Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to establish an energy conservation service program to enable low-income individuals and families, particularly the elderly and severely handicapped persons, to participate in energy conservation and energy assistance programs designed to reduce energy consumption and the impact of high energy costs. Directs the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity to establish a weatherization program to improve the energy efficiency of the dwellings of such persons and their families and to provide access to low-cost, alternative energy sources. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States, Indian tribal organizations, and migrant and seasonal farmworker organizations for such purposes. Directs the Director to issue regulations to carry out such program, and sets forth the nature of such regulations. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 and establishes allotments of such funds to be followed by the Director. Stipulates that in any State where the Director determines that low-income members of an Indian tribe or migrant and seasonal farmworkers are n…