agreement with the Secretary for the construction and operation of a National Technical Institute for the Deaf, (2) to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to such proposals, and (3) to make such other recommendations to the Secretary concerning the establishment and operation of the National Technical Institute as may be appropriate.

(d) After the Secretary enters into an agreement under this Act, the Board shall cease to exist.

(20 U.S.C. 685) Enacted June 8, 1965, P.L. 89-36, 79 Stat. 127.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

(P.L. 89-36)

House Report No. 307 (Committee on Education and Labor).
Senate Report No. 245 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).
Congressional Record, volume 111 (1965):

May 17: Considered and passed House.
May 26: Considered and passed Senate.
Approved: June 8, 1965.

Model Secondary School for the Deaf

(P.L. 89-694)

AN ACT To authorize the establishment and operation by Gallaudet College of a model secondary school for the deaf to serve the National Capital region

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Model Secondary School for the Deaf Act”.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 2. For the purpose of providing day and residential facilities for secondary education for persons who are deaf in order to prepare them for college and other advanced study, and to provide an exemplary secondary school program to stimulate the development of similarly excellent programs throughout the Nation, there are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment, of a model secondary school for the deaf to serve primarily residents of the District of Columbia and of nearby States, including sums necessary for the construction of buildings and other

facilities for the school.

(31 D.C. Code 1051) Enacted Oct. 15, 1966, P.L. 89-694, sec. 2, 80 Stat. 1027.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. As used in this Act

(a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

(b) The term "construction" includes construction and initial equipment of new buildings, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings and equipment thereof, including architect's services, but excluding off-site improvements.

(c) The term "secondary school" means a school which provides education in grades nine through twelve, inclusive.

(31 D.C. Code 1052) Enacted Oct. 15, 1966, P.L. 89-694, sec. 3, 80 Stat. 1027.

AGREEMENT WITH GALLAUDET COLLEGE TO ESTABLISH

MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL

SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary, after consultation with the National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf (created by Public Law 89-258, 42 U.S.C. 2495) is authorized to enter into an agreement with Gallaudet College for the establishment and operation, including construction and equipment of a model secondary school for the deaf to serve primarily residents of the District of Columbia and of nearby

States.

(b) The agreement shall

(1) provide that Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the model secondary school will be used only for the purposes for which paid and in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act and the agreement made pursuant thereto;

(2) provide for utilization of the National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf to advise the college in formulating and carrying out the basic policies governing the establishment and operation of the model secondary school;

(3) provide that the college will make an annual report to the Secretary;

(4) provide that in the design and construction of any facilities, maximum attention will be given to excellence of architecture and design, works of art, and innovative auditory and visual devices and installations appropriate for the educational functions of such facilities;

(5) include such other conditions as the Secretary, after consultation with the National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf, deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; and

(6) provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work on any construction aided by Federal funds appropriated for the benefit of the model secondary school will 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); and the Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this paragraph, 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).

(c) The Secretary shall submit the annual report of the college (required by clause (3) of subsection (b)) to the Congress with such comments and recommendations as he may deem appropriate.

(31 D.C. Code 1053) Enacted Oct. 15, 1966, P.L. 894-694, sec. 4, 80 Stat. 1027.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

(P.L. 89-694)

House Report No. 2214 (Committee on Education and Labor).

Senate Report No. 1713 accompanying S. 3758 (Committee on Labor and Public Welfare).

Congressional Record, volume 112 (1966):

October 11: Considered and passed House.

October 13: Considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 3758.

Approved: October 15, 1966.

Gallaudet College

AN ACT To amend the charter of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide for its organization and administration, and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, created a body corporate by the Act of Congress approved February 16, 1857, as amended, is hereby continued as a body corporate under the name of Gallaudet College, and hereafter by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and shall have the powers and be subject to the limitations contained in this Act. (D.C. Code 31-1025) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., sec. 1, 68 Stat. 265.

SEC. 2. The purposes of Gallaudet College shall be to provide educa tion and training to deaf persons and otherwise to further the education of the deaf.

(D.C. Code 31-1026) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., sec. 2, 68 Stat. 265.

SEC. 3. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), Gallaudet College is hereby invested with all the property and the rights of property, and shall have and be entitled to use all authority, privileges, and possessions and all legal rights which it has, or which it had or exercised under any former name, including the right to sue and be sued and to own, acquire, sell, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of property it may own now or hereafter acquire. Gallaudet College shall also be subject to all liabilities and obligations now outstanding against said corporation under any former name.

(b) With the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College may convey fee simple title by deed, convey by quitclaim deed, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any or all real property title to which is vested in Gallaudet College, the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, or any predecessor corporation: Provided. That the proceeds of any such disposition shall be considered a part of the capital structure of the corporation, and may be used solely for the acquisition of real estate for the use of the corporation, for the construction, equipment, or improvement of buildings for such use, or for investment purposes, but if invested only the income from the investment may be used for current expenses of the corporation.

