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Bill· HRH.R. 17665 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1974
Local Education Accountability Act - Provides that no Federal funds shall be paid over or used to make possible the release of other funds which may make grants to be paid over to any local education agency or any school which fails to: (1) guarantee to every parent of students access, for the purpose of scrutiny, to any book available to said students; and (2) provide a method for removing any member of such local education agency upon petition of not more than twenty percent of such parents and the majority of all eligible voters in a special referendum of removal.
Bill· HRH.R. 17615 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 December 1974
Exempts from the prohibitions against sex discrimination of the Education Amendments of 1972, nonprofit youth organizations and nonprofit social or honorary fraternal and sororal organizations which traditionally admitted only persons of one sex, and intercollegiate athletic activities. Provides that this Act shall be effective as of June 23, 1972, as though it had been part of the Education Amendments of 1972 as originally passed.
Bill· HRH.R. 17564 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1974
Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be headed by a Secretary of Education to whom shall be transferred all functions of the Office of Education and of the Commissioner of Education. Transfers to the Secretary of Education specified functions of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Assistant Secretary of Education. Provides for the redesignation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Health and Welfare. Grants to the Secretary of Education the administrative powers necessary to the performance of his functions. Makes amendments to other Federal laws to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Act. Provides that any matter of legal privilege or prohibition which has become effective under any provision of law amended by this Act shall continue in effect according to its terms until modified, terminated, or superceded by order of the Secretary, court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
Bill· SS. 4194 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 26 November 1974
Title I: Rehabilitation Act Amendments - Rehabilitation Act Amendments - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare a Rehabilitation Services Administration to carry out this Act. Provides, under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, for the extension of authorization of appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services; (2) research and training; (3) grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities; (4) vocational training services for handicapped individuals; (5) special projects and demonstrations; (6) the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults; (7) program and project evaluation; (8) secretarial responsibilities; and (9) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Title II: Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments - Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments - Expresses the findings of Congress, including that after review of the blind vending stand program authorized under the Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936, the program has not been developed in the manner and spirit in which Congress intended. Authorizes the operation of such vending facilities on any Federal property, stating that priority shall be given to blind persons licensed by a State agency as provided in this Act. Enumerates new Federal and State responsibilities for carrying out the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Provides that after January 1, 1975, no department of the United States shall undertake to acquire any building unless such building includes a site for the location of a vending facility by a blind person, with enumerated exceptions relating to a limited number of people using the property. Makes provisions throughout the Randolph-Sheppard Act for changing the word "stand" to "facility". States that any blind licensee dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation of the vending facility program may request a hearing from the State licensing agency. Provides for arbitration panels to hear such grievances, setting forth their composition and duties. Provides that no limitation shall be imposed on income from vending machines which are maintained, serviced, and operated by a blind licensee. Directs the Secretary to assign to the Office for the Blind and Visually Handicapped of the Rehabilitation Services Administration ten additional personnel to administer the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Enumerates additional staff responsibilities, and required standards, studies and reports. Title III: White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals - White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals to assess problems and suggest solutions to such problems facing individuals with handicaps. Establishes a National Planning and Advisory Council to provide guidance for the Conference, detailing seventeen factors to which the Council shall give special consideration in leading up to the White House Conference. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to assist in meeting the costs of participation of the Conference. Authorizes to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this title and such additional sums as necessary to carry out the provisions relating to the State grants.
Law· HRH.R. 17503 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 November 1974
Title I: Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Rehabilitation Act Amendments - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare a Rehabilitation Services Administration to carry out this Act. Provides, under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, for the extension of authorization of approprication for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services; (2) research and training; (3) grants for construction of rehabilitation facilities; (4) vocational training services for handicapped individuals; (5) special projects and demonstrations; (6) the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults; (7) program and project evaluation; (8) secretarial responsibilities; and (9) the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Title II: Randolph-sheppard Act Amendments - Randolph-Sheppard Act Amendments - Expresses the findings of Congress, including that after review of the blind vending stand program authorized under the Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936, the program has not been developed in the manner and spirit in which Congress intended. Authorizes the operation of such vending facilities on any Federal property, stating that priority shall be given to blind persons licensed by a State agency as provided in this Act. Enumerates new Federal and State responsibilities for carrying out the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Provides that after January 1, 1975, no department of the United States shall undertake to acquire any building unless such building includes a site for the location of a vending facility by a blind person, with enumerated exceptions relating to a limited number of people using the property. Makes provisions throughout the Randolph-Sheppard Act for changing the word "stand" to "facility". States that any blind licensee dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation of the vending facility program may request a hearing from the State licensing agency. Provides for arbitration panels to hear such grievances, setting forth their composition and duties. Provides that no limitation shall be imposed on income from vending machines which are maintained, serviced, and operated by a blind licensee. Directs the Secretary to assign to the Office for the Blind and Visually Handicapped of the Rehabilitation Services Administration ten additional personnel to administer the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Enumerates additional State responsibilities and required standards, studies and reports. Title III: White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals - White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals to assess problems and suggest solutions to such problems facing individuals with handicaps. Establishes a National Planning and Advisory Council to provide guidance for the Conference, detailing seventeen factors to which the Council shall give special consideration in leading up to the White House Conference. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to assist in meeting the costs of participation of the Conference. Authorizes to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this title and such additional sums as necessary to carry out the provisions relating to the State grants.
