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(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Federal assistance to any construction project under
this section shall not be more than 80 percent of the cost of the project.
(f) CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT FEDERAL AMOUNTS.—
(1) PAYMENT OF FEDERAL SHARE.—When a participating State con-
structs a segment of a development highway without the aid of federal
amounts and the construction is in accordance with all procedures and
requirements applicable to the construction of segments of Appalachian
development highways with those amounts, except for procedures and re-
quirements that limit a State to the construction of projects for which
federal amounts have previously been appropriated, the Secretary, on ap-
plication by the State and with the approval of the Commission, may
pay to the State the federal share, which shall not be more than 80 per-
cent of the cost of the construction of the segment, from any amounts ap-
propriated and allocated to the State to carry out this section.
(2) NO COMMITMENT OR OBLIGATION.—This subsection does not com-
mit or obligate the Federal Government to provide amounts for segments
of development highways constructed under this subsection.
(g) APPLICATION OF TITLE 23.—
(1) SECTIONS 106(a) AND 118.—Sections 106(a) and 118 of title 23
apply to the development highway system and the local access roads.
(2) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.—States are required to main-
tain each development highway and local access road as provided for
Federal-aid highways in title 23. All other provisions of title 23 that are
applicable to the construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary
and secondary highways and which the Secretary decides are not incon-
sistent with this subtitle shall apply to the system and roads, respec-
tively.
§ 14502. Demonstration health projects
(a) PURPOSE.—To demonstrate the value of adequate health facilities and
services to the economic development of the Appalachian region, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services may make grants for the planning, construc-
tion, equipment, and operation of multi-county demonstration health, nutri-
tion, and child care projects, including hospitals, regional health diagnostic
and treatment centers, and other facilities and services necessary for the pur-
poses of this section.
(b) PLANNING GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE AMOUNTS AND MAKE GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary may provide amounts to the Appalachian Regional Commission
for the support of its Health Advisory Committee and may make grants
for expenses of planning necessary for the development and operation of
demonstration health projects for the region.
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(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The amount of a grant
under this section for planning shall not be more than 75 percent of ex-
penses.
(3) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—The federal contribution may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts authorized under this section or in com-
bination with amounts provided under other federal or federal grant pro-
grams.
(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting
the federal share in those other programs, amounts appropriated to carry
out this section may be used to increase the federal share to the max-
imum percentage cost of a grant authorized by this subsection.
(c) CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT GRANTS.—
(1) ADDITIONAL USES FOR CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.—Grants under
this section for construction may also be used for—
(A) the acquisition of privately owned facilities—
(i) not operated for profit; or
(ii) previously operated for profit if the Commission finds
that health services would not otherwise be provided in the area
served by the facility if the acquisition is not made; and
(B) initial equipment.
(2) STANDARDS FOR MAKING GRANTS.—Grants under this section for
construction shall be made in accordance with section 14523 of this title
and shall not be incompatible with the applicable provisions of title VI
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.), the Develop-
mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
15001 et seq.), and other laws authorizing grants for the construction of
health-related facilities, without regard to any provisions in those laws
relating to appropriation authorization ceilings or to allotments among
the States.
(3) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—A grant for the construc-
tion or equipment of any component of a demonstration health project
shall not be more than 80 percent of the cost.
(4) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—The federal contribution may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts authorized under this section or in com-
bination with amounts provided under other federal grant programs for
the construction or equipment of health-related facilities.
(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting
the federal share in those other programs, amounts authorized under this
section may be used to increase federal grants for component facilities
of a demonstration health project to a maximum of 80 percent of the cost
of the facilities.
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(d) OPERATION GRANTS.—
(1) STANDARDS FOR MAKING GRANTS.—A grant for the operation of
a demonstration health project shall not be made—
(A) unless the facility is publicly owned, or owned by a public
or private nonprofit organization, and is not operated for profit;
(B) after five years following the commencement of the initial
grant for operation of the project, except that child development
demonstrations assisted under this section during fiscal year 1979
may be approved under section 14322 of this title for continued sup-
port beyond that period, on request of the State, if the Commission
finds that no federal, state, or local amounts are available to con-
tinue the project; and
(C) unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services is satis-
fied that the operation of the project will be conducted under effi-
cient management practices designed to obviate operating deficits.
(2) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Grants under this section
for the operation (including initial operating amounts and operating
deficits, which include the cost of attracting, training, and retaining
qualified personnel) of a demonstration health project, whether or not
constructed with amounts authorized by this section, may be made for
up to 50 percent of the cost of that operation (or 80 percent of the cost
of that operation for a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this
title).
(3) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—The federal contribution may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts appropriated to carry out this section or
in combination with amounts provided under other federal grant pro-
grams for the operation of health related facilities and the provision of
health and child development services, including parts A and B of title
IV and title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 620
et seq., 1397 et seq.).
(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting
the federal share in those other programs, amounts appropriated to carry
out this section may be used to increase federal grants for operating com-
ponents of a demonstration health project to the maximum percentage
cost of a grant authorized by this subsection.
