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§ 3161. Eligibility of areas
(a) In general
For a project to be eligible for assistance under section 3141 or 3149 of this title, the project shall be located in an area that, on the date of submission of the application, meets 1 or more of the following criteria:
(1) Low per capita income
(2) Unemployment rate above national average
(3) Unemployment or economic adjustment problems
(b) Political boundaries of areas
(c) Documentation
(1) In general
(2) Acceptance by Secretary
(d) Prior designations
(Pub. L. 89–136, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3607; amended Pub. L. 108–373, title III, § 301, Oct. 27, 2004, 118 Stat. 1767.)