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U.S.C. 5701 et seq.], and the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, and per diem allowances, in lieu of subsistence for trainees in attendance or the furnishing of subsistence and quarters for trainees and instructors on terms prescribed by the Administrator; and provide instructors and training aids as deemed necessary: Provided, That the terms prescribed by the Administrator for the payment of travel expenses and per diem allowances authorized by this subsection shall include a provision that such payment shall not exceed one-half of the total cost of such expenses: Provided further, That not more than one national civil defense college and three civil defense technical training schools shall be established under the authority of this subsection: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to lease real property required for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subsection, but shall not acquire fee title to property unless specifically authorized by Act of Congress; (f) Dissemination of information

publicly disseminate appropriate civil defense information by all appropriate means; (g) Encouragement of State civil defense work

assist and encourage the States to negotiate and enter into interstate civil defense compacts; review the terms and conditions of such proposed compacts in order to assist to the extent feasible in obtaining uniformity therein and consistency with the national civil defense plans and programs; assist and coordinate the activities thereunder; aid and assist in encouraging reciprocal civil defense legislation by the States which will permit the furnishing of mutual aid for civil defense purposes in the event of an attack or natural disaster which cannot be adequately met or controlled by a State or political subdivision thereof threatened with or undergoing an attack or natural disaster: Provided, That a copy of each such civil defense compact shall be transmitted promptly to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The consent of the Congress shall be granted to each such compact, upon the expiration of the first period of sixty calendar days of continuous session of the Congress following the date on which the compact is transmitted to it; but only if, between the date of transmittal and expiration of such sixty-day period, there has not been passed a concurrent resolution stating in substance that the Congress does not approve the compact: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing Congress from withdrawing at any time its consent to any such compact;

(h) Acquisition of necessary defense materials and facilities

procure by condemnation or otherwise, construct, lease, transport, store, maintain, renovate or distribute materials and facilities for civil defense, with the right to take immediate possession thereof: Provided, That facilities acquired by purchase, donation, or other means of transfer may be occupied, used, and improved for the purposes of this Act [sec

tions 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix], prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255): Provided further, That the Administrator shall report not less often than quarterly to the Congress all property acquisitions made pursuant to this subsection: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to lease real property required for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subsection, but shall not acquire fee title to property unless specifically authorized by Act of Congress: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to procure and maintain under this section radiological instruments and detection devices, protective masks, and gas detection kits, and distribute the same by loan or grant to the States for civil defense purposes, under such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall prescribe.'

(i) Financial aid to States

make financial contributions, on the basis of programs or projects approved by the Administrator, to the States for civil defense purposes, including, but not limited to the, procurement, construction, leasing, or renovating of materials and facilities. Such contributions shall be made on such terms or conditions as the Administrator shall prescribe, including, but not limited to, the method of purchase, the quantity, quality, or specifications of the materials or facilities, and such other factors or care or treatment to assure the uniformity, availability, and good condition of such materials or facilities: Provided, That no contributions shall be made for the procurement of land: Provided further, That retroactive financial contributions which were otherwise approvable, approved and made to the States prior to June 30, 1960, to carry out the purposes of this subsection are hereby ratified and affirmed: Provided further, That after June 30, 1964, no contribution shall be made for the purchase of personal equipment for State or local civil defense workers: Provided further, That the amounts authorized to be contributed by the Administrator to each State for organizational equipment shall be equally matched by such State from any source it determines is consistent with its laws: Provided further, That financial contributions to the States for shelters and other protective facilities shall be determined by taking the amount of funds appropriated or available to the Administrator for such facilities in each fiscal year and apportioning same among the States in the ratio which the urban population of the critical target areas (as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense) in each State, at the time of the determination, bears to the total urban population of the critical target areas of all of the States: Provided further, That the amounts authorized to be contributed by the Administrator to each State for such shelters and pro

