; or (B) the minimum payment amount described in paragraph (2) with respect to the fiscal year. (2) Minimum payment amount The minimum payment amount described in this paragraph with respect to a fiscal year is equal to one-half of 1 percent of the aggregate amount made available during the fiscal year for payments under the program established under this part. (c) Application In order to be eligible to receive a payment under the program established under this part, a State shall submit to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing a description of a plan for how the State will use the payment to provide increased pay to election workers, as described in section 297A, together with such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. (d) Reports A State receiving a payment under the program established under this part shall submit to the Commission such reports on the State’s use of the payment as the Commission may require. 297A. State plan for providing increased pay to election workers (a) Elements of plan A State’s plan for providing increased pay to election workers shall include the following elements: (1) A description of how the State will use increased pay to retain qualified election workers and to recruit new election workers. (2) The requirements an individual must meet in order to be eligible to receive increased pay under the plan. (3) The amount of the reasonable costs the State expects to incur in providing increased pay for such eligible individuals. (4) The procedures for carrying out the plan, including the extent to which State and local election officials will be responsible for carrying out the plan. (b) Opportunity of all election workers To receive pay Under the State’s plan, the State may not treat an election worker as ineligible to receive increased pay solely because the individual does not interact directly with voters, individuals attempting to vote, or individuals attempting to register to vote. 297B.