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 115 STAT. 2424 PUBLIC LAW 107-133-^AN. 17, 2002 (A) by striking "(1) IN GENERAL.— From the amount specified in subsection (h)" and inserting "(1) GENERAL PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.— From the amount specified in subsection (h)(1)"; (B) by striking "which bears the same ratio" and inserting "which bears the ratio"; and (C) by striking "as the number of children in foster care" and all that follows and inserting "equal to the State foster care ratio, as adjusted in accordance with paragraph (2)."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: " (3) VOUCHER PROGRAM ALLOTMENT.— From the amount, if any, appropriated pursuant to subsection (h)(2) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may allot to each State with an application approved under subsection (b) for the fiscal year an amount equal to the State foster care ratio multiplied by the amount so specified. "(4) STATE FOSTER CARE RATIO.— In this subsection, the term 'State foster care ratio' means the ratio of the number of children in foster care under a program of the State in the most recent fiscal year for which the information is available to the total number of children in foster care in all States for the most recent fiscal year.", (f) PAYMENTS TO STATES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 474(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows: "(4) an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which— "(A) the lesser of— "(i) 80 percent of the amounts expended by the State during the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs to carry out programs in accordance with the State application approved under section 477(b) for the period in which the quarter occurs (including any amendment that meets the requirements of section 477(b)(5)); or "(ii) the amount allotted to the State under section 477(c)(1) for the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs, reduced by the total of the amounts payable to the State under this paragraph for all prior quarters in the fiscal year; exceeds "(B) the total amount of any penalties assessed against the State under section 477(e) during the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs.". (2) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.— Section 474 (42 U.S.C. 674) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING VOUCHERS FOR YOUTHS AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE.— From amounts appropriated pursuant to section 477(h)(2), the Secretary may make a grant to a State with a plan approved under this part, for a calendar quarter, in an amount equal to the lesser of— "(1) 80 percent of the amounts expended by the State during the quarter to carry out programs for the purposes described in section 477(a)(6); or "(2) the amount, if any, allotted to the State under section 477(c)(3) for the fiscal year in which the quarter occurs, reduced by the total of the amounts payable to the State under this

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