(5) STATE DEEMED TO MEET REQUIREMENT OF PROVIDING ASSIST-
ANCE OR SERVICES ON STATEWIDE BASIS.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) requiring assist-
ance or services on a statewide basis, a State providing assistance or
services under a federal grant program described in paragraph (2) in
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any area of the region approved by the Commission is deemed to be
meeting that requirement.
(e) GRANT SOURCES AND USE OF GRANTS IN COMPUTING ALLOTMENTS.—
Grants under this section—
(1) shall be made only out of amounts specifically appropriated for
the purpose of carrying out this subtitle; and
(2) shall not be taken into account in computing allotments among the
States under any other law.
(f) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may con-
tribute not more than 50 percent of any project cost eligible for financial
assistance under this section from amounts appropriated to carry out
this subtitle.
(2) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.—The maximum Commission contribution
for a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county
designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title may be increased
to the lesser of—
(A) 80 percent; or
(B) the maximum federal contribution percentage authorized by
this section.
(g) EMPHASIS ON OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FROM COAL MINING.—To pro-
vide for the further development of the Appalachian region’s human resources,
grants under this section shall give special emphasis to programs and research
for the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational diseases aris-
ing from coal mining, such as black lung.
§ 14503. Assistance for proposed low- and middle-income
housing projects
(a) APPALACHIAN HOUSING FUND.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is an Appalachian Housing Fund.
(2) SOURCE AND USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Amounts allocated to
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the purposes of
this section shall be deposited in the Fund. The Secretary shall use the
Fund as a revolving fund to carry out those purposes. Amounts in the
Fund not needed for current operation may be invested in bonds or other
obligations the Federal Government guarantees as to principal and inter-
est. General expenses of administration of this section may be charged
to the Fund.
(b) PURPOSE.—To encourage and facilitate the construction or rehabilita-
tion of housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate-income families and
individuals, the Secretary may make grants and loans from the Fund, under
terms and conditions the Secretary may prescribe. The grants and loans may
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be made to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative organizations and pub-
lic bodies and are for planning and obtaining federally insured mortgage fi-
nancing or other financial assistance for housing construction or rehabilita-
tion projects for low- and moderate-income families and individuals, in any
area of the Appalachian region the Appalachian Regional Commission estab-
lishes, under—
(1) section 221 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l);
(2) section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f);
(3) section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485); or
(4) any other law of similar purpose administered by the Secretary
or any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Gov-
ernment or a state government.
(c) PROVIDING AMOUNTS TO STATES FOR GRANTS AND LOANS.—The Sec-
retary or the Commission may provide amounts to the States for making
grants and loans to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative organizations
and public bodies for the purposes for which the Secretary may provide
amounts under this section.
(d) LOANS.—
(1) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—A loan under subsection
(b) shall not be more than 50 percent (or 80 percent for a project to be
carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in
effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of planning and ob-
taining financing for a project, including preliminary surveys and anal-
yses of market needs, preliminary site engineering and architectural fees,
site options, application and mortgage commitment fees, legal fees, and
construction loan fees and discounts.
(2) INTEREST.—A loan shall be made without interest, except that a
loan made to an organization established for profit shall bear interest
at the prevailing market rate authorized for an insured or guaranteed
loan for that type of project.
(3) PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall require payment of a loan made
under this section, under terms and conditions the Secretary may re-
quire, no later than on completion of the project. Except for a loan to
an organization established for profit, the Secretary may cancel any part
of a loan made under this section on determining that a permanent loan
to finance the project cannot be obtained in an amount adequate for re-
payment of a loan made under this section.
(e) GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section shall not be made to an
organization established for profit and, except as provided in paragraph
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(2), shall not exceed 50 percent (or 80 percent for a project to be carried
out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect
under section 14526 of this title) of expenses, incident to planning and
obtaining financing for a project, which the Secretary considers not to
be recoverable from the proceeds of a permanent loan made to finance
the project.
(2) SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS.—The
Secretary may make grants and commitments for grants, and may ad-
vance amounts under terms and conditions the Secretary may require,
to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative organizations and public
bodies for reasonable site development costs and necessary offsite im-
provements, such as sewer and water line extensions, when the grant,
commitment, or advance is essential to the economic feasibility of a hous-
ing construction or rehabilitation project for low- and moderate-income
families and individuals which otherwise meets the requirements for as-
sistance under this section. A grant under this paragraph for—
(A) the construction of housing shall not be more than 10 percent
of the cost of the project; and
(B) the rehabilitation of housing shall not be more than 10 per-
cent of the reasonable value of the rehabilitation housing, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.
(f) INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary or
the Commission may provide, or contract with public or private organizations
to provide, information, advice, and technical assistance with respect to the
construction, rehabilitation, and operation by nonprofit organizations of
housing for low- or moderate- income families in areas of the region the Com-
mission establishes.
(g) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Programs and projects as-
sisted under this section are subject to the provisions cited in section 14701
of this title to the extent provided in the laws authorizing assistance for low-
and moderate-income housing.
