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øReferences in brackets ø¿ are to title 42, United States Code¿

TITLE XXVI—HIV HEALTH CARE
SERVICES PROGRAM 1
PART A—EMERGENCY RELIEF
FOR

FOR AREAS
SERVICES 2

WITH SUBSTANTIAL NEED

Subpart I—General Grant Provisions
SEC. 2601. ø300ff–11¿ ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS.

(a) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration,
shall, subject to subsections (b) through (c), make grants in accordance with section 2603 for the purpose of assisting in the provision
of the services specified in section 2604 in any metropolitan area
for which there has been reported to and confirmed by the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a cumulative
total of more than 2,000 cases of AIDS during the most recent period of 5 calendar years for which such data are available.
(b) CONTINUED STATUS AS ELIGIBLE AREA.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, a metropolitan area that is an
eligible area for a fiscal year continues to be an eligible area until
the metropolitan area fails, for three consecutive fiscal years—
(1) to meet the requirements of subsection (a); and
(2) to have a cumulative total of 3,000 or more living cases
of AIDS (reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as of December 31 of
the most recent calendar year for which such data is available.
(c) BOUNDARIES.—For purposes of determining eligibility under
this subpart—
(1) with respect to a metropolitan area that received funding under this subpart in fiscal year 2006, the boundaries of
such metropolitan area shall be the boundaries that were in effect for such area for fiscal year 1994; or
(2) with respect to a metropolitan area that becomes eligible to receive funding under this subpart in any fiscal year
after fiscal year 2006, the boundaries of such metropolitan area
shall be the boundaries that are in effect for such area when
such area initially receives funding under this subpart.

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SEC. 2602. ø300ff–12¿ ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING COUNCIL.

(a) ADMINISTRATION.—
1 This title was added by Public Law 101–381. Section 2 of that Public Law provides as follows: ‘‘It is the purpose of this Act to provide emergency assistance to localities that are disproportionately affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemic and to make financial
assistance available to States and other public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the
development, organization, coordination and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals and families with HIV disease.’’.
2 Section 502 of Public Law 106–345 (114 Stat. 1353) relates to the development of reliable
and affordable tests for HIV disease that can rapidly be administered and whose results can
rapidly be obtained.
With respect to information for determining formula grants under parts A and B, section
501(a) of Public Law 106–345 (114 Stat. 1352) provides for a study of State surveillance systems
regarding cases of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. Section 501(d)(1) of such
Law requires that a report of the findings of the study be submitted not later than 3 years after
the date of the enactment of the Law, which was enacted October 20, 2000.

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance made available under grants
awarded under this subpart shall be directed to the chief elected official of the city or urban county that administers the public health agency that provides outpatient and ambulatory
services to the greatest number of individuals with AIDS, as
reported to and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, in the eligible area that is awarded such a
grant.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under section
2601(a), the chief elected official of the eligible area involved shall—
(i) establish, through intergovernmental agreements with the chief elected officials of the political
subdivisions described in subparagraph (B), an administrative mechanism to allocate funds and services
based on—
(I) the number of AIDS cases in such subdivisions;
(II) the severity of need for outpatient and
ambulatory care services in such subdivisions; and
(III) the health and support services personnel needs of such subdivisions; and
(ii) establish an HIV health services planning
council in accordance with subsection (b).
(B) LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The political subdivisions referred to in subparagraph (A) are those political subdivisions in the eligible area—
(i) that provide HIV-related health services; and
(ii) for which the number of cases reported for
purposes of section 2601(a) constitutes not less than
10 percent of the number of such cases reported for
the eligible area.
(b) HIV HEALTH SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To be eligible for assistance under
this subpart, the chief elected official described in subsection
(a)(1) shall establish or designate an HIV health services planning council that shall reflect in its composition the demographics of the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS in the
eligible area involved, with particular consideration given to
disproportionately affected and historically underserved groups
and subpopulations. Nominations for membership on the council shall be identified through an open process and candidates
shall be selected based on locally delineated and publicized criteria. Such criteria shall include a conflict-of-interest standard
that is in accordance with paragraph (5).
(2) REPRESENTATION.—The HIV health services planning
council shall include representatives of—
(A) health care providers, including federally qualified
health centers;
(B) community-based organizations serving affected
populations and AIDS service organizations;
(C) social service providers, including providers of
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(D) mental health and substance abuse providers;
(E) local public health agencies;
(F) hospital planning agencies or health care planning
agencies;
(G) affected communities, including people with HIV/
AIDS, members of a Federally recognized Indian tribe as
represented in the population, individuals co-infected with
hepatitis B or C and historically underserved groups and
subpopulations;
(H) nonelected community leaders;
(I) State government (including the State medicaid
agency and the agency administering the program under
part B);
(J) grantees under subpart II of part C;
(K) grantees under section 2671, or, if none are operating in the area, representatives of organizations with a
history of serving children, youth, women, and families living with HIV and operating in the area;
(L) grantees under other Federal HIV programs, including but not limited to providers of HIV prevention
services; and
(M) representatives of individuals who formerly were
Federal, State, or local prisoners, were released from the
custody of the penal system during the preceding 3 years,
and had HIV/AIDS as of the date on which the individuals
were so released.
(3) METHOD OF PROVIDING FOR COUNCIL.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In providing for a council for purposes of paragraph (1), a chief elected official receiving a
grant under section 2601(a) may establish the council directly or designate an existing entity to serve as the council, subject to subparagraph (B).
(B) CONSIDERATION REGARDING DESIGNATION OF COUNCIL.—In making a determination of whether to establish or
designate a council under subparagraph (A), a chief elected
official receiving a grant under section 2601(a) shall give
priority to the designation of an existing entity that has
demonstrated experience in planning for the HIV health
care service needs within the eligible area and in the implementation of such plans in addressing those needs. Any
existing entity so designated shall be expanded to include
a broad representation of the full range of entities that
provide such services within the geographic area to be
served.
(4) DUTIES.—The planning council established or designated under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) determine the size and demographics of the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS, as well as the size
and demographics of the estimated population of individuals with HIV/AIDS who are unaware of their HIV status;
(B) determine the needs of such population, with particular attention to—
(i) individuals with HIV/AIDS who know their
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(ii) disparities in access and services among affected subpopulations and historically underserved
communities; and
(iii) individuals with HIV/AIDS who do not know
their HIV status;
(C) establish priorities for the allocation of funds within the eligible area, including how best to meet each such
priority and additional factors that a grantee should consider in allocating funds under a grant based on the—
(i) size and demographics of the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS (as determined under subparagraph (A)) and the needs of such population (as determined under subparagraph (B));
(ii) demonstrated (or probable) cost effectiveness
and outcome effectiveness of proposed strategies and
interventions, to the extent that data are reasonably
available;
(iii) priorities of the communities with HIV/AIDS
for whom the services are intended;
(iv) coordination in the provision of services to
such individuals with programs for HIV prevention
and for the prevention and treatment of substance
abuse, including programs that provide comprehensive
treatment for such abuse;
(v) availability of other governmental and nongovernmental resources, including the State medicaid
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act and the
State Children’s Health Insurance Program under title
XXI of such Act to cover health care costs of eligible
individuals and families with HIV/AIDS; and
(vi) capacity development needs resulting from
disparities in the availability of HIV-related services
in historically underserved communities;
(D) develop a comprehensive plan for the organization
and delivery of health and support services described in
section 2604 that—
(i) includes a strategy for identifying individuals
who know their HIV status and are not receiving such
services and for informing the individuals of and enabling the individuals to utilize the services, giving particular attention to eliminating disparities in access
and services among affected subpopulations and historically underserved communities, and including discrete goals, a timetable, and an appropriate allocation
of funds;
(ii) includes a strategy to coordinate the provision
of such services with programs for HIV prevention (including outreach and early intervention) and for the
prevention and treatment of substance abuse (including programs that provide comprehensive treatment
services for such abuse);
(iii) is compatible with any State or local plan for
the provision of services to individuals with HIV/AIDS;
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(iv) includes a strategy, coordinated as appropriate with other community strategies and efforts, including discrete goals, a timetable, and appropriate
funding, for identifying individuals with HIV/AIDS
who do not know their HIV status, making such individuals aware of such status, and enabling such individuals to use the health and support services described in section 2604, with particular attention to reducing barriers to routine testing and disparities in
access and services among affected subpopulations and
historically underserved communities;
(E) assess the efficiency of the administrative mechanism in rapidly allocating funds to the areas of greatest
need within the eligible area, and at the discretion of the
planning council, assess the effectiveness, either directly or
through contractual arrangements, of the services offered
in meeting the identified needs;
(F) participate in the development of the statewide coordinated statement of need initiated by the State public
health agency responsible for administering grants under
part B;
(G) establish methods for obtaining input on community needs and priorities which may include public meetings (in accordance with paragraph (7)), conducting focus
groups, and convening ad-hoc panels; and
(H) coordinate with Federal grantees that provide
HIV-related services within the eligible area.
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The planning council under paragraph (1) may not be directly involved in the administration of a grant under section 2601(a). With respect to compliance with the preceding sentence, the planning council
may not designate (or otherwise be involved in the selection of) particular entities as recipients of any of the
amounts provided in the grant.
(B) REQUIRED AGREEMENTS.—An individual may serve
on the planning council under paragraph (1) only if the individual agrees that if the individual has a financial interest in an entity, if the individual is an employee of a public
or private entity, or if the individual is a member of a public or private organization, and such entity or organization
is seeking amounts from a grant under section 2601(a), the
individual will not, with respect to the purpose for which
the entity seeks such amounts, participate (directly or in
an advisory capacity) in the process of selecting entities to
receive such amounts for such purpose.
(C) COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.—The following applies
regarding the membership of a planning council under
paragraph (1):
(i) Not less than 33 percent of the council shall be
individuals who are receiving HIV-related services
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resent any such entity, and reflect the demographics of
the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS as determined under paragraph (4)(A). For purposes of the
preceding sentence, an individual shall be considered
to be receiving such services if the individual is a parent of, or a caregiver for, a minor child who is receiving such services.
(ii) With respect to membership on the planning
council, clause (i) may not be construed as having any
effect on entities that receive funds from grants under
any of parts B through F but do not receive funds
from grants under section 2601(a), on officers or employees of such entities, or on individuals who represent such entities.
(6) GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.—A planning council under
paragraph (1) shall develop procedures for addressing grievances with respect to funding under this subpart, including
procedures for submitting grievances that cannot be resolved to
binding arbitration. Such procedures shall be described in the
by-laws of the planning council and be consistent with the requirements of subsection (c).
(7) PUBLIC DELIBERATIONS.—With respect to a planning
council under paragraph (1), the following applies:
(A) The council may not be chaired solely by an employee of the grantee under section 2601(a).
(B) In accordance with criteria established by the Secretary:
(i) The meetings of the council shall be open to the
public and shall be held only after adequate notice to
the public.
(ii) The records, reports, transcripts, minutes,
agenda, or other documents which were made available to or prepared for or by the council shall be available for public inspection and copying at a single location.
(iii) Detailed minutes of each meeting of the council shall be kept. The accuracy of all minutes shall be
certified to by the chair of the council.
(iv) This subparagraph does not apply to any disclosure of information of a personal nature that would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy, including any disclosure of medical information or personnel matters.
(c) 3 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.—
(1) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
(A) MODELS.—The Secretary shall, through a process
that includes consultations with grantees under this subpart and public and private experts in grievance procedures, arbitration, and mediation, develop model grievance
procedures that may be implemented by the planning
council under subsection (b)(1) and grantees under this
3 Subsection (c) was added by an amendment to subsection (b). Section 3(b)(1)(F) of Public Law
104–146 (110 Stat. 1348) provided that subsection (b) of section 2602 is amended ‘‘by adding
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subpart. Such model procedures shall describe the elements that must be addressed in establishing local grievance procedures and provide grantees with flexibility in
the design of such local procedures.
(B) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall review grievance
procedures established by the planning council and grantees under this subpart to determine if such procedures are
adequate. In making such a determination, the Secretary
shall assess whether such procedures permit legitimate
grievances to be filed, evaluated, and resolved at the local
level.
(2) GRANTEES.—To be eligible to receive funds under this
subpart, a grantee shall develop grievance procedures that are
determined by the Secretary to be consistent with the model
procedures developed under paragraph (1)(A). Such procedures
shall include a process for submitting grievances to binding arbitration.
(d) PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING ALLOCATION PRIORITIES.—
Promptly after the date of the submission of the report required in
section 501(b) of the Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000 4
(relating to the relationship between epidemiological measures and
health care for certain individuals with HIV/AIDS), the Secretary,
in consultation with planning councils and entities that receive
amounts from grants under section 2601(a) or 2611, shall develop
epidemiologic measures—
(1) for establishing the number of individuals living with
HIV/AIDS who are not receiving HIV-related health services;
and
(2) for carrying out the duties under subsection (b)(4) and
section 2617(b).
(e) TRAINING GUIDANCE AND MATERIALS.—The Secretary shall
provide to each chief elected official receiving a grant under section
2601(a) guidelines and materials for training members of the planning council under paragraph (1) regarding the duties of the council.
SEC. 2603. ø300ff–13¿ TYPE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.

