(b) The national student officers of the corporation shall comprise a board of student officers. It shall be the duty of such board to advise and make recommendations to the board of directors with respect to the conduct of the activities and business of the corporation.

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(c) The national officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by a majority vote of the delegates assembled in the annual national convention from among qualified members of the corporation, except that the national advisor shall be the Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, the 1 executive secretary shall be a member of that service, and the treasurer shall be an employee or member of a State agency that directs or supervises a State program of agricultural education under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act or the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (Public Law 347, Sixty-fourth Congress, and Public Law 586, Seventy-ninth Congress).

(d) In the conduct of the business of the annual national convention each qualified delegate shall have one vote.

(36 U.S.C. 276) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 7, 64 Stat. 565. SEC. 8. (a) The governing body of the corporation, which shall exercise the powers herein granted to the corporation, shall be a board of directors composed of: (1) the Chief of the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency,' who shall act as chairman; (2) four staff members in the Agricultural Education Service, Office of Education, Federal Security Agency;1 and (3) four State supervisors of agricultural education.

(b) The terms of office of members of the board and the method of selection of such members, other than ex officio members, shall be prescribed by the bylaws of the corporation.

(c) The board shall meet at least once each year at such time and place as may be prescribed by the bylaws. The annual report of the board shall be presented at such meeting. Special meetings of the board may be called at any time by the chairman.

(d) The board may designate the chairman and two members of his staff as a governing committee which, when the board is not in session, shall have and exercise the powers of the board subject to its direction and have the power to authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.

(e) The board of directors which shall serve until the first board is selected as provided in this Act shall be composed of the nine persons named in the first section of this Act.

(36 U.S.C. 278) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 8, 64 U.S.C. 565. SEC. 9. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall inure to any member, officer, or director, or be distributable to any such person except upon dissolution and final liquidation of the corpration as provided in section 15 of this Act.

(b) The corporation shall not make loans to its officers, directors, or employees. Any director who votes for or assents to the making of a loan to an officer, director, or employee of the corporation, and any officer who participates in the making of such a loan shall be jointly

14 Functions of Federal Security Agency transferred Apr. 11, 1953 to Department of flealth. Education, and Welfare (1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, secs. 5, 8. 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631). Reorganization plan reprinted on page 4.

and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment thereof.

(c) This section shall not preclude prizes, awards, grants, or loans to student officers and members meeting the criteria established by the board of directors for selecting recipients of such benefits.

(36 U.S.C. 279) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 9, 64 Stat. 566. SEC. 10. The corporation, and its members, officers, and directors, as such, shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or candidate for elective public office.

(36 U.S.C. 280) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 10, 64 Stat. 566. SEC. 11. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and agents when acting within the scope of their authority.

(36 U.S.C. 281) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 11, 64 Stat. 566. SEC. 13. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, the board of directors, and committees having any authority under the board of directors; and it shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member or his agent or attorney at any reasonable time.

(36 U.S.C. 283) Enacted Aug 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 13, 64 Stat. 566.

SEC. 15. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corporation and after the discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation shall be used by the board of directors for the benefit of students of vocational agriculture, or be transferred to some recognized educational foundation.

(36 U.S.C. 285) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 15, 64 Stat. 566.

SEC. 16. The corporation, and its duly authorized chapters and associations of chapters, shall have the sole and exclusive right to use the name of Future Farmers of America and the initials FFA as representing an agricultural membership organization and such seals, emblems, and badges as the corporation may lawfully adopt.

(36 U.S.C. 286) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, F.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 16, 64 Stat. 566.

SEC. 17. As a condition precedent to the exercise of any power or privilege granted to the corporation under this Act, the corporation shall file in the Office of the Secretary of State, or similar officer, in each State and in each Territory or possession of the United States in which subordinate associations or chapters are organized the name, and post office address of an authorized agent in such State, Territory, or possession upon whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.

(36 U.S.C. 287) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., sec. 17, 64 Stat. 567.

SEC. 18. The United States Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the Federal Security Administrator,15 is authorized to make available personnel, services, and facilities of the Office of Education

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requested by the board of directors of the corporation to administer or assist in the administration of the business and activities of the corporation. The personnel of the Office of Education shall not receive any compensation from the corporation for their services, except that travel and other legitimate expenses as defined by the Commissioner of Education and approved by the board of directors of the corporation may be paid. The Commissioner, with the approval of the Administrator, is also authorized to cooperate with the State boards for vocational education to assist in the promotion of the activities of the corporation.

(36 U.S.C. 288) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., Sec. 18, 64 Stat. 567.

SEC. 19. The corporation may acquire the assets of the Future Farmers of America, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, and of the Future Farmers of America Foundation, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, upon discharging or satisfactorily providing for the payment and discharge of all of the liabilities of such corporations. (36 U.S.C. 289) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., Sec. 19, 64 Stat. 567.

SEC. 20. The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the filing, in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of affidavits signed by the incorporators named in the first section of this Act to the effect that the Virginia corporation, known as the Future Farmers of America has been dissolved in accordance with law, but only if such affidavits are filed within one 1 year from the date of enactment of this Act.

(36 U.S.C. 290) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., Sec. 20, 64 Stat. 567.

SEC. 21. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

(36 U.S.C. 291) Enacted Aug. 30, 1950, P.L. 740, 81st Cong., Sec. 21, 64 Stat. 567.

Approved August 30, 1950.

PART III-HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Higher Education Act of 1965

(P.L. 89-329)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Higher Education Act of 1965".

Title I-Community Service and Continuing Education

Programs

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

SEC. 101. For the purpose of assisting the people of the United States in the solution of community problems such as housing, poverty, government, recreation, employment, youth opportunities, transportation, health, and land use by enabling the Commissioner to make grants under this title to strengthen community service programs of colleges and universities, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and for the succeeding fiscal year, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.

(20 U.S.C. 1001) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title I, sec. 101, 79 Stat. 1219; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title II, sec. 201, 82 Stat. 1035.

DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

SEC. 102. For purposes of this title, the term "community service program" means an educational program, activity, or service, including a research program and a university extension or continuing education offering, which is designed to assist in the solution of community problems in rural, urban, or suburban areas, with particular emphasis on urban and suburban problems, where the institution offering such program, activity, or service determines

(1) that the proposed program, activity, or service is not otherwise available, and

(2) that the conduct of the program or performance of the activity or service is consistent with the institution's over-all educational program and is of such a nature as is appropriate to the effective utilization of the institution's special resources and the competencies of its faculty.

Where course offerings are involved, such courses must be university extension or continuing education courses and must be(A) fully acceptable toward an academic degree, or