The Attorney General may promulgate reasonable and necessary regulations to implement this part.
Notwithstanding section 10303(b) of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regulations regarding the use of a sliding scale based on financial need to ensure that an eligible person who is in financial need receives priority in receiving funds under this part.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 1214, as added Pub. L. 104–238, § 2(2), Oct. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 3115; amended Pub. L. 105–390, § 2(4), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3495; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1086(b)(1)(G), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1968.)