band maintenance and repair of instructional supplies, teaching aids and equipment, but does not include the construction or initial sty equipment of buildings or the acquisition or rental of land.

(2) The term "area vocational education school" means a school. (A) which admits as regular students, and is principally used for the provision of vocational education to, both persons who have completed high school and persons who have left high school, where such persons rare available for full-time study in preparation for entering the labor market, and (B) which is available to all residents of the State or of an area thereof designated and approved by the State board administering a State plan approved under section 505.

(3) The term "school facilities" means classrooms and related facilities (including initial equipment) and interests in land on which such facilities are constructed. Such term shall not include any facility intended primarily for events for which admission is to be charged to the general public.

of t (4) The term "State board" means the State board designated or created pursuant to section 5 of the Smith-Hughes Act (that is the Act approved February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929, ch. 114; 20 U.S.C. 11-15, 16-28)) to secure to the State the benefits of that Act.

(5) The term "local educational agency" means a board of education or other legally constituted local school authority having administrative control and direction of public elementary or secondary schools. in a city, county, township, school district, or political subdivision in a State, or any other public educational institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a vocational education program.

(6) The term "Vocational Education Act of 1946" means titles I, II, and III of the Act of June 18, 1936, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15i15m, 150-15q, 15aa-15jj, 15aaa-15ggg).

(7) The term "supplementary vocational education Acts" means section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (20 U.S.C. 30) (relating to vocational education in Puerto Rico), the Act of March 18, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 31-33) (relating to vocational education in the Virgin Islands), and section 9 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34) (relating to vocational education in Guam).

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

SEC. 509. (a) There is hereby established in the Office of Education and Advisory Committee on Vocational Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Committee"), consisting of the Commissioner, who shall be chairman, one representative each of the Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, and Labor, and twelve members appointed, for staggered terms and without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Such twelve members shall, to the extent possible, include persons familiar with the vocational education. needs of management and labor (in equal numbers), persons familiar with the administration of State and local vocational education programs, other persons with special knowledge, experience, or qualification with respect to vocational education, and persons representative of the general public, and not more than six of such members shall be professional educators. The Advisory Committee shall meet at the

(b) The Advisory Committee shall advise the Commissioner in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters. arising in the administration of this part, the Vocational Education Act of 1946, and supplementary vocational education Acts, including policies and procedures governing the approval of State plans, under section 505 and the approval of projects under section 504 (c) and (d). (c) Members of the Advisory Committee shall, while serving on the business of the Advisory Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, but not exceeding $75 per day, including travel time; and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

AMENDMENTs to george-BARDEN AND SMITH-HUGHES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS

SEC. 510. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in title I, II, or III of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (20 U.S.C. 15i-15m, 150-15q, 15aa-15jj, 15aaa-15ggg), or in the Smith-Hughes Act (that is, the Act approved February 23, 1917, as amended (39 Stat. 929, ch. 114; 20 U.S.C. 11-15, 16-28)), or in supplementary vocational education Acts

(a) any portion of any amount allotted (or apportioned) to any State for any purpose under such titles, Act, or Acts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, or for any fiscal year thereafter, may be transferred to and combined with one or more of the other allotments (or apportionments) of such State for such fiscal year under such titles, Act, or Acts, or under section 503 of this part and used for the purposes for which, and subject to the conditions under which, such other allotment (or apportionment) may be used, if the State board requests, in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner, that such portion be transferred and shows to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that transfer of such portion in the manner requested will promote the purpose of this part;

(b) any amounts allotted (or apportioned) under such titles, Act, or Acts for agriculture may be used for vocational education in any occupation involving knowledge and skills in agricultural subjects, whether or not such occupation involves work of the farm or of the farm home, and such education may be provided without directed or supervised practice on a farm;

(c) (1) any amounts allotted (or apportioned) under such titles, Act, or Acts for home economics may be used for vocational education to fit individuals for gainful employment in any occupation involving knowledge and skills in home economics subjects;

(2) at least 25 percentum of any amount so allotted (or apportioned) to a State for each fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1965, may be used only for vocational education to fit persons for gainful employment in occupations involving knowledge and skills in home economics subjects, or transferred to another allot

(d) any amounts allotted (or apportioned) under such titles, Act, or Acts for distributive occupations may be used for vocational education for any person over fourteen years of age who has entered upon or is preparing to enter upon such an occupation, and such education need not be provided in part-time or evening schools;

(e) any amounts allotted (or apportioned) under such titles, Act, or Acts for trade and industrial occupations may be used for preemployment schools and classes organized to fit for gainful employment in such occupations persons over fourteen years of age who are in school, and operated for less than nine months per year and less than thirty hours per week and without the requirement that a minimum of 50 per centum of the time be given to practical work on a useful or productive basis, if such preemployment schools and classes are for single-skilled or semiskilled occupations which do not require training or work of such duration or nature; and less than one-third of any amounts so allotted (or apportioned) need be applied to part-time schools or classes for workers who have entered upon employment.

