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to supplement and, to the extent practical, in- 

 crease the level of funds that would, in the absence 

 of such Federal funds, be made available by the 

 applicant for the purposes described in this sec- 

 tion, and in no case supplant such funds. 



(V) provides for such fiscal control and fund 

 accounting procedures as may be necessary to as- 

 sure proper disbursement of and accounting for 

 Federal funds paid to the applicant under this 

 title ' ; and 



( vi ) provides for making an annual report and 

 such other reports, in such form and containing 

 3uch information, as the Commissioner may rea- 

 sonably require and for keeping such records, and 

 for affording such access thereto as the Commis- 

 sioner may find necessary to assure the correctness 

 and verification of such reports. 



(B) Applications from local educational agencies 

 for financial assistance under this chapter may be 

 approved by the Commissioner only if the State 

 educational agency has been notified of the applica- 

 tion and been given the opportunity to offer 

 recommendations. 



(C) Amendments of applications shall, except as 

 the Secretary may otherwise provide by or pursuant 

 to regulation, be subject to approval in the same 

 manner as original applications. 



(4) Federal assistance to any program or project 

 under this section, other than those involving cur- 

 riculum development, dissemination of curricular 

 materials, and evaluation, shall not exceed 80 per- 

 centum of the cost of such program for the first 

 fiscal year of its operation, including costs of admin- 

 istration, unless the Commissioner determines, pur- 

 suant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the 

 Secretary establishing objective criteria for such 

 determinations, that assistance in excess of such E>er- 

 centages is required in furtherance of the purposes 

 of this section. The Federal share for the second year 

 shall not exceed 60 per centum, and for the third 

 year 40 p)er centum. Non-Federal contributions may 

 be in cash or kind, fairly evaluated, including but not 

 limited to plant, equipment, and services. 



(c) Advisory Council on Environmental Education; 

 estiiblishmcnt ; Chairman; membership; functions. 

 (1) There is hereby established an Advisory 

 Council on Environmental Education consisting of 

 twenty-one members appointed by the Secretary. 

 The Secretary shall appoint one member as Chair- 

 man. The Council shall consist of persons appointed 

 from the public and private sector with due regard 

 to their fitness, knowledge, and experience in mat- 

 ters of, but not limited to, academic, scientific, medi- 

 cal, economic, legal, resource conservation and pro- 

 duction, urban and regional planning, and informa- 

 tion media activities as they relate to our society and 

 affect our environment, and shall give due consid- 

 eration to geographical representation in the ap- 

 pointment of such members: Provided, however, 

 That the Council shall consist of not less than three 



ecologists and three students. Subject to section 

 1233g(b) of this title, tHfe Advisory Council shall 

 continue to exist until October 1, 1977. 

 (2) The Council shall — 



(A) advise the Commissioner and the oflBce 

 concerning the administration of, preparation of 

 general regulations for, and operation of pro- 

 grams assisted under this section; 



(B) make recommendations to the ofBce with 

 respect to the allocation of funds appropriated 

 pursuant to subsection (d) " among the purposes 

 set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of 

 this section and the criteria to be used in ap- 

 proving applications, which criteria shall insure 

 an appropriate geographical distribution of 

 approved programs and projects throughout the 

 Nation: 



(C) develop criteria for the review of appli- 

 cations and their disposition; and 



(D) evaluate programs and projects assisted 

 under this section and disseminate the results 

 thereof. 



(As amended Pub. L. 93-278, §§ 2, 5, 6, May 10. 1974, 



83 Stat. 121.) 



Amendments 



197"! — Sub?ec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93-278, §5, substituted 

 "transportation, technology, economic impact," for 

 "transportation, technology,". 



Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 93-278, §5 2, 6. substituted 

 "scientific, medical, economic, legal" for "scientific, medi- 

 cal, legal" in the sentence dealing with the qualifications 

 of persons to be appointed to the Council, and extended 

 the life of the Council until July 1, 1977. 



TEr.MiNATioN OF Advisohy CotrNcn.s 

 Advisory Councils in existence on January 5, 1973, to 

 terminate not later than the expiration of the two-year 

 period following January 5, 1973, unless, in the case ot 

 a Council established by the President or an ofHcer of 

 the Federal Government, such Council is renewed by 

 appropriate action prior to tho expiration of svicli two-year 

 period, or in the case of a Council establislied by the 

 Congress, its duration is ofrerwise provided for by lav/, see 

 sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6. 1972, 86 

 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern- 

 ment Organization and Employees. 



§ 1533. Technical assistance to eligible agencies and 

 organizations. 



The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 

 in coop)eration with the heads of other agencies with 

 relevant jurisdiction, shall, insofar as practicable 

 upon request, render technical assistance to local 

 educational agencies, public and private nonprofit 

 organizations, institutions of higher education, 

 agencies of local, State, and Federal governments and 

 other agencies deemed by the Secretary to play a 

 role in preserving and enhancing enviromental qual- 

 ity and maintaining ecological balance. The techni- 

 cal assistance shall be designed to enable the 

 recipient agency to carry on education programs 

 which are related to environmental quality and ecol- 

 ogical balance. (Pub. L. 91-516, § 4, Oct. 30, 1970, 84 

 Stat. 1315.) 



§ 1534. Additional grants. 



(a) Authority of Commissioner; maximum amount; 

 eligible organizations, etc.; purposes of grants. 



' So in original. 



> So In original. 



