§15042 Allotments and Payments

Summary

The Secretary must divide the money Congress provides for this program among the States. The money is split using the same rules as a related federal formula, unless the law says something different. There are set minimum shares that depend on how much Congress gives. If Congress provides at least $20,000,000 in a year, each of American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands must get at least $107,000, and every other State must get at least $200,000. If Congress provides less than $20,000,000, those territories must get at least $80,000 each and other States at least $150,000 each. If the total of all calculated shares is more than the money available, every State’s share is reduced proportionally. If the yearly appropriation rises by a percentage larger than the most recent increase in the Consumer Price Index, the Secretary must raise the minimum shares by that same percentage. A State can use up to 5 percent of its share for monitoring when the system is run inside a State agency. If Congress gives more than $24,500,000, the Secretary must use up to 2 percent for technical help and must give an American Indian consortium a grant equal to $107,000. The Secretary pays the money directly to any system that follows the rules unless the system asks for another payment method. Any funds not spent by the end of a fiscal year remain available for the next year for the same purposes.