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PUBLIC LAW 89-794-NOV. 8, 1966

[80 STAT.

"(2) an opinion from a Certified Public Accountant or a duly licensed public accountant stating that the grantee has established such an accounting system." "(1)(1) The Director shall make or cause to be made a preliminary audit survey within 3 months after the effective date of a grant or contract with any public or private nonprofit agency, or combination thereof, under this section to review and evaluate the adeq^uacy of the grantee organization's and its delegate agencies' accounting systems and internal controls. "(2) Within 30 days of the completion of such survey, the Director shall determine on the basis of the findings and conclusions resulting from such survey whether the accounting systems of the grantee organization and its delegate agencies meet the standards set forth in subsections (k)(1) and (k)(2). If he shall determine that the standards have not been met, he shall immediately notify the grantee organization of his determination and he shall consider whether suspension of further payment of Federal funds under the subject grant is warranted. " (3) In the event of suspension of any grant funds pursuant to subsection (1)(2), the affected agency shall oe given not more than six months from the date of notice of suspension in which to establish, with the advice of Office of Economic Opportunity auditors, the procedures prescribed in subsection (k). A new audit shall be performed within this period and if, by the end of this period, the Director is still unable to determine that the accounting system meets the required standards he shall terminate the contract or grant. " (m) The Director shall establish such rules and regulations as may be recjuired to insure that public or private nonprofit agencies, or combinations thereof, maintain the standards of accounting set forth in sections 205(k)(1) and (2) during the period of any grant or contract under this section." COMMUNITY ACTION—^PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS

42 USC 2785.

gjjc. 210. Section 205 of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof (after the subsections inserted by section 209) the follow" (n) I n extending assistance under this section the Director is authorized to make grants for the payment of a reasonable allowance per meeting for attendance at community action agency board meetings or neighborhood community action council or committee meetings and for the reimbursement of other necessary expenses of attendance at such meetings to members of such boards, councils, or committees who are residents of the areas and members of the groups served in order to insure and encourage their max'mum feasible participation in the development, conduct, and administration oi community action prograihs: Provided, however, That no such payments shall be made for attendance at more than two meetings in a month, or to any person who is an employee of the United States Government, of a community action agency, or of a State or local governmental agency." COMMUNITY

ACTION

FAMILY

PLANNING

SERVICES

SKC. 211, Section 205 of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof (after the subsection added by section 210) the following: " (o)(1) In making grants for programs in the field of family planning the Director shall assure that family planning services, including

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