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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 1192

Ante, p. 1181. 42 USC 5601 ^°^42 USC 5633.

PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

such matters forty-five days after receipt, such matters shall then be deemed reviewed. "(c) No award of funds that are allocated to the States, units of local government, or combinations thereof under this part shall be made with respect to a program other than a program contained in an approved application. "(d) If the Administration determines, on the basis of information available to it during any fiscal year, that a portion of the funds allocated to a State, unit of local government, or combination thereof for that fiscal year will not be required, or that the State, unit of local government, or combination thereof will be unable to qualify or receive funds under the requirements of this part, such funds shall be available for reallocation to the States, or other units of local government and combinations thereof within such State, as the Administration may determine in its discretion, but all States shall be considered equally for reallocated funds. "(e) A State may award funds from the State allocation to private nonprofit organizations. Eligible jurisdictions as defined in section 402(a)(2) through (5) may utilize the services of private nonprofit organizations for purposes consistent with this title. "(f) In order to receive formula grants under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, a State shall submit a plan for carrying out the purposes of that Act in accordance with the provisions of this title and section 223 of that Act. Such plan may at the direction of the Administrator be incorporated into the State application to be submitted under this part. "(g) Eligible jurisdictions which choose to utilize regional planning units may utilize the boundaries and organization of existing general purpose regional planning bodies within the State. "PART E—NATIONAL PRIORITY GRANTS "PURPOSE

42 USC 3751.

"SEC. 501. It is the purpose of this part, through the provision of additional Federal financial aid and assistance, to encourage States and units of local government to carry out programs which, on the basis of research, demonstration, or evaluations by the National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, State or local governments, or other Federal, State, local, or private organizations or agencies, have been shown to meet the criteria of section 503(a). "PERCENTAGE OF APPROPRIATION FOR NATIONAL PRIORITY GRANT PROGRAM

42 USC 3752. Ante, P- ii'^9; post, p. 95.

"SEC. 502. Of the total amount appropriated for parts D, E, and F, jjj g^^y fiscal year, 10 per centum shall be reserved and set aside pursuant to this part as funding incentives for use by the Administration in making national priority grants (in addition to any other grants which may be made under this title to the same entities or for the same purpose) to States, units of local government, and combinations of such units. " P R O C E D U R E FOR DESIGNATING NATIONAL PRIORITY PROGRAMS

42 USC 3753.

"SEC. 503. (a) The Director of the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics and the Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall periodically and jointly designate national priority programs and projects which through