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PUBLIC LAW 89-182-SEPT. 14, 1965

[79 STAT.

agency, participating institutions, or persons authorized to receive them under the terms of the agreement between the cooperating States. When the cooperative agreement designates an interstate agency to act on behalf of all of the cooperating States, it shall submit to the Secretary for review and approval under section 6 an interstate fiveyear plan and an annual interstate technical services program which, as nearly as practicable, shall meet the requirements of section 4 and section 5. CONSENT OF CONGRESS Interstate compacts.

SEC. 8. (a) The consent of the Congress is given to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance and in designating agencies, under section 7, for accomplishing the purposes of this Act. (b) The n ^ h t to alter, amend, or repeal this section, or consent granted by this section, is expressly reserved. ADVISORY COUNCIL

Reports.

Expenses.

SEC. 9. Each designated agency shall appoint an advisory council for technical services, the members of which shall represent broad community interests and shall be qualified to evaluate programs submitted under section 4. The advisory council shall review each annual program, evaluate its relation to the purposes of this Act, and report its findings to the designated agency and the Governor or his designee. Each report of each advisory council shall be available to the Secretary on request. Members of any such advisory fcouncil shall not be compensated for serving as such, but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred by them in connection with attending meetings of any advisory council of which they are members. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PAYMENTS

Publication in Federal Register.

Publication in Federal Register.

SEC. 10. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966; $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968. (b) From these amounts, the Secretary is authorized to make an annual payment to each designated agency, participating institution, or person authorized to receive payments in support of each approved technical services program. Maximum amounts which may be paid to the States under this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register from time to time, considering (1) population according to the last decennial census; (2) business, commercial, industrial and economic development and productive efficiency; and (3) technical resources. (c) The Secretary may reserve an amount equal to not more than 20 per centum of the total amount appropriated for each year under this section and is authorized to make payments from such amount to any designated agency or participating institution for technical services programs which he determines have special merit or to any qualified institution for additional programs which he determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, under criteria and regulations that he shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register.

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