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 PUBLIC LAW 98-166—NOV. 28, 1983 97 STAT. 1089 by which the grantee's funding, including the increase under the first priority above, falls below $13 per poor person within its geographical area under the the 1980 Census: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Legal Services Corporation shall be used to bring a class action suit against the Federal Government or any State or local govern- ment unless— (1) the project director of a recipient has expressly approved the filing of such an action in accordance with policies estab- lished by the governing body of such recipient; (2) the class relief which is the subject of such an action is sought for the primary benefit of individuals who are eligible for legal assistance; and (3) that prior to filing such an action, the recipient project director has determined that the government entity is not likely to change the policy or practice in question, that the policy or practice will continue to adversely affect eligible clients, that the recipient has given notice of its intention to seek class relief and that responsible efforts to resolve without litigation the adverse effects of the policy or practice have not been successful or would be adverse to the interest of the clients: except that this proviso may be superseded by regulations governing the bringing of class action suits promulgated by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation who have been confirmed in accordance with section 1004(a) of the Legal Services Corporation Act: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated in this Act made available by the Legal Services Corporation may be used— (1) to pay for any publicity or propaganda intended or designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Con- gress or State or local legislative bodies or intended or designed to influence any decision by a Federal, State, or local agency; (2) to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence any decision by a Federal, State, or local agency, except when legal assistance is provided by an employee of a recipient to an eligible client on a particular application, claim, or case, which directly involves the client's legal rights or responsibilities; (3) to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter, or any other device intended or designed to influence any Member of Congress or any other Federad, State, or local elected offi- cial— (A) to favor or oppose any referendum, initiative, consti- tutional amendment, or any similar procedure of the Con- gress, any State legislature, any local council or any similar governing body acting in a legislative capacity, (B) to favor or oppose an authorization or appropriation directly affecting the authority, function, or funding of the recipient or the Corporation, or (C) to influence the conduct of oversight proceedings of the recipient or the Corporation; (4) to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter, or any other device intended or designed to influence any Member of Congress or any other Federal, State, or loceil elected official Class action suits, restriction. 42 USC 2996c. Lobbying restrictions. 11-194O-85~36:QL3

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