51.   Squier said the department administered the program with diligence.

52.   That program will be administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corp., a U.S. government agency.

53.   The AFDC program is administered by the states.

54.   The Air Transportation Stabilization Board, which administers the program, requires applicants to demonstrate stringent cost-cutting measures and have a feasible plan toward profitability.

55.   The alternative, however, is to have the Treasury Department administer the program by collecting the higher premiums when people fill out their tax returns.

56.   The Census Bureau has maintained that all the questions are required to carry out federal laws and administer federal programs.

57.   The audit found that the state agency administering the program had grossly overestimated the number of jobs created in a sampling of economic development zones.

58.   The federal law also gives the state scores of new options in administering its programs, and many of those are sure to be hotly contested.

59.   The federal program is administered on a state-by-state basis, allowing federal funds to match state dollars for covered families.

60.   The food stamp program would be changed to cut down on fraud and errors and give states greater flexibility in how the program is administered.