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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY l3, 2002 116 STAT. 325 'SEC. 19. CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANTS FOR PUERTO RICO AND AMERICAN SAMOA. "(a) PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.— "(1) DEFINITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.— In this subsection, the term 'governmental entity' means— "(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and "(B) American Samoa. " (2) BLOCK GRANTS. — "(A) AMOUNT OF BLOCK GRANTS.— From the sums appropriated under this Act, the Secretary shall, subject to this section, pay to governmental entities to pay the expenditures for nutrition assistance programs for needy persons as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C)— "(i) for fiscal year 2003, $1,401,000,000; and " (ii) for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007, the amount specified in clause (i), as adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(o)(4) between June 30, 2002, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. "(B) PAYMENTS TO COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.— "(i) IN GENERAL. —For fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use 99.6 percent of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) for payment to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to pay— "(I) 100 percent of the expenditures by the Commonwealth for the fiscal year for the provision of nutrition assistance included in the plan of the Commonwealth approved under subsection (b); and "(II) 50 percent of the related administrative expenses. "(ii) EXCEPTION FOR EXPENDITURES FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS.— Notwithstanding clause (i), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may spend in fiscal year 2002 or 2003 not more than $6,000,000 of the amount required to be paid to the Commonwealth for fiscal year 2002 under this paragraph (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this clause) to pay 100 percent of the costs of— "(I) upgrading and modernizing the electronic data processing system used to carry out nutrition assistance programs for needy persons; " (II) implementing systems to simplify the determination of eligibility to receive the nutrition assistance; and "(III) operating systems to deliver the nutrition assistance through electronic benefit transfers. "(C) PAYMENTS TO AMERICAN SAMOA.—For fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall use 0.4 percent of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) for payment to American Samoa to pay 100 percent of the expenditures by American Samoa for a nutrition assistance program extended under section 601(c) of Public Law 96-597 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)). "(D) CARRYOVER OF FUNDS. — For fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, not more than 2 percent of the funds made available under this paragraph for the

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