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for this purpose may only be made to a State or 
local government); 
‘‘(2) to assist the region in obtaining the job 
training, employment-related education, and busi-
ness development (with an emphasis on entrepre-
neurship) that are needed to build and maintain 
strong local economies; 
‘‘(3) to provide assistance to severely distressed 
and underdeveloped areas that lack financial re-
sources for improving basic public services; 
‘‘(4) to provide assistance to severely distressed 
and underdeveloped areas that lack financial re-
sources for equipping industrial parks and related 
facilities; and 
‘‘(5) to otherwise achieve the purposes of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds for grants under 
subsection (a) may be provided— 
‘‘(A) entirely from appropriations to carry 
out this section; 
‘‘(B) in combination with funds available 
under another Federal or Federal grant pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(C) from any other source. 
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY OF FUNDING.—To best build the 
foundations for long-term economic development and 
to complement other Federal and State resources in 
the region, Federal funds available under this chap-
ter shall be focused on the activities in the following 
order or priority: 
‘‘(A) Basic public infrastructure in dis-
tressed counties and isolated areas of distress. 
‘‘(B) Transportation infrastructure for the 
purpose of facilitating economic development in 
the region. 
‘‘(C) Business development, with emphasis 
on entrepreneurship. 
‘‘(D) Job training or employment-related 
education, with emphasis on use of existing 
public educational institutions located in the re-
gion. 
‘‘SEC. 3804. SUPPLEMENTS TO FEDERAL GRANT PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that certain States 
and local communities of the region, including local devel-
opment districts, may be unable to take maximum advan-
tage of Federal grant programs for which the States and 
communities are eligible because— 
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‘‘(1) the States or communities lack the eco-
nomic resources to provide the required matching 
share; or 
‘‘(2) there are insufficient funds available under 
the applicable Federal law authorizing the Federal 
grant program to meet pressing needs of the region. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING.—Not-
withstanding any provision of law limiting the Federal 
share, the areas eligible for assistance, or the authoriza-
tions of appropriations of any Federal grant program, and 
in accordance with subsection (c), the Authority, with the 
approval of the Federal cochairperson and with respect to 
a project to be carried out in the region— 
‘‘(1) may increase the Federal share of the 
costs of a project under the Federal grant program 
to not more than 90 percent (except as provided in 
section 3806(b)); and 
‘‘(2) shall use amounts made available to carry 
out this chapter to pay the increased Federal share. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any project 
for which all or any portion of the basic Federal 
share of the costs of the project is proposed to be 
paid under this section, no Federal contribution 
shall be made until the Federal official admin-
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