§ 14504. Telecommunications and technology initiative
(a) PROJECTS TO BE ASSISTED.—The Appalachian Regional Commission
may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or other-
wise provide amounts to persons or entities in the region for projects—
(1) to increase affordable access to advanced telecommunications, en-
trepreneurship, and management technologies or applications in the re-
gion;
(2) to provide education and training in the use of telecommuni-
cations and technology;
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(3) to develop programs to increase the readiness of industry groups
and businesses in the region to engage in electronic commerce; or
(4) to support entrepreneurial opportunities for businesses in the in-
formation technology sector.
(b) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Not more than 50 percent (or
80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title)
of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be pro-
vided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(c) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in com-
bination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from
any other source.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the
federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the Com-
mission decides is appropriate.
§ 14505. Entrepreneurship initiative
(a) BUSINESS INCUBATOR SERVICE.—In this section, the term ‘‘business
incubator service’’ means a professional or technical service necessary for the
initiation and initial sustainment of the operations of a newly established
business, including a service such as—
(1) a legal service, including aid in preparing a corporate charter,
partnership agreement, or basic contract;
(2) a service in support of the protection of intellectual property
through a patent, a trademark, or any other means;
(3) a service in support of the acquisition and use of advanced tech-
nology, including the use of Internet services and Web-based services; and
(4) consultation on strategic planning, marketing, or advertising.
(b) PROJECTS TO BE ASSISTED.—The Appalachian Regional Commission
may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or other-
wise provide amounts to persons or entities in the region for projects—
(1) to support the advancement of, and provide, entrepreneurial train-
ing and education for youths, students, and businesspersons;
(2) to improve access to debt and equity capital by such means as fa-
cilitating the establishment of development venture capital funds;
(3) to aid communities in identifying, developing, and implementing
development strategies for various sectors of the economy;
(4) to develop a working network of business incubators; and
(5) to support entities that provide business incubator services.
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(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Not more than 50 percent (or
80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title)
of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be pro-
vided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(d) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in com-
bination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from
any other source.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the
federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the Com-
mission decides is appropriate.
§ 14506. Regional skills partnerships
(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means
a consortium that—
(1) is established to serve one or more industries in a specified geo-
graphic area; and
(2) consists of representatives of—
(A) businesses (or a nonprofit organization that represents busi-
nesses);
(B) labor organizations;
(C) State and local governments; or
(D) educational institutions.
(b) PROJECTS TO BE ASSISTED.—The Appalachian Regional Commission
may provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or other-
wise provide amounts to eligible entities in the region for projects to improve
the job skills of workers for a specified industry, including projects for—
(1) the assessment of training and job skill needs for the industry;
(2) the development of curricula and training methods, including, in
appropriate cases, electronic learning or technology-based training;
(3) the identification of training providers;
(4) the development of partnerships between the industry and edu-
cational institutions, including community colleges;
(5) the development of apprenticeship programs;
(6) the development of training programs for workers, including dis-
located workers; and
(7) the development of training plans for businesses.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— An eligible entity may use not more than
10 percent of amounts made available to the eligible entity under subsection
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(b) to pay administrative costs associated with the projects described in sub-
section (b).
(d) LIMITATION ON AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—Not more than 50 percent (or
80 percent in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title)
of the cost of any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be pro-
vided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
(e) SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be pro-
vided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in com-
bination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from
any other source.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the
federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to
carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share, as the Com-
mission decides is appropriate.
§ 14507. Supplements to federal grant programs
(a) DEFINITION.—
(1) FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS.—In this section, the term ‘‘federal
grant programs’’—
(A) means any federal grant program that provides assistance for
the acquisition or development of land, the construction or equip-
ment of facilities, or other community or economic development or
economic adjustment activities, including a federal grant program
authorized by—
(i) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1921 et seq.);
(ii) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l–4 et seq.);
(iii) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
(iv) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
(v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act);
(vi) title VI of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 291
et seq.);
(vii) sections 201 and 209 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141, 3149);
(viii) title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and
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(ix) part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.); but
(B) does not include—
(i) the program for the construction of the development high-
way system authorized by section 14501 of this title or any
other program relating to highway or road construction au-
thorized by title 23; or
(ii) any other program to the extent that financial assistance
other than a grant is authorized.
(2) CERTAIN
SEWAGE
TREATMENT
WORKS
DEEMED
CONSTRUCTED
WITH FEDERAL GRANT ASSISTANCE.—For the purpose of this section,
any sewage treatment works constructed pursuant to title II of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) (known as the
Clean Water Act) without federal grant assistance under that title is
deemed to be constructed with that assistance.
(b) PURPOSE.—To enable the people, States, and local communities of the
Appalachian region, including local development districts, to take maximum
advantage of federal grant programs for which they are eligible but for which,
because of their economic situation, they cannot supply the required matching
share, or for which there are insufficient amounts available under the federal
law authorizing the programs to meet pressing needs of the region, the Federal
Cochairman may use amounts made available to carry out this section—
(1) for any part of the basic federal contribution to projects or activi-
ties under the federal grant programs authorized by federal laws; and
(2) to increase the federal contribution to projects and activities under
the programs above the fixed maximum part of the cost of the projects
or activities otherwise authorized by the applicable law.
