§ 1355. — Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1355]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 37--STATE TECHNICAL SERVICES
Sec. 1355. Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and
programs for review and approval by Secretary
The Secretary shall not accept the five-year plan of a State for
review and approval under this chapter unless the Governor of the State
or his designee determines and certifies that the plan is consistent
with State policies and objectives; and the Secretary shall not accept
an annual technical services program for review and approval under this
chapter unless the designated agency has, as certified thereto by the
Governor or his designee--
(a) invited all qualified institutions in the State to submit
proposals for providing technical services under the chapter;
(b) coordinated its programs with other States and with other
publicly supported activities within the State, as appropriate;
(c) established adequate rules to insure that no officer or
employee of the State, the designated agency, or any participating
institution, shall receive compensation for technical services he
performs, for which funds are provided under this chapter, from
sources other than his employer, and shall not otherwise maintain
any private interest in conflict with his public responsibility;
(d) determined that matching funds will be available from State
or other non-Federal sources;
(e) determined that such technical services program does not
provide a service which on the date of such certification is
economically and readily available in such State from private
technical services, professional consultants, or private
institutions;
(f) planned no services specially related to a particular firm
or company, public work, or other capital project except insofar as
the services are of general concern to the industry and commerce of
the community, State, or region;
(g) provided for making public all reports prepared in the
course of furnishing technical services supported under this chapter
or for making them available at cost to any person on request.
(Pub. L. 89-182, Sec. 5, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 681.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1356, 1357 of this title.
