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the extent of preventable accidents and illnesses currently occurring in youth camps throughout the Nation, (2) the contribution to youth camp safety now being made hj State and local public agencies and private groups, (3) whether existing State and local laws adequately deal with the safety of campers in youth camps, (4) whether existing State and local laws relating to youth camp safety are being effectively enforced, and (5) the need for Federal laws in this field. EEPORT Report to Congress.

SEC. 602. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall make a report to the Congress before March 1, 1973, on the results of his investigation and study under this title. Such report shall include his recommendations for such legislation as may be necessary or desirable. AUTHORIZATION OF F U N D S

SEC. 603. There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000 for carrying out the purposes of this title. TITLE VII—EMEEGENCY SCHOOL A I D SHORT TITLE

SEC. 701. This title may be cited as the "Emergency School Aid Act". F I N D I N G S A N D PURPOSE

SEC. 702. (a) The Congress finds that the process of eliminating or preventing minority group isolation and improving the quality of education for all children often involves the expenditure of additional funds to which local educational agencies do not have access. (b) The purpose of this title is to provide financial assistance— (1) to meet the special needs incident to the elimination of minority group segregation and discrimination among students and faculty in elementary and secondary schools; (2) to encourage the voluntary elimination, reduction, or prevention of minority group isolation in elementary and secondary schools with substantial proportions of minority group students: and (3) to aid school children in overcoming the educational disadvantages of minority group isolation. POLICY W I T H R E S P E C T TO THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL L A W

78 Stat. 252. 42 USC 2000d. 80 Stat. 1209; 81 Stat. 787. 42 USC 2000d-5

SEC. 703. (a) It is the policy of the United States that guidelines and criteria established pursuant to this title shall be applied uniformly in all regions of the United States in dealing with conditions of segregation by race in the schools of the local educational agencies of any State without regard to the ori^^in or cause of such segregation. (b) I t is the policy of the United States that guidelines and criteria established pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 182 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966 shall be applied uniformly in all regions of the United States in dealin|>; with conditions of segregation by race whether de jure or de facto in the schools of the local educational agencies of any State without regard to the origin or cause of such segregation.

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