(c) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—For a program, project, or activity for
which any part of the basic federal contribution to the project or activity
under a federal grant program is proposed to be made under subsection (b),
the contribution shall not be made until the responsible federal official admin-
istering the federal law authorizing the contribution certifies that the pro-
gram, project, or activity meets the applicable requirements of the federal law
and could be approved for federal contribution under that law if amounts
were available under the law for the program, project, or activity.
(d) LIMITATIONS IN OTHER LAWS INAPPLICABLE.—Amounts provided pur-
suant to this subtitle are available without regard to any limitations on areas
eligible for assistance or authorizations for appropriation in any other law.
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.—For a supplemental grant for a
project or activity under a federal grant program, the Federal Cochairman
shall accept any finding, report, certification, or documentation required to
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be submitted to the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of the
Federal Government responsible for the administration of the program.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The federal portion of the cost of a project or activ-
ity shall not—
(1) be increased to more than the percentages the Commission estab-
lishes; nor
(2) be more than 80 percent of the cost.
(g) MAXIMUM COMMISSION CONTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may con-
tribute not more than 50 percent of a project or activity cost eligible for
financial assistance under this section from amounts appropriated to
carry out this subtitle.
(2) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.— The maximum Commission contribu-
tion for a project or activity to be carried out in a county for which
a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this
title may be increased to 80 percent.
SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE
§ 14521. Required level of expenditure
A State or political subdivision of a State is not eligible to receive benefits
under this subtitle unless the aggregate expenditure of state amounts, except
expenditures for participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Inter-
state and Defense Highways and local and federal amounts, for the benefit
of the area within the State located in the Appalachian region is maintained
at a level which does not fall below the average level of those expenditures for
the State’s last two full fiscal years prior to March 9, 1965. In computing
the level, a State’s past expenditure for participation in the Dwight D. Eisen-
hower System of Interstate and Defense Highways and expenditures of local
and federal amounts shall not be included. The Commission shall recommend
to the President a lesser requirement when it finds that a substantial popu-
lation decrease in that part of a State which lies within the region would
not justify a state expenditure equal to the average level of the last two years
or when it finds that a State’s average level of expenditure in an individual
program has been disproportionate to the present need for that part of the
State.
§ 14522. Consent of States
This subtitle does not require a State to engage in or accept a program
under this subtitle without its consent.
§ 14523. Program implementation
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—A program or project authorized under this chapter
shall not be implemented until—
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(1) the responsible federal official has decided that applications and
plans relating to the program or project are not incompatible with the
provisions and objectives of federal laws that the official administers that
are not inconsistent with this subtitle; and
(2) the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved the program
or project and has determined that it—
(A) meets the applicable criteria under section 14524 of this title
and the requirements of the development planning process under sec-
tion 14525 of this title; and
(B) will contribute to the development of the Appalachian region.
(b) DECISION IS CONTROLLING.—A decision under subsection (a)(2) is con-
trolling and shall be accepted by the federal agencies.
§ 14524. Program development criteria
(a) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In considering programs and projects
to be given assistance under this subtitle, and in establishing a priority rank-
ing of the requests for assistance presented to the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission, the Commission shall follow procedures that will ensure consider-
ation of—
(1) the relationship of the project or class of projects to overall regional
development, including its location in a severely and persistently dis-
tressed county or area;
(2) the population and area to be served by the project or class of
projects, including the per capita market income and the unemployment
rates in the area;
(3) the relative financial resources available to the State or political
subdivisions or instrumentalities of the State that seek to undertake the
project;
(4) the importance of the project or class of projects in relation to
other projects or classes of projects that may be in competition for the
same amounts;
(5) the prospects that the project for which assistance is sought will
improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary basis, the opportuni-
ties for employment, the average level of income, or the economic and so-
cial development of the area served by the project; and
(6) the extent to which the project design provides for detailed outcome
measurements by which grant expenditures may be evaluated.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE.—Financial assistance made available under this
subtitle shall not be used to assist establishments relocating from one area to
another.
(c) DETERMINATION REQUIRED BEFORE AMOUNTS MAY BE PROVIDED.—
Amounts may be provided for programs and projects in a State under this
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subtitle only if the Commission determines that the level of federal and state
financial assistance under other laws for the same type of programs or
projects in that part of the State within the Appalachian region will not be
diminished in order to substitute amounts authorized by this subtitle.
(d) MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE TO DISTRESSED COUNTIES AND
AREAS.—For each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent of the amount of grant
expenditures the Commission approves shall support activities or projects that
benefit severely and persistently distressed counties and areas.
§ 14525. State development planning process
(a) STATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—Pursuant to policies the Appalachian
Regional Commission establishes, each state member shall submit a develop-
ment plan for the area of the State within the Appalachian region. The plan
shall—
(1) be submitted according to a schedule the Commission prescribes;
(2) reflect the goals, objectives, and priorities identified in the regional
development plan and in any subregional development plan that may be
approved for the subregion of which the State is a part;
(3) describe the state organization and continuous process for Appa-
lachian development planning, including—
(A) the procedures established by the State for the participation
of local development districts in the process;
(B) how the process is related to overall statewide planning and
budgeting processes; and
(C) the method of coordinating planning and projects in the re-
gion under this subtitle, the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), and other federal, state,
and local programs;
(4) set forth the goals, objectives, and priorities of the State for the
region, as established by the Governor, and identify the needs on which
the goals, objectives, and priorities are based; and
(5) describe the development strategies for achieving the goals, objec-
tives, and priorities, including funding sources, and recommendations for
specific projects to receive assistance under this subtitle.
