Pub. L. 91-177, tit. I, sec. 104
amendments with respect to legal services program
amendments with respect to legal services program Sec. 104. (a) Section 222(a)(3) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is amended by striking out “counseling, education, and other appropriate services” and inserting in lieu thereof “legal counseling, education in legal matters, and other appropriate legal services”. (b) Section 222(a)(3) of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Members of the Armed Forces, and members of their immediate families, shall be eligible to obtain legal services under such programs in cases of extreme hardship (determined in accordance with regulations of the Director issued after consultation with the Secretary of Defense): Provided, That nothing in this sentence shall be so construed as to require the Director to expand or enlarge existing programs or to initiate new programs in order to carry out the provisions of this sentence unless and until the Secretary of Defense assumes the cost of such services and has reached agreement with the Director on reimbursement for all such additional costs as may be incurred in carrying out the provisions of this sentence.”