34 U.S.C. § 10423 — Review of State applications

(a) In general The Attorney General must make a grant under section 10421 of this title to carry out the projects described in the application submitted under section 10422 of this title upon determining that—
(1) the application is consistent with the requirements of this subchapter; and
(2) before the approval of the application the Attorney General has made an affirmative finding in writing that the proposed project has been reviewed under this subchapter.

(b) Approval Each application submitted under section 10422 of this title must be considered approved, in whole or in part, by the Attorney General no later than 90 days after first received unless the Attorney General informs the applicant of specific reasons for disapproval.

(c) Restriction Grant funds received under this subchapter must not be used for land acquisition or construction projects.

(d) Disapproval notice and reconsideration The Attorney General must not disapprove any application without first affording the applicant reasonable notice and an opportunity for reconsideration.

(e) Priority for partnerships with community-based drug treatment programs In considering an application submitted by a State under section 10422 of this title , the Attorney General must give priority to an application that involves a partnership between the State and a community-based drug treatment program within the State.