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 PUBLIC LAW 95-351—AUG. 20, 1978

92 STAT. 513

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND MARKET SURVEYS

SEC. 206. The Office may, at the request of any eligible cooperative, 12 USC 3046. provide a financial analysis of the applicant's capital structure and needs and its cost of operations, survey the market for the goods or services the cooperative makes or desires to make available to its members or patrons or the users of its facilities. DIRECTOR AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE

SEC. 207. The Office shall develop and make available, alone or in 12 USC 3047. concert with other organizations, a program for training directors and staff of eligible cooperatives to improve their understanding of their responsibilities; the problems of and solutions for effective and efficient operation of their organizations or of cooperatives in general; and may by any means it deems appropriate, conduct membership studies, provide membership education programs, and programs for informing consumers and the general public of the advantages of cooperative action. Management supervision, review, and consultations shall be available from the Office to any eligible cooperative. G O V E R N M E N T ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 208. The Office shall work closely with all United States Gov- 12 USC 3048. ernment agencies offering programs for which consumer cooperatives may be eligible to assure that information concerning all such programs is made available to eligible cooperatives. AUTHORIZATION

SEC. 209. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office 12 USC 3049. $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, such sums as may be necessary for the administration of this title. Any sums so appropriated shall remain available until expended. FEES FOR SERVICES

SEC. 210. The Office may make the technical assistance services under 12 USC 3050. this title available for such fees as it may establish, except that such services as the Office may determine may be made available without charge to eligible cooperatives depending on the nature of the services or on ability to pay. Any fees collected shall be accounted for separately and be available for expenses of the Office. TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LAW

SEC. 301. (a) Section 201 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 U.S.C. 856) is amended by redesignating paragraph (6) the second time it appears therein as paragraph (7), by striking out "and" immediately before " (9) " and by inserting ", and (10) the National Consumer Cooperative Bank" immediately before the period at the end thereof.

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