(b) AREAWIDE ACTION PROGRAMS.—The Commission shall encourage the
preparation and execution of areawide action programs that specify inter-
related projects and schedules of actions, the necessary agency funding, and
other commitments to implement the programs. The programs shall make ap-
propriate use of existing plans affecting the area.
(c) LOCAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.—Local development districts cer-
tified by the State as described in section 14102(a)(2) of this title provide the
linkage between state and substate planning and development. The districts
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shall assist the States in the coordination of areawide programs and projects
and may prepare and adopt areawide plans or action programs. In carrying
out the development planning process, including the selection of programs and
projects for assistance, States shall consult with local development districts,
local units of government, and citizen groups and shall consider the goals, ob-
jectives, priorities, and recommendations of those bodies.
(d) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—To the maximum extent practicable,
federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities undertaking or providing
financial assistance for programs or projects in the region shall—
(1) take into account the policies, goals, and objectives the Commission
and its member States establish pursuant to this subtitle;
(2) recognize Appalachian state development strategies approved by
the Commission as satisfying requirements for overall economic develop-
ment planning under the programs or projects; and
(3) accept the boundaries and organization of any local development
district certified under this subtitle that the Governor may designate as
the areawide agency required under any of those programs undertaken
or assisted by those federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
§ 14526. Distressed and economically strong counties
(a) DESIGNATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Appalachian Regional Commission, in accord-
ance with criteria the Commission may establish, each year shall—
(A) designate as ‘‘distressed counties’’ those counties in the Appa-
lachian region that are the most severely and persistently distressed;
and
(B) designate two categories of economically strong counties, con-
sisting of—
(i) ‘‘competitive counties’’, which shall be those counties in
the region that are approaching economic parity with the rest
of the United States; and
(ii) ‘‘attainment counties’’, which shall be those counties in
the region that have attained or exceeded economic parity with
the rest of the United States.
(2) ANNUAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATIONS.—The Commission shall—
(A) conduct an annual review of each designation of a county
under paragraph (1) to determine if the county still meets the cri-
teria for the designation; and
(B) renew the designation for another one-year period only if the
county still meets the criteria.
(b) DISTRESSED COUNTIES.—In program and project development and im-
plementation and in the allocation of appropriations made available to carry
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out this subtitle, the Commission shall give special consideration to the needs
of counties for which a distressed county designation is in effect under this
section.
(c) ECONOMICALLY STRONG COUNTIES.—
(1) COMPETITIVE COUNTIES.—Except as provided in paragraphs (3)
and (4), assistance under this subtitle for a project that is carried out
in a county for which a competitive county designation is in effect under
this section shall not be more than 30 percent of the project cost.
(2) ATTAINMENT COUNTIES.—Except as provided in paragraphs (3)
and (4), amounts may not be provided under this subtitle for a project
that is carried out in a county for which an attainment county designa-
tion is in effect under this section.
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to—
(A) a project on the Appalachian development highway system
authorized by section 14501 of this title;
(B) a local development district administrative project assisted
under section 14321(a)(1)(A) of this title; or
(C) a multicounty project that is carried out in at least two
counties designated under this section if—
(i) at least one of the participating counties is designated as
a distressed county under this section; and
(ii) the project will be of substantial direct benefit to at least
one distressed county.
(4) WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may waive the requirements
of paragraphs (1) and (2) for a project when the recipient of assist-
ance for the project shows the existence of any of the following:
(i) a significant pocket of distress in the part of the county
in which the project is carried out.
(ii) a significant potential benefit from the project in at
least one area of the region outside the designated county.
(B) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Commission shall submit to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives an annual report describing each waiver granted
under subparagraph (A) during the period covered by the report.
CHAPTER 147—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec.
14701.
Applicable labor standards.
14702.
Nondiscrimination.
14703.
Authorization of appropriations.
14704.
Termination.
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§ 14701. Applicable labor standards
All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in
the construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of
projects, buildings, and works which are financially assisted through federal
amounts authorized under this subtitle shall be paid wages at rates not less
than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as the Secretary
of Labor determines in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147
of this title. With respect to those labor standards, the Secretary has the au-
thority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950
(eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1267) and section 3145 of this title.
§ 14702. Nondiscrimination
An individual in the United States shall not, because of sex, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimina-
tion under, a program or activity receiving federal financial assistance under
this subtitle.
§ 14703. Authorization of appropriations
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts authorized by section 14501 of
this title and other amounts made available for the Appalachian development
highway system program, the following amounts may be appropriated to the
Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out this subtitle:
(1) $88,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002–2004.
