authority of secretary to provide services

authority of secretary to provide services Sec. 110. (a) In any area of a State which has not qualified as a prime, sponsor and for which no other prime sponsor has qualified under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 102(a) or where the Secretary has taken an action under subsection (b) (2) or (d) of section 108 which results in such services not being provided in such area, the Secretary is authorized and directed out of funds allotted to such State or local area under section 103(a) to provide for continuing programs by making payments directly to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations conducting activities w’hich he determines are not in violation of the requirements of this section. To the extent necessary to assure the delivery of services in the areas served by any prime sponsor subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary is author-87 Stat. 849ized (if no other eligible prime sponsor is designated under section 102 of this Act to serve such area) to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Secretary were the prime sponsor’ for that area. (b) The Secretary shall, prior to making any payments under this Act for any fiscal year, enter’ into an agreement with any prime sponsoi’ receiving payments under this Act which contains provisions adequate to assure that the provisions of this section are carried out effectively.