PATH Fairness Act of 2019

“524. Determination of amount of allotment

“(a) Determination under formula—Subject to subsection (b), the allotment required by section 521 for a State for a fiscal year is the product of—

“(1) an amount equal to the amount appropriated under section 535 for the fiscal year; and

“(2) a percentage equal to the quotient of—

“(A) an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the State involved, as indicated by the most recent data collected by the Bureau of the Census; and

“(B) an amount equal to the population living in urbanized areas of the United States, as indicated by the sum of the respective amounts determined for the States under subparagraph (A).

“(b) Minimum allotment

“(1) In general—Subject to paragraph (2), the allotment for a State under section 521 for a fiscal year shall, at a minimum, be the greater of—

“(A) the amount the State received under section 521 for fiscal year 2019; and

“(B) $750,000 for each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and $100,000 for each of Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

“(2) Condition—If the funds appropriated for any fiscal year under section 535 are insufficient to ensure that States receive a minimum allotment in accordance with paragraph (1), then—

“(A) no State shall receive less than the amount received by the State in fiscal year 2019; and

“(B) any funds remaining after amounts are provided under subparagraph (A) shall be used to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(B), to the maximum extent possible.”