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 102 STAT. 3064

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988 ning on the expiration of the period described in subparagraph (A). "(2) If the Secretary makes a determination that it is not practicable to administer a program referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with the time limitations described in such paragraph, the Secretary may adjust the time limitations accordingly. "(c)

REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADJUSTMENTS IN TIME

LIMITATIONS.—With respect to any program for which a determination described in subsection (b)(2) is made, the Secretary shall— "(1) if the determination is made before the Secretary issues a solicitation for proposals pursuant to the program, ensure that the solicitation describes the time limitations as adjusted by the determination; and "(2) if the determination is made after the Secretary issues such a solicitation for proposals, issue a statement describing the time limitations as adjusted by the determination and individually notify, with respect to the determination, each applicant whose application is submitted before the expiration of the 3-month period beginning on the date on which the solicitation was issued. "(d)

ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Except as

provided

in

subsection (e), the Secretary shall annually prepare, for inclusion in the comprehensive report required in section 2301, a report— "(A) summarizing programs for which the Secretary has made a determination described in subsection (b)(2), including a description of the time limitations as adjusted by the determination and including a summary of the solicitation issued by the Secretary for proposals pursuant to the program; and "(B) summarizing applications that— "(i) were submitted pursuant to a program of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements referred to in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) for which a determination described in paragraph (2) of such subsection has not been made; and "(ii) were not processed in accordance with the time limitations described in such paragraph (1). "(e) QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1989.—For fiscal year 1989, the report required in subsection (d) shall, not less than quarterly, be prepared and submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. 42 USC 300CC-2.

"SEC. 2303. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Personnel Management or the Administrator of General Services, as the case may be, shall respond to any priority request made by the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or the Director of the National Institutes of Health, not later than 21 days after the date on which such request is made. If the Director of the Office of Personnel Management or the Administrator of Gteneral Services, as the case may 1^, does not disapprove a priority request during the 21-day period, the request shall be deemed to be approved.

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