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[88 STAT. 2298]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 2298]

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PUBLIC LAW 93-644-JAN. 4, 1975

[88 STAT.

ASSISTANCE TOK M I G R A N T A N D OTHER SEASONALLY E M P L O Y E D FARMWORKERS AND THE I R F A M I L I E S

42 USC 2862.

SEC. 6. (a) Section 312(b)(3) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "and training" and inserting in lieu thereof "and developmental programs". (b) The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is further amended by inserting after section 314 thereof the following new section: 'SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

42 USC 2f

42 USC 2865 note

42 USC 2861.

29 USC 8 7 3.

"SEC. 315. The Director shall be responsible for coordinating programs under this part with other Federal programs designed to assist or serve migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and for reviewing and monitoring such programs." (c) I n providing financial assistance under the provisions of part B of title III of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Director shall give special consideration to any public or private nonprofit agency which has previously received financial assistance thereunder for the provision of services for migrant and other seasonally employed farmworkers and their families, taking into account financial assistance provided to any such agency under section 303 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. C O M P R E H E N S IV E H E A L T H SERVICES

SEC. 7. Title IV of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is amended to read as follows: "TITLE IV—COMPEEHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES "COMPREHENSIVE

42 USC^2Xr

HEALTH

SERVICES

"SEC. 401. (a) The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a 'Comprehensive Health Services' program which shall include— "(1) programs to aid in developing and carrying out comprehensive health services projects focused upon the needs of urban and rural areas having high concentrations or proportions of poverty and marked inadequacy of health services for the poor. These projects shall be designed— " (A) to make possible, with maximum feasible use of existing agencies and resources, the provision of comprehensive health services, such as preventive medical, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation, family planning, narcotic addiction and alcoholism prevention and rehabilitation, mental health, dental, and followup services, together with necessary related facilities and services, except in rural areas where the lack of even elemental health services and personnel may require simpler, less comprehensive services to be established first; and " (B) to assure that these services are made readily accessible to low-income residents of such areas, are furnished in a manner most responsive to their needs and with their participation and wherever possible are combined with, or included within, arrangements for providing employment, education, social, or other assistance needed by the families and individuals served except that pursuant to such regula-