSTITUTES".

(3) The second sentence of such section is amended by inserting "or English" after "any modern foreign language”.

(e) Part B of title VI of such Act is amended by adding after section 611 the following new sections:

"FOREIGN STUDY

"APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

AMENDMENTS TO TITLES VII AND VIII (RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN MORE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA; AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS)

(b) Section 301 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years the sum of $15,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "six succeeding fiscal years such sums as may be necessary".

AMENDMENTS TO TITLE X (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)

SEC. 9. (a) Section 1001 (a) of the National Defense Education Act (relating to delegation of authority) is amended by striking out "under this Act" and insert in lieu thereof "under this or any other law".

(b) Section 1001 (d) of such Act (relating to consultation with other Federal agencies administering other educational programs) is amended by striking out "specialized scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs" and inserting in lieu thereof "scholarship, fellowship, or other educational programs" and by inserting "or other schools or school systems" after "institutions of higher education".

(c) Section 1001 (f) of such Act (relating to oaths of allegiance and disclaimer affidavits by recipients of funds) is amended by striking out “(1) has executed and filed with the Commissioner an affidavit that he does not believe in, and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods, and (2)", and by striking out the last sentence thereof.

(d) Section 1002 of such Act (relating to advisory committees) is amended to read as follows:

"ADVISORY COMMITTEES

"SEC. 1002. (a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may appoint, without regard to the civil service laws, an advisory committee or committees to advise and consult with him with respect to carrying out his functions under this or any other law.

"(b) Members of any advisory committee or council appointed by the Commissioner under this or any other law, who are not regular full-time employees of the United States, shall, while attending meetings or conferences of such committee or council or otherwise engaged on business of such committee or council, receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Commissioner, but not exceeding $75 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

(e) Section 1003 of such Act (relating to exemption of advisory committees from conflict-of-interest laws) is amended to read as follows:

"EXEMPTION FROM CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST LAWS OF MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES OR COUNCILS

"SEC. 1003. (a) Any member of an advisory committee or council appointed under this Act, or appointed by the Commissioner under any other law, who is not a regular full-time employee of the United States is hereby exempted, with respect to such appointment, from the operation of sections 281, 283, and 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99), except as otherwise specified in subsection (b) of this section. "(b) The exemption granted by subsection (a) shall not extend

"(1) to the receipt or payment of salary in connection with the appointee's Government service from any source other than the private employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment, or

"(2) during the period of such appointment, to the prosecution or participation in the prosecution, by any person so appointed, of any claim against the Government involving any matter with which such person, during such period, is or was directly connected by reason of such appointment."

(f) Section 1008 of such Act (relating to allotments to territories and possessions) is amended by inserting "American Samoa," after "Guam,".

(g) (1) Subsection (a) of section 1009 of such Act (relating to authorization of appropriations for statistical services of States educational agencies) is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "each succeeding fiscal year".

(2) Such section 1009 is further amended by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:

"(b) (1) From the sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year the Commissioner shall reserve such amount, but not in excess of 2 per centum thereof, as he may determine for allotment as provided in section 1008. From the remainder of such sums the Commissioner shall allot to each State (which for purposes of this sentence shall not include Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands) $25,000, and from the balance then remaining shall allot to each State an additional amount which bears the same ratio to such balance as the school-age population of such State bears to the total of the school-age populations of all of the States, except that of such balance no State may receive an amount in excess of (A) $125,000 or (B) 10 cents multiplied by the school-age population of the State, whichever is the smaller. Any portion of such balance which, by reason of the application of the limitations in clauses (A) and (B) of the preceding sentence, remains after allotments (or reallotments) have been made under such sentence shall be reallotted among the States to which the limitations in such clauses do not apply, in proportion to the original allotments to such States under the preceding sentence, but subject to limitations in such clauses.

(2) The amount of any State's allotment under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be required for such fiscal year for carrying out programs under subsection (c) shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the orginal allotments to such States under paragraph (1) for such year, but with such adjustments as may be necessary to prevent reallotment to any State of any sum in excess of the amount which the Commissioner estimates it needs and will be able to use for such programs for such year and subject to the limitations in clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). Any amount reallotted to a State under this paragraph during such year shall be deemed part of its allotment under paragraph (1) for such year."

(3) The subsection of such section 1009 herein redesignated as subsection (c) is amended by striking out "improving" in clause (1), by inserting "and maintenance" after "development" in clause (2), by striking out "improving methods for" in clause (4), and by striking out "$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "its allotment for such year" in the last sentence thereof.

(4) The subsection of such section 1009 herein redesignated as subsection (d) is amended by striking out "(1) only to the extent it is a new program or an addition to or expansion of an existing program, and (2)", and by striking out "(d)" and inserting in lieu thereof “(e)”.

(5) The subsection of such section 1009 herein redesignated as subsection (e) is amended to read as follows:

"(e) The Commissioner shall approve any State plan for purposes of this section if such plan meets the requirements of section 1004 (a), sets forth the programs proposed to be carried out under the plan and the general policies to be followed in doing so, and provides assurances satisfactory to the Commissioner that the State will cooperate with the Commissioner by gathering and furnishing to him the statistical information he needs, in such from as he may find necessary, to enable him to carry out effectively his functions under the Act of March 2, 1867, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1).”

(h) Title X of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:

"RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS

"SEC. 1010. Any authority, under this or any other law, of the Commissioner to conduct research or demonstrations may also be exercised through contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, organizations, or individuals or grants to appropriate public or other nonprofit agencies or organizations.

"INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL WITH STATES

"SEC. 1011. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term 'State' means a State or a political subdivision of a State, or any agency of either of the foregoing engaged in activities in the field of education.

"(b) The Commissioner is authorized, through agreements or otherwise, to arrange for assignment of officers and employees of States to the Office and as

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