PUBLIC LAW 101-645—NOV. 29, 1990 104 STAT. 4733 "(1) REFERRALS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL AFTER NOTICE.—Whenever the Secretary finds that a State, or an entity that has received a payment pursuant to section 521, has failed to comply with a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(D, with subsection (a)(2), or with an applicable regulation (including one prescribed to carry out sufa^tion (a)(2)), the Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of the State and shall request the chief executive officer to secure compliance. If within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive officer fails or refuses to secure compliance, the Secretary may— "(A) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted; "(B) exercise the powers and functions provided by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, title IX of the Bklucation Amendments of 1972, or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as may be applicable; or "(C) take such other actions as may be authorized by law. "(2) AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— When a matter is referred to the Attorney General pursuant to paragraph (I)(A), or whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a State or an entity is engaged in a pattern or practice in violation of a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1) or in violation of subsection (a)(2), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may be appropriate, including injunctive relief. "SEC. 534. DEFINITIONS. "For purposes of this part: "(1) ELIGIBLE HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. —The term 'eligible homeless individual' means an individual described in section 522(a). "(2) HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. —The term 'homeless individual' has the meaning given such term in section 340(r). "(3) STATE.— The term 'State' means each of the several States, the District of C!olumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. "(4) SUBSTANCE ABUSE.— The term 'substance abuse' means the abuse of alcohol or other drugs. "SEC. 535. FUNDING. " (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — For the purpose of carrying out this part, there is authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1994. " (b) EFFECT OF INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR MINIMUM ALLOT- MENTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — If the amounts made available under subsection (a) for a fiscal year are insufficient for providing each State with an allotment under section 521 of not less than the applicable amount under section 524(a)(1), the Secretary shall, from such amounts as are made available under such subsection, make grants to the States for providing to eligible homeless individuals the services specified in section 5220t)). 42 USC 290CC-34. 42 USC 290CC-35.
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