(a) GRANTS BASED ON RELATIVE NEED OF AREA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out section 2601(a), the Secretary shall make a grant for each eligible area for which an
application under section 2605(a) has been approved. Each
such grant shall be made in an amount determined in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) EXPEDITED DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 60 days after
an appropriation becomes available to carry out this subpart
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, except in the case of waivers granted under section 2605(c), disburse 662⁄3 percent of the
amount made available under section 2610(b) for carrying out
this subpart for such fiscal year through grants to eligible
areas under section 2601(a), in accordance with paragraphs (3)
and (4).
4 Public Law 106–345 (114 Stat. 1352). Section 501(d)(2) of such Law requires that the report
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(3) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the extent of amounts
made available in appropriations Acts, a grant made for
purposes of this paragraph to an eligible area shall be
made in an amount equal to the product of—
(i) an amount equal to the amount available for
distribution under paragraph (2) for the fiscal year involved; and
(ii) the percentage constituted by the ratio of the
distribution factor for the eligible area to the sum of
the respective distribution factors for all eligible areas;
which product shall then, as applicable, be increased under
paragraph (4).
(B) DISTRIBUTION FACTOR.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term ‘‘distribution factor’’ means an
amount equal to the estimated number of living cases of
AIDS 5 in the eligible area involved, as determined under
subparagraph (C).
(C) LIVING CASES OF HIV/AIDS.—
(i) REQUIREMENT OF NAMES-BASED REPORTING.—
Except as provided in clause (ii), the number determined under this subparagraph for an eligible area for
a fiscal year for purposes of subparagraph (B) is the
number of living names-based cases of HIV/AIDS that,
as of December 31 of the most recent calendar year for
which such data is available, have been reported to
and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(ii) TRANSITION PERIOD; EXEMPTION REGARDING
NON-AIDS CASES.—For each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2012, an eligible area is, subject to clauses
(iii) through (v), exempt from the requirement under
clause (i) that living names-based non-AIDS cases of
HIV be reported unless—
(I) a system was in operation as of December
31, 2005, that provides sufficiently accurate and
reliable names-based reporting of such cases
throughout the State in which the area is located,
subject to clause (viii); or
(II) no later than the beginning of fiscal year
2008 or a subsequent fiscal year through fiscal
year 2012, the Secretary, in consultation with the
chief executive of the State in which the area is located, determines that a system has become operational in the State that provides sufficiently accurate and reliable names-based reporting of such
cases throughout the State.
Section 102(b)(1) of Public Law 109–415 provides as follows:
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘estimated living cases of acquired immune deficiency
syndrome’’ and inserting ‘‘living cases of HIV/AIDS (reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)’’; and
Such amendment could not be executed because the words ‘‘number of’’ probably should appear before ‘‘living cases’’ in the matter purported to be struck.
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(iii) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXEMPTION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2007.—For fiscal year 2007, an exemption under
clause (ii) for an eligible area applies only if, by October 1, 2006—
(I)(aa) the State in which the area is located
had submitted to the Secretary a plan for making
the transition to sufficiently accurate and reliable
names-based reporting of living non-AIDS cases of
HIV; or
(bb) all statutory changes necessary to provide
for sufficiently accurate and reliable reporting of
such cases had been made; and
(II) the State had agreed that, by April 1,
2008, the State will begin accurate and reliable
names-based reporting of such cases, except that
such agreement is not required to provide that, as
of such date, the system for such reporting be
fully sufficient with respect to accuracy and reliability throughout the area.
(iv) REQUIREMENT FOR EXEMPTION AS OF FISCAL
YEAR 2008.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, an exemption under clause (ii) for an eligible
area applies only if, as of April 1, 2008, the State in
which the area is located is substantially in compliance with the agreement under clause (iii)(II).
(v) PROGRESS TOWARD NAMES-BASED REPORTING.—
For fiscal year 2009 or a subsequent fiscal year, the
Secretary may terminate an exemption under clause
(ii) for an eligible area if the State in which the area
is located submitted a plan under clause (iii)(I)(aa)
and the Secretary determines that the State is not
substantially following the plan.
(vi) COUNTING OF CASES IN AREAS WITH EXEMPTIONS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect to an eligible
area that is under a reporting system for living
non-AIDS cases of HIV that is not names-based
(referred to in this subparagraph as ‘‘code-based
reporting’’), the Secretary shall, for purposes of
this subparagraph, modify the number of such
cases reported for the eligible area in order to adjust for duplicative reporting in and among systems that use code-based reporting.
(II) ADJUSTMENT RATE.—The adjustment rate
under subclause (I) for an eligible area shall be a
reduction of 5 percent for fiscal years before fiscal
year 2012 (and 6 percent for fiscal year 2012) in
the number of living non-AIDS cases of HIV reported for the area.
(III) INCREASED ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN
AREAS PREVIOUSLY USING CODE-BASED REPORTING.—For purposes of this subparagraph for each
of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the Secretary
shall deem the applicable number of living cases
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of HIV/AIDS in an area that were reported to and
confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to be 3 percent higher than the actual
number if—
(aa) for fiscal year 2007, such area was a
transitional area;
(bb) fiscal year 2007 was the first year in
which the count of living non-AIDS cases of
HIV in such area, for purposes of this section,
was based on a names-based reporting system; and
(cc) the amount of funding that such area
received under this part for fiscal year 2007
was less than 70 percent of the amount of
funding (exclusive of funds that were identified as being for purposes of the Minority
AIDS Initiative) that such area received
under such part for fiscal year 2006.
(vii) MULTIPLE POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS.—With
respect to living non-AIDS cases of HIV, if an eligible
area is not entirely within one political jurisdiction
and as a result is subject to more than one reporting
system for purposes of this subparagraph:
(I) Names-based reporting under clause (i) applies in a jurisdictional portion of the area, or an
exemption under clause (ii) applies in such portion
(subject to applicable provisions of this subparagraph), according to whether names-based reporting or code-based reporting is used in such portion.
(II) If under subclause (I) both names-based
reporting and code-based reporting apply in the
area, the number of code-based cases shall be reduced under clause (vi).
(viii) LIST OF ELIGIBLE AREAS MEETING STANDARD
REGARDING DECEMBER 31, 2005.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible area or portion
thereof is in a State specified in subclause (II), the
eligible area or portion shall be considered to meet
the standard described in clause (ii)(I). No other
eligible area or portion thereof may be considered
to meet such standard.
(II) RELEVANT STATES.—For purposes of subclause (I), the States specified in this subclause
are the following: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.
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(ix) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS.—
(I) CASES OF AIDS.—With respect to an eligible
area that is subject to the requirement under
clause (i) and is not in compliance with the requirement for names-based reporting of living
non-AIDS cases of HIV, the Secretary shall, notwithstanding such noncompliance, accept reports
of living cases of AIDS that are in accordance with
such clause.
(II) APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of clauses (ii) through
(viii) may not be construed as having any legal effect for fiscal year 2013 or any subsequent fiscal
year, and accordingly, the status of a State for
purposes of such clauses may not be considered
after fiscal year 2012.
(x) PROGRAM FOR DETECTING INACCURATE OR
FRAUDULENT COUNTING.—The Secretary shall carry
out a program to monitor the reporting of namesbased cases for purposes of this subparagraph and to
detect instances of inaccurate reporting, including
fraudulent reporting.
(xi) FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.—For fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2013, determinations under this
paragraph shall be based only on living names-based
cases of HIV/AIDS with respect to the area involved.
(D) CODE-BASED AREAS; LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN
GRANT.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2012, if code-based reporting (within the
meaning of subparagraph (C)(vi)) applies in an eligible
area or any portion thereof as of the beginning of the
fiscal year involved, then notwithstanding any other
provision of this paragraph, the amount of the grant
pursuant to this paragraph for such area for such fiscal year may not—
(I) for fiscal year 2007, exceed by more than
5 percent the amount of the grant for the area
that would have been made pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (4) for fiscal year 2006 (as
such paragraphs were in effect for such fiscal
year) if paragraph (2) (as so in effect) had been
applied by substituting ‘‘662⁄3 percent’’ for ‘‘50 percent’’; and
(II) for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, exceed by more than 5 percent the amount
of the grant pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (4) for the area for the preceding fiscal year.
(ii) USE OF AMOUNTS INVOLVED.—For each of the
fiscal years 2007 through 2012, amounts available as
a result of the limitation under clause (i) shall be
made available by the Secretary as additional
amounts for grants pursuant to subsection (b) for the
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fiscal year involved, subject to paragraph (4) and section 2610(d)(2).
(4) INCREASES IN GRANT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For each eligible area that received
a grant pursuant to this subsection for fiscal year 2009,
the Secretary shall, for each of the fiscal years 2010
through 2013, increase the amount of the grant made pursuant to paragraph (3) for the area to ensure that the
amount of the grant for the fiscal year involved is not less
than the following amount, as applicable to such fiscal
year:
(i) For fiscal year 2010, an amount equal to 95
percent of the sum of the amount of the grant made
pursuant to paragraph (3) and this paragraph for fiscal year 2009.
(ii) For each of the fiscal years 2011 and 2012, an
amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the
grant made pursuant to paragraph (3) and this paragraph for fiscal year 2010.
(iii) For fiscal year 2013, an amount equal to 92.5
percent of the amount of the grant made pursuant to
paragraph (3) and this paragraph for fiscal year 2012.
(B) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR INCREASE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts available for
carrying out the single program referred to in section
2609(d)(2)(C) for a fiscal year (relating to supplemental grants), the Secretary shall make available
such amounts as may be necessary to comply with
subparagraph (A), subject to section 2610(d)(2).
(ii) PRO RATA REDUCTION.—If the amounts referred to in clause (i) for a fiscal year are insufficient
to fully comply with subparagraph (A) for the year, the
Secretary, in order to provide the additional funds necessary for such compliance, shall reduce on a pro rata
basis the amount of each grant pursuant to this subsection for the fiscal year, other than grants for eligible areas for which increases under subparagraph (A)
apply. A reduction under the preceding sentence may
not be made in an amount that would result in the eligible area involved becoming eligible for such an increase.
(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph may not be construed as having any applicability after fiscal year 2013.
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a)(4)(B)(i) and section 2610(d), the Secretary shall disburse the remainder of
amounts not disbursed under section 2603(a)(2) for such fiscal
year for the purpose of making grants under section 2601(a) to
eligible areas whose application under section 2605(b)—
(A) contains a report concerning the dissemination of
emergency relief funds under subsection (a) and the plan
for utilization of such funds;
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(B) demonstrates the need in such area, on an objective and quantified basis, for supplemental financial assistance to combat the HIV epidemic;
(C) demonstrates the existing commitment of local resources of the area, both financial and in-kind, to combating the HIV epidemic;
(D) demonstrates the ability of the area to utilize such
supplemental financial resources in a manner that is immediately responsive and cost effective;
(E) demonstrates that resources will be allocated in
accordance with the local demographic incidence of AIDS
including appropriate allocations for services for infants,
children, youth, women, and families with HIV/AIDS;
(F) demonstrates the inclusiveness of affected communities and individuals with HIV/AIDS;
(G) demonstrates the manner in which the proposed
services are consistent with the local needs assessment
and the statewide coordinated statement of need;
(H) demonstrates the ability of the applicant to expend
funds efficiently by not having had, for the most recent
grant year under subsection (a) for which data is available,
more than 5 percent of grant funds under such subsection
canceled, offset under subsection (c)(4), or covered by any
waivers under subsection (c)(3); and
(I) demonstrates success in identifying individuals
with HIV/AIDS as described in clauses (i) through (iii) of
paragraph (2)(A).
(2) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of each grant made for
purposes of this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary based on a weighting of factors under paragraph (1),
with demonstrated need under subparagraph (B) of such
paragraph counting one-third, and demonstrated success
in identifying individuals with HIV/AIDS who do not know
their HIV status and making them aware of such status
counting one-third. In making such determination, the
Secretary shall consider—
(i) the number of individuals who have been tested for HIV/AIDS;
(ii) of those individuals described in clause (i), the
number of individuals who tested for HIV/AIDS who
are made aware of their status, including the number
who test positive; and
(iii) of those individuals described in clause (ii),
the number who have been referred to appropriate
treatment and care.
(B) DEMONSTRATED NEED.—The factors considered by
the Secretary in determining whether an eligible area has
a demonstrated need for purposes of paragraph (1)(B) may
include any or all of the following:
(i) The unmet need for such services, as determined under section 2602(b)(4) or other community
input process as defined under section 2609(d)(1)(A).
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(ii) An increasing need for HIV/AIDS-related services, including relative rates of increase in the number
of cases of HIV/AIDS.
(iii) The relative rates of increase in the number
of cases of HIV/AIDS within new or emerging subpopulations.
(iv) The current prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
(v) Relevant factors related to the cost and complexity of delivering health care to individuals with
HIV/AIDS in the eligible area.
(vi) The impact of co-morbid factors, including cooccurring conditions, determined relevant by the Secretary.
(vii) The prevalence of homelessness.
(viii) The prevalence of individuals described
under section 2602(b)(2)(M).
(ix) The relevant factors that limit access to
health care, including geographic variation, adequacy
of health insurance coverage, and language barriers.
(x) The impact of a decline in the amount received
pursuant to subsection (a) on services available to all
individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible
under this title.
(C) PRIORITY IN MAKING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall
provide funds under this subsection to an eligible area to
address the decline or disruption of all EMA-provided services related to the decline in the amounts received pursuant to subsection (a) consistent with the grant award for
the eligible area for fiscal year 2006, to the extent that the
factor under subparagraph (B)(x) (relating to a decline in
funding) applies to the eligible area.
(D) INCREASED ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN AREAS PREVIOUSLY USING CODE-BASED REPORTING.—For purposes of
this subsection for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012,
the Secretary shall deem the applicable number of living
cases of HIV/AIDS in an area that were reported to and
confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be 3 percent higher than the actual number if the
conditions described in items (aa) through (cc) of subsection (a)(3)(C)(vi)(III) are all satisfied.
(3) REMAINDER OF AMOUNTS.—In determining the amount
of funds to be obligated under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall include amounts that are not paid to the eligible areas
under expedited procedures under section 2603(a)(2) as a result of—
(A) the failure of any eligible area to submit an application under section 2605(c); or
(B) any eligible area informing the Secretary that such
eligible area does not intend to expend the full amount of
its grant under such section.
(4) FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The failure of an eligible area to
submit an application for an expedited grant under section
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2603(a)(2) shall not result in such area being ineligible for
a grant under this subsection.
(B) APPLICATION.—The application of an eligible area
submitted under section 2605(b) shall contain the assurances required under subsection (a) of such section if such
eligible area fails to submit an application for an expedited
grant under section 2603(a)(2).
(c) TIMEFRAME FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF GRANT
FUNDS.—
(1) OBLIGATION BY END OF GRANT YEAR.—Effective for fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, funds from a grant
award made pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal year
are available for obligation by the eligible area involved
through the end of the one-year period beginning on the date
in such fiscal year on which funds from the award first become
available to the area (referred to in this subsection as the
‘‘grant year for the award’’), except as provided in paragraph
(3)(A).
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS; CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF GRANT AWARD.—Effective for fiscal year
2007 and subsequent fiscal years, if a grant award made pursuant to subsection (b) for an eligible area for a fiscal year has
an unobligated balance as of the end of the grant year for the
award—
(A) the Secretary shall cancel that unobligated balance
of the award, and shall require the eligible area to return
any amounts from such balance that have been disbursed
to the area; and
(B) the funds involved shall be made available by the
Secretary as additional amounts for grants pursuant to
subsection (b) for the first fiscal year beginning after the
fiscal year in which the Secretary obtains the information
necessary for determining that the balance is required
under subparagraph (A) to be canceled, except that the
availability of the funds for such grants is subject to subsection (a)(4) and section 2610(d)(2) as applied for such
year.
(3) FORMULA GRANTS; CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF GRANT AWARD; WAIVER PERMITTING CARRYOVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 2007 and
subsequent fiscal years, if a grant award made pursuant
to subsection (a) for an eligible area for a fiscal year has
an unobligated balance as of the end of the grant year for
the award, the Secretary shall cancel that unobligated balance of the award, and shall require the eligible area to return any amounts from such balance that have been disbursed to the area, unless—
(i) before the end of the grant year, the chief elected official of the area submits to the Secretary a written application for a waiver of the cancellation, which
application includes a description of the purposes for
which the area intends to expend the funds involved;
and
(ii) the Secretary approves the waiver.
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(B) EXPENDITURE BY END OF CARRYOVER YEAR.—With
respect to a waiver under subparagraph (A) that is approved for a balance that is unobligated as of the end of
a grant year for an award:
(i) The unobligated funds are available for expenditure by the eligible area involved for the one-year period beginning upon the expiration of the grant year
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘carryover year’’).
(ii) If the funds are not expended by the end of the
carryover year, the Secretary shall cancel that unexpended balance of the award, and shall require the eligible area to return any amounts from such balance
that have been disbursed to the area.
(C) USE OF CANCELLED BALANCES.—In the case of any
balance of a grant award that is cancelled under subparagraph (A) or (B)(ii), the grant funds involved shall be made
available by the Secretary as additional amounts for
grants pursuant to subsection (b) for the first fiscal year
beginning after the fiscal year in which the Secretary obtains the information necessary for determining that the
balance is required under such subparagraph to be canceled, except that the availability of the funds for such
grants is subject to subsection (a)(4) and section 2610(d)(2)
as applied for such year.
(D) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN FUTURE GRANT.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible area for
which a balance from a grant award under subsection
(a) is unobligated as of the end of the grant year for
the award—
(I) the Secretary shall reduce, by the same
amount as such unobligated balance (less any
amount of such balance that is the subject of a
waiver of cancellation under subparagraph (A)),
the amount of the grant under such subsection for
the first fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year
in which the Secretary obtains the information
necessary for determining that such balance was
unobligated as of the end of the grant year (which
requirement for a reduction applies without regard to whether a waiver under subparagraph (A)
has been approved with respect to such balance);
and
(II) the grant funds involved in such reduction
shall be made available by the Secretary as additional funds for grants pursuant to subsection (b)
for such first fiscal year, subject to subsection
(a)(4) and section 2610(d)(2);
except that this clause does not apply to the eligible
area if the amount of the unobligated balance was 5
percent or less.
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section (a)(4) with respect to the area for the subsequent fiscal year.
(4) AUTHORITY REGARDING ADMINISTRATION OF PROVISIONS.—In administering paragraphs (2) and (3) with respect
to the unobligated balance of an eligible area, the Secretary
may elect to reduce the amount of future grants to the area
under subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, by the amount of any
such unobligated balance in lieu of cancelling such amount as
provided for in paragraph (2) or (3)(A). In such case, the Secretary may permit the area to use such unobligated balance for
purposes of any such future grant. An amount equal to such
reduction shall be available for use as additional amounts for
grants pursuant to subsection (b), subject to subsection (a)(4)
and section 2610(d)(2). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary under paragraphs (2) and (3), including the authority to grant waivers
under paragraph (3)(A). The reduction in future grants authorized under this paragraph shall be notwithstanding the penalty required under paragraph (3)(D) with respect to unobligated funds.
(d) COMPLIANCE WITH PRIORITIES OF HIV PLANNING COUNCIL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the Secretary, in carrying out section 2601(a), may not make any grant
under subsection (a) or (b) to an eligible area unless the application
submitted by such area under section 2605 for the grant involved
demonstrates that the grants made under subsections (a) and (b)
to the area for the preceding fiscal year (if any) were expended in
accordance with the priorities applicable to such year that were established, pursuant to section 2602(b)(4)(C), by the planning council serving the area.
(e) REPORT ON THE AWARDING OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—Not
later than 45 days after the awarding of supplemental funds under
this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report concerning such funds. Such report shall include information detailing—
(1) the total amount of supplemental funds available under
this section for the year involved;
(2) the amount of supplemental funds used in accordance
with the hold harmless provisions of subsection (a)(4);
(3) the amount of supplemental funds disbursed pursuant
to subsection (b)(2)(C);
(4) the disbursement of the remainder of the supplemental
funds after taking into account the uses described in paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(5) the rationale used for the amount of funds disbursed as
described under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
SEC. 2604. ø300ff–14¿ USE OF AMOUNTS.

(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under section 2601(a) to the chief elected official of an eligible area
unless such political subdivision agrees that—
(1) subject to paragraph (2), the allocation of funds and
services within the eligible area will be made in accordance
with the
priorities established, pursuant to section
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2602(b)(4)(C), by the HIV health services planning council that
serves such eligible area;
(2) funds provided under section 2601 will be expended
only for—
(A) core medical services described in subsection (c);
(B) support services described in subsection (d); and
(C) administrative expenses described in subsection
(h); and
(3) the use of such funds will comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROPRIATE ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief elected official of an eligible
area shall use amounts from a grant under section 2601 to provide direct financial assistance to entities described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of providing core medical services
and support services.
(2) APPROPRIATE ENTITIES.—Direct financial assistance
may be provided under paragraph (1) to public or nonprofit private entities, or private for-profit entities if such entities are
the only available provider of quality HIV care in the area.
(c) REQUIRED FUNDING FOR CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a grant under section
2601 for an eligible area for a grant year, the chief elected official of the area shall, of the portion of the grant remaining
after reserving amounts for purposes of paragraphs (1) and
(5)(B)(i) of subsection (h), use not less than 75 percent to provide core medical services that are needed in the eligible area
for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are identified and eligible
under this title (including services regarding the co-occurring
conditions of the individuals).
(2) WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to a chief elected official for a grant year if the Secretary determines that, within the eligible area involved—
(i) there are no waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Program services under section 2616; and
(ii) core medical services are available to all individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under
this title.
(B) NOTIFICATION OF WAIVER STATUS.—When informing the chief elected official of an eligible area that a grant
under section 2601 is being made for the area for a grant
year, the Secretary shall inform the official whether a
waiver under subparagraph (A) is in effect for such year.
(3) CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘core medical services’’, with respect to an individual with HIV/AIDS (including the co-occurring conditions
of the individual), means the following services:
(A) Outpatient and ambulatory health services.
(B) AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments in accordance with section 2616.
(C) AIDS pharmaceutical assistance.
(D) Oral health care.
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(E) Early intervention services described in subsection
(e).
(F) Health insurance premium and cost sharing assistance for low-income individuals in accordance with section
2615.
(G) Home health care.
(H) Medical nutrition therapy.
(I) Hospice services.
(J) Home and community-based health services as defined under section 2614(c).
(K) Mental health services.
(L) Substance abuse outpatient care.
(M) Medical case management, including treatment
adherence services.
(d) SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘support services’’ means services, subject to the approval of
the Secretary, that are needed for individuals with HIV/AIDS
to achieve their medical outcomes (such as respite care for persons caring for individuals with HIV/AIDS, outreach services,
medical transportation, linguistic services, and referrals for
health care and support services).
(2) MEDICAL OUTCOMES.—In this subsection, the term
‘‘medical outcomes’’ means those outcomes affecting the HIVrelated clinical status of an individual with HIV/AIDS.
(e) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘early intervention services’’ means HIV/AIDS early intervention services described in section 2651(e), with follow-up referral provided for the purpose of facilitating the access of individuals receiving the services to HIV-related health services. The
entities through which such services may be provided under
the grant include public health departments, emergency rooms,
substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, detoxification centers, detention facilities, clinics regarding sexually transmitted diseases, homeless shelters, HIV/AIDS counseling and testing sites, health care points of entry specified by
eligible areas, federally qualified health centers, and entities
described in section 2652(a) that constitute a point of access to
services by maintaining referral relationships.
(2) CONDITIONS.—With respect to an entity that proposes
to provide early intervention services under paragraph (1),
such paragraph shall apply only if the entity demonstrates to
the satisfaction of the chief elected official for the eligible area
involved that—
(A) Federal, State, or local funds are otherwise inadequate for the early intervention services the entity proposes to provide; and
(B) the entity will expend funds pursuant to such
paragraph to supplement and not supplant other funds
available to the entity for the provision of early intervention services for the fiscal year involved.
(f) PRIORITY FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing health and
support services to infants, children, youth, and women with
HIV/AIDS, including treatment measures to prevent the
perinatal transmission of HIV, the chief elected official of an
eligible area, in accordance with the established priorities of
the planning council, shall for each of such populations in the
eligible area use, from the grants made for the area under section 2601(a) for a fiscal year, not less than the percentage constituted by the ratio of the population involved (infants, children, youth, or women in such area) with HIV/AIDS to the
general population in such area of individuals with HIV/AIDS.
(2) WAIVER.—With respect to the population involved, the
Secretary may provide to the chief elected official of an eligible
area a waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1) if such official demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the
population is receiving HIV-related health services through the
State medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security
Act, the State children’s health insurance program under title
XXI of such Act, or other Federal or State programs.
(g) REQUIREMENT OF STATUS AS MEDICAID PROVIDER.—
(1) PROVISION OF SERVICE.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary may not make a grant under section 2601(a) for the
provision of services under this section in a State unless, in the
case of any such service that is available pursuant to the State
plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the
State—
(A) the political subdivision involved will provide the
service directly, and the political subdivision has entered
into a participation agreement under the State plan and is
qualified to receive payments under such plan; or
(B) the political subdivision will enter into an agreement with a public or nonprofit private entity under which
the entity will provide the service, and the entity has entered into such a participation agreement and is qualified
to receive such payments.
(2) WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an entity making an
agreement pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) regarding the provision of services, the requirement established in such
paragraph shall be waived by the HIV health services
planning council for the eligible area if the entity does not,
in providing health care services, impose a charge or accept reimbursement available from any third-party payor,
including reimbursement under any insurance policy or
under any Federal or State health benefits program.
(B) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the HIV
health services planning council of whether an entity referred to in subparagraph (A) meets the criteria for a waiver under such subparagraph shall be made without regard
to whether the entity accepts voluntary donations for the
purpose of providing services to the public.
(h) ADMINISTRATION.—
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(1) LIMITATION.—The chief elected official of an eligible
area shall not use in excess of 10 percent of amounts received
under a grant under this subpart for administrative expenses.
(2) ALLOCATIONS BY CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL.—In the case
of entities and subcontractors to which the chief elected official
of an eligible area allocates amounts received by the official
under a grant under this subpart, the official shall ensure that,
of the aggregate amount so allocated, the total of the expenditures by such entities for administrative expenses does not exceed 10 percent (without regard to whether particular entities
expend more than 10 percent for such expenses).
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), amounts may be used for administrative activities
that include—
(A) routine grant administration and monitoring activities, including the development of applications for part
A funds, the receipt and disbursal of program funds, the
development and establishment of reimbursement and accounting systems, the development of a clinical quality
management program as described in paragraph (5), the
preparation of routine programmatic and financial reports,
and compliance with grant conditions and audit requirements; and
(B) all activities associated with the grantee’s contract
award procedures, including the activities carried out by
the HIV health services planning council as established
under section 2602(b), the development of requests for proposals, contract proposal review activities, negotiation and
awarding of contracts, monitoring of contracts through
telephone consultation, written documentation or onsite
visits, reporting on contracts, and funding reallocation activities.
(4) SUBCONTRACTOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—For the
purposes of this subsection, subcontractor administrative activities include—
(A) usual and recognized overhead activities, including
established indirect rates for agencies;
(B) management oversight of specific programs funded
under this title; and
(C) other types of program support such as quality assurance, quality control, and related activities.
(5) CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT.—
(A) REQUIREMENT.—The chief elected official of an eligible area that receives a grant under this subpart shall
provide for the establishment of a clinical quality management program to assess the extent to which HIV health
services provided to patients under the grant are consistent with the most recent Public Health Service guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic infection, and as applicable, to develop strategies for
ensuring that such services are consistent with the guidelines for improvement in the access to and quality of HIV
health services.
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—
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(i) IN GENERAL.—From amounts received under a
grant awarded under this subpart for a fiscal year, the
chief elected official of an eligible area may use for activities associated with the clinical quality management program required in subparagraph (A) not to exceed the lesser of—
(I) 5 percent of amounts received under the
grant; or
(II) $3,000,000.
(ii) RELATION TO LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The costs of a clinical quality management program under subparagraph (A) may not be
considered administrative expenses for purposes of the
limitation established in paragraph (1).
(i) CONSTRUCTION.—A chief elected official may not use
amounts received under a grant awarded under this subpart to
purchase or improve land, or to purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than minor remodeling) any building or
other facility, or to make cash payments to intended recipients of
services.
SEC. 2605. ø300ff–15¿ APPLICATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under section 2601, an eligible area shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application, in accordance with subsection (c) regarding
a single application and grant award, at such time, in such form,
and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, including assurances adequate to ensure—
(1)(A) that funds received under a grant awarded under
this subpart will be utilized to supplement not supplant State
funds made available in the year for which the grant is awarded to provide HIV-related services as described in section
2604(b)(1);
(B) that the political subdivisions within the eligible area
will maintain the level of expenditures by such political subdivisions for HIV-related services as described in section
2604(b)(1) at a level that is equal to the level of such expenditures by such political subdivisions for the preceding fiscal
year; and
(C) that political subdivisions within the eligible area will
not use funds received under a grant awarded under this subpart in maintaining the level of expenditures for HIV-related
services as required in subparagraph (B);
(2) that the eligible area has an HIV health services planning council and has entered into intergovernmental agreements pursuant to section 2602, and has developed or will develop the comprehensive plan in accordance with section
2602(b)(3)(B);
(3) that entities within the eligible area that receive funds
under a grant under this subpart will maintain appropriate relationships with entities in the eligible area served that constitute key points of access to the health care system for individuals with HIV/AIDS (including emergency rooms, substance
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venile detention facilities, sexually transmitted disease clinics,
HIV counseling and testing sites, mental health programs, and
homeless shelters), and other entities under section 2604(b)(3)
and 2652(a), for the purpose of facilitating early intervention
for individuals newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and individuals knowledgeable of their HIV status but not in care;
(4) that the chief elected official of the eligible area will
satisfy all requirements under section 2604(c);
(5) that entities within the eligible area that will receive
funds under a grant provided under section 2601(a) shall participate in an established HIV community-based continuum of
care if such continuum exists within the eligible area;
(6) that funds received under a grant awarded under this
subpart will not be utilized to make payments for any item or
service to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to that item or
service—
(A) under any State compensation program, under an
insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health
benefits program (except for a program administered by or
providing the services of the Indian Health Service); or
(B) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis;
(7) to the maximum extent practicable, that—
(A) HIV health care and support services provided
with assistance made available under this subpart will be
provided without regard—
(i) to the ability of the individual to pay for such
services; and
(ii) to the current or past health condition of the
individual to be served;
(B) such services will be provided in a setting that is
accessible to low-income individuals with HIV-disease; and
(C) a program of outreach will be provided to low-income individuals with HIV-disease to inform such individuals of such services;
(8) that the applicant has participated, or will agree to
participate, in the statewide coordinated statement of need
process where it has been initiated by the State public health
agency responsible for administering grants under part B, and
ensure that the services provided under the comprehensive
plan are consistent with the statewide coordinated statement
of need;
(9) that the eligible area has procedures in place to ensure
that services provided with funds received under this subpart
meet the criteria specified in section 2604(b)(1); and
(10) that the chief elected official will submit to the lead
State agency under section 2617(b)(4), audits, consistent with
Office of Management and Budget circular A133, regarding
funds expended in accordance with this subpart every 2 years
and shall include necessary client-based data to compile unmet
need calculations and Statewide coordinated statements of
need process.
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(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible area that desires to receive a
grant under section 2603(b) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application, in accordance with subsection (c) regarding
a single application and grant award, at such time, in such form,
and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, including the information required under such subsection and information concerning—
(1) the number of individuals to be served within the eligible area with assistance provided under the grant, including
the identification of individuals with HIV/AIDS as described in
clauses (i) through (iii) of section 2603(b)(2)(A);
(2) demographic data on the population of such individuals;
(3) the average cost of providing each category of HIV-related health services and the extent to which such cost is paid
by third-party payors;
(4) the aggregate amounts expended for each such category
of services;
(5) the manner in which the expected expenditures are related to the planning process for States that receive funding
under part B (including the planning process described in section 2617(b)); and
(6) the expected expenditures and how those expenditures
will improve overall client outcomes, as described under the
State plan under section 2617(b), and through additional outcomes measures as identified by the HIV health services planning council under section 2602(b).
(c) SINGLE APPLICATION AND GRANT AWARD.—
(1) APPLICATION.—The Secretary may phase in the use of
a single application that meets the requirements of subsections
(a) and (b) of section 2603 with respect to an eligible area that
desires to receive grants under section 2603 for a fiscal year.
(2) GRANT AWARD.—The Secretary may phase in the
awarding of a single grant to an eligible area that submits an
approved application under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year.
(d) DATE CERTAIN FOR SUBMISSION.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), to
be eligible to receive a grant under section 2601(a) for a fiscal
year, an application under subsection (a) shall be submitted
not later than 45 days after the date on which appropriations
are made under section 2677 for the fiscal year.
(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may extend the time for
the submission of an application under paragraph (1) for a period of not to exceed 60 days if the Secretary determines that
the eligible area has made a good faith effort to comply with
the requirement of such paragraph but has otherwise been unable to submit its application.
(3) DISTRIBUTION BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 45 days
after receiving an application that meets the requirements of
subsection (a) from an eligible area, the Secretary shall distribute to such eligible area the amounts awarded under the
grant for which the application was submitted.
(4) REDISTRIBUTION.—Any amounts appropriated in any
fiscal year under this subpart and not obligated to an eligible
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entity as a result of the failure of such entity to submit an application shall be redistributed by the Secretary to other eligible entities in proportion to the original grants made to such
eligible areas under section 2601(a).
(e) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING IMPOSITION OF CHARGES FOR
SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under section 2601 to an eligible area unless the eligible area
provides assurances that in the provision of services with assistance provided under the grant—
(A) in the case of individuals with an income less than
or equal to 100 percent of the official poverty line, the provider will not impose charges on any such individual for
the provision of services under the grant;
(B) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line, the provider—
(i) will impose a charge on each such individual
for the provision of such services; and
(ii) will impose the charge according to a schedule
of charges that is made available to the public;
(C) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 200 percent of such poverty line, the provider will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 5 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved;
(D) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 200 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 300 percent of such poverty line, the provider will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 7 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved; and
(E) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 300 percent of the official poverty line, the provider
will not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an
amount exceeding 10 percent of the annual gross income
of the individual involved.
(2) ASSESSMENT OF CHARGE.—With respect to compliance
with the assurance made under paragraph (1), a grantee or entity receiving assistance under this subpart may, in the case of
individuals subject to a charge for purposes of such paragraph—
(A) assess the amount of the charge in the discretion
of the grantee, including imposing only a nominal charge
for the provision of services, subject to the provisions of
such paragraph regarding public schedules and regarding
limitations on the maximum amount of charges; and
(B) take into consideration the medical expenses of individuals in assessing the amount of the charge, subject to
such provisions.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CHARGE.—
The Secretary may not make a grant under section 2601 to an
eligible area unless the eligible area agrees that the limitations
established in subparagraphs (C), (D) and (E) of paragraph (1)
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regarding the imposition of charges for services applies to the
annual aggregate of charges imposed for such services, without
regard to whether they are characterized as enrollment fees,
premiums, deductibles, cost sharing, copayments, coinsurance,
or other charges.
(4) WAIVER REGARDING SECONDARY AGREEMENTS.—The requirements established in paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be
waived in accordance with section 2604(d)(2).
SEC. 2606. ø300ff–16¿ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

The Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration shall, beginning on the date of enactment of this title,
provide technical assistance, including assistance from other grantees, contractors or subcontractors under this title to assist newly
eligible metropolitan areas in the establishment of HIV health
services planning councils and, to assist entities in complying with
the requirements of this subpart in order to make such entities eligible to receive a grant under this subpart. The Administrator may
make planning grants available to metropolitan areas, in an
amount not to exceed $75,000 for any metropolitan area, projected
to be eligible for funding under section 2601 in the following fiscal
year. Such grant amounts shall be deducted from the first year formula award to eligible areas accepting such grants. Not to exceed
1 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under section
2677 for grants under part A may be used to carry out this section.
SEC. 2607. ø300ff–17¿ DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this subpart:
(1) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘‘eligible area’’ means a metropolitan area meeting the requirements of section 2601 that
are applicable to the area.
(2) METROPOLITAN AREA.—The term ‘‘metropolitan area’’
means an area that is referred to in the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
as a metropolitan area, and that has a population of 50,000 or
more individuals.

Subpart II—Transitional Grants
SEC. 2609. ø300ff–19¿ ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall
make grants for the purpose of providing services described in section 2604 in transitional areas, subject to the same provisions regarding the allocation of grant funds as apply under subsection (c)
of such section.
(b) TRANSITIONAL AREAS.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘transitional area’’ means, subject to subsection (c), a metropolitan area for which there has been reported to and confirmed by
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a
cumulative total of at least 1,000, but fewer than 2,000, cases of
AIDS during the most recent period of 5 calendar years for which
such data are available.
(c) CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY RULES.—
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(1) FISCAL YEAR 2011.—With respect to grants under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2011, a metropolitan area that received funding under subpart I for fiscal year 2010 but does
not for fiscal year 2011 qualify under such subpart as an eligible area and does not qualify under subsection (b) as a transitional area shall, notwithstanding subsection (b), be considered
a transitional area.
(2) CONTINUED STATUS AS TRANSITIONAL AREA.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), a
metropolitan area that is a transitional area for a fiscal
year continues, except as provided in subparagraph (B), to
be a transitional area until the metropolitan area fails, for
three consecutive fiscal years—
(i) to qualify under such subsection as a transitional area; and
(ii) subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), to have
a cumulative total of 1,500 or more living cases of
AIDS (reported to and confirmed by the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as of December 31 of the most recent calendar year for which
such data is available.
(B) PERMITTING MARGIN OF ERROR APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS.—In applying subparagraph
(A)(ii) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2008, in the case
of a metropolitan area that has a cumulative total of at
least 1,400 (and fewer than 1,500) living cases of AIDS as
of December 31 of the most recent calendar year for which
such data is available, such area shall be treated as having
met the criteria of such subparagraph if not more than 5
percent of the total from grants awarded to such area
under this part is unobligated as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available.
(C) EXCEPTION REGARDING STATUS AS ELIGIBLE AREA.—
Subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply for a fiscal year
if the metropolitan area involved qualifies under subpart
I as an eligible area.
(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUBPART I.—
(1) ADMINISTRATION; PLANNING COUNCIL.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 2602 apply
with respect to a grant under subsection (a) for a transitional area to the same extent and in the same manner as
such provisions apply with respect to a grant under subpart I for an eligible area, except that, subject to subparagraph (B), the chief elected official of the transitional area
may elect not to comply with the provisions of section
2602(b) if the official provides documentation to the Secretary that details the process used to obtain community
input (particularly from those with HIV) in the transitional area for formulating the overall plan for priority setting and allocating funds from the grant under subsection
(a).
(B) EXCEPTION.—For each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2013, the exception described in subparagraph (A)
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does not apply if the transitional area involved received
funding under subpart I for fiscal year 2006.
(2) TYPE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS; TIMEFRAME FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS.—
(A) FORMULA GRANTS; SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—The
provisions of section 2603 apply with respect to grants
under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same
manner as such provisions apply with respect to grants
under subpart I, subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(B) FORMULA GRANTS; INCREASE IN GRANT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), section 2603(a)(4) does not
apply.
(C) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS; SINGLE PROGRAM WITH
SUBPART I PROGRAM.—With respect to section 2603(b) as
applied for purposes of subparagraph (A):
(i) The Secretary shall combine amounts available
pursuant to such subparagraph with amounts available for carrying out section 2603(b) and shall administer the two programs as a single program.
(ii) In the single program, the Secretary has discretion in allocating amounts between eligible areas
under subpart I and transitional areas under this section, subject to the eligibility criteria that apply under
such section, and subject to section 2603(b)(2)(C) (relating to priority in making grants).
(iii) Pursuant to section 2603(b)(1), amounts for
the single program are subject to use under sections
2603(a)(4) and 2610(d)(1).
(3) APPLICATION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DEFINITIONS.—
The provisions of sections 2605, 2606, and 2607 apply with respect to grants under subsection (a) to the same extent and in
the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to
grants under subpart I.

Subpart III—General Provisions
SEC. 2610. ø300ff–20¿ AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated $604,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $626,300,000 for fiscal year 2008, $649,500,000 for fiscal year
2009, $681,975,000 for fiscal year 2010, $716,074,000 for fiscal year
2011, $751,877,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $789,471,000 for fiscal
year 2013. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence for
a fiscal year are available for obligation by the Secretary until the
end of the second succeeding fiscal year.
(b) RESERVATION OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2007.—Of the amount appropriated under
subsection (a) for fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall reserve—
(A) $458,310,000 for grants under subpart I; and
(B) $145,690,000 for grants under section 2609.
(2) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent fiscal year—
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(A) the Secretary shall reserve an amount for grants
under subpart I; and
(B) the Secretary shall reserve an amount for grants
under section 2609.
(c) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS; CHANGE IN STATUS AS ELIGIBLE AREA OR TRANSITIONAL AREA.—Notwithstanding subsection
(b):
(1) If a metropolitan area is an eligible area under subpart
I for a fiscal year, but for a subsequent fiscal year ceases to
be an eligible area by reason of section 2601(b)—
(A)(i) the amount reserved under paragraph (1)(A) or
(2)(A) of subsection (b) of this section for the first such subsequent year of not being an eligible area is deemed to be
reduced by an amount equal to the amount of the grant
made pursuant to section 2603(a) for the metropolitan area
for the preceding fiscal year; and
(ii)(I) if the metropolitan area qualifies for such first
subsequent fiscal year as a transitional area under 2609,
the amount reserved under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of
subsection (b) for such fiscal year is deemed to be increased by an amount equal to the amount of the reduction
under subparagraph (A) for such year; or
(II) if the metropolitan area does not qualify for such
first subsequent fiscal year as a transitional area under
2609, an amount equal to the amount of such reduction is,
notwithstanding subsection (a), transferred and made
available for grants pursuant to section 2618(a)(1), in addition to amounts available for such grants under section
2623; and
(B) if a transfer under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) is made
with respect to the metropolitan area for such first subsequent fiscal year, then—
(i) the amount reserved under paragraph (1)(A) or
(2)(A) of subsection (b) of this section for such year is
deemed to be reduced by an additional $500,000; and
(ii) an amount equal to the amount of such additional reduction is, notwithstanding subsection (a),
transferred and made available for grants pursuant to
section 2618(a)(1), in addition to amounts available for
such grants under section 2623.
(2) If a metropolitan area is a transitional area under section 2609 for a fiscal year, but for a subsequent fiscal year
ceases to be a transitional area by reason of section 2609(c)(2)
(and does not qualify for such subsequent fiscal year as an eligible area under subpart I)—
(A) the amount reserved under subsection (b)(2)(B) of
this section for the first such subsequent fiscal year of not
being a transitional area is deemed to be reduced by an
amount equal to the total of—
(i) the amount of the grant that, pursuant to section 2603(a), was made under section 2609(d)(2)(A) for
the metropolitan area for the preceding fiscal year;
and
(ii) $500,000; and
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(B)(i) subject to clause (ii), an amount equal to the
amount of the reduction under subparagraph (A) for such
year is, notwithstanding subsection (a), transferred and
made available for grants pursuant to section 2618(a)(1),
in addition to amounts available for such grants under section 2623; and
(ii) for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013, notwithstanding subsection (a)—
(I) there shall be transferred to the State containing the metropolitan area, for purposes described
in section 2612(a), an amount (which shall not be
taken into account in applying section 2618(a)(2)(H))
equal to—
(aa) for the first fiscal year of the metropolitan area not being a transitional area, 75 percent
of the amount described in subparagraph (A)(i) for
such area;
(bb) for the second fiscal year of the metropolitan area not being a transitional area, 50 percent of such amount; and
(cc) for the third fiscal year of the metropolitan area not being a transitional area, 25 percent
of such amount; and
(II) there shall be transferred and made available
for grants pursuant to section 2618(a)(1) for the fiscal
year, in addition to amounts available for such grants
under section 2623, an amount equal to the total
amount of the reduction for such fiscal year under
subparagraph (A), less the amount transferred for
such fiscal year under subclause (I).
(3) If a metropolitan area is a transitional area under section 2609 for a fiscal year, but for a subsequent fiscal year
qualifies as an eligible area under subpart I—
(A) the amount reserved under subsection (b)(2)(B) of
this section for the first such subsequent fiscal year of becoming an eligible area is deemed to be reduced by an
amount equal to the amount of the grant that, pursuant
to section 2603(a), was made under section 2609(d)(2)(A)
for the metropolitan area for the preceding fiscal year; and
(B) the amount reserved under subsection (b)(2)(A) for
such fiscal year is deemed to be increased by an amount
equal to the amount of the reduction under subparagraph
(A) for such year.
(d) CERTAIN TRANSFERS; ALLOCATIONS BETWEEN PROGRAMS
UNDER SUBPART I.—With respect to paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and
(2)(A)(ii) of subsection (c), the Secretary shall administer any reductions under such paragraphs for a fiscal year in accordance with
the following:
(1) The reductions shall be made from amounts available
for the single program referred to in section 2609(d)(2)(C) (relating to supplemental grants).
(2) The reductions shall be made before the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are used for purposes of section
2603(a)(4).
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(3) If the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are not sufficient for making all the reductions, the reductions shall be reduced until the total amount of the reductions equals the total
of the amounts referred to in such paragraph.
(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING FIRST SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL YEAR.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) apply with
respect to each series of fiscal years during which a metropolitan
area is an eligible area under subpart I or a transitional area
under section 2609 for a fiscal year and then for a subsequent fiscal year ceases to be such an area by reason of section 2601(b) or
2609(c)(2), respectively, rather than applying to a single such series. Paragraph (3) of subsection (c) applies with respect to each series of fiscal years during which a metropolitan area is a transitional area under section 2609 for a fiscal year and then for a subsequent fiscal year becomes an eligible area under subpart I, rather
than applying to a single such series.
PART B—CARE GRANT PROGRAM 6

Subpart I—General Grant Provisions
SEC. 2611. ø300ff–21¿ GRANTS.

The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, make grants to States to enable such States to improve the
quality, availability and organization of health care and support
services for individuals and families with HIV/AIDS. The authority
of the Secretary to provide grants under part B is subject to section
2626(e)(2) (relating to the decrease in perinatal transmission of
HIV/AIDS).
SEC. 2612. ø300ff–22¿ GENERAL USE OF GRANTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State may use amounts provided under
grants made under section 2611 for—
(1) core medical services described in subsection (b);
(2) support services described in subsection (c); and
(3) administrative expenses described in section 2618(b)(3).
(b) REQUIRED FUNDING FOR CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a grant under section
2611 for a State for a grant year, the State shall, of the portion
of the grant remaining after reserving amounts for purposes of
subparagraphs (A) and (E)(ii)(I) of section 2618(b)(3), use not
less than 75 percent to provide core medical services that are
needed in the State for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are
identified and eligible under this title (including services regarding the co-occurring conditions of the individuals).
(2) WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a grant
year if the Secretary determines that, within the State—
(i) there are no waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Program services under section 2616; and
6 See

footnote at the beginning of part A.
Section 8(a) of Public Law 104–146 (110 Stat. 1372) establishes a condition for the receipt of
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(ii) core medical services are available to all individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under
this title.
(B) NOTIFICATION OF WAIVER STATUS.—When informing a State that a grant under section 2611 is being made
to the State for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall inform
the State whether a waiver under subparagraph (A) is in
effect for the fiscal year.
(3) CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘core medical services’’, with respect to an individual infected with HIV/AIDS (including the co-occurring
conditions of the individual) means the following services:
(A) Outpatient and ambulatory health services.
(B) AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments in accordance with section 2616.
(C) AIDS pharmaceutical assistance.
(D) Oral health care.
(E) Early intervention services described in subsection
(d).
(F) Health insurance premium and cost sharing assistance for low-income individuals in accordance with section
2615.
(G) Home health care.
(H) Medical nutrition therapy.
(I) Hospice services.
(J) Home and community-based health services as defined under section 2614(c).
(K) Mental health services.
(L) Substance abuse outpatient care.
(M) Medical case management, including treatment
adherence services.
(c) SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘support services’’ means services, subject to the approval of
the Secretary, that are needed for individuals with HIV/AIDS
to achieve their medical outcomes (such as respite care for persons caring for individuals with HIV/AIDS, outreach services,
medical transportation, linguistic services, and referrals for
health care and support services).
(2) DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OUTCOMES.—In this subsection,
the term ‘‘medical outcomes’’ means those outcomes affecting
the HIV-related clinical status of an individual with HIV/AIDS.
(d) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘early intervention services’’ means HIV/AIDS early intervention services described in section 2651(e), with follow-up referral provided for the purpose of facilitating the access of individuals receiving the services to HIV-related health services. The
entities through which such services may be provided under
the grant include public health departments, emergency rooms,
substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, detoxification centers, detention facilities, clinics regarding sexually transmitted diseases, homeless shelters, HIV/AIDS counseling and testing sites, health care points of entry specified by
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States, federally qualified health centers, and entities described in section 2652(a) that constitute a point of access to
services by maintaining referral relationships.
(2) CONDITIONS.—With respect to an entity that proposes
to provide early intervention services under paragraph (1),
such paragraph shall apply only if the entity demonstrates to
the satisfaction of the chief elected official for the State involved that—
(A) Federal, State, or local funds are otherwise inadequate for the early intervention services the entity proposes to provide; and
(B) the entity will expend funds pursuant to such subparagraph to supplement and not supplant other funds
available to the entity for the provision of early intervention services for the fiscal year involved.
(e) PRIORITY FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND YOUTH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing health and
support services to infants, children, youth, and women with
HIV/AIDS, including treatment measures to prevent the
perinatal transmission of HIV, a State shall for each of such
populations in the eligible area use, from the grants made for
the area under section 2601(a) for a fiscal year, not less than
the percentage constituted by the ratio of the population involved (infants, children, youth, or women in such area) with
HIV/AIDS to the general population in such area of individuals
with HIV/AIDS.
(2) WAIVER.—With respect to the population involved, the
Secretary may provide to a State a waiver of the requirement
of paragraph (1) if such State demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that the population is receiving HIV-related
health services through the State medicaid program under title
XIX of the Social Security Act, the State children’s health insurance program under title XXI of such Act, or other Federal
or State programs.
(f) CONSTRUCTION.—A State may not use amounts received
under a grant awarded under section 2611 to purchase or improve
land, or to purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than
minor remodeling) any building or other facility, or to make cash
payments to intended recipients of services.
SEC. 2613. ø300ff–23¿ GRANTS TO ESTABLISH HIV CARE CONSORTIA.

(a) CONSORTIA.—A State may, subject to subsection (f), use
amounts provided under a grant awarded under section 2611 to
provide assistance under section 2612(a) to an entity that—
(1) is an association of one or more public, and one or more
nonprofit private, (or private for-profit providers or organizations if such entities are the only available providers of quality
HIV care in the area) health care and support service providers
and community based organizations operating within areas determined by the State to be most affected by HIV/AIDS; and
(2) agrees to use such assistance for the planning, development and delivery, through the direct provision of services or
through entering into agreements with other entities for the
provision of such services, of comprehensive outpatient health
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and support services for individuals with HIV disease, that
may include—
(A) essential health services such as case management
services, medical, nursing, substance abuse treatment,
mental health treatment, and dental care, diagnostics,
monitoring, prophylactic treatment for opportunistic infections, treatment education to take place in the context of
health care delivery, and medical follow-up services, mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services,
home health and hospice care; and
(B) essential support services such as transportation
services, attendant care, homemaker services, day or respite care, benefits advocacy, advocacy services provided
through public and nonprofit private entities, and services
that are incidental to the provision of health care services
for individuals with HIV/AIDS including nutrition services,
housing referral services, and child welfare and family
services (including foster care and adoption services).
An entity or entities of the type described in this subsection shall
hereinafter be referred to in this title as a ‘‘consortium’’ or ‘‘consortia’’.
(b) ASSURANCES.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—To receive assistance from a State
under subsection (a), an applicant consortium shall provide the
State with assurances that—
(A) within any locality in which such consortium is to
operate, the populations and subpopulations of individuals
and families with HIV/AIDS have been identified by the
consortium, particularly those experiencing disparities in
access and services and those who reside in historically
underserved communities;
(B) the service plan established under subsection (c)(2)
by such consortium is consistent with the comprehensive
plan under section 2617(b)(4) and addresses the special
care and service needs of the populations and subpopulations identified under subparagraph (A); and
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), the consortium will be a single coordinating entity that will integrate
the delivery of services among the populations and subpopulations identified under subparagraph (A).
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall
not apply to any applicant consortium that the State determines will operate in a community or locality in which it has
been demonstrated by the applicant consortium that—
(A) subpopulations exist within the community to be
served that have unique service requirements; and
(B) such unique service requirements cannot be adequately and efficiently addressed by a single consortium
serving the entire community or locality.
(c) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance from the State
under subsection (a), a consortium shall prepare and submit to
the State, an application that—
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(A) demonstrates that the consortium includes agencies and community-based organizations—
(i) with a record of service to populations and subpopulations with HIV/AIDS requiring care within the
community to be served; and
(ii) that are representative of populations and subpopulations reflecting the local incidence of HIV and
that are located in areas in which such populations reside;
(B) demonstrates that the consortium has carried out
an assessment of service needs within the geographic area
to be served and, after consultation with the entities described in paragraph (2), has established a plan to ensure
the delivery of services to meet such identified needs that
shall include—
(i) assurances that service needs will be addressed
through the coordination and expansion of existing
programs before new programs are created;
(ii) assurances that, in metropolitan areas, the geographic area to be served by the consortium corresponds to the geographic boundaries of local health
and support services delivery systems to the extent
practicable;
(iii) assurances that, in the case of services for individuals residing in rural areas, the applicant consortium shall deliver case management services that link
available community support services to appropriate
specialized medical services; and
(iv) assurances that the assessment of service
needs and the planning of the delivery of services will
include participation by individuals with HIV/AIDS;
(C) demonstrates that adequate planning has occurred
to meet the special needs of families with HIV/AIDS, including family centered and youth centered care;
(D) demonstrates that the consortium has created a
mechanism to evaluate periodically—
(i) the success of the consortium in responding to
identified needs; and
(ii) the cost-effectiveness of the mechanisms employed by the consortium to deliver comprehensive
care;
(E) demonstrates that the consortium will report to
the State the results of the evaluations described in subparagraph (D) and shall make available to the State or the
Secretary, on request, such data and information on the
program methodology that may be required to perform an
independent evaluation; and
(F) demonstrates that adequate planning occurred to
address disparities in access and services and historically
underserved communities.
(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the plan required
under paragraph (1)(B), the consortium shall consult with—
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(A)(i) the public health agency that provides or supports ambulatory and outpatient HIV-related health care
services within the geographic area to be served; or
(ii) in the case of a public health agency that does not
directly provide such HIV-related health care services such
agency shall consult with an entity or entities that directly
provide ambulatory and outpatient HIV-related health
care services within the geographic area to be served;
(B) not less than one community-based organization
that is organized solely for the purpose of providing HIVrelated support services to individuals with HIV/AIDS;
(C) grantees under section 2671, or, if none are operating in the area, representatives in the area of organizations with a history of serving children, youth, women, and
families living with HIV; and
(D) the types of entities described in section
2602(b)(2).
The organization to be consulted under subparagraph (B) shall
be at the discretion of the applicant consortium.
(d) DEFINITION.—As used in section 2611, the term ‘‘family centered care’’ means the system of services described in this section
that is targeted specifically to the special needs of infants, children,
women, and families. Family centered care shall be based on a
partnership between parents, professionals, and the community designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated, culturally sensitive,
and community-based continuum of care for children, women, and
families with HIV/AIDS.
(e) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under subsection (a), the
State shall, among applicants that meet the requirements of this
section, give priority—
(1) first to consortia that are receiving assistance from the
Health Resources and Services Administration for adult and
pediatric HIV-related care demonstration projects; and then
(2) to any other existing HIV care consortia.
(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; TREATMENT AS SUPPORT SERVICES.—
For purposes of the requirement of section 2612(b)(1), expenditures
of grants under section 2611 for or through consortia under this
section are deemed to be support services, not core medical services. The preceding sentence may not be construed as having any
legal effect on the provisions of subsection (a) that relate to authorized expenditures of the grant.
SEC.

