An Act to provide for the renewal and extension of title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
PL 91-123 (S.1072), enacted 11/25/1969

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deems appropriate and shall list the names of such persons under the 
defense contractor for whom they worked or for whom they performed 
services. 
(e) Any former military officer or former civilian employee whose 
employment with or services for a defense contractor terminated dur-
ing any fiscal year shall be required to file a report pursuant to sub-
section (b) (1) of this section for such year if he would otherwise be 
required to file under such subsection; and any person whose employ-
ment with or services for the Department of Defense terminated 
during any fiscal year shall be required to file a report pursuant to 
subsection (b) (2) of this section for such year if he would otherwise 
be required to file under such subsection. 
(f) The Secretary shall maintain a file containing the information 
filed with him pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this 
section and such file shall be open for public inspection at all times 
during the regular workday. 
(g) Any person who fails to comply with the filing requirements 
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of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be punished by not more than six months in prison 
or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. 
(h) No person shall be required to file a report pursuant to this 
section for any fiscal year prior to the fiscal year 1971. 
Approved November 19, 1969. 
Public Law 91-122 
A N A C T 
November 21, 1969 
To amend section 358a (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
TH. R. 14030] 
amended, to extend the authority to transfer peanut acreage allotments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 358a (a) 
of the xVgricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended 
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by changing "and 1969" to read '', 1969, and 1970". 
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Approved November 21, 1969. 
Public Law 91-123 
A N A C T 
November 25, 1969 
To authorize funds to carry out the purposes of the Appalachian Regional De- 
l^^-1072] 
velopment Act of 1965. as amended, and titles I, III, IV, and V of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
R^'ion'j^'^^^" 
Development Act 
TITLE I—APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
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Development Act Amendments of 1969''. 
81 Stat. 257. 
gj,(-^ 102. Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Appalachian Eegional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. L^.S.C. 105) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(b) To carry out this section there is hereby authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission to be available until expended, not 
to exceed $1,900,000 for the two-fiscal year period ending June 30, 
1971. Not to exceed $475,000 of such authorization shall be available 
for the expenses of the Federal cochairman, his alternate, and his 
staff.-' 
SEC. 103. (a) The second sentence of section 201(a) of the Appa-
81 Stat. 258. 
lachiau Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 201) is 
amended to read as follows: "The provisions of sections 106(a) and 
72 Stat. 89 2, 
n g of title 23, United States Code, relating to the obligation, period 
' o f availability, and expenditure of Federal-aid highway funds, shall 
apply to the development highway system and the local access roads, 
and all other provisions of such title 23 that are applicable to the 
construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary and secondary 
highways and which the Secretary determines are not inconsistent 
with this Act shall apply, respectively, to such system and roads." 
Appropriation. 
(b) Subsectlou (g) of sectlou 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 201) is amended to read 
as follows: 
" (g) To carry out this section there is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to the President, to be available until expended, $175,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970; $175,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1971; $175,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1972; and $170,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1973." 
Demonstration 
g^^^ 1()4, (a) The first seuteuce of subsection (a) of section 202 
health projects. 
^^ ^j^^ Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 App. 
81 Stat. 259. 
U.S.C. 202(a)) is amended to read as follows: "In order to demon-
strate the value of adequate health facilities and services to the 
economic development of the region, the Secretary of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare is authorized to make grants for the planning, 
construction, equipment, and operation of multi-county demonstra-
tion health, nutrition, and child care projects, including hospitals, 
regional health diagnostic and treatment centers and other facilities 
and services necessary for the purposes of this section." 
(b) The second sentence of subsection (c) of such section 202 is 
amended by striking out "50 per centum" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "75 per centum". 
(c) Subsection (c) of such section 202 is further amended by 
inserting immediately following the second sentence the following 
new sentences: "The Federal contribution may be provided entirely 
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from funds appropriated to carry out this section or in combination 
with funds provided under other Federal grant-in-aid programs 
for the operation of health related facilities and the provision of 
health services. Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the 
Federal share in such other ])rograms, funds appropriated to carry 
out this section may be used to increase Federal grants for operating 
components of a demonstration health project to the maximum 
percentage cost thereof authorized by this subsection." 
(d) Subsection (e) of such section 202 is amended to read as 
occupational 
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"(e) In order to provide for the further development of the Appa- 
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special emphasis to programs and research for the early detection, 
diagnosis, and treatment of occupational diseases arising from coal 
mining, such as black lung." 
SEC. 105. (a) The first sentence of clause (2) of subsection (a) of 
section 205 of the Aj)pa]achian Regional Development Act of 1965 
(40 App. U.S.C. 205) is amended by striking out "'in accordance with 
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the"' and inserting in lieu thereof "or to make grants to the States for 
carrying out such projects, in accordance with the applicable''. 
