42 U.S.C. § 6736 — Authorization of appropriations for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and Virgin Islands
submitted 49 years ago by Pub. L. 94-369 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 253 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes appropriations for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. It states the amounts and fiscal years covered.
(a) Authorizations for five calendar quarters beginning July 1, 1977 An amount equal to 1 percent of the amount authorized for each quarter under section 6722(b) of this title is authorized to be appropriated for each of the five succeeding calendar quarters, beginning with the quarter that begins on July 1, 1977, to make payments under this subchapter to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
(b) Allocations
(1) The Secretary* must allocate from the amount authorized under subsection (a) an amount for payments to those governments equal to the total amount authorized for the calendar quarter multiplied by the applicable territorial percentage.
(2) For this subsection, the applicable territorial percentage is the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the territory by the total population of all territories.
(3) For this section—
(A) “Territory” means Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
(B) “Territorial population” means the most recent population for each territory as determined by the Bureau of the Census.
(C) The provisions of sections 6723(c)(4), 6724, 6725, 6726, 6727, 6728, 6729, 6730, 6731, 6732, and 6733 of this title apply to funds authorized under this section.
(c) Payments to local governments The territorial governments may make payments to local governments within their jurisdictions from money received under this section, as they consider appropriate.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of the five succeeding calendar quarters (beginning with the calendar quarter which begins on July 1, 1977) for the purpose of making payments under this subchapter to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, an amount equal to 1 percent of the amount authorized for each such quarter under section 6722(b) of this title.
The Secretary* shall allocate from the amount authorized under subsection (a) an amount for the purpose of making payments to such governments equal to the total authorized for the calendar quarter multiplied by the applicable territorial percentage.
For the purposes of this subsection, the applicable territorial percentage is equal to the quotient resulting from the division of the territorial population by the sum of the territorial population for all territories.
For purposes of this section—
The term “territory” means Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
The term “territorial population” means the most recent population for each territory as determined by the Bureau of Census.
The provisions of sections 6723(c)(4), 6724, 6725, 6726,1 6727, 6728, 6729, 6730, 6731, 6732, and 6733 1 of this title shall apply to the funds authorized under this section.
The governments of the territories are authorized to make payments to local governments within their jurisdiction from sums received under this section as they deem appropriate.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–369, title II, § 216, as added Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, § 607, May 23, 1977, 91 Stat. 167.)
- 1977Enacted · Pub. L. 94-369 · 91 Stat. 167
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