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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Help America Vote Act of 2002 · Sec. 252

Sec. 252. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

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## SEC. 252 ALLOCATION OF FUNDS **[**[52 U.S.C. 21002](/us/usc/t52/s21002)**]** ###
(a)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— ####
(1)the total amount appropriated for requirements payments for the year pursuant to the authorization under section 257; and ####
(2)the State allocation percentage for the State (as determined under subsection (b)). ###
(b)State Allocation Percentage Defined The “State allocation percentage” for a State is the amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of— ####
(1)the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most recent decennial census); and ####
(2)the total voting age population of all States (as reported in the most recent decennial census). ###
(c)Minimum Amount of Payment The amount of a requirements payment made to a State for a year may not be less than— ####
(1)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 section 257; or ####
(2)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. ###
(d)Pro Rata Reductions The Administrator shall make such pro rata reductions to the allocations determined under subsection
(a)as are necessary to comply with the requirements of subsection (c). ###
(e)Continuing Availability of Funds After Appropriation A requirements payment made to a State under this part shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation.
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