; and (F) continue to make available, to eligible institutions of higher education, secondary schools, and nonprofit organizations in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, competitive grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ). (2) Other formula grants Except as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Education shall not make a grant under any formula grant program administered by the Department of Education to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau. (3) Grants to the freely associated states under part b of the individuals with disabilities education act Section 611(b)(1) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1411(b)(1) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Funds reserved From the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection (i), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 percent, which shall be used as follows: (i) To provide assistance to the outlying areas in accordance with their respective populations of individuals aged 3 through 21. (ii) (I) To provide each freely associated State a grant so that no freely associated State receives a lesser share of the total funds reserved for the freely associated State than the freely associated State received of those funds for fiscal year 2023. (II) Each freely associated State shall establish its eligibility under this subparagraph consistent with the requirements for a State under section 612. (III) The funds provided to each freely associated State under this part may be used to provide, to each infant or toddler with a disability (as defined in section 632), either a free appropriate public education, consistent with section 612, or early intervention services consistent with part C, notwithstanding the application and eligibility requirements of sections 634(2), 635, and 637. . (4) Technical amendments to the elementary and secondary