2019 US Code
Title 31 - Money and Finance
Subtitle V - General Assistance Administration
Chapter 71 - Joint Funding Simplification
Sec. 7105 - Prescribing uniform technical and administrative provisions

(a) To make participation in a project easier than would be possible because of varying or conflicting technical or administrative regulations and procedures not required by law, the head of an executive agency may prescribe uniform provisions about inconsistent or conflicting requirements on—

(b) To make easier the processing of applications for assistance, the head of an executive agency may provide for review of proposals for a project by one panel, board, or committee where reviews by separate panels, boards, or committees are not specifically required by law.

(c) Notwithstanding a requirement that one public agency or a specific public agency be established or designated to carry out or supervise that part of the assistance from the Government under an assistance program for a jointly financed project, the head of the executive agency carrying out the program may waive the requirement when—

(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1037.)

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "To make participation in a project easier than would be possible" are substituted for "In order to provide for projects" for clarity. The words "because of" are substituted for "that would otherwise be subject to" to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "prescribe" is substituted for "adopt", and the word "about" is substituted for "with respect to", for consistency in the revised title. In clause (2), the words "payments by the United States Government" are substituted for "Federal payments" for consistency in the revised title. In clause (3), the words "providing assistance by" are substituted for "that assistance be extended in the form of" to eliminate unnecessary words. The word "procurement" is added for consistency with chapter 63 of the revised title. In clause (4), the words "assistance from the Government" are substituted for "Federal assistance" for consistency.

In subsection (b), the words "To make easier" are substituted for "In order to permit", and the words "applications for assistance" are substituted for "applications in accordance with the purposes of this chapter", for clarity. The words "where . . . are not" are substituted for "except when such review is" because of the restatement.

Subsection (c) is substituted for 42:4255(c) for consistency in subtitle V of the revised title.