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 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4107 account the housing needs of metropolitan cities, urban counties, and approved consortia of units of general local government. (C) SOURCE OF DATA.—The data to be used for formula allocation of funds within a fiscal year shall be data obtained from a standard source that are available to the Secretary 90 days prior to the beginning of that fiscal year. (D) USE OF BASIC FORMULA.— Except as provided in subparagraph (A), the beisic formula established under subparagraph (B) shall be used for all formula allocations and reallocations provided for in this subtitle. (E) WEIGHTS. —When eillocation is made among States, the Secretary shall apply the formulas in subparagraph (B) giving 20 percent weight to measures of need for the whole State and 80 percent weight to measures of need among units of general local government that are not receiving an allocation under section 216(1). (F) ADJUSTMENTS.— In developing the basic formula in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall (i) avoid the allocation of an excessively large share of amounts made available under this subtitle to any one State or unit of general local government, and (ii) take into account the need for a geographic distribution of amounts made available under this subtitle that appropriately reflects the housing need in each region of the Nation. If a jurisdiction receives an allocation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make such adjustments in the jurisdiction's allocation under the formula in subparagraph (B) as may be necessary to ensure that the combined effect of the formulas in subparagraphs (A) and (B) does not reduce the allocation of any jurisdiction below the allocation it would receive if allocations were made according to the formula under subparagraph (B) alone. (G) CONSULTATION. — The Secretary shall develop the formulas in subparagraphs (A) and (B) in ongoing consultation with (i) the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, (ii) the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, and (iii) organizations representing States and units of general local government. Not less than 60 days prior to publishing a formula for comment, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives a copy of the formula the Secretary intends to propose. (2) MINIMUM STATE ALLOCATION. — (A) IN GENERAL. —I f the formula, when applied to funds approved under this section in appropriations Acts for a fiscal year, would allocate less than $3,000,000 to any State, the allocation for such State shall be $3,000,000, and the increase shall be deducted pro rata from the allocations of other States. (B) INCREASED MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—I f no unit of general local government within a State receives an allocation under paragraph (3), the State's allocation shall be in-

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