Pope Paul VI. has been foremost among those calling for a greater effort to help the deafblind. and this bill is one of the responses to those pleas. It could not be more timely. The bill also authorizes new efforts by vocational rehabilitation to reach handicapped migrant workers. who even without any physical handicap are among the most needy in this affluent society. In shaping this part of the bill. we attempted to leave as much flexibility as possible for rehabilitation workers to assist both the handicapped individual and his family. The situation of migrant workers is not that of the typical person in need of rehabilitation services. and there are difficult environmental factors which have to be surmounted. Once more. however. we anticipate that the gains will be all out of proportion to the funds expended. Finally. this bill provides a continuity of program authorizations through 1970 and the assurance that there will be no letdown in the level of funding authorized.