PUBLIC LAW 95-568—NOV. 2, 1978
92 STAT. 2425
Public Law 95-568 95th Congress An Act To amend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1978". STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
SEC. 2. It is the purpose of this Act to extend and revise programs under title I through title IX of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Act"). RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Nov. 2, 1978 [H.R. 7577]
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1978. 42 USC 2701 note. 42 USC 2701 note
42 USC
2711-2995.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 103 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2713) is amended by striking out", whenever feasible,". (b) Title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "AUTHORIZATION or APPROPRIATIONS
"SEC. 106. There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, and $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1981.".
42 USC 2716.
URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS
SEC. 4. (a) Section 210(c) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2790(c)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following new sentences: "The Director, in determining whether a county or multicounty unit is eligible to be served by a community action agency under this title, shall not apply, as the sole criterion for eligibility, any requirement or restriction relating to the number of individuals residm^ in the county or multicounty unit if at least 20 per centum of the families and unrelated individuals residing in such unit have incomes below the poverty line as determined by the Bureau of Census from the most recent census or survey. No new community action agency may be designated under subsection (a) within a county or multicounty unit if— "(1) such county or multicounty unit has a population of less than 50,000; " (2) such county or multicounty unit was served by an existing community action agency on June 1, 1978; and "(3) the new community action agency would serve a smaller geographical area than that served by an existing community action agency on June 1, 1978.". (b) Section 210(d) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2790(d)) is amended by inserting ", in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Director" after "determines". (c) The first sentence of section 211(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 2791 (b)) is amended— (1) by inserting ", and not less than fifteen," after "fifty-one"; and
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New community action agencies, designation restrictions.
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