; and (B) each official who makes the determination has received training in procedures used to verify signatures. (d) Payment of postage on return envelopes (1) Provision of return envelope The appropriate State or local election official shall provide a self-sealing return envelope with each absentee ballot transmitted under this section. (2) Prepayment of postage Consistent with regulations of the United States Postal Service, the State or the unit of local government responsible for the administration of the election involved shall prepay the postage on any envelope provided under paragraph (1). (e) Assistance for certain voters In the case of an individual with a disability or a serious illness or a language minority individual, the State shall permit the individual to receive assistance from a person of the individual’s choosing to complete and submit the ballot transmitted under this section. 323. Payments to assist with costs of compliance (a) Availability of payments The Commission shall make a payment to each eligible State to assist with the costs incurred in complying with the requirements of this subtitle, including costs attributable to postage, equipment such as high-speed ballot scanners and automated mail sorting systems, election personnel to process absentee ballots and related materials, online voter registration systems, public education campaigns, and software to track absentee ballots. (b) Amount of payment The amount of the payment made to a State under this section shall be determined by the Commission on the basis of the information provided by the State in its application under subsection (c), except that the amount may not exceed the sum of— (1) the average of the costs incurred by the State in administering the 3 most recent regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office held in the State