112 STAT. 1240 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 "(HI) outreach efforts; and "(C) an assurance that the apphcation is consistent with the State plan for providing independent Hving services required by section 704. "( j) AMOUNT OF FORMULA GRANT. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, the amount of an allotment under subsection (a) for a State for a fiscal year shall be the greater of— "(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2); or "(B) the amount determined under paragraph (3). "(2) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT. — ' "(A) STATES. —In the case of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is the greater of— "(i) $225,000; or "(ii) an amount equal to Va of 1 percent of the amount appropriated under section 753 for the fiscal year and available for allotments under subsection (a). "(B) CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—In the case of Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is $40,000. "(3) FORMULA. —The amount referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) for a State for a fiscal year is the product of— "(A) the amount appropriated under section 753 and available for allotments under subsection (a); and "(B) a percentage equal to the quotient of— "(i) an amount equal to the number of individuals residing in the State who are not less than 55 years of age; divided by "(ii) an amount equal to the number of individuals residing in the United States who are not less than 55 years of age. " (4) DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.— "(A) GRANTS. —From the amounts specified in subparagraph (B), the Commissioner may make grants to States whose population of older individuals who are blind has a substantial need for the services specified in subsection (d) relative to the populations in other States of older individuals who are blind. "(B) AMOUNTS. — The amounts referred to in subparagraph (A) are any amounts that are not paid to States under subsection (a) as a result of— "(i) the failure of any State to submit an application under subsection (i); "(ii) the failure of any State to prepare within a reasonable period of time such application in compliance with such subsection; or "(iii) any State informing the Commissioner that the State does not intend to expend the full amount of the allotment made for the State under subsection (a). "(C) CONDITIONS.— The Commissioner may not make a grant under subparagraph (A) unless the State involved
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