(D.C. Code 31-1027) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., sec. 3, 68 Stat. 265; amended Sept. 13, 1960, P.L. 86-776, sec. 4, 74 Stat. 917.

SEC. 4. Gallaudet College is authorized to receive by gift, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, property, both real and personal, for the use of said Gallaudet College, or for the use of any of its departments or other units as may be designated in the conveyance or will, and to hold, invest, use, or dispose of such property for such purpose.

(D.C. Code 31-1028) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 265.

SEC. 5. Gallaudet College shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Directors, composed of thirteen members selected as follows: (1) Three public members of whom: one shall be a United States Senator appointed by the President of the Senate; two shall be Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) ten other members, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors, who on the effective date of this Act shall include those persons serving as nonpublic members of the Board of Directors of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf immediately prior to such date, and of whom one shall be elected pursuant to regulations of the Board of Directors on nomination by the Gallaudet College Alumni Association for a term of three years. The members appointed from the Senate and House of Representatives shall be appointed for a term of two years at the beginning of each Congress, shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall serve until their successors are appointed. The Board of Directors shall have the power to fill any vacancy in the membership of the Board except for public members. Seven directors shall be a quorum to transact business. The said Board of Directors, by vote of a majority of its membership, shall have power to remove any member of their body (except the public members) who may refuse or neglect to discharge the duties of a director, or whose removal would, in the judgment of said majority, be to the interest and welfare of said corporation.

(D.C. Code 31-1029) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., Sec. 5, 68 Stat. 266.

SEC. 6. The Board of Directors shall have the power to

(a) make such rules, regulations, and bylaws, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, as may be necessary for the good government of Gallaudet College, for the management of the property and funds of such corporation and for the admission, instruction, care, and discharge of students; (b) provide for the adoption of a corporate seal and for its

use;

(c) fix the date of holding their annual and other meetings; (d) appoint a president, professors, instructors, and other necessary employees for Gallaudet College, delegate to them such duties as it may deem advisable, fix their compensation, and remove them when, in their judgment, the interest of Gallaudet College shall require it;

(e) elect a chairman and other officers and prescribe their duties and terms of office, and appoint an executive committee to consist of five members, and vest the committee with such of its powers during periods between meetings of the Board as the Board deems necessary;

(f) establish such departments and other units, including a department of higher learning for the deaf, a department of

elementary education for the instruction of deaf children, a graduate department, and a research department, as the Board deems necessary to carry out the purpose of Gallaudet College;

(g) confer such degrees and marks of honor as are conferred by colleges and universities generally, and issue such diplomas and certificates of graduation as, in its opinion, may be deemed advisable, and consistent with academic standards;

(h) subject to the provisions of section 7, control expenditures of all moneys appropriated by Congress for the benefit of Gallaudet College; and

(i) control the expenditure and investment of any moneys or funds or property which Gallaudet College may have or may receive from sources other than appropriations by Congress.

(D.C. Code 31-1030) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., Sec. 6; 68 Stat. 266.

SEC. 7. (a) All financial transactions and accounts of the corporation in connection with the expenditure of any moneys appropriated by any law of the United States for the benefit of Gallaudet College or for the construction of facilities for its use, shall be settled and adjusted in the General Acounting Office.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College to have made annually a report to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare as soon as practicable after the first day of July of each year the condition of the corporation, embracing in said report the number of students of each description received and discharged during the preceding school year and the number remaining, also the branches and type of training and education taught and progress made therein, together with a statement showing the receipts of said corporation and from what sources, and its expenditures and for what objects.

(D.C. Code 31-1031) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., Sec. 7, 68 Stat. 266.

SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as the Congress may determine necessary for the administration, operation, maintenance, and improvement of Gallaudet College, including sums necessary for student aid and research, for the acquisition of property, both real and personal, and for the construction of buildings and other facilities for the use of said corporation.

(D.C. Code 31-1032) Enacted June 18, 1954, P.L. 420, 83rd Cong., Sec. 8, 68 Stat. 266.

SEC. 9. (a) The following statutes or parts of statutes are hereby repealed:

Sections 4859, 4860, 4861, 4862, 4863, 4865, 4866, 4868, and 4869 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and all amendments thereto (31 D.C. Code, 1951 edition, secs. 1001, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1012, 1015, 1017, and 1019).

Chapter 52, volume 13, Statutes at Large, page 45 (31 D.C. Code, 1951 edition, sec. 1002).

The first and second provisos at the end of the third paragraph under the heading "Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb" in the Act approved June 10, 1872, chapter 415, volume 17, Statutes at Large, page 347, which appear at page 360 and read as follows: