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olicies shall have no obligation or liability with respect to the use or disposition f the proceeds by the lessee. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as in obligation upon the Government to repair, restore, or replace the leased roperty, or any part thereof.

19. That no Member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner shall e admitted to any share or part of this lease or to any benefit to arise therefrom. Nothing, however, herein contained shall be construed to extend to any inorporated company, if the lease be for the general benefit of such corporation -r company.

20. That, on or before the date of expiration of this lease or its termination y the lessee, the lessee shall at its cost vacate the leased property, remove the roperty of the lessee therefrom, and restore the leased property to as good rder and condition as that existing upon the date of commencement of the term f this lease, less ordinary wear and tear and damage to the leased property overed by insurance and for which the Government shall receive or has received nsurance funds in lieu of having the damaged property repaired, replaced, or estored. If, however, this lease is revoked, the lessee shall vacate the leased roperty, remove the property of the lessee therefrom, and restore the leased property to the condition aforesaid within such time as the Secretary of the Army may designate. In either event, if the lessee shall fail or neglect to remove he property of the lessee and so restore the leased property, then, at the option f the Secretary of the Army, the property of the lessee shall either become he property of the United States without compensation therefor, or the Secreary of the Army may cause it to be removed and the leased property to be so estored at the expense of the lessee, and no claim for damages against the United States or its officers or agents shall be created by or made on account of uch removal and restoration work.

20 (Alternate). [Deleted.]

21. That if more than one lessee is named in this lease the obligations of said essees herein contained shall be joint and several obligations.

22. That, except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference herein to Division Engineer", "District Engineer" or "said officer" shall include his duly ppointed successors and his authorized representatives.

23. That all notices to be given pursuant to this lease shall be addressed, if o the lessee to Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Maryand; if to the Government to the District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Disrict, Washington, 1st & Douglas Streets NW., Washington 25, D.C., or as nay from time to time otherwise be directed by the parties. Notice shall be eemed to have been duly given if and when inclosed in a properly sealed enelope, or wrapper, addressed as aforesaid and deposited postage prepaid (or, f mailed by the Government, deposited under its franking privilege) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Govrnment.

24. The lessee warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this lease upon an agreement or understandng for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona ide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies mainained by the lessee for the purpose of securing business. For breach or violaion of this warranty the Government shall have the right to annul this lease vithout liability or in its discretion to require the lessee to pay, in addition to he lease rental or consideration, the full amount of such commission, percentage, ›rokerage, or contingent fee.

25. That in the event the United States revokes this lease or in any other nanner materially reduces the area covered thereby prior to the date of expiraion thereof, an equitable adjustment in the rental paid or thereafter to be aid under this lease shall be made: Provided, however, that this provision hall not apply in the event of revocation because of a breach by the lessee of ny of the terms and conditions of this lease.

That prior to execution of this lease conditions were deleted, revised and dded in the following manner:

Deleted: Conditions 10 and 20 (Alternate).

Revised: Condition 7.

Added: None.

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This lease is not subject to Title 10, United States Code, Section 2662. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand by authority of the Secretary of the Army this 4th day of June 1959.

GEORGE B. SUMNER,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers,
District Engineer.

DAVID S. JENKINS,

This lease is also executed by the lessee this 16th day of June 1959.

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Secretary Treasury and County Supt., Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Maryland.

Signed and sealed in the presence of:

FRED L. ALEXANDER
ERNEST H. HERHLOTZ.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., August 5, 1959.

Hon. CLEVELAND M. BAILEY,

Member of Congress, House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.

DEAR CLEVE: May I take this opportunity to commend you and to express my appreciation for the good work you have done in the past in connection with the extension of the provisions of federally affected areas school assistance legislation.

I am aware of your active opposition to H.R. 7140, which would limit and reduce Federal assistance to schools in federally affected areas to a considerable degree. I share your views in opposition to this proposal and wish to offer my cooperation.

With best regards, I am
Sincerely yours,

Hon. CLEVELAND BAILEY,

PAUL J. KILDAY,
Member of Congress.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., August 5, 1959.

Chairman, Subcommittee on Education and Labor Committee,
House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: It is my understanding that your subcommittee is presently holding hearings on H.R. 7140, which is the bill to aid schools in impacted areas.

Frankly, I am at a loss to understand the administration's position. Certainly, each school district surrounding the military installation has felt the impact of military and civilian employees moving into this area. It seems to me that the law as presently administered is equitable and adequate. I believe that extreme hardship would be worked on some school districts if the administration bill is adopted.

May I, therefore, respectfully urge you to keep the law as presently written. as I am greatly opposed to H.R. 7140.

Thanking you, I am

Yours sincerely,

W. R. POAGE, Congressman.

POTTS, SCHMIDT, LEWIS & PRYOR,
Columbus, Ohio, August 6, 1959.

Hon. SAMUEL L. DEVINE,

House of Representatives,

Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. DEVINE: As you know, I am a resident of the city of Whitehall, Ohio, and presently serve as the president of the Whitehall Board of Education. As a citizen, and in my capacity as a member of the board, I am vitally interested in the outcome of the administration's proposal to amend Public Laws 815 and 874. In our community, as you well know, are located North American Aviation Co., Lockbourne Air Force Base, Columbus General Depot, and Fort

Hayes. This means that school facilities in some districts must provide for a greater number of children than we might ordinarily expected to educate. Mr. Arthur Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, has recommended to the House Education and Labor Committee that Public Laws 815 and 874 be amended, reducing entitlements to various school districts. If these amendments are put into effect, the Whitehall City School District entitlements will be reduced as follows:

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Apparently Mr. Flemming reasons that the granting of this Federal aid to various school districts is unfair to those school districts which do not have increased enrollment.

