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The '''Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965''' (Pub.L. 89−136, 79 Stat. 552) established the [[Economic Development Administration]] in the [[U.S. Department of Commerce]] to provide grants to economically distressed communities to support employment and industrial and commercial growth.<ref name=law>[http://epw.senate.gov/pweda65.pdf Text of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended]</ref>
== History ==
The bill became law on August 26, 1965 and was substantially amended by the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998.<ref name=law/>
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-331/uslm/COMPS-331.xml Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-331/pdf/COMPS-331.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-331/ details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection]
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/link/statute/89/public/136?link-type=pdf&.pdf Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965] as enacted ([https://www.govinfo.gov/link/statute/89/public/136?link-type=details details]) in the [[United States Statutes at Large|US Statutes at Large]]
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