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§ 629g. Discretionary grants

(a) Limitations on authorization of appropriations
In addition to any amount appropriated pursuant to section 629f of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.
(b) Reservation of certain amounts
From the amount (if any) appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve amounts as follows:
(1) Evaluation, research, training, and technical assistance
The Secretary shall reserve 3.3 percent for expenditure by the Secretary for the activities described in section 629f (b)(1) of this title.
(2) State court improvements
The Secretary shall reserve 3.3 percent for grants under section 629h of this title.
(3) Indian tribes
The Secretary shall reserve 2 percent for allotment to Indian tribes in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of this section.
(c) Allotments
(1) Indian tribes
From the amount (if any) reserved pursuant to subsection (b)(3) of this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each Indian tribe with a plan approved under this subpart an amount that bears the same ratio to such reserved amount as the number of children in the Indian tribe bears to the total number of children in all Indian tribes with State plans so approved, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable information available to the Secretary.
(2) Territories
From the amount (if any) appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for any fiscal year that remains after applying subection [1] (b) of this section for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each of the jurisdictions of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa an amount determined in the same manner as the allotment to each of such jurisdictions is determined under section 621 of this title.
(3) Other States
From the amount (if any) appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for any fiscal year that remains after applying subsection (b) of this section and paragraph (2) of this subsection for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State (other than an Indian tribe) which is not specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection an amount equal to such remaining amount multiplied by the food stamp percentage (as defined in section 629c (c)(2) of this title) of the State for the fiscal year.
(d) Grants
The Secretary may make a grant to a State which has a plan approved under this subpart in an amount equal to the lesser of—
(1) 75 percent of the total expenditures by the State for activities under the plan during the fiscal year or the immediately succeeding fiscal year; or
(2) the allotment of the State under subsection (c) of this section for the fiscal year.
(e) Applicability of certain rules
The rules of subsections (b) and (c) of section 629d of this title shall apply in like manner to the amounts made available pursuant to this section.


[1] So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.

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