Bill· HRH.R. 17493 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 November 1974
Department of Education Act - Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be headed by a Secretary of Education to whom shall be transferred all functions of the Office of Education and of the Commissioner of Education. Transfers to the Secretary of Education specified functions of the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Assistant Secretary of Education. Provides for the redesignation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the Department of Health and Welfare. Grants to the Secretary of Education the administrative powers necessary to the performance of his functions. Makes amendments to other Federal laws to bring them into conformity with the provisions of this Act. Provides that any matter of legal privilege or prohibition which has become effective under any provision of law amended by this Act shall continue in effect according to its terms until modified, terminated, or superceded by order of the Secretary, court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
Bill· SS. 4178 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1974
Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act. Provides that the Headstart and Follow Through programs shall be administered in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and that there shall be established within the Office of Child Development a division of migrant programs and a division of Indian programs with sums of $10,000,000 authorized to be appropriated annually for the administration of each such division. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide financial assistance for Headstart programs to eligible agencies which provide comprehensive health, educational, and other social services and which provide for the direct participation of parents. Allots funds to States on the basis of relative numbers of public assistance recipients, unemployed persons, and children from families below the poverty line. Limits the Federal share to 80 percent of approved costs. Provides that services must be in addition to comparable available Federal services. Provides that 10 percent of the total number of enrollment opportunities in Headstart programs in the Nation must be available for handicapped children. Authorizes the Secretary to designate as Headstart agencies any public and private agencies which are determined by the Secretary to be capable of meeting the purposes of this Act. Provides for parental and community involvement in the conduct of programs, and for technical assistance and training. Provides for submission of program plans to Governors prior to approval and, if disapproved, for reconsideration by the Secretary. Establishes requirements for the standards of organization, management, and administration which will insure the purposes of Headstart programs. Limits program administration and development costs to 15 percent of total program costs. Provides that the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe eligibility for participation in Headstart programs. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any fees for participation in Headstart. Provides for notice and opportunity for appeals by agencies whose request for funding has been denied; and a full and fair hearing prior to the termination of funding. Requires the maintenance of adequate financial records by recipients of financial assistance and their accessibility by Government auditors. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to public or private agencies for research, demonstration, and pilot projects; and for the Secretary to establish an overall plan for their approval. Requires that the Secretary provide for the continuing evaluation of Headstart programs, publish standards of evaluation, and authorizes him to require Headstart agencies to conduct independent evaluations. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to appropriate agencies, organizations, and educational institutions to carry out Follow Through programs which will serve primarily children from low-income families who were previously enrolled in Headstart and are currently enrolled in kindergarten and primary grades in order to aid in the continued development of these children. Limits the Federal share to 80 percent of approved program costs with a waiver provision. Requires that services provided under Follow Through program supplement, not serve as a substitute for, existing services. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for research, demonstration, and pilot projects, and for program evaluation, and technical assistance and training in furtherance of Follow Through programs under this Act. Provides that recipients of financial assistance under this part shall make maximum employment opportunities available to parents of program participants and to community residents. Provides for adequate notice and fair hearings prior to suspension of grants. Provides that wages and salaries of laborers and mechanics employed in federally assisted projects related to the purposes of this Act shall be in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Prohibits the involvement of Headstart programs in partisan or nonpartisan political activities and voter registration. Provides for advance funding to afford adequate notice of funding available with respect to Headstart and Follow Through programs. Provides that the Secretary shall provide special assistance to the needs of persons of limited English-speaking ability by providing bilingual Headstart and Follow Through programs. Establishes within the Community Services Administration a National Office for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers; and requires that, in providing financial assistance under title III-B, of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (relating to the coordination of programs and projects under such Act), priority be given to existing providers of services. Native American Economic Opportunity Programs Act - Provides that the purpose of this new title is to promote the goal of enabling American Indians, Hawaiian Natives, and Alaskan Natives to become fully self-sufficient. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity to provide financial assistance to public and nonprofit private agencies for projects pertaining to the purposes of this title, equal to 80 percent of the cost of an assisted project, unless a higher percentage is authorized by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and training in connection with the provision of financial assistance under this title. Authorizes the Secretary to support research, demonstration, and pilot projects pertaining to the purposes of this title. Requires that the governing body of an Indian reservation or Alaskan Native village must be given the opportunity to disapprove any self-sufficiency project or research demonstration or pilot project to be carried out pursuant to this Act on the reservation or in the village. Imposes notice and hearing requirements in connection with the suspension or termination of assistance, or the denial of refunding for research, demonstration, and pilot projects under this Act. Requires the Director to provide for the continuing evaluation of projects assisted under this title. