No political punishment of donor States
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(a) No general prohibitions on providing Federal funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, or any other member of the executive branch, may not target a donor State by imposing a general prohibition on awarding a grant to, or entering into a contract or other agreement with, the donor State (or a political subdivision of such donor State, or a public or nonprofit entity in such donor State). (b) No revocations or suspensions of Federal funding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, or any other member of the executive branch, may not revoke or suspend any grant, contract, or other agreement awarded to, or entered into with, a donor State (or a political subdivision of such donor State, or a public or nonprofit entity in such donor State), unless the Comptroller General of the United States determines that the donor State (or such political subdivision or entity) has committed fraud, waste, or abuse with respect to such grant, contract, or agreement. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) Donor State The term donor State means any State the taxpayers of which have on average, over the 3-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, paid a total amount in Federal income taxes that exceeds the average total amount of Federal funding provided to the State over such period. (2) Public entity The term public entity includes public schools and public hospitals.