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 PUBLIC LAW 99-576—OCT. 28, 1986

100 STAT. 3263

satisfaction of the Administrator that the State has provided adequate financial support for construction of the project. "(B) In a case in which approval of an application is deferred under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Administrator shall select for award of a grant or grants under this subsection an application or applications which would not have been approved during the fiscal year but for the deferral and to which the Administrator accords the highest priority under paragraph (2) of this ^'"''' '3iJ B g subsection. "(C) An application deferred in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph shall be accorded priority in any subsequent fiscal year ahead of applications that had not been approved before the first day of the fiscal year in which the deferred application was first approved. "(D) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 'July 1 deadline' means July 1 of the fiscal year in which the State is notified by the Administrator of the availability of funding for a grant for such project.". (c) REPEAL OF LIMIT ON GRANTS TO ANY STATE.—Section 5035(d) is 38 USC 5035. amended— (1) by striking out "(1)" and all that follows through "shall ' - : provide for payment" and inserting in lieu thereof "The amount .'II i^iA, '>3U di of a grant under this subchapter shall be paid"; and (2) by striking out paragraph (2). (d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5031 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall 38 USC 5031 take effect on July 1, 1987. note. (f) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Administrator of Veterans' 38 USC 5035 Affairs shall prescribe regulations not later than April 1, 1987, to "°*^implement the amendments made by this section. . -• '"

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PART D—MISCELLANEOUS

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SEC. 231. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) REPORTING PERIOD FOR REPORTS ON SPECIAL PAY FOR VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS.—Section 4118(g)(2)(C) is

amended by striking out "December 31, 1982, and once every two years" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1988, and once every four years". (b) CONDITIONAL ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON CONTRACT DENTAL CARE.—Paragraph (4) of section 612(b) is

amended— (1) by striking out "In" after "(4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 13,1 paragraph, in"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) A report under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph with respect to a fiscal year is not required if, in the documents submitted by the Administrator to the Congress in justification for the amounts included for Veterans' Administration programs in the President's Budget, the Administrator specifies with respect to contract dental care described in such subparagraph—


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