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to public and private agencies for the conduct of research, demonstration, and pilot projects to stimulate the better focusing of public and private resources upon the goal of enabling low-income persons to become self-sufficient. Authorizes the Director, in conducting evaluations of such projects, to involve program participants whenever feasible. Provides that nothing in this Act relative to research, demonstration and pilot projects shall be construed to authorize Federal control over the activities of educational institutions. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1975 thru 1977 to carry out this title. Requires the Director, directly or through grants or contracts, to measure and evaluate the impact of all programs authorized by the Economic Opportunity Act and poverty-related programs authorized by other Acts. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to carry out agreements entered into by community action agencies and a public agency or a political subdivision of a State. States that such agreements shall provide for the planning, development, and administration of programs and activities of community action programs provided that the Federal share shall not exceed 80 percent and matching non-Federal funds shall be in cash. Establishes an Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Community Services to encourage community partnership agreements, review and evaluate such agreements, survey public and private resources available for antipoverty efforts, and identify and encourage means of increasing such resources. Provides that, out of any sums allocated for local initiative programs under the Economic Opportunity Act for any fiscal year, the Director may allocate for community partnership agreements under this Act up to 50 percent of any amounts appropriated between $330,000,000 and $450,000,000 . Modifies the formula for allotment of funds to community action programs under the Economic Opportunity Act to refer to the poverty criteria used in the 1970 census. Adds programs known as Emergency Energy Conservation Services, Summer Youth Recreation, and Urban Housing Demonstration Program to the list of those to which the Director may provide financial assistance to carry on local programs for purposes consonant with the objectives of the Economic Opportunity Act. Revises the Senior Opportunities and Services program to authorize counseling, administrative representation, information, and referral services for the elderly. Changes the name of the Youth Recreation and Sports Program to the "National Summer Youth Sports Program". Revises title VII of the Economic Opportunity Act (relating to community economic development) to encourage the development of special self-help and community mobilization programs so as to contribute to the elimination of poverty and the establishment of permanent economic and social benefits. Authorizes the Director to provide funding, subject to specified requirements, to establish special programs of assistance to private locally initiated community development corporations which are directed to the solution of critical problems existing in particular communities or neighborhoods, are of sufficient size, scope and duration to have an appreciable impact in such communities, neighborhoods, and rural areas, and have the prospect of continuing such an impact after termination of financial assistance under this part; and to provide financial and other assistance to start, expand, or locate enterprises close to the area to be served so as to provide employment and ownership opportunities for residents of such areas. States that programs may include economic and business development programs, community development and housing activities, training and employment programs and supportive social services. Provides that such programs are to contribute on an equitable basis between urban and rural areas to the elimination of poverty and the establishment of permanent economic and social benefits in urban and rural areas. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance, including loans, to low-income rural, families to effect a permanent increase in the families' incomes or improvement in living or housing conditions. Provides that such loans will have a maximum maturity of 15 years and will total not more than $3,500. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to local cooperative associations in rural areas for establishing and operating cooperative programs. Establishes conditions for financial assistance including number of low-income members in a cooperative association receiving assistance, provision for adequate technical assistance, and determination that an applicant is fulfilling a need not already met. States that funds under this part shall not be used to substitute funds for related purposes under the Act. Authorizes the Director to make or guarantee loans to community development corporations and families and local cooperatives for business, housing, and community development projects. Specifies the terms and conditions of lending and repayment with respect to such loans. Establishes a Development Loan Fund to carry out the lending and guarantee functions for such loans. Requires the Director to prepare a plan of action for the establishment of a Model Community Economic Development Finance Corporation and to submit such plan of action to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than June 1, 1975. Authorizes the Director to provide technical assistance to community development corporations and both urban and rural cooperatives, and training for employees of community development corporations and employees and members of urban and rural cooperatives. Permits community development corporations to use funds granted for community economic development as private paid-in capital for small business investment company and local development corporation programs of the Small Business Administration. Provides that areas selected for developmental assistance shall be deemed "redevelopment areas" within the meaning of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and shall qualify for assistance under specified provisions of such Act. Provides that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall assure that community corporations qualify as sponsors under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and the National Housing Act of 1949; that land for housing and business location is available under the Housing Act of 1949; and that funds are available under the Housing Act of 1954. Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture or the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration shall take steps to insure that community development corporations and local cooperative associations qualify for and receive assistance under the Farmers Home Administration and the Rural Development Act of 1962. Provides that the Director shall take steps to encourage State and local governments to provide assistance to community development corporations and local cooperative associations. Requires that the Director shall conduct research to suggest new programs and policies to achieve the purposes of this part. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations for planning of community economic development programs and cooperative programs under this Act. Provides for the establishment of a Community Economic Development Resources Committee to advise the Director on the administration of this title and to develop plans and procedures for cooperative efforts of Federal agencies required to provide assistance for supportive programs and activities under this Act. Provides for the establishment of a National Commission on Community Economic Development to conduct a study which shall consider an appropriate administrative agency for the carrying out of community economic development programs in the future. States that the Commission shall submit a final report to the President and to the Congress on the results of its study, not later than June 30, 1975. Establishes within the executive branch a Community Services Administration, which shall be the successor authority to the Office of Economic Opportunity effective October 1, 1975, or in the alternative that the Office of Economic Opportunity will become an independent agency within the executive branch on that date. Revises the poverty line for the purposes of the Economic Opportunity Act, to reflect the full percentage change in the Consumer Price Index over an annual or other interval. Provides that, in applying the poverty line to families, the family unit shall not be defined so as to include income earned by individuals who are eighteen years of age or older other than the parents. States that for purposes of this Act, disadvantaged persons include those who suffer in the labor market because of their limited speaking, reading, and writing abilities in the English language. Extends the authority to carry out programs under the Economic Opportunity Act for three additional years, through fiscal year 1978. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1975 through 1978 for carrying out the Economic Opportunity Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975, 1976, and 1977 for the Headstart, Follow Through, Native Americans Economic Development, and Community Economic Development programs in such amounts as are necessary to carry out the purposes of those programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 17481 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1974
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is especially appropriate to honor former President Harry S. Truman through the creation of a perpetual education scholarship program to develop increased opportunities for young Americans to prepare and pursue careers in public service. Establishes, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, to be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. Authorizes the Foundation to award scholarships to persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service. Directs the Foundation to provide for the conduct of a nationwide competition for the purpose of selecting Truman Scholars. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. Prescribes the procedures for expenditures from the fund. Authorizes appropriations of $30,000,000 to the fund.
Bill· SS. 4163 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1974
Exempts from the sex discrimination guidelines of the Education Amendments of 1972 fraternities, sororities and similar tax-exempt organizations whose active membership consists primarily of students at institutions of higher education. (Amends 20 U.S.C. 1681)
Bill· SS. 4159 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1974
Exempts from the sex discrimination guidelines of the Education Amendments of 1972 fraternities, sororities and similar tax-exempt organizations whose active membership consists primarily of students at institutions of higher education. (Amends 20 U.S.C. 1681)
Bill· HRH.R. 17305 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Postsecondary Vocational Education Act - Establishes a division of funds between vocational and occupational education in allotments to States under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Provides that funds granted to States for occupational education may be used for: (1) the provision of occupational education; and (2) ancillary services and activities to assure quality in all occupational education programs, such as program evaluation, special demonstration and experimental programs, development of instructional materials, and improved State leadership, including periodic evaluation. Directs any State desiring to receive the amount of its occupational education allotment for a fiscal year to submit a State plan for occupational education at such time, in such detail, and containing such information as the Commissioner of Education may prescribe. Sets forth criteria to be met for approval of State plans by the Commissioner. Provides that the Commission shall pay, from the State's occupational education allotment for a fiscal year, an amount equal to 50 percent of the total expenditures made in carrying out the State's approved plan. Directs each State to establish a local coordinating committee for each locality in the State. Provides that each local coordinating committee shall make a continuing study of the needs in its locality for vocational education, occupational education, and manpower training programs. States that on the basis of the information derived from such study, the local coordinating committee shall develop and propose a strategy which will present a coherent, integrated, and comprehensive set of vocational education, occupational education, and manpower training programs designed to meet such needs. Stipulates that aggregate expenditures for administration, guidance and counseling, and technical assistance may not exceed 20 percent of the State's vocational education allotment for that year. Provides for the consolidation, under the Vocational Education Act, of programs for research and training, exemplary programs, and project and curriculum development. Sets forth provisions governing how appropriated sums shall be divided by the Commissioner among specific projects.
