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hj such public or private organizations as the Director, in consultation with existing grantees familiar with programs carried out under this Act, may designate, and all or part of the costs of evaluation may be paid from funds appropriated to carry out this part. I n evaluating the performance of any community development corporation funded under part A of this title, the criteria for evaluation shall be based upon such program objectives, goals, and priorities as are consistent with the purposes of this title and were set forth by such community development corporation in its proposal for funding as approved and agreed upon by the Director or as subsequently modified from time to time by mutual agreement between the Director and such community development corporation. " (b) The Director shall conduct, either directly or through grants or other arrangements, research designed to suggest new programs and policies to achieve the purposes of this title in such ways as to provide opportunities for employment, ownership, and a better quality of life for low-income residents. uPLANNING

GRANTS

"SEC. 747. I n order to facilitate the purposes of this title, the Director is authorized to provide financial assistance to any public or private nonprofit agency or organization for planning of community economic development programs and cooperative programs under this title.

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"NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS

"SEC. 748. (a) The Director shall not provide financial assistance for any program, project, or activity under this title unless the grant or contract with respect thereto specifically provides that no person with responsibilities in the operation thereof will discriminate with respect to any such program, project, or activity because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, or beliefs. " (b) No person in the United States shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be subjected to discrimination under, or be denied employment in connection with any program or activity receiving assistance under this title. The Director shall enforce the provisions of the preceding sentence in accordance with section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section 603 of such Act shall apply with respect to any action taken by the Secretary to enforce such sentence. This section shall not be construed as affecting any other legal remedy that a person may have if that person is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in connection with, any program, project, or activity receiving assistance under this title." NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS

SEC. 11. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is further amended by inserting after title "VTI thereof the following new title VIII:

^2 USC 2985g.

^^ use 2oood.i. -^2 USC 2000.1-2.

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