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[CITE: 42USC8628a]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 94--LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 8628a. Technical assistance, training, and compliance 
        reviews
        
    (a) Of the amounts appropriated under section 8621(b) of this title 
for any fiscal year, not more than $300,000 of such amounts may be 
reserved by the Secretary--
        (1) to--
            (A) make grants to State and public agencies and private 
        nonprofit organizations; or
            (B) enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative 
        arrangements or interagency agreements with States and public 
        agencies (including Federal agencies) and private nonprofit 
        organizations;

    to provide for training and technical assistance related to the 
    purposes of this subchapter, including collection and dissemination 
    of information about programs and projects assisted under this 
    subchapter, and ongoing matters of regional or national significance 
    that the Secretary finds would assist in the more effective 
    provision of services under this subchapter; or
        (2) to conduct onsite compliance reviews of programs supported 
    under this subchapter.

    (b) No provision of this section shall be construed to prevent the 
Secretary from making a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 
to one or more private nonprofit organizations that apply jointly with a 
business concern to receive such grant.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title XXVI, Sec. 2609A, as added Pub. L. 99-425, title 
V, Sec. 505(a), Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 975; amended Pub. L. 103-252, 
title III, Sec. 311(a)(3), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 105-285, 
title III, Sec. 309, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2759.)

                       References in Text

    This subchapter, the first and second time appearing in subsec. 
(a)(1), was in the original ``this subtitle'' which was translated as 
``this title'', meaning title XXVI of Pub. L. 97-35, as the probable 
intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-285, Sec. 309(b), substituted ``Technical 
assistance, training, and compliance reviews'' for ``Technical 
assistance and training'' as section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-285, Sec. 309(a), substituted ``$300,000'' 
for ``$250,000'' in introductory provisions, designated existing 
provisions as par. (1) and inserted ``to--'', redesignated former par. 
(1) as subpar. (A), realigned margin, and substituted ``make grants'' 
for ``to make grants'', redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B), 
realigned margin, substituted ``enter into'' for ``to enter into'' and 
inserted ``or interagency agreements'' after ``cooperative 
arrangements'' and ``(including Federal agencies)'' after ``public 
agencies'', realigned margin of concluding provisions and substituted 
``; or'' for period at end, and added par. (2).
    1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-252 substituted ``$250,000'' for 
``$500,000'' in introductory provisions.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-252 effective Oct. 1, 1994, see section 314 
of Pub. L. 103-252, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 99-425, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under section 8621 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 8623 of this title.