Bill· HRH.R. 17304 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 October 1974
Vocational Education Amendments - Declares the purposes of this Act in revising the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Provides that any State desiring to participate in the program authorized by this Act shall fulfill specified administrative requirements, including designating a State board as the sole agency for administration of a State plan for vocational education. Directs the Commissioner of Education to assure that adequate staffing is available to the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education to make certain that the Bureau's responsibilities are accomplished. Enumerates such responsibilities, including to provide leadership to assist State vocational education agencies to expand and improve their programs. Requires that the President appoint, during 1978, a Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education to review the administration of vocational education programs. Establishes a National Advisory Council on Vocational Education to perform specified functions, including to advise the President, Congress, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Commissioner concerning vocational education programs supported under this Act and the Higher Education Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out these provisions $500,000 for each fiscal year. Requires any State which desires to receive a grant under this Act to establish an independent State advisory council. Specifies the membership composition of such council. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out these purposes $4,315,844 for each fiscal year. Provides that a State board shall have the primary responsibility for preparing statewide plans for vocational education, and shall designate a planning group to prepare such plans. Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year, from which the Commissioner shall make a grant to each participating State for purposes of preparing statewide plans. Defines the terms used in this Act. Declares that it is the purpose of this part of this Act to implement that portion to the career education concept in which vocational education plays an important role. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1980 for carrying out such purpose and directs the Secretary to make grants to each State which has approved administrative arrangements for prevocational education programs. Enumerates the purposes for which such grants may be used. Authorizes appropriations for vocational education program support, providing for the allotment of such funds among the States. Authorizes appropriations for vocational education program services and empowers the Secretary to make grants to each State from such funds for programs of: (1) teacher education; (2) placement and followup services; and (3) student support. Directs the Commissioner to make available three-year leadership development grants to specified persons in order meet the need in all the States for qualified vocational education personnel with high potential to advance to policymaking and leadership positions. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. Provides for grants for applied research, curriculum development, demonstration programs and leadership development. Authorizes appropriations for such programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 17225 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1974
Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Requires such transfer to be implemented in accordance with such procedures and regulations as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prescribe.
Bill· HRH.R. 17132 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1974
Provides, under the Higher Education Act, that vocational schools may qualify as eligible institutions for purposes of federally insured student loans while in a preaccreditation status.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1417 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1974
Expresses the sense of the House that efforts of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to promote the desegregation of public schools should be applied with the same intensity, standards, and sanctions in every region of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 17101 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1974
Revises the Higher Education Act to provide that employment under a federally sponsored work/study program shall be furnished only to a student who is in need, as determined by an individual or board appointed for such purpose by the president of the educational institution, of the earnings from such employment in order to pursue a course of study at such institution.
Bill· SS. 4088 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1974
Permits qualified full-time students who have not completed a degree from a four-year college to continue to receive child's insurance benefits between age 22 and age 26 under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 17009 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Prohibits age discrimination under title IV of the Education Amendments of 1972 in any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 17015 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1974
Education for Exceptional Children Act - Defines "exceptional children" as handicapped children, children with specific learning disabilities, and particularly gifted children. Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a National Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children which shall obtain and disseminate to the public information pertaining to the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for each of the four succeeding years for the establishment and operation of the clearinghouse. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants pursuant to this Act for the purpose of assisting the States in providing free appropriate public education for exceptional children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Sets forth the basis on which funds will be allocated to the States. Provides that in order to receive funds under this Act a State must submit to the Commissioner of Education a State plan is required detailing the State program for free appropriate education for exceptional children. Provides that the State plan must contain such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Sets forth the criteria needed to be met by a State in order to obtain approval of its plan. Authorizes the Commissioner to withhold payments under this Act from any State when it is found that there has been a failure to comply substantially with any provision of this Act. Provides a method for judicial review of the Commissioner's decision. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State educational agencies to provide training for personnel engaged or preparing to engage in educating exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher learning to provide training for leadership personnel for the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to conduct research relating to the education of exceptional children and to make grants to States, educational agencies, institutions of higher learning and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies for such research. Directs the Commissioner to establish standards and procedures to determine which children are "exceptional children" within the meaning of this Act, such standards and procedures to be applied uniformly by all States submitting plans pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16950 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1974
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 4052 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 September 1974
Guaranteed Post-Secondary Education for Americans Act - Provides, under the Internal Revenue Code, a refundable credit against tax for post-secondary education expenses for tuition and fees paid by the taxpayer attributable to the attendance of a student at an institution of post-secondary education. Stipulates that the credit allowed for post-secondary education expenses attributable to one student shall not exceed: (1) 80 percent of the amount of such expenses which does not exceed $500; (2) 60 percent of the amount of such expenses which is greater than $500 but does not exceed $1,000; and (3) 40 percent of such expenses which is greater than $1,000 but does not exceed $2,250. Permits the taxpayer to elect to apply the credit to the preceding taxable year. States that no deduction shall be allowed for any amount of post-secondary education expenses which is taken into account in determining the amount of the credit allowed under the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16898 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1974
Allows a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code, for higher education expenses. Defines such allowable expenses. Reduces such allowable expenses by the amount received as scholarships and veterans benefits.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1396 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1974
States that the House of Representatives disapproves regulations submitted to the House by the Commissioner of Education in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, relating to the family contribution schedule under the basic educational opportunity grant program.
