An Act to provide authority to expedite procedures for consideration and approval of projects drawing upon more than one Federal assistance program, to simplify requirements for operation of those projects, and for other purposes.
PL 93-510 (S.2299), enacted 12/05/1974

Act of 1974. 
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management of the National Wildlife Refuge System or for enforce-
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ment of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act shall not be diminished by 
the amendments made to this subsection by the National AVildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act Amendments of 1974, unless by 
specific Act of Congress.". 
Approved December 3, 1974. 
Public Law 93-510 
Decembers, 1974 
A N 
A C T 
[S.2299] 
rjy^ providc authority to expedite procedures for consideration and approval of 
projects drawing upon more than one Federal assistance program, to simplify 
requirements for operation of those projects, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and How^e of Representatives 
of the 
sii°Hfirrt'io!i"^ 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Joint Funding Simplification Act of 1974". 
PURPOSE 
SEC. 2. The purpose of this Act is to enable State and local govern-
ments and private, nonprofit organizations to use Federal assistance 
more effectively and efficiently, and to adapt that assistance more 
readily to their particular needs through the wider use of projects 
drawing upon resources available from more than one Federal agency, 
program, or appropriation. It is the further purpose of this Act to 
encourage Federal-State arrangements under which local governments 
and private, nonprofit organizations may more effectively and effi-
ciently combine State and Federal resources in support of projects 
of common interest to the governments and organizations concerned. 
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF T H E PRESIDENT AND HEADS OF FEDERAL 
AGENCIES 
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'^^^" ^' (^) The President shall promulgate such regulations as may 
be necessary or appropriate to assure that this Act is applied by all 
Federal agencies in a consistent manner and in accordance with its 
purposes. He may, for this purpose, require that Federal agencies 
adopt or prescribe procedures that will assure that applicants for 
assistance to projects funded pursuant to the provisions of this Act 
make appropriate efforts (1) to secure the views and recommendations 
of non-Federal agencies that may be significantly affected by such 
projects, and (2) to resolve questions of common interest to those 
agencies prior to submission of any application. 
(b) Subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe, 
and to other applicable law, the heads of Federal agencies, by internal 
agency oi-der or interagency agreement, may takfe the following 
actions: 
(1) Identification of related programs likely to be particularly 
suitable or appropriate for providing joint support for specific 
kinds of projects thereunder. 
(2) Development and promulgation of guidelines, model or 
illustrative projects, joint or common application forms, and other 
material or guidance to assist in the planning and development of 
projects drawing support from different programs. 
(3) Review of administratively established program require-
ments in order to determine which of those requirements may 
impede joint support of projects thereunder and the extent to 
which such requirements may be modified, making such modifica-
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tions where appropriate. 
(4) Establishment of common technical or administrative rules 
with respect to related programs to assist in the joint use of funds 
in the support of specific projects or classes of projects under 
such programs. 
(5) Creation of joint or common application processing and 
project supervision procedures or mechanisms including proce-
dures for designating lead agencies to assume responsibilities for 
processing applications on behalf of several agencies and for 
designation of managing agencies to assume responsibilities 
for project supervision on behalf of several agencies. 
(c) The head of each Federal agency shall be responsible for taking 
actions, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, that 
will further the purpose of this Act with respect to Federal assistance 
programs administered by his agency. Each Federal agency head 
shall also consult and cooperate with the heads of other Federal agen-
cies in order similarly to promote the purposes of this Act with respect 
to Federal assistance programs of different agencies that may be used 
jointly in support of projects undertaken by State or local govern-
ments, or private, nonprofit organizations. 
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APPLICATION PROCESSING 
SEC. 4. Actions taken by Federal agency heads pursuant to this Act 
that relate to the processing of applications or requests for assistance 
under two or more Federal programs in support of any project 
shall be designed to assure, so far as reasonably possible, that (1) all 
required reviews and approvals are handled expeditiously; (2) full 
account is taken of any special considerations of timing that are made 
known by the applicant that would affect the feasibility of a jointly 
funded project; (3) the applicant is required to deal with a minimum 
number of Federal representatives, acting separately or as a common 
board or panel; (4) the applicant is promptly informed of decisions 
with respect to an application and of any special problems or impedi-
ments that may affect the feasibility of Federal provision of assistance 
on a joint basis; and (5) the applicant is not required by representa-
tives of any one Federal agency or program to obtain information or 
assurances concerning the requirements or actions of another Federal 
agency that could more appropriately be secured through direct com-
munication among the Federal agencies involved. 
