datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or Member’’
after ‘‘employee’’; and
(2) by repealing subsection (b).
SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY.—Section 8422(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or Mem-
ber’’ after ‘‘employee)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘Mem-
ber,’’.
(b) 
GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section
8423(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)),’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B))
and Members,’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by inserting ‘‘and
Members’’ before ‘‘(under’’;
(3) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ‘‘Mem-
bers,’’; and
(4) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ‘‘and
Members’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; SAVINGS PROVISION.
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act—
(1) shall take effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning after the end of the
12-month period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and
(2) shall apply with respect to any individual
who first serves as a Member of Congress in the One
Hundred Third Congress or later.
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The annuity—
(1) of a Member of Congress described in sub-
section (a)(2), to the extent based on service per-
formed before the effective date of this Act, and
(2) of any other Member of Congress, whether
based on service performed before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act,
shall be computed as if this Act had never been enacted.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 947
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the
research credit and to allow greater opportunity to elect the alternative
incremental credit.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SAWYER, Mr.
HOUGHTON, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms. DUNN, Mr. CAMP, Mr.
SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. KENNELLY of Connecticut, Mr. ENGLISH
of Pennsylvania, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. HERGER, Mr. WELLER, Mr. LEVIN,
Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
CAMPBELL, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. NEY, Mrs. SMITH of Washington, Ms.
ESHOO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BLUMENAUER,
Mr. KLUG, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. FROST, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr.
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. SKAGGS,
Mr. EVANS, Ms. FURSE, Mr. CANNON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ROGAN, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. FARR of California, and Mr. COOK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently
extend the research credit and to allow greater oppor-
tunity to elect the alternative incremental credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS TO RESEARCH CREDIT.
(a) CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increas-
ing research activities) is amended by striking sub-
section (h).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1)
of section 45C(b) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing subparagraph (D).
(b) OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT ALTERNATIVE INCRE-
MENTAL CREDIT.—Subparagraph (B) of section 41(c)(4)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to election)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) ELECTION.—An election under this
paragraph shall apply to the taxable year for
which made and all succeeding taxable years
unless revoked with the consent of the Sec-
retary.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) EXTENSION.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts paid or in-
curred after May 31, 1997.
(2) ELECTION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning
after June 30, 1996.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 949
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the disposition of a
firearm to, and the possession of a firearm by, nonpermanent resident aliens.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. ENGEL) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the dis-
position of a firearm to, and the possession of a firearm
by, nonpermanent resident aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DISPOSITION OF A
FIREARM TO, AND THE POSSESSION OF A
FIREARM 
BY, 
NONPERMANENT 
RESIDENT
ALIENS.
(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Paragraph (5) of each of sub-
sections (d) and (g) of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or is not lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States
under the Immigration and Nationality Act’’ before the
semicolon.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
922(s)(3)(B)(v) of such title is amended by inserting
‘‘, or not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United States under the Immigration and Nationality
Act’’ before the semicolon.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 94
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption
from overtime compensation for firefighters and rescue squad members
who volunteer their services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 7, 1997
Mr. BATEMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide
an exemption from overtime compensation for firefighters
and rescue squad members who volunteer their services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Volunteer Firefighter
and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION.
Paragraph (4) of section 3(e) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended by
adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
‘‘(C) The term ‘employee’ does not include a fire-
fighter or a member of a rescue squad during the period—
‘‘(1) in which the firefighter or rescue squad
member volunteers the firefighter’s or member’s
services at a facility where the firefighter or member
is not then regularly employed; and
‘‘(2) for which the firefighter or member signed
a legally binding waiver of overtime compensation
for such services.’’.
SEC. 3. COERCION.
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 207) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(r) No employer may require (directly or indirectly)
an employee who is a firefighter or member of a rescue
squad to volunteer fire-fighting or rescue squad services
during any period in which such firefighter or member
would be entitled to receive compensation for overtime em-
ployment under subsection (a) if section 3(e)(4)(C) was
not in effect.’’.
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‘‘(iii) In expending the amounts reserved
under clause (ii) for a fiscal year, the Director
of the Institute shall ensure that 1 or more pro-
grams of research on ovarian cancer are carried
out under the programs designated by the Di-
rector as the Specialized Programs of Research
Excellence.’’.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ON OVAR-
IAN CANCER.
Section 417(d)(4) of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by striking ‘‘section 413; and’’ and inserting
the following: ‘‘section 413, which programs shall include
programs on ovarian cancer that (subject to changes in
the applicable facts) provide information and education re-
garding—
‘‘(A) screening procedures for such cancer,
including the fact that there is not a procedure
that reliably provides for the early detection of
such cancer;
‘‘(B) the fact that there may be a genetic
basis to such cancer;
‘‘(C) factors indicating a substantial risk
of such cancer; and
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‘‘(D) the various treatments for such can-
cer and the extent to which the treatments are
effective; and’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act takes effect October 1, 1997, or upon the
date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
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‘‘(B) the abuse of inhalants; or
‘‘(C) the use of alcohol, tobacco, or other
related product as such use is prohibited by
State or local law.
