It adds to that proposal for manpower reform one of the major recommendations of the Kerner Commissionpublic service employmentwhich has been endorsed by the National Governors Conference. the National League of Cities. the U.S. Conference of Mayors. the Urban Coalition. the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. the AFLCIO. and many other national organizations. Its third basic feature is the establishment of badly needed special programs for persons not ordinarily served by conventional manpower programsIndians. migrant workers. the middle aged and older workers. the Spanish speaking and other bilingual minority groups. It also retains and strengthens as special programs some of those experimental programs which have proven to be highly effective. These special programs have strong support from many Senators in both parties and from groups such as the Congress of American Indians. the National Council of Senior Citizens. the National Association of Neighborhood Youth Corps Directors. the National Farmers Union. and many other organizations and individuals.