 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER XIV--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Part C--Coordination of Programs; Consolidated State and Local Plans and 
                              Applications
 
Sec. 8856. Other general assurances


(a) Assurances

    Any applicant other than a State educational agency that submits a 
plan or application under this chapter, whether separately or pursuant 
to section 8854 of this title, shall have on file with the State 
educational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to each 
program for which a plan or application is submitted, that provides 
that--
        (1) each such program will be administered in accordance with 
    all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and 
    applications;
        (2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and 
    title to property acquired with program funds will be in a public 
    agency or in a nonprofit private agency, institution, organization, 
    or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for 
    assistance to such entities; and
        (B) the public agency, nonprofit private agency, institution, or 
    organization, or Indian tribe will administer such funds and 
    property to the extent required by the authorizing statutes;
        (3) the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of 
    administering each such program, including--
            (A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on 
        agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients 
        responsible for carrying out each program; and
            (B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations 
        that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation;

        (4) the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation 
    of each such program conducted by or for the State educational 
    agency, the Secretary or other Federal officials;
        (5) the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund 
    accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and 
    accounting for, Federal funds paid to such applicant under each such 
    program;
        (6) the applicant will--
            (A) make reports to the State educational agency and the 
        Secretary as may be necessary to enable such agency and the 
        Secretary to perform their duties under each such program; and
            (B) maintain such records, provide such information, and 
        afford access to the records as the State educational agency or 
        the Secretary may find necessary to carry out the State 
        educational agency's or the Secretary's duties; and

        (7) before the application was submitted, the applicant afforded 
    a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the application and 
    has considered such comment.

(b) GEPA provision

    Section 1232e of this title does not apply to programs under this 
chapter.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title XIV, Sec. 14306, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title 
I, Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3897.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6311, 6312, 6367, 6396, 
6434, 6645, 6648, 7112, 7115, 7206, 7426, 7431 of this title.
