Page 73 The plan shall be presented to the Congress and updated on an annual basis. COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES SEC. 633. (a) Federal agencies administering programs related to this Act shall (1) cooperate with the Director and with the Council 42 USC in carrying out their duties and responsibilities; and (2) carry out their programs and exercise their functions so as to assist in carrying out the provisions and purposes of this Act, to the fullest extent permitted by other applicable law. (b) The Council and the Director may call upon Federal agencies to supply statistical data, program reports, and other materials as they deem necessary to discharge their responsibilities under this Act. (c) The President may direct that particular programs and functions, including the expenditure of funds, of Federal agencies shall be carried out, to the extent not inconsistent with other applicable law, in conjunction with or in support of programs authorized under this Act. 2975 COMBINATIONS AMONG PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS SEC. 634. In order to encourage efficiencies, close unnecessary service gaps, and generally promote more effective administration, the Director shall require, to the fullest extent feasible, that projects or programs assisted under this Act be carried on so as to supplement one another, or where appropriate other related 42 USC programs or projects, and be included within or otherwise car- 2976 ried on in combination with community action programs. In the case of other programs related to this Act, the heads of the Federal agencies responsible for those programs shall, to the extent permitted by law, similarly provide assistance for projects and activities in a manner which encourages combinations with other related projects and activities where appropriate, and with community action programs. The Economic Opportunity Council shall, in carrying out its responsibilities under this part, make a continuing review of the operation of this section with a view to (1) determining particular groups of programs which, because of their objectives, or similarities in target groups or areas, are especially appropriate for combined or closely coordinated operation at the State or local level, and making recommendations accordingly to the President or appropriate Federal officials; (2) evaluating Federal agency procedures for carrying out this section, and developing or recommending additional or common procedures, as appropriate; and (3) determining whether, and to what extent, consolidations of Federal programs may be justified and making recommendations respecting such consolidations to the Director and the President. Page 74 INFORMATION CENTER SEC. 635(a) The Director shall establish and operate an in formation center for the purpose of insuring that maximum us is made of Federal programs related to this Act and that infor mation concerning those programs and other relevant informa tion is readily available to public officials and other interested per sons. The Director shall collect, prepare, analyze, correlate, and distribute information as described above, either free of charg or by sale at cost (any funds so received to be deposited to the Director's account as an offset of that cost), and may mak arrangements and pay for any printing and binding withou regard to the provisions of any other law or regulations. In con nection with operation of the center, the Director may carry or 42 USC research or studies concerning the improvement of information systems in support of the purposes of this Act, the adequacy o existing data, ways in which data generated on the State and local level may be incorporated into Federal information systems and methods by which data may be made more readily available to State and local officials or used to further coordination ob jectives. 2977 (b) The Director shall publish and maintain on a curren basis, a catalog of Federal programs relating to individual anc community improvement. He may also make grants, from funds appropriated to carry out title II of this Act, to States and com munities to establish information service centers for the col lection, correlation, and distribution of information required to further the purposes of this Act. (c) In order to assure that all appropriate officials are kept fully informed of programs related to this Act, and that maximum use is made of those programs, the Director shall establish procedures to assure prompt distribution to State and local agencies of all current information, including administrative rules, regulations, and guidelines, required by those agencies for the effective performance of their responsibilities. PROHIBITION SEC. 636. In order to assure that existing Federal agencies are used to the fullest extent possible in carrying out the purposes of this Act, no funds appropriated to carry out this Act shall be used to establish any new department or office when the intended function is being performed by an existing department 42 USC or office. 2978 2979 SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: TRAINING PROGRAMS SEC. 637. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the Director, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health, Education, and 42 USC Welfare, and the heads of all other departments and agencies concerned, acting through such procedures or mechanisms as the President may prescribe, to provide for, and take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate to implement, the effective coordination of all programs and activities within the executive i Page 75 branch of the Government relating to the training of individuals for the purpose of improving or restoring employability. (b) The Secretary of Labor, pursuant to such agreements as may be necessary or appropriate (which may include arrangements for reimbursement) shall— (1) be responsible for assuring that the Federal-State employment service provides and develops its capacity for providing maximum support for the programs described in subsection (a); and (2) obtain from the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and the head of any other Federal agency administering a training program, such employment information as will facilitate the placement of individuals being trained. 