not have an approved implementation plan in effect. (5) The Commission shall carry out such other activities as the Commission considers appropriate to administer the Democracy Dollars Program. 205. State responsibility for implementation of Program (a) Responsibility for administration of Program Except as provided in section 206, each State shall administer the Democracy Dollars Program with respect to individuals who are residents of the State, in accordance with a State implementation plan approved by the Commission under subsection (b). (b) Approval of State implementation plans (1) Approval by Commission Each State shall submit its plan for administering the Democracy Dollars Program to the Commission, who shall approve the plan if the Commission finds that the plan meets each of the following conditions: (A) The plan includes such provisions and safeguards as are necessary to ensure the effective administration of the Program in the State in a nonpartisan and competent manner. (B) If the plan permits the use of private financial intermediaries to assist in the processing of requests made by eligible individuals to make payments to candidates and political committees under subtitle B of title I— (i) to the greatest extent feasible, the State uses a competitive bidding process to select such intermediaries for participation in the implementation of the plan