108 STAT. 40 PUBLIC LAW 103-211—FEB. 12, 1994 42 USC 8287 SEC. 402. The Architect of the Capitol shall be considered ^°^- the agency for the piirposes of the election in section 801(b)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the head of the agency for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(C) of such section. PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT LAWFULLY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to provide any benefit or assistance to any individual in the United States when it is known to a Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that— (1) the individual is not lawfully within the United States; (2) the direct Federal assistance or benefit to be provided is other than search and rescue; emergency medical care; emergency mass care; emergency shelter; clearance of roads and construction of temporary bridges necessary to the performance of emergency tasks and essential community services; warning of further risks or hazards; dissemination or public information and assistance regarding health and safety measures; the provision of food, water, medicine, and other essential needs, including movement of supplies or persons; and reduction of immediate threats to life, property and public health and safety; (3) temporary housing assistance provided in this Act may be made available to individuals and families for a period of up to 90 days without regard to the requirements of subsection (4); (4) immediately upon the enactment of this Act, other than for the purposes set forth in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, any Federal entity or official who makes available funds under this Act shall take reasonable steps to determine whether any individual or company seeking to obtain such funds is lawfully within the United States; Discrimination. (5) in no case shall such Federal entity, official or their agent discriminate against any individual with respect to filing, inquiry, or adjudication of an application for funding on the bases of race, color, creed, handicap, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status or form of lawful immigration status; and (6) the implementation of this section shall not require the publication or implementation of any intervening regulations. SEC. 404. (a) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. —The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding Federal laws, unfunded Federal mandates, euid other Federal regulatory requirements, that may prevent or impair the ability of State and local authorities to rebuild expeditiously the areas devastated by the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California. In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall consult with State and local officials of California. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report setting forth findings and recommendations as a result of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include— (1) an identification of the specific Federal laws, unfunded Federal mandates, and other Federal regulatory requirements, referred to in subsection (a);
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