Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§9872 Allotments
Title 42 › CHAPTER 105 — COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER IV — GRANTS TO STATES FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DEPENDENT CARE PROGRAMS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES › § 9872
Summary
Each year, the Secretary must give each State a share of the money from section 9871 based on the State’s share of the national population, but no State can get less than $50,000. The $50,000 minimum does not apply to Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or 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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102