Bill· HRH.R. 16844 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1974
Establishes an executive department to be known as the Department of Education to be headed by a Secretary appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Declares that the purpose of the Department is to promote the cause and advancement of education throughout the Nation. Enumerates the responsibilities of the Secretary, including: (1) to advise the President with respect to the progress of education; (2) to develop and recommend to the President appropriate policies and programs to foster the orderly growth and development of the Nation's educational facilities and resources; (3) to conduct continuing comprehensive surveys, collect data, and make available findings, on the progress of education; and (4) to provide information and such other assistance as may be authorized by the Congress to aid in the maintenance of efficient school systems. Grants to the Secretary the appropriate administrative powers to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides for the orderly transfer of the United States Office of Education from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to the Department of Education. Requires the Secretary to make an annual report to the President and the Congress on the activities of the Department during the preceding calendar year. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16808 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1974
Comprehensive School Health Education Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage the provision of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems by establishing a system of grants for teacher training, pilot and demonstration projects, and the development of comprehensive health education programs. Empowers the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of comprehensive health education programs in schools. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, to carry out such grants. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research organizations to support pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. States that the Commissioner may make grants to State educational agencies for the development of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Provides for the apportionment of funds appropriated for such purposes. Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Sets forth the requirements for receiving grants under this Act, including the application procedures. Directs the Commissioner to, when requested, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of education programs with respect to health and health problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 16746 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1974
Lister Hill Scholarship Act - Provides under the provisions of the Public Health Service Act for additional medical scholarships to be known as Lister Hill Scholarships. Provides that such scholarships shall be awarded to individuals who agree to practice family medicine in depressed urban or rural areas. Authorizes appropriations for such scholarships.
Bill· HRH.R. 16768 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1974
Education for Exceptional Children Act - Defines "exceptional children" as handicapped children, children with specific learning disabilities, and particularly gifted children. Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a National Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children which shall obtain and disseminate to the public information pertaining to the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for each of the four succeeding years for the establishment and operation of the clearinghouse. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants pursuant to this Act for the purpose of assisting the States in providing free appropriate public education for exceptional children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Sets forth the basis on which funds will be allocated to the States. Provides that in order to receive funds under this Act a State must submit to the Commissioner of Education a State plan is required detailing the State program for free appropriate education for exceptional children. Provides that the State plan must contain such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Sets forth the criteria needed to be met by a State in order to obtain approval of its plan. Authorizes the Commissioner to withhold payments under this Act from any State when it is found that there has been a failure to comply substantially with any provision of this Act. Provides a method for judicial review of the Commissioner's decision. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State educational agencies to provide training for personnel engaged or preparing to engage in educating exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher learning to provide training for leadership personnel for the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to conduct research relating to the education of exceptional children and to make grants to States, educational agencies, institutions of higher learning and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies for such research. Directs the Commissioner to establish standards and procedures to determine which children are "exceptional children" within the meaning of this Act, such standards and procedures to be applied uniformly by all States submitting plans pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16710 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1974
Provides that in making requests for appropriations under authorizations of appropriations in the Public Health Service Act for programs respecting specific diseases or categories of diseases, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall request the greatest amounts for programs for those diseases or categories of diseases which, in comparison with other diseases or categories of diseases for which there are programs under such Act: (1) have the highest mortality rate and morbidity rate; (2) have the greatest adverse effect on the health of individuals in the United States; and (3) because of lost wages, productivity, and cost of medical care have the most significant impact on the economy.
Bill· HRH.R. 16713 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1974
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $187,500 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal year 1975, to provide funds to conduct a study of the effects of the red tide on human health.
Bill· SS. 4014 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1974
Postsecondary Education Consumer Protection Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to provide protection for students, consumers, and legitimate postsecondary educational institutions against substandard or fraudulent practices. Defines the term "federally recognized approving entity" as an entity relied upon by any Federal officer or agency in connection with a program: (1) of Federal assistance to postsecondary educational institutions by way of grants or contracts, loans, or loan insurance or guarantee; (2) of Federal assistance to students at postsecondary educational institutions by way of grants; loans, loan insurance or guarantee, or work programs; or (3) under which continuation of Federal payment is conditioned on attendance at a postsecondary educational institution approved or accredited by an approving entity. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, through the Advisory Committee on Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility, to conduct a study of the operation and effectiveness of the various federally recognized approving entities. Requires the Secretary to make such interim reports of his activities, findings, and recommendations as he may deem appropriate and to make a final report to the President and the Congress not later than December 31, 1975. States that, upon completion of the study conducted under this Act, the Secretary shall revise the criteria to be met by federally recognized approving entities. Stipulates that whenever an officer or agency of the United States receives notification from the Secretary that a federally recognized approving entity fails to meet the criteria set by the Secretary, he shall discontinue reliance on such entity's approval or accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions or programs. Directs the Secretary to publish biannually in the Federal Register a list showing the following: (1) the approving entities which currently meet the criteria established by the Secretary pursuant to this Act; (2) the postsecondary educational institutions which are approved or accredited by such approving entities including a particularization of the departments or courses of study which are approved or accredited at the institutions; and (3) the institutions which have lost approval or accreditation and those whose applications for approval or accreditation were not accepted.
