106 STAT. 4454 PUBLIC LAW 102-569—OCT. 29, 1992

"(iii) if such excess is less than $4,000,000, the
allotment to any State under subparagraph (A) shall
approach, as nearly as possible, the greater of the
two amounts described in clause (ii).
"(2) CERTAIN TERRITORIES.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this subsection,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Republic of Palau shall not be considered to be States.
"(B) ALLOTMENT.—Each jurisdiction described in
subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than one-eighth
of one percent of the remainder for the fiscal year for
which the allotment is made, except that the Republic
of Palau may receive such allotment under this section
only until the Compact of Free Association with Palau
takes effect.

"(3) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For any fiscal year,
beginning in fiscal year 1994, in which the total amount appro-
priated to carry out this part exceeds the total amount appro-
priated to carry out this part for the preceding fiscal year
by a percentage greater than the most recent percentage change
in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers pub-
lished by the Secretary of Labor under section 100(c)(l)> the
Commissioner shall increase the minimum allotment under
paragraph (IXC) by such percentage change in the Consumer
Price Index For All Urban Consumers.

"(d) REALLOTMENT.—Whenever the Commissioner determines
that any amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal year
will not be expended by such State for carrying out the provisions
of this part, the Commissioner shall make such amount available
for carrying out the provisions of this part to one or more of
the States that the Commissioner determines will be able to use
additional amounts during such year for carrying out such provi-
sions. Any amount made available to a State for any fiscal year
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, for the purposes of this
section, be regarded as an increase in the allotment of the State
(as determined under the preceding provisions of this section) for
such year.

"(e) TRANSITION RULES.—
"(1) RESERVATION.—

"(A) FISCAL YEAR 1993.—For fiscal year 1993, the
Commissioner shall first reserve from the funds appro-
priated to carry out this part, not less than 1.8 percent,
and not more than 2 percent, of such funds, whichever
is greater, for training, technical assistance, and transition
assistance, to centers for independent living.

"(B) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—From the
funds reserved under subparagraph (A), the Commissioner
shall make grants to, and enter into contracts and other
arrangements with, entities who have experience in the
operation of centers for independent living, to—

"(i) provide such training and technical assistance
with respect to planning, developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating centers for independent
living; and