(2) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(3) $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
(b) TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.—Of the amounts
made available under subsection (a), the following amounts are available to
carry out section 14504 of this title:
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(3) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004–2006.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under subsection (a) remain
available until expended.
§ 14704. Termination
This subtitle, except sections 14102(a)(1) and (b) and 14501, ceases to be
in effect on October 1, 2006.
SUBTITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER
Sec.
171.
SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES ...........................................
17101
173.
GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT ..........................................................
17301
175.
FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL ..........................
17501
177.
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL ........................................................
17701
179.
ALASKA FEDERAL-CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP ...................
17901
181.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED
AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.
18101
183.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS ...
18301
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CHAPTER 
171—SAFETY 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
MOTOR
VEHICLES
Sec.
17101.
Definitions.
17102.
Prohibition on acquisition or purchase of motor vehicles by Federal Government.
17103.
Commercial standards for passenger safety devices.
§ 17101. Definitions
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Federal Government’’ in-
cludes the government of the District of Columbia.
(2) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ means a vehicle, self-
propelled or drawn by mechanical power, designed for use on the high-
ways principally for the transportation of passengers, except a vehicle
designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical purposes.
§ 17102. Prohibition on acquisition or purchase of motor ve-
hicles by Federal Government
The Federal Government shall not purchase a motor vehicle for use by the
Government unless that motor vehicle is equipped with reasonable passenger
safety devices that the Administrator of General Services requires. Those de-
vices shall conform with standards the Administrator prescribes under section
17103 of this title.
§ 17103. Commercial standards for passenger safety devices
The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe and publish in the
Federal Register commercial standards for passenger safety devices the Ad-
ministrator requires under section 17102 of this title. Changes in the stand-
ards take effect one year and 90 days after the publication of the standards
in the Federal Register.
CHAPTER 173—GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT
Sec.
17301.
Definitions.
17302.
Compliance.
17303.
Fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment.
17304.
Claim for replacement.
17305.
Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, securities, obligations, or money.
17306.
Agreements of indemnity.
17307.
Purchase of insurance.
17308.
Presumption of lawful conduct.
17309.
Rules and regulations.
§ 17301. Definitions
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) REPLACEMENT.—The term ‘‘replacement’’ means payment, reim-
bursement, replacement, or duplication or the expenses incident to pay-
ment, reimbursement, replacement, or duplication.
(2) SHIPMENT.—The term ‘‘shipment’’—
(A) means the transportation, or the effecting of transportation,
of valuables, without limitation as to the means or facilities used
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or by which the transportation is effected or the person to whom it
is made; and
(B) includes shipments made to any executive department, inde-
pendent establishment, agency, wholly owned or mixed-ownership
Government corporation, officer, or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, or any person acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, the
executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly or
partly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee.
(3) VALUABLES.—
(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘valuables’’ means any articles or
things or representatives of value—
(i) in which the Government, its executive departments,
independent establishments, and agencies, including wholly
owned Government corporations, and officers and employees of
the Government or its executive departments, independent es-
tablishments, and agencies while acting in their official capac-
ity, have any interest, or in connection with which they have
any obligation or responsibility; and
(ii) which the Secretary of the Treasury declares to be
valuables within the meaning of this chapter.
(B) REQUIREMENT FOR DECLARING ARTICLES OR THINGS VALU-
ABLE.—The Secretary shall not declare articles or things that are
lost, destroyed, or damaged in the course of shipment to be valuables
unless the Secretary determines that replacement of the articles or
things in accordance with the procedure established in this chapter
would be in the public interest.
(4) WHOLLY OWNED GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘wholly
owned Government corporation’’—
(A) means any corporation, regardless of the law under which it
is incorporated, the capital of which is entirely owned by the Gov-
ernment; and
(B) includes the authorized officers, employees, and agents of the
corporation.
§ 17302. Compliance
(a) PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS.—With the approval of the President, the
Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Postal Service jointly shall
prescribe regulations governing the shipment of valuables by an executive de-
partment, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government cor-
poration, officer, or employee of the Federal Government, with a view to mini-
mizing the risk of loss and destruction of, and damage to, valuables in ship-
ment.
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(b) COMPLIANCE.—Each executive department, independent establishment,
agency, wholly owned Government corporation, officer, and employee of the
Government, and each person acting for, or at the direction of, the executive
department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government
corporation, officer, or employee, must comply with the regulations when
making any shipment of valuables.
§ 17303. Fund for the payment of Government losses in ship-
ment
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a revolving fund in the Treasury known
as ‘‘the fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment’’.
(b) USE.—The fund shall be used for the replacement of valuables, or the
value of valuables, lost, destroyed, or damaged while being shipped in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed under section 17302 of this title.
(c) UNAVAILABILITY.—The fund is not available with respect to any loss,
destruction, or damage affecting valuables—
(1) that relates to property of the United States Postal Service that
is chargeable to its officers or employees; or
(2) of which shipment shall have been made at the risk of persons other
than the Federal Government and the executive departments, independent
establishments, agencies, wholly owned Government corporations, officers
and employees of the Government.
(d) CREDITING OF RECOVERIES AND REPAYMENTS.—All recoveries and re-
payments on account of loss, destruction, or damage to valuables for which
replacement is made out of the fund shall be credited to it and are available
for the purposes of the fund.
