Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1027

 91 STAT. 993

PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977

the total amounts deferred may not exceed $1,000,000. Application may be made for receipt of deferred grants at any time during the five years, subject to the matching funds requirement of this subsection and the availability of appropriations under this subsection. "(e) Each recipient of assistance under this section shall keep such Recordkeeping, records as the Secretary of Agriculture shall, by regulation, prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such funds are given or used, and the amount of that portion of the costs of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Audit. Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under this section. "(f) The Secretary of Agriculture shall limit allowable overhead costs, with respect to grants awarded under this section, to those necessary to carry out the purposes of the grants. "(g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, Appropriation there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec- authorization. essary to carry out the provisions of this section. "(h) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to issue such Rules and rules and regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out regulations. the provisions of this section.". GRANTS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY

MEDICINE

SEC. 1415. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a program of grants to States for the purpose of meeting the costs of construction, employing faculty, acquiring equipment, and taking other action relating to the initial establishment and initial operation of schools of veterinary medicine, or the expansion of existing schools of veterinary medicine, as determned by the Secretary by regulations. This grant program shall be based on a matching formula of 50 per centum Federal and 50 per centum State funding. (b) Except with respect to the States of Alaska and Hawaii, the Secretary shall give preference in awarding grants to States which file, with their application for funds under this section, assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that— (1) the State has established, or has made a reasonable effort to establish, a veterinary medical training program with one or more States without colleges of veterinary medicine which consists of appropriate cooperative agreements providing for a sharing of curriculum and costs by the individual States; and (2) the clinical training of the school to be established or expanded shall emphasize care and preventive medical programs for food-producing animals. Notwithstanding clause (1) of this subsection, no State which the Secretary determines has made a reasonable effort to establish appropriate cooperative agreements shall be denied a grant or otherwise prejudiced because of its failure to establish such cooperative agreements. (c) Funds appropriated to carry out this section for any fiseal^ear shall be apportioned and distributed as follows: (1) Four per centum shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for administration, program assistance to eligible States, and program coordination.

7 USC 3151.

Grant preference





Funds, apportionment.

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