SPECIAL AUl'HORITIES—^BASIC CONDITIONS 
SEC. 5. Where appropriate to further the purposes of this Act, and 
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subject to the conditions prescribed in this section, heads of Federal 
agencies may use the authorities described in sections 6, 7, and 8 
(relating to the establishment of uniform technical or administrative 
requirements, delegation of powers and responsibilities, and estab-
lishment of joint management funds) with respect to projects assisted 
under more than one Federal assistance program. These authorities 
shall be exercised only pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Presi-
dent. Those regulations shall include criteria or procedures to assure 
that the authorities are limited in use to problems that cannot be 
adequately dealt with through other actions pursuant to this Act or 
other applicable law, that they are applied only as necessary to promote 
expeditious processing of applications or effective and efficient admin-
istration of projects, and that they are applied in a manner consistent 
with the protection of the Federal interest and with program purposes 
and statutory requirements. 
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ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM TECHNICAL O
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REQUIREMENTS 
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§£0. 6. (a) iln order to provide for projects that would otherwise 
be subject to varying or conflicting technical or administrative rules 
and procedures not required by law, the heads of Federal agencies 
may adopt uniform provisions with respect to— 
(1) inconsistent or conflicting requirements relating to financial 
administration of such projects, including accounting, reporting 
and auditing, and maintaining separate bank accounts, but only 
to the extent consistent with the requirements of section 8; 
(2) inconsistent or conflicting requirements relating to the 
timing of Federal payments for such projects where a single or 
combined schedule is to be established for the project as a whole; 
(3) inconsistent or conflicting requirements that assistance be 
extended in the form of a grant rather than a contract, or a 
contract rather than a grant; and 
(4) inconsistent or conflicting requirements relating to account-
ability for, or the disposition of, records, property, or structures 
acquired or constructed with Federal assistance where common 
rules are established for the project as a whole. 
(b) In order to permit processing of applications in accordance with 
the purposes of this Act, Federal agency heads may provide for review 
of proposals for projects by a single panel, board, or committee in lieu 
of review by separate panels, boards, or committees except when such 
review is specifically required by law. 
(c) In promoting the more effective and efficient use of Federal 
assistance resources. Federal agency heads may waive requirements 
that a single or specific public agency be utilized or designated to 
receive, supervise, or otherwise administer a part of the Federal assist-
ance drawn upon by any jointly funded project to the extent that 
administration by another public agency is determined to be fully con-
sistent with applicable State or local law and with the objectives of 
the Federal assistance program involved. This authority may be exer-
cised only (1) upon request of the head of a unit of general govern-
ment, with respect to agencies that he certifies to be under his 
jurisdiction, or (2) with the agreement of the several State or local 
public agencies concerned. 
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DELEGATION OF POWERS 
SEC. 7. With the approval of the President, agency heads may dele-
gate to other Federal agencies powers and functions relating to the 
supervision or administration of Federal assistance, or otherwise 
arrange for other agencies to perform such activities, with respect to 
projects or classes of projects funded under the terms of this Act. 
Delegations under this section shall be made only on such conditions 
as may be appropriate to assure that the powers and functions dele-
gated are exercised in full conformity with applicable statutory pro-
visions and policies, and shall not relieve agency heads of responsibility 
for the proper and efficient management of projects funded by their 
agencies. 
FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS AND PROCEDURES 
SEC, 8. (a) In order to provide for the more effective administration 
of funds drawn from more than one Federal program or appropriation 
in support of projects under this Act, there may be established joint 
management funds with respect to such projects. There shall be trans-
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ferred to the joint management fund from each affected program or 
appropriation, from time to time, its proportionate share of amounts 
needed for payment to the grantee. Any unexpended amounts shall be 
returned to the joint management fund by the grantee at the comple-
tion of the project. 
(b) Any account in a joint management fund shall be subject to 
such agreements, not inconsistent with this section and other appli-
cable law, as may be entered into by the Federal agencies concerned 
w4th respect to the discharge of the responsibilities of those agencies 
and shall assure the availability of necessary information to those 
agencies and to the Congress. These agreements shall also pi'ovide that 
the agency administering a joint management fund shall be respon-
sible and accountable by program and appropriation for the amounts 
provided for the purposes of each account established in the fund; and 
shall include procedures for determining, from time to time, whether 
amounts in the account are in excess of the amounts required, and for 
returning that excess to the participating Federal agencies according 
to the applicable appropriations, subject to fiscal year limitations. 