Bill· HRH.R. 16702 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1974
Provides for the establishment of a National Office for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, with responsibility for the coordinated administration of all of the programs of that Department serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Sets forth the functions of such Office. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to appoint a special task force on migrant and seasonal farmworkers which shall conduct a continuing study and investigation of the needs and problems of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States and of methods for meeting those needs and solving those problems, giving particular emphasis to the early development of a single comprehensive Federal program designed to assist migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Bill· HRH.R. 16690 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1974
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $187,500 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal year 1975, to provide funds to conduct a study of the effects of the red tide on human health.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1371 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1974
Expresses the sense of the House that efforts of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to promote the desegregation of public schools should be applied with the same intensity, standards, and sanctions in every region of the United States.
Bill· SS. 3998 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1974
Lister Hill Scholarship Act - Provides, under the Public Health Service Act, for additional medical scholarships to be known as Lister Hill Scholarships for award to those who agree to practice family medicine in depressed urban or rural areas. Authorizes appropriations for such scholarships.
Bill· HRH.R. 16675 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1974
Provides for the relief of Ball State University and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
Bill· SS. 3978 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 September 1974
Education of the Handicapped Amendments - Expands, under the Education of the Handicapped Act, the definition of "handicapped children" to include children with specific learning disabilities. Adds a definition for the term "severely handicapped children". Excludes costs for the construction of structures from those costs which are allowed under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for the resource demonstration program, innovation and development, professional development, and for severely handicapped children's services and centers. Consolidates the discretionary authorities presently contained under the Education of the Handicapped Act into four new authorities, resource demonstration, innovation and development, professional development and centers and services for severely handicapped children. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants or contracts to provide for the dissemination of materials and ideas based on existing techniques and technologies for providing educational and related services to handicapped children. Establishes a special emphasis for programs aimed at the early childhool education of such children.
Bill· HRH.R. 16558 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Schoolchildren's Assistance Act - Declares the intent of the Congress to guarantee: (1) the right of the parent to have his child educated in a school of his own choosing; (2) the perpetuation of freedom of choice on all levels of education; and (3) the continuation of the pluralistic system of education currently operative in these United States. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 of $50,000 each year for carrying out this Act. Allots $100 a year to every elementary and secondary student, including private school pupils, under special procedures.
Bill· HRH.R. 16545 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to study over a five year period the feasibility of establishing within the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program of the Social Security Act a sabbatical plan under which an individual may receive a full year of retirement benefits (without regard to age) at any time after completing forty quarters of coverage. Authorizes the conduct of a pilot program embodying such plan. Instructs the Secretary to consider: (1) the social and psychological benefits to recipients of such a program; (2) the economic and reemployment disadvantages; and (3) the costs and possible funding of such a program. Authorizes necessary appropriations for carrying out such study and pilot program.
Bill· HRH.R. 16547 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 August 1974
Allows, under the Internal Revenue Code, a 30-percent credit against the individual income tax for amounts paid as tuition or fees to specified public and private institutions of higher education.
Bill· HRH.R. 16528 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 August 1974
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares that it is especially appropriate to honor former President Harry S. Truman through the creation of a perpetual educational scholarship program to develop increased opportunities for young Americans to prepare and pursue careers in public service. Establishes as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, to be subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of Trustees. Authorizes the Foundation to award fifty-one scholarships in any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1973, for undergraduate study for persons who plan to pursue a career in public service. States that each recipient shall be knows as a Truman scholar. Sets forth provisions governing: (1) the scholarship requirements; (2) the procedures for selection of Truman scholars; (3) stipends and institutional allowances; and (4) the scholarship conditions. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund. Prescribes the procedures for expenditures from the fund. Directs that there shall be an Executive Secretary of the Foundation, appointed by the Board, who shall be the chief executive officer and shall carry out the functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. Authorizes to be appropriated $30,000,000 to the fund. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses incident to carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16457 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1974
Excludes from gross income, under the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of specified cancellations of indebtedness under health care education loan programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 16471 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 August 1974
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $187,500 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal year 1975, to provide funds to conduct a study of the effects of the red tide on human health.
Bill· HRH.R. 16440 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1974
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $187,500 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal year 1975, to provide funds to conduct a study of the effects of the red tide on human health.
