This will not only provide many vitally needed community servicesin such fields as health. public safety. education. transportation. pollution control. housing and neighborhood developmentbut will also help to open the door for new employment opportunities for thousands of unemployed persons. Second. the programs of comprehensive manpower services can prepare. train and place jobless persons in gainful employment. Additionally. the Employment and Training Opportunities Act establishes a number of important special emphasis programs for segments of our population who have been underrepresented in the Nations employment and training effortsIndians. Spanishspeaking minorities. migrant workers and the elderly. As a sponsor of one of these categorical programsthe MiddleAged and Older Workers Employment amendmentI address my remarks to this muchneeded provision. Various indices suggest that the critical period in the worklives of adults occurs during their late forties or early fifties.