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 PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006

119 STAT. 3097

of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that— ‘‘(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this subpart; ‘‘(B) all the information contained in the application is correct; ‘‘(C) there has been appropriate coordination with affected agencies; and ‘‘(D) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this subpart and all other applicable Federal laws. ‘‘SEC. 503. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.

42 USC 3753.

‘‘The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or any amendment to that application) submitted under this subpart without first affording the applicant reasonable notice of any deficiencies in the application and opportunity for correction and reconsideration. ‘‘SEC. 504. RULES.

42 USC 3754.

‘‘The Attorney General shall issue rules to carry out this subpart. The first such rules shall be issued not later than one year after the date on which amounts are first made available to carry out this subpart. ‘‘SEC. 505. FORMULA.

Deadline.

42 USC 3755.

‘‘(a) ALLOCATION AMONG STATES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appropriated for this subpart, the Attorney General shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), allocate— ‘‘(A) 50 percent of such remaining amount to each State in amounts that bear the same ratio of— ‘‘(i) the total population of a State to— ‘‘(ii) the total population of the United States; and ‘‘(B) 50 percent of such remaining amount to each State in amounts that bear the same ratio of— ‘‘(i) the average annual number of part 1 violent crimes of the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported by such State for the three most recent years reported by such State to— ‘‘(ii) the average annual number of such crimes reported by all States for such years. ‘‘(2) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—If carrying out paragraph (1) would result in any State receiving an allocation less than 0.25 percent of the total amount (in this paragraph referred to as a ‘minimum allocation State’), then paragraph (1), as so carried out, shall not apply, and the Attorney General shall instead— ‘‘(A) allocate 0.25 percent of the total amount to each State; and ‘‘(B) using the amount remaining after carrying out subparagraph (A), carry out paragraph (1) in a manner that excludes each minimum allocation State, including the population of and the crimes reported by such State. ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION BETWEEN STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—Of the amounts allocated under subsection (a)—

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