Certainly this premise does not solve the very important question that education must be made available to all children. Public Laws 815 and 874 seek to solve this very pressing problem by giving financial aid to those school districts whose enrollment has been swelled by reason of the location of certain Industries and Federal installations. This legislation makes good sense to me, especially with the cost of education at the local level increasing constantly. I urge you to give strong consideration to opposing any amendment to Public Laws 815 and 874 that would result in serious curtailment of Federal aid to various school districts.

With best personal regards,

Yours very truly,

WILLIAM P. LEWIS.

Representative JOSEPH BARR,

House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

MARION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Indianapolis, Ind., August 6, 1959.

DEAR REPRESENTATIVE BARR: It has been called to my attention by our State superintendent, W. B. Wilson and others, that Congress is considering a radical change in Public Law 874. It seems that the Health, Education, and Welfare Department have proposed a large reduction in appropriations and eventual elimination of the school support.

Marion County has three school districts receiving aid under this law and one who has received aid. The largest amount now is going to Lawrence Township, the location of Fort Harrison and the Finance Center. Others are Warren Township and Decatur Township. The latter qualifies because of USAAF Nos. 26 and 30 (Allisons) bringing many people to the area. Wayne Township has received aid in the past and is now receiving an "in lieu of tax" on the Federal property.

It seems unfair to ask the property holders of Lawrence Township (and others) to pay the costs of education in that township when so many of the children are from other areas originally. In the case of Lawrence about onefifth of the children (544) were from the Army installations. Of this number 231 actually lived on Federal property.

I hope that you can support the school people and vote to retain the present formula and oppose the one suggested by HEW. Any support on the present subcommittee hearing would also be appreciated.

Very sincerely yours,

ROBERT F. GLADDEN.

Re. H.R. 7140.

Hon. CLEVELAND M. BAILEY,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1959.

Member of Congress, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

MY DEAR COLLEAGUE: I trust that your subcommittee will in its wisdom continue the present formula for making payments to school systems under Public Laws 815 and 874.

During the past year, the State of Alabama had 52 school systems receiving aid under Public Law 874. A 20 percent and a 50 percent reduction of this Federal aid whould have an adverse effect on the school systems and thus reflect the type of education the federally affected pupils and others in this area would receive. In my own district, it would have been impossible to have adequate taken care of the federally connected children if it had not been for Public Laws 815 and 874. I believe that Mr. Walter McKee, superintendent of the schools of Montgomery, Ala., has given full testimony before your subcommitte of the need for the continuation of the present program. Respectfully submitted.

Sincerely,

GEORGE GRANT.

Hon. CLEVELAND M. BAILEY,

WINTHROP PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Winthrop, Mass., August 5, 1959.

The House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

DEAR SIR: We respectfully request your support of legislation concerning Public Laws 815 and 874. The aid afforded by these laws definitely helps us in the support of our schools due to our local military situation.

Sincerely yours,

ARTHUR W. DALRYMPLE,
Superintendent of Schools.

Mr. BAILEY. The Chair wishes to announce that the hearings will be resumed on Wednesday, August 19.

Might I say to the staff member that I would like him to recheck the list of Congressmen who have expressed an interest in this and see to it that they file briefs or make an appearance at this next meeting.

We will assemble in the regular committee hearing room, room 429, Old House Office Building.

The committee will stand in recess until that time. (Hearing recessed at 11:30 a.m.)

PUBLIC LAWS 815 AND 874, 81ST CONGRESS (ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL FOR MODIFYING EXISTING LEGISLATION)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1959

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL EDUCATION OF THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR,
Washington, D.C.

The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to recess, in room 356, Old House Office Building, Hon. Cleveland M. Bailey (chairman of he subcommittee) presiding.

Present: Representatives Bailey, Frelinghuysen, and Lafore.
Mr. BAILEY. The subcommittee will be in order.

This is a resumption of the hearings that the subcommittee has been holding on H.R. 7140, which is a proposal on the part of the adminisration to drastically modify Public Laws 815 and 874. It is the purpose of the committee to ascertain from the Members of the Congress and from affected school boards whether there is any sentiment or any appreciable part of the Congress interested in making any changes in his basic legislation.

We have as our first witness this morning Congressman John R. Foley, of the State of Maryland.

Mr. Foley, you may further identify yourself to the reporter and proceed with your statement.

STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN R. FOLEY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND

Mr. FOLEY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. BAILEY. During the course, you sort of act as master of cerenonies here. If there are any other folks from Montgomery County hat you care to have heard or to file statements, you may properly ntroduce them at this time.

Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I am honored to represent the Sixth Disrict of Maryland, which includes Montgomery County, Frederick County, Washington County, Allegany County, and Garrett County, he western tier of counties, and we have with us this morning repreentatives of Montgomery, Frederick, and Washington Counties and I am very pleased to have these outstanding educators and government fficials present to present their views on this very important matter. I appreciate your courtesy, Mr. Chairman, in permitting me to ppear this morning to testify against H.R. 7140. I have the pleasure fintroducing, and will subsequently introduce, the respective speak

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