12 2 STA T . 1 47 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 3 4 —M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (6)providef or c over ag eof C o m mi s sio n emp l o y eesina s u i t a b le retirement and employee benefit system by ma k ing arrangements or entering into contracts w it h any participating S tate government or otherwise providing retirement and other employee coverage
‘‘( 7 ) accept , use, and dispose of gifts or donations or services or real, personal, tangible, or intangible property; ‘‘( 8 ) enter into and perform such contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as are necessary to carry out Commission duties, including any contracts or cooperative agreements with a department, agency, or instrumentality of the U nited States, a State (including a political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the State), or a person, firm, association, or corporation; and ‘‘( 9 ) maintain a government relations office in the D istrict of Columbia and establish and maintain a central office at such location in its region as the Commission may select . ‘‘(b) FED E RALAG E NCY C O O P ERA TI ON. — A Federal agency shall— ‘‘( 1 ) cooperate with a Commission; and ‘‘( 2 ) provide, to the e x tent practicable, on re q uest of the Federal Cochairperson, appropriate assistance in carrying out this subtitle, in accordance with applicable Federal laws (including regulations). ‘‘(c) AD M INI S TRATI V E EX PENSES.— ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.—Sub j ect to paragraph (2), the administra - tive expenses of a Commission shall be paid— ‘‘(A) by the Federal G overnment, in an amount equal to 50 percent of the administrative expenses of the Commis- sion; and ‘‘( B ) by the States participating in the Commission, in an amount equal to 50 percent of the administrative expenses. ‘‘(2) EXPENSES O F T H E FEDERAL COCHAIRPERSON.—All expenses of the Federal Cochairperson, including expenses of the alternate and staff of the Federal Cochairperson, shall be paid by the Federal Government. ‘‘( 3 ) STATE SHARE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the share of administrative expenses of a Commission to be paid by each State of the Commission shall be determined by a unanimous vote of the State members of the Commis- sion. ‘‘(B) N O FEDERAL PARTICIPATION.— T he Federal Cochairperson shall not participate or vote in any decision under subparagraph (A). ‘‘(C) DELIN QU ENT STATES.—During any period in which a State is more than 1 year delinquent in payment of the State ’ s share of administrative expenses of the Commis- sion under this subsection— ‘‘(i) no assistance under this subtitle shall be pro- vided to the State (including assistance to a political subdivision or a resident of the State) for any project not approved as of the date of the commencement of the delinquency; and ‘‘(ii) no member of the Commission from the State shall participate or vote in any action by the Commis- sion.
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