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Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Governmentof the Northern
Mariana ‘Islands (hereafter referred to as “Insular Areas”) it is hereby
declared to be the policy of the Congress that:
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any
department or‘agency of the Government of the United States which
administers-any. Act of Congress which specifically provides tor makine’grants to any Insular Area under wnich payments received may
beased by.such Insular Area only for certain specified purposes (other
that direct’ payments to classes of individuals) may, acting through
ayipropriate administrative authorities of such departmentor agency,
cousolidaice any or all grants made’ to such area for any fiscal year
oryears,
(6b): Any. consolidated grant for any insular areca shall not be less
{hau.the sum of all grants which such area would otherwise be entitled
toreceive for such year.
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(c) The funds received under a consolidated grant shall be expended
int furtherance of the programs and purposes authorized for
anyof the grants which are being consolidated, which are authorized
under any of the Acts administered by the department or agency
inaking. the grant, and which would be applicable to grants for such
programs and purposes in the absence of the consolidation, but the
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Thistlar’ Areas shall determine the proportion of the funds granted
Which: shall. be allocated to such programs and purposes.
(d) Each department or ‘agency making grants-in-aid shall, by
regulations published in the Federal Register, provide the method by
Which any Insular Area may submit (i) a single application for a
cra® mepisier~ consolidated grant for any fiscal year period, but not more than one
svely application for a consolidated grant shall be required by any
department. or agency unless notice of such requirementis transmitted
tothe appropriate committees of the United States Congress together
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with # complete explanation of the necessity for requiring such additional applications and (ii) a single report to such department or
ageney with respect to each such consolidated grant: Provided, That
nothing in this paragraph shall preclude such department or agency
from providing adequate procedures for acconnting, auditing, evaluat:
ing, and reviewing any programs oractivities receiving benefits from
any consolidated grant. The administering authority of any depart:
ment or agency, in its discretion, may (1) waive any requirement t°
matching funds otherwise required by law to be provided bytle
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1976:(90 Stat.263), and 502(a) (2) of said Covenant shall be applicable
técthe:territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands on the same terms
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