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tective facilities shall be equally matched by such State from any source it determines is consistent with its laws and, if not matched within a reasonable time, the Administrator may reallocate same to other States on the formula outlined above: Provided further, That the value of any land contributed by any State or political subdivision thereof shall be excluded from the computation of the State share: Provided further, That the amounts paid to any State under this subsection shall be expended solely in carrying out the purposes set forth herein and in accordance with State civil defense programs or projects approved by the Administrator: Provided further, That the Administrator shall make no contribution toward the cost of any program or project for the procurement, construction, or leasing of any facility which (1) is intended for use, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than civil defense and (2) is of such kind that upon completion it will, in his judgment, be capable of producing sufficient revenue to provide reasonable assurance of the retirement or repayment of such cost, except that (subject to the foregoing provisos of this subsection) he may make contribution to any State toward that portion of the cost of the construction, reconstruction, or enlargement of any facility which he shall determine to be directly attributable to the incorporation in such facility of any feature of construction or design not necessary for the principal intended purpose thereof but which is, in his judgment, necessary for the use of such facility for civil defense purposes. Provided, That the Administrator shall report not less often than quarterly to the Congress all contributions made pursuant to this subsection: Provided further, That all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed with the assistance of any contribution of Federal funds made by the Administrator under the provisions of this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5), and every such employee shall receive compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times his basic rate of pay for all hours worked in any workweek in excess of eight hours in any workday or forty hours in the workweek, as the case may be. The Administrator shall make no contribution of Federal funds without first obtaining adequate assurance that these labor standards will be maintained upon the construction work. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this proviso, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176, 64 Stat. 1267), and section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 948, as amended; 40 U.S.C. 276(c) [40 U.S.C. 276c]).2

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(j) Sale and disposition of surplus property

arrange for the sale or disposal of materials and facilities found by the Administrator to be unnecessary or unsuitable for civil defense purposes in the same manner as provided for excess property in the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended [40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), and any funds received as proceeds from the sale or other disposition of such materials and facilities shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

(Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, § 201, 64 Stat. 1248; Mar. 5, 1952, ch. 78, § 1(a), 66 Stat. 13; June 25, 1952, ch. 461, 66 Stat. 158; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 888, § 1, 70 Stat. 949; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-606, § 3(a)(1), (2), (b), (c), 72 Stat. 532, 533; Oct. 4, 1961, Pub. L. 87-390, 75 Stat. 820; June 30, 1964, Pub. L. 88-335, 78 Stat. 231; June 10, 1968, Pub. L. 90-336, 82 Stat. 175; Aug. 2, 1972, Pub. L. 92-360, § 1(1), 86 Stat. 503; July 14, 1976, Pub. L. 94-361, title VIII, § 804(c), 90 Stat. 932; Dec. 1, 1981, Pub. L. 97-86, title VIII, § 803(d), 95 Stat. 1113.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Travel Expenses Act of 1949, as amended, referred to in subsec. (e), is act June 9, 1949, ch. 185, 63 Stat. 166, as amended, which was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, and reenacted by the first section thereof as subchapter I (§ 5701 et seq.) of chapter 57 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

The Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (i), is act Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494, as amended, which is classified generally to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 276a of Title 40 and Tables.

Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176, 64 Stat. 1267), referred to in subsec. (i), is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (j), is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of that Act relating to disposal of government property are classified to chapter 10 (§ 471 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of Title 40 and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1981-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-86, § 803(d)(1), substituted "warnings to the civilian population of an attack or natural disaster" for "warnings of enemy attacks to the civilian population".

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-86, § 803(d)(2), added “and natural disasters" following "best methods of treating the effects of attacks".

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97-86, § 803(d)(3), added “or natural disaster" following "attack" in two places.

1976-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-361, § 804(c)(1), struck out a second proviso terminating on June 30, 1976, the authority to pay travel and per diem expenses of students as authorized by this subsection.

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94-361, § 804(c)(2), struck out of the fourth proviso termination provision limiting the authority respecting radiological instruments, etc. until June 30, 1976.

1972-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92-360 substituted "June 30, 1976" for "June 30, 1972".

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 92-360 substituted "June 30, 1976" for "June 30, 1972".