(e) APPROPRIATIONS.—Necessary amounts are appropriated for the fund.
§ 17304. Claim for replacement
(a) PRESENTATION OF CLAIM.—When valuables that have been shipped in
accordance with regulations prescribed under section 17302 of this title are
lost, destroyed, or damaged, a claim in writing for replacement shall be made
on the Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) DECISION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—
(1) REPLACEMENT MADE FROM FUND.—If the Secretary is satisfied
that the loss, destruction, or damage has occurred and that shipment was
made substantially in accordance with the regulations, the Secretary
shall have replacement be made out of the fund described in section
17303 of this title through an officer the Secretary designates.
(2) REPLACEMENT MADE BY CREDIT.—When the Secretary decides
that any part of the replacement can be made, without actual or ulti-
mate injury to the Federal Government, by a credit in the accounts of
the executive department, independent establishment, agency, officer, em-
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ployee, or other accountable person making the claim, the Secretary
shall—
(A) certify the decision to the Comptroller General who, on receiv-
ing the certification, shall make the credit in the settlement of ac-
counts in the General Accounting Office; and
(B) use the fund only to the extent that the replacement cannot
be made by the credit.
(c) DECISION OF SECRETARY NOT REVIEWABLE.—The decision of the Sec-
retary that a loss, destruction, or damage has occurred or that a shipment
was made substantially in accordance with regulations is final and conclusive
and is not subject to review by any other officer of the Government.
§ 17305. Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, secu-
rities, obligations, or money
Stamps, securities, or other obligations of the Federal Government, or
money lost, destroyed, or damaged while in the custody or possession of, or
charged to, the United States Postal Service while it is acting as agent for,
or on behalf of, the Secretary of the Treasury for the sale of the stamps, secu-
rities, or obligations and for the collection of the money, shall be replaced out
of the fund described in section 17303 of this title under regulations the Sec-
retary may prescribe, regardless of how the loss, destruction, or damage oc-
curs.
§ 17306. Agreements of indemnity
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal Government’’ includes
wholly owned Government corporations, and officers and employees of the
Government or its executive departments, independent establishments, and
agencies while acting in their official capacity.
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury
may make and deliver, on behalf of the Federal Government, a binding agree-
ment of indemnity the Secretary considers necessary and proper to enable the
Government to obtain the replacement of any instrument or document—
(1) received by the Government or an agent of the Government in the
agent’s official capacity; and
(2) which, after having been received, is lost, destroyed, or so mutilated
as to impair its value.
(c) WHEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOT OBLIGATED.—The Government is
not obligated under an agreement of indemnity if the obligee named in the
agreement makes a payment or delivery not required by law on the original
of the instrument or document covered by the agreement.
(d) USE OF FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIP-
MENT.—The fund described in section 17303 of this title is available to pay
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any obligation arising out of an agreement the Secretary makes under this
section.
§ 17307. Purchase of insurance
An executive department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned
Government corporation, officer, or employee may expend money, or incur an
obligation, for insurance, or for the payment of premiums on insurance,
against loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment of valuables only as spe-
cifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary may give
the authorization if the Secretary finds that the risk of loss, destruction, or
damage in the shipment cannot be guarded against adequately by the facili-
ties of the Federal Government or that adequate replacement cannot be pro-
vided under this chapter.
§ 17308. Presumption of lawful conduct
For purposes of the propriety of an act or omission related to a shipment
to which the regulations prescribed under section 17302 of this title apply,
every officer and employee of the Federal Government and every individual
acting on behalf of a wholly owned Government corporation who makes a
shipment of valuables in good faith under, and substantially in accordance
with, the regulations is deemed to be acting in the faithful execution of the
officer’s, employee’s, or individual’s duties of office and in full performance
of any conditions of the officer’s, employee’s, or individual’s bond and oath
of office.
§ 17309. Rules and regulations
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—With the approval of the President, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations necessary to carry out the
duties and powers vested in the Secretary under this chapter.
(b) PROVIDING INFORMATION.—To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary
may require a person making a shipment of valuables or a claim for replace-
ment to make a declaration or to provide other information the Secretary con-
siders necessary.
CHAPTER 175—FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE
EXPENDITURE CONTROL
Sec.
17501.
Definitions.
17502.
Monitoring system.
17503.
Data collection.
17504.
Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle use.
17505.
Presidential report.
17506.
Reduction of storage and disposal costs.
17507.
Savings.
17508.
Compliance.
17509.
Applicability.
17510.
Cooperation.
§ 17501. Definitions
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
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(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive agency’’—
(A) means an executive agency (as that term is defined in section
105 of title 5) that operates at least 300 motor vehicles; but
(B) does not include the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(2) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehicle’’ means—
(A) a vehicle self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power; but
not
(B) a vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat,
or tactical purposes, or any other special purpose vehicle exempted
from the requirements of this chapter by the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services.
§ 17502. Monitoring system
The head of each executive agency shall designate one office, officer, or em-
ployee of the agency—
(1) to establish and operate a central monitoring system for the motor
vehicle operations of the agency, related activities, and related reporting
requirements; and
(2) provide oversight of those operations, activities, and requirements.
