21 5 ployment will be appropriate and reasonable in the light of such factors as the type of work performed, geographical region, and proficiency of the employee; (4) to the maximum extent feasible, the program will be coordinated with vocational training and other educational services sponsored by State or local public educational agencies, and where such services are inadequate or unavailable, the program may make a provision for the enlargement, improvement, development, or coordination of such services, with the cooperation of, or where appropriate pursuant to agreement with, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and (5) the program includes standards and procedures for the selection of applicants for employment, includ ing provisions assuring full coordination and cooperation with State and local authorities, to insure that such applicants are from individuals deemed by the Chairman to be long-term unemployed or existing in conditions of poverty. LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE SEC. 5. Funds provided under the provisions of this 22 Act for any program shall not exceed 75 per centum of the 23 cost of such program except— 24 (1) in areas of unusual poverty, as determined by S. 2958-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 the Chairman, where such maximum per centum shall be 90 per centum; and (2) where funds authorized in this Act are used in accordance with the provisions of this Act to assist a program under Federal law other than this Act, such funds authorized in this Act shall not exceed 50 per centum of the Federal funds used for such program. EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE SEC. 6. The Chairman shall establish criteria designed to achieve an equitable distribution of assistance under this 11. Act among the States. In developing such criteria, he shall 12 consider, among other relevant factors, population, unemploy13 ment, and family income levels. Not more than 12 per 14 centum of the sums appropriated or allocated for any fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be used 16 within any one State. 15 17 18. GENERAL AUTHORITY SEC. 7. (a) In order to carry out his functions under 19 the provisions of this Act, the Chairman may— (1) appoint, in accordance with the civil service laws, such personnel as may be necessary, and fix their compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949 (5 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.); (2) employ experts and consultants or organiza tions thereof as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 7 August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), compensate individuals so employed at rates not in excess of $100 per diem, including travel time, and allow them, while away from their homes or regular places of business, travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently, while so employed, but contracts for such employment may be renewed annually; (3) appoint, without regard to the civil service laws, one or more advisory committees composed of such private citizens and officials of the Federal, State, and local governments as he deems desirable to advise him with respect to his functions under this Act, and compensate the members of such committees in the same manner provided in section 8 (b); (4) with the approval of the President, arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal agencies for the performance of any of his functions under this Act, and, as necessary or appropriate, delegate any of his powers under this Act and authorize the redele gation thereof; (5) utilize, with their consent, the services and facilities of Federal agencies without reimbursement, and, with the consent of any State or a political sub 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 8 division of a State, accept and utilize the services and facilities of the agencies of such State or subdivision without reimbursement; (6) accept in the name of the Council, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise; (7) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679 (b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665 (b) ) ; (8) allocate and expend, or transfer to other Federal agencies for expenditure, funds made available under this Act as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions hereof, including (without regard to the pro visions of section 4774 (d) of title 10, United States Code) expenditures for construction, repairs, and capital improvements; (9) disseminate, without regard to the provisions of section 321n of title 39, United States Code, data and information, in such form as he shall deem appro 22 priate, to public agencies, private organizations, and 23 24 25 the general public; and (10) establish such policies, standards, criteria, and procedures, prescribe such rules and regulations, 37-181-64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 enter into such contracts and agreements with public agencies and private organizations and persons, make such payments (in lump sum or installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in the case of grants, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments), and generally perform such activities and take such steps as he may deem to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. (b) To the maximum extent feasible, the Chairman 11 shall administer programs developed pursuant to this Act 12 through existing Federal agencies and utilize personnel 13 within such agencies. 14 15 NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL SEC. 8. (a) There is hereby established a National 16 Advisory Council on the Human and Resource Conservation 17 Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Council"). 18 The Advisory Council shall be composed of the Chairman 19 or his designee, who shall also be Chairman of the Advisory 20 Council, and not more than fourteen additional members 21 appointed by the Chairman without regard to the civil 22 service laws. The appointed members of the Advisory Coun23 cil shall be persons (including persons from public and vol24 untary organizations) representing the fields of conservation, 25 agriculture, education, training, youth employment, labor, |