§ 7143. Certification

• (a) Not later than February 1 of the year after the year in which any county funds were expended by a participating county, the appropriate official of the participating county shall submit to the Secretary concerned a certification that the county funds expended in the applicable year have been used for the uses authorized under section 7142(a) of this title , including a description of the amounts expended and the uses for which the amounts were expended.
• (b) The Secretary concerned shall review the certifications submitted under subsection (a) as the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate.