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#### 91 Languages education—grant amounts
(1) The sum of the amounts paid to the States under this Division for a program year must not exceed the amount worked out using the formula:

where:
> base assistance amount, for a program year, means:
(a) if the regulations specify an amount under subsection (2) for the program year—that amount; or
(b) otherwise:
(i) in the case of the 2009 program year—$12,334,000; or
(ii) in the case of a later program year—the amount worked out under this subsection for the previous program year.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the regulations may specify an amount to be the base assistance amount for a program year.
(3) If the amount worked out under subsection (1) for a program year is not a multiple of $1,000, the amount is to be rounded to the nearest $1,000 (rounding $500 upwards).