administrative provisions

administrative provisions Sec. 124. Section 515 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 515. (a) Subject to the general authority of the Attorney General, and under the direction of the Administrator, the Administration shall— “(1) review, analyze, and evaluate the comprehensive State plan submitted by the State planning agency in order to determine whether the use of financial resources and estimates of future requirements as requested in the plan are consistent with the purposes of this title to improve and strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice and to reduce and prevent crime; if warranted, the Administration shall thereafter make recommendations to the State planning agency concerning improvements to be made in that comprehensive plan; “(2) asssure that the membership of the State planning agency is fairly representative of all components of the criminal justice system and review, prior to approval, the preparation, justification, and execution of the comprehensive plan to determine whether the State planning agency is coordinating and controlling the disbursement of the Federal funds provided under this title in a fair and proper manner to all components of the State and local criminal justice system; to assure such fair and proper disbursement, the State planning agency shall submit to the Administration, together with its comprehensive plan, a financial analysis indicating the percentage of Federal funds to be allocated under 90 STAT. 2422the plan to each component of the State and local criminal justice system; “(3) develop appropriate procedures for determining the impact and value of programs funded pursuant to this title and whether such funds should continue to be allocated for such programs; and “(4) assure that the programs, functions, and management of the State planning agency are being carried out efficiently and economically. “(b) The Administration is also authorized— “(1) to collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and other information on the condition and progress of law enforcement within and without the United States : and “(2) to cooperate with and render technical assistance to States, units of general local government, combinations of such States or units, or other public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, or international agencies in matters relating to law enforcement and criminal justice. “(c) Funds appropriated for the purposes of this section may be expanded by grant or contract, as the Administration may determine to be appropriate.”.