89TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 1, 1966 Mr. CLARK introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To provide for continued progress in the Nation's war on poverty. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the Economic Opportunity 4 Amendments of 1966. 5 AUTHORIZATIONS AND FINANCING 6 SEC. 2. (a) (1) For the purpose of carrying out pro7 grams under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (other 8 than part C of title I of such Act), there is hereby author9 ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 10 1967, the sum of $1,750,000,000, of which, subject to the 11 provisions of section 616 of such Act, the amounts appro II 2 1 priated or made available by appropriation Act shall not 2 exceed $533,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out of 3 the provisions of title I of such Act, $944,000,000 for the 4 purpose of carrying out title II, $65,000,000 for the pur5 pose of carrying out title III, $5,000,000 for the purpose 6 of carrying out the provisions referred to in the second 7 sentence of section 407, as added by these amendments, 8 $160,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out title V, $17,9 000,000 for the purpose of carrying out title VI, and 10 $26,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out title VIII as 11 added by these amendments. 12 (2) Section 616 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 13 1964 is amended by inserting immediately before the first 14 comma the following: ", or under any Act authorizing ap15 propriations for any such title (other than part C of title 16 I)".. 17 (b) (1) Sections 131, 221, 321, 503, and 615 of the 18 Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 are each amended by 19 (A) striking out "three" in the first sentence and inserting 20 in lieu thereof "five", and (B) striking out "succeeding 21 fiscal year" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu 22 thereof "three succeeding fiscal years". 23 (2) Section 407 of such Act is amended by striking 24 out "two" and inserting in lieu thereof "five". 25 (c) (1) Sections 115 and 208 (a) of the Economic 3 1 Opportunity Act of 1964 are each amended by striking 2 out "three" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 3 "four". 4 (2) The first sentence of section 216 (b) of such Act 5 is amended by (A) striking out "two" in the first sentence 6 and inserting in lieu thereof "three", and (B) striking out 7 "shall be" in such sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 8 "shall not exceed". 9 10 11 PROGRAM AMENDMENTS CRITERIA FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS SEC. 3. Section 202 (b) of the Economic Opportunity 12 Act of 1964 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new 13 sentence to read as follows: "Such criteria shall include 14 requirements to assure (1) that each agency responsible for 15 a community action program is qualified to administer such 16 program and the funds granted to it efficiently, effectively, 17 and in a manner fully consistent with the provisions and 18 purposes of this part, having due regard for the size and 19 complexity of such program and the number of persons and 20 size of the area served; (2) that each such agency is subject 21 to evaluation of program progress and regular or periodic 22 audits and that the results or findings of such evaluations 23 and audits are considered by the agency as well as by the 24 Director in connection with proposals or applications for 25 the renewal, expansion, or modification of any such pro 4 1 gram; (3) that each such agency maintains records and 2 internal controls needed to achieve and document compliance 3 with all legal requirements and that all records bearing 4 exclusively on grants made under this part are available to 5 the General Accounting Office; (4) that each such program 6 is carried on in accordance with standards and policies, in7 cluding rules governing the conduct of officers and em8 ployees, to preclude the use of program funds, the provision 9 of services, or the employment or assignment of personnel 10 in a manner supporting, or resulting in an identification of 11 such program with, any partisan political activity or any 12 activity designed to further the election or defeat of any 13 candidate for public office; and (5) that the personnel of 14 each such agency are selected, employed, promoted, and com15 pensated in accordance with standards prescribed by the 16 Director, or personnel plans approved by him, as promoting 17 efficiency and the effective use of funds." 18 COMMUNITY ACTION-PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE 19 SEC. 4. Section 206 of the Economic Opportunity Act 20 of 1964 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new 21 sentence to read as follows: "The Director is also authorized, 22 upon request of a grantee under this section, or sections 204, 23 205, or 209 (b), to make special assignments of personnel 24 to the grantee to assist and advise in the performance of 25 functions related to the purposes of this part, except that in 65-922 O-66-2 5 1 no event shall more than one hundred persons be employed 2 for, or at any one time regularly engaged in, such assign3 ments, nor shall any such special assignment be for a period 4 of more than two years in the case of any grantee." 5 6 7 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION-STATE PLAN CRITERIA AND PROJECT GRANTS SEC. 5. (a) Section 212 of the Economic Opportunity 8 Act of 1964 is amended by inserting ", or lack of similar 9 basic skills," immediately before the word "constitutes”. 10 (b) Section 214 (a) of the Economic Opportunity Act 11 of 1964 is amended to read as follows: 12 "SEC. 214. (a) The Director shall approve a State plan 13 which sets forth a program for use, in accordance with sec14 tion 213 (b), of grants under this part, and which (consistent 15 with such basic criteria as the Director may prescribe) – "(1) contains a system of specific priorities adequate to assure the most effective use of funds, having regard to the number of persons described in section 212 16 17 18 in different areas of the State, the extent of their educational deficiencies, and the degree to which local pro grams or projects under this part will assist such persons to increase their incomes or otherwise significantly alter their prospects for employment or economic advance ment in accordance with the purposes of this part; "(2) contains specific provisions for cooperative |