PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2741 adequate to assure that these members are representative of low-income individuals and families in the neighborhood served; and "(ii) each representative of low-income individuals and families selected to represent a specific neighborhood within a community under clause (i) resides in the neighborhood represented by the member; and "(C) the remainder of the members are officials or members of business, industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other major groups and interests in the community served. "(b) PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. — In order for a public organization to be considered to be an eligible entity for purposes of section 673(1), the entity shall administer the community services block grant program through— "(1) a tripartite board, which shall have members selected by the organization and shall be composed so as to assure that not fewer than Vs of the members are persons chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that these members— "(A) are representative of low-income individuals and families in the neighborhood served; "(B) reside in the neighborhood served; and ^ "(C) are able to participate actively in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs funded under this subtitle; or "(2) another mechanism specified by the State to assure decisionmaking and participation by low-income individuals in the development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs funded under this subtitle. "SEC. 677. PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES. 42 USC 9911. "(a) RESERVATION. — If, with respect to any State, the Secretary— "(1) receives a request from the governing body of an Indian tribe or tribal organization within the State that assistance under this subtitle be made directly to such tribe or organization; and "(2) determines that the members of such tribe or tribal organization would be better served by means of grants made directly to provide benefits under this subtitle, the Secretary shall reserve from amounts that would otherwise be allotted to such State under section 675B for the fiscal year the amount determined under subsection (b). "(b) DETERMINATION OF RESERVED AMOUNT. — The Secretary shall reserve for the purpose of subsection (a) from amounts that would otherwise be allotted to such State, not less than 100 percent of an amount that bears the same ratio to the State allotment for the fiscal year involved as the population of all eligible Indians for whom a determination has been made under subsection (a) bears to the population of all individuals eligible for assistance through a community services block grant made under this subtitle in such State. "(c) AWARDS. —The sums reserved by the Secretary on the basis of a determination made under subsection (a) shall be made available by grant to the Indian tribe or tribal organization serving the individuals for whom such a determination has been made. -33:QL3Part4
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