; or (2) in the case of a candidate who is not eligible to receive a payment under section 501(b) with respect to such qualified small dollar contributions because the candidate has reached the limit on the aggregate amount of payments under subtitle A for the election cycle under section 501(c), the amount of the payment which would have been made to the candidate under section 501(b) with respect to such qualified small dollar contributions if the candidate had not reached such limit. (b) Limit The amount of the additional payment determined under subsection (a) with respect to a candidate may not exceed $500,000. (c) No Effect on Aggregate Limit The amount of the additional payment made to a candidate under this subtitle shall not be included in determining the aggregate amount of payments made to a participating candidate with respect to an election cycle under section 501(c). 534. Waiver of authority to retain portion of unspent funds after election Notwithstanding section 524(a)(2), a candidate who receives an additional payment under this subtitle with respect to an election is not permitted to withhold any portion from the amount of unspent funds the candidate is required to remit to the Commission under section 524(a)(1). E Administrative Provisions 541. Source of payments (a) Allocations from State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund The amounts used to make payments to participating candidates under this title who seek office in a State shall be derived from the allocations made to the Commission with respect to the State from the State Election Assistance and Innovation Trust Fund (hereafter referred to as the Fund ) under section 8012 of the Freedom to Vote Act , as provided under section 8005(c) of such Act. (b) Use of allocations To make payments to participating candidates (1) Payments to participating candidates The allocations made to the Commission as described in subsection (a) shall be available without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation to make payments to