In general
Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year shall be equal to the product of—
section 21007 of this title the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year pursuant to the authorization under ; and
the State allocation percentage for the State (as determined under subsection (b)).
State allocation percentage defined
The “State allocation percentage” for a State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of—
the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most recent decennial census); and
the total voting age population of all States (as reported in the most recent decennial census).
Minimum amount of payment
The amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year may not be less than—
section 21007 of this title in the case of any of the several States or the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 percent of the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year under ; or
in the case of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands, one-tenth of 1 percent of such total amount.
Pro rata reductions
1
Continuing availability of funds after appropriation
A requirements payment made to a State under this subpart shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation.
Pub. L. 107–252, title II, § 252116 Stat. 1693 (, , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 15402 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.