403.51—How does the Secretary make reallotments?

(a) (1) If the Secretary determines that any amount of a State's allotment under § 403.50(a) will not be required for any fiscal year for carrying out the program for which the allotment was made, the Secretary reallots those funds to one or more States that demonstrate a current need for additional funds and the ability to use them promptly and effectively upon reallotment.
(2) The Secretary announces in the Federal Register the dates on which funds will be reallotted.
(b) (1) No funds reallotted under paragraph (a) of this section may be used for any purpose other than the purposes for which they were appropriated.
(2) Any amount reallotted to a State under paragraph (a) of this section remains available for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year and is deemed to be part of the State's allotment for the fiscal year in which the reallotted funds are obligated.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2311(b) )