PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 114 STAT. 1601 (b) DEFINITION.— For the purposes of this section, the term "depressed communities" means rural and urban communities that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, extent of poverty, growth of per capita income, extent of unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor. Approved October 30, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1654 (S. 342): HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 106-145 (Comm. on Science) and 106-843 (Comm. of Con- SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-77 accompanying S. 342 (Comm. on Commerce, Science and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 145 (1999): May 19, considered and passed House. Nov. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended. Vol. 146 (2000): Sept. 14, House agreed to conference report. Oct. 13, Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 36 (2000): Oct. 30, Presidential statement.
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