An Act to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for a 2-year period, and for other purposes.
PL 93-423 (H.R.14883), enacted 09/27/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-423-SEPT. 27, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
September 27, 1974 
[H. R,14883] 
Public Law 93-423 
AN ACT 
'fo amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend 
the authorizations for a 2-year period, and for other purposes. 
Public works 
program. 
Extension. 
42 u s e 3135. 
Health project 
grants. 
42 u s e 3132. 
Supra, 
Area eligibility. 
42 u s e 3161. 
42 u s e 3161 
note. 
Supra. 
Supra. 
Loans, exten-
sion. 
42 u s e 3141. 
Loans for re-
development 
areas. 
42 u s e 3142. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That the first sen-
tence of section 105 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended, is amended by striking the period at the end 
thereof and inserting a comma and the following: "not to exceed 
$200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1975, and not to exceed 
$250,000,000 for the fiscafyear ending June 30, 1976.". The final sen-
tence of section 105 of such Act, as amended, is amended by inserting 
immediately after the words "and June 30, 1974," the following: "and 
not less than 10 per centum nor more than 35 per centum of all appro-
priations made for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975 and June 30, 
1976,". 
SEC. 2. Section 102 of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 102. For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and 
June 30, 1976, not to exceed $30,000,000 of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated under section 105 of this Act for each such fiscal year 
shall be available for grants for operation of any health project funded 
under this title after the date of enactment of this section. Such grants 
may be made up to 100 per centum of the estimated cost of the first 
fiscal year of operation, and up to 100 per centum of the deficit in 
funds available for operation of the facility during the second fiscal 
year of operation. No grant shall be made for the second fiscal year 
of operation of any facility unless the agency operating such facility 
has adopted a plan satisfactory to the Secretary of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare, providing for the funding of operations on a per-
manent basis. Any grant under this section shall be made upon the 
condition that the operation of the facility will be conducted under 
efficient management practices designed to obviate operating deficits, 
as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare." 
SEC. 3. (a) Title IV of such Act is amended— 
(1) by adding the following new paragraph at the end of section 
401ra): 
"(8) those areas which the Secretary of Labor determines, on the 
basis of average annual available unemployment statistics, were areas 
of substantial unemployment during the preceding calendar year."; 
and 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of section 401(a) (7) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon. 
(b) Any area of substantial unemployment so designated under 
authority of section 102 of title I of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 which has not had such designation termi-
nated before the date of enactment of this section shall be deemed for 
the purposes of such Act to be such an area designated under section 
401(a)(8) of such Act. 
SEC. 4. (a) Section 201(c) of such Act, as amended, is amended by 
striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof ", and 
shall not exceed $75,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending 
June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976.". 
(b) Section 202 of such Act, as amended, is amended— 
(1) by striking all of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"SEC. 202. (a) (1) The Secretary is authorized to aid in financing, 
within a redevelopment area, the purchase or development of land and 
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facilities (including machinery and equipment) for industrial or com-
mercial usage, including the construction of new buildings, the reha-
bilitation of abandoned or unoccupied buildings, and the alteration, 
conversion, or enlargement of existing buildings by (A) purchasing 
evidences of indebtedness, (B) making loans (which for purposes of 
this section shall include participation in loans), (C) guaranteeing 
loans made to private borrowers by private lending institutions, for 
any of the purposes referred to in this paragraph upon application of 
such institution and upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, except that no such guarantee shall at any time exceed 
90 per centum of the amount of the outstanding unpaid balance of 
such loan. 
"(2) The Secretary is authorized to aid in financing any industrial , *°'''''"^,L'T,^!f, 
or commercial activity withm a redeveloment area by (A) making 
working capital loans, (B) guaranteeing working capital loans made 
to private borrowers by private lending institutions upon application 
of such institution and upon such terms and conditions as the Secre-
tary may prescribe, except that no such guarantee shall at any time 
exceed 90 per centum of the amount of the outstanding unpaid balance 
of such loan, (C) guaranteeing rental payments of leases for buildings 
and equipment, except that no such guarantee shall exceed 90 per 
centum of the remaining rental payments required by the lease."; 
(2) by striking out in subsection (b) (7) the comma after the 
words "no loan" and inserting immediately thereafter the words 
"or guarantee,". 
