PUBLIC LAW 106-314—OCT. 17, 2000 114 STAT. 1271 (J) A description of how the proposed system will reduce the need for paper files and ensure prompt action so that cases are appropriately listed with national and regional adoption exchanges, and public and private adoption services. (K) An assurance that the data collected in accordance with subparagraph (I) will be made available to relevant Federal, State, and local government agencies and to the public. (L) An assurance that the proposed system is consistent with other civil and criminal information requirements of the Federal Government. (M) An assurance that the proposed system will provide notice of timeframes required under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89; 111 Stat. 2115) for individual cases to ensure prompt attention and compliance with such requirements. (c) CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.— (1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.— A State court or local court awarded a grant under this section shall expend $1 for every $3 awarded under the grant to carry out the development, implementation, and maintenance of the automated data collection and case-tracking system under the proposed plan. (B) WAIVER FOR HARDSHIP.— The Attorney General may waive or modify the matching requirement described in subparagraph (A) in the case of any State court or local court that the Attorney General determines would suffer undue hardship as a result of being subject to the requirement. (C) NON-FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.— (i) CASH OR IN KIND. —State court or local court expenditures required under subparagraph (A) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. (ii) No CREDIT FOR PRE-AWARD EXPENDITURES.— Only State court or local court expenditures made after a grant has been awarded under this section may be counted for purposes of determining whether the State court or local court has satisfied the matching expenditure requirement under subparagraph (A). (2) NOTIFICATION TO STATE OR APPROPRIATE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY. —No application for a grant authorized under this section may be approved unless the State court or local court submitting the application demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the court has provided the State, in the case of a State court, or the appropriate child welfare agency, in the case of a local court, with notice of the contents and submission of the application. (3) CONSIDERATIONS.— In evaluating an application for a grant under this section the Attorney GreneraJ shall consider the following: (A) The extent to which the system proposed in the application may be replicated in other jurisdictions. (B) The extent to which the proposed system is consistent with the provisions of, and amendments made by.
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