Without these funds. fewer lowincome people will be provided assistance in meeting fuel bills this winter. These additional funds would serve an estimated 300.000 households. Refugeetargeted assistance. $27.500.000. Targeted assistance funds would be limited to $50 million. a onethird reduction from fiscal year 1984. Targeted assistance funds serve localities highly impacted by heavy concentrations of refugees. Community services block grant. $20.272.000 more than the House continuing resolution. It is estimated an additional 1.1 million impoverished people would be served with the higher amount in the Senate bill. 40 new community action agencies would be open to provide antipoverty programs in unserved areas. Compensatory education for the disadvantaged: $16.6 million more in the Senate bill than the House continuing resolution. and the lower House amount results in approximately 22.000 fewer migrant children. and 12.000 fewer handicapped children in State institutions being served. Libraries: $63 million. The House bill provides no increase in public library service. and completely eliminates Federal matching funds for library construction renovation.
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