‘‘(10) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ shall have the
meaning provided that term by the Administrator, in
consultation with the Advisory Commission.
‘‘SEC. 1024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy
to carry out this chapter—
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(5) $43,500,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than the
following percentages of the amounts authorized under
subsection (a) may be used to pay administrative costs:
‘‘(1) 10 percent for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(2) 6 percent for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(3) 4 percent for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(4) 3 percent for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(5) 3 percent for fiscal year 2002.
(E) is a handicapped individual whose own
income meets the requirements of clause (A) or
(B), but who is a member of a family or house-
hold whose income does not meet such require-
ments;
(2) the term ‘‘institution of higher education’’
has the meaning provided under section 1201(a) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965;
(3) the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the
meaning provided in section 521(22) of the Carl D.
Perkins Vocational Education Act;
(4) the term ‘‘public library’’ has the meaning
provided under section 3 of the Library Services and
Construction Act;
(5) the term ‘‘recipient’’ means any eligible ad-
ministrative entity or State or local educational
agency or government entity receiving funds under
an allotment under part A of title II, and any State
higher education building agency or institution of
higher education receiving funds under an allotment
under part B of such title;
(6) except as specifically provided elsewhere in
this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Labor, except that—
(A) for purposes of subtitle C of title II,
such term means the Secretary of Education;
and
(B) with respect to sections 302(h), 304,
and 305, such term means either the Secretary
of Labor or the Secretary of Education, which-
ever is appropriate;
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Virgin Islands of the United States, the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, and Palau;
(8) the term ‘‘unemployed individuals’’ means
individuals aged 16 or older who are without jobs
and who want or are available for work, as deter-
mined in accordance with criteria used by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor
in defining individuals as unemployed, but such cri-
teria shall not be applied differently on account of
an individual’s previous employment; and
(9) the term ‘‘unit of local government’’ means
any city, town, township, parish, or (except in Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont)
county which is a general purpose political subdivi-
sion of a State that has the power to levy taxes and
expend funds, as well as general corporate and police
powers.
(b) USE OF DATA.—In making determinations for
purposes of this Act with respect to population, civilian
labor force, and unemployment, the Secretary shall use the
most satisfactory current data available on a seasonally
adjusted basis.
(c) COMPUTATIONS.—For the purposes of computa-
tions of the number of unemployed individuals in a State,
county, or eligible administrative entity, the Secretary
shall determine the average number of individuals who
were unemployed during the most recent 12 months pre-
ceding the determination for which satisfactory data is
available.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange
certain lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain
lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LARSON AND FRIENDS CREEK EXCHANGE.
In exchange for conveyance to the United States of
an equal value of offered lands acceptable to the Secretary
of the Interior which lie within, or in proximity to, the
Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas
or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in Hinsdale Coun-
ty, Colorado, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to
Lake City Ranches, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (in
this section referred to as ‘‘LCR’’), approximately 560
acres of selected land located in the same county and gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Larson and Friends
Creek Exchange’’, dated June 1996. The exchange shall
be contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary a perma-
nent conservation easement on the approximate 440 acre
Larson Creek portion of the selected lands (as depicted
on the map) which limits future use of such lands to agri-
cultural, wildlife, recreational, or open space purposes.
The exchange shall also be subject to the standard ap-
praisal requirements and equalization payment limitations
set forth in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), and to re-
views and approvals relating to threatened species and en-
dangered species, cultural and historic resources, and haz-
ardous materials under other Federal laws. The costs of
such appraisals and reviews shall be paid by LCR. The
Secretary may credit such payments against the value of
the selected land, if appropriate, pursuant to section
206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located
in Hinsdale, Colorado.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mr. MCINNIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain
lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LARSON AND FRIENDS CREEK EXCHANGE.
In exchange for conveyance to the United States of
an equal value of offered lands acceptable to the Secretary
of the Interior which lie within, or in proximity to, the
Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas
or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in Hinsdale Coun-
ty, Colorado, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to
Lake City Ranches, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (in
this section referred to as ‘‘LCR’’), approximately 560
acres of selected land located in the same county and gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Larson and Friends
Creek Exchange’’, dated June 1996. The exchange shall
be contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary a perma-
nent conservation easement on the approximate 440 acre
Larson Creek portion of the selected lands (as depicted
on the map) which limits future use of such lands to agri-
cultural, wildlife, recreational, or open space purposes.
