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PUBLIC LAW 93-644-JAN. 4, 1975

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"RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND PILOT PROJECTS

"SEC. 102. (a) The Director may provide financial assistance through grants or contracts for research, demonstration, or pilot projects conducted by public or private agencies which are designed to test or assist in the development of new approaches or methods that will aid in overcoming special problems or otherwise furthering the purposes of this title. " (b) The Director shall establish an overall plan to govern the approval of research, demonstration, and pilot projects and the use of all research authority under this title. Such plan shall set forth specific objectives to be achieved and priorities among such objectives. I n formulating the plan, the Director shall consult with other Federal agencies for the purpose of minimizing duplication among similar activities or projects and determining whether the findings resulting from any such projects may be incorporated into one or more programs for which those agencies are responsible. "(c) No project shall be commenced under this section unless a plan setting forth such proposed project has been submitted to the chief executive officer of the State in which the project is to be located and such plan has not been disapproved by him within thirty days of such submission, or, if so disapproved, has been reconsidered by the Director and found by him to be fully consistent with the provisions and in furtherance of the purposes of this title. " (d) I n making grants or contracts under this title, the Director shall give due consideration to requests for funds by applicants receiving financial assistance under this title in any fiscal year shall be made available for programs or projects receiving financial assistance under section 221 or 235 of this Act.

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42 USC 28O8. Post,

p. 2296.

"CONSULTATION

"SEC. 103. I n carrying out projects under this title, the Director shall, whenever feasible, arrange to obtain the opinions of program participants about the strengths and weaknesses of programs.

'*2 USC 2713.

"ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND PILOT PROJECTS

"SEC. 104. (a) The Director shall make a public announcement concerning— "(1) the title, purpose, intended completion date, identity of the grantee or contractor, and proposed cost of any grant or contract with a private or non-Federal public agency or organization for any research, demonstration, or pilot project under this title; and "(2) the results, findings, data, or recommendations made or reported as a result of such research, demonstration, or pilot project.

42 USC 2714,

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