increase in limitation on total public assistance payments to puerto rico, the virgin islands, and guam

increase in limitation on total public assistance payments to puerto rico, the virgin islands, and guam Sec. 151. Effective for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1962, section 1108 of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: “limitation on payments to puerto rico, the virgin islands, and guam “Sec. 1108. The total amount certified by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under title I (other than section 3(a)(3) thereof), IV, X, XIV, and XVI (other than section 1603(a)(3) thereof) for payment to Puerto Rico with respect to any fiscal year shall not exceed $9,800,000, of which $625,000 may be used only for payments certified with respect to section 3(a)(2)(B) or 1603(a)(2)(B); the total amount certified by the Secretary under such titles for payments to the Virgin Islands with respect to any fiscal year shall not exceed $330,000, of which $18,750 may be used only for payments certified with respect to section 3(a)(2)(B) or 1603(a)(2)(B); and the total amount certified by the Secretary under such titles for payment to Guam with respect to any fiscal year shall not exceed $450,000, of which $25,000 may be used only for payments certified with respect to section 3(a)(2)(B) or 1603(a)(2)(B). Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 502(a)(2), 512(a)(2), 522(a), and 527(a), and until such time as the Congress may by appropriation or other law otherwise provide, the Secretary shall, in lieu of the initial (or, in the case of section 527(a), the minimum) allotment specified in such sections, allot such smaller amounts to Guam as he may deem appropriate.”