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 112 STAT. 1042 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (b) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER RELATING TO FORMULA FUNDS. —Whenever the Secretary allots funds required to be allotted under this title, the Secretary shall publish in a timely fashion in the Federal Register the proposed amount to be distributed to each recipient of the funds. Deadline. (c) REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDS DISTRIBUTED BY FORMULA.— Al l funds required to be allotted under section 127 or 132 shall be allotted within 45 days after the date of enactment of the Act appropriating the funds, except that, if such funds are appropriated in advance as authorized by section 189(g), such funds snail be allotted or allocated not later than the March 31 preceding the program year for which such funds are to be available for obligation. Deadline. (d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER RELATING TO DISCRE- TIONARY FUNDS.—Whenever the Secretary utilizes a formula to allot or allocate funds made available for distribution at the Secretary's discretion under this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days prior to such allotment or allocation, publish such formula in the Federal Register for comments along with the rationale for the formula and the proposed amounts to be distributed to each State and local area. After consideration of any comments received, the Secretary shall publish final allotments and allocations in the Federal Register. Deadline. (e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds shall be made available under sections 128 and 133 for a local area not later than 30 days after the date the funds are made available to the Governor involved, under section 127 or 132 (as the case may be), or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is approved, whichever is later. 29 USC 2933. SEC. 183. MONITORING. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary is authorized to monitor all recipients of financial assistance under this title to determine whether the recipients are complying with the provisions of this title, including the regulations issued under this title. (b) INVESTIGATIONS.— The Secretary may investigate any matter the Secretary determines to be necessary to determine the compliance of the recipients with this title, including the regulations issued under this title. The investigations authorized by this subsection may include examining records (including making certified copies of the records), questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in which any part of a program or activity of such a recipient is conducted or in which any of the records of the recipient are kept. (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.— For the purpose of any investigation or hearing conducted under this title by the Secretary, the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 49) (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents) apply to the Secretary, in the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions apply to the Federal Trade Commission. 29 USC 2934. SEC. 184. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FISCAL CONTROLS BY STATES.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Each State shall establish such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper disbursal of, and accounting for. Federal funds allocated to \ocel areas under subtitle B. Such procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions carried out under

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