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 108 STAT. 1874 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 of the proposed budget and a notice of the time and place of the hearing. "(2) AVAILABILITY. — By the 30th day after adoption of the budget under State or local law, the government shall— "(A) make available for inspection by the public at the principal office of the government a summary of the adopted budget, including the proposed use of the payment; and Publication. "(B) publish in at least one newspaper of general circulation a notice that the information referred to in subparagraph (A) is available for inspection. "(c) WAIVERS OF REQUIREMENTS.— A requirement— "(1) under subsection (a)(1) may be waived if the budget process required under the applicable State or local law or charter provisions— "(A) ensures the opportunity for public attendance and participation contemplated by subsection (a); and "(B) includes a hearing on the proposed use of a pay- ment received under this chapter in relation to the entire budget of the government; and "(2) under subsection (b)(1)(B) and paragraph (2)(B) may be waived if the cost of publishing the information would be unreasonably burdensome in relation to the amount allocated to the government from amounts available for payment under this chapter, or if publication is otherwise impracticable. "(d) EXCEPTION TO 10-DAY LIMITATION. — If the Secretary is satisfied that a unit of general local government will provide adequate notice of the proposed use of a payment received under this chapter, the 10-day period under subsection (b)(1) may be changed to the extent necessary to comply with applicable State or local law. '*§6711. Prohibited discrimination "(a) GENERAL PROHIBITION.^NO person in the United States shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, a program or activity of a unit of general local government because of race, color, national origin, or sex if the government receives a payment under this chapter. " (b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS. — The following prohibitions and exemptions also apply to a program or activity of a unit of general local government if the government receives a payment under this chapter: "(1) A prohibition against discrimination because of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. "(2) A prohibition against discrimination against an otherwise qualified handicapped individual under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. "(3) A prohibition against discrimination because of religion, or an exemption from that prohibition, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or title VIII of the Act of April 11, 1968 (popularly known as the Civil Rights Act of 1968). "(c) LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.— Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if the government shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that a payment received under this chapter is not used to pay for any part of the program or activity with respect to which the allegation of discrimination is made.

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