calists pursuant to subsection (a) (2), and any action taken with respect to such recommendations. (20 U.S.C. 331a) Provisions with similar authority enacted July 26, 1954, P.L. 531, 83rd Cong., sec. 1, 68 Stat. 533. Enacted April 11, 1965, P.L. 89–10, Title IV, sec. 401, 79 Stat. 44, as sec. 2 of P.L. 531, 83rd Cong.; amended Nov. 3, 1966, P.L. 89-750, Title I, sec. 141, 80 Stat. 1202. SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, such sums as the Congress determines to be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 2. (20 U.S.C. 332) Enacted July 26, 1954, P.L. 531, 83rd Cong., sec. 2, 68 Stat. 533; redesignated as sec. 3 and amended April 11, 1965, P.L. 89–10, Title IV, secs. 401-402, 79 Stat. 44, 46. CONSTRUCTION OF REGIONAL FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH AND RELATED PURPOSES SEC. 4. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated over a period of five fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $100,000,000 in the aggregate, to enable the Commissioner to carry out the purposes of this section. Sums so appropriated shall remain available until expended for payments with respect to projects for which applications have been filed under this section before July 1, 1970, and approved by the Commissioner before July 1, 1971. (b) Whenever the Commissioner finds that the purposes of this Act can best be achieved through the construction of a facility for research, or for research and related purposes (as defined in this section), and that such facility would be of particular value to the Nation or a region thereof as a national or regional resource for research or related purposes, he may make a grant for part or all of the cost of constructing such facility to a university, college, or other appropriate public or nonprofit private agency or institution competent to engage in the types of activity for which the facility is to be constructed, or to a combination of such agencies or institutions, or may construct or make arrangements for constructing such facility through contracts for paying part or all of the cost of construction or otherwise. Title to any facility constructed under this section, if vested in the United States, may be transferred by the Commissioner on behalf of the United States to any such college or university or other public or nonprofit private agency or institution, but such transfer shall be made subject to the condition that the facility will be operated for the purposes for which it was constructed and to such other conditions as the Commissioner deems necessary to carry out the objectives of this title and to protect the interests of the United States. (c) All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work on construction of any project under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5). The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this clause, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 133z-15), and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276c). (d) Payments under this section shall be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, in such installments consistent with construction progress, and on such conditions as the Commissioner may determine. (e) As used in this section, the term "research and related purposes" means research, research training, surveys, or demonstrations in the field of education, or the dissemination of information derived therefrom, or all of such activities, including (but without limitation) experimental schools, except that such term does not include research, research training, surveys, or demonstrations in the field of sectarian instruction or the dissemination of information derived therefrom. (20 U.S.C. 332a) Enacted April 11, 1965, P.L. 89-10, Title IV, sec. 403, 79 Stat. 46; amended Nov. 3, 1966, P.L. 89-750, Title I, sec. 142, 80 Stat. 1203. SEC. 5. As used in this Act— DEFINITIONS (1) The term "State" includes, in addition to the several States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. (2) The term "State educational agency" means the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law. (3) The term "nonprofit" as applied to any agency, organization, or institution means an agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. (4) The terms "construction" and "cost of construction" include (A) the construction of new buildings, and the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, replacement and alteration of existing buildings, including architects' fees, but not including the cost of acquisition of land (except in the case of acquisition of an existing building) or off-site improvements, and (B) equipping new buildings and existing buildings, whether or not acquired, expanded, remodeled, or altered. (20 U.S.C. 332b) Enacted April 11, 1965, P.L. 89–10, Title IV, sec. 403, 79 Stat. 47; amended Nov. 3, 1966, P.L. 89-750, Title I, sec. 143, 80 Stat. SHORT TITLE SEC. 6. This Act may be cited as the "Cooperative Research Act". LEGISLATIVE HISTORY (P.L. 531, 83rd Cong.) House Reports No. 1565 (Committee on Education and Labor) and No. 2287 (Committee on conference). Senate Report No. 1596 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare). Congressional Record, 1954: May 12: Passed House. June 17: Passed Senate. July 21: House agreed to conference report. July 19: Senate agreed to conference report. Approved: July 26, 1954. (P.L. 89-10) House Report 143 (Committee on Education and Labor). Senate Report 146 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare). March 24-25: Considered in House. March 26: Considered and passed House. April 6-8: Considered in Senate. April 9: Considered and passed Senate. (P.L. 89-750) House Reports: No. 1814, 1814 pt. II (Committee on Education and Labor) and No. 2309 (Committee of conference). Senate Report No. 1674 accompanying S. 3046 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare). Congressional Record, volume 112 (1966): October 5: Considered in House. October 6: Considered and passed House. October 5, 6: S. 3046 considered and passed Senate. October 7: Considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 3046. October 20: House agreed to conference report. National Defense Education Act of 1958 (P.L. 85-864) An ACT To strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs; and for other purposes Title VII-Research and Experimentation in More Effective Utilization of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, and Related Media for Educational Purposes PART