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PUBLIC LAW 88-665-OCT. 16, 1964

[78 STAT.

Public Law 88-665 October 16, 1964 [S,3060]

National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964.

AN ACT To amend and extend the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and to extend Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Congress (federally affected areas).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Defense Education Act Amendments, 1964." TITLE I—AMENDMENTS OF TITLE I AMENDMENT OF STATEMENT OF F I N D I N G S

72 Stat. 1581. 20 USC 4 0 1.

SEC. 101. The second sentence of the second paragraph of section 101 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended by striking out "which have led to an insufficient proportion of our population educated in science, mathematics, and modern foreign languages and trained in technology". SCHOOLS OF N U R S I N G

20 USC 4 0 3.

SEC. 102. The second sentence of section 103(b) of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended by striking out "private" and by striking out " (3), ", and by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ", and includes any school of nursing as defined in subsection (1) of this section". ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS

SEC. 103. Section 103 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(1) The term 'school of nursing' means a public or other nonprofit collegiate or associate degree school of nursing. "(m) The term 'collegiate school of nursing' means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a college or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited program of education m professional nursing and allied subjects leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of nursing, or to an equivalent degree, or to a graduate degree in nursing. " (n) The term 'associate degree school of nursing' means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provides primarily or exclusively an accredited two-year program of education in professional nursing and allied subjects leading to an associate degree in nursing or to an equivalent degree. "(o) The term 'accredited' when applied to any program of nurse education means a program accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the Commissioner of Education." TITLE II—AMENDMENTS OF TITLE II APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

77 Stat. 4 1 5. 20 USC 4 2 1.

SEC. 201. The first sentence of section 201 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended by striking out "and $135,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and such sums for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and each of the next three fiscal years as may be necessary to enable students who have received loans for school years ending prior to July 1, 1965, to continue or complete their education" and inserting in lieu thereof "$163,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, $179,300,000 for the fiscal year ending June

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