(b) Subsection (b) of such section 205 is amended by striking out 
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"and 1969" and inserting in lieu thereof "1969, 1970, and 1971''. 
SEC. 106. Subsection (e) of section 207 of the Appalachian Regional ^ LOW^income 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. L^.S.C. 207(e)) is amended to tract'authoruy. 
read as follows: 
si stat. 262. 
"(e) The Secretary is further authorized to provide, or contract 
with public or private organizations to provide, information, advice, 
and technical assistance with respect to the construction, rehabilita-
tion, and operation by nonprofit organizations of housing for low 
or moderate income families in such areas of the region." 
SEC. 107. Subsection (c) of section 214 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 214) is amended by striking 
si stat. 263. 
out "December 81, 1967" in the first sentence thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof "December 81, 1970'', and by adding at the end of such 
subsection the following: "For the purpose of this section, any sewage 
treatment works constructed pursuant to section 8(c) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act without Federal grant-in-aid assistance 
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luider such section shall be regarded as if constructed with such 79 stat'. 903-
assistance." 
so stat. 1249,, 
SEC. 108. Section 802(a) (1) (B) of the Appalachian Regional Devel- 
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opment Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 802) is amended by inserting 
^i stat. 264. 
before "a local" the following: "a State agency certified as''. 
SEC. 109. Section 401 of the Appalachian Regional Development 
Appropriation. 
Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 401) is amended by striking out the 
period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and 
the following: "and not to exceed $268,500,000 for the two-fiscal-year 
period ending June 80, 1971, to carry out this Act, of which amount 
not to exceed $90,000,000 is authorized for section 202, $15,000,000 
for section 208, $15,000,000 for section 205, $8,000,000 for section 207, 
$50,000,000 for section 211, $82,500,000 for section 214, and $18,000,000 
for section 302.". 
SEC. 110. Section 408 of the Appalachian Regional Development 
study. 
Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 408) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
"The President is authorized and directed to make a study of the 
extent to which portions of upper New York State which are geo-
81 Stat. 266. 
79 Stat. 21. 
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Report to 
Congress. 
79 Stat. 23. 
Regional 
Action Planning 
Commission 
Amendments of 
1969. 
79 Stat. 564. 
Technical and 
planning 
assistance. 
graphically part of the New England region or the Appalachian 
region and share the social and economic characteristics thereof 
should be included in either of such regions. He shall submit the re-
sults of such study together with his recommendations to Congress 
not later than June 30,1970." 
SEC. 111. Section 405 of the Appalachian Regional Development 
Act of 1965 (40 App. U.S.C. 405) is amended b}^ inserting immediately 
after "Act" the following: ", other than section 201,". 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V OF T H E PUBLIC 
WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Regional Action Planning 
Commission Amendments of 1969". 
SEC. 202. Section 501 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3181) is amended by redesignating 
section 501 as section 501(a) and adding the following new" subsec-
tion (b) : 
"(b) Upon resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the 
Senate or the House of Representatives, the Secretary is directed to 
study the advisability of altering the geographical area of any region 
designated under this section, in order to further the purpose of this 
Act." 
SEC. 203. (a) Subsection (a) of section 505 of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3185) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(a) (1) The Secretary is authorized to provide to the commissions 
technical assistance which would be useful in aiding the commissions 
to carry out their functions under this Act and to develop recom-
mendations and programs. Such assistance shall include studies and 
plans evaluating the needs of, and developing potentialities for, eco-
nomic growth of such region, and research on improving the conserva-
tion and utilization of the human and natural resources of the region, 
and planning, investigations, studies, demonstration projects, and 
training programs which will further the purposes of this Act. Such 
assistance may be provided by the Secretary through members of 
his staff, through the payment of funds authorized for this section 
to other departments or agencies of the Federal Government, or 
through the employment of private individuals, partnerships, firms, 
corporations, or suitable institutions, under contracts entered into 
for such purposes, or through grant-in-aid to the commissions. The 
Secretary, in his discretion, may require the repayment of assistance 
provided under this paragraph and prescribes the terms and condi-
tions in such repayment. 
"(2) In carrying out their functions under this Act the commissions 
are authorized to engage in planning, investigations, studies, demon-
stration projects, and training programs which will further the 
purposes of this Act and which have been approved by the Secretary. 
