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 226 srxrr-snvmvrn oonennss. sm. 1. os. 135. 1921. Children’s Bureau shall ascertain the amounts that have been appropriated b the legislatures of the several States accepting the provisions of this Act and shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount to which each State is entitled under the rovisions of ,,,I§§§§i#§“?*°”m°"° this Act. Such certificate shall state (1) that the State has, through its legislative authority, accepted the provisions of this Act and des- ' ated or authorized the creation of an agency to cooperate with the @ldren’s Bureau, or that the State has otherwise accepted this Act, as provided in section 4 hereof; (2) the fact that the proper agency of the State has submitted to the Children’s Bureau detailed lans for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and that such planslhave been approved by the board; (3) the amount, if any, that has been appropriated bg, the legislature of the State for the maintenance of t e services an facilities of this Act, as provided in section 2 hereof; Payment Mmmm and (4) the amount to which the State is entitled under the plrovicnsmupan. sions of this Act. Such certificate, when in conformity wit the _ provisions hereof, shall, until revoked as provided in section 12 ereof, be sufficient authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to make payment to the State in accordance therewith. lm S“‘° Sec. 11. Each State pienc cooperating with the Children’s Bureau under this Act sh malts suc reports concerning its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed or requested by the HF ==;¤¤<;g‘d°¤g·¢cg;tgrj bureau. '1‘he Children’s Bureau may, with the approval of the board, miaigwxmimia. f and shall, u on request of a majority of the card, withhold an further certigcate provided for in section 10 hereof whenever it shall be determined as to any State that the agency thereof has not properly expended the moneg paid to it or the moneys herein required to be appropriated by such tate for the p1u·poses and in accordance with the provisions of this Act-. Such certificate ma be withheld _ until such time or ufpon such conditions as the Childii·cn's Bureau, d,,§{{*’°°“°*h° P'°"’ with the approval 0 the board, may determine; when so withheld the State agency may appeal to the President of the United States gmm. who may either aflirm or reverse the action of the B1u·eau with such ,,,;`g°*§,‘§’,,,§§,,§,’,‘Q;f,,*§,§’,§ directions as he shall consider roper: Provided, That before any ¤¤<=¤¤¢- such certificate shall be withheld) from any State, the chairman of the board shall give notice in wrif to the authoritg desi ated to represent the State, stating specifildaiiy wherein said tate gis failed _ _ to comply with the provisions of this Act. ,,,B§,,,§§,d;’,}{“"'“g`* Sec. 12. No portion of any moneys a portioned under this Act for the benefit of the States shall be applied, directly or indirectly, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings or e uilpment, or or the purchase or rental of any buildings Pension or num- or lands nor dire any such moneys or moneys required to be a prog'“‘““" ‘°*'l""d°"‘ priated by any State for the purposes and in accordance witii the provisions of this Act be used for the payment of any maternity or infancy pension, sti end, or gratuity. "““““l '°l’°"* €°°‘ ‘ Sec. 13. The Childrens Bureau shall perform the duties ass' ed to it by this Act under the supervision of the Secretary of Liiilor, and he shall include in his annual re rt to Congress a full account of the administration of this Act angoexpenditures of the moneys hmmm [Ad herein authorized. _ ° Sec., 14. This Act shall be construed as intending to secure to the various States control of the administration of this Act within their gespective States, subject only to the provisions and purposes of this ct. Approved, November 23, 1921.