PUBLIC LAW 98-558—OCT. 30, 1984
98 STAT. 2885
merits of section 675(c)(3) or any political subdivision of the State to serve the new area. The Governor's designation of an organization which has a board meeting the requirements of section 675(c)(3) or a political subdivision of the State to serve the new area shall qualify such organization as an eligible entity under this Act.'. (b) Section 673(2) of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Whenever the State determines that it serves the objectives of the block grant established by this subtitle the State may revise the poverty line to not to exceed 125 percent of the official poverty line otherwise applicable under this paragraph.".
42 USC 9904.
42 USC 9902.
APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 203. (a)(1) Section 675(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Act is amended by striking "1982 only" and inserting in lieu thereof "1985 and for each subsequent fiscal year". (2) Section 675(c)(2)(A)(i) of the Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon a comma and the following: "except that no more than 7 percent of the funds available for this subclause shall be granted to organizations which were not eligible entities during the previous fiscal year". (3) Section 675(c)(2)(A) of the Act is amended— (A) by striking out "(i)"; and (B) by striking out division (ii). (4) Section 675(c)(2)(B) of the Act is amended by inserting after "than" the following: "the greater of $55,000 or". (5) Section 675(c)(5) of the Act is amended— (A) by striking out "or the energy" and inserting in lieu thereof "the energy", and (B) by inserting ", or the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983' before the semicolon. (b) Section 675 of the Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (9); (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (10) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "(11) provide assurances that any community action agency or migrant and seasonal farmworker organization which received funding in the previous fiscal year under this Act will not have its present or future funding terminated under this Act unless after notice, and opportunity for hearing on the record, the State determines that cause existed for such termination subject to review by the Secretary as provided in section 676A.". (c) Section 675 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(i)(l) For purposes of determining compliance with this subchapter the Secretary shall conduct, in several States in each fiscal year, evaluations of the uses made of funds received under this subchapter by such States. "(2) The results of such evaluations shall be submitted annually to the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate.". (d) The Act is amended by inserting after section 676 the following new section:
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