An Act to authorize appropriations for activities of the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes
PL 91-356 (H.R.16595), enacted 07/24/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-356-JULY 24, 1970 
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Public Law 91-356 
AN ACT 
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To authorize appropriations for activities of the National Science Foundation, 
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and for other purposes. 
N a t i o n a l 
S c i e n c e Pounda-
ge it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for uo'n'Authorrzrtlon 
the fiscal year ending June 30,1971, to enable it to carry out its powers Act o
f 1971, 
and duties under the National Science Foundation Act of 1960, as 
amended, and under title I X of the National Defense Education Act 
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of 1958, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- note. 
ated, $537,730,000. 
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SEC. 2. Appropriations made pursuant to authority provided m 1379, 
section 1 shall remain available for obligation, for expenditure, or for 
obligation and expenditure, for such period or periods as may be 
specified in Acts making such appropriations. 
SEC. 3. Appropriations made pursuant to this Act may be used, 
but not to exceed $2,500, for official reception and representation 
expenses upon the approval or authority of the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, and his determination shall be final and 
conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. 
SEC. 4. In addition to such sums as are authorized by section 1 hereof, ^ Foreign 
not to exceed $2,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for expenses 
of the National Science Foundation incurred outside the United States 
to be paid for in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States. 
SEC. 5. (a) If an institution of higher education determines, after . Educational 
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convicted by any court or record 01 any crime which was committed mptors. 
after the date of enactment of this Act and which involved the use of 
(or assistance to others in the use of) force, disruption, or the seizure 
of property under control of any institution of higher education to 
prevent officials or students in such institution from engaging in their 
duties or pursuing their studies, and that such crime was of a serious 
nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administra-
tion of the institution with respect to which such crime was committed, 
then the institution which such individual attends, or is employed by, 
shall deny for a period of two years any further payment to, or for the 
direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs specified 
in subsection (c). If an institution denies an individual assistance 
under the authority of the preceding sentence of this subsection, then 
any institution which such individual subsequently attends shall deny 
for the remainder of the two-j^ear period any :^urther payment to, 
or for the direct benefit of, such individual under any of the programs 
specified in subsection (c). 
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employed bv, such institution, that such individual has willfully '"^"ts-
refused to obey a lawful regulation or order of such institution after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and that such refusal was of a serious 
nature and contributed to a substantial disruption of the administra-
tion of such insitution, then such institution shall deny, for a period of 
two j^ears, any further payment to, or for the direct benefit of, such 
individual under any of the programs specified in subsection (c). 
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PUBLIC LAW 91-357-JULY 29, 1970 
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64 Stat. 149. 
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72 Stat. 1601. 
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1879. 
Independent 
disciplinary 
proceeding. 
Short title. 
(c) The programs referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are as 
follows: 
(1) The programs authorized by the National Science Foun-
dation Act of 1950; and 
(2) The programs authorized under title I X of the National 
Defense Education Act of 1958 relating to establishing the Science 
Information Service. 
(d) (1) Nothing in this Act, or any Act amended by this Act, shall 
be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from 
refusing to award, continue, or extend any financial assistance under 
any such Act to any individual because of any misconduct which in 
its judgment bears adversely on his fitness for such assistance. 
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or preju-
dicing the rights and prerogatives of any institution of higher 
education to institute and carry out an independent, disciplinary 
proceeding pursuant to existing authority, practice, and law. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the freedom 
of any student to verbal expression of individual views or opinions. 
SEC. 6. This Act may be cited as the "National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 1971". 
Approved July 24, 1970. 
July 29, 1970 
[H. R. 12758] 
Public Law 91-357 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a volunteers in the park 
program, and for other purposes. 
Volunteers in 
the Parks Act of 
1969, 
5 u s e 101-8913. 
Incidental 
expenses. 
Federal 
employee status. 
28 u s e 2671-
2680 and notes. 
5 u s e 8101-
8150. 
80 Stat. 532, 
Appropriation, 
limitation. 
Short title. 
Be It eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Re/presentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) is authorized 
to recruit, train, and accept without regard to the civil service classi-
fication laws, rules, or regulations the services of individuals without 
compensation as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, 
or other visitor services or activities in and related to areas admin-
istered by the Secretary through the National Park Service. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to provide for incidental 
expenses, such as transportation^ uniforms, lodging, and subsistence. 
SEC. 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volun-
teer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject 
to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including 
those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unem-
ployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits. 
(b) For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28 of the 
United States Code, a volunteer under this Act shall be considered 
a Federal employee. 
(c) For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 of the 
United States Code, relating to compensation to Federal employees 
for work injuries, volunteers under this Act shall be deemed civil 
employees of the United States within the meaning of the term 
"employee" as defined in section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, 
and the provisions of that subchapter shall apply. 
SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but not more 
than $100,000 shall be appropriated in any one year. 
SEC. 5. This Act may be cited as the "Volunteers in the Parks Act 
of 1969." 
Approved July 29, 1970.