Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1650

 91 STAT. 1616

PUBLIC LAW 95-220—DEC. 28, 1977 (2) describe the program, the objectives of the program, and the types of activities which have been funded under the program; (3) describe the eligibility requirements, the formulas governing the distribution of funds, the types of assistance, the uses and restrictions on the use of assistance, and the obligations and duties of recipients under the program; (4) provide financial information, including the amount of funds appropriated for the current fiscal year or, if unavailable, the amount of funds requested by the President, and the amounts obligated, and the average amounts of awards made in past years; (5) identify information contacts including the administering office and regional and local offices and their addresses and telephone numbers; (6) provide a general description of any application requirements and procedures and, to the extent practical, an estimate of the time required to process the application. (b)(1) Each Federal agency shall furnish to the Director, at such times as the Director may determine, current information on all domestic assistance programs administered by such Federal agency. (2) The Director shall on a regular basis incorporate into the data base all relevant information received under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

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SEC. 5. (a) The Director shall establish and maintain a computerized information system to provide access to the data base. (b) The Director, to the ^eatest extent practicable, shall provide for the widespread availability of information contained in the data base, by computer terminals wherever available. (c) The Director, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when he determines the efficiency of the information system established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section requires it, may enter into contracts with private organizations to obtain computer time-sharing services including, but not limited to, comj^uter telecommunications networks, computer software, and associated services. (d) The Director shall insure that the information available under this Act is made available to the public at a reasonable price. (e) The Director may develop information services to further assist State and local government officials identify or obtain sources of Federal assistance. CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 6. (a) The Director shall prepare and publish each year a catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the "catalog"). (b) The Director shall prepare and publish supplements to the catalog as necessary. (c) The Director may prepare and publish specialized compilations of the information in the catalog by function as necessary. (d) The catalog shall contain, in such form as the Director determines— (1) all substantive information on Federal domestic assistance programs that is in the data base at the time that the catalog is ' prepared;

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