PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Director can pause or stop payments on grants or contracts when a recipient seriously fails to follow the rules. The Director must create rules so that payments are not suspended except in emergencies for more than 30 days; any denial of a request to get more funding must come with at least 75 days’ notice and a chance for the recipient to explain why the denial should not happen; if a renewal or refunding is denied for not following the terms, the recipient gets an informal hearing before a neutral hearing officer chosen by both the recipient and the Agency; and payments cannot be ended for noncompliance unless the recipient has had reasonable notice and a full and fair hearing. Any hearings or meetings required must be held in places that are convenient for the recipient agency.

Title 42, §5052

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(a)The Director is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this section, to suspend further payments or to terminate payments under any contract or grant providing assistance under this chapter, whenever the Director determines there is a material failure to comply with the applicable terms and conditions of any such grant or contract. The Director shall prescribe procedures to insure that—

(1)assistance under this chapter shall not be suspended for failure to comply with applicable terms and conditions, except in emergency situations for thirty days;

(2)an application for refunding under this chapter may not be denied unless the recipient has been given (A) notice at least 75 days before the denial of such application of the possibility of such denial and the grounds for any such denial, and (B) opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken;

(3)in any case where an application for refunding is denied for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant or contract award, the recipient shall be afforded an opportunity for an informal hearing before an impartial hearing officer, who has been agreed to by the recipient and the Agency; and

(4)assistance under this chapter shall not be terminated for failure to comply with applicable terms and conditions unless the recipient has been afforded reasonable notice and opportunity for a full and fair hearing.

(b)In order to assure equal access to all recipients, such hearings or other meetings as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements of this section shall be held at locations convenient to the recipient agency.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–113, Oct. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 394, known as the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 4950 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–551 substituted “the Director” for “he” before “determines” in first sentence. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–288 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted a semicolon for “nor shall an application for refunding under this chapter be denied, unless the recipient has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to show why such action should not be taken; and” in par. (1), added pars. (2) and (3), redesignated former par. (2) as (4), and added subsec. (b).

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of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–551 effective Oct. 1, 1986, except as otherwise provided, see section 11 of Pub. L. 99–551, set out as an

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note under section 4950 of this title.

§5052 Suspension and Termination of Financial Assistance; Procedures; Notice and Hearing; Emergency Situations; Refunding Applications

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Title 42, §5052

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