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PUBLIC LAW 90-222-DEC. 23, 1967
[81 STAT.
made available as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this part, efs^"^'^*^"^"'^"* " ( ^) ^ r e a s selected for assistance under this part shall be deemed areas. 'redevelopment areas' within the meaning of section 401 of the Public 8o^st^'^^\*/7^7°' Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and shall qualify for 42 USC 3161. assistance under the provisions of title II of that Act. "(c) The Director shall take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate, in coordination and cooperation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies, so that contracts, subcontacts, and deposits made by the Federal Government or in connection with programs aided with Federal funds are placed in such a way as to further the purposes of this part. "EVALUATION
42 USC 2^948
"SEC. 154. Each program for which payments are made under section 151 shall provide for a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the program m achieving the goals of this part. This evaluation shall be conducted by such public or private organizations as the Director may designate, and up to 100 per centum of the costs of evaluation may be paid from funds appropriated to carry out this part. The results of such evaluations or a summary of them, together with the Director's findings and recommendations concerning the program, shall be included in the report required by section 608. uFEDERAL SHARE OF PROGRAM COSTS
"SEC. 155. Federal grants to any program carried out pursuant to this part shall not exceed 90 per centum of the cost of such program, including costs of administration, unless the Director determines, pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by him establishing objective criteria for such determinations, that assistance in excess of such percentage is required in furtherance of the purposes of this part. Non-Federal contributions may be in cash or in kmd, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, and services: Provided, That where capital investment is required under a contract with a private organization (other than a nonprofit organization), the Federal share thereof shall not exceed 90 per centum of such capital investment and the non-Federal share shall be as defined above." COMMUNITY ACTION AMENDMENTS 78 Stat. 516. 42 USC 2781 et seq.
SEC. 104. Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is amended to read as follows: " TITLE II — U R B A N AND R U R A L COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS I'
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OF PURPOSE
"SEC. 201. (a) This title provides for community action agencies and programs, prescribes the structure and describes the functions of community action agencies and authorizes financial assistance to community action programs and related projects and activities. Its basic purpose is to stimulate a better focusing of all available local. State, private, and Federal resources upon the goal of enabling low-income families, and low-income individuals of all ages, in rural and urban areas, to attain the skills, knowledge, and motivations and secure the opportunities needed for them to become fully self-sufficient. Its specific purposes are to promote, as methods of achieving a better focusing of resources on the goal of individual and family self-sufficiency—
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