Statement by United States Commissioner of Education Earl McGrath Before the Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Labor

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Statement by Earl J. MoGrath U. S. Commissioner of Education Before the Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Labor Federal Security Agency February 24, 1953 The Office of Education has 3 supplemental budget femm before you and I should like to comment briefly in explanation of each of them. Salaries The first budget item is for an additional $289,000 for and Expenses Salaries and Expenses of the Office this year. This sum is needed to support the important role given the Office in admin- istering the educational provisions of Public Law 550, the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, the so-called Korean G.I. Bill of Rights. The new veterans! training law clearly reflects the intent of the Congress that abuses which occurred under the former G.I. bill must not be allowed to happen again, and cer- tain specific responsibilities have been placed upon the office of Education to assist in assuring that this objective be accomplished. The bill seeks to guard against the possible creation of so-called fly-by-night educational institutions, set up solely for the purpose of training veterans, and assigns to the Commissioner of Education responsibility of establish- ing and publishing lists of accrediting agencies and associa- tions by which legitimate institutions may be approved for veterans training without inordinate délay. In addition, the