‘‘(A) 
RESERVATION
FOR
OUTLYING 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 
made available under subsection (a)(4) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
not more than 1⁄4 of 1 percent to provide 
assistance to the outlying areas. 
‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 
Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 
funding under this paragraph upon enter-
ing into an agreement for extension of 
United States educational assistance under 
the Compact of Free Association (approved 
by the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–188)) after the date of enactment of 
the Streamlining Workforce Development 
Programs Act of 2011. 
‘‘(B) STATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After determining 
the amount to be reserved under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall allot the re-
mainder of the amount referred to in sub-
section (a)(4) for a fiscal year to the 
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States pursuant to clause (ii) for veterans 
employment and training activities. 
‘‘(ii) FORMULA.—Subject to clauses 
(iii) and (iv), the remainder shall be allot-
ted on the basis of the relative number of 
unemployed veterans in each State, com-
pared to the total number of unemployed 
veterans in all States. 
‘‘(iii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER-
CENTAGES.— 
‘‘(I) MINIMUM
PERCENTAGE.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that no 
State shall receive an allotment under 
this subparagraph for a fiscal year 
that is less than 90 percent of the al-
lotment percentage of the State for 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 
Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary 
shall ensure that no State shall re-
ceive an allotment under this subpara-
graph for a fiscal year that is more 
than 130 percent of the allotment per-
centage of the State for the preceding 
fiscal year. 
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‘‘(iv) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOT-
MENT.—Subject to clause (iii), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that no State shall re-
ceive an allotment under this subparagraph 
for a fiscal year that is less than 2⁄10 of 1 
percent of the remainder described in 
clause (i) for the fiscal year. 
‘‘(v) DEFINITION.—For the purpose 
of the formula specified in this subpara-
graph, the term ‘allotment percentage’— 
‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal 
year 2012, means the percentage of 
the amounts allotted to States under 
the provisions listed in paragraphs 
(12) through (15) of section 201 of 
the Streamlining Workforce Develop-
ment Programs Act of 2011 (as such 
provisions were effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of such 
Act) that is received under such provi-
sions by the State involved for fiscal 
year 2012; and 
‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal 
year 2013 or a subsequent year, 
means the percentage of the remain-
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der described in clause (i) that is re-
ceived through an allotment made 
under this subparagraph for the fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(4) TARGETED POPULATIONS WORKFORCE IN-
VESTMENT FUND.— 
‘‘(A) 
RESERVATION
FOR
OUTLYING 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 
made available under subsection (a)(5) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 
‘‘(I) not more than 1⁄4 of 1 per-
cent to provide assistance to the out-
lying areas; and 
‘‘(II) not more than 1.5 percent 
to provide assistance to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 
Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 
funding under this subparagraph upon en-
tering into an agreement for extension of 
United States educational assistance under 
the Compact of Free Association (approved 
by the Compact of Free Association 
Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–188)) after the date of enactment of 
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