(3) by striking out in subsection (b) (9) "Loan assistance" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Loan assistance (other than for a work-
ing capital loan)". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 302 of such Act. as amended, is amended by '^^ ^^^ ^^^^• 
redesignating such section as section 303. 
(b) Such Act, as amended, is amended by inserting immediately 
after section 301 the following new section 302: 
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"SKC. 302. (a) The Secretary is authorized, upon application of Economic de-
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any State, or city, or other political subdivision of a State, or sub- nmg, grants. 
State planning and development organization (including a redevelop- 
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ment area or an economic develoj^ment district), to make direct grants 
to such State, city, otlier political subdivision, or organization to pay 
up to 80 per centum of the cost for economic development planning. 
The planning for cities, other political subdivisions, and sub-State 
planning and de\elopnient organizations (including redevelopment 
areas and economic development districts) assisted under this section 
shall include systematic efforts to reduce unemployment and increase 
incomes. Such planning shall be a continuous process involving public 
officials and private citizens in analyzing local economies, defining 
development goals, determining project opportunities, and formulat-
ing and implementing a development program. Any overall State n,^„°„°^^„''^*'''^ 
economic development planning assisted under this section shall be " """'"" 
conducted cooperatively by the State, cities and other political sub-
divisions, and economic development organizations (including rede-
velopment areas and economic development districts) located in whole 
or in part within such State, and such State planning shall incorporate 
tlie goals and objectives of local and economic development district 
planning. Any ovei'all State economic development planning shall 
be a part of a comprehensive planning process that shall consider 
the provision of public works to stimulate and channel development, 
economic opportunities and choices for individuals; to support sound 
land use, to enhance and protect the environment including the con-
planning. 
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servation and preservation of open spaces and environmental quality, 
to provide public services, and to balance physical and human resources 
through the management and control of physical development. The 
assistance available under this section may be provided in addition 
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to assistance available under section 301(b) of this Act but shall not 
supplant such assistance and shall be available to develop an annual 
inventory of specific recommendations for assistance under section 304 
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of this Act. Each State receiving assistance under this subsection shall 
report. 
g^bniit to thc Secretary an annual report on the planning process 
assisted under this subsection. 
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development districts in-— 
"(1) providing technical assistance (other than by grant) to 
local governments within the district; and 
"(2) carrying out any review procedure required pursuant to 
title IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968, if 
such district has been designated as the agency to conduct such 
review.". 
*'(c) The planning assistance authorized under this title shall be 
used in accordance with the review procedure required pursuant to 
title IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 and shall 
be used in conjunction Avith any other available Federal planning 
assistance to assure adequate and effective planning and economical 
use of funds." 
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^^^ Sectioii 303 of such Act, as redesignated by this Act, is amended 
by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after "Sec. 3()3.", by striking "this 
title" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 301 and 302 of this Act", 
by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: "and $75,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending 
June 30,1975, and June 30,1976.". 
"(b) Not to exceed $15,000,000 in each of the fiscal years ending 
June 30, 1975, and June 30, 1976, of the sums authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a) of this section, shall be available to make 
grants to States.". 
(d) Such Act, as amended, is amended by adding after section 303 
the following new section: 
Limitation. 
42 u s e 3153. 
42 u s e 3131, 
3141, 3151. 
State contribu-
tion. 
"SUPPLEMENTAL AND BASIC GRANTS 
"SEC. 304. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
$35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $75,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for apportionment by the 
Secretary among the States for the purpose of supplementing or 
making grants and loans authorized under titles I, II, and IV of this 
Act. Such funds shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio 
which all grants made under title I of this Act since August 26, 1965. 
in each State bear to the total of all such grants made in all the States 
since August 26,1965. 
