Reports on a Supreme Court ruling giving the federal government jurisdiction over substantial areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS) which opens the door for a federal program of OCS leasing. (GS)

Article given on July 23, 1968 to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities on S.2979, a bill to create a commission on Negro History and Culture.

A survey was commissioned to establish a baseline on the present modes of legal protection employed by the computer software industry. Questionnaires were distributed to 308 member companies of the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO), and 116 responses were returned. Results indicated that (1) business executives…

This publication is the report by the Committee on Education and Labor concerning Environmental Education Act amendments (H.R. 10570). This bill proposes a five-year extension of the Environmental Education Act with amendments to clarify the purposes of the act, to permit multiple year funding of environmental education projects, and to abolish…

This is a summary of the final report of the Urban High School Reform Initiative, a Federal effort designed (1) to review the educational and related needs of large city high school students, (2) explore the Federal role in urban secondary education, and (3) develop recommendations for a more effective Federal response to continuing needs of these…

This publication of Congressional hearings held in May and June, 1973, in Washington, D.C., Miami, Florida, and Millersville, Pennsylvania, presents the text of House of Representatives Law 475, Public Law 91-527 and hearing statements on these laws by many persons from Congress, state legislatures, and educational fields. (CJ)

This report of House committee hearings on legislation to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and other acts dealing with higher education presents testimony of top administrators in all types of colleges and universities, and testimony of various government officials directly concerned with the future of higher education. Prepared…

This paper is an attempt to draw together some of the criteria and information by which one might project the proper amount and form of federal financial support to higher education. The paper takes into account the financial crunch in higher education, the financial burdens on students and families, and the 1971-72 higher education legislation.…

Text of the President's Third Annual Environmental Message to Congress is repeoduced. New policies and proposals to improve the Nation's environment are outlined together with an urging on the proposals given in previous years. The year 1972 should be a year of action, to move from intention to accomplishment. The message points up the importance…

In enacting legislation that impacts on rural areas or is directly related to telecommunications, Congress has rarely considered the role of communications in rural development. Neither the House nor the Senate Agriculture Committees considered the role of telecommunications in drafting the 1972 Rural Development Act. While no specific provisions…

The authors explain recommendations made by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) regarding federal legislation on gifted and talented students. (SBH)

Describes the role and purpose of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) and its relationship to Congress. A chain of congressional activities is developed which links the major events within selected committees to the current OTA assessment of federal information dissemination, and issues and implications of this study are addressed. (14…

The Warnock Report was the result of a five-year deliberation by a British Government Commission to investigate provisions for the disabled in the United Kingdom. This comprehensive document was the major influence shaping the special education amendments included in the British Education Act of 1981. Salient features of the Warnock findings which…

Reports the results of a national survey of the congressional, federal administrative, state-local operational, and structural issues related to the federal legislation on basic education for adults. (JOW)