§ 1355. Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1965

   State Technical Services Act of 1965

   Pub. L. 89–182 § 5 · 79 Stat. 679

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1355

   (Pub. L. 89–182, § 5, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 681.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 89–182, § 5, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 681.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. review of plans and programs by secretary The Secretary shall not accept the five-year plan of a State for review and approval under this Act unless the Governor of the State or his designee determines and certifies that the plan is consistent with State policies and objectives; and the Secretary shall not accept an annual technical services program for review and approval under this Act unless the designated agency has, as certified thereto by the Governor or his designee— (a) invited all qualified institutions in the State to submit proposals for providing technical services under the Act; (b) coordinated its programs with other States and with other publicly supported activities within the State, as appropriate; (c) established adequate rules to insure that no officer or employee Conflict of interest. of the State, the designated agency, or any participating institution, shall receive compensation for technical services he performs, for which funds are provided under this Act, from sources other than his employer, and shall not otherwise maintain any private interest in conflict with his public responsibility; (d) determined that matching funds will be available from State or other non-Federal sources; (e) determined that such technical services program does not provide a service which on the date of such certification is economically and readily available in such State from private technical services, professional consultants, or private institutions; (f) planned no services specially related to a particular firm or company, public work, or other capital project except insofar as the services are of general concern to the industry and commerce of the community, State, or region; (g) provided for making public all reports prepared in the Availability of information. course of furnishing technical services supported under this Act or for making them available at cost to any person on request.

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