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B-171019 1 (1976-12-14)

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                                               THS  COMPTROLLER IFNERAL
                                      . .7OF THE UNITED STATES
                                               WABHINGTON, D         C. P054W



                   FI-E:     F-171019                DATE:          4  916

                   MATTER OF:      Settff Against Bleek Grant Fuds


                   D!SE*[      . 1. Law aforaement Assistase Admitrattlan cannot
                                 see setaff eagast eurVest blck grent payments
                                 to States maner Quaslv Crime Coatrol and Safe
                                 Streets Act as mas  e  we evering amnts due
                                 Federal Goverwmnt fta  State's a misuse of prior
                                 year blok  gents.  Seteft aainst grant mounts
                                 provided Ia advese *  peromance  meld divert
                                 gtrat fats  from thoiv intended purpose, since
                                 grant hads would be used to discharge debt to
                                 the United States at the ...nse of the current
                                 years  progra.
                              2. Authority ganted Law Barement   Assistane
                                 Administratie under eacttn 509 of Omaibus Crine
                                 Contwel ad  Safe Streets Act to withheld urther
                                 grant payuents in zase of grantee' n failure to
                                 comply with applicable requirements until there
                                 Is to leger  such failure, is not equivalent to
                                 setoff aisi funds withheld are not applind to
                                 cancellation of sbt. Also, grant payments can
                                 as longer be wtthheld unde r oution 50 once
                                 grmte. wma   into ompliance with applizable
                                 requirements, even though grantee is still
                                 Latebted to Faderal bevernment for past misuse
                                 of   ant funds.
                         The oneral Counsl and Assistant A&inistrator of the Law
                    katercum@at Assisteat Admnistration (LAA) requested our opinion
                    as to wbether LBAA may make setaff, against apjxuprLoted funds
                    statutorily reqnired to be dCstributed to the States, to settle a
                    past cdlah of LAA

                         The fuds to be used for settff an these appropriated for
                    block grants to the States under title I of the Qunibus Crime
                    Centrol and Safe Streets At o 1968, as ameaded, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3701
                    fl&*  . (  p. 1, 1975), s further ..nd.5 by the act appruoed
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