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 115 STAT. 1568 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year is less than $100,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies under subsection (e). "(2) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. —If the amount of funds appropriated under section 1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $100,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to State educational agencies from allotments under subsection (d). " (3) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY. — In this section the term 'eligible local educational agency' means— "(A) in the case of a local educational agency receiving assistance made available under paragraph (1), a local educational agency in which 20 percent of the students served by the local educational agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and "(B) in the case of a local educational agency receiving assistance from State allocations made available under paragraph (2), a local educational agency in which— "(i) 15 percent of the students who are served by the local educational agency are from such families; or "(ii) the percentage of students from such families who are served by the local educational agency is greater than the statewide percentage of children from such families. " (d) STATE GRANTS.— "(1) ALLOTMENTS.— From funds made available under subsection (c)(2) and not reserved under subsections (b) and (j) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State educational agency having an application approved under subsection (f)(1) ain amount that bears the same relation to the funds as the amount the State educational agency received under part A for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all such State educational agencies received under part A for the preceding fiscal year, to increase literacy and reading skills by improving school libraries. " (2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. — Each State educational agency receiving an allotment under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year— "(A) may reserve not more than 3 percent of the allotted funds to provide technical assistance, disseminate information about school library media programs that are effective and based on scientifically based research, and pay administrative costs related to activities under this section; and "(B) shall use the allotted funds that remain after making the reservation under subparagraph (A) to award grants, for a period of 1 year, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies in the State that have an application approved under subsection (f)(2) for activities described in subsection (g). "(3) REALLOTMENT.— If a State educational agency does not apply for an allotment under this section for any fiscal year, or if the State educational agency's application is not approved, the Secretary shall reallot the amount of the State

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