; or (ii) the national average unemployment rate is equal to or greater than 9.5 percent at any point in the fiscal or award year. (c) Discretion in the provision of relief In determining the fiscal years for which to provide relief in accordance with subsection (a)(2), or the award years for which to provide relief in accordance with subsection (b), to a State that is eligible under tier II, III, IV, or V, the Secretary shall take into account the following: (1) In the case of a State that requests relief under subsection (a)(2), the fiscal years for which the State requests such relief, including— (A) if the State requests such relief for the fiscal year for which the determination of the State’s eligibility for such relief is made, the amount by which the State is unable to meet the requirements of section 787(b) for such fiscal year; and (B) if the State requests such relief for the fiscal year succeeding the year described in subparagraph (A), the amount by which the State anticipates being unable to meet such requirements for such succeeding fiscal year. (2) In the case of a State that requests relief under subsection (b), the award years for which the State requests such relief, including— (A) if the State requests such relief for the award year for which the determination of the State’s eligibility for such relief is made, the extent to which the State is unable to meet the requirements of section 786(b)(1)(B) for such award year; and (B) if the State requests such relief for the award year succeeding the year described in subparagraph (A), the extent to which the State anticipates being unable to meet such requirements for such succeeding award year. (3) The actual or anticipated timing, severity, and duration of the unemployment rate increase during— (A) the fiscal or award year, as applicable, for which the determination of the State’s eligibility for such relief is made; (B) the fiscal or award year, as applicable, succeeding the fiscal or award year described in subparagraph (A)