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 PUBLIC LAW 94-503—OCT. 15, 1976

90 STAT. 2415

SECTION 30 6 AMENDMENTS

SEC. 113. Section 306 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Grants, funds Act of 1968 is amended by inserting the following between the t h i r d allocation. and fourth sentences of the unnumbered paragraph in subsection (a): 42 USC 3736. " W h e r e a State does not have an adequate forum to enforce g r a n t provisions imposing liability on Indian tribes, the Administration is authorized to waive State liability and may pursue such legal remedies as are necessary.". SECTION 3 0 7

AMENDMENT

SEC. 114. Section 307 of such Act is amended by striking out " and of riots and other violent civil disorders" and inserting in lieu thereof the following " and programs and projects designed to reduce court congestion and backlog and to improve the fairness and efficiency of the judicial system".

Grants, priority programs. 42 USC 3737.

TECHNICAL AMENDMENT

SEC. 115. Section 308 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking out "302(b)" and inserting "303" 42 USC 3738. Ante, p. 2413. in lieu thereof. ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT GRANTS

42 USC 3733.

SEC. 116. Part C of title I of such Act is amended by inserting immediately after section 308 the following new section: " SEC. 309. (a) The Attorney General is authorized to provide assist- 42 USC 3739. ance and make grants to States which have State plans approved under subsection (c) of this section to improve the antitrust enforcement capability of such State. " (b) The attorney general of any State desiring to receive assist- Plan, submittal, ance or a g r a n t under this section shall submit a plan consistent with such basic criteria as the Attorney General may establish under subsection (d) of this section. Such plan shall— " (1) provide for the administration of such plan by the attorney general of such State; " (2) set foith a program for training State officers and employees to improve the antitrust enforcement capability of such State; " (3) establish such fiscal controls and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disposal of and accounting of Federal funds paid to the State including such funds paid by the State to any agency of such State under this section; and " (4) provide for making reasonable reports in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require to carry out his function under this section, and for keeping such records and affording such access thereto as the Attorney General may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. " (c) The Attorney General shall approve any State plan and any modification thereof which complies with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. " (d) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this eriteria. section the Attorney General shall, by regulation, prescribe basic criteria for the purpose of establishing equitable distribution of funds received under this section among the States. " (e) Payments under this section shall be made from the allotment to any State which administers a plan approved under this section. Payments to a State under this section may be made in installments, in advance, or by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on

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