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 102 STAT. 124

Contracts.

PUBLIC LAW 100-294—APR. 25, 1988

evaluations will be submitted to the Secretary who will compile the results of projects funded by this section and submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, The emphasis of this program must focus on the improvement of the placement rate—not the aggregate number of special needs children placed in permanent homes. The Secretary, when reviewing grant applications shall give priority to grantees who propose improvements designed to continue in the absence of Federal funds. "(2) Each State entering into an agreement under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary for each fiscal year in a form and manner determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. Each application shall include verification of the placements described in paragraph (1). "(3)(A) Payments under this subsection shall begin during fiscal year 1989. Payments under this section during any fiscal year shall not exceed $1,000,000. No payment may be made under this subsection unless an amount in excess of $5,000,000 is appropriated for such fiscal year under section 205(a). "(B) Any payment made to a State under this subsection which is not used by such State for the purpose provided in paragraph (1) during the fiscal year payment is made shall revert to the Secretary on October 1st of the next fiscal year and shall be used to carry out the purposes of this Act.".

TITLE III—FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT.

42 USC 10409.

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is amended by— (1) striking "and" the first place it appears and inserting a comma; and (2) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.". (b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS AVAILABLE.—Section 310 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(c) The Secretary shall ensure that funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in this Act shall remain available until expended for the purposes for which they were appropriated.". SEC. 302. REMOVAL OF THREE-YEAR LIMIT ON GRANTS FOR SHELTERS.

Section 303(c) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(c)) is amended by striking out the second sentence. SEC. 303. AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT.

(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is amended by striking out section 312 the first time such section appears in such Act (Public Law 98-457; 42 U.S.C. 10411).

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