52 USC 21002 - Allocation of funds

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

§ 21002.

Allocation of funds

(a)

In general

Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year shall be equal to the product of—

(1)

the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year pursuant to the authorization under section 21007 of this title; and

(2)

the State allocation percentage for the State (as determined under subsection (b)).

(b)

State allocation percentage defined

The “State allocation percentage” for a State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—

(1)

the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most recent decennial census); and

(2)

the total voting age population of all States (as reported in the most recent decennial census).

(c)

Minimum amount of payment

The amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year may not be less than—

(1)

in the case of any of the several States or the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year under section 21007 of this title; or

(2)

in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, one-tenth of 1 percent of such total amount.

(d)

Pro rata reductions

(e)

Continuing availability of funds after appropriation

(Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 252, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1693.)

cite as: 52 USC 21002