encourage and assist the application of advances in technology to urban development activities, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is directed to (1) conduct research and studies to test and demonstrate new and improved techniques and methods of applying advances in technology to housing construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance, and to urban development activities; (2) encourage and promote the acceptance and application of new and improved techniques and methods of constructing, rehabilitating, and maintaining housing, and the application of advances in technology to urban development activities, by all segments of the housing industry, communities, industries engaged in urban development activities, and the general public; and (3)1 require, to the greatest extent feasible, the employment of new and improved technology, techniques, materials, and methods in housing construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance under programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with a view to reducing the cost of such construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance, and stimulating the increased and sustained production of housing under such programs. (b) Research and studies conducted under this section shall be designed to test and demonstrate the applicability to housing construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance, and urban development activities, of advances in technology relating to (1) design concepts, (2) construction and rehabilitation methods, (3) manufacturing processes, (4) materials and products, and (5) building components. (c) The Secretary is authorized to carry out the research and studies authorized by this section either directly or by contract with public or private bodies or agencies, or by working agreement with departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as he may determine to be desirable. Contracts may be made by the Secretary for research and studies authorized by this section for work to continue not more than four 2 years from the date of any such contract. (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and not to exceed $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and not to exceed such sums for subsequent fiscal years as may be necessary. All funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended. 3 (e) Nothing contained in this section shall limit any authority of the Secretary under title III of the Housing Act of 1948, section 602 of the Housing Act of 1956, or any other provision of law. URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SEC. 1011. (a) The Congress finds that, with the ever-increasing concentration of the Nation's population in urban centers, there has 1 Sec. 1704 (c), Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448, approved Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 476, 603, added paragraph (3). 2 Sec. 1704 (b), Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448, approved Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 476, 603, substituted "four" for "two". 8 Sec. 1704 (a), Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448, approved Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 476, 603, added the balance of this sentence. occurred a marked change in the environmental conditions under which most people live and work; that such change is characterized by the progressive substitution of a highly complex, man-contrived environment for an environment conditioned primarily by nature; that the beneficient or malignant influence of environment on all living creatures is well recognized; and that much more knowledge is urgently needed concerning the effect on human beings of highly urbanized surroundings. It is the purpose of this section to authorize a comprehensive program of research, studies, surveys, and analyses to improve understanding of the environmental conditions necessary for the well-being of an urban society, and for the intelligent planning and development of viable urban centers. (b) In order to carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary is authorized and directed to (1) conduct studies, surveys, research, and analyses with respect to the ecological factors involved in urban living; (2) document and define urban environmental factors which need to be controlled or eliminated for the well-being of urban life; (3) establish a system of collecting and receiving information and data on urban ecological research and evaluations which are in process or are being planned by public or private agencies, or individuals; (4) evaluate and disseminate information pertaining to urban ecology to public and private agencies or organizations, or individuals, in the form of reports or otherwise; (5) initiate and utilize urban ecological information in urban development projects initiated or assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (6) establish through interagency consultation the coordinated utilization of urban ecological information in projects undertaken or assisted by the Federal Government which affect the growth or development of urban areas. (c) (1) The Secretary is authorized to establish such advisory committees as he deems desirable for the purpose of rendering advice and submitting recommendations for carrying out the purpose of this section. Such advisory committees shall render such advice to the Secretary upon his request and may submit such recommendations to the Secretary at any time on their own initiative. The Secretary may designate employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist such committees. (2) Members of such advisory committees shall receive not to exceed $100 per day when engaged in the actual performance of their duties, in addition to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (d) The Secretary is authorized to carry out the studies, surveys, research, and analyses authorized by this section either directly or by contract with public or private bodies or agencies, or by working agreement with departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as he may determine to be desirable. Contracts may be made by the Secretary for work under this subsection to continue not more than two years from the date of any such contract. 585 (e) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. All funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended when so provided in appropriation Acts. Approved November 3, 1966. EXCERPT FROM ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [Public Law 90–247, 81 Stat. 783, 787] STUDY OF IMPACT OF CHILDREN LIVING IN PUBLIC HOUSING SEC. 111. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall make a study of the burden imposed on a local educational agency by the presence of low-rent public housing within the boundaries of its school district. The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of his study to the Senate and House of Representatives on or before May 15, 1968. Such report shall include such recommendations for legisla tion as the Secretary deems appropriate. SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the "Small Business Protection Act of 1967". SEC. 302. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall conduct a special study of the impact on small business concerns of robbery, burglary, shoplifting, vandalism, and other criminal activities, with a view to determining ways in which such concerns may best protect themselves against such activities. SEC. 303. The Administrator shall report to the President and to the Congress the results of the study conducted pursuant to this title, including such recommendations as he may deem appropriate for administrative and legislative action, within one year after the date of enactment of this title. Approved October 11, 1967. SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY [The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, 42 U.S.C. 2571, et seq.] TITLE IV1-SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SEC. 401. (a) The Congress finds that seasonal unemployment represents a substantial portion of the unemployment in the construction industry, and a significant portion of all unemployment, that seasonal unemployment results in economic hardship for construction employees, employers, and for the consumers of construction services; that such unemployment constitutes unnecessary and wasteful misuse of the Nation's manpower resources; that stabilization of construction operations may be expected to have a correspondingly stabilizing effect on construction employment and costs; and that it is highly desirable from the standpoint of the economy as a whole, and manpower policy in particular that positive and expeditious action be taken by public authorities and private groups to regularize construction employment. (b) It is therefore the purpose of this title to provide for the conduct of a study of seasonality in the construction industry, with special attention to its implications for national manpower policy. SEC. 402. The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce, jointly, shall study, investigate, conduct research, and prepare a report containing their findings and recommendations concerning means to achieve stabilization of employment in the construction industry and the diminishment of seasonality of employment in such industry, with special attention to its implications for national manpower policy, and shall transmit such report to the President and to the Congress no later than December 31, 1969. SEC. 403. Matters which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with other appropriate officials of Federal agencies, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and with engineers, with other appropriate officials of Federal agencies, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and with engineers, architects, and representatives of labor and management in the construction industry, shall 1 Title IV was added by Public Law 90–636, approved Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1352, 1354. consider, shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the extent to which seasonal unemployment in the construction industry can be reduced without substantial increases in construction costs by means such as (a) the application of modern techniques to reduce the influence of weather on construction activity; (b) the resolution of technical problems which have not been solved by existing research and development activities; (c) possible changes in contract procedures in allocation cycles: and (d) improved planning and scheduling of construction projects. |