Excess amounts applicable to expired appropriations will be lapsed 
from that fund. 
(c) For each project financed through an account in a joint manage-
ment fund established pursuant to this section, the recipients of 
moneys draw^n from the fund shall keep such records as the head of 
the Federal agency responsible for administering the fund will pre-
scribe. Such records shall, as a minimum, fully disclose the amount and 
disposition by such recipient of Federal assistance received under each 
program and appropriation, the total cost of the project in connection 
with which such Federal assistance was given or used, the amount of 
that portion of the cost of the project supplied by other sources, and 
such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. 
(d) The head of the Federal agency responsible for administering 
such joint management fund and the Comptroller General of the 
United States or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall 
have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, 
documents, papers, and records of such recipients that are pertinent to 
the moneys received from such fund. 
(e) In the case of any project covered in a joint management fund, 
a single non-Federal share may be established according to the Federal 
share ratios applicable to the several Federal assistance programs 
involved and the proportion of funds transferred to the project account 
from each of those programs. 
Recordkeeping. 
Audit. 
AUXILIARY PROVISIONS 
SEC. 9. Appropriations available to any Federal assistance program 
for technical assistance or the training of personnel may be made 
available for the provision of technical assistance and training in 
connection with projects proposed or approved for joint funding 
involving that program and any other Federal assistance program. 
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FEDERAL-STATE ASSISTANCE AND AGREEMENTS 
SEC. 10. Subject to such regulations as the President may prescribe. 
Federal agencies may enter into agreements with States as appropriate 
to extend the benefits of this Act to projects involving assistance from 
one or more Federal agencies and one or more State agencies. These 
agreements may include arrangements for the processing of requests 
for, or the administration of, assistance to such projects on a joint 
basis. 
Regulations, 
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REPORTING 
Report to Con- 
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^^ least OHe jesiT prior to the expiration of this Act, the 
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President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Congress on 
actions taken under this Act, and make recommendations for its con-
tinuation, modification, or termination. The report shall provide a 
detailed evaluation of the functioning of this Act, including informa-
tion regarding the benefits and costs of jointly funded projects accru-
ing to the participating State and local governments and private, 
nonprofit organizations, and to the Federal Government. 
DEFINITIONS 
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g^^^ -^2. A s UScd iu t h i s A c t — 
(1) the term "Federal assistance programs" means programs 
that provide assistance through grant or contractual arrange-
ments, but does not include assistance in the form of revenue 
sharing, loans, loan guarantees, or insurance; 
(2) the term "applicant" means any State or local government 
or private, nonprofit organization acting separately or together 
in seeking assistance with respect to a single project; 
(3) the term "project" means any undertaking, whether of a 
temporary or continuing nature that includes components pro-
posed or approved for assistance under more than one Federal 
program, or one or more Federal and one or more State programs, 
if each of those components contributes materially to the accom-
plishment of a single purpose or closely related purposes; 
(4) the term "Federal agency" means any agency, department, 
corporation, independent establishment, or other entity of the 
executive branch of the Government of the United States; 
(5) the term "State" means any of the several States of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, 
or any agency or instrumentality of a State, and any tribe as 
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defined in section 3(c) of the Indian Financing Act (88"Stat. 77); 
(6) the term "local government" means a local unit of govern-
ment including a city, county, parish, town, township, village, 
school district, council of governments, or other agency or instru-
mentality of a local unit of government. 
EFFECTIVE DATE AND EXPIRATION 
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gEQ_ 13 This Act shall become effective sixty days following the 
date of enactment, and shall expire five years following the date upon 
which it becomes effective; except that the expiration of this Act shall 
not affect the status of any project approved prior to the date of such 
expiration. 
Approved December 5, 1974. 
Public Law 93-511 
December 5, 1974 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 16757] 
rp^ extend the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 until August 31, 1975. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4(g) 
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(1) of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973 is amended 
by striking out "February 28,1975" wherever it appears, and inserting 
in lieu thereof "August 31,1975". 
Approved December 5, 1974.