An Act to extend for two additional years the expired provisions of Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Congress, and the National Defense Education Act of 1958, and for other purposes
PL 87-344 (S.2393), enacted 10/03/1961

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Public Law 87-344 
AN A C T 
Octobers, 1961 
To extend for two additional years the expired provisions of Public Laws 815 
[S. 2393] 
and 874, Eighty-first Congress, and the National Defense EJducation Act of 
1958, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
ti^n^°n^Feder^r 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF PUBLIC LAWS 815 AND 874, 
EIGHTY-FIKST CONGRESS 
affected areas. 
Extension. 
AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 815 
SEC. 101. (a) The first sentence of section 3 of the Act of September 
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23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C. 633), is amended by striking out 
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"1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "1963". 
(b) Subsection (b) of section 14 of such Act is amended (1) by 
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striking out "1961" each time it appears therein and inserting in lieu 
thereof "1963", and (2) by striking out "$40,000,000" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$60,000,000".' 
(c) Paragraph (15) of section 15 of such Act is amended by striking 
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out "1958-1959" and inserting in lieu thereof "1960-1961". 
AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 874 
SEC. 102. (a) The Act of Sei)tember 30,1950, as amended (20 U.S.C. ^J„tVtV s^ci?oTi 
236-244), is amended by striking out "1961" each place where it districts, etc. 
appears in sections 2(a), 3(b), and 4(a) and inserting "1963" in lieu 
thereof in each such place. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 103. The amendments made by this title shall be effective for 
the period beginning July 1, 1961. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCA-
TION xiCT OF 1958 
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II 
(LOANS TO STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION) 
SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the National Defense Education Act of 
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1958 is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
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1962, and such sums for the fiscal year ending June 30,1963, and each 
of the three succeeding fiscal years as may be necessary to enable 
students who have received a loan for any school year ending prior to 
July 1, 1962" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "each for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for the two succeeding fiscal 
years, and such sums for the fiscal year ending June 30,1965, and each 
of the three succeeding fiscal years as may be necessary to enable 
students who have received a loan for any school year ending prior to 
July 1, 1964". 
(b) Section 202 of such Act is amended by striking out "1962" each 
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place where it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "1964". 
(c) Section 206 of such Act is amended by striking out "1966" each 
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place where it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "1968". 
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^propriations. 
72 Stat. 1S88. 
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20 u s e 442. 
20 u s e 444. 
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STRENGTHENING 
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUC-
TION ) 
SEC. 202. (a) Section 301 of the National Defense Education Act of 
1958 is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" both 
places where it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "five 
succeeding fiscal years". 
(b) The last sentence of section 302(a) (2) of such Act is amended 
by striking out "two fiscal years in the period beginning July 1,1960, 
and ending June 30,1962" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"four fiscal years in the period beginning July 1,1960, and ending June 
30,1964". 
(c) The second sentence of section 304(b) of such Act is amended 
by striking out "two succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "four succeeding fiscal years". 
72 Stat. 1591. 
20 u s e 462. 
AMENDMENT TO TITLE IV (NATIONAL DEFENSE FELLOWSHIPS) 
SEC. 203. Section 402 of the National Defense Education Act of 
1958 is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
Appropriations. 
72 Stat. 1592. 
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20 u s e 484. 
20 u s e 491. 
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V (GUIDANCE, COUNSELING, AND TESTING; IDENTI-
FICATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ABLE STUDENTS) 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 501 of the National Defense Education Act 
of 1958 is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
(b) The second sentence of section 504(a) of such Act is amended 
by striking out "two succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "four succeeding fiscal ^ears". 
(c) The first sentence of section 504(b) of such Act is amended by 
striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
(d) The first sentence of section 511 of such Act is amended by 
striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"five succeeding fiscal years". 
20 u s e 511. 
20 u s e 521. 
A M E N D M E N T S T O T I T L E VI (I^NGUAGE DE^'T:LOPMENT) 
SEC. 205. (a) Section 601 of the National Defense Education Act of 
1958 is amended by striking out "1962" both places where it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "1964". 
(b) Section 611 or such Act is amended by striking out "three suc-
ceeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "five succeeding 
fiscal years". 
A M E N D M E N T 
T O T I T L E VII (RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION I N MORE 
EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MEDL\) 
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SEC. 206. Section 763 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 
is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
72 Stat. 1598. 
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AMENDMENT TO TITLE VIH (AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS) 
SEC. 207. Section 301 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 is 
amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
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AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1009 (IMPROVEMENT OF STATISTICAL SERVICES) 
SEC. 208. Section 1009(a) of the National Defense Education Act 
of 1958 is amended by striking out "three succeeding fiscal years" 
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and inserting in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years". 
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Approved October 3, 1961. 
Public Law 87-345 
AN ACT 
October 3, 1961 
To amend title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 502(2) bo^*ro*^r"^^'" ^^' 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as 
Continuation, 
follows: 
"(2) to reimburse the United States for essential expenses 
incurred by it under this title, except salaries and expenses of 
personnel engaged in compliance activities, in amounts not to 
exceed $15 per w^orker; and". 
SEC. 2. Clause (3) of section 503 of such Act is amended to read as 
follows: "(3) reasonable efforts have been made to attract domestic 
w^orkers for such employment at wages, standard hours of work, and 
working conditions comparable to those offered to foreign workers". 
SEC. 3. Sections 504 through 509 of such Act are renumbered sections 
"505" through "510" respectively; the reference to "section 507" in 
section 508, renumbered as section "509", is changed to section "508"; 
and the following new section "504" is inserted after section 503: 
"SEC. 504. No w^orkers recruited under this title shall be made avail- ^J^ ^^ LVnt""" °" 
able to any employer or permitted to remain in the employ of any 
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employer-
" (1) for employment in other than temporary or seasonal occu-
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ations, except in specific cases when found by the Secretary of 
labor necessary to avoid undue hardship; or 
" (2) for employment to operate or maintain power-driven self-
propelled harvesting, planting, or cultivating machinery, except 
in specific cases when found bv the Secretary of Labor necessary 
for a temporary period to avoid undue hardship." 
SEC. 4. Section 505 of such Act, as n.mended, renumbered as section j^,||^"®" "^ '*^^*" 
"506", is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
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"(d) Workers recruited under the provisions of this title shall not 
be subject to any Federal or State tax levied to provide illness or dis-
ability benefits for them." 
SEC. 5. Paragraph (1) of section 507 of such Act, renumbered as 
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section "608", is amended by changing the comma after the words 
"Internal Kevenue Code, as amended" to a period and deleting the 
remainder of the paragraph. 
SEC. 6. Section 509 of such Act, as amended, renumbered as section 
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"510", is amended by striking "December 31, 1961" and inserting 
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"December 31, 1963". 
Approved October 3, 1961. 
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