§ 17503. Data collection
(a) COST IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS.—The head of each executive
agency shall develop a system to identify, collect, and analyze data with re-
spect to all costs (including obligations and outlays) the agency incurs in the
operation, maintenance, acquisition, and disposition of motor vehicles, includ-
ing vehicles owned or leased by the Federal Government and privately owned
vehicles used for official purposes.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA SYSTEMS.—
(1) SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS.—In cooperation with the Comptroller
General of the United States and the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, the Administrator of General Services shall prescribe
requirements governing the establishment and operation by executive
agencies of the systems required by subsection (a), including require-
ments with respect to data on the costs and uses of motor vehicles and
with respect to the uniform collection and submission of the data.
(2) CONFORMITY WITH PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS.—Requirements
prescribed under this section shall conform to accounting principles and
standards issued by the Comptroller General. Each executive agency shall
comply with those requirements.
§ 17504. Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle use
(a) CONTENTS OF STATEMENT.—The head of each executive agency shall
include with the appropriation request the agency submits under section 1108
of title 31 for each fiscal year, a statement—
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(1) specifying—
(A) the total motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, op-
eration, and disposal costs (including obligations and outlays) the
agency incurred in the most recently completed fiscal year; and
(B) an estimate of those costs for the fiscal year in which the re-
quest is submitted and for the succeeding fiscal year; and
(2) justifying why the existing and any new motor vehicle acquisition,
maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal requirements of the agency
cannot be met through the Interagency Fleet Management System the Ad-
ministrator of General Services operates, a qualified private fleet man-
agement firm, or any other method which is less costly to the Federal
Government.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.—The head of each executive agency
shall comply with the requirements prescribed under section 17503(b) of this
title in preparing each statement required under subsection (a).
§ 17505. Presidential report
(a) SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF AGENCY STATEMENTS.—The President
shall include with the budget transmitted under section 1105 of title 31 for
each fiscal year, or in a separate written report to Congress for that fiscal
year, a summary and analysis of the statements most recently submitted by
the heads of executive agencies pursuant to section 17504(a) of this title.
(b) CONTENTS OF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.—Each summary and analysis
shall include a review, for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which
the budget is submitted, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal year for which
the budget is submitted, of the cost savings that have been achieved, that are
estimated will be achieved, and that could be achieved, in the acquisition,
maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal of motor vehicles by executive
agencies through—
(1) the use of a qualified private fleet management firm or another
private contractor;
(2) increased reliance by executive agencies on the Interagency Fleet
Management System the Administrator of General Services operates; or
(3) other existing motor vehicle management systems.
§ 17506. Reduction of storage and disposal costs
The Administrator of General Services shall take such actions as may be
necessary to reduce motor vehicle storage and disposal costs and to improve
the rate of return on motor vehicle sales through a program of vehicle recondi-
tioning prior to sale.
§ 17507. Savings
(a) ACTIONS BY PRESIDENT REQUIRED.—The President shall establish, for
each executive agency, goals to reduce outlays for the operation, maintenance,
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leasing, acquisition, and disposal of motor vehicles in order to reduce, by fis-
cal year 1988, the total amount of outlays by all executive agencies for the
operation, maintenance, leasing, acquisition, and disposal of motor vehicles
to an amount which is $150,000,000 less than the amount for the operation,
maintenance, leasing, acquisition, and disposal of motor vehicles requested by
the President in the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31 for fiscal
year 1986.
(b) MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall monitor compliance by executive agencies with the
goals established by the President under subsection (a) and shall include, in
each summary and analysis required under section 17505 of this title, a state-
ment specifying the reductions in expenditures by executive agencies, includ-
ing the Department of Defense, achieved under those goals.
§ 17508. Compliance
(a) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.—The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall comply with and be subject to this chapter with regard to
all motor vehicles that are used within the General Services Administration
for official purposes.
(b) MANAGERS OF OTHER MOTOR POOLS.—This chapter with respect to
motor vehicles from the Interagency Fleet Management System shall be com-
plied with by the executive agencies to which such motor vehicles are assigned.
§ 17509. Applicability
(a) PRIORITY IN REDUCING HEADQUARTERS USE.—The heads of executive
agencies shall give first priority to meeting the goals established by the Presi-
dent under section 17507(a) of this title by reducing the costs of administra-
tive motor vehicles used at the headquarters and regional headquarters of exec-
utive agencies, rather than by reducing the costs of motor vehicles used by line
agency personnel working in agency field operations or activities.
(b) REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DEFINITIONS.—The President shall re-
quire the Administrator of General Services, in cooperation with the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, to prescribe appropriate regulations,
standards, and definitions to ensure that executive agencies meet the goals es-
tablished under section 17507(a) of this title in the manner prescribed by sub-
section (a).
§ 17510. Cooperation
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall cooperate closely in the implementation of this
chapter.
CHAPTER 177—ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL
Sec.
17701.
Definitions.
17702.
Transfer of Government-owned long-lines communication facilities in and to Alaska.