information—catalog and dissemination

information—catalog and dissemination Sec. 608. Section 613 of the Act is amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 613.” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(b) The Director shall publish and maintain on a current basis, a catalog of Federal programs relating to individual and community improvement. The Director is further authorized to make grants from funds appropriated to carry out title II of this Act, to States and communities to establish information service centers for the collection, correlation, and distribution of information required to further the purposes of this Act. “(c) In order to insure that all Federal programs related to the purposes of this Act are utilized to the maximum possible extent, and m order to insure that all appropriate officials are kept fully informed of such programs, the Director shall establish procedures to assure prompt distribution to States and local agencies of all current information, including administrative rules, regulations and guidelines, required by such agencies far the effective performance of their responsibilities.”