PROJECT GRANTS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROJECTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS; ADDITIONAL GRANTS.

SEC. 111. PROJECT GRANTS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROJECTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS; ADDITIONAL GRANTS. (a) Project Grants.—Paragraph (2) of section 317(j) (42 U.S.C. 247b(j)(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) For grants under subsection (a) for preventive health service programs for tuberculosis, and for grants under subsection (k)(2), there are authorized to be appropriated $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $31,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1990. Not more than 10 percent of the total amount appropriated under the preceding sentence for any fiscal year shall be available for grants under subsection (k)(2) for such fiscal year.”. (b) Additional Grants.—Section 317 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(k)(1) The Secretary may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and other public and nonprofit private entities for— “(A) research into the prevention and control of diseases that may be prevented through vaccination; “(B) demonstration projects for the prevention and control of such diseases; “(C) public information and education programs for the prevention and control of such diseases; and “(D) education, training, and clinical skills improvement activities in the prevention and control of such diseases for health professionals (including allied health personnel). “(2) The Secretary may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and other public and nonprofit private entities for— 101 STAT. 992 “(A) research into the prevention and control of tuberculosis, especially research concerning strains of tuberculosis resistant to drugs and research concerning cases of tuberculosis that affect certain populations; “(B) demonstration projects for the prevention and control of tuberculosis; “(C) public information and education programs for prevention and control of tuberculosis; and “(D) education, training, and clinical skills improvement activities in the prevention and control of tuberculosis for health professionals, including allied health personnel. “(3) The Secretary may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and other public and nonprofit private entities for— “(A) research into the prevention and control of diseases and conditions; “(B) demonstration projects for the prevention and control of such diseases and conditions; “(C) public information and education programs for the prevention and control of such diseases and conditions; and “(D) education, training, and clinical skills improvement