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 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1209 "(5) develop a statement of objectives and priorities on an annual basis, and provide to the public, including individusds with disabilities and, as appropriate, the individuals' representatives, an opportunity to comment on the objectives and priorities established by, and activities of, the system including— "(A) the objectives and priorities for the activities of the system for each year and the rationale for the establishment of such objectives and priorities; and "(B) the coordination of programs provided through the system under this section with the advocacy programs of the client assistance program under section 112, the State long-term care ombudsman program established under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq.), and the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally 111 Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.); "(6) establish a grievance procedure for clients or prospec- Procedures, tive clients of the system to ensure that individuals with disabilities are Eifforded equal opportunity to access the services of the system; and "(7) provide assurances to the Commissioner that funds made available under this section will be used to supplement and not supplant the non-Federal funds that would otherwise be made available for the purpose for which Federal funds are provided. "(g) CARRYOVER AND DIRECT PAYMENT.— "(1) DIRECT PAYMENT.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner shall pay directly to any system that complies with the provisions of this section, the amount of the allotment of the State or the grant for the eligible system that serves the American Indian consortium involved under this section, unless the State or American Indisui consortium provides otherwise. "(2) CARRYOVER.— Any amount paid to an eligible system that serves a State or American Indian consortium for a fiscal year that remedns unobligated at the end of such year shall remain available to such system that serves the State or American Indian consortium for obligation during the next fiscal year for the purposes for which such amount was paid. "(h) LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— For purposes of any audit, report, or evaluation of the performance of the program established under this section, the Commissioner shall not require such a program to disclose the identity of, or any other personally identifiable information related to, any individual requesting assistance under such program. "(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COST. — In any State in which an eligible system is located within a State agency, a State may use a portion of any allotment under subsection (c) for the cost of the administration of the system required by this section. Such portion may not exceed 5 percent of the allotment. "(j) DELEGATION. — The Commissioner may delegate the administration of this program to the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Health and Human Services. "(k) REPORT. —The Commissioner shall annually prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the

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