Such activities may be carried out by the commissions through the 
payment of funds to departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the 
Federal Government, or through the employment of private indi-
viduals, partnerships, firms, or corporations, or suitable institutions 
under contracts entered into for such purposes or through grants-in-aid 
to agencies of State or local governments. In the case of demonstration 
projects and training programs, to the maximum extent possible, such 
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projects and programs sliall be carried out through departments, 
agencies, or instrumentalities of the Federal Government or of State 
or local governments.*' 
(b) The second sentence of subsection (b) of section 505 of such 
Administrative 
Act is amended to read as follows: "Thereafter, such expenses shall er^rshare. 
be paid 50 per centum by the Federal Government and 50 per centum 
79 stat. 567. 
by the States in the region, except that the administrative exj)enses of 
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the Federal cochairman, his alternate, and his staff shall be paid solely 
by the Federal Government. The share to be paid by each State shall 
be determined by the Connnission. The Federal cochairman shall not 
participate or vote in such determination." 
(c) Subsection (c) of section 505 of such Act is amended to read 
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as follows: 
"(c) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds appropriated under 
authority of section 509(d) of this title for any fiscal year shall be 
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expended in such fiscal year in carrying out subsection (a) (1) and 
subsection (b) of this section." 
SEC. 204. Section 506 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3186) is amended by inserting " ( a ) " 
immediately after "SEC. 506.-' and by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection (b) : 
"(b) The Federal cochairman shall establish and at all times 
maintain his headquarters office in the District of Columbia.'' 
SEC. 205. (a) Subsection (a) of section 509 of the Public Works , federal grants-
and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C 3188a) is amended su'ppiemTntT.'"^' 
to read as follows: 
si stat. 266. 
"(a) In order to enable the State and other entities within economic 
development regions established under this Act to take maximum ad-
vantage of Federal grant-in-aid programs (as hereinafter defined) 
for which they are eligible but for which, because of their economic 
situation, they cannot supply the required matching share, or for 
which there are insufficient funds available under the Federal grant-
in-aid Act authorizing such programs to meet pressing needs of the 
region, the Secretary shall, once a comprehensive long-range eco-
nomic plan established pursuant to clause (2) of section 503(a) is 
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in effect, provide funds pursuant to specific recommendations, to each ^^2'usc MSS. 
of the Federal cochairmen of the regional commissions heretofore 
or hereafter established under this title, to be used for all or any 
portion of the basic Federal contribution to projects under such 
Federal grant-in-aid programs authorized by Federal grant-in-aid 
Acts, and for the purpose of increasing the Federal contribution to 
projects under such programs above the fixed maximum portion of 
the cost of such projects otherwise authorized by the applicable law, 
No program, or project authorized under this section shall be im-
plemented until (1) applications and plans relating to the program 
or project have been determined by the responsible Federal official to 
be compatible with the provisions and objectives of Federal laws 
which he administers that are not inconsistent with this Act, and (2) 
the Regional Commission involved has approved such program or 
project and has determined that it meets the applicable criteria under 
section 504 and will contribute to the development of the region, ^2 use 3184. 
which determination shall be controlling. In the case of any program 
or project for which all or any portion of the basic Federal contribu-
tion to the project under a Federal grant-in-aid program is proposed 
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to be made under this subsection, no sucli Federal contribution shall 
he made until the responsible Federal official administering the Fed-
eral grant-in-aid Act authorizing such contribution certifies that 
such program or project meets all of the requirements of such Federal 
grant-in-aid Act and could be approved for Federal contribution 
under such Act if funcis were available under such Act for such 
program or project. Funds may be provided for programs and proj-
ects in a State under this subsection only if the Commission deter-
mines that the level of Federal and State financial assistance under 
titles of this Act other tlian this title, and under Acts other than this 
Act, for the same type of programs or projects in that portion of the 
State within the region will not be diminished in order to substitute 
funds authorized by this subsection. Funds provided pursuant to 
this Act shall be available without regard to any limitations on 
authorizations for approi)riation in any other Act." 
81 Stat. 266. 
(jj) Subsectiou (c) of section 509 of such Act is amended by strik-
ing out in the first sentence thereof "December 31, 1967*' and inserting 
in lieu thereof "December 31,1970". 
Appropriation. 
^^.^ Subsectiou (d) of sectiou 509 of sucli Act is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(d) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this title, for the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 
1971, to be available until expended, not to exceed $255,000,000. After 
deducting such amounts as are authorized to carry out subsections 
Ante, pp. 216, 
(a) (1) aud (b) of section 505, the Secretary shall apportion the re-
mainder of the sums appropriated under this authorization for any 
fiscal year to the regional commissions, except that not less than 10 
per centum nor more than 25 per centum of such remaining amount 
shall be allocated to any one regional commission. All amounts 
appropriated under this authorization for any fiscal year shall be 
apportioned by the Secretary to the regional commissions prior to 
the end of the fiscal year for which appropriated.*' 
SEC. 206. Title V of the Public Works and Economic Development 
g^79^stat^^5^64: 
Act of 1965 (42 IT.S.C. 3181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new sections: 
"COORDINATION 
"SEC. 511. The Secretary shall coordinate his activities in making 
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grants and loans under titles I and II of this Act with those of each 
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of the Federal cochairmen in making grants under this title, and each 
Federal cochairman shall coordinate his activities in making grants 
under this title with those of the Secretary in making grants and 
loans under titles I and II of this Act. 
