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 114 STAT. 2070 PUBLIC LAW 106-472—NOV. 9, 2000 "(1) IN GENERAL. —TO"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: " (2) FEES AND PENALTIES.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may assess and collect reasonable fees and late payment penalties to mediate and arbitrate disputes arising between parties in connection with transactions involving agricultural products moving in foreign commerce under the jurisdiction of a multinational entity. "(B) DEPOSIT.— Fees and penalties collected under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited into the account that incurred the cost of providing the mediation or arbitration service. "(C) AVAILABILITY. —Fees and penalties collected under subparagraph (A) shall be available to the Secretary without further Act of appropriation and shall remain available until expended to pay the expenses of the Secretary for providing mediation and arbitration services under this paragraph. "(D) No REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF SERVICES.—No person shall be required by the Secretary to use the mediation and arbitration services provided under this paragraph.". SEC. 304. COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH EXTREME UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEVERE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a) of the Consohdated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(20) COMMUNITY FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH EXTREME UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEVERE ECO- NOMIC DEPRESSION.— "(A) DEFINITION OF NOT EMPLOYED RATE.— In this paragraph, the term 'not employed rate', with respect to a community, means the percentage of individuals over the age of 18 who reside within the community and who are ready, willing, and able to be employed but are unable to find employment, as determined by the department of labor of the State in which the community is located. "(B) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make graints to associations, units of general local government, nonprofit corporations, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) in a State to provide the Federal share of the cost of developing specific essential community facilities in rural communities with respect to which the not employed rate is greater than the lesser of— "(i) 500 percent of the average national unemploy- ment rate on the date of the enactment of this paragraph, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or "(ii) 200 percent of the average national unemploy- ment rate during the Great Depression, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "(C) FEDERAL SHARE. —Paragraph (19)(B) shall apply to a grant made under this paragraph.

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