RURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION.

SEC. 2390. RURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION. (a) Short Title.— This section may be cited as the “Rural Health and Safety Education Act of 1990”. (b) Rural Health and Safety Education Programs.— (1) In general.— Section 502 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2661) is amended by adding after the subsection added by section 2346 of this Act the following new subsection: “(h) Rural Health and Safety Education Programs.— “(1) Programs authorized.— “(A) Individual and family health education.— The Secretary may make grants for the establishment of individual and family health education programs that shall provide individuals and families with— “(i) information concerning the value of good health; “(ii) information to increase the individual or families motivation to take more responsibility for their own health; 104 STAT. 4056 “(iii) access to health promotion activities; and “(iv) training for volunteers and health services providers concerning health promotion and health care services, in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services. “(B) Farm safety education.— The Secretary may make grants for the establishment of farm safety education programs that shall provide information and training to farm workers, timber harvesters, and farm families concerning safety in the work place, including information and training concerning— “(i) the reduction of occupational injury and death rates; “(ii) the reduction and prevention of exposure to farm chemicals; “(iii) the reduction of agricultural respiratory diseases and dermititis; “(iv) the reduction and prevention of noise induced hearing loss; “(v) the occupational rehabilitation of farmers and timber harvesters with physical disabilities; and “(vi) farm accident rescue procedures. “(2) Coordination of programs.— Educational programs conducted with grants awarded under this subsection shall be coordinated with the State offices of rural health and other appropriate programs of the Department of Health and Human Services. “(3) Dissemination of information.— Educational programs conducted with grants awarded under this subsection shall provide leadership within the State for the dissemination of appropriate rural health and safety information resources possessed by the Rural Information Center established at the National Agricultural Library. “(4) Procedures and limitations.— The Secretary shall establish policies, procedures and limitations that shall apply to States that desire to receive a grant under this subsection. In States with land-grant colleges and universities that are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University, and universities which receive Rural Health Research Center grants, such eligible institutions shall mutually determine the type of rural health and safety education program needed in the State within which such institutions reside. “(5) Limitations on authorization of appropriations.— For grants under this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and each subsequent fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.”. (2) Technical amendment.— Section 503(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2663(c)) is amended by striking “and section 502(f)” and inserting “section 502(f), and section 502(h)”.