Sec. 3. Early education grants
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From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall make grants each fiscal year to States to enhance or improve State-funded preschool programs. From funds appropriated under section 13, and not reserved under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make a base allotment to each State that has submitted an approved application and is either— a qualified State (as defined in section 4(a)); or a selected State (as designated under section 4(b)). The amount of the base allotment described under paragraph
(1)for each State shall be based on the number of children who are under age 5 from a family with income below the poverty line for each State, compared to the number of such children from all States, except that no State shall have a base allotment that is less than 0.25 percent of the amounts appropriated under this Act. The Secretary shall determine the amount of the base allotment under paragraph
(2)as if every State was to receive a base allotment. In any fiscal year for which not every State is to receive a base allotment, the Secretary shall reallot any funds remaining after the determination of a base allotment under paragraph
(2)to each State that has submitted an approved application and is a qualified State. Such remaining funds shall be realloted among such qualified States and shall be determined by comparing the number of children who are under age 5 from a family with income below the poverty line for each such qualified State to such number for all such qualified States. From the amount appropriated each fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall reserve 1 percent for the purpose of making grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as described in section 10.