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 90 STAT. 1972 Application and plan for financial assistance.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-462—OCT. 8, 1976

" (2) In order to receive Federal financial assistance under this subsection in any fiscal year, any appropriate entity desiring to receive such assistance shall submit an application for such grants at such time g g gj^all be specified by the Chairman. Each such application shall be ^ accompanied by a plan which the Chairman finds— "(A) provides assurances that the grant recipient will comply with the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection; "(B) provides that funds paid to the grant recipient will be expended solely on programs which carry out the objectives of subsection (c) of this section; "(C) establishes a membership policy \^^hich is designed to assure broad public representation with respect to programs administered by such grant recipient; "(D) provides a nomination process which assures opportunities for nomination to membership from various groups within the State involved and from a variety of segments of the population of such State, and including individuals who by reason of their achievement, scholarship, or creativity in the humanities, are especially qualified to serve; " (E) provides for a membership rotation process which assures the regular rotation of the membership and officers of such grant recipient and which complies with the provisions of paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection; " (F) establishes reporting procedures which are designed to inform the chief executive officer of the State involved, and other appropriate officers and agencies, of the activities of such grant recipient; "(G) establishes procedures to assure public access to information relating to such activities; and " (H) provides that such grant recipient shall make reports to the Chairman, in such form, at such times, and containing such information, as the Chairman may require. "(3)(A) Whenever a State desires that an appropriate officer or agency of such State appoint 50 per centum of the membership of the governing body of the grant recipient involved, such State shall— "(i) for the first fiscal year with respect to which such State desires to make such appointments, match, from State funds, 50 per centum of that portion of the Federal financial assistance received by such grant recipient under this subsection which exceeds $100,000; " (ii) for the second fiscal year with respect to which such State desires to make such appointments, match, from State funds, that portion of the Federal financial assistance received by such grant recipient under this subsection which exceeds $100,000; and "(iii) with respect to each fiscal year thereafter, match, from State funds, the total amount of Federal financial assistance received by such grant recipient under this subsection for the fiscal year involved. "(B) In any State in which the State does not desire to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the grant recipient shall— " (i) establish a procedure which assures that two members of the governing body of such grant recipient shall be appointed by an appropriate officer or agency of such State; and "(ii) provide, from any source, an amount equal to the total amount of Federal financial assistance received by such grant recipient under this subsection in the fiscal year involved.

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