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1 an annual basis by the appropriate regional or 



2 State director of the agency: 



3 "(i) The Soil Conservation Service. 



4 "(ii) The Environmental Protection 



5 Agency. 



6 "(iii) The National Marine Fishery 



7 Service (in coastal States). 



8 "(iv) The United States Fish and 



9 Wildlife Service. 



10 "(3) Affiliation of members. — Members ap- 



11 pointed pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) may be em- 



12 ployees of Federal, State, tribal, or local agencies or 



13 non-profit organizations. 



14 "(4) Federal advisory committee act. — 



15 The requirements of the Federal Advisory Commit- 



16 tee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to 



17 an interdisciplinary team established under this sub- 



18 section. 



19 "(g) Conditions for Receiving Assistance. — 



20 "(1) Project sponsors and cosponsors. — 



21 "(A) Requirement. — In order to be eligi- 



22 ble for assistance under the program, a project 



23 shall have as project participants both a citizens 



24 organization and a State, regional, tribal, or 



25 local governing body, agency, or district. 



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