Sentence:  Regardless of its unadjusted allotment , each State is guaranteed by law a minimum <WSD>allotment</WSD> each year equal to the allotment which it received in fiscal year 1954 - increased by a uniform percentage of 5.4865771 which brings total 1954 allotments to all States up to $ 23000000 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a share set aside for a specific purpose