1968-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 90-336 extended the termination date on the authorization to pay travel and per diem expenses of students from June 30, 1968, to June 30, 1972.

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 90-336 extended the expiration date on the Administrator's authority to procure and maintain various devices from June 30, 1968, to June 30, 1972.

1964-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 88-335 extended the termination date on the authorization to pay travel and per diem expenses of students from June 30, 1964, to June 30, 1968.

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 88-335 extended the expiration date on the Administrator's authority to procure and maintain various devices from June 30, 1964, to June 30, 1968.

1961-Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 87-390 ratified and affirmed retroactive financial contributions which were otherwise approvable, approved and made to the States prior to June 30, 1960, to carry out the purposes of this subsection.

1958-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 85-606, § 3(a)(1), (2), required that the terms prescribed for the payment of travel expenses and per diem allowances include a provision that such payment shall not exceed one-half of the total cost of such expenses, and provided that the authority to pay travel and per diem expenses of students shall terminate on June 30, 1964.

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 85-606, § 3(b), authorized the Administrator to procure, maintain, and distribute radiological instruments and detection devices, protective masks, and gas detection kits.

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 85-606, § 3(c), substituted provisos prohibiting contributions for the procurement of land and for the purchase of personal equipment for State or local civil defense workers for proviso which prohibited contributions for State or local personnel and administrative expenses, or for items of personal equipment for State or local workers, or for the procurement of land, except as provided in section 2293(d) of this Appendix, omitted provisions which authorized variance of limitations contained in second, third, and fourth provisos for the Territory of Alaska and which required withholding or limiting of financial assistance whenever the State failed to spend funds in accordance with the terms and conditions governing the Federal contribution, and added proviso requiring payment of laborers and mechanics at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

1956-Subsec. (e). Act Aug. 2, 1956, authorized Administrator to pay travel expenses and per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence for trainees in attendance or the furnishing of subsistence and quarters for trainees and instructors.

1952-Subsec. (e). Act June 25, 1952, gave the Administrator authority to lease real property but not to acquire fee title under this subsection.

Subsec. (h). Act June 25, 1952, gave the Administrator authority to lease real property but not to acquire real property under this subsection.

Subsec. (i). Act Mar. 5, 1952, removed certain limitations on matching funds by the Administrator for use in Alaska.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions and redesignation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, see section 2271 of this Appendix and notes thereunder.

Functions of the Federal Civil Defense Administration or its Administrator under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended, section 2251 et seq. of this Appendix, which previously were transferred to the President were delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by section 4-103(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43242, set out as a note under section 2251 of this Appendix.

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS

Functions under subsec. (h) of this section respecting the stockpiling of medical supplies and equipment delegated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Secretary of Health and Human Services], and functions under said subsec. (h) respecting the stockpiling of food delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture, see sections 101(a) and 201(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 10958, eff. Aug. 14, 1961, 26 F.R. 7571, formerly set out as a note under section 2271 of this Appendix.

ABOLITION OF BOARD

National Security Resources Board was abolished and functions of the Chairman of the Board, with certain exceptions, transferred to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, by sections 2(a), 6 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1953, eff. June 12, 1953, 18 F.R. 3375, 67 Stat. 634, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For further transfers relating to the Office of Defense Mobilization, see section 2271 of this Appendix and notes and Reorganization Plans set out thereunder.

PILOT PROGRAM TO STUDY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS TO MINIMIZE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Pub. L. 96-342, title VII, § 704, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1090, provided that:

"(a) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish a pilot program of designing and constructing buildings to enhance the ability of the buildings to withstand nuclear explosions and to minimize the damage to such buildings caused by a nuclear explosion. Such program shall include the designing and constructing of at least two building projects chosen by the Director so that the buildings in the projects will be able to better withstand nuclear explosions and so that any damage to the buildings in the project caused by a nuclear explosion will be minimized.

"(b) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report to the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than April 1, 1981, on the establishment under subsection (a) of the pilot program.