42 USC 2979 DEFINITIONS SEC. 638. As used in this part, "programs related to this Act" and "coordination" shall include the programs and actions described in this section: (1) "Programs related to this Act" include programs under this Act and all Federal or federally assisted programs which have objectives which are, in whole or substantial part, complementary to the purposes of this Act, or which provide resources which may be used in combination with resources under this Act to assist in achieving any of the purposes of this Act. (2) "Coordination" includes, but is not limited to (A) actions to improve the common effectiveness of programs in reaching and serving the poor, such as 42 USC actions: to extend services to new areas, provide them 2980 in a common place, or structure them so that they are more readily accepted or widely utilized; to eliminate procedures or requirements that may be inappropriate for or result in unnecessary hardship to disadvantaged persons with limited education or other special handicaps; to establish common eligibility standards among programs serving substantially similar groups or operating in the same areas; or to develop methods of operation or administration that will provide new employment incentives or opportunities for the poor; (B) actions to promote better use at the State or local level of Federal assistance available under diverse programs, such as actions to establish procedures for cooperation among State or local agencies seeking assistance from different Federal sources with a view to eliminating unnecessary duplication and service gaps and promoting common or complementary priorities; or to modify or improve technical or administrative requirements imposed by different Federal agencies that may operate to increase unnecessarily the burdens of State or local agencies, 42 USC 2980 Page 76 minimize their opportunities for the imaginative use o Federal assistance, or discourage their cooperation with one another; (C) actions to promote simplification and efficiencie through the joint or combined use of Federal resources such as actions to develop new methods of processin requests for assistance or granting assistance that wil enable Federal agencies more generally to use resource jointly in support of common objectives; to establis common priorities for purposes of program planning research and demonstration activities; and to effect com binations among or redirect Federal programs or activitie for the purpose of eliminating unnecessary duplication; (D) actions to improve communication and genera cooperation, such as actions to strengthen ties among regional offices of different Federal agencies and amon such offices and other regional agencies or organizations to develop and improve procedures by which Federa agencies may act together in promulgating or making available items of information, including information a to the availability and allocation of funds, which ar closely related to one another for purposes of State o local planning and budgeting; or to develop procedure: by which State and local agencies may be afforded new opportunities to participate in Federal policy decisions including decisions on recommended legislation, affecting their capacity to operate efficiently and effectively. TITLE VII TREATMENT OF INCOME FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SEC. 701. (a) Not withstanding the provisions of titles I, IV, X XIV, XVI, and XIX of the Social Security Act, a State plan ap 42 USC proved under any such title shall provide that— 2981 (1) the first $85 plus one-half of the excess over $85 of payments made to or on behalf of any person for or with respect to any month under title I or II of this Act or any program assisted under such title shall not be regarded (A) as income or resources of such person in determining his need under such approved State plan, or (B) as income or resources of any other individual in determining the need of such other individual under such approved State plan; (2) no payments made to or on behalf of any person for or with respect to any month under such title or any such. program shall be regarded as income or resources of any other individual in determining the need of such other individual under such approved State plan except to the extent made available to or for the benefit of such other individual; and (3) no grant made to any family under title III of this Page 77 Act shall be regarded as income or resources of such family in determining the need of any member thereof under such approved State plan. (b) No funds to which a State is otherwise entitled under title I, IV, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act for any period before July 1, 1968, shall be withheld by reason of any action taken pursuant to a State statute which prevents such State from complying with the requirements of subsection (a). With respect to any period after June 30, 1969, subsection (a) shall not apply.1 TITLE VIII—DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 2991 SEC. 801. This title provides for a program of full-time volunteer service, for programs of part-time or short-term community volunteer service, and for special volunteer programs, together with other powers and responsibilities designed to assist in the development and coordination of volunteer programs. Its purpose is to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty by encouraging and enabling persons from all walks of 42 USC life and all age groups, including elderly and retired Americans, to perform meaningful and constructive service as volunteers in part-time or short-term programs in their home or nearby communities, and as full-time volunteers serving in rural areas and urban communities, on Indian reservations, among migrant workers, in Job Corps centers, and in other agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may help the poor to overcome the handicaps of poverty and to secure and exploit opportunities for self-advancement. PART A-FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH FULL-TIME PROGRAMS SEC. 810. (a) The Director may recruit, select, and train persons to serve in full-time volunteer programs, and upon request of Federal, State, or local agencies, or private nonprofit organizations, may assign such volunteers to work (1) in meeting the health, education, welfare, or related needs of Indians living on reservations, of migratory work- 42 USC ers and their families, or of residents of the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 1 Section 202 (d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 (P.L. 90-248) provides: 2992 |