; and (2) require that rigorous evaluations be conducted to demonstrate if better outcomes and associated innovative reforms were achieved as a result of such demonstration projects. (b) General authority (1) Waivers and demonstration grant amounts Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the demonstration period applicable to a demonstration project approved for a State pursuant to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary shall comply with each of the following: (A) Waivers Subject to paragraph (2), waive for the State as a whole, or for the local area or the consortium of local areas in such State selected by the State to carry out such demonstration project, all the statutory and regulatory requirements of subtitle A and subtitle B. (B) Demonstration grant amounts For each fiscal year applicable to such demonstration period: (i) State as a whole In a case of a State approved to carry out a demonstration project under this section on behalf of the State as a whole, distribute as a consolidated sum to the State, for purposes of carrying out the project, the State’s total allotment for such fiscal year under— (I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and subsection (c) of section 127; and (II) paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b); and (III) section 132(c). (ii) Local area In a case of a local area selected by a State to carry out a demonstration project under this section, require the State to— (I) distribute as a consolidated sum to the local board for such local area, for purposes of carrying out the project, the local area’s allocation for such fiscal year under— (aa) subsections (b) and (c) of section 128; and (bb) subsections (b) and (c) of section 133