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proper disbursement of and accounting for funds paid to

the State under this subsection; and

(II) contain such additional information and assur

ances as the Secretary may find necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection.

"(3) From the sums appropriated to carry out the pro7 visions of this subsection, the several States shall be entitled 8 for each fiscal year to allotments determined, in accordance 9 with regulations, on the basis of the incidence of venereal 10 disease in, and the population of, the respective States; ex11 cept that no State's allotment shall be less than $50,000 for 12 any fiscal year.

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"(4) (A) From each State's allotment under this sub14 section for a fiscal year, the State shall be paid a Federal 15 share of the expenditures incurred during such year under its 16 State plan approved under this subsection. Such payments 17 shall be made from time to time in advance on the basis of 18 estimates by the Secretary or by way of reimbursement, 19 with necessary adjustments on account of previous under20 payments or overpayments.

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"(B) The Federal share for any State shall be such 22 per centum (not in excess of 90 per centum) of the expendi23 tures of such State (referred to in subparagraph (A)) as 24 shall be established by such State.

1 "(C) 'State' means each of the several States of the 2 United States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, 3 Guam, American Samoa, Trust Territory of the Pacific 4 Islands, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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5 "(D) Any amount so allotted to a State during any such 6 fiscal year (other than the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 7 Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the 8 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) and remaining unobligated 9 at the end of such year shall remain available to such State, 10 for the purposes for which made, for the next fiscal year 11 (and for such year only) and any such amount shall be in 12 addition to the amounts allotted to such State for such purpose for such next fiscal year; except that any such amount 14 remaining unobligated at the end of the sixth month follow15 ing the end of such year for which it was allotted which 16 the Secretary determines will remain unobligated by the 17 close of such next fiscal year may be reallotted by the Secre18 tary, to be available for the purposes for which made until 19 the close of such next fiscal year, to other States which have 20 need therefor, on such basis as the Secretary deems equitable 21 and consistent with the purposes of this subsection, and any amount so reallotted to a State shall be in addition to the 23 amounts allotted and available to the States for the same

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1 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth 2 of Puerto Rico for a fiscal year and remaining unobligated 3 at the end of such year shall remain available to it for the 4 purposes for which made, for the next two fiscal years (and 5 for such years only), and any such amount shall be in addi6 tion to the amounts allotted to it for such purpose for each of 7 such next two fiscal years; except that any such amount, re8 maining unobligated at the end of the first of such next two 9 years, which the Secretary determines will remain unobli10 gated at the close of the second of such next two years, may be reallotted by the Secretary, to be available for the

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purposes for which made until the close of the second of 13 such next two years, to any other of such named States which 14 have need theretor, on such basis as the Secretary deems 15 equitable and consistent with the purposes of this part, and 16 any amount so reallotted to any such named State shall be 17 in addition to any other amounts allotted and available to it 18 for the same period.

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"(d) (1) The Secretary is authorized to make project grants to States and, with the approval of the State health 21 authority, to political subdivisions of States, for the conduct

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"(A) disease surveillance activities, including the reporting, screening, and followup of diagnostic tests

and diagnosed cases of venereal disease;

"(B) casefinding and case followup activities, including contact tracing of infectious cases;

"(C) interstate epidemiologic referral and follow

up activities;

"(D) professional and public venereal disease education activities; and

"(E) such special studies or demonstrations to evaluate or test venereal disease control as may be pre

scribed by the Secretary.

"(e) Grants made under subsection (b) or (d) of 14 this section shall be made on such terms and conditions as 15 the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of 16 such subsection, and payments under any such grants shall 17 be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and in such 18 installments as the Secretary finds necessary.

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"(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 20 or otherwise restrict the use or availability of funds which

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are granted to a State or to a political subdivision of a State 22 under other provisions of this Act or any other Federal law 23 and which are available for the conduct of venereal disease 24 programs from being used in connection with programs as25 sisted through grants under this section.

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"(g) For the purpose of carrying out this subsection,

2 there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $30,000,3 000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each 4 of the next two succeeding fiscal years.

5 "(h) Each recipient of assistance under this section 6 shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, in7 cluding records which fully disclose the amount and disposi8 tion by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the 9 total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with 10 which such assistance is given or used, and the amount of 11 that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facili13 tate an effective audit.

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"(i) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the 15 United States, or any of their duly authorized representa16 tives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examina17 tion to any books, documents, papers, and records of the re18 cipients that are pertinent to the assistance received under 19 this section.

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"(j) The Secretary, at the request of a recipient of a grant under this section, may reduce such grant by the fair 22 market value of any supplies, or equipment furnished to such 23 recipient and by the amount of pay, allowances, traveling

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expenses, and any other costs in connection with the detail

25 of an officer or employee to the recipient when the furnish