"(b) Funds apportioned to a State pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be available for supplementing or making such grants or loans if the 
State makes a contribution of at least 25 per centum of the amount of 
such grant or loan in each case. Funds apportioned to a State under 
subsection (a) shall remain available to such State until obligated or 
expended by it, 
"(c) Funds apportioned to a State pursuant to this section may be 
used by the Governor in supplementing grants or loans with respect 
to any project or assistance authorized .under title I, II, or IV of.this 
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Act, and approved by the Secretary after July 1, 1974. Such grants ^^W^^^^f^^^' 
may be used to reduce or waive the non-Federal share otherwise 
required by this Act, subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of 
this section. 
"(d) In the case of any grant or loan for which all or any portion 
Federal con-
of the basic Federal contribution to the project under this Act is pro- tribution. 
posed to be made with funds available under this section, no such Fed-
eral contribution shall be made until the Secretary of Commerce 
certifies that such project meets all of the requirements of this Act and 
could be approved for Federal contributions under this Act if funds 
were available under this Act (other than section 509) for such project. 
42 use sissa. 
Funds may be provided for projects in a State under this section only 
if the Secretary determines that the level of Federal and State financial 
assistance under this Act (other than section 509) and under Acts other 
than this Act, for the same type of projects in the State, will not be 
diminished in order to substitute funds authorized by this section. 
"(e) After June 30, 1975, funds apportioned to a State pursuant to 
this section shall be used by the Governor in a manner which is con-
sistent with the State planning process assisted under section 302 of 
this Act, if such planning process has been established in such State." 
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SKC. 6. Section 401(a) (3) of such Act, as amended, is amended by 
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adding at the end th< ^of the following: ^'Provided, howeve/r, That 
uninhabited Federal or State Indian reservations or trust or restricted 
Indian-owned land areas may be designated where such designation 
would permit assistance to Indian tribes, with a direct beneficial effect 
on the economic well-being of Indians;". 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 4b3(a)(l)(B) of such Act, as amended, is 
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amended by striking out the words "two or more redevelopment areas" ^'4'2^use 3171. 
and inserting in lieu thereof "at least one redevelopment area". 
(b) Section 403 of such Act, as amended, is amended by inserting 
at the end of such section the following two new subsections: 
"(i) Each economic development district designated by the Secre-
tary under this section shall as soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this section or after its designation provide that a copy 
of the district overall economic development program be furnished to 
the appropriate regional commission established under title V of this 
Act, if any part of such proposed district is within such a region, or 
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to the Appalachian Regional Commission established under the Appa-
lachian Regional Development Act of 1965. if any part of such pro- 
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posed district is within the Appalachian region. 
"(j) The Secretary is authorized to provide the financial assistance 
which is available to a redevelopment area under this Act to those parts 
of an economic development district which are not within a redevelop-
ment area, when such assistance will be of substantial direct benefit 
to a redevelopment area within such district. Such financial assistance 
shall be provided in the same manner and to the same extent as is 
provided in this Act for a redevelopment area, except that nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to permit such parts to receive the 
increase in the amount of grant assistance authorized in paragraph 
(4) of subsection (a) of this section.". 
(c) Section 408(g) of such Act, as amended, is amended by striking 
out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974," and inserting in lieu 
thereof "per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, 
June 30,1975, and June 30,1976,". 
SEC. 8. Title IV of the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new part: 
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"PART C—INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVKLOPMENT 
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Technical and 
planning assist-
ance. 
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"SEC. 404. In order to assure a minimum Federal commitment to 
alleviate economic distress of Indians, in addition to their eligibility for 
assistance with funds authorized under other parts of this Act, there 
are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000,000 per fiscal 
year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1975, and June 30^ 1976, for 
the purpose of providing assistance under this Act to Indian tribes. 
