for Federal office held in the State in 2020. (2) State political party-run primaries In addition to any payments under paragraph (1), in the case of a State voluntarily electing to comply with the American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act and the amendments made by such Act with respect to primary elections for Federal office held in the State in 2020, the Commission shall make a payment to each eligible political party of the State for the costs incurred by the party in transmitting absentee ballots and balloting materials with respect to such elections (including the costs relating to pre-paying the postage on the return envelopes for such ballots and materials). (c) Pass-Through of funds to local jurisdictions (1) In general If a State receives a payment under this part for costs that include costs incurred by a local jurisdiction or Tribal government within the State, the State shall pass through to such local jurisdiction or Tribal government a portion of such payment that is equal to the amount of the costs incurred by such local jurisdiction or Tribal government. (2) Tribal government defined In this subsection, the term Tribal Government means the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (d) Schedule of payments As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this part and not less frequently than once each calendar year thereafter, the Commission shall make payments under this part. (e) Coverage of Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands In this part, the term State includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (f) Limitation No funds may be provided to a State under this part for costs attributable to the electronic return of marked ballots by any voter. 297A. Amount of payment (a) In general Except as provided in section 297C, the amount of a payment made to an eligible State for a year under this part shall be determined by the Commission. (b)