Bill· SS. 3898 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1974
Allows as a tax deduction, under the Internal Revenue Code, the sum of the amounts paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year to an eligible educational institution for: (1) tuition and fees required for the attendance of the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent; (2) fees required for courses of instruction in which the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent is enrolled. Sets limitations on such deduction, including that: (1) no deduction shall be allowed unless the individual is a full-time student above the secondary level at an eligible educational institution; (2) the deduction shall be allowed for amounts only to the extent that such amounts do not exceed $2,000; and (3) no deduction shall be allowed for amounts paid for tuition and fees for the spouse of the taxpayer unless the taxpayer is entitled to an exemption for his spouse or the taxpayer files a joint return. Provides that no deduction shall be allowed for any amount paid for any personal or living expense. States that the amount of the deduction shall be reduced by the amount by which the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, and his spouse, if any, for such year exceeds $23,500. Takes into account specified scholarships and veterans benefits in calculating the deduction amounts. Defines the terms used in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 16348 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1974
Requires institutions of higher education receiving Federal funds to report to the Commissioner of Education with respect to any funds received by such institutions from foreign sources, including the name and address of the source, the amount received, and the date on which the funds were given. Provides that any person who misrepresents a material fact or fails to disclose required items under this Act shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
Bill· HRH.R. 16329 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1974
Comprehensive School Health Education Act - Declares that it is the purpose of this Act to encourage the provision of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems by establishing a system of grants for teacher training, pilot and demonstration projects, and the development of comprehensive health education programs. Empowers the Commissioner of Education to make grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for teacher training with respect to the provision of comprehensive health education programs in schools. Authorizes to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, to carry out such grants. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public or private nonprofit education or research organizations to support pilot demonstration projects in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Authorizes appropriations for such purposes. States that the Commissioner may make grants to State educational agencies for the development of comprehensive programs in elementary and secondary schools with respect to health education and health problems. Provides for the apportionment of funds appropriated for such purposes. Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Sets forth the requirements for receiving grants under this Act, including the application procedures. Directs the Commissioner to, when requested, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and implementation of education programs with respect to health and health problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 16331 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1974
Makes a supplemental appropriation of $187,500 for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for fiscal year 1975, to provide funds to conduct a study of the effects of the red tide on human health.
Bill· SS. 3891 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1974
Fisheries Manpower Education Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares it to be the purpose of this Act to undertake a pilot program to promote the interest of youth in careers in the fishing industry and to develop improved educational opportunities for such youth. Defines the terms used in this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce: (1) to establish a Fisheries Manpower Development Office; (2) to develop an elementary and secondary school program in coastal States to acquaint youths with the Nation's commercial fishing industry; (3) to make information available to State educational agencies; and (4) to make grants for educational promotion in coastal States. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with vocational schools, community colleges, or private vocational training institutions for: (1) pilot projects in fishery careers for sixteen - to twenty-year-old youths; and (2) pilot projects for working fishermen to acquire additional skills. Sets forth the conditions of such contracts. Provides for the awarding of scholarships for graduate and undergraduate fisheries studies. Establishes an Advisory Council on Fisheries Manpower Education to make recommendations to the Secretary relative to the carrying out of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not to exceed three years from the date of enactment.
Bill· HRH.R. 16317 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1974
Provides, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may not: (1) establish maximum limits on the potency of any synthetic or natural vitamin or mineral within a food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, or liquid form; (2) classify any vitamin or mineral as a drug solely on the basis of the potency of the vitamin or mineral; and (3) limit the combination or number of any synthetic or natural vitamin, mineral, or other ingredient of food, within a food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in capsule, tablet, or liquid form. States that the labeling and advertising for any food for special dietary use which is intended for ingestion in tablet, capsule, or liquid form may not: (1) list its ingredients which are not vitamins or minerals unless such ingredients (a) are listed in a list of all the ingredients of such food, or (b) are subject to a specified regulations; or (2) give prominence or emphasize the list of ingredients. States that the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary to establish maximum limits on the potency of a synthetic or natural vitamin or mineral if such limits are prescribed under regulations requiring the vitamin or mineral to be dispensed only upon a prescription.
Bill· HRH.R. 16286 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 August 1974
Education for Exceptional Children Act - Defines "exceptional children" as handicapped children, children with specific learning disabilities, and particularly gifted children. Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish a National Clearinghouse on Exceptional Children which shall obtain and disseminate to the public information pertaining to the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the appropriation of $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for each of the four succeeding years for the establishment and operation of the clearinghouse. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to make grants pursuant to this Act for the purpose of assisting the States in providing free appropriate public education for exceptional children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Sets forth the basis on which funds will be allocated to the States. Provides that in order to receive funds under this Act a State must submit to the Commissioner of Education a State plan is required detailing the State program for free appropriate education for exceptional children. Provides that the State plan must contain such information as the Commissioner deems necessary. Sets forth the criteria needed to be met by a State in order to obtain approval of its plan. Authorizes the Commissioner to withhold payments under this Act from any State when it is found that there has been a failure to comply substantially with any provision of this Act. Provides a method for judicial review of the Commissioner's decision. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to State educational agencies to provide training for personnel engaged or preparing to engage in educating exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to make grants to institutions of higher learning to provide training for leadership personnel for the education of exceptional children. Authorizes the Commissioner to conduct research relating to the education of exceptional children and to make grants to States, educational agencies, institutions of higher learning and other public or private nonprofit education or research agencies for such research. Directs the Commissioner to establish standards and procedures to determine which children are "exceptional children" within the meaning of this Act, such standards and procedures to be applied uniformly by all States submitting plans pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.