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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972

[86 STAT.

"(1) encouraging the reform, innovation, and improvement of postsecondary education, and providing equal educational opportunity for all;, • "(2) the creation of institutions and programs involving new patns to career and professional training, and new combinations of academic and experimental learning; "(3) the establishment of institutions and programs based on the technology of communications; ''(4) the carrying out in postsecondary educational institutions of changes in internal structure and operations designed to clarify institutional priorities and purposes; "(5) the design and introduction of cost-effective methods of instruction and operation; "(6) the introduction of institutional reforms designed to expand individual opportunities for entering and reentering institutions and pursuing programs of study tailored to individual IX't.^^. needs: "(7) the introduction of reforms in graduate education, in the structure of academic professions, and in the recruitment and retention of faculties; and " (8) the creation of new institutions and programs for examining and awarding credentials to individuals, and the introduction of reforms in current institutional practices related thereto. "(b) No grant shall be made or contract entered into under subsection (a) for a project or program with any institution of postsecondary education unless it has been submitted to each appropriati' State Commission established under section 1202 of the Higher EducaAnte, p. 324. tion Act of 1965, and an opportunity afforded such Commission to submit its comments and recommendations to the Secretary. "(c) For the purposes of this section, the authority granted to tht? Ante, p. 326. Commissioner in part D of this Act shall apply to the Secretary. " (d) The Secretary may appoint, for terms not to exceed three years, 5 USC 101 without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code et seq. governing appointments in the competitive service, not more than five . technical employees to administer this section who may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 5H 5331^^533^2 note ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. AppropriauonV. June 30, 1974, and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for the purposes of this section. 'i-KT
 * ' (G) There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

"SEC. 405. (a)(1) The Congress hereby declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide to every person an equal opportunity to receive an education of high quality regardless of his race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or social class. Although the American educational system has pursued this objective, it has not yet attained that objective. Inequalities of opportunity to receive high quality education remain pronounced. To achieve quality will require far more dependable knowledge about the processes of learning and education than now exists or can be expected from present research and experimentation in this field. While the direction of the education system remains primarily the responsibility of State and local governments, the Federal Government has a clear responsibility to provide leadership in the conduct and support of scientific inquiry into the educational process. i

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