INCREASED FUNDING FOR ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

SEC. 131. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ADOPTION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS. (a) Supplemental Grants.—Section 473A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(j) Supplemental Grants.— “(1) In general.—Subject to the availability of such amounts as may be provided in advance in appropriations Acts, in addition to any amount otherwise payable under this section to any State that is an incentive-eligible State for fiscal year 1998, the Secretary shall make a grant to the State in an amount equal to the lesser of—113 STAT. 1831 “(A) the amount by which— “(i) the amount that would have been payable to the State under this section during fiscal year 1999 (on the basis of adoptions in fiscal year 1998) in the absence of subsection (d)(2) if sufficient funds had been available for the payment; exceeds “(ii) the amount that, before the enactment of this subsection, was payable to the State under this section during fiscal year 1999 (on such basis); or “(B) the amount that bears the same ratio to the dollar amount specified in paragraph (2) as the amount described by subparagraph (A) for the State bears to the aggregate of the amounts described by subparagraph (A) for all States that are incentive-eligible States for fiscal year 1998. “(2) Funding.—$23,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under subsection (h)(1) for fiscal year 2000 may be used for grants under paragraph (1) of this subsection.”. (b) Limitation on Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 473A(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 673b(h)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) In general.—For grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— “(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; “(B) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and “(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003.”.