An Act to amend the act to promote the education of the blind, approved March 3, 1879, as amended, so as to authorize wider distribution of books and other special instruction materials for the blind, and to increase the appropriations authorized for this purpose, and to otherwise improve such Act
PL 87-294 (H.R.9030), enacted 09/22/1961

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(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to service performed after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
In the case of any individual who is 
enrolled as a volunteer or volunteer leader under section 16(a) of 
this Act, such amendments shall apply with respect to service per-
formed on or after the effective date of such enrollment. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-294 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act to promote the education of the blind, approved March 3, 
1879, as amended, so as to authorize wider distribution of boolis and other 
special instruction materials for the blind, and to increase the appropriations 
authorized for this purpose, and to otherwise improve such Act. 
September 22, 1961 
[H. R. 9030] 
Be it enacted hy the SeiKtte and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first sen-
tence of section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to promote the educa-
tion of the blind", approved March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
102), is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare is hereby authorized to pay over semian-
nually, to the trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind, 
located in Louisville, Kentucky, and chartered in 1858 by the Legisla-
ture of Kentucky, upon requisition of their president, countersigned 
by their treasurer, one-half of such annual appropriation upon the 
following conditions:". 
SEC. 2. The paragraph of such section 3 designated "Second." is 
amended to read as follows: 
"Second. No part of the appropriation shall be expended in the 
erection or leasing of buildings; but the trustees of the American 
Printing House for the Blind may use each year a reasonable sum 
of the annual appropriation for salaries and other expenses of experts 
and other staff to assist special committees which may be appointed 
in performance of their functions, and for expenses of such special 
committees." 
SEC. 3. The paragraph of such section 3 designated "Sixth." is 
amended to read as follows: 
"Sixth. The superintendent of each public institution for the educa-
tion of the blind (or his designee) and the chief State school officer 
(or his designee), of each State and possession of the United States, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, shall 
each, ex officio, be a member of the Board of Trustees of the American 
Printing House for the Blind only for purposes of administering 
this Act." 
SEC. 4. The Act entitled "An Act providing additional aid for the 
American Printing House for the Blind", approved August 4,1919, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 101), is further amended by striking out "the 
sum not to exceed $400,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the follow-
ing: "such sum as the Congress may determine", and by inserting 
after "said Act" the following: ", under rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,". 
SEC. 5. The amendments made by this Act shall be effective im-
mediately after the date of its enactment. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
American Print-
ing House for the 
Blind. 
20 Stat. 468. 
Buildings. 
Restriction. 
Ex officio trus-
tees. 
Trust fund. 
70 Stat. 939.