To provide a basis for fulfillment of a statutory responsibility to review the administration of Federal programs that reinforce State education agencies, this report traces the history of those agencies from the data provided by the agencies in their annual reports, and from information supplied by the staff of the U.S. Office of Education. Pending legislation and current OE programs are examined and recommendations for further action are proposed. Among the other Federal programs reviewed in this volume are Titles II and III of the ESEA and Title II and V-A of the NDEA. The report concludes that agencies have made notable progress in their development, particularly since 1965, the year that ESEA became a law. An appendix includes annual reports of the States for fiscal year 1969. (JF)