114 STAT. 2278
PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000
the Secretary in each State, an amount that bears the same ratio
to such sums as the product of the number of persons aged 55
or over in the State and the allotment percentage of such State
bears to the sum of the corresponding product for all States, except
as follows:
"(1) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT. —No State shall be provided an
amount under this subsection that is less than ^2 of 1 percent
of the amount provided under subsection (c) for public and
private nonprofit agency and organization grantees that operate
under this title under national grants from the Secretary in
all of the States.
"(2) HOLD HARMLESS.—I f the amount provided under subsection (c) is—
"(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to
maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments
for public and private nonprofit agency and organization
grantees that operate under this title under national grants
from the Secretary in each State shall be proportional
to their fiscal year 2000 level of activities; or
"(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain
the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be
provided a percentage increase above the fiscal year 2000
level of activities for public and private nonprofit agency
and organization grantees that operate under this title
under national grants from the Secretary in the State
that is less than 30 percent of such percentage increase
above the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for public
and private nonprofit agency and organization grantees
that operate under this title under national grants from
the Secretary in all of the States.
"(3) REDUCTION. —Allotments for States not affected by
paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of this subsection shall be reduced
proportionally to satisfy the conditions in such paragraphs.
"(e) ALLOTMENTS FOR GRANTS TO STATES. —From the sums provided for grants to States under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
allot for the State grantee in each State an amount that bears
the same ratio to such sums as the product of the number of
persons aged 55 or over in the State and the allotment percentage
of such State bears to the sum of the corresponding product for
all States, except as follows:
"(1) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT. —No State shall be provided an
amount under this subsection that is less than Vi of 1 percent
of the amount provided under subsection (c) for State grantees
in all of the States.
"(2) HOLD HARMLESS.—If the amount provided under subsection (c) is—
"(A) equal to or less than the amount necessary to
maintain the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, allotments
for State grantees in each State shall be proportional to
their fiscal year 2000 level of activities; or
"(B) greater than the amount necessary to maintain
the fiscal year 2000 level of activities, no State shall be
provided a percentage increase above the fiscal year 2000
level of activities for State grantees in the State that is
less than 30 percent of such percentage increase above
the fiscal year 2000 level of activities for State grantees
in all of the States.
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