EXTENSION OF PRACTICAL NURSE TRAINING AND AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 511. (a)(1) Section 201 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (20 U.S.C. 15aa) is amended by striking out "of the next eight fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "succeeding fiscal year".

(2) Subsection (c) of section 202 of such Act is amended by striking out "of the next seven fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "succeeding fiscal year".

(b) Section 301 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 15aaa) is amended by striking out "of the five succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "succeeding fiscal year".

PERIODIC REVIEW OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND LAWS

SEC. 512. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") shall, during 1966, appoint an Advisory Council on Vocational Education for the purpose of reviewing the administration of the vocational education programs. for which funds are appropriated pursuant to this Act and other Vocational education Acts and making recommendations for improvement of such administration, and reviewing the status of and making recommendations with respect to such vocational education programs and the Acts under which funds are so appropriated.

(b) The Council shall be appointed by the Secretary without regard to the civil service laws and shall consist of twelve persons who shall, to the extent possible, include persons familiar with the vocational education needs of management and labor (in equal numbers), persons familiar with the administration of State and local vocational > education programs, other persons with special knowledge, experience, or qualification with respect to vocational education, and persons.

(c) The Council is authorized to engage such technical assistan as may be required to carry out its functions, and the Secretary sh in addition, make available to the Council such secretarial, clerics. and other assistance and such pertinent data prepared by the Depar ment of Health, Education, and Welfare as it may require to carry out such functions.

(d) The Council shall make a report of its findings and recomme dations including recommendations for changes in the provisions of t part and other vocational education Acts) to the Secretary, such rep to be submitted not later than January 1, 1968, after which da'e such Council shall cease to exist. The Secretary shall transmit su report to the President and the Congress.

(e) The Secretary shall also from time to time thereafter (but a intervals of not more than five years) appoint an Advisory Cour.. on Vocational Education, with the same functions and constituted r the same manner as prescribed for the Advisory Council in the proceding subsections of this section. Each Council so appointed sh report its findings and recommendations, as prescribed in subsection (d), not later than July 1 of the second year after the year in which is appointed, after which date such Council shall cease to exist.

(f) Members of the Council who are not regular full-time employee of the United States shall, while serving on business of the Counci be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary but not exceeding $75 per day, including travel time; and while s serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they nav be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in Government service employed intermittently.

WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS

SEC. 513. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, and for each of the next four fiscal years such sums as may be necessary, for the purpose of making grants to States as provided in this section.

(b)(1) From the sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the sums appropriated under subsectior (a) for such year as the population aged fifteen to twenty, inclusive of the State, in the preceding fiscal year bears to the population ae fifteen to twenty, inclusive, of all the States in such preceding year

(2) The amount of any State's allotment under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year which the Commissioner determines will not be require for such fiscal year for carrying out the State's plan approved under subsection (c) shall be available for reallotment from time to time, of such dates during such year as the Commissioner may fix, to other States in proportion to the original allotments to such States under paragraph (1) for such year, but with such proportionate amount or any of such other States being reduced to the extent it exceeds the sum the Commissioner estimates such State nee is and will be able to use for such year and the total of such reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the States not suffering such a reduction. Any amount reallotted to a State under this paragraph during such year,

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(c) To be eligible to participate in this section, a State must have n effect a plan approved under section 505 and must submit through ts State board to the Commissioner a supplement to such plan (herenafter referred to as a "supplementary plan"), in such detail as the Commissioner determines necessary, which

(1) designates the State board as the sole agency for administration of the supplementary plan, or for supervision of the administration thereof by local educational agencies;

(2) sets forth the policies and procedures to be followed by the State in approving work-study programs, under which policies and procedures funds paid to the State from its allotment under subsection (b) will be expended solely for the payment of compensation of students employed pursuant to work-study programs which meet the requirements of subsection (d), except that not to exceed 1 per centum of any such allotment may be used to pay the cost of developing the State's supplementary plan and the cost of administering such supplementary plan after its approval under this section;

(3) sets forth principles for determining the priority to be accorded applications from local educational agencies for workstudy programs, which principles shall give preference to applications submitted by local educational agencies serving communities having substantial numbers of youths who have dropped out of school or who are unemployed, and provides for undertaking such programs, insofar as financial resources available therefor make possible, in the order determined by the application of such principles;

(4) sets forth such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State (including such funds paid by the State to local educational agencies) under this section;

(5) provides for making such reports in such form and containing such information as the Commissioner may reasonably require to carry out his functions under this section, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a work-study program shall(1) be administered by the local educational agency and made reasonably available (to the extent of available funds) to all youths in the area served by such agency who are able to meet the requirements of paragraph (2);

(2) provide that employment under such work-study prograra shall be furnished only to a student who (A) has been accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in a vocational education program which meets the standards prescribed by the State board and the local educational agency for vocational education programs assisted under the preceding sections of this part, or in the case of a student already enrolled in such a program, is in good standing and in full-time attendance, (B) is in need of the earnings from such employment to commence or continue his vocational education program, and (C) is at least fifteen years