118 STAT. 2291 PUBLIC LAW 108–405—OCT. 30, 2004 SEC. 425. EVALUATIONS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ADMINISTRA TIVE REMEDIES. (a) EVALUATION BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the end of the first fiscal year for which a State receives funds under a grant made under this subtitle, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) shall— (A) submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report evaluating the compliance by the State with the terms and conditions of the grant; and (B) if the Inspector General concludes that the State is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant, specify any deficiencies and make recommenda tions to the Attorney General for corrective action. (2) PRIORITY.—In conducting evaluations under this sub section, the Inspector General shall give priority to States that the Inspector General determines, based on information sub mitted by the State and other comments provided by any other person, to be at the highest risk of noncompliance. (3) DETERMINATION FOR STATUTORY PROCEDURE STATES.— For each State that employs a statutory procedure described in section 421(e)(1)(C), the Inspector General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, not later than the end of the first fiscal year for which such State receives funds, a determination as to whether the State is in substantial compliance with the requirements of the applicable State statute. (4) COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC.—The Inspector General shall receive and consider comments from any member of the public regarding any State’s compliance with the terms and conditions of a grant made under this subtitle. To facilitate the receipt of such comments, the Inspector General shall maintain on its website a form that any member of the public may submit, either electronically or otherwise, providing comments. The Inspector General shall give appropriate consideration to all such public comments in reviewing reports submitted under section 424 or in establishing the priority for conducting evalua tions under this section. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— (1) COMMENT.—Upon the submission of a report under subsection (a)(1) or a determination under subsection (a)(3), the Attorney General shall provide the State with an oppor tunity to comment regarding the findings and conclusions of the report or the determination. (2) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.—If the Attorney General, after reviewing a report under subsection (a)(1) or a determina tion under subsection (a)(3), determines that a State is not in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant, the Attorney General shall consult with the appropriate State authorities to enter into a plan for corrective action. If the State does not agree to a plan for corrective action that has been approved by the Attorney General within 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (a)(1) or the Deadline. Deadline. Reports. 42 USC 14163d.
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