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Views on H.R. 6136 and H.R. 6619

EMD-80-B4 Published: Mar 21, 1980. Publicly Released: Mar 21, 1980.
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Comments were provided on the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1979, two bills which are essentially identical and will amend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, to establish a comprehensive energy conservation services program designed to enable low-income individuals and families, and severely handicapped individuals, to participate in energy assistance programs. Both bills would establish within the Community Services Administration (CSA) a weatherization program, a crisis intervention program, an outreach program, and a supplemental energy conservation services program.

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Energy conservationFederal aid programsProposed legislationPublic assistance programsEconomic opportunitiesLocal communitiesSevere disabilitiesAssistance programsCommunity servicesCrisis