Such sums shall be in addition to all other funds made available to 
Indian tribes under this Act." 
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_ ^j^^ Section 503 of such Act, as amended, is amended by 
inserting "district," in paragraph (7) of subsection (a), immediately 
after "other Federal, State,". 
(b) The first sentence of section 505(a) (2) of such Act, as amended, 
is amended by striking out "and training programs" and inserting 
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"training programs, and the payment of administrative expenses to 
sub-State planning and development organizations (including eco-
nomic development districts)," in lieu thereof. 
Grants-in-aid. 
(Q) Sectiou 509(d) of such Act, as amended, Is amended by Striking 
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^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^-^^ ^^^^j ^^^ cndlug June 30, 1974, to be available until 
expended, $95,000,000." and inserting in lieu thereof "for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1974, to be available until expended, $95,000,000, and 
for each of the fiscal years ending June 30,1975, and June 30,1976, to 
be available until expended, $150,000,000.". 
(d) Section 511 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"COORDINATION 
"SEC. 511. (a) The Secretary shall coordinate his activities in mak-
ing grants and loans and providing technical assistance under this Act 
with those of each of the regional commissions (acting through the 
Federal and State cochairmen) established under this Act in making 
grants and providing technical assistance under this title, and each of 
such regional commissions shall coordinate its activities in making 
grants and providing technical assistance under this title with those 
activities of the Secretary under this Act. 
"(b) Each regional commission established under this Act shall give 
due consideration in carrying out its activities under paragraphs (2) 
and (7) of section 503(a) of this Act to the activities of other Federal, 
State, local, and sub-State (including economic development districts) 
planning agencies in the region." 
SEC. 10. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authori-
zations for titles I through IV through fiscal year 1971", approved 
July 6, 1970 (Public Law 91-304), is amended by striking out "1974" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1976". 
SEC. 11. Title V of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
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note. 
a REGIONAL EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM 
and'^cu^i^osaT 
"SEC. 514. (a) Notwlthstaudiug any other provision of law, and 
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subject to subsection (b), the Federal cochairman of each regional 
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commission established under section 502 of this Act may acquire 
excess property, without reimbursement, through the Administrator of 
General Services and shall dispose of such property, without reim-
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bursement and for the purpose of economic development, by loaning 
to, or by vesting title in, any of the following recipients located wholly 
^°^'^ recipieats. 
or partially within the economic development region of such Federal 
cochairman: 
" (1) any State or political subdivision thereof; 
" (2) any tax-supported organization; 
"(3) any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or Alaskan village 
or Regional Corporation (as defined by the Alaska Native Land 
Claims Settlement Act of 1971) recognized by the Federal Gov- 
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ernment or any State, and any business owned by any tribe, band, 
group, pueblo, village, or Regional Corporation; 
" (4) any tax-supported or nonprofit private hospital; and 
"(5) any tax-supported or nonprofit private institution of 
higher education requiring a high school diploma, or equivalent, 
as a basis for admission. 
Such recipient may have, but need not have, received any other aid 
under this Act. For the purposes of this section, until a regional com-
mission is established for the State of Alaska under section 502 of this 
Act, in the case of the State of Alaska the Secretary of Commerce shall 
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exercise the authority granted to a Federal cochairman under this 
section. 
*'(b) For purposes of subsection (a) — 
"(1) each Federal cochairman, in the acquiring of excess 
property, shall have the same priority as other Federal agencies; 
and 
"(2) the Secretary shall prescribe rules, regulations, and pro- ^j^^^^'^g ""'^ '^^'' 
cedures for administering subsection (a) which may be different 
for each economic development region, except that the Secretary 
shall consult with the Federal cochairman of a region before pre-
scribing such rules, regulations, and procedures for such region. 
•'(c) (1) The recipient of any property disposed of by any Federal 
Handling costs. 
cochairman under subsection (a) shall pay, to the Federal agency 
having custody of the property, all costs of care and handling incurred 
in the acquiring and disposing of such property; and such recipient 
shall pay all costs which may be incurred regarding such property 
after such Federal cochairman disposes of it, except that such recipient 
shall not pay any costs incurred after such property is returned under 
subsection (e). 
