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‘‘(c) REDUCTION OF FUNDS.—Funds may be pro-
vided for a program or project in a State under this chap-
ter only if the Authority determines that the level of Fed-
eral or State financial assistance provided under a law 
other than this chapter, for the same type of program or 
project in the same area of the State within the region, 
will not be reduced as a result of funds made available 
by this chapter. 
‘‘SEC. 3809. APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State or regional development 
plan or any multistate subregional plan that is proposed 
for development under this chapter shall be reviewed and 
approved by the Authority. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION BY STATE MEMBER.—An applica-
tion for a grant or any other assistance for a project under 
this chapter shall be made through and evaluated for ap-
proval by the State member of the Authority representing 
the applicant. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—An application for a grant or 
other assistance for a project shall be approved only on 
certification by the State member that the application for 
the project— 
‘‘(1) describes ways in which the project com-
plies with any applicable State development plan; 
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‘‘(2) meets applicable criteria under section 
3808; 
‘‘(3) provides adequate assurance that the pro-
posed project will be properly administered, oper-
ated, and maintained; and 
‘‘(4) otherwise meets the requirements of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.—On cer-
tification by a State member of the Authority of an appli-
cation for a grant or other assistance for a specific project 
under this section, an affirmative vote of the Authority 
under section 3802(c) shall be required for approval of 
the application. 
‘‘SEC. 3810. CONSENT OF STATES. 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter requires any State to engage 
in or accept any program under this chapter without the 
consent of the State. 
‘‘SEC. 3811. RECORDS. 
‘‘(a) RECORDS OF THE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Authority shall main-
tain accurate and complete records of all trans-
actions and activities of the Authority. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—All records of the Author-
ity shall be available for audit and examination by 
the Comptroller General of the United States and 
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the Inspector General of the Department of Agri-
culture (including authorized representatives of the 
Comptroller General and the Inspector General of 
the Department of Agriculture). 
‘‘(b) RECORDS OF RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A recipient of Federal 
funds under this chapter shall, as required by the 
Authority, maintain accurate and complete records 
of transactions and activities financed with Federal 
funds and report on the transactions and activities 
to the Authority. 
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—All 
records 
required 
under paragraph (1) shall be available for audit by 
the Comptroller General of the United States, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, 
and the Authority (including authorized representa-
tives of the Comptroller General, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Agriculture, and the Au-
thority). 
‘‘SEC. 3812. ANNUAL REPORT. 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Authority shall submit to the President and to 
Congress a report describing the activities carried out 
under this chapter. 
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