'"ALASKA 
"SEC. 512. There is hereby authorized not to exceed $500,000 for 
the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 1971, to the Federal Field 
Committee for Development Planning in Alaska for the purpose of 
})lanning economic development programs and projects in Alaska 
in cooperation with the government of the State of Alaska. Nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed as precluding the estab-
lishment of a regional commission for Alaska. 
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it REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION 
SYSTEMS 
"SEC. 513. (a) The Secretary of Transportation, acting jointly with 
the regional commissions, is authorized to conduct and facilitate full 
and complete investigations and studies of the needs of the economic 
development regions established under this title for regional trans-
portation systems which will further the purposes of this Act, and 
in connection therewith, to carry out such demonstration projects as 
he determines to be necessary to the conduct of such investigations and 
studies. The Secretary of Transportation shall report to Congress not 
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later than January 10, 1971, the results of such investigations and 
°"eress. 
studies together with his recommendations and those of each regional 
commission." 
"(b) 
There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$20,000,000 to carry out this section. Such amount shall be in addition 
to those sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title." 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO T H E PUBLIC WORKS AND 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965 
SEC. 301. Title I of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended, is further amended as follows: 
79 stat. 552. 
(1) The first sentence of section 101(c) of the Public Works and 3/35.^^^ ^^''' 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3131(c)) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the 
following: "'except that in the case of a grant to an Indian tribe, the 
Secretary may reduce the non-Federal share below such per centum 
or may waive the non-Federal share". 
(2) Section 105 is amended by striking "June 30,1969" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "June 30,1970". 
SEC. 302. Section 301 of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(f) The Secretary is authorized to make grants, enter into con-
tracts or otherwise provide funds for any demonstration project 
within a redevelopment area or areas which he determines is designed 
to foster regional productivity and growth, prevent out-migration, 
and otherwise carry out the purposes of this Act." 
SEC. 303. Section 302 of the Public Works and Economic Develop- Appropriation 
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3152) is amended by striking out "1970." 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1969, and $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1970." 
SEC. 304. (a) Subsection (a) of section 401 of the Public Works 
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and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161) is amended ®^'^''^'^''y-
by striking out the period at the end of such subsection and inserting 
in lieu thereof a semicolon and the following: 
"(6) those areas selected for assistance under part D of title I 
of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and those areas which 
si stat. ess. 
the Secretary determines meet the purposes of section 150 of 27^68.^^^ ^^^^' 
part D of title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and 
which otherwise meet the requirements of this Act, except that 
no redevelopment area established under this paragraph shall 
79 Stat. 554. 
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Contract 
authority. 
79 Stat. 561. 
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be eligible to meet the requirement of section 403(a) (1) (B) of 
79 Stat. 562. 
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(b) Subsectlon (b) (3) of such section 401 is amended by inserting 
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after "(a) (3) "the following: "or (a) (6)". 
(c) Subsection (b) (4) of such section 401 is amended by striking 
out "and (a) (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(a) (4) 
and (a) (6)". 
(d) The second sentence of subsection (d) of such section 401 is 
amended by inserting immediately after "any other subsection of this 
section" the following: "other than subsection (a)(6)". 
Approved November 25, 1969. 
Public Law 91-124 
November 26, 1969 
A N A C T 
[H.R. 14001] 
rp^ amend the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 to authorize modifications 
of the system of selecting persons for induction into the Armed Forces under 
this Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
icf^A^e'ndmenr" 
^^''^^ted States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
Act o
f 1969. " 
be cited as the "Selective Service Amendment Act of 1969." 
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gEC. 2. Section 5(a)(2) of the Military Selective Service Act of 
81 Stat. 100. 
-^gg^ ^g^ ^pp^ U.S.C. 455(a) (2)) is hereby repealed. 
Approved November 26, 1969. 
Public Law 91-125 
November 26, 1969 
J O I N T 
R E S O L U T I O N 
[S.J. Res. 121] 
TQ authorize appropriations for expenses of the National Council on Indian 
Opportunity. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
Appropriation.^ ^fdfgg QJ America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated not to exceed $300,000 annually for the 
expenses of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, established 
by Executive Order Numbered 11399 of March 6,1968. 
SEC. 2. The National Council on Indian Opportunity shall termi-
nate five years from the date of this Act unless it is extended by an Act 
of Congress. 
Approved November 26, 1969. 
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