Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1655

 PUBLIC LAW 95-222—DEC. 28, 1977

91 STAT. 1621

(b)(1) Paragraph (2)(C) of section 1007(a) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f (a)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows: " (C) insure that (i) recipients, consistent with goals established by the Corporation, adopt procedures for determining and implementing priorities for the provision of such assistance, taking into account the relative needs of eligible clients for such assistance (including such outreach, training, and support services as may be necessary), including particularly the needs for service on the part of significant segments of the population of eligible clients with special difficulties of access to legal services or special legal problems (including elderly and handicapped individuals); and (ii) appropriate training and support services are provided in order to provide such assistance to such significant segments of the population of eligible clients;". (2) Section 1008(c) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 Annual report, U.S.C. 2996g(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- contents, lowing new sentence: "Such report shall include a description of services provided pursuant to section 1007(a)(2)(C)(i) and (ii).". Supra. (c) Paragraph (5) of section 1007(a) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f (a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: "(5) insure that no funds made available to recipients by the Corporation shall be used at any time, directly or indirectly, to influence the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any executive order or similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States, or by any State or local legislative bodies, or State proposals by initiative petition, except where— "(A) representation by an employee of a recipient for any eligible client is necessary to the provision of legal advice and representation with respect to such client's legal rights and responsibilities (which shall not be construed to permit an attorney or a recipient employee to solicit a client, in violation of professional responsibilities, for the purpose of making such representation possible); or "(B) a governmental agency, legislative body, a committee, or a member thereof—-, "(i) requests personnel of the recipient to testify, draft, or review measures or to make representations to such agency, body, committee, or member, or "(ii) is considering a measure directly affecting the activities under this title of the recipient or the Corporation.". LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS

SEC. 10. Section 1007(b) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f (b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) No funds made available by the Corporation under this title, either by grant or contract, may be used— "(1) to provide legal assistance (except in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Corporation) with respect to any fee-generating case (which guidelines shall not preclude the provision of legal assistance in cases in which a client seeks only statutory benefits and appropriate private representation is not available);

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