20 U.S.C. § 9408 : US Code - Section 9408: Reservations and allotments

Search 20 U.S.C. § 9408 : US Code - Section 9408: Reservations and allotments

(a) Reservation for Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native
Hawaiians
The Secretary shall reserve 1 percent of the total amount
appropriated under section 9404 of this title for each fiscal year,
to be allotted to Indian tribes, Regional Corporations, and Native
Hawaiian entities, of which -
(1) 0.5 percent shall be available to Indian tribes; and
(2) 0.5 percent shall be available to Regional Corporations and
Native Hawaiian entities.
(b) Allotments
From the funds appropriated under this chapter for each fiscal
year that are not reserved under subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary shall allot to each State the sum of -
(1) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
funds as the number of children 4 years of age and younger in the
State bears to the number of such children in all States; and
(2) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of such
funds as the number of children 4 years of age and younger living
in families with incomes below the poverty line in the State
bears to the number of such children in all States.
(c) Minimum allotment
No State shall receive an allotment under subsection (b) of this
section for a fiscal year in an amount that is less than .40
percent of the total amount appropriated for the fiscal year under
this chapter.
(d) Availability of funds
Any portion of the allotment to a State that is not expended for
activities under this chapter in the fiscal year for which the
allotment is made shall remain available to the State for two
additional years, after which any unexpended funds shall be
returned to the Secretary. The Secretary shall use the returned
funds to carry out a discretionary grant program for research-based
early learning demonstration projects.
(e) Data
The Secretary shall make allotments under this chapter on the
basis of the most recent data available to the Secretary.