"(c) of the sums authorized to be appropriated under section 701 [which authorized an appropriation of $120,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 to carry out the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix], $400,000 shall be available to carry out the pilot program established pursuant to subsection (a).

"(d) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1980."

STUDY ON SPECIAL DEFENSE NEEDS OF AREAS CONTAINING STRATEGIC NUCLEAR RETALIATORY FORCES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFENSE RELATED RESEARCH LABORATORIES OR FACILITIES

Pub. L. 95-485, title VII, § 702, Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1618, provided that $200,000 be used for a study of the special defense needs of areas of the United States which contain significant elements of the United States strategic nuclear retaliatory forces or significant defense-related research laboratories or facilities and required the study to be completed and copies filed with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, before Apr. 1, 1979.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES AND PER DIEM ALLOWANCES TO TRAINEES

Section 2 of act Aug. 2, 1956, which authorized to be appropriated not more than $100,000 annually for the payment of travel expenses and per diem allowances, was repealed by § 3(a)(3) of Pub. L. 85-606.

REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATES FOR CIVIL

DEFENSE PURPOSES

Pub. L. 93-608, § 2(3), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1971, provided that: "The report on contributions to the States for civil defense purposes required of the Secretary of Defense as a result of section 1 of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1958 (72 Stat. 1799) [set out as a note under section 2271 of this Appendix], and section 1 of Executive Order Number 10952 (26 F.R. 6577) [formerly set out as a note under section 2271 of this Appendix), pursuant to section 201(i) of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 1251) [subsec. (i) of this section], shall be submitted to Congress annually, in lieu of quarterly as previously required by such section 201(i)."

CROSS REFERENCES

Civil defense procurement fund, see section 2264 of this Appendix.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2253, 2260, 2264, 2286 of this Appendix; title 40 section 484; title 42 section 5132.

§ 2282. "National defense" or "defense" defined

The terms "national defense" or "defense" as used in title II of the Defense Production Act of 1950 [former section 2081 of this Appendix] shall be construed to include "civil defense" as defined in this Act [sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix].

(Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, § 202, 64 Stat. 1251.)

§ 2283. Mutual aid pacts between States and neighboring countries

The Administrator shall give all practicable assistance to States in arranging, through the Department of State, mutual civil defense aid between the States and neighboring countries. (Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, § 203, 64 Stat. 1251.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions and redesignation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, see section 2271 of this Appendix and notes thereunder.

§ 2284. Identity insignia; manufacture, possession, or wearing; penalties

The Administrator may prescribe insignia, arm bands, and other distinctive articles (including designs previously covered under Letters Patent which were assigned to the United States and held by the Office of Civilian Defense created by Executive Order Numbered 8757 issued May 20, 1941) which may be manufactured for or possessed or worn by persons engaged in civil defense activities pursuant to rules and regulations for the manufacture, possession, or wearing thereof established by the Administrator. The manufacture, possession, or

wearing of any such insignia, arm band, or other distinctive article otherwise than in accordance with such rules and regulations shall be unlawful and shall subject such person to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.

(Jan. 12, 1951, ch. 1228, title II, § 204, 64 Stat. 1251.)

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions and redesignation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, see section 2271 of this Appendix and notes thereunder.

§ 2285. Real property transactions

(a) Reports to the Armed Services Committees

The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, or his designee, may not enter into any of the following listed transactions by or for the use of that agency until after the expiration of thirty days from the date upon which a report of the facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives:

(1) An acquisition of fee title to any real property, if the estimated price is more than $50,000.

(2) A lease of any real property to the United States, if the estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.

(3) A lease of real property owned by the United States, if the estimated annual rental is more than $50,000.

(4) A transfer of real property owned by the United States to another Federal agency or to a State, if the estimated value is more than $50,000.

(5) A report of excess real property owned by the United States to a disposal agency, if the estimated value is more than $50,000.

If a transaction covered by clause (1) or (2) is part of a project, the report must include a summarization of the general plan for that project, including an estimate of the total cost of the lands to be acquired or leases to be made. (b) Annual reports to Armed Services Committees

The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization shall report annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on transactions described in subsection (a) that involve an estimated value of more than $5,000 but not more than $50,000.

This section applies only to real property in the States of the Union, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It does not apply to real property for river and harbor projects or floodcontrol projects, or to leases of Government

owned real property for agricultural or grazing purposes.

(d) Recital of compliance in instrument of conveyance as conclusive

A statement in an instrument of conveyance, including a lease, that the requirements of this section have been met, or that the conveyance is not subject to this section, is conclusive.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 43, 70 A Stat. 636; June 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-70, § 37, 73 Stat. 150; June 8, 1960, Pub. L. 86-500, title V, § 512, 74 Stat. 187; June 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-624, § 38, 74 Stat. 421; Oct. 19, 1980, Pub. L. 96-470, title II, § 202(c), 94 Stat. 2242.)

CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 171x of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Section was not enacted as a part of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 which comprises sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix.

AMENDMENTS

1980-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-470 substituted “annually" for "quarterly".

1960-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-500 substituted "Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization" for "Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration", prohibited the Director from entering into any of the transactions listed in subsec. (a) until after the expiration of 30 days from the date upon which a report of the facts concerning the proposed transaction is submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, and increased the amounts in clauses (1) to (5) from $25,000 to $50,000.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-500 substituted "Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization" for "Administrator" and "$50,000" for "$25,000".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-624 substituted "States of the Union, the District of Columbia" for "United States, Hawaii."

Pub. L. 86-500 eliminated ", Hawaii," following "United States".

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86-500 reenacted subsection without change.

1959-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 86-70 eliminated "Alaska," following "United States,".

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

For transfer of functions and redesignation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, see section 2271 of this Appendix and notes thereunder.

Functions of the Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration under this section, which previously were transferred to the President were delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by section 4-105 of Ex. Ord. No. 12148, July 20, 1979, 44 F.R. 43242, set out as a note under section 2251 of this Appendix.

§ 2286. Financial contributions to States for personnel and administrative expenses

To further assist in carrying out the purposes of this Act [sections 2251 to 2303 of this Appendix], the Administrator is authorized to make financial contributions to the States (including interstate civil defense authorities established pursuant to section 201(g) of this Act [section 2281(g) of this Appendix]) for necessary and essential State and local civil defense personnel

and administrative expenses, on the basis of approved plans (which shall be consistent with the national plan for civil defense approved by the Administrator) for the civil defense of the States: Provided, That the financial contributions to the States for the purposes of this section shall not exceed one-half of the total cost of such necessary and essential State and local civil defense personnel and administrative expenses.

(a) Requirements of plan

Plans submitted under this section shall

(1) provide, pursuant to State law, that the plan shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State and be mandatory on them, and be administered or supervised by a single State agency;

(2) provide that the State shall share the financial assistance with that provided by the Federal Government under this section from any source determined by it to be consistent with State law;

(3) provide for the development of State and local civil defense operational plans, pursuant to standards approved by the Administrator;

(4) provide for the employment of a fulltime civil defense director, or deputy director, by the State, and for such other methods of administration, including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on the merit basis (except that the Administrator shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as the Administrator shall find to be necessary and proper for the operation of the plan;

(5) provide that the State shall make such reports in such form and content as the Administrator may require;

(6) make available to duly authorized representatives of the Administrator and the Comptroller General, books, records, and papers necessary to conduct audits for the purposes of this section.

(b) Establishment of other terms and conditions by Administrator

The Administrator shall establish such other terms and conditions as he may deem necessary and proper.

In carrying out the provisions of this section, the provisions of section 201(g) [section 2281(g) of this Appendix] and 401(h) of this Act [section 2253(h) of this Appendix] shall apply. (d) Allocation to States

For each fiscal year concerned, the Administrator shall allocate to each State, in accordance with his regulations and the total sum appropriated hereunder, amounts to be made available to the States for the purposes of this section. Regulations governing allocations to the States shall give due regard to (1) the criti-cality of the target and support areas and the areas which may be affected by natural disasters with respect to the development of the total

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