Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§9872 Allotments

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - GRANTS TO STATES FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DEPENDENT CARE PROGRAMS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES › § 9872

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year, from the money set aside for this program, the Secretary must divide the funds among the States so each State gets a share that matches its portion of the total U.S. population, and no State may receive less than $50,000. For that $50,000 minimum rule, "State" does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §9872

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(a)From the amounts appropriated under section 9871 of this title for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount appropriated under such section for such fiscal year as the population of the State bears to the population of all States, except that no State may receive less than $50,000 in each fiscal year.

(b)For the purpose of the exception contained in subsection (a), the term “State” does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 9872

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73