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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; $82,928,000: Provided, That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, not to exceed $48,262,000
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C.
18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses
in this appropriation, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1996,
so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$34,666,000, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That any fees received in excess of $48,262,000
in fiscal year 1996 shall remain available until expended,
but shall not be available for obligation until October 1,
1996: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Federal Trade Commission shall be avail-
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able for obligation for expenses authorized by section 151
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improve-
ment Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–242, 105 Stat. 2282–
2285).
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP TRUST FUND
For expenses of the Japan-United States Friendship
Commission as authorized by Public Law 94–118, as
amended, from the interest earned on the Japan-United
States Friendship Trust Fund, $1,247,000; and an
amount of Japanese currency not to exceed the equivalent
of $1,420,000 based on exchange rates at the time of pay-
ment of such amounts as authorized by Public Law 94–
118.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
Act of 1974, as amended, $278,000,000 of which
$265,000,000 is for basic field programs; $8,000,000 is
for the Office of the Inspector General, of which
$5,750,000 shall be used to contract with independent au-
diting agencies for annual financial and program audits
of all grantees in accordance with Office of Management
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and Budget Circular A–133; and $5,000,000 is for man-
agement and administration.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
SEC. 501. Funds appropriated under this Act to the
Legal Services Corporation shall be distributed as follows:
(1) The Corporation shall define geographic
areas and funds available for each geographic area
shall be on a per capita basis pursuant to the num-
ber of poor people determined by the Bureau of the
Census to be within that geographic area: Provided,
That funds for a geographic area may be distributed
by the Corporation to one or more persons or enti-
ties eligible for funding under section 1006(a)(1)(A)
of the Legal Services Corporation Act, subject to
sections 502 and 504 of this Act.
(2) The amount of the grants from the Cor-
poration and of the contracts entered into by the
Corporation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall
be an equal figure per poor person for all geographic
areas, based on the most recent decennial census of
population conducted pursuant to section 141 of title
13, United States Code.
SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
to the Legal Services Corporation shall be used by the
Corporation in making grants or entering into contracts
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for the provision of legal assistance unless the Corporation
ensures that the person or entity receiving funding to pro-
vide such legal assistance is—
(1) a private attorney or attorneys admitted to
practice in one of the States or the District of Co-
lumbia;
(2) a qualified nonprofit organization chartered
under the laws of one of the States or the District
of Columbia, a purpose of which is furnishing legal
assistance to eligible clients, the majority of the
board of directors or other governing body of which
is comprised of attorneys who are admitted to prac-
tice in one of the States or the District of Columbia
and who are appointed to terms of office on such
board or body by the governing bodies of State,
county, or municipal bar associations the member-
ship of which represents a majority of the attorneys
practicing law in the locality in which the organiza-
tion is to provide legal assistance;
(3) a State or local government (without regard
to section 1006(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Legal Services
Corporation Act); or
(4) a substate regional planning or coordination
agency which is composed of a substate area whose
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governing board is controlled by locally elected offi-
cials.
SEC. 503. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
to the Legal Services Corporation for grants or contracts
to basic field programs may be obligated unless such
grants or contracts are awarded on a competitive basis:
Provided, That not later than sixty days after enactment
of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall promul-
gate regulations to implement a competitive selection proc-
ess: Provided further, That such regulations shall include,
but not be limited to, the following selection criteria:
(1) The demonstration of a full understanding
of the basic legal needs of the eligible clients to be
served and a demonstration of the capability of serv-
ing those needs.
(2) The quality, feasibility, and cost effective-
ness of plans submitted by the applicant for the de-
livery of legal assistance to the eligible clients to be
served.
(3) The experiences of the Corporation with the
applicant, if the applicant has previously received fi-
nancial assistance from the Corporation, including
the applicant’s record of past compliance with Cor-
poration policies, practices, and restrictions:
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Provided further, That, such regulations shall ensure that
timely notice for the submission of applications for awards
is published in periodicals of local and State bar associa-
tions and in at least one daily newspaper of general cir-
culation in the area to be served by the person or entity
receiving the award: Provided further, No person or entity
that was previously awarded a grant or contract by the
Legal Services Corporation for the provision of legal as-
sistance may be given any preference in the competitive
selection process: Provided further, That for the purposes
of the funding provided in this Act, rights under sections
1007(a)(9) and 1011 of the Legal Services Corporation
Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(9) and 42 U.S.C. 2996j) shall
not apply.
SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
to the Legal Services Corporation may be used to provide
financial assistance to any person or entity—
(1) that makes available any funds, personnel,
or equipment for use in advocating or opposing any
plan or proposal, or represents any party or partici-
pates in any other way in litigation, that is intended
to or has the effect of altering, revising, or reappor-
tioning a legislative, judicial, or elective district at
any level of government, including influencing the
timing or manner of the taking of a census;