; bears to (B) the total number of individuals who voted in such Federal election in all States submitting a claim for eligible accessible ballot marking device costs. (d) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to carry out this section $250,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 2025. (2) Availability Any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available without fiscal year limitation until expended. 8 Funding for ballot design and printing 298. Payments for ballot design and printing (a) In general The Commission shall pay to States the amount of eligible ballot design and printing costs. (b) Eligible design and printing costs For purposes of this section, the term eligible ballot design and printing costs means, with respect to any State, costs paid or incurred by the State or any local government within the State for the design and printing of any ballot that— (1) is used in an election for Federal office occurring after the date of the enactment of this part; and (2) meets such minimum standards for usability and accessibility as established by the Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for purposes of this section. (c) Special rules (1) Rules and procedures The Commission shall establish rules and procedures for submission of eligible ballot design and printing costs for payments under this section. (2) Insufficient funds In any case in which the amounts appropriated under subsection (d) are insufficient to pay all eligible ballot design and printing costs submitted by States with respect to any Federal election, the amount of such costs paid under subsection (a) to any State shall be equal to the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount which would be paid to such State (determined without regard to this paragraph) as— (A) the number of individuals who voted in such Federal election in such State