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‘‘(e) ACCOUNTABILITY OF RECIPIENTS AND GRANT-
EES.— 
‘‘(1) RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TRACKING OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) require each State or State des-
ignated entity to develop and maintain a 
system to ensure that each recipient of as-
sistance under this section uses such 
amounts in accordance with this section, the 
regulations issued under this section, and 
any requirements or conditions under which 
such amounts were provided; and 
‘‘(ii) establish minimum requirements 
for agreements, between the State or State 
designated entity and recipients, regarding 
assistance under this section, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(I) appropriate periodic finan-
cial and project reporting, record re-
tention, and audit requirements for the 
duration of the assistance to the recipi-
ent to ensure compliance with the limi-
tations and requirements of this section
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and the regulations under this section; 
and 
‘‘(II) any other requirements that 
the Secretary determines are necessary 
to ensure appropriate administration 
and compliance. 
‘‘(B) MISUSE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) 
REIMBURSEMENT
REQUIRE-
MENT.—If any recipient of assistance under 
this section is determined, in accordance 
with clause (ii), to have used any such 
amounts in a manner that is materially in 
violation of this section, the regulations 
issued under this section, or any require-
ments or conditions under which such 
amounts were provided, the State or State 
designated entity shall require that, within 
12 months after the determination of such 
misuse, the recipient shall reimburse the 
State or State designated entity for such 
misused amounts and return to the State or 
State designated entity any such amounts 
that remain unused or uncommitted for use. 
The remedies under this clause are in addi-
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tion to any other remedies that may be 
available under law. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION.—A determina-
tion is made in accordance with this clause 
if the determination is made by the Sec-
retary or made by the State or State des-
ignated entity, provided that— 
‘‘(I) the State or State designated 
entity provides notification of the de-
termination to the Secretary for re-
view, in the discretion of the Secretary, 
of the determination; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary does not subse-
quently reverse the determination. 
‘‘(2) GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
require each State or State designated enti-
ty receiving grant amounts in any given 
year under this section to submit a report, 
for such year, to the Secretary that— 
‘‘(I) describes the activities funded 
under this section during such year 
with such grant amounts; and
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‘‘(II) the manner in which the 
State or State designated entity com-
plied during such year with any allo-
cation plan established pursuant to 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Sec-
retary shall make such reports pursuant to 
this subparagraph publicly available. 
‘‘(B) MISUSE OF FUNDS.—If the Secretary 
determines, after reasonable notice and oppor-
tunity for hearing, that a State or State des-
ignated entity has failed to comply substantially 
with any provision of this section, and until the 
Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any 
such failure to comply, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) reduce the amount of assistance 
under this section to the State or State des-
ignated entity by an amount equal to the 
amount of grant amounts which were not 
used in accordance with this section; 
‘‘(ii) require the State or State des-
ignated entity to repay the Secretary any 
amount of the grant which was not used in 
accordance with this section;