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[CITE: 42USC2991d-1]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 34--ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
 
                SUBCHAPTER VIII--NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 2991d-1. Panel review of applications for assistance


(a) Establishment of formal panel; members

    (1) The Commissioner shall establish a formal panel review process 
for purposes of--
        (A) evaluating applications for financial assistance under 
    sections 2991b and 2991d of this title; and
        (B) determining the relative merits of the projects for which 
    such assistance is requested.

    (2) To implement the process established under paragraph (1), the 
Commissioner shall appoint members of review panels from among 
individuals who are not officers or employees of the Administration for 
Native Americans. In making appointments to such panels, the 
Commissioner shall give preference to American Indians, Native 
Hawaiians, other Native American Pacific Islanders (including American 
Samoan Natives), and Alaska Natives.

(b) Duties of panel

    Each review panel appointed under subsection (a)(2) of this section 
that reviews any application for financial assistance shall--
        (1) determine the merit of each project described in such 
    application;
        (2) rank such application with respect to all other applications 
    it reviews for the fiscal year involved, according to the relative 
    merit of all of the projects that are described in such application 
    and for which financial assistance is requested; and
        (3) submit to the Commissioner a list that identifies all 
    applications reviewed by such panel and arranges such applications 
    according to rank determined under paragraph (2).

(c) Notice to Congressional committee chairman; information required

    Upon the request of the chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs 
of the Senate or of the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives made with respect to any application for 
financial assistance under section 2991b or 2991d of this title, the 
Commissioner shall transmit to the chairman written notice--
        (1) identifying such application;
        (2) containing a copy of the list submitted to the Commissioner 
    under subsection (b)(3) of this section in which such application is 
    ranked;
        (3) specifying which other applications ranked in such list have 
    been approved by the Commissioner under sections 2991b and 2991d of 
    this title; and
        (4) if the Commissioner has not approved each application 
    superior in merit, as indicated on such list, to the application 
    with respect to which such notice is transmitted, containing a 
    statement of the reasons relied upon by the Commissioner for--
            (A) approving the application with respect to which such 
        notice is transmitted; and
            (B) failing to approve each pending application that is 
        superior in merit, as indicated on such list, to the application 
        described in subparagraph (A).

(Pub. L. 88-452, title VIII, Sec. 806, as added and amended Pub. L. 100-
175, title V, Secs. 502(4), 504(b)(2), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 973, 
975; Pub. L. 102-375, title VIII, Sec. 822(6), (21), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 
Stat. 1298, 1300; Pub. L. 103-171, Sec. 5(5), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 
1992; Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 15(k), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4593.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 806 of Pub. L. 88-452 was renumbered section 807 and 
is classified to section 2991e of this title.
    Another prior section 806 of Pub. L. 88-452, title VIII, as added 
Pub. L. 89-794, title VIII, Sec. 801, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1474, 
provided for duration of VISTA program through June 30, 1970, and was 
classified to section 2991e of this title, prior to the general 
amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 90-222, title I, Sec. 110, Dec. 
23, 1967, 81 Stat. 722.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted ``Committee on Indian 
Affairs'' for ``Select Committee on Indian Affairs''.
    1993--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-171 substituted ``Alaska'' for 
``Alaskan''.
    1992--Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 822(6), substituted ``Commissioner'' for 
``Secretary'' wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-375, Sec. 822(21), which directed the 
substitution of ``Alaska Native'' for ``Alaskan Native'', could not be 
executed because the words ``Alaskan Native'' did not appear.
    1987--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100-175, Sec. 504(b)(2), which 
directed that par. (2) be amended by inserting ``other Native American 
Pacific Islanders (including American Samoan Natives),'' after 
``Hawaiian Natives,'' was executed by making the insertion after 
``Native Hawaiians,'' to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of 
House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a 
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities of House of Representatives 
changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of 
Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Fifth Congress, 
Jan. 7, 1997.


                             Effective Date

    Enactment and amendment by Pub. L. 100-175 effective Oct. 1, 1987, 
see section 701 of Pub. L. 100-175, set out as an Effective Date of 1987 
Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.
