Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/342

 94 STAT. 292

42 USC 2809.

Incentive grants to States.

Outreach activities.

PUBLIC LAW 96-223—APR. 2, 1980 (b)(1) From the remainder of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 304(b) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall— (A) first reserve $2,500,000 to be apportioned on the basis of need between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and (B) then transfer to the Director of the Community Services Administration $100,000,000, subject to the provisions of the second sentence of this paragraph for carrying out energy crisis related activities under section 222(a)(5) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The percentage of the amount transferred under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and available for use in each State shall be the same percentage as the percentage allotted to such State under this section for the total amounts available for allotment to States under subsection (a) of this section. Twenty per centum of the total amount transferred under subparagraph (B) may be utilized without regard to the requirements of the preceding sentence. (2) Each jurisdiction to which paragraph (1)(A) applies may receive grants under this title upon an application submitted to the Secretary containing provisions which describe the programs for which assistance is sought under this title, and which are consistent with the requirements of section 308(b) of this title. (3)(A)(i) The remainder of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 304(b) shall be distributed for home energy assistance programs in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph. The Secretary shall make incentive grants to States to pay a Federal share of incentive fuel assistance programs for residential energy costs established by any State to serve the same population as the population eligible under this title. (ii) No grant may be made under this subparagraph unless the State makes an application to the Secretary containing such provisions which the Secretary deems necessary and which describes the State program for which assistance is sought under this subparagraph. (iii) The Federal share for any fiscal year for Federal assistance under this subparagraph shall not exceed 25 per centum. (B) That part of the remainder of the sums appropriated pursuant to section 304(b) which is not required to carry out the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be distributed by the Secretary in accordance with the allocation formula contained in subsection (a) of this section. (4)(A) From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 304(b) and made available under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, the Director shall reserve a sum not to exceed $3,000,000 in each fiscal year for outreach activities designed to assure that eligible households with elderly members are made aware of the assistance available under this title. The Director shall enter into agreements with national aging organizations to carry out the provisions of this subparagraph. (B) No payment may be made by the Director under this paragraph to any national aging organization unless the Director determines that such outreach activities will be coordinated with State outreach activities required under section 308(b)(16). (c) The portion of any State's allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, which the Secretary determines will not be required for the period such allotment is available for carrying out the purposes of this title, shall be available for reallotment from time to time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary may fix, to other States

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