Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1393

 PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982

96 STAT. 1351

be required to be submitted more than once each quarter unless specifically requested by the Congress or a committee thereof. (b)(l)(A) In order to evaluate compliance with the provisions of investigations. this Act, the Secretary shall conduct, in several States, in each fiscal year investigations of the use of funds received by recipients under this Act. (B) In order to insure compliance with the provisions of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States may conduct investigations of the use of funds received under this Act by any recipient. (2) In conducting any investigation under this Act, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States may not request the compilation of any new information not readily available to such recipient. (c) Each State, each administrative entity designated under title I, Ante, p. 1327. and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, grantee or contractor of a recipient) receiving funds under this Act shall— (1) make such reports concerning its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the Secretary, and (2) prescribe and maintain a management information system, in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate the uniform compilation and analysis of programmatic and financial data, on statewide and service delivery area bases, necessary for reporting, monitoring, and evaluating purposes. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION

SEC. 166. (a) Whenever any applicant for financial assistance 29 USC 1576. under this Act is dissatisfied because the Secretary has made a determination not to award financial assistance in whole or in part to such applicant, the applicant may request a hearing before an administrative law judge of the Department of Labor. A similar hearing may also be requested by any recipient upon whom a corrective action or a sanction has been imposed by the Secretary. Except to the extent provided for in section 167, all other disputes arising under this Act shall be adjudicated under grievance procedures established by the recipient or under applicable law other than this Act. Ob) The decision of the administrative law judge shall constitute final action by the Secretary unless, within 20 days after receipt of the decision of the administrative law judge, a party dissatisfied with the decision or any part thereof has filed exceptions with the Secretary specifically identifying the procedure, fact, law, or policy to which exception is taken. Any exception not specifically urged Waiver. shall be deemed to have been waived. Thereafter the decision of the administrative law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary unless the Secretary, within 30 days of such filing, has notified the parties that the case has been accepted for review. (c) Any case accepted for review by the Secretary shall be decided within one hundred and eighty days of such acceptance. If not so decided, the decision of the administrative law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary. (d) The provisions of section 168 of this Act shall apply to any final action of the Secretary under this section.

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