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Funds Needed

In his testimony Mr.
Shannon cautioned against the
under-funding of this program,
warning that "the result would
be an expenditure of funds
that would have little impact in
relieving need."

"This is so," he said,
"because with every needy
student entitled to something,
there could be required an
award of tens of thousands of
grants of as little as $50 or
$100."

The remainder of the $3.6
billion proposal would be
allocated to existing higher
education programs and
"start-up costs" of newly
authorized programs.

Several senators on the
appropriations committee who
heard President Shannon's
testimony are reportedly in the
process of drafting an
amendment that would carry
out the proposals of the higher
education associations. The
amendment will be tacked
on to a supplemental
appropriations bill for various
federal departments.