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 PUBLIC LAW 106-107—NOV. 20, 1999 113 STAT. 1487 (3) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— The term "Federal financial assistance" has the same meaning as defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, under which Federal financial assistance is provided, directly or indirectly, to a non-Federal entity. (4) LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term "local government" means a political subdivision of a State that is a unit of general local government (as defined under section 7501(a)(ll) of title 31, United States Code). (5) NON-FEDERAL ENTITY. —The term "non-Federal entity" means a State, local government, or nonprofit organization. (6) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. — The term "nonprofit organization" means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or other organization that— (A) is operated primarily for scientific, educational, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest; (B) is not organized primarily for profit; and (C) uses net proceeds to maintain, improve, or expand the operations of the organization. (7) STATE.—The term "State" means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any instrumentality thereof, any multi-State, regional, or interstate entity which has governmental functions, and any Indian Tribal Government. (8) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term "tribal government" means an Indian tribe, as that term is defined in section 7501(a)(9) of title 31, United States Code. (9) UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.—The term "uniform administrative rule" means a Governmentwide uniform rule for any generally applicable requirement established to achieve national policy objectives that applies to multiple Federal financial assistance programs across Federal agencies. SEC. 5. DUTIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. 31 USC 6101 (a) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided under subsection (b), not Deadline, later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal agency shall develop and implement a plan that— (1) streamlines and simplifies the application, administrative, and reporting procedures for Federal financial assistance programs administered by the agency; (2) demonstrates active participation in the interagency process under section 6(a)(2); (3) demonstrates appropriate agency use, or plans for use, of the common application and reporting system developed under section 6(a)(1); (4) designates a lead agency official for carrying out the responsibilities of the agency under this Act; (5) allows applicants to electronically apply for, and report on the use of, funds from the Federal financial assistance program administered by the agency; (6) ensures recipients of Federal financial assistance provide timely, complete, and high quality information in response to Federal reporting requirements; and

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