2614. ø300ff–24¿ GRANTS FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED
CARE.

(a) USES.—A State may use amounts provided under a grant
awarded under section 2611 to make grants under section
2612(b)(3)(J) to entities to—
(1) provide home- and community-based health services for
individuals with HIV/AIDS pursuant to written plans of care
prepared by a case management team, that shall include appropriate health care professionals, in such State for providing
such services to such individuals;
(2) provide outreach services to individuals with HIV/
AIDS, including those individuals in rural areas; and
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(3) provide for the coordination of the provision of services
under this section with the provision of HIV-related health
services, including specialty care and vaccinations for hepatitis
co-infection, provided by public and private entities.
(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection (a), a
State shall give priority to entities that provide assurances to the
State that—
(1) such entities will participate in HIV care consortia if
such consortia exist within the State; and
(2) such entities will utilize amounts provided under such
grants for the provision of home- and community-based services to low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in section 2611, the term ‘‘home- and
community-based health services’’—
(1) means, with respect to an individual with HIV/AIDS,
skilled health services furnished to the individual in the individual’s home pursuant to a written plan of care established by
a case management team, that shall include appropriate health
care professionals, for the provision of such services and items
described in paragraph (2);
(2) includes—
(A) durable medical equipment;
(B) home health aide services and personal care services furnished in the home of the individual;
(C) day treatment or other partial hospitalization services;
(D) home intravenous and aerosolized drug therapy
(including prescription drugs administered as part of such
therapy);
(E) routine diagnostic testing administered in the
home of the individual; and
(F) appropriate mental health, developmental, and rehabilitation services; and
(3) does not include—
(A) inpatient hospital services; and
(B) nursing home and other long term care facilities.
SEC. 2615. ø300ff–25¿ CONTINUUM OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State may use amounts received under a
grant awarded under section 2611 to establish a program of financial assistance under section 2612(b)(3)(F) to assist eligible low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS in—
(1) maintaining a continuity of health insurance; or
(2) receiving medical benefits under a health insurance
program, including risk-pools.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Assistance shall not be utilized under subsection (a)—
(1) to pay any costs associated with the creation, capitalization, or administration of a liability risk pool (other than
those costs paid on behalf of individuals as part of premium
contributions to existing liability risk pools); and
(2) to pay any amount expended by a State under title XIX
of the Social Security Act.
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SEC. 2616. ø300ff–26¿ PROVISION OF TREATMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—A State shall use a portion of the amounts
provided under a grant awarded under section 2611 to establish a
program under section 2612(b)(3)(B) to provide therapeutics to
treat HIV/AIDS or prevent the serious deterioration of health arising from HIV/AIDS in eligible individuals, including measures for
the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections.
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—To be eligible to receive assistance
from a State under this section an individual shall—
(1) have a medical diagnosis of HIV/AIDS; and
(2) be a low-income individual, as defined by the State.
(c) STATE DUTIES.—In carrying out this section the State
shall—
(1) ensure that the therapeutics included on the list of
classes of core antiretroviral therapeutics established by the
Secretary under subsection (e) are, at a minimum, the treatments provided by the State pursuant to this section;
(2) provide assistance for the purchase of treatments determined to be eligible under paragraph (1), and the provision of
such ancillary devices that are essential to administer such
treatments;
(3) provide outreach to individuals with HIV/AIDS, and as
appropriate to the families of such individuals;
(4) facilitate access to treatments for such individuals;
(5) document the progress made in making therapeutics
described in subsection (a) available to individuals eligible for
assistance under this section; and
(6) encourage, support, and enhance adherence to and compliance with treatment regimens, including related medical
monitoring.
Of the amount reserved by a State for a fiscal year for use under
this section, the State may not use more than 5 percent to carry
out services under paragraph (6), except that the percentage applicable with respect to such paragraph is 10 percent if the State
demonstrates to the Secretary that such additional services are essential and in no way diminish access to the therapeutics described
in subsection (a).
(d) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary shall review the current status of State drug reimbursement programs established under section 2612(2) and assess
barriers to the expanded availability of the treatments described in
subsection (a). The Secretary shall also examine the extent to
which States coordinate with other grantees under this title to reduce barriers to the expanded availability of the treatments described in subsection (a).
(e) LIST OF CLASSES OF CORE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERA- PEUTICS.—
For purposes of subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall de- velop and
maintain a list of classes of core antiretroviral thera- peutics,
which list shall be based on the therapeutics included in the
guidelines of the
Secretary known as the
Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Use of HIV/AIDS Drugs, relating to drugs needed to
manage symptoms associated with HIV. The preceding sentence
does not affect the authority of the Secretary to modify such Guidelines.
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(f) USE OF HEALTH INSURANCE AND PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (a), a State
may expend a grant under section 2611 to provide the therapeutics described in such subsection by paying on behalf of individuals with HIV/AIDS the costs of purchasing or maintaining health insurance or plans whose coverage includes a full
range of such therapeutics and appropriate primary care services.
(2) LIMITATION.—The authority established in paragraph
(1) applies only to the extent that, for the fiscal year involved,
the costs of the health insurance or plans to be purchased or
maintained under such paragraph do not exceed the costs of
otherwise providing therapeutics described in subsection (a).
(g) DRUG REBATE PROGRAM.—A State shall ensure that any
drug rebates received on drugs purchased from funds provided pursuant to this section are applied to activities supported under this
subpart, with priority given to activities described under this section.
SEC. 2617. ø300ff–27¿ STATE APPLICATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not make a grant to a
State under section 2611 for a fiscal year unless the State prepares
and submits, to the Secretary, an application at such time, in such
form, and containing such agreements, assurances, and information
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out section
2611.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USES AND AGREEMENTS.—The
application submitted under subsection (a) shall contain—
(1) a detailed description of the HIV-related services provided in the State to individuals and families with HIV/AIDS
during the year preceding the year for which the grant is requested, and the number of individuals and families receiving
such services, that shall include—
(A) a description of the types of programs operated or
funded by the State for the provision of HIV-related services during the year preceding the year for which the grant
is requested and the methods utilized by the State to finance such programs;
(B) an accounting of the amount of funds that the
State has expended for such services and programs during
the year preceding the year for which the grant is requested; and
(C) information concerning—
(i) the number of individuals to be served with assistance provided under the grant;
(ii) demographic data on the population of the individuals to be served;
(iii) the average cost of providing each category of
HIV-related health services and the extent to which
such cost is paid by third-party payors; and
(iv) the aggregate amounts expended for each such
category of services;
(2) a determination of the size and demographics of the
population of individuals with HIV/AIDS in the State;
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(3) a determination of the needs of such population, with
particular attention to—
(A) individuals with HIV/AIDS who know their HIV
status and are not receiving HIV-related services; and
(B) disparities in access and services among affected
subpopulations and historically underserved communities;
(4) the designation of a lead State agency that shall—
(A) administer all assistance received under section
2611;
(B) conduct the needs assessment and prepare the
State plan under paragraph (3);
(C) prepare all applications for assistance under section 2611;
(D) receive notices with respect to programs under this
title;
(E) every 2 years, collect and submit to the Secretary
all audits, consistent with Office of Management and
Budget circular A133, from grantees within the State, including audits regarding funds expended in accordance
with section 2611; and
(F) carry out any other duties determined appropriate
by the Secretary to facilitate the coordination of programs
under this title.
(5) a comprehensive plan that describes the organization
and delivery of HIV health care and support services to be
funded with assistance received under section 2611 that shall
include a description of the purposes for which the State intends to use such assistance, and that—
(A) 7 establishes priorities for the allocation of funds
within the State based on—
(i) size and demographics of the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS (as determined under paragraph (2)) and the needs of such population (as determined under paragraph (3));
(ii) availability of other governmental and nongovernmental resources, including the State medicaid
plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act and the
State Children’s Health Insurance Program under title
XXI of such Act to cover health care costs of eligible
individuals and families with HIV/AIDS;
(iii) capacity development needs resulting from
disparities in the availability of HIV-related services
in historically underserved communities and
rural
communities; and
(iv) the efficiency of the administrative mechanism
of the State for rapidly allocating funds to the areas
of greatest need within the State;
7 The placement of subparagraphs (A) through (C) is according to the probable intent of the
Congress. Section 205(a)(3) of Public Law 106–345 (114 Stat. 1332, 1333) amended paragraph
(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), and then
instructed that new subparagraphs (A) through (C) be inserted before ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’. The
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(B) includes a strategy for identifying individuals who
know their HIV status and are not receiving such services
and for informing the individuals of and enabling the individuals to utilize the services, giving particular attention
to eliminating disparities in access and services among affected subpopulations and historically underserved communities, and including discrete goals, a timetable, and an appropriate allocation of funds;
(C) includes a strategy to coordinate the provision of
such services with programs for HIV prevention (including
outreach and early intervention) and for the prevention
and treatment of substance abuse (including programs
that provide comprehensive treatment services for such
abuse);
(D) describes the services and activities to be provided
and an explanation of the manner in which the elements
of the program to be implemented by the State with such
assistance will maximize the quality of health and support
services available to individuals with HIV/AIDS throughout the State;
(E) provides a description of the manner in which
services funded with assistance provided under section
2611 will be coordinated with other available related services for individuals with HIV/AIDS;
(F) provides a description of how the allocation and
utilization of resources are consistent with the statewide
coordinated statement of need (including traditionally underserved populations and subpopulations) developed in
partnership with other grantees in the State that receive
funding under this title; and
(G) includes key outcomes to be measured by all entities in the State receiving assistance under this title; and
(6) an assurance that the public health agency administering the grant for the State will periodically convene a
meeting of individuals with HIV/AIDS, members of a Federally
recognized Indian tribe as represented in the State, representatives of grantees under each part under this title, providers,
and public agency representatives for the purpose of developing
a statewide coordinated statement of need;
(7) an assurance by the State that—
(A) the public health agency that is administering the
grant for the State engages in a public advisory planning
process, including public hearings, that includes the participants under paragraph (6), and the types of entities described in section 2602(b)(2), in developing the comprehensive plan under paragraph (5) and commenting on the implementation of such plan;
(B) the State will—
(i) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that
HIV-related health care and support services delivered
pursuant to a program established with assistance
provided under section 2611 will be provided without
regard to the ability of the individual to pay for such
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services and without regard to the current or past
health condition of the individual with HIV/AIDS;
(ii) ensure that such services will be provided in
a setting that is accessible to low-income individuals
with HIV/AIDS;
(iii) provide outreach to low-income individuals
with HIV/AIDS to inform such individuals of the services available under section 2611; and
(iv) in the case of a State that intends to use
amounts provided under the grant for purposes described in 2615 8, submit a plan to the Secretary that
demonstrates that the State has established a program that assures that—
(I) such amounts will be targeted to individuals who would not otherwise be able to afford
health insurance coverage; and
(II) income, asset, and medical expense criteria will be established and applied by the State
to identify those individuals who qualify for assistance under such program, and information concerning such criteria shall be made available to
the public;
(C) the State will provide for periodic independent
peer review to assess the quality and appropriateness of
health and support services provided by entities that receive funds from the State under section 2611;
(D) the State will permit and cooperate with any Federal investigations undertaken regarding programs conducted under section 2611;
(E) the State will maintain HIV-related activities at a
level that is equal to not less than the level of such expenditures by the State for the 1-year period preceding the
fiscal year for which the State is applying to receive a
grant under section 2611;
(F) the State will ensure that grant funds are not utilized to make payments for any item or service to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to that item or service—
(i) under any State compensation program, under
an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State
health benefits program; or
(ii) by an entity that provides health services on
a prepaid basis (except for a program administered by
or providing the services of the Indian Health Service);
and
(G) entities within areas in which activities under the
grant are carried out will maintain appropriate relationships with entities in the area served that constitute key
points of access to the health care system for individuals
8 The word ‘‘section’’ probably should appear before ‘‘2615’’. Section 12(c)(3) of Public Law 104–
146 (110 Stat. 1373) provides that subsection (b)(3)(B)(iv) is amended by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘2615’’, but the amendment cannot be executed because the term ‘‘2615’’ does not appear
in paragraph (3)(B)(iv). The term formerly did appear in such paragraph, but former paragraph
(3) was redesignated as paragraph (4) by section 3(c)(4)(B) of such Public Law (110 Stat. 1355).

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with HIV/AIDS (including emergency rooms, substance
abuse treatment programs, detoxification centers, adult
and juvenile detention facilities, sexually transmitted disease clinics, HIV counseling and testing sites, mental
health programs, and homeless shelters), and other entities under section 2612(c) and 2652(a), for the purpose of
facilitating early intervention for individuals newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and individuals knowledgeable of
their HIV status but not in care; and
(8) a comprehensive plan—
(A) containing an identification of individuals with
HIV/AIDS as described in clauses (i) through (iii) of section
2603(b)(2)(A) and the strategy required under section
2602(b)(4)(D)(iv);
(B) describing the estimated number of individuals
within the State with HIV/AIDS who do not know their
status;
(C) describing activities undertaken by the State to
find the individuals described in subparagraph (A) and to
make such individuals aware of their status;
(D) describing the manner in which the State will provide undiagnosed individuals who are made aware of their
status with access to medical treatment for their HIV/
AIDS; and
(E) describing efforts to remove legal barriers, including State laws and regulations, to routine testing.
(c) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING IMPOSITION OF CHARGES FOR
SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under section 2611 to a State unless the State provides assurances that in the provision of services with assistance provided
under the grant—
(A) in the case of individuals with an income less than
or equal to 100 percent of the official poverty line, the provider will not impose charges on any such individual for
the provision of services under the grant;
(B) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line, the provider—
(i) will impose charges on each such individual for
the provision of such services; and
(ii) will impose charges according to a schedule of
charges that is made available to the public;
(C) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 200 percent of such poverty line, the provider will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 5 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved;
(D) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 200 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 300 percent of such poverty line, the provider will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 7 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved; and
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(E) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 300 percent of the official poverty line, the provider
will not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an
amount exceeding 10 percent of the annual gross income
of the individual involved.
(2) ASSESSMENT OF CHARGE.—With respect to compliance
with the assurance made under paragraph (1), a grantee under
section 2611 may, in the case of individuals subject to a charge
for purposes of such paragraph—
(A) assess the amount of the charge in the discretion
of the grantee, including imposing only a nominal charge
for the provision of services, subject to the provisions of
such paragraph regarding public schedules regarding limitation on the maximum amount of charges; and
(B) take into consideration the medical expenses of individuals in assessing the amount of the charge, subject to
such provisions.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CHARGE.—
The Secretary may not make a grant under section 2611 unless
the applicant of the grant agrees that the limitations established in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) regarding the imposition of charges for services applies to the annual aggregate of charges imposed for such services, without
regard to whether they are characterized as enrollment fees,
premiums, deductibles, cost sharing, copayments, coinsurance,
or other charges.
(4) WAIVER.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall waive the requirements established in paragraphs (1) through (3) in the
case of an entity that does not, in providing health care
services, impose a charge or accept reimbursement from
any third-party payor, including reimbursement under any
insurance policy or under any Federal or State health benefits program.
(B) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the State of
whether an entity referred to in subparagraph (A) meets
the criteria for a waiver under such subparagraph shall be
made without regard to whether the entity accepts voluntary donations regarding the provision of services to the
public.
(d) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS REGARDING STATE ALLOTMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any State to which the criterion described in paragraph (3) applies, the Secretary may
not make a grant under section 2611 unless the State agrees
that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the State in
carrying out the program for which the grant was awarded, the
State will, subject to subsection (b)(2), make available (directly
or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount equal to—
(A) for the first fiscal year of payments under the
grant, not less than 162⁄3 percent of such costs ($1 for each
$5 of Federal funds provided in the grant);
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(B) for any second fiscal year of such payments, not
less than 20 percent of such costs ($1 for each $4 of Federal funds provided in the grant);
(C) for any third fiscal year of such payments, not less
than 25 percent of such costs ($1 for each $3 of Federal
funds provided in the grant);
(D) for any fourth fiscal year of such payments, not
less than 331⁄3 percent of such costs ($1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided in the grant); and
(E) for any subsequent fiscal year of such payments,
not less than 331⁄3 percent of such costs ($1 for each $2 of
Federal funds provided in the grant).
(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Non-Federal contributions required
in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts
provided by the Federal Government, and any portion of
any service subsidized by the Federal Government, may
not be included in determining the amount of such nonFederal contributions.
(B) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—
(i) In making a determination of the amount of
non-Federal contributions made by a State for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, subject to
clause (ii), include any non-Federal contributions provided by the State for HIV-related services, without
regard to whether the contributions are made for programs established pursuant to this title;
(ii) In making a determination for purposes of
clause (i), the Secretary may not include any non-Federal contributions provided by the State as a condition
of receiving Federal funds under any program under
this title (except for the program established in section
2611) or under other provisions of law.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT.—
(A) NUMBER OF CASES.—A State referred to in paragraph (1) is any State for which the number of cases of
HIV/AIDS reported to and confirmed by the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the period
described in subparagraph (B) constitutes in excess of 1
percent of the aggregate number of such cases reported to
and confirmed by the Director for such period for the
United States.
(B) PERIOD OF TIME.—The period referred to in subparagraph (A) is the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year
for which the State involved is applying to receive a grant
under subsection (a).
(C) PUERTO RICO.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the
number of cases of HIV/AIDS reported and confirmed for
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for any fiscal year shall
be deemed to be less than 1 percent.
(4) DIMINISHED STATE CONTRIBUTION.—With respect to a
State that does not make available the entire amount of the
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non-Federal contribution referred to in paragraph (1), the
State shall continue to be eligible to receive Federal funds
under a grant under section 2611, except that the Secretary in
providing Federal funds under the grant shall provide such
funds (in accordance with the ratios prescribed in paragraph
(1)) only with respect to the amount of funds contributed by
such State.
SEC. 2618. ø300ff–28¿ DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

(a) AMOUNT OF GRANT TO STATE.—
(1) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—Subject to the extent of
amounts made available under section 2623, the amount of a
grant to be made under section 2611 for—
(A) each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Guam, and the Virgin Islands (referred to in this paragraph as a ‘‘covered State’’) for a fiscal year shall be the
greater of—
(i)(I) with respect to a covered State that has less
than 90 living cases of AIDS, as determined under
paragraph (2)(D), $200,000; or
(II) with respect to a covered State that has 90 or
more living cases of AIDS, as determined under paragraph (2)(D), $500,000; and
(ii) an amount determined under paragraph (2)
and then, as applicable, increased under paragraph
(2)(H); and
(B) each territory other than Guam and the Virgin Islands shall be the greater of $50,000 or an amount determined under paragraph (2).
(2) DETERMINATION.—
(A) FORMULA.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the
amount referred to in this paragraph for a State (including
a territory) for a fiscal year is, subject to subparagraphs
(E) and (F)—
(i) an amount equal to the amount made available
under section 2623 for the fiscal year involved for
grants pursuant to paragraph (1), subject to subparagraph (F); and
(ii) the percentage constituted by the sum of—
(I) the product of 0.75 and the ratio of the
State distribution factor for the State or territory
(as determined under subsection (B)) to the sum of
the respective State distribution factors for all
States or territories;
(II) the product of .20 and the ratio of the
non-EMA distribution factor for the State or territory (as determined under subparagraph (C)) to
the sum of the respective non-EMA distribution
factors for all States or territories; and
(III) if the State does not for such fiscal year
contain any area that is an eligible area under
subpart I of part A or any area that is a transitional area under section 2609 (referred to in this
subclause as a ‘‘no-EMA State’’), the product of
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0.05 and the ratio of the number of cases that applies for the State under subparagraph (D) to the
sum of the respective numbers of cases that so
apply for all no-EMA States.
(B) STATE DISTRIBUTION FACTOR.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the term ‘‘State distribution factor’’
means an amount equal to the number of living cases of
HIV/AIDS in the State involved, as determined under subparagraph (D).
(C) NON-EMA DISTRIBUTION FACTOR.—For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the term ‘‘non-ema distribution
factor’’ means an amount equal to the sum of—
(i) the number of living cases of HIV/AIDS in the
State involved, as determined under subparagraph
(D); less
(ii) a number equal to the sum of—
(I) the total number of living cases of HIV/
AIDS that are within areas in such State that are
eligible areas under subpart I of part A for the fiscal year involved, which individual number for an
area is the number that applies under section
2601 for the area for such fiscal year; and
(II) the total number of such cases that are
within areas in such State that are transitional
areas under section 2609 for such fiscal year,
which individual number for an area is the number that applies under such section for the fiscal
year.
(D) LIVING CASES OF HIV/AIDS.—
(i) REQUIREMENT OF NAMES-BASED REPORTING.—
Except as provided in clause (ii), the number determined under this subparagraph for a State for a fiscal
year for purposes of subparagraph (B) is the number
of living names-based cases of HIV/AIDS in the State
that, as of December 31 of the most recent calendar
year for which such data is available, have been reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
(ii) TRANSITION PERIOD; EXEMPTION REGARDING
NON-AIDS CASES.—For each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2012, a State is, subject to clauses (iii)
through (v), exempt from the requirement under
clause (i) that living non-AIDS names-based cases of
HIV be reported unless—
(I) a system was in operation as of December
31, 2005, that provides sufficiently accurate and
reliable names-based reporting of such
cases
throughout the State, subject to clause (vii); or
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2008 or a subsequent fiscal year through fiscal
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based reporting of such cases throughout the
State.
(iii) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXEMPTION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2007.—For fiscal year 2007, an exemption under
clause (ii) for a State applies only if, by October 1,
2006—
(I)(aa) the State had submitted to the Secretary a plan for making the transition to sufficiently accurate and reliable names-based reporting of living non-AIDS cases of HIV; or
(bb) all statutory changes necessary to provide
for sufficiently accurate and reliable reporting of
such cases had been made; and
(II) the State had agreed that, by April 1,
2008, the State will begin accurate and reliable
names-based reporting of such cases, except that
such agreement is not required to provide that, as
of such date, the system for such reporting be
fully sufficient with respect to accuracy and reliability throughout the area.
(iv) REQUIREMENT FOR EXEMPTION AS OF FISCAL
YEAR 2008.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2012, an exemption under clause (ii) for a State applies only if, as of April 1, 2008, the State is substantially in compliance with the agreement under clause
(iii)(II).
(v) PROGRESS TOWARD NAMES-BASED REPORTING.—
For fiscal year 2009 or a subsequent fiscal year, the
Secretary may terminate an exemption under clause
(ii) for a State if the State submitted a plan under
clause (iii)(I)(aa) and the Secretary determines that
the State is not substantially following the plan.
(vi) COUNTING OF CASES IN AREAS WITH EXEMPTIONS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a State that
is under a reporting system for living non-AIDS
cases of HIV that is not names-based (referred to
in this subparagraph as ‘‘code-based reporting’’),
the Secretary shall, for purposes of this subparagraph, modify the number of such cases reported
for the State in order to adjust for duplicative reporting in and among systems that use code-based
reporting.
(II) ADJUSTMENT RATE.—The adjustment rate
under subclause (I) for a State shall be a reduction of 5 percent for fiscal years before fiscal year
2012 (and 6 percent for fiscal year 2012) in the
number of living non-AIDS cases of HIV reported
for the State.
(III) INCREASED ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN
STATES PREVIOUSLY USING CODE-BASED REPORTING.—For purposes of this subparagraph for each
of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, the Secretary
shall deem the applicable number of living cases
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of HIV/AIDS in a State that were reported to and
confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to be 3 percent higher than the actual
number if—
(aa) there is an area in such State that
satisfies all of the conditions described in
items
(aa)
through
(cc)
of
section
2603(a)(3)(C)(vi)(III); or
(bb)(AA) fiscal year 2007 was the first
year in which the count of living non-AIDS
cases of HIV in such area, for purposes of this
part, was based on a names-based reporting
system; and
(BB) the amount of funding that such
State received under this part for fiscal year
2007 was less than 70 percent of the amount
of funding that such State received under
such part for fiscal year 2006.
(vii) LIST OF STATES MEETING STANDARD REGARDING DECEMBER 31, 2005.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—If a State is specified in subclause (II), the State shall be considered to meet
the standard described in clause (ii)(I). No other
State may be considered to meet such standard.
(II) RELEVANT STATES.—For purposes of subclause (I), the States specified in this subclause
are the following: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Idaho,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.
(viii) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS.—
(I) CASES OF AIDS.—With respect to a State
that is subject to the requirement under clause (i)
and is not in compliance with the requirement for
names-based reporting of living non-AIDS cases of
HIV, the Secretary shall, notwithstanding such
noncompliance, accept reports of living cases of
AIDS that are in accordance with such clause.
(II) APPLICABILITY OF EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS.—The provisions of clauses (ii) through (vii)
may not be construed as having any legal effect
for fiscal year 2013 or any subsequent fiscal year,
and accordingly, the status of a State for purposes
of such clauses may not be considered after fiscal
year 2012.
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based cases for purposes of this subparagraph and to
detect instances of inaccurate reporting, including
fraudulent reporting.
(x) FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.—For fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2013, determinations under this
paragraph shall be based only on living names-based
cases of HIV/AIDS with respect to the State involved.
(E) CODE-BASED STATES; LIMITATION ON INCREASE IN
GRANT.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2012, if code-based reporting (within the
meaning of subparagraph (D)(vi)) applies in a State as
of the beginning of the fiscal year involved, then notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph,
the amount of the grant pursuant to paragraph (1) for
the State may not for the fiscal year involved exceed
by more than 5 percent the amount of the grant pursuant to this paragraph for the State for the preceding
fiscal year, except that the limitation under this clause
may not result in a grant pursuant to paragraph (1)
for a fiscal year that is less than the minimum amount
that applies to the State under such paragraph for
such fiscal year.
(ii) USE OF AMOUNTS INVOLVED.—For each of the
fiscal years 2007 through 2012, amounts available as
a result of the limitation under clause (i) shall be
made available by the Secretary as additional
amounts for grants pursuant to section 2620, subject
to subparagraph (H).
(F) 9 APPROPRIATIONS FOR TREATMENT DRUG PROGRAM.—
(i) FORMULA GRANTS.—With respect to the fiscal
year involved, if under section 2623 an appropriations
Act provides an amount exclusively for carrying out
section 2616, the portion of such amount allocated to
a State shall be the product of—
(I) 10 100 percent of such amount, less the percentage reserved under clause (ii)(V); and
(II) 10 the percentage constituted by the ratio of
the State distribution factor for the State (as determined under subparagraph (B)) to the sum of the
State distribution factors for all States;
which product shall then, as applicable, be increased
under subparagraph (H).
(ii) SUPPLEMENTAL TREATMENT DRUG GRANTS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under subclause (V), the Secretary shall
award supplemental grants to States described in
subclause (II) to enable such States to purchase
9 The amendments made by section 203(c) of Public Law 109–415 to section 2618(a)(2)(G) have
been carried out to subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subsection (b)(4) of such Public Law,
in order to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
10 Indentation of subclauses (I) and (II) are so in law. See section 206(e)(1) of Public Law 106–
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and distribute to eligible individuals under section
2616(b) pharmaceutical therapeutics described
under subsections (c)(2) and (e) of such section.
(II) ELIGIBLE STATES.—For purposes of subclause (I), a State shall be an eligible State if the
State did not have unobligated funds subject to reallocation under section 2618(d) in the previous
fiscal year and, in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary, demonstrates a severe
need for a grant under this clause. For purposes
of determining severe need, the Secretary shall
consider eligibility standards, formulary composition, the number of eligible individuals to whom a
State is unable to provide therapeutics described
in section 2616(a), and an unanticipated increase
of eligible individuals with HIV/AIDS.
(III) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary
may not make a grant to a State under this clause
unless the State agrees that the State will make
available (directly or through donations of public
or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward the activities to be carried out under the
grant in an amount equal to $1 for each $4 of Federal funds provided in the grant, except that the
Secretary may waive this subclause if the State
has otherwise fully complied with section 2617(d)
with respect to the grant year involved. The provisions of this subclause shall apply to States that
are not required to comply with such section
2617(d).
(IV) USE AND COORDINATION.—Amounts made
available under a grant under this clause shall
only be used by the State to provide HIV/AIDS-related medications. The State shall coordinate the
use of such amounts with the amounts otherwise
provided under section 2616(a) in order to maximize drug coverage.
(V) FUNDING.—For the purpose of making
grants under this clause, the Secretary shall each
fiscal year reserve 5 percent of the amount referred to in clause (i) with respect to section 2616.
(iii) CODE-BASED STATES; LIMITATION ON INCREASE
IN FORMULA GRANT.—The limitation under subparagraph (E)(i) applies to grants pursuant to clause (i) of
this subparagraph to the same extent and in the same
manner as such limitation applies to grants pursuant
to paragraph (1), except that the reference to minimum grants does not apply for purposes of this
clause. Amounts available as a result of the limitation
under the preceding sentence shall be made available
by the Secretary as additional amounts for grants
under clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
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(H) 11 INCREASE IN FORMULA GRANTS.—
(i) ASSURANCE OF AMOUNT.—
(I) GENERAL RULE.—For fiscal year 2010, the
Secretary shall ensure, subject to clauses (ii)
through (iv), that the total for a State of the grant
pursuant to paragraph (1) and the grant pursuant
to subparagraph (F) is not less than 95 percent of
such total for the State for fiscal year 2009.
(II) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—With respect to
the application of subclause (I), the 95 percent requirement under such subclause shall apply with
respect to each grant awarded under paragraph
(1) and with respect to each grant awarded under
subparagraph (F).
(ii) FISCAL YEARS 2011 AND 2012.—For each of the
fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Secretary shall ensure
that the total for a State of the grant pursuant to
paragraph (1) and the grant pursuant to subparagraph
(F) is not less than 100 percent of such total for the
State for fiscal year 2010.
(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2013.—For fiscal year 2013, the
Secretary shall ensure that the total for a State of the
grant pursuant to paragraph (1) and the grant pursuant to subparagraph (F) is not less than 92.5 percent
of such total for the State for fiscal year 2012.
(iv) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR INCREASE.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved
under section 2623(b)(2) for a fiscal year, and from
amounts available for such section pursuant to
subsection (d) of this section, the Secretary shall
make available such amounts as may be necessary
to comply with clause (i).
(II) PRO RATA REDUCTION.—If the amounts referred to in subclause (I) for a fiscal year are insufficient to fully comply with clause (i) for the
year, the Secretary, in order to provide the additional funds necessary for such compliance, shall
reduce on a pro rata basis the amount of each
grant pursuant to paragraph (1) for the fiscal
year, other than grants for States for which increases under clause (i) apply and other than
States described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I). A reduction under the preceding sentence may not be
made in an amount that would result in the State
involved becoming eligible for such an increase.
(v) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph may not be
construed as having any applicability after fiscal year
2013.
(b) ALLOCATION OF ASSISTANCE BY STATES.—
(1) ALLOWANCES.—Prior to allocating assistance under this
subsection, a State shall consider the unmet needs of those
areas that have not received financial assistance under part A.
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(2) PLANNING AND EVALUATIONS.—Subject to paragraph (4)
and except as provided in paragraph (5), a State may not use
more than 10 percent of amounts received under a grant
awarded under section 2611 for planning and evaluation activities.
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (4), and except
as provided in paragraph (5), a State may not use more
than 10 percent of amounts received under a grant awarded under section 2611 for administration.
(B) ALLOCATIONS.—In the case of entities and subcontractors to which a State allocates amounts received by
the State under a grant under section 2611, the State shall
ensure that, of the aggregate amount so allocated, the total
of the expenditures by such entities for administrative expenses does not exceed 10 percent (without regard to
whether particular entities expend more than 10 percent
for such expenses).
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES.—For the purposes of
subparagraph (A), amounts may be used for administrative
activities that include routine grant administration and
monitoring activities, including a clinical quality management program under subparagraph (E).
(D) SUBCONTRACTOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—For the
purposes of this paragraph, subcontractor administrative
activities include—
(i) usual and recognized overhead, including established indirect rates for agencies;
(ii) management oversight of specific programs
funded under this title; and
(iii) other types of program support such as quality assurance, quality control, and related activities.
(E) CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT.—
(i) REQUIREMENT.—Each State that receives a
grant under section 2611 shall provide for the establishment of a clinical quality management program to
assess the extent to which HIV health services provided to patients under the grant are consistent with
the most recent Public Health Service guidelines for
the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic
infection, and as applicable, to develop strategies for
ensuring that such services are consistent with the
guidelines for improvement in the access to and quality of HIV health services.
(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—
(I) IN GENERAL.—From amounts received
under a grant awarded under section 2611 for a
fiscal year, a State may use for activities associated with the clinical quality management program required in clause (i) not to exceed the lesser
of—
(aa) 5 percent of amounts received under
the grant; or
(bb) $3,000,000.
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(II) RELATION TO LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRAEXPENSES.—The costs of a clinical quality
management program under clause (i) may not be
considered administrative expenses for purposes
of the limitation established in subparagraph (A).
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Except as provided in
paragraph (5), a State may not use more than a total of 15 percent of amounts received under a grant awarded under section
2611 for the purposes described in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(5) EXCEPTION.—With respect to a State that receives the
minimum allotment under subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal year,
such State, from the amounts received under a grant awarded
under section 2611 for such fiscal year for the activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3), may, notwithstanding paragraphs (2) through (4) 12, use not more than that amount required to support one full-time-equivalent employee.
(6) CONSTRUCTION.—A State may not use amounts received under a grant awarded under section 2611 to purchase
or improve land, or to purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than minor remodeling) any building or other facility, or to make cash payments to intended recipients of services.
(c) EXPEDITED DISTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 75 percent of the amounts
received under a grant awarded to a State under section 2611
shall be obligated to specific programs and projects and made
available for expenditure not later than—
(A) in the case of the first fiscal year for which
amounts are received, 150 days after the receipt of such
amounts by the State; and
(B) in the case of succeeding fiscal years, 120 days
after the receipt of such amounts by the State.
(2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Within the time periods referred to
in paragraph (1), the State shall invite and receive public comment concerning methods for the utilization of such amounts.
(d) REALLOCATION.—Any portion of a grant made to a State
under section 2611 for a fiscal year that has not been obligated as
described in subsection (c) ceases to be available to the State and
shall be made available by the Secretary for grants under section
2620, in addition to amounts made available for such grants under
section 2623(b)(2).
TIVE

SEC. 2619. ø300ff–29¿ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

The Secretary shall provide technical assistance in administering and coordinating the activities authorized under section
2612, including technical assistance for the development and implementation of statewide coordinated statements of need.

12 Section 203(e)(5) of Public Law 109–415 (120 Stat. 2795) struck ‘‘paragraphs (3)’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘(5),’’ and inserted revised text. There were two references to ‘‘paragraphs
(3)’’. The amendment was executed to the first such reference to reflect the probable intent of
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SEC. 2620. ø300ff–29a¿ SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of providing services described in section 2612(a), the Secretary shall make grants to
States—
(1) whose applications under section 2617 have demonstrated the need in the State, on an objective and quantified
basis, for supplemental financial assistance to provide such
services; and
(2) that did not, for the most recent grant year pursuant
to section 2618(a)(1) or 2618(a)(2)(F)(i) for which data is available, have more than 5 percent of grant funds under such sections canceled, offset under section 2622(e), or covered by any
waivers under section 2622(c).
(b) DEMONSTRATED NEED.—The factors considered by the Secretary in determining whether an eligible area has a demonstrated
need for purposes of subsection (a)(1) may include any or all of the
following:
(1) The unmet need for such services, as determined under
section 2617(b).
(2) An increasing need for HIV/AIDS-related services, including relative rates of increase in the number of cases of
HIV/AIDS.
(3) The relative rates of increase in the number of cases
of HIV/AIDS within new or emerging subpopulations.
(4) The current prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
(5) Relevant factors related to the cost and complexity of
delivering health care to individuals with HIV/AIDS in the eligible area.
(6) The impact of co-morbid factors, including co-occurring
conditions, determined relevant by the Secretary.
(7) The prevalence of homelessness.
(8) The prevalence of individuals described under section
2602(b)(2)(M).
(9) The relevant factors that limit access to health care, including geographic variation, adequacy of health insurance coverage, and language barriers.
(10) The impact of a decline in the amount received pursuant to section 2618 on services available to all individuals with
HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under this title.
(c) PRIORITY IN MAKING GRANTS.—The Secretary shall provide
funds under this section to a State to address the decline in services related to the decline in the amounts received pursuant to section 2618 consistent with the grant award to the State for fiscal
year 2006, to the extent that the factor under subsection (b)(10) (relating to a decline in funding) applies to the State.
(d) REPORT ON THE AWARDING OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—Not
later than 45 days after the awarding of supplemental funds under
this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report concerning such funds. Such report shall include information detailing—
(1) the total amount of supplemental funds available under
this section for the year involved;
(2) the amount of supplemental funds used in accordance
with the hold harmless provisions of section 2618(a)(2);
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(3) the amount of supplemental funds disbursed pursuant
to subsection (c);
(4) the disbursement of the remainder of the supplemental
funds after taking into account the uses described in paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(5) the rationale used for the amount of funds disbursed as
described under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
(e) CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—The provisions of section 2612(b)
apply with respect to a grant under this section to the same extent
and in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to
a grant made pursuant to section 2618(a)(1).
(f) APPLICABILITY OF GRANT AUTHORITY.—The authority to
make grants under this section applies beginning with the first fiscal year for which amounts are made available for such grants
under section 2623(b)(1).
SEC. 2621. ø300ff–30¿ EMERGING COMMUNITIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award supplemental
grants to States determined to be eligible under subsection (b) to
enable such States to provide comprehensive services of the type
described in section 2612(a) to supplement the services otherwise
provided by the State under a grant under this subpart in emerging communities within the State that are not eligible to receive
grants under part A.
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a supplemental grant
under subsection (a), a State shall—
(1) be eligible to receive a grant under this subpart;
(2) demonstrate the existence in the State of an emerging
community as defined in subsection (d)(1);
(3) agree that the grant will be used to provide funds directly to emerging communities in the State, separately from
other funds under this title that are provided by the State to
such communities; and
(4) submit the information described in subsection (c).
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—A State that desires a grant
under this section shall, as part of the State application submitted
under section 2617, submit a detailed description of the manner in
which the State will use amounts received under the grant and of
the severity of need. Such description shall include—
(1) a report concerning the dissemination of supplemental
funds under this section and the plan for the utilization of such
funds in the emerging community;
(2) a demonstration of the existing commitment of local resources, both financial and in-kind;
(3) a demonstration that the State will maintain HIV-related activities at a level that is equal to not less than the level
of such activities in the State for the 1-year period preceding
the fiscal year for which the State is applying to receive a
grant under section 2611;
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such supplemental financial resources in a manner that is immediately responsive and cost effective;
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cluding appropriate allocations for services for infants, children, women, and families with HIV/AIDS;
(6) a demonstration of the inclusiveness of the planning
process, with particular emphasis on affected communities and
individuals with HIV/AIDS; and
(7) a demonstration of the manner in which the proposed
services are consistent with local needs assessments and the
statewide coordinated statement of need.
(d) DEFINITIONS OF EMERGING COMMUNITY.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘emerging community’’ means a metropolitan
area (as defined in section 2607) for which there has been reported
to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention a cumulative total of at least 500, but fewer than
1,000, cases of AIDS during the most recent period of 5 calendar
years for which such data are available.
(e) CONTINUED STATUS AS EMERGING COMMUNITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a metropolitan area
that is an emerging community for a fiscal year continues to be an
emerging community until the metropolitan area fails, for three
consecutive fiscal years—
(1) to meet the requirements of subsection (d); and
(2) to have a cumulative total of 750 or more living cases
of AIDS (reported to and confirmed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) as of December 31 of
the most recent calendar year for which such data is available.
(f) DISTRIBUTION.—The amount of a grant under subsection (a)
for a State for a fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the product
of—
(1) the amount available under section 2623(b)(1) for the
fiscal year; and
(2) a percentage equal to the ratio constituted by the number of living cases of HIV/AIDS in emerging communities in
the State to the sum of the respective numbers of such cases
in such communities for all States.
SEC. 2622. ø300ff–31a¿ TIMEFRAME FOR OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS.

(a) OBLIGATION BY END OF GRANT YEAR.—Effective for fiscal
year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, funds from a grant award
made to a State for a fiscal year pursuant to section 2618(a)(1) or
2618(a)(2)(F), or under section 2620 or 2621, are available for obligation by the State through the end of the one-year period beginning on the date in such fiscal year on which funds from the award
first become available to the State (referred to in this section as the
‘‘grant year for the award’’), except as provided in subsection (c)(1).
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS; CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED
BALANCE OF GRANT AWARD.—Effective for fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, if a grant award made to a State for a fiscal
year pursuant to section 2618(a)(2)(F)(ii), or under section 2620 or
2621, has an unobligated balance as of the end of the grant year
for the award—
(1) the Secretary shall cancel that unobligated balance of
the award, and shall require the State to return any amounts
from such balance that have been disbursed to the State; and
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(2) the funds involved shall be made available by the Secretary as additional amounts for grants pursuant to section
2620 for the first fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year in
which the Secretary obtains the information necessary for determining that the balance is required under paragraph (1) to
be canceled, except that the availability of the funds for such
grants is subject to section 2618(a)(2)(H) as applied for such
year.
(c) FORMULA GRANTS; CANCELLATION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE OF GRANT AWARD; WAIVER PERMITTING CARRYOVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, if a grant award made to a State for a fiscal
year pursuant to section 2618(a)(1) or 2618(a)(2)(F)(i) has an
unobligated balance as of the end of the grant year for the
award, the Secretary shall cancel that unobligated balance of
the award, and shall require the State to return any amounts
from such balance that have been disbursed to the State, unless—
(A) before the end of the grant year, the State submits
to the Secretary a written application for a waiver of the
cancellation, which application includes a description of
the purposes for which the State intends to expend the
funds involved; and
(B) the Secretary approves the waiver.
(2) EXPENDITURE BY END OF CARRYOVER YEAR.—With respect to a waiver under paragraph (1) that is approved for a
balance that is unobligated as of the end of a grant year for
an award:
(A) The unobligated funds are available for expenditure by the State involved for the one-year period beginning upon the expiration of the grant year (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘carryover year’’).
(B) If the funds are not expended by the end of the
carryover year, the Secretary shall cancel that unexpended
balance of the award, and shall require the State to return
any amounts from such balance that have been disbursed
to the State.
(3) USE OF CANCELLED BALANCES.—In the case of any balance of a grant award that is cancelled under paragraph (1) or
(2)(B), the grant funds involved shall be made available by the
Secretary as additional amounts for grants under section 2620
for the first fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year in which
the Secretary obtains the information necessary for determining that the balance is required under such paragraph to
be canceled, except that the availability of the funds for such
grants is subject to section 2618(a)(2)(H) as applied for such
year.
(4) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN FUTURE GRANT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State for which a
balance from a grant award made pursuant to section
2618(a)(1) or 2618(a)(2)(F)(i) is unobligated as of the end
of the grant year for the award—
(i) the Secretary shall reduce, by the same amount
as such unobligated balance (less any amount of such
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balance that is the subject of a waiver of cancellation
under paragraph (1)), the amount of the grant under
such section for the first fiscal year beginning after
the fiscal year in which the Secretary obtains the information necessary for determining that such balance
was unobligated as of the end of the grant year (which
requirement for a reduction applies without regard to
whether a waiver under paragraph (1) has been approved with respect to such balance); and
(ii) the grant funds involved in such reduction
shall be made available by the Secretary as additional
funds for grants under section 2620 for such first fiscal
year, subject to section 2618(a)(2)(H);
except that this subparagraph does not apply to the State
if the amount of the unobligated balance was 5 percent or
less.
(B) RELATION TO INCREASES IN GRANT.—A reduction
under subparagraph (A) for a State for a fiscal year may
not be taken into account in applying section 2618(a)(2)(H)
with respect to the State for the subsequent fiscal year.
(d) TREATMENT OF DRUG REBATES.—For purposes of this section, funds that are drug rebates referred to in section 2616(g) may
not be considered part of any grant award referred to in subsection
(a). If an expenditure of ADAP rebate funds would trigger a penalty under this section or a higher penalty than would otherwise
have applied, the State may request that for purposes of this section, the Secretary deem the State’s unobligated balance to be reduced by the amount of rebate funds in the proposed expenditure.
Notwithstanding 2618(a)(2)(F), any unobligated amount under section 2618(a)(2)(F)(ii)(V) that is returned to the Secretary for reallocation shall be used by the Secretary for—
(1) the ADAP supplemental program if the Secretary determines appropriate; or
(2) for additional amounts for grants pursuant to section
2620.
(e) AUTHORITY REGARDING ADMINISTRATION OF PROVISIONS.—
In administering subsections (b) and (c) with respect to the unobligated balance of a State, the Secretary may elect to reduce the
amount of future grants to the State under section 2618, 2620, or
2621, as applicable, by the amount of any such unobligated balance
in lieu of cancelling such amount as provided for in subsection (b)
or (c)(1). In such case, the Secretary may permit the State to use
such unobligated balance for purposes of any such future grant. An
amount equal to such reduction shall be available for use as additional amounts for grants pursuant to section 2620, subject to section 2618(a)(2)(H). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to
affect the authority of the Secretary under subsections (b) and (c),
including the authority to grant waivers under subsection (c)(1).
The reduction in future grants authorized under this subsection
shall be notwithstanding the penalty required under subsection
(c)(4) with respect to unobligated funds.
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SEC. 2623. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out this subpart,
there are authorized to be appropriated $1,195,500,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $1,239,500,000 for fiscal year 2008, $1,285,200,000 for
fiscal year 2009, $1,349,460,000 for fiscal year 2010, $1,416,933,000
for fiscal year 2011, $1,487,780,000 for fiscal year 2012, and
$1,562,169,000 for fiscal year 2013. Amounts appropriated under
the preceding sentence for a fiscal year are available for obligation
by the Secretary until the end of the second succeeding fiscal year.
(b) RESERVATION OF AMOUNTS.—
(1) EMERGING COMMUNITIES.—Of the amount appropriated
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 for grants under section 2621.
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated under
subsection (a) for a fiscal year in excess of the 2006 adjusted amount, the Secretary shall reserve 1⁄3 for grants
under section 2620, except that the availability of the reserved funds for such grants is subject to section
2618(a)(2)(H) as applied for such year, and except that any
amount appropriated exclusively for carrying out section
2616 (and, accordingly, distributed
under section
2618(a)(2)(F)) is not subject to this subparagraph.
(B) 2006 ADJUSTED AMOUNT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘2006 adjusted amount’’ means
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2006 under section
2677(b) (as such section was in effect for such fiscal year),
excluding any amount appropriated for such year exclusively for carrying out section 2616 (and, accordingly, distributed under section 2618(a)(2)(I), as so in effect).

Subpart II—Provisions Concerning Pregnancy
and Perinatal Transmission of HIV
SEC. 2625. ø300ff–33¿ EARLY DIAGNOSIS GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of States whose laws or regulations are in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary, acting
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall
make grants to such States for the purposes described in subsection (c).
(b) DESCRIPTION OF COMPLIANT STATES.—For purposes of subsection (a), the laws or regulations of a State are in accordance
with this subsection if, under such laws or regulations (including
programs carried out pursuant to the discretion of State officials),
both of the policies described in paragraph (1) are in effect, or both
of the policies described in paragraph (2) are in effect, as follows:
(1)(A) Voluntary opt-out testing of pregnant women.
(B) Universal testing of newborns.
(2)(A) Voluntary opt-out testing of clients at sexually
transmitted disease clinics.
(B) Voluntary opt-out testing of clients at substance abuse
treatment centers.
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The Secretary shall periodically ensure that the applicable policies
are being carried out and recertify compliance.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State may use funds provided under
subsection (a) for HIV/AIDS testing (including rapid testing), prevention counseling, treatment of newborns exposed to HIV/AIDS,
treatment of mothers infected with HIV/AIDS, and costs associated
with linking those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS to care and treatment
for HIV/AIDS.
(d) APPLICATION.—A State that is eligible for the grant under
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary, in such
form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(e) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under subsection (a) to a State for a fiscal year may not be made in an
amount exceeding $10,000,000.
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to pre-empt State laws regarding HIV/AIDS counseling
and testing.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘voluntary opt-out testing’’ means HIV/AIDS
testing—
(A) that is administered to an individual seeking other
health care services; and
(B) in which—
(i) pre-test counseling is not required but the individual is informed that the individual will receive an
HIV/AIDS test and the individual may opt out of such
testing; and
(ii) for those individuals with a positive test result, post-test counseling (including referrals for care)
is provided and confidentiality is protected.
(2) The term ‘‘universal testing of newborns’’ means HIV/
AIDS testing that is administered within 48 hours of delivery
to—
(A) all infants born in the State; or
(B) all infants born in the State whose mother’s HIV/
AIDS status is unknown at the time of delivery.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for HIV/AIDS prevention activities, $30,000,000 shall be made
available for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009 for grants
under subsection (a), of which $20,000,000 shall be made available
for grants to States with the policies described in subsection (b)(1),
and $10,000,000 shall be made available for grants to States with
the policies described in subsection (b)(2). Funds provided under
this section are available until expended.
SEC. 2626. ø300ff–34¿ PERINATAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV DISEASE; CONTINGENT REQUIREMENT REGARDING STATE GRANTS
UNDER THIS PART.

(a) ANNUAL DETERMINATION OF REPORTED CASES.—A State
shall annually determine the rate of reported cases of AIDS as a
result of perinatal transmission among residents of the State.
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(b) CAUSES OF PERINATAL TRANSMISSION.—In determining the
rate under subsection (a), a State shall also determine the possible
causes of perinatal transmission. Such causes may include—
(1) the inadequate provision within the State of prenatal
counseling and testing in accordance with the guidelines issued
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
(2) the inadequate provision or utilization within the State
of appropriate therapy or failure of such therapy to reduce
perinatal transmission of HIV, including—
(A) that therapy is not available, accessible or offered
to mothers; or
(B) that available therapy is offered but not accepted
by mothers; or
(3) other factors (which may include the lack of prenatal
care) determined relevant by the State.
(c) CDC REPORTING SYSTEM.—Not later than 4 months after
the date of enactment of this subpart, the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention shall develop and implement a
system to be used by States to comply with the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b). The Director shall issue guidelines to ensure that the data collected is statistically valid.
SEC. 2627. ø300ff–37¿ STATE HIV TESTING PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED
PRIOR TO OR AFTER ENACTMENT.

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to disqualify a State
from receiving grants under this title if such State has established
at any time prior to or after the date of enactment of this subpart
a program of mandatory HIV testing.
SEC. 2628. ø300ff–37a¿ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING INCIDENCE
OF PERINATAL TRANSMISSION.

(a) STUDY BY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall request the Institute
of Medicine to enter into an agreement with the Secretary
under which such Institute conducts a study to provide the following:
(A) For the most recent fiscal year for which the information is available, a determination of the number of newborn infants with HIV born in the United States with respect to whom the attending obstetrician for the birth did
not know the HIV status of the mother.
(B) A determination for each State of any barriers, including legal barriers, that prevent or discourage an obstetrician from making it a routine practice to offer pregnant
women an HIV test and a routine practice to test newborn
infants for HIV/AIDS in circumstances in which the obstetrician does not know the HIV status of the mother of the
infant.
(C) Recommendations for each State for reducing the
incidence of cases of the perinatal transmission of HIV, including recommendations on removing the barriers identified under subparagraph (B).
If such Institute declines to conduct the study, the Secretary
shall enter into an agreement with another appropriate public
or nonprofit private entity to conduct the study.
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(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall ensure that, not later
than 18 months after the effective date of this section, the
study required in paragraph (1) is completed and a report describing the findings made in the study is submitted to the appropriate committees of the Congress, the Secretary, and the
chief public health official of each of the States.
(b) PROGRESS TOWARD RECOMMENDATIONS.—In fiscal year
2004, the Secretary shall collect information from the States describing the actions taken by the States toward meeting the recommendations specified for the States under subsection (a)(1)(C).
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress reports
describing the information collected under subsection (b).

Subpart III—Certain Partner Notification
Programs
SEC.

2631. ø300ff–38¿ GRANTS FOR
GRAMS.

PARTNER NOTIFICATION PRO-

(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of States whose laws or regulations are in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary, subject
to subsection (c)(2), may make grants to the States for carrying out
programs to provide partner counseling and referral services.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF COMPLIANT STATE PROGRAMS.—For purposes of subsection (a), the laws or regulations of a State are in accordance with this subsection if under such laws or regulations (including programs carried out pursuant to the discretion of State officials) the following policies are in effect:
(1) The State requires that the public health officer of the
State carry out a program of partner notification to inform
partners of individuals with HIV/AIDS that the partners may
have been exposed to the disease.
(2)(A) In the case of a health entity that provides for the
performance on an individual of a test for HIV/AIDS, or that
treats the individual for the disease, the State requires, subject
to subparagraph (B), that the entity confidentially report the
positive test results to the State public health officer in a manner recommended and approved by the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, together with such additional information as may be necessary for carrying out such
program.
(B) The State may provide that the requirement of subparagraph (A) does not apply to the testing of an individual for
HIV/AIDS if the individual underwent the testing through a
program designed to perform the test and provide the results
to the individual without the individual disclosing his or her
identity to the program. This subparagraph may not be construed as affecting the requirement of subparagraph (A) with
respect to a health entity that treats an individual for HIV/
AIDS.
(3) The program under paragraph (1) is carried out in accordance with the following:
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(A) Partners are provided with an appropriate opportunity to learn that the partners have been exposed to
HIV/AIDS, subject to subparagraph (B).
(B) The State does not inform partners of the identity
of the infected individuals involved.
(C) Counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS are made
available to the partners and to infected individuals, and
such counseling includes information on modes of transmission for the disease, including information on prenatal
and perinatal transmission and preventing transmission.
(D) Counseling of infected individuals and their partners includes the provision of information regarding therapeutic measures for preventing and treating the deterioration of the immune system and conditions arising from the
disease, and the provision of other prevention-related information.
(E) Referrals for appropriate services are provided to
partners and infected individuals, including referrals for
support services and legal aid.
(F) Notifications under subparagraph (A) are provided
in person, unless doing so is an unreasonable burden on
the State.
(G) There is no criminal or civil penalty on, or civil liability for, an infected individual if the individual chooses
not to identify the partners of the individual, or the individual does not otherwise cooperate with such program.
(H) The failure of the State to notify partners is not
a basis for the civil liability of any health entity who under
the program reported to the State the identity of the infected individual involved.
(I) The State provides that the provisions of the program may not be construed as prohibiting the State from
providing a notification under subparagraph (A) without
the consent of the infected individual involved.
(4) The State annually reports to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the number of individuals from whom the names of partners have been sought under
the program under paragraph (1), the number of such individuals who provided the names of partners, and the number of
partners so named who were notified under the program.
(5) The State cooperates with such Director in carrying out
a national program of partner notification, including the sharing of information between the public health officers of the
States.
(c) REPORTING SYSTEM FOR CASES OF HIV DISEASE; PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making grants under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall give preference to States whose reporting
systems for cases of HIV/AIDS produce data on such cases that is
sufficiently accurate and reliable for use for purposes of section
2618(a)(2)(D)(i).
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of
carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
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PART C—EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subpart I—Categorical Grants
SEC. 2651. ø300ff–51¿ ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes described in subsection (b),
the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may make grants to public
and nonprofit private entities specified in section 2652(a).
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the grant agrees
to expend the grant only for—
(A) core medical services described in subsection (c);
(B) support services described in subsection (d); and
(C) administrative expenses as described in section
2664(g)(3).
(2) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.—An applicant for a
grant under subsection (a) shall expend not less than 50 percent of the amount received under the grant for the services
described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of subsection (e)(1)
for individuals with HIV/AIDS.
(c) REQUIRED FUNDING FOR CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a grant under subsection
(a) to an applicant for a fiscal year, the applicant shall, of the
portion of the grant remaining after reserving amounts for purposes of paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 2664(g), use not less
than 75 percent to provide core medical services that are needed in the area involved for individuals with HIV/AIDS who are
identified and eligible under this title (including services regarding the co-occurring conditions of the individuals).
(2) WAIVER.—
(A) The Secretary shall waive the application of paragraph (1) with respect to an applicant for a grant if the
Secretary determines that, within the service area of the
applicant—
(i) there are no waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Program services under section 2616; and
(ii) core medical services are available to all individuals with HIV/AIDS identified and eligible under
this title.
(B) NOTIFICATION OF WAIVER STATUS.—When informing an applicant that a grant under subsection (a) is being
made for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall inform the applicant whether a waiver under subparagraph (A) is in effect for the fiscal year.
(3) CORE MEDICAL SERVICES.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘core medical services’’, with respect to an individual with HIV/AIDS (including the co-occurring conditions
of the individual) means the following services:
(A) Outpatient and ambulatory health services.
(B) AIDS Drug Assistance Program treatments under
section 2616.
(C) AIDS pharmaceutical assistance.
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(D) Oral health care.
(E) Early intervention services described in subsection
(e).
(F) Health insurance premium and cost sharing assistance for low-income individuals in accordance with section
2615.
(G) Home health care.
(H) Medical nutrition therapy.
(I) Hospice services.
(J) Home and community-based health services as defined under section 2614(c).
(K) Mental health services.
(L) Substance abuse outpatient care.
(M) Medical case management, including treatment
adherence services.
(d) SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the term
‘‘support services’’ means services, subject to the approval of
the Secretary, that are needed for individuals with HIV/AIDS
to achieve their medical outcomes (such as respite care for persons caring for individuals with HIV/AIDS, outreach services,
medical transportation, linguistic services, and referrals for
health care and support services).
(2) DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OUTCOMES.—In this section,
the term ‘‘medical outcomes’’ means those outcomes affecting
the HIV-related clinical status of an individual with HIV/AIDS.
(e) SPECIFICATION OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The early intervention services referred
to in this section are—
(A) counseling individuals with respect to HIV/AIDS in
accordance with section 2662;
(B) testing individuals with respect to HIV/AIDS, including tests to confirm the presence of the disease, tests
to diagnose the extent of the deficiency in the immune system, and tests to provide information on appropriate
therapeutic measures for preventing and treating the deterioration of the immune system and for preventing and
treating conditions arising from HIV/AIDS;
(C) referrals described in paragraph (2);
(D) other clinical and diagnostic services regarding
HIV/AIDS, and periodic medical evaluations of individuals
with HIV/AIDS; and
(E) providing the therapeutic measures described in
subparagraph (B).
(2) REFERRALS.—The services referred to in paragraph
(1)(C) are referrals of individuals with HIV/AIDS to appropriate providers of health and support services, including, as
appropriate—
(A) to entities receiving amounts under part A or B for
the provision of such services;
(B) to biomedical research facilities of institutions of
higher education that offer experimental treatment for
such disease, or to community-based organizations or other
entities that provide such treatment; or
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(C) to grantees under section 2671, in the case of a
pregnant woman.
(3) REQUIREMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF ALL EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES THROUGH EACH GRANTEE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the
grant agrees that each of the early intervention services
specified in paragraph (2) will be available through the
grantee. With respect to compliance with such agreement,
such a grantee may expend the grant to provide the early
intervention services directly, and may expend the grant to
enter into agreements with public or nonprofit private entities, or private for-profit entities if such entities are the
only available provider of quality HIV care in the area,
under which the entities provide the services.
(B) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Grantees described in—
(i) subparagraphs (A), (D), (E), and (F) of section
2652(a)(1) shall use not less than 50 percent of the
amount of such a grant to provide the services described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) directly and on-site or at sites where other
primary care services are rendered; and
(ii) subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 2652(a)(1)
shall ensure the availability of early intervention services through a system of linkages to community-based
primary care providers, and to establish mechanisms
for the referrals described in paragraph (1)(C), and for
follow-up concerning such referrals.
SEC. 2652. ø300ff–52¿ MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF GRANTEES.

(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The entities referred to in section 2651(a)
are public entities and nonprofit private entities that are—
(A) federally-qualified health centers under section
1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act;
(B) grantees under section 1001 (regarding family
planning) other than States;
(C) comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers;
(D) rural health clinics;
(E) health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service;
(F) community-based organizations, clinics, hospitals
and other health facilities that provide early intervention
services to those persons infected with HIV/AIDS through
intravenous drug use; or
(G) nonprofit private entities that provide comprehensive primary care services to populations at risk of HIV/
AIDS, including faith-based and community-based organizations.
(2) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Entities described in
paragraph (1) shall serve underserved populations which may
include minority populations and Native American populations,
ex-offenders, individuals with comorbidities including hepatitis
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B or C, mental illness, or substance abuse, low-income populations, inner city populations, and rural populations. 13;
(b) STATUS AS MEDICAID PROVIDER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may not make a grant under section 2651 for the provision of
services described in subsection (b) of such section in a State
unless, in the case of any such service that is available pursuant to the State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the State—
(A) the applicant for the grant will provide the service
directly, and the applicant has entered into a participation
agreement under the State plan and is qualified to receive
payments under such plan; or
(B) the applicant for the grant will enter into an
agreement with a public or nonprofit private entity, or a
private for-profit entity if such entity is the only available
provider of quality HIV care in the area, under which the
entity will provide the service, and the entity has entered
into such a participation agreement and is qualified to receive such payments.
(2) WAIVER REGARDING CERTAIN SECONDARY AGREEMENTS.—
(A) In the case of an entity making an agreement pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) regarding the provision of services, the requirement established in such paragraph regarding a participation agreement shall be waived by the
Secretary if the entity does not, in providing health care
services, impose a charge or accept reimbursement available from any third-party payor, including reimbursement
under any insurance policy or under any Federal or State
health benefits program.
(B) A determination by the Secretary of whether an
entity referred to in subparagraph (A) meets the criteria
for a waiver under such subparagraph shall be made without regard to whether the entity accepts voluntary donations regarding the provision of services to the public.
SEC. 2653. ø300ff–53¿ PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In making grants under section 2651, the
Secretary shall give preference to any qualified applicant experiencing an increase in the burden of providing services regarding
HIV/AIDS, as indicated by the factors specified in subsection (b).
(b) SPECIFICATION OF FACTORS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of the geographic area with
respect to which the entity involved is applying for a grant
under section 2651, the factors referred to in subsection (a), as
determined for the period specified in paragraph (2), are—
(A) the number of cases of HIV/AIDS;
(B) the rate of increase in such cases;
(C) the lack of availability of early intervention services;
(D) the number of other cases of sexually transmitted
diseases, and the number of cases of tuberculosis and of
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drug abuse and the number of cases of individuals co-infected with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B or C;
(E) the rate of increase in each of the cases specified
in subparagraph (D);
(F) the lack of availability of primary health services
from providers other than such applicant; and
(G) the distance between such area and the nearest
community that has an adequate level of availability of appropriate HIV-related services, and the length of time required to travel such distance.
(2) RELEVANT PERIOD OF TIME.—The period referred to in
paragraph (1) is the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for
which the entity involved is applying to receive a grant under
section 2651.
(c) EQUITABLE ALLOCATIONS.—In providing preferences for purposes of subsection (b), the Secretary shall equitably allocate the
preferences among urban and rural areas.
(d) CERTAIN AREAS.—Of the applicants who qualify for preference under this section—
(1) the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that
will expend the grant under section 2651 to provide early
intervention under such section in rural areas; and
(2) the Secretary shall give preference to areas that are
underserved with respect to such services.
SEC. 2654. ø300ff–54¿ MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEMOPHILIA.—In making
grants under section 2651, the Secretary shall ensure that any
such grants made regarding the provision of early intervention
services to individuals with hemophilia are made through the network of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, directly or
through grants or contracts, provide technical assistance to nonprofit private entities regarding the process of submitting to the
Secretary applications for grants under section 2651, and may provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of any program or service carried out pursuant
to such section.
(c) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide planning
grants to public and nonprofit private entities for purposes of—
(A) enabling such entities to provide early intervention
services; and
(B) assisting the entities in expanding their capacity
to provide HIV/AIDS-related health services, including
early intervention services, in low-income communities and
affected subpopulations that are underserved with respect
to such services (subject to the condition that a grant pursuant to this subparagraph may not be expended to purchase or improve land, or to purchase, construct, or permanently improve, other than minor remodeling, any building
or other facility).
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(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may only award a grant
to an entity under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines
that the entity will use such grant to assist the entity in qualifying for a grant under section 2651.
(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall give preference to entities that provide
primary care services in rural areas or to underserved populations.
(4) AMOUNT AND DURATION OF GRANTS.—
(A) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.—A grant under
paragraph (1)(A) may be made in an amount not to exceed
$50,000.
(B) CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT.—
(i) AMOUNT.—A grant under paragraph (1)(B) may
be made in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
(ii) DURATION.—The total duration of a grant
under paragraph (1)(B), including any renewal, may
not exceed 3 years.
(5) LIMITATION.—Not to exceed 5 percent of the amount
appropriated for a fiscal year under section 2655 may be used
to carry out this section.
SEC. 2655. ø300ff–55¿ AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

For the purpose of making grants under section 2651, there
are authorized to be appropriated, $218,600,000 for fiscal year
2007, $226,700,000 for fiscal year 2008, $235,100,000 for fiscal year
2009, $246,855,000 for fiscal year 2010, $259,198,000 for fiscal year
2011, $272,158,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $285,766,000 for fiscal
year 2013.
Subpart II—General Provisions
SEC. 2661. ø300ff–61¿ CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMED CONSENT.

(a) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under this part unless, in the case of any entity applying for a
grant under section 2651, the entity agrees to ensure that information regarding the receipt of early intervention services pursuant to
the grant is maintained confidentially in a manner not inconsistent
with applicable law.
(b) INFORMED CONSENT.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, in
testing an individual for HIV/AIDS, the applicant will test an individual only after the individual confirms that the decision of the individual with respect to undergoing such testing is voluntarily
made.
SEC. 2662. ø300ff–62¿ PROVISION OF CERTAIN COUNSELING SERVICES.

(a) COUNSELING OF INDIVIDUALS
SULTS.—The Secretary may not make

WITH NEGATIVE TEST REa grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, if the results of testing
conducted for HIV/AIDS indicate that an individual does not have
such condition, the applicant will provide the individual information, including—
(1) measures for prevention of, exposure to, and transmission of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted diseases;
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(2) the accuracy and reliability of results of testing for
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C;
(3) the significance of the results of such testing, including
the potential for developing AIDS, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C;
(4) the appropriateness of further counseling, testing, and
education of the individual regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases;
(5) if diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C coinfection, the potential of developing hepatitis-related liver disease and its impact on HIV/AIDS; and
(6) information regarding the availability of hepatitis B
vaccine and information about hepatitis treatments.
(b) COUNSELING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POSITIVE TEST RESULTS.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, if the results of testing
for HIV/AIDS indicate that the individual has such condition, the
applicant will provide to the individual appropriate counseling regarding the condition, including—
(1) information regarding—
(A) measures for prevention of, exposure to, and transmission of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C;
(B) the accuracy and reliability of results of testing for
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C; and
(C) the significance of the results of such testing, including the potential for developing AIDS, hepatitis B, or
hepatitis C;
(2) reviewing the appropriateness of further counseling,
testing, and education of the individual regarding HIV/AIDS
and other sexually transmitted diseases; and
(3) providing counseling—
(A) on the availability, through the applicant, of early
intervention services;
(B) on the availability in the geographic area of appropriate health care, mental health care, and social and support services, including providing referrals for such services, as appropriate;
(C)(i) that explains the benefits of locating and counseling any individual by whom the infected individual may
have been exposed to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, or hepatitis
C and any individual whom the infected individual may
have exposed to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C; and
(ii) that emphasizes it is the duty of infected individuals to disclose their infected status to their sexual partners and their partners in the sharing of hypodermic needles; that provides advice to infected individuals on the
manner in which such disclosures can be made; and that
emphasizes that it is the continuing duty of the individuals to avoid any behaviors that will expose others to HIV/
AIDS, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C; and
(D) on the availability of the services of public health
authorities with respect to locating and counseling any individual described in subparagraph (C);
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(4) if diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C coinfection, the potential of developing hepatitis-related liver disease and its impact on HIV/AIDS; and
(5) information regarding the availability of hepatitis B
vaccine.
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING APPROPRIATE COUNSELING.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, in counseling individuals with respect to HIV/AIDS, the applicant will ensure that the
counseling is provided under conditions appropriate to the needs of
the individuals.
(d) COUNSELING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EMPLOYEES.—The
Secretary may not make a grant under this part to a State unless
the State agrees that, in counseling individuals with respect to
HIV/AIDS, the State will ensure that, in the case of emergency response employees, the counseling is provided to such employees
under conditions appropriate to the needs of the employees regarding the counseling.
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING COUNSELING WITHOUT
TESTING.—Agreements made pursuant to this section may not be
construed to prohibit any grantee under this part from expending
the grant for the purpose of providing counseling services described
in this section to an individual who does not undergo testing for
HIV/AIDS as a result of the grantee or the individual determining
that such testing of the individual is not appropriate.
SEC. 2663. ø300ff–63¿ APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
CONFIDENTIALITY, INFORMED CONSENT, AND
COUNSELING.

The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless
the applicant for the grant agrees that, with respect to testing for
HIV/AIDS, any such testing carried out by the applicant with funds
appropriated through this Act will be carried out in accordance
with conditions described in sections 2661 and 2662.
SEC. 2664. ø300ff–64¿ ADDITIONAL REQUIRED AGREEMENTS.

(a) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under this part unless—
(1) the applicant submits to the Secretary—
(A) a specification of the expenditures made by the applicant for early intervention services for the fiscal year
preceding the fiscal year for which the applicant is applying to receive the grant;
(B) an estimate of the number of individuals to whom
the applicant has provided such services for such fiscal
year;
(C) information regarding how the expected expenditures of the grant are related to the planning process for
localities funded under part A (including the planning
process described in section 2602) and for States funded
under part B (including the planning process described in
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comes, as described in the State plan under section
2617(b);
(2) the applicant agrees to submit to the Secretary a report
providing—
(A) the number of individuals to whom the applicant
provides early intervention services pursuant to the grant;
(B) epidemiological and demographic data on the population of such individuals;
(C) the extent to which the costs of HIV-related health
care for such individuals are paid by third-party payors;
(D) the average costs of providing each category of
early intervention service; and
(E) the aggregate amounts expended for each such category;
(3) the applicant agrees to provide additional documentation to the Secretary regarding the process used to obtain community input into the design and implementation of activities
related to such grant; and
(4) the applicant agrees to submit, every 2 years, to the
lead State agency under section 2617(b)(4) audits, consistent
with Office of Management and Budget circular A133, regarding funds expended in accordance with this title and shall include necessary client level data to complete unmet need calculations and Statewide coordinated statements of need process.
(b) PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANONYMOUS COUNSELING
AND TESTING.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this
part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that, to the extent
permitted under State law, regulation or rule, the applicant will
offer substantial opportunities for an individual—
(1) to undergo counseling and testing regarding HIV/AIDS
without being required to provide any information relating to
the identity of the individual; and
(2) to undergo such counseling and testing through the use
of a pseudonym.
(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST REQUIRING TESTING AS CONDITION OF
RECEIVING OTHER HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary may not
make a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant
agrees that, with respect to an individual seeking health services
from the applicant, the applicant will not require the individual to
undergo testing for HIV as a condition of receiving any health services unless such testing is medically indicated in the provision of
the health services sought by the individual.
(d) MAINTENANCE OF SUPPORT.—The Secretary may not make
a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees
to maintain the expenditures of the applicant for early intervention
services at a level equal to not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the State for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the applicant is applying to receive the grant.
(e) REQUIREMENTS REGARDING IMPOSITION OF CHARGES FOR
SERVICES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under this part unless, subject to paragraph (5), the applicant
for the grant agrees that—
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(A) in the case of individuals with an income less than
or equal to 100 percent of the official poverty line, the applicant will not impose a charge on any such individual for
the provision of early intervention services under the
grant;
(B) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line, the applicant—
(i) will impose a charge on each such individual
for the provision of such services; and
(ii) will impose the charge according to a schedule
of charges that is made available to the public.
(2) LIMITATION ON CHARGES REGARDING INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO CHARGES.—With respect to the imposition of a charge
for purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), the Secretary may not
make a grant under this part unless, subject to paragraph (5),
the applicant for the grant agrees that—
(A) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 100 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 200 percent of such poverty line, the applicant will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 5 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved;
(B) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 200 percent of the official poverty line and not exceeding 300 percent of such poverty line, the applicant will
not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an amount
exceeding 7 percent of the annual gross income of the individual involved; and
(C) in the case of individuals with an income greater
than 300 percent of the official poverty line, the applicant
will not, for any calendar year, impose charges in an
amount exceeding 10 percent of the annual gross income
of the individual involved.
(3) ASSESSMENT OF CHARGE.—With respect to compliance
with the agreement made under paragraph (1), a grantee
under this part may, in the case of individuals subject to a
charge for purposes of such paragraph—
(A) assess the amount of the charge in the discretion
of the grantee, including imposing only a nominal charge
for the provision of services, subject to the provisions of
such paragraph regarding public schedules and of paragraph (2) regarding limitations on the maximum amount
of charges; and
(B) take into consideration the medical expenses of individuals in assessing the amount of the charge, subject to
such provisions.
(4) APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CHARGE.—
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ized as enrollment fees, premiums, deductibles, cost sharing,
copayments, coinsurance, or similar charges.
(5) WAIVER REGARDING CERTAIN SECONDARY AGREEMENTS.—The requirement established in paragraph (1)(B)(i)
shall be waived by the Secretary in the case of any entity for
whom the Secretary has granted a waiver under section
2652(b)(2).
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees that,
subject to paragraph (2), the grant will not be expended by the
applicant, or by any entity receiving amounts from the applicant for the provision of early intervention services, to make
payment for any such service to the extent that payment has
been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such service—
(A) under any State compensation program, under an
insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health
benefits program (except for a program administered by or
providing the services of the Indian Health Service); or
(B) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis.
(2) APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN SECONDARY AGREEMENTS
FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES.—An agreement made under paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of an entity through
which a grantee under this part provides early intervention
services if the Secretary has provided a waiver under section
2652(b)(2) regarding the entity.
(g) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT.—The Secretary may not make
a grant under this part unless the applicant for the grant agrees
that—
(1) the applicant will not expend amounts received pursuant to this part for any purpose other than the purposes described in the subpart under which the grant involved is made;
(2) the applicant will establish such procedures for fiscal
control and fund accounting as may be necessary to ensure
proper disbursement and accounting with respect to the grant;
(3) the applicant will not expend more than 10 percent of
the grant for administrative expenses with respect to the
grant, including planning and evaluation, except that the costs
of a clinical quality management program under paragraph (5)
may not be considered administrative expenses for purposes of
such limitation;
(4) the applicant will submit evidence that the proposed
program is consistent with the statewide coordinated statement of need and agree to participate in the ongoing revision
of such statement of need; and
(5) the applicant will provide for the establishment of a
clinical quality management program—
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portunistic infections, and as applicable, to develop strategies for ensuring that such services are consistent with the
guidelines; and
(B) to ensure that improvements in the access to and
quality of HIV health services are addressed.
SEC. 2665. ø300ff–65¿ REQUIREMENT OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
CONTAINING CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND ASSURANCES.

The Secretary may not make a grant under this part unless—
(1) an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary containing agreements and assurances in accordance
with this part and containing the information specified in section 2664(a)(1);
(2) with respect to such agreements, the application provides assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary;
and
(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in
such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this part.
SEC. 2666. ø300ff–66¿ PROVISION BY SECRETARY OF SUPPLIES AND
SERVICES IN LIEU OF GRANT FUNDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of a grantee under this
part, the Secretary may, subject to subsection (b), provide supplies,
equipment, and services for the purpose of aiding the grantee in
providing early intervention services and, for such purpose, may
detail to the State any officer or employee of the Department of
Health and Human Services.
(b) LIMITATION.—With respect to a request described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall reduce the amount of payments
under the grant involved by an amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment, or services provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall,
for the payment of expenses incurred in complying with such request, expend the amounts withheld.
SEC. 2667. ø300ff–67¿ USE OF FUNDS.

Counseling programs carried out under this part—
(1) shall not be designed to promote or encourage, directly,
intravenous drug abuse or sexual activity, homosexual or heterosexual;
(2) shall be designed to reduce exposure to and transmission of HIV/AIDS by providing accurate information;
(3) shall provide information on the health risks of promiscuous sexual activity and intravenous drug abuse; amd
(4) shall provide information on the transmission and prevention of hepatitis A, B, and C, including education about the
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PART D—WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND
YOUTH
SEC. 2671. ø300ff–71¿ GRANTS FOR COORDINATED SERVICES AND ACCESS TO RESEARCH FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN,
AND YOUTH.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall
award grants to public and nonprofit private entities (including a
health facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service) for the purpose of providing family-centered
care involving outpatient or ambulatory care (directly or through
contracts or memoranda of understanding) for women, infants, children, and youth with HIV/AIDS.
(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.—Funds
provided under grants awarded under subsection (a) may be used
for the following support services:
(1) Family-centered care including case management.
(2) Referrals for additional services including—
(A) referrals for inpatient hospital services, treatment
for substance abuse, and mental health services; and
(B) referrals for other social and support services, as
appropriate.
(3) Additional services necessary to enable the patient and
the family to participate in the program established by the applicant pursuant to such subsection including services designed
to recruit and retain youth with HIV.
(4) The provision of information and education on opportunities to participate in HIV/AIDS-related clinical research.
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.—A grant awarded
under subsection (a) may be made only if the applicant provides an
agreement that includes the following:
(1) The applicant will coordinate activities under the grant
with other providers of health care services under this Act, and
under title V of the Social Security Act, including programs
promoting the reduction and elimination of risk of HIV/AIDS
for youth.
(2) The applicant will participate in the statewide coordinated statement of need under part B (where it has been initiated by the public health agency responsible for administering
grants under part B) and in revisions of such statement.
(3) The applicant will every 2 years submit to the lead
State agency under section 2617(b)(4) audits regarding funds
expended in accordance with this title and shall include necessary client-level data to complete unmet need calculations
and Statewide coordinated statements of need process.
(d) ADMINISTRATION; APPLICATION.—A grant may only be
awarded to an entity under subsection (a) if an application for the
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such
form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. Such application shall include the
following:
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(1) Information regarding how the expected expenditures
of the grant are related to the planning process for localities
funded under part A (including the planning process outlined
in section 2602) and for States funded under part B (including
the planning process outlined in section 2617(b)).
(2) A specification of the expected expenditures and how
those expenditures will improve overall patient outcomes, as
outlined as part of the State plan (under section 2617(b)) or
through additional outcome measures.
(e) ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRAMS; EVALUATIONS.—
(1) REVIEW REGARDING ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN
PROGRAMS.—With respect to a grant under subsection (a) for
an entity for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, not later than
180 days after the end of the fiscal year, provide for the conduct and completion of a review of the operation during the
year of the program carried out under such subsection by the
entity. The purpose of such review shall be the development of
recommendations, as appropriate, for improvements in the following:
(A) Procedures used by the entity to allocate opportunities and services under subsection (a) among patients of
the entity who are women, infants, children, or youth.
(B) Other procedures or policies of the entity regarding
the participation of such individuals in such program.
(2) EVALUATIONS.—— 14The Secretary shall, directly or
through contracts with public and private entities, provide for
evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a).
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
(1) LIMITATION.—A grantee may not use more than 10 percent of amounts received under a grant awarded under this
section for administrative expenses.
(2) CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—A grantee
under this section shall implement a clinical quality management program to assess the extent to which HIV health services provided to patients under the grant are consistent with
the most recent Public Health Service guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related opportunistic infection, and as
applicable, to develop strategies for ensuring that such services
are consistent with the guidelines for improvement in the access to and quality of HIV health services.
(g) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—From the amounts
appropriated under subsection (j) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
may use not more than 5 percent to provide, directly or through
contracts with public and private entities (which may include
grantees under subsection (a)), training and technical assistance to
assist applicants and grantees under subsection (a) in complying
with the requirements of this section.
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The term ‘‘administrative
expenses’’ means funds that are to be used by grantees for
grant management and monitoring activities, including costs
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related to any staff or activity unrelated to services or indirect
costs.
(2) INDIRECT COSTS.—The term ‘‘indirect costs’’ means costs
included in a Federally negotiated indirect rate.
(3) SERVICES.—The term ‘‘services’’ means—
(A) services that are provided to clients to meet the
goals and objectives of the program under this section, including the provision of professional, diagnostic, and therapeutic services by a primary care provider or a referral to
and provision of specialty care; and
(B) services that sustain program activity and contribute to or help improve services under subparagraph
(A).
(i) APPLICATION TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.—Nothing in this
part shall be construed as requiring funds under this part to be
used for primary care services when payments are available for
such services from other sources (including under titles XVIII, XIX,
and XXI of the Social Security Act).
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of
carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated,
$71,800,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009,
$75,390,000 for fiscal year 2010, $79,160,000 for fiscal year 2011,
$83,117,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $87,273,000 for fiscal year
2013.

PART E—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 2681. ø300ff–81¿ COORDINATION.

(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Health
Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services coordinate the planning, funding, and implementation of
Federal HIV programs (including all minority AIDS initiatives of
the Public Health Service, including under section 2693) to enhance
the continuity of care and prevention services for individuals with
HIV/AIDS or those at risk of such disease. The Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, as needed and utilize planning information submitted to such agencies by the States and entities eligible for assistance under this title.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall biennially prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report concerning the coordination efforts at the Federal, State, and local levels described in this section, including a description of Federal barriers to HIV program integration and a strategy for eliminating
such barriers and enhancing the continuity of care and prevention
services for individuals with HIV/AIDS or those at risk of such disease.
(c) INTEGRATION BY STATE.—As a condition of receipt of funds
under this title, a State shall provide assurances to the Secretary
that health support services funded under this title will be integrated with other such services, that programs will be coordinated
with other available programs (including Medicaid), and that the
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continuity of care and prevention services of individuals with HIV/
AIDS is enhanced.
(d) INTEGRATION BY LOCAL OR PRIVATE ENTITIES.—As a condition of receipt of funds under this title, a local government or private nonprofit entity shall provide assurances to the Secretary that
services funded under this title will be integrated with other such
services, that programs will be coordinated with other available
programs (including Medicaid), and that the continuity of care and
prevention services of individuals with HIV is enhanced.
SEC. 2682. ø300ff–82¿ AUDITS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2009, and each subsequent
fiscal year, the Secretary may reduce the amounts of grants under
this title to a State or political subdivision of a State for a fiscal
year if, with respect to such grants for the second preceding fiscal
year, the State or subdivision fails to prepare audits in accordance
with the procedures of section 7502 of title 31, United States Code.
The Secretary shall annually select representative samples of such
audits, prepare summaries of the selected audits, and submit the
summaries to the Congress.
(b) POSTING ON THE INTERNET.—All audits that the Secretary
receives from the State lead agency under section 2617(b)(4) shall
be posted, in their entirety, on the Internet website of the Health
Resources and Services Administration.
SEC. 2683. ø300ff–83¿ PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In an emergency area and during an emergency period, the Secretary shall have the authority to waive such
requirements of this title to improve the health and safety of those
receiving care under this title and the general public, except that
the Secretary may not expend more than 5 percent of the funds allocated under this title for sections 2620 and section 2603(b).
(b) EMERGENCY AREA AND EMERGENCY PERIOD.—In this section:
(1) EMERGENCY AREA.—The term ‘‘emergency area’’ means
a geographic area in which there exists—
(A) an emergency or disaster declared by the President
pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or
(B) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319.
(2) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘emergency period’’
means the period in which there exists—
(A) an emergency or disaster declared by the President
pursuant to the National Emergencies Act or the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or
(B) a public health emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319.
(c) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS.—If funds under a grant under this
section are not expended for an emergency in the fiscal year in
which the emergency is declared, such funds shall be returned to
the Secretary for reallocation under sections 2603(b) and 2620.
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SEC. 2684. ø300ff–84¿ PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.

None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used
to fund AIDS programs, or to develop materials, designed to promote or encourage, directly, intravenous drug use or sexual activity, whether homosexual or heterosexual. Funds authorized under
this title may be used to provide medical treatment and support
services for individuals with HIV.
SEC. 2685. ø300ff–85¿ PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that any information submitted to, or collected by, the Secretary under this title excludes any personally identifiable information.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘personally identifiable information’’ has the meaning given such term under the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
SEC. 2686. ø300ff–86¿ GAO REPORT.

The Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office shall, not less than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing Minority AIDS Initiative activities across the Department of Health and
Human Services, including programs under this title and programs
at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and other departmental agencies. Such report shall include a history of program
activities within each relevant agency and a description of activities conducted, people served and types of grantees funded, and
shall collect and describe best practices in community outreach and
capacity-building of community based organizations serving the
communities that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.
SEC. 2687. ø300ff–87¿ SEVERITY OF NEED INDEX.

(a) DEVELOPMENT OF INDEX.—Not later than September 30,
2008, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a severity of need index in accordance with
subsection (c).
(b) DEFINITION OF SEVERITY OF NEED INDEX.—In this section,
the term ‘‘severity of need index’’ means the index of the relative
needs of individuals within a State or area, as identified by a number of different factors, and is a factor or set of factors that is multiplied by the number of living HIV/AIDS cases in a State or area,
providing different weights to those cases based on needs. Such factors or set of factors may be different for different components of
the provisions under this title.
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION.—When the
Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress the
severity of need index under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the following:
(1) Methodology for and rationale behind developing the
severity of need index, including information related to the
field testing of the severity of need index.
(2) An independent contractor analysis of activities carried
out under paragraph (1).
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(3) Information regarding the process by which the Secretary received community input regarding the application and
development of the severity of need index.
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—If the Secretary fails to submit the severity of need index under subsection (a) in either of fiscal years
2007 or 2008, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report for such fiscal year—
(1) that updates progress toward having client level data;
(2) that updates the progress toward having a severity of
need index, including information related to the methodology
and process for obtaining community input; and
(3) that, as applicable, states whether the Secretary could
develop a severity of need index before fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 2688. ø300ff–87a¿ NATIONAL HIV/AIDS TESTING GOAL.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary shall establish a national HIV/AIDS testing goal of
5,000,000 tests for HIV/AIDS annually through federally-supported
HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care programs, including
programs under this title and other programs administered by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to Congress a report describing, with regard to the preceding 12-month
reporting period—
(1) whether the testing goal described in subsection (a) has
been met;
(2) the total number of individuals tested through federally-supported and other HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and
care programs in each State;
(3) the number of individuals who—
(A) prior to such 12-month period, were unaware of
their HIV status; and
(B) through federally-supported and other HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment, and care programs, were diagnosed
and referred into treatment and care during such period;
(4) any barriers, including State laws and regulations, that
the Secretary determines to be a barrier to meeting the testing
goal described in subsection (a);
(5) the amount of funding the Secretary determines necessary to meet the annual testing goal in the following 12
months and the amount of Federal funding expended to meet
the testing goal in the prior 12-month period; and
(6) the most cost-effective strategies for identifying and diagnosing individuals who were unaware of their HIV status,
including voluntary testing with pre-test counseling, routine
screening including opt-out testing, partner counseling and referral services, and mass media campaigns.
(c) REVIEW OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, shall submit a report to Congress based on a comprehensive review of each of the programs and activities conducted
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by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the
Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities, including the following:
(1) The amount of funding provided for each program or
activity.
(2) The primary purpose of each program or activity.
(3) The annual goals for each program or activity.
(4) The relative effectiveness of each program or activity
with relation to the other programs and activities conducted by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on the—
(A) number of previously undiagnosed individuals with
HIV/AIDS made aware of their status and referred into
the appropriate treatment;
(B) amount of funding provided for each program or
activity compared to the number of undiagnosed individuals with HIV/AIDS made aware of their status;
(C) program’s contribution to the National HIV/AIDS
testing goal; and
(D) progress made toward the goals described in paragraph (3).
(5) Recommendations if any to Congress on ways to allocate funding for domestic HIV/AIDS prevention activities and
programs in order to achieve the National HIV/AIDS testing
goal.
(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—In pursuing the National HIV/AIDS testing goal, the Secretary, where appropriate, shall consider and coordinate with other national strategies conducted by the Federal Government to address HIV/AIDS.
SEC. 2689. ø300ff–88¿ DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this title:
(1) AIDS.—The term ‘‘AIDS’’ means acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(2) CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS.—The term ‘‘co-occurring
conditions’’ means one or more adverse health conditions in an
individual with HIV/AIDS, without regard to whether the individual has AIDS and without regard to whether the conditions
arise from HIV.
(3) COUNSELING.—The term ‘‘counseling’’ means such counseling provided by an individual trained to provide such counseling.
(4) FAMILY-CENTERED CARE.—The term ‘‘family-centered
care’’ means the system of services described in this title that
is targeted specifically to the special needs of infants, children,
women and families. Family-centered care shall be based on a
partnership between parents, professionals, and the community designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated, culturally
sensitive, and community-based continuum of care for children,
women, and families with HIV/AIDS.
(5) FAMILIES WITH HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘‘families with HIV/
AIDS’’ means families in which one or more members have
HIV/AIDS.
(6) HIV.—The term ‘‘HIV’’ means infection with the human
immunodeficiency virus.
(7) HIV/AIDS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ means HIV,
and includes AIDS and any condition arising from AIDS.
(B) COUNTING OF CASES.—The term ‘‘living cases of
HIV/AIDS’’, with respect to the counting of cases in a geographic area during a period of time, means the sum of—
(i) the number of living non-AIDS cases of HIV in
the area; and
(ii) the number of living cases of AIDS in the area.
(C) NON-AIDS CASES.—The term ‘‘non-AIDS’’, with respect to a case of HIV, means that the individual involved
has HIV but does not have AIDS.
(8) HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS.—The term ‘‘human
immunodeficiency virus’’ means the etiologic agent for AIDS.
(9) OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘official poverty
line’’ means the poverty line established by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget and revised by the Secretary
in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981.
(10) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes one or more individuals, governments (including the Federal Government and
the governments of the States), governmental agencies, political subdivisions, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock
companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, receivers,
trustees, and trustees in cases under title 11, United States
Code.
(11) STATE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the
50 States, the District of Columbia, and each of the territories.
(B) TERRITORIES.—The term ‘‘territory’’ means each of
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.
(12) YOUTH WITH HIV.—The term ‘‘youth with HIV’’ means
individuals who are 13 through 24 years old and who have
HIV/AIDS.

PART F—DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING
Subpart I—Special Projects of National
Significance
SEC.

2691. ø300ff–101¿ SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated under each of
parts A, B, C, and D for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use
the greater of $20,000,000 or an amount equal to 3 percent of such
amount appropriated under each such part, but not to exceed
$25,000,000, to administer special projects of national significance
to—
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(1) quickly respond to emerging needs of individuals receiving assistance under this title; and
(2) to fund special programs to develop a standard electronic client information data system to improve the ability of
grantees under this title to report client-level data to the Secretary.
(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants under subsection (a) to entities eligible for funding under parts A, B, C, and
D based on—
(1) whether the funding will promote obtaining client level
data as it relates to the creation of a severity of need index,
including funds to facilitate the purchase and enhance the utilization of qualified health information technology systems;
(2) demonstrated ability to create and maintain a qualified
health information technology system;
(3) the potential replicability of the proposed activity in
other similar localities or nationally;
(4) the demonstrated reliability of the proposed qualified
health information technology system across a variety of providers, geographic regions, and clients; and
(5) the demonstrated ability to maintain a safe and secure
qualified health information system; or
(6) newly emerging needs of individuals receiving assistance under this title.
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may not make a grant
under this section unless the applicant submits evidence that the
proposed program is consistent with the statewide coordinated
statement of need, and the applicant agrees to participate in the
ongoing revision process of such statement of need.
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under this section for the development of a qualified health
information technology system unless the applicant provides assurances to the Secretary that the system will, at a minimum, comply
with the privacy regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
(e) REPLICATION.—The Secretary shall make information concerning successful models or programs developed under this part
available to grantees under this title for the purpose of coordination, replication, and integration. To facilitate efforts under this
subsection, the Secretary may provide for peer-based technical assistance for grantees funded under this part.

Subpart II—AIDS Education and Training Centers
SEC. 2692. ø300ff–111¿ HIV/AIDS COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, AND CENTERS.

(a) SCHOOLS; CENTERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants and
enter into contracts to assist public and nonprofit private entities and schools and academic health science centers in meeting the costs of projects—
(A) to train health personnel, including practitioners
in programs under this title and other community providers, in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HIV/
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AIDS, including the prevention of the perinatal transmission of the disease, including measures for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections, and including (as applicable to the type of health professional involved), prenatal and other gynecological care for women
with HIV/AIDS;
(B) to train the faculty of schools of, and graduate departments or programs of, medicine, nursing, osteopathic
medicine, dentistry, public health, allied health, and mental health practice to teach health professions students to
provide for the health care needs of individuals with HIV/
AIDS;
(C) to develop and disseminate curricula and resource
materials relating to the care and treatment of individuals
with such disease and the prevention of the disease among
individuals who are at risk of contracting the disease; and
(D) to develop protocols for the medical care of women
with HIV/AIDS, including prenatal and other gynecological
care for such women.
(2) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making grants
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to
qualified projects which will—
(A) train, or result in the training of, health professionals who will provide treatment for minority individuals
and Native Americans with HIV/AIDS and other individuals who are at high risk of contracting such disease;
(B) train, or result in the training of, minority health
professionals and minority allied health professionals to
provide treatment for individuals with such disease; and
(C) train or result in the training of health professionals and allied health professionals to provide treatment for hepatitis B or C co-infected individuals.
(3) APPLICATION.—No grant or contract may be made
under paragraph (1) unless an application is submitted to the
Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such information, as the Secretary may prescribe.
(b) DENTAL SCHOOLS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to dental schools and programs described in subparagraph (B) to
assist such schools and programs with respect to oral
health care to patients with HIV/AIDS.
(B) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—For purposes of this subsection, the dental schools and programs referred to in this
subparagraph are dental schools and programs that were
described in section 777(b)(4)(B) as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the
Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998
(Public Law 105–392) and in addition dental hygiene programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation.
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(2) APPLICATION.—Each dental school or program described
in section 15 the section referred to in paragraph (1)(B) may annually submit an application documenting the unreimbursed
costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS
by that school or hospital during the prior year.
(3) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall distribute the
available funds among all eligible applicants, taking into account the number of patients with HIV/AIDS served and the
unreimbursed oral health care costs incurred by each institution as compared with the total number of patients served and
costs incurred by all eligible applicants.
(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The Secretary shall not
make a grant under this subsection if doing so would result in
any reduction in State funding allotted for such purposes.
(5) COMMUNITY-BASED CARE.—The Secretary may make
grants to dental schools and programs described in paragraph
(1)(B) that partner with community-based dentists to provide
oral health care to patients with HIV/AIDS in unserved areas.
Such partnerships shall permit the training of dental students
and residents and the participation of community dentists as
adjunct faculty.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) SCHOOLS; CENTERS.—For the purpose of awarding
grants under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $34,700,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2009, $36,535,000 for fiscal year 2010, $38,257,000 for fiscal
year 2011, $40,170,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $42,178,000
for fiscal year 2013.
(2) DENTAL SCHOOLS.—For the purpose of awarding grants
under subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated
$13,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009,
$13,650,000 for fiscal year 2010, $14,333,000 for fiscal year
2011, $15,049,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $15,802,000 for fiscal year 2013.

Subpart III—Minority AIDS Initiative
SEC. 2693. ø300ff–121¿ MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out activities
under this section to evaluate and address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on, and the disparities in access, treatment, care,
and outcomes for, racial and ethnic minorities (including African
Americans, Alaska Natives, Latinos, American Indians, Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders), there are authorized to be appropriated $131,200,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$135,100,000 for fiscal year 2008, $139,100,000 for fiscal year 2009,
$146,055,000 for fiscal year 2010, $153,358,000 for fiscal year 2011,
$161,026,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $169,077,000 for fiscal year
2013. The Secretary shall develop a formula for the awarding of
grants under subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B) that ensures that
funding is provided based on the distribution of populations disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS.
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(b) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the purpose described in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for—
(A) emergency assistance under part A;
(B) care grants under part B;
(C) early intervention services under part C;
(D) services through projects for HIV-related care
under part D; and
(E) activities through education and training centers
under section 2692.
(2) ALLOCATIONS AMONG ACTIVITIES.—Activities under
paragraph (1) shall be carried out by the Secretary in accordance with the following:
(A) For supplemental grants to improve HIV-related
health outcomes to reduce existing racial and ethnic health
disparities, the Secretary shall, of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, reserve the
following, as applicable:
(i) For fiscal year 2007, $43,800,000.
(ii) For fiscal year 2008, $45,400,000.
(iii) For fiscal year 2009, $47,100,000.
(iv) For fiscal year 2010, $46,738,000.
(v) For fiscal year 2011, $49,075,000.
(vi) For fiscal year 2012, $51,528,000.
(vii) For fiscal year 2013, $54,105,000.
(B) For grants used for supplemental support education and outreach services to increase the number of eligible racial and ethnic minorities who have access to treatment through the program under section 2616 for therapeutics, the Secretary shall, of the amount appropriated
for a fiscal year under subsection (a), reserve the following,
as applicable:
(i) For fiscal year 2007, $7,000,000. (ii)
For fiscal year 2008, $7,300,000. (iii)
For fiscal year 2009, $7,500,000. (iv)
For fiscal year 2010, $8,763,000. (v)
For fiscal year 2011, $9,202,000. (vi)
For fiscal year 2012, $9,662,000. (vii)
For fiscal year 2013, $10,145,000.
(C) For planning grants, capacity-building grants, and
services grants to health care providers who have a history
of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care
and services to racial and ethnic minorities, the Secretary
shall, of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under
subsection (a), reserve the following, as applicable:
(i) For fiscal year 2007, $53,400,000.
(ii) For fiscal year 2008, $55,400,000.
(iii) For fiscal year 2009, $57,400,000.
(iv) For fiscal year 2010, $61,343,000.
(v) For fiscal year 2011, $64,410,000.
(vi) For fiscal year 2012, $67,631,000.
(vii) For fiscal year 2013, $71,012,000.
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propriate care services for HIV disease for women, infants,
children, and youth, the Secretary shall, of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), reserve the following, as
applicable:
(i) For fiscal year 2010, $20,448,000.
(ii) For fiscal year 2011, $21,470,000.
(iii) For fiscal year 2012, $22,543,000.
(iv) For fiscal year 2013, $23,671,000.
(E) For increasing the training capacity of centers to
expand the number of health care professionals with treatment expertise and knowledge about the most appropriate
standards of HIV disease-related treatments and medical
care for racial and ethnic minority adults, adolescents, and
children with HIV disease, the Secretary shall, of the
amount appropriated under subsection (a), reserve the following, as applicable:
(i) For fiscal year 2010, $8,763,000.
(ii) For fiscal year 2011, $9,201,000.
(iii) For fiscal year 2012, $9,662,000.
(iv) For fiscal year 2013, $10,144,000.
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH PRIOR PROGRAM.—With respect to the
purpose described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out
this section consistent with the activities carried out under this
title by the Secretary pursuant to the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–116).
(d) SYNCHRONIZATION OF MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE.—For fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall
incorporate and synchronize the schedule of application submissions and funding availability under this section with the schedule
of application submissions and funding availability under the corresponding provisions of this title XXVI as follows:
(1) The schedule for carrying out subsection (b)(1)(A) shall
be the same as the schedule applicable to emergency assistance
under part A.
(2) The schedule for carrying out subsection (b)(1)(B) shall
be the same as the schedule applicable to care grants under
part B.
(3) The schedule for carrying out subsection (b)(1)(C) shall
be the same as the schedule applicable to grants for early
intervention services under part C.
(4) The schedule for carrying out subsection (b)(1)(D) shall
be the same as the schedule applicable to grants for services
through projects for HIV-related care under part D.
(5) The schedule for carrying out subsection (b)(1)(E) shall
be the same as the schedule applicable to grants and contracts
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PART G—NOTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SEC. 2695. ø300ff–131¿ INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CIRCUMSTANCES
RELEVANT TO NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this part, the Secretary shall complete the development of—
(1) a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases,
including emerging infectious diseases, to which emergency response employees may be exposed in responding to emergencies;
(2) guidelines describing the circumstances in which such
employees may be exposed to such diseases, taking into account the conditions under which emergency response is provided; and
(3) guidelines describing the manner in which medical facilities should make determinations for purposes of section
2695B(d).
(b) SPECIFICATION OF AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.—The
list developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) shall include
a specification of those infectious diseases on the list that are routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means.
(c) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall—
(1) transmit to State public health officers copies of the list
and guidelines developed by the Secretary under subsection (a)
with the request that the officers disseminate such copies as
appropriate throughout the States; and
(2) make such copies available to the public.
SEC. 2695A. ø300ff–132¿ ROUTINE NOTIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO
AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN VICTIMS ASSISTED.

(a) ROUTINE NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATED OFFICER.—
(1) DETERMINATION BY TREATING FACILITY.—If a victim of
an emergency is transported by emergency response employees
to a medical facility and the medical facility makes a determination that the victim has an airborne infectious disease,
the medical facility shall notify the designated officer of the
emergency response employees who transported the victim to
the medical facility of the determination.
(2) DETERMINATION BY FACILITY ASCERTAINING CAUSE OF
DEATH.—If a victim of an emergency is transported by emergency response employees to a medical facility and the victim
dies at or before reaching the medical facility, the medical facility ascertaining the cause of death shall notify the designated officer of the emergency response employees who transported the victim to the initial medical facility of any determination by the medical facility that the victim had an airborne infectious disease.
(b) REQUIREMENT OF PROMPT NOTIFICATION.—With respect to
a determination described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a),
the notification required in each of such paragraphs shall be made
as soon as is practicable, but not later than 48 hours after the determination is made.
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Sec. 2695B

SEC. 2695B. ø300ff–133¿ REQUEST FOR NOTIFICATION WITH RESPECT
TO VICTIMS ASSISTED.

(a) INITIATION OF PROCESS BY EMPLOYEE.—If an emergency response employee believes that the employee may have been exposed to an infectious disease by a victim of an emergency who was
transported to a medical facility as a result of the emergency, and
if the employee attended, treated, assisted, or transported the victim pursuant to the emergency, then the designated officer of the
employee shall, upon the request of the employee, carry out the duties described in subsection (b) regarding a determination of whether the employee may have been exposed to an infectious disease by
the victim.
(b) INITIAL DETERMINATION BY DESIGNATED OFFICER.—The duties referred to in subsection (a) are that—
(1) the designated officer involved collect the facts relating
to the circumstances under which, for purposes of subsection
(a), the employee involved may have been exposed to an infectious disease; and
(2) the designated officer evaluate such facts and make a
determination of whether, if the victim involved had any infectious disease included on the list issued under paragraph (1)
of section 2695(a), the employee would have been exposed to
the disease under such facts, as indicated by the guidelines
issued under paragraph (2) of such section.
(c) SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO MEDICAL FACILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a designated officer makes a determination under subsection (b)(2) that an emergency response
employee may have been exposed to an infectious disease, the
designated officer shall submit to the medical facility to which
the victim involved was transported a request for a response
under subsection (d) regarding the victim of the emergency involved.
(2) FORM OF REQUEST.—A request under paragraph (1)
shall be in writing and be signed by the designated officer involved, and shall contain a statement of the facts collected pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
(d) EVALUATION AND RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST TO MEDICAL FACILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a medical facility receives a request
under subsection (c), the medical facility shall evaluate the
facts submitted in the request and make a determination of
whether, on the basis of the medical information possessed by
the facility regarding the victim involved, the emergency response employee was exposed to an infectious disease included
on the list issued under paragraph (1) of section 2695(a), as indicated by the guidelines issued under paragraph (2) of such
section.
(2) NOTIFICATION OF EXPOSURE.—If a medical facility
makes a determination under paragraph (1) that the emergency response employee involved has been exposed to an infectious disease, the medical facility shall, in writing, notify the
designated officer who submitted the request under subsection
(c) of the determination.
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(3) FINDING OF NO EXPOSURE.—If a medical facility makes
a determination under paragraph (1) that the emergency response employee involved has not been exposed to an infectious
disease, the medical facility shall, in writing, inform the designated officer who submitted the request under subsection (c)
of the determination.
(4) INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION.—
(A) If a medical facility finds in evaluating facts for
purposes of paragraph (1) that the facts are insufficient to
make the determination described in such paragraph, the
medical facility shall, in writing, inform the designated officer who submitted the request under subsection (c) of the
insufficiency of the facts.
(B)(i) If a medical facility finds in making a determination under paragraph (1) that the facility possesses no
information on whether the victim involved has an infectious disease included on the list under section 2695(a),
the medical facility shall, in writing, inform the designated
officer who submitted the request under subsection (c) of
the insufficiency of such medical information.
(ii) If after making a response under clause (i) a medical facility determines that the victim involved has an infectious disease, the medical facility shall make the determination described in paragraph (1) and provide the applicable response specified in this subsection.
(e) TIME FOR MAKING RESPONSE.—After receiving a request
under subsection (c) (including any such request resubmitted under
subsection (g)(2)), a medical facility shall make the applicable response specified in subsection (d) as soon as is practicable, but not
later than 48 hours after receiving the request.
(f) DEATH OF VICTIM OF EMERGENCY.—
(1) FACILITY ASCERTAINING CAUSE OF DEATH.—If a victim
described in subsection (a) dies at or before reaching the medical facility involved, and the medical facility receives a request
under subsection (c), the medical facility shall provide a copy
of the request to the medical facility ascertaining the cause of
death of the victim, if such facility is a different medical facility than the facility that received the original request.
(2) RESPONSIBILITY OF FACILITY.—Upon the receipt of a
copy of a request for purposes of paragraph (1), the duties otherwise established in this part regarding medical facilities
shall apply to the medical facility ascertaining the cause of
death of the victim in the same manner and to the same extent
as such duties apply to the medical facility originally receiving
the request.
(g) ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER.—
(1) EVALUATION OF RESPONSE OF MEDICAL FACILITY REGARDING INSUFFICIENT FACTS.—
(A) In the case of a request under subsection (c) to
which a medical facility has made the response specified in
subsection (d)(4)(A) regarding the insufficiency of facts, the
public health officer for the community in which the medical facility is located shall evaluate the request and the
response, if the designated officer involved submits such
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documents to the officer with the request that the officer
make such an evaluation.
(B) As soon as is practicable after a public health officer receives a request under subparagraph (A), but not
later than 48 hours after receipt of the request, the public
health officer shall complete the evaluation required in
such paragraph and inform the designated officer of the results of the evaluation.
(2) FINDINGS OF EVALUATION.—
(A) If an evaluation under paragraph (1)(A) indicates
that the facts provided to the medical facility pursuant to
subsection (c) were sufficient for purposes of determinations under subsection (d)(1)—
(i) the public health officer shall, on behalf of the
designated officer involved, resubmit the request to
the medical facility; and
(ii) the medical facility shall provide to the designated officer the applicable response specified in
subsection (d).
(B) If an evaluation under paragraph (1)(A) indicates
that the facts provided in the request to the medical facility were insufficient for purposes of determinations specified in subsection (c)—
(i) the public health officer shall provide advice to
the designated officer regarding the collection and description of appropriate facts; and
(ii) if sufficient facts are obtained by the designated officer—
(I) the public health officer shall, on behalf of
the designated officer involved, resubmit the request to the medical facility; and
(II) the medical facility shall provide to the
designated officer the appropriate response under
subsection (c).
SEC. 2695C. ø300ff–134¿ PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION OF EXPOSURE.

(a) CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATION TO OFFICER.—In making a notification required under section 2695A or section 2695B(d)(2), a
medical facility shall provide—
(1) the name of the infectious disease involved; and
(2) the date on which the victim of the emergency involved
was transported by emergency response employees to the medical facility involved.
(b) MANNER OF NOTIFICATION.—If a notification under section
2695A or section 2695B(d)(2) is mailed or otherwise indirectly
made—
(1) the medical facility sending the notification shall, upon
sending the notification, inform the designated officer to whom
the notification is sent of the fact that the notification has been
sent; and
(2) such designated officer shall, not later than 10 days
after being informed by the medical facility that the notification has been sent, inform such medical facility whether the
designated officer has received the notification.
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SEC. 2695D. ø300ff–135¿ NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—After receiving a notification for purposes of
section 2695A or 2695B(d)(2), a designated officer of emergency response employees shall, to the extent practicable, immediately notify each of such employees who—
(1) responded to the emergency involved; and
(2) as indicated by guidelines developed by the Secretary,
may have been exposed to an infectious disease.
(b) CERTAIN CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATION TO EMPLOYEE.—A notification under this subsection to an emergency response employee
shall inform the employee of—
(1) the fact that the employee may have been exposed to
an infectious disease and the name of the disease involved;
(2) any action by the employee that, as indicated by guidelines developed by the Secretary, is medically appropriate; and
(3) if medically appropriate under such criteria, the date of
such emergency.
(c) RESPONSES OTHER THAN NOTIFICATION OF EXPOSURE.—
After receiving a response under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection
(d) of section 2695B, or a response under subsection (g)(1) of such
section, the designated officer for the employee shall, to the extent
practicable, immediately inform the employee of the response.
SEC. 2695E. ø300ff–136¿ SELECTION OF DESIGNATED OFFICERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of receiving notifications
and responses and making requests under this part on behalf of
emergency response employees, the public health officer of each
State shall designate 1 official or officer of each employer of emergency response employees in the State.
(b) PREFERENCE IN MAKING DESIGNATIONS.—In making the
designations required in subsection (a), a public health officer shall
give preference to individuals who are trained in the provision of
health care or in the control of infectious diseases.
SEC. 2695F. ø300ff–137¿ LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO DUTIES OF
MEDICAL FACILITIES.

The duties established in this part for a medical facility—
(1) shall apply only to medical information possessed by
the facility during the period in which the facility is treating
the victim for conditions arising from the emergency, or during
the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the victim
is transported by emergency response employees to the facility,
whichever period expires first; and
(2) shall not apply to any extent after the expiration of the
30-day period beginning on the expiration of the applicable period referred to in paragraph (1), except that such duties shall
apply with respect to any request under section 2695B(c) received by a medical facility before the expiration of such 30-day
period.
SEC. 2695G. ø300ff–138¿ MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) LIABILITY OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, DESIGNATED OFFICERS,
PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS, AND GOVERNING ENTITIES.—This part
may not be construed to authorize any cause of action for damages
or any civil penalty against any medical facility, any designated officer, any other public health officer, or any governing entity of
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(b) TESTING.—This part may not, with respect to victims of
emergencies, be construed to authorize or require a medical facility
to test any such victim for any infectious disease.
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—This part may not be construed to authorize or require any medical facility, any designated officer of
emergency response employees, or any such employee, to disclose
identifying information with respect to a victim of an emergency or
with respect to an emergency response employee.
(d) FAILURE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES.—This part
may not be construed to authorize any emergency response employee to fail to respond, or to deny services, to any victim of an
emergency.
(e) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING DEADLINES.—In any case in
which the Secretary determines that, wholly or partially as a result
of a public health emergency that has been determined pursuant
to section 319(a), individuals or public or private entities are unable to comply with the requirements of this part, the Secretary
may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, temporarily suspend, in whole or in part, the requirements of this part as the circumstances reasonably require. Before or promptly after such a
suspension, the Secretary shall notify the Congress of such action
and publish in the Federal Register a notice of the suspension.
(f) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit the application of State
or local laws that require the provision of data to public health authorities.
SEC. 2695H. ø300ff–139¿ INJUNCTIONS REGARDING VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, in any court of competent jurisdiction, commence a civil action for the purpose of obtaining temporary or permanent injunctive relief with respect to
any violation of this part.
(b) FACILITATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish an administrative process for encouraging
emergency response employees to provide information to the Secretary regarding violations of this part. As appropriate, the Secretary shall investigate alleged such violations and seek appropriate injunctive relief.
SEC. 2695I. ø300ff–140¿ APPLICABILITY OF PART.

This part shall not apply in a State if the chief executive officer
of the State certifies to the Secretary that the law of the State is
substantially consistent with this part.

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