"(2) No Federal cochairman may be involved at any time in the 
receiving or processing of any costs paid by the recipient under 
paragraph (1). 
"(d) Each Federal cochairman. not later than six calendar months 
inventory. 
after the close of each fiscal year, shall account to the Secretary, as 
the Secretary shall prescribe, for all property acquired and disposed 
of, including any property acquired but not disposed of, under sub-
section (a) during such fiscal year. The Secretary shall have access to 
all information and related material in the possession of such Federal 
cochairman regarding such property. 
"(e) Any property determined by the Federal cochairman to be no 
Report to GSA. 
longer needed for the purpose of economic development shall be 
reported by the recipient to the Administrator of General Services for 
disposition under the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949. 
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"(f) The value of any property acquired and disposed of, including 
any property acquired but not disposed of, under subsection (a) shall 
not be taken into account in the computation of any appropriation, or 
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any authorization for a])propriation, regarding any regional commis-
sion establislied under section 502 or any office of the Federal cochair-
man of such commission. 
"(g) For purposes of this section— 
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"(1) the term 'care and handling' has the meaning given it by 
section 3(h) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472 (h)) ; and 
"(2) the term 'excess property' has the meaning given it by 
section 3(e) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 472(e)), except that such term 
does not include real property.". 
SEC. 12. The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, 
as amended, is amended by adding the following new title at the end 
of the Act: 
"TITLE IX—SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
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handling." 
" E x c e s s prop 
erty.'' 
42 u s e 3241. 
42 u s e 3242. 
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Restriction. 
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PURPOSE 
"SEC. 901. It is the purpose of this title to provide special economic 
development and adjustment assistance programs to help State and 
local areas meet special needs arising from actual or threatened severe 
unemployment arising from economic dislocation, including miem-
ployment arising from actions of the Federal Government and from 
compliance with environmental requirements which remove economic 
activities from a locality, and economic adjustment problems resulting 
from severe changes in economic conditions, and to encourage coopera-
tive intergovernmental action to prevent or solve economic adjust-
ment problems. Nothing in this title is intended to replace the efforts 
of the economic adjustment program of the Department of Defense. 
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DEFINITION 
"SEC. 902. As used in this title, the term 'eligible recipient' means a 
redevelopment area or economic development district established 
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under title IV of this Act, an Indian tribe, a State, a city or other 
political subdivision of a State, or a consortium of such political 
sul^divisions. 
"GRANTS BY SECRETARY 
"SEC. 903. (a) (1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
directly to any eligible recipient in an area which the Secretary has 
determined has experienced, or may reasonably be foreseen to be about 
to experience, a special need to meet an expected rise in unemployment, 
or other economic adjustment problems (including those caused by any 
action or decision of the Federal Government) to carry out or develop 
a plan which meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section 
and which is approved by the Secretary, to use such grants for any of 
the following: public facilities, public services, business development, 
planning, unemployment compensation (in accordance with subsection 
(d) of this section), rent supplements, mortgage payment assistance, 
research, technical assistance, training, relocation of individuals, and 
other appropriate assistance. 
"(2) (A) Such grants may be used in direct expenditures by the 
eligible recipient or through redistribution by it to public and private 
entities in grants, loans, loan guarantees, or other appropriate assist-
ance, but no grant shall be made by an eligible recipient to a private 
profitmaking entity. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
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"(B) Grants for imemplovment compensation shall be made to the 
unemployment 
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compensation 
State. Grants for any other purpose shall be made to any appr-opriate grants. 
eligible recipient capable of carrying out such purpose. 
