12 U.S.C. § 5707

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Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 5707 - Remedies for State program termination or failures

(a) Remedies

(1) In general

If any of the events listed in paragraph (2) occur, the Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, may-

(A) reduce the amount of Federal funds allocated to the State under the Program; or

(B) terminate any further transfers of allocated amounts that have not yet been transferred to the State.

(2) Causal events

The events referred to in paragraph (1) are-

(A) termination by a participating State of its participation in the Program;

(B) failure on the part of a participating State to submit complete reports under section 5706 of this title on a timely basis; or

(C) noncompliance by the State with the terms of the allocation agreement between the Secretary and the State.

(b) Deallocated amounts to be reallocated

If, after 13 months, any portion of the amount of Federal funds allocated to a participating State is deemed by the Secretary to be no longer allocated to the State after actions taken by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall reallocate that portion among the participating States, excluding the State whose allocated funds were deemed to be no longer allocated, as provided in section 5702(b) of this title.

12 U.S.C. § 5707

Pub. L. 111-240, title III, §30083008,, 124 Stat. 2580.

Program: The term "Program" means the State Small Business Credit Initiative established under this chapter.
Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury.
State: The term "State" means-(A) a State of the United States;(B) the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands;(C) when designated by a State of the United States, a political subdivision of that State that the Secretary determines has the capacity to participate in the Program;(D) under the circumstances described in section 5703(d) of this title, a municipality of a State of the United States to which the Secretary has given a special permission under section 5703(d) of this title; and(E) a Tribal government, or a group of Tribal governments that jointly apply for an allocation.
participating State: The term "participating State" means any State that has been approved for participation in the Program under section 5703 of this title.