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 112 STAT. 2742 PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 "(d) PLAN.— In order for an Indian tribe or tribal organization to be eligible for a grant award for a fiscal year under this section, the tribe or organization shall submit to the Secretary a plan for such fiscal year that meets such criteria as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. "(e) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: "(1) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— The terms 'Indian tribe' and 'tribal organization' mean a tribe, band, or other organized group recognized in the State in which the tribe, band, or group resides, or considered by the Secretary of the Interior, to be an Indian tribe or an Indian organization for any purpose. "(2) INDIAN.—The term 'Indian' means a member of an Indian tribe or of a tribal organization. 42 USC 9912. " SEC. 678. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. Establishment. "(a) OFFICE.— The Secretary shall carry out the functions of this subtitle through an Office of Community Services, which shall be established in the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office shall be headed by a Director. "(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— The Secretary shall carry out functions of this subtitle through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. 42 USC 9913. "SEC. 678A. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER ACTIVI- TIES. " (a) ACTIVITIES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall use amounts reserved in section 674(b)(2)— "(A) for training, technical assistance, planning, evaluation, and performance measurement, to assist States in carrying out corrective action activities and monitoring (to correct programmatic deficiencies of eligible entities), and for reporting and data collection activities, related to programs carried out under this subtitle; and "(B) to distribute amounts in accordance with subsection (c). " (2) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— The activities described in paragraph (1)(A) may be carried out by the Secretary through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with appropriate entities. "(b) TERMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS.— The process for determining the training and technical assistance to be carried out under this section shall— "(1) ensure that the needs of eligible entities and programs relating to improving program quality (including quality of financial management practices) are addressed to the maximum extent feasible; and "(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure responsiveness to local needs, including an ongoing procedure for obtaining input from the national and State networks of eligible entities. "(c) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The amounts reserved under section 674(b)(2)(A) for activities to be carried out under this subsection shall be distributed directly to eligible entities, organizations, or associations described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of improving program quality (including quality of financial management practices), management information and reporting

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