"(b) No plan shall be approved by the Secretary undei- this section 
Plans, approval. 
unless such plan shall— 
"(1) identify each economic development and adjustment need 
of the area for which assistance is sought under this title; 
"(2) describe each activity planned to meet each such need; 
"(8) explain the details of the method of carrying out each 
such ])lanned activity; 
"(4) contain assurances satisfactory to tlie Secretaiy that the 
proceeds from the repayment of loans made by the eligible 
recipient with funds granted under this title will be used for 
economic adjustment; and 
"(o) be in such form and contain sucli additional information 
as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
"(c) The Secj-etary to the extent practicable shall coordinate his w^h°e'^'iina\°" 
activities in requiring plans and making grants and loans under this organLttions. 
title with regional commissions, States, economic development districts 
and other appropriate planning and develoj^ment orgajiizations. 
"(d) In each case in which the Secretary determines a need for 
assistance under subsection (a) of this section due to an increase in 
unemployment and makes a grant under this section, the Secretary 
may transfer funds available for such grant to the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Labor is authorized to provide to any individual 
unemployed as a result of the dislocation for which such grant is made, 
such assistance as he deems appropriate M'hile the individual is unem-
ployed. Such assistance as the Secretary of Labor may provide shall 
be available to an individual not otherwise disqualified under State 
law for unemployment compensation benefits, as long as the individ-
ual's unemployment caused by the dislocation continues or until the 
individual is reemployed in a suitable position, but no longer than one 
year after the unemployment commences. Such assistance for a week 
of unemployment shall not exceed the maximum weekly amount 
authorized under the unemployment compensation law of the State in 
wdiich the dislocation occuri'ed, and the amount of assistance under 
this subsection shall be reduced by any amount of unemployment 
compensation or of ])rivate income protection insurance compensation 
available to such individual foi- such week of unemployment. The 
Secretary of Labor is directed to provide such assistance through 
agreements with States which, in his judgment, have an adequate 
system for administering such assistance through existing State 
agencies. 
"REPORTS AND EVALUATION 
"SEC. 904. (a) Each eligible recipient which receives assistance under 
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this title shall annually during the period such assistance continues retary. 
make a full and complete report to the Secretary, in such manner as 
the Secretary shall prescribe, and such report shall contain an evalua-
tion of the effectiveness of the economic assistance provided under this 
title in meeting the need it w^as designed to alleviate and the purposes 
of this title. 
"(b) The Secretary shall provide an annual consolidated report to rfsT""^' '° '^°"' 
the Congress, with his recommendations, if any, on the assistance 
authorized under this title, in a form w^hich he deems appropriate. The 
first such report to Congress under this subsection shall be made not 
later than January 30, 1976. 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 905. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
title not to exceed $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1975, 
and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1976." 
Approved September 27, 1974. 
September 27, 1974 
[H. J. Res. 910] 
Public Law 93-424 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Asking the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of 
September, 1974, "National Hunting and Fishing Day". 
National Hunt-
ing and Fishing 
Day. 
Designation 
authorization. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the 
United States declare the fourth Saturday of September, 1974, as 
"National Hunting and Fishing Day" to provide that deserved 
national recognition, to recognize the esthetic, health, and recreational 
virtues of hunting and fishing, to dramatize the continued need for gun 
and boat safety, and to rededicate ourselves to the conservation and 
respectful use of our wildlife and natural resources. 
Approved September 27, 1974. 
September 30, 1974 
[S. J. Res. 244] 
Public Law 93-425 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend termination date of Bxi)ort-Import Bank. 
Ante, 
p. 445. 
Resolved hy the SenMe and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635f) is amended by striking 
"September 30, 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 15,1974". 
Approved September 30, 1974. 
September 30, 1974 
[S. 3270] 
Public Law 93-426 
AN ACT 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 and to establish a National 
Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act of 1974. 
Defense Pro-
duction Act 
Amendments of 
1974. 
50 u s e app. 
2094 note. 
Repeal. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Defense Production Act Amendments of 1974". 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (b) of section 304 of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2094), is repealed. 
(b) Such section 304 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new subsections: