The program provides for Federal compensation to a State or a political subdivision of a State with respect to the incarceration of an undocumented criminal alien. For fiscal year 2001, $551 million is available for the program. States and units of general government that have authority over correctional facilities that incarcerate or detain undocumented criminal aliens for a minimum of 72 consecutive hours are eligible to apply for funds. For the second consecutive year, the application and payment processes will be managed through an innovative web-based system. Applicants will apply, transmit inmate data, and receive payment via this electronic system. Jurisdictions that apply for funds must provide information for the prescribed reporting period on undocumented criminal alien inmates, the total reporting period salary information for all full-time and part-time permanent and contracted correctional officers, and information on total inmate population. Annual payment amounts are determined by using a sampling of actual inmate, cost, and facility data for a specified sampling or reporting period. The reporting period for fiscal year 2001 is July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000. A schedule of critical deadlines for applicants is provided.