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[88 STAT. 388]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1975
[88 STAT. 388]

388 Attorneyc lient privilege.

PUBLIC LAW 93-355-JULY 25, 1974

[88 STAT.

" (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section 1008, neither the Corporation nor the Comptroller General shall have access to any reports or records subject to the attorney-client privilege. FINANCING

Appropriation. 42 USC 2996i.

Funds, availability. Non-Federal funds.

"SEC. 1010. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Corporation, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1977. The first appropriation may be made available to the Corporation at any time after six or more members of the Board have been appointed and qualified. Appropriations shall be for not more than two fiscal years, and, if for more than one year, shall be paid to the Corporation in annual installments at the beginning of each fiscal year in such amounts as may be specified in appropriation Acts. "(b) Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended. "(c) Non-Federal funds received by the Corporation, and funds received by any recipient from a source other than the Corporation, shall be accounted for and reported as receipts and disbursements separate and distinct from Federal funds; but any funds so received for the provision of legal assistance shall not be expended by recipients for any purpose prohibited by this title, except that this provision shall not be construed to prevent recipients from receiving other public funds or tribal funds (including foundation funds benefiting Indians or Indian tribes) and expending them in accordance with the purposes for which they are provided, or to prevent contracting or making other arrangements with private attorneys, private law firms, or other State or local entities of attorneys, or with legal aid societies having separate public defender programs, for the provision of legal assistance to eligible clients under this title. SPECIAL LIMITATIONS

42 USC 2996J.

"SEC. 1011. The Corporation shall prescribe procedures to insure that— " (1) financial assistance under this title shall not be suspended unless the grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance under this title has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken; and " (2) financial assistance under this title shall not be terminated, an application for refunding shall not be denied, and a suspension of financial assistance shall not be continued for longer than thirty days, unless the grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance under this title has been afforded reasonable notice and opportunity for a timely, full, and fair hearing. uCOORDINATION

Support functions. 42 USC 2996k.

"SEC. 1012. The President may direct that appropriate support functions of the Federal Government may be made available to the Corporation in carrying out its activities under this title, to the extent not inconsistent with other applicable law. RIGHT TO REPEAL, ALTER, OR AMEND

42 USC 2996Z.

"SEC. 1013. The right to repeal, alter, or amend this title at any time is expressly reserved.