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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

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TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS PART A—POLICY

STATEMENTS AND W H I T E EDUCATION

H O U S E CoNrERENCE O N

NATIONAL POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

SEC. 801. Recognizing that the Nation's economic, political, and social security require a well-educated citizenry, the Congress (1) reaffirms, as a matter of high priority, the Nation's goal of equal educational opportunity, and (2) declares it to be the policy of the United States of America that every citizen is entitled to an education to meet his or her full potential without financial barriers.

20 USC 1221-1.

POLICY WITH R E S P E C T TO ADVANCE FUNDING OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS

S E C 802. The Congress declares it to be the policy of the United States to implement immediately and continually section 411 of the General Education Provisions Act, relating to advance funding for education programs, so as to afford responsible State, local, and Federal officers adequate notice of available Federal financial assistance for education authorized under this and other Acts of Congress.

20 USC 1223 note.

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POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO MUSEUMS AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 803. The Congress, recognizing— ^ _ (1) that museums serve as sources for schools in providing education for children, (2) that museums provide educational services of various kinds for educational agencies and institutions and institutions of higher education, and (3) that the expense of the educational services provided by museums is seldom borne by the educational agencies and institutions taking advantage of the museums' resources, declares that it is the sense of the Congress that museums be considered educational institutions and that the cost of their educational services be more frequently borne by educational agencies and institutions benefiting from those services.

20 USC 1221-2.

WHITE H O U S E C O N F E R E N C E ON EDUCATION

SEC. 804. (a) The President is authorized to call and conduct a J^'^^^^^ ^^^^"^ White House Conference on Education in 1977 (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Conference") in order to stimulate a national assessment of the condition, needs, and goals of education and to obtain K^PO*^*from a group of citizens broadly representative of all aspects of education, both public and nonpuolic, a report of findings and recommendations with respect to such assessment. (b)(1) I n carrying out the provisions of this section, participants in conferences and other activities at local, State, and Federal levels are authorized to consider all matters relevant to the purposes of the Conference set forth in subsection (a), but shall give special consideration to the following: (A) The implementation of the policy set forth in section 801. (B) The means by which educational systems are financed. (C) Preschool education (including child care and nutrition programs), with special attention to the needs of disadvantaged children.

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