The exchange shall also be subject to the standard ap-
praisal requirements and equalization payment limitations
set forth in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), and to re-
views and approvals relating to threatened species and en-
dangered species, cultural and historic resources, and haz-
ardous materials under other Federal laws. The costs of
such appraisals and reviews shall be paid by LCR. The
Secretary may credit such payments against the value of
the selected land, if appropriate, pursuant to section
206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 9, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain
lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. LARSON AND FRIENDS CREEK EXCHANGE.
In exchange for conveyance to the United States of
an equal value of offered lands acceptable to the Secretary
of the Interior which lie within, or in proximity to, the
Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas
or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in Hinsdale Coun-
ty, Colorado, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to
Lake City Ranches, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (in
this section referred to as ‘‘LCR’’), approximately 560
acres of selected land located in the same county and gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Larson and Friends
Creek Exchange’’, dated June 1996. The exchange shall
be contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary a perma-
nent conservation easement on the approximate 440 acre
Larson Creek portion of the selected lands (as depicted
on the map) which limits future use of such lands to agri-
cultural, wildlife, recreational, or open space purposes.
The exchange shall also be subject to the standard ap-
praisal requirements and equalization payment limitations
set forth in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), and to re-
views and approvals relating to threatened species and en-
dangered species, cultural and historic resources, and haz-
ardous materials under other Federal laws. The costs of
such appraisals and reviews shall be paid by LCR. The
Secretary may credit such payments against the value of
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the selected land, if appropriate, pursuant to section
206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
Passed the House of Representatives July 8, 1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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Union Calendar No. 104
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
[Report No. 105–170]
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located
in Hinsdale, Colorado.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mr. MCINNIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
JULY 8, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain
lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LARSON AND FRIENDS CREEK EXCHANGE.
In exchange for conveyance to the United States of
an equal value of offered lands acceptable to the Secretary
of the Interior which lie within, or in proximity to, the
Handies Peak or Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas
or the Alpine Loop Backcountry Bi-way in Hinsdale Coun-
ty, Colorado, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to
Lake City Ranches, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (in
this section referred to as ‘‘LCR’’), approximately 560
acres of selected land located in the same county and gen-
erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Larson and Friends
Creek Exchange’’, dated June 1996. The exchange shall
be contingent upon LCR granting the Secretary a perma-
nent conservation easement on the approximate 440 acre
Larson Creek portion of the selected lands (as depicted
on the map) which limits future use of such lands to agri-
cultural, wildlife, recreational, or open space purposes.
The exchange shall also be subject to the standard ap-
praisal requirements and equalization payment limitations
set forth in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), and to re-
views and approvals relating to threatened species and en-
dangered species, cultural and historic resources, and haz-
ardous materials under other Federal laws. The costs of
such appraisals and reviews shall be paid by LCR. The
Secretary may credit such payments against the value of
the selected land, if appropriate, pursuant to section
206(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(f)).
Union Calendar No. 104
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 951
[Report No. 105–170]
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange
certain lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado.
JULY 8, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 953
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs regarding
ovarian cancer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 5, 1997
Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN,
Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FROST, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON
of Texas, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs. MALONEY of New York,
Mr. MASCARA, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. SANCHEZ,
Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
programs regarding ovarian cancer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ovarian Cancer
Research and Information Amendments of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON OVARIAN CANCER.
Section 417B(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘CANCERS.—For the purpose
of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘417,’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘CANCERS.—
‘‘(A) For the purpose of carrying out sec-
tion 417(d),’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following subpara-
graph:
‘‘(B)(i) For the purpose of carrying out re-
search under section 417(d) on ovarian cancer,
there 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$90,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and such
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1999 and 2000. With respect to such pur-
pose, such authorizations of appropriations are
in addition to the authorizations of appropria-
tions established in subparagraph (A) and in
subsection (a).
‘‘(ii) Of the amounts appropriated under
clause (i) for a fiscal year, the Director of the
Institute shall reserve 50 percent for research
described in such clause that does not involve
treatment or clinical trials, and 50 percent for
research described in such clause that does in-
volve treatment and clinical trials.
awarding a grant under this paragraph,
the Administrator may waive any require-
ment under subsection (a) if the Adminis-
trator considers that waiver to be appro-
priate.
‘‘(ii) 
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—
Subject to subparagraph (C), for a fiscal
year, the Administrator may grant to an
eligible coalition under this paragraph, an
amount not to exceed the amount of non-
Federal funds raised by the coalition, in-
cluding in-kind contributions, for that fis-
cal year.
‘‘(iii) SUSPENSION
OF
GRANTS.—If
such grant recipient fails to continue to
meet any criteria specified in subsection
(a) that has not been waived by the Ad-
ministrator pursuant to clause (i), the Ad-
ministrator may suspend the grant, after
providing written notice to the grant recip-
ient and an opportunity to appeal.
‘‘(B) RENEWAL
GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator may award a renewal grant to an eligible
coalition that is a grant recipient under this
paragraph for each fiscal year following the fis-