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Subtitle B Community Services Block Grant Program SHORT '~'rA'i,,E SEC. 671. This subtitle may be cited as the "Community Serv ices Block Grant Act'. (42 U.S.C. 9901 note) COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS AUTHORIZED SEC. 672. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants in cordance with the provisions of this subtitle, to States to smeliorat the causes of poverty in comm-nlties wi~.hln the Stats. (b) There are authorized to be appropriated $451,500,000 fc fiscal year 1990, $451,500,000 for fiscal y~ar 19~1, $460,000,000 fc fiscal year 1992, $480,000,000 for fiscal year. 1993, an $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out the provisions of thi subtitle (other than section 681A). (42 U.S.C. 99Ol) . DEFINITIONS SEC. 673. For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The to.rna,, 'eligible entlty~ me~n~ any orgnn!zatto which was offictally designated as a c0rnm,,nlty action agen¢ or a community action program..under the provisions' of sectio 210 of tho Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 for fiscal yet 1981, or which came inll~ existence during fiscal year 1982 a direct succossdr in interest to such a community action agen cy or community action program and meets all the require ments under section 675(cX3)of this Act with respect to th composition of the board, unless such commttnity action agenc or a community action progr-m lost its designation under sec tion 210 of such Act as a result of a failure to comply with th provisions of such Act. The term %ligible entity" also include any limited purpose agency designated under title II of th Economic Opporbmlty Act of 1964 for fiscal year 1981 whic! served the general purposes of a comm~mlt~? action agenc under title II of such Act, unless such designated agenc~ its designation under title II of stich ACt as a result of a failur to comply with the provisions of such Act, any grl~atee whic received financial assistance under.section 222(a)(4) of. the Ec~ nomic Opporbmity Act of 1964 in fiscal year 1981, and. any gnnization to which a State which applied for and received waiver frdm tho Sec-rotary under Public Law 98--139 made grant under this Act in fiscal year 1984, If any geographic are of a Stats is not, or ceases 'to be, served by an eligible entit- the chief executive officer of the State may decide to serve su~ a new area by~ (A) requesting an existing eligible entity which is h cated and provides services in an area centignons to th new area to serve the new area; (B) if no existing eligible entity is located and provide services in an area contiguous to the new area, requestinl the eligible entity located closest to the area to be serve~ or an existing eligible entity serving an area within res