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 97 STAT. 1154 PUBLIC LAW 98-181—NOV. 30, 1983 Ante, p. 219. Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-45), is increased from $500 to $2,000. STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE The Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Ante, p. 219. Agencies Appropriation Act, 1984, under the account, Federal Emer- gency Management Agency, State and Local Assistance, is amended by adding the following before the period: ": Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law for the fiscal year 1984, $55,000,000 is available for contributions to the States under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2286), for personnel and administrative expenses". EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND SHELTER PROGRAM For an emergency food distribution and shelter program to be carried out by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $30,000,000, such sum to remain available for obligation until March 31, 1984, and to be made available under the following terms and conditions: (1) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, constitute a national board for the purpose of determining how the program funds are to be distrib- uted to individual localities. The national board shall consist of seven members. The United Way of America, the Salvation Army, the National Council of Churches, the National Confer- ence of Catholic Charities, the Council of Jewish Federations, Incorporated, the American Red Cross, and the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency shall each designate a representa- tive to sit on the national board. The representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall serve as chair- man of the national board. (2) Each locality designated by the national board to receive funds shall constitute a local board for the purpose of determin- ing how its funds will be distributed. The local board shall consist, to the extent practicable, of representatives of the same organizations as the national board except that the mayor or appropriate head of government will replace the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency member. (3) The Director of the Federal Emergency Managemen. Agency shall award a grant for $30,000,000 to the national board within thirty days after the date of the enactment of this Act for the purpose of providing emergency food and shelter to needy individuals through private voluntary organizations. (4) Eligible private voluntary organizations shall be nonprofit, have a voluntary board, have an accounting system, and prac- tice nondiscrimination. (5) Participation in the program shall be based upon a private voluntary organization's ability to deliver emergency food and shelter to needy individuals and such other factors as are determined by the local boards. (6) Total administrative costs may not exceed 2 percent of the total appropriation. (7) As authorized by the Charter of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Corporation shall process and distribute sur-

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