community action—payment of allowances for attendance at meetings

community action—payment of allowances for attendance at meetings Sec. 210. Section 205 of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof (after the subsections inserted by section 209) the following: “(n) In extending assistance under this section the Director is authorized to make grants for the payment of a reasonable allowance per meeting for attendance at community action agency board meetings or neighborhood community action council or committee meetings and for the reimbursement of other necessary expenses of attendance at such meetings to members of such boards, councils, or committees who are residents of the areas and members of the groups served in order to insure and encourage their maximum feasible participation in the development, conduct, and administration of community action programs: Provided, however, That no such payments shall be made for attendance at more than two meetings in a month, or to any person who is an employee of the United States Government, of a community action agency, or of a State or local governmental agency.”