A-RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER SEC. 701. In carrying out the provisions of this part the Commissioner, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media (established by section 761), shall (through grants or contracts) conduct, assist, and foster research and experimentation in the development and evaluation of projects involving television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication which may prove of value to State or local educational agencies in the operation of their public elementary or secondary schools, and to institutions of higher education, including the development of new and more effective techniques and methods (1) for utilizing and adapting motion pictures, video tapes and other audiovisual aids, film strips, slides and other visual aids, recordings (including magnetic tapes) and other auditory aids, printed and published materials, and radio or television program scripts for such purposes; (2) for training teachers to utilize such media with maximum effectiveness; and (3) for presenting academic subject matter through such media. (20 U.S.C. 541) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 701, 72 Stat. 1595; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27(a), 77 Stat. 419. GRANTS-IN-AID; CONTRACTS SEC. 702. In carrying out the provisions of section 701, the Commissioner (1) may make grants-in-aid, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, to public or nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701; (2) may enter into contracts, approved by the Advisory Committee on New Educational Media, with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals for projects of research or experimentation referred to in section 701; and (3) shall promote the coordination of programs conducted or financed by him under this title with similar programs conducted by other agencies, institutions, foundations, organizations, or individuals. (20 U.S.C. 542) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85–864, Title VII, sec. 702, 72 Stat. 1595. PART B-DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER SEC. 731. In order to disseminate information concerning new educational media (including the results of research and experimentation conducted under part A of this title) to State or local educational agencies, for use in their public elementary or secondary schools, and to institutions of higher education, the Commissioner (1) shall make studies and surveys to determine the need for increased or improved utilization of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication by State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education for educational purposes; (2) shall prepare and publish catalogs, reviews, bibliographies, abstracts, analysis of research and experimentation, and such other materials as are generally useful in the encouragement and more effective use of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes; (3) many, upon request, provide advice, counsel, technical assistance, and demonstrations to State or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education undertaking to utilize such media of communication to increase the quality or depth or broaden the scope of their educational programs; (4) shall prepare and publish an annual report setting forth (A) projects carried out under this title and the cost of each such project, and (B) developments in the utilization and adaptation of media of communication for educational purposes; and (5) may enter into contracts with public or private agencies, organizations, groups, or individuals to carry out the provisions of this part. (20 U.S.C. 551) Enacted Sept. 2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VIII, sec. 731, 72 Stat. 1595; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27(b), 77 Stat. 419. PART C-GENERAL PROVISIONS ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEC. 761. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Education an Advisory Committee on New Educational Media (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Advisory Committee"). The Advisory Committee shall consist of the Commissioner, who shall be chairman, a representative of the National Science Foundation and twelve persons appointed, without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary. Three of such appointed members shall be individuals identified with the sciences, liberal arts, or modern foreign languages in institutions of higher education; three shall be individuals actually engaged in teaching or in the supervision of teaching in elementary or secondary schools; three shall be individuals of demonstrated ability in the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, and related media of communication for educational purposes; and three shall be individuals representative of the lay public who have demonstrated an interest in the problems of communication media. (b) The Advisory Committee shall (1) advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Commissioner on matters relating to the utilization or adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, printed and published materials, or related media of communication for educational purposes, and on matters of basic policy arising in the administration of this title; (2) review all applications for grants-in-aid under part A of this title for projects of research or experimentation and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such projects which it believes are appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this title; and (3) review all proposals by the Commissioner to enter into contracts under this title and certify approval to the Commissioner of any such contracts which it believes are appropriate to carry out the provisions of this title. (c) The Commissioner may utilize the services of any member or members of the Advisory Committee in connection with matters relating to the provisions of this title, for such periods, in addition to conference periods, as he may determine. (d) Members of the Advisory Committee shall, while serving on business of the Advisory Committee or at the request of the Commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, not to exceed $50 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel in lieu of subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence. (20 U.S.C. 561) Enacted Sept.2, 1958, P.L. 85-864, Title VII, sec. 761, 72 Stat. 1596; amended Dec. 18, 1963, P.L. 88-210, sec. 27 (c), 77 Stat. 419. |