Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-110

§6709 Information Used in Allocation Formulas

Title 31 › SUBTITLE V — GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 67 — FEDERAL PAYMENTS › § 6709

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When making allocations under sections 6704–6706 and 6708 for the payment period that starts October 1, 1994, the Secretary must use State populations from 1992 as shown by the Bureau of the Census in Current Population Reports, Series P–25, No. 1045 (July 1992). For units of general local government, the Secretary must use the 1990 population from the Bureau’s Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics. For any payment period starting after September 30, 1995, the Secretary may use newer data if the Secretary decides the newer data is more reliable than the 1992/1990 data and tells the House Committee on Government Operations at least 90 days before the payment period starts.

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Title 31, §6709

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(a)Population Data for Payment Period Beginning October 1, 1994.—
For the payment period beginning October 1, 1994, the Secretary, in making allocations pursuant to sections 6704 through 6706 and 6708, shall use for the population of the States the population for 1992 as reported by the Bureau of the Census in the publication Current Population Reports, Series P–25, No. 1045 (July 1992) and for the population of units of general local government the Secretary shall use the population for 1990 as reported by the Bureau of the Census in the publication Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics.
(b)Data for Payment Periods Beginning After September 30, 1995.—
For any payment period beginning after September 30, 1995, the Secretary, in making allocations pursuant to sections 6704 through 6706 and 6708, shall use information more recent than the information used for the payment period beginning October 1, 1994, provided the Secretary notifies the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives at least 90 days prior to the beginning of the payment period that the Secretary has determined that the more recent information is more reliable than the information used for the payment period beginning October 1, 1994.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6709, Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1018; Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(25), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2478; Pub. L. 98–185, § 9(d), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1312, related to other local government allocations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(a)(1), (e), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 327, 329, eff. Oct. 18, 1986.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

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31 U.S.C. § 6709

Title 31, Money and Finance

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110