§3058b Allotment

Summary

When running the program, the Assistant Secretary must first give each State a share of the yearly program money that matches the State’s share of older people in the whole country. After that, the Assistant Secretary will change the amounts so no State gets less than one-half of 1 percent of the yearly money. Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands must each get at least one-fourth of 1 percent. American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands must each get at least one-sixteenth of 1 percent. Also, for certain parts of the program, no State can get less than the amount it received in fiscal year 2000 under section 3024 for the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program and for elder abuse prevention programs. For those minimums, “State” does not include the listed territories. If the Assistant Secretary finds a State will not use its allotment, the money can be given to another State that will use it. Money moved this way counts as part of the receiving State’s allotment for that year but can be spent until the end of the next fiscal year. If a State fails to follow the promises and plan it gave under section 3058d, the Assistant Secretary will withhold the State’s funds and instead pay them directly to any public or nonprofit group, agency, or local government in the State that submits an approved plan with the required promises.