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72 Stat. 384; !1 Stat. 268.

PUBLIC LAW 93-113-OCT. 1, 1973

[87 STAT.

trative proceedings to which full-time volunteers (or part-time volunteers when such proceeding arises directly out of the performance of activities pursuant to this Act or section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)) serving under this Act have been made parties. GUIDELINES

Publication in Federal Register.

SEC. 420. All rules, regulations, guidelines, instructions, and application forms published or promulgated pursuant to this Act shall be l)ublished in the Federal Register at least thirty days prior to their effective date, DEFINITIONS

Ante, p. 401.

86 Stat. 697.

SEC. 421, For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term "Director" means the Director of the ACTION agency; (2) the terms "United States" and "States" mean the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico. Guam, and American Samoa and, for the purposes of title II of this Act, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; (3) the term "nonprofit" as applied to any agency, institution, or organization means an agency, institution, or organization which is, or is owned and operated by, one or more corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and (4) the term "poor" or "low-income" persons, individuals, or volunteers means such individuals whose incomes fall at or below the poverty line as set forth in section 625 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended by Public Law 92-424 (42 U.S.C. 297ld): Provided, That in determining who is "poor" or "lowincome", the Director shall take into consideration existing poverty guidelines as appropriate to local situations. AUDIT

Recordkeeping.

SEC. 422. (a) Each recipient of Federal grants, subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or loans entered into under this Act other than by formal advertising, and which are otherwise authorized by this Act, shall keep such records as the Director shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. (b) The Director and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall, until the expiration of three years after completion of the project or undertaking referred to in subsection (a) of this section, have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of such recipients which in the opinion of the Director or the Comptroller General may be related or pertinent to the grants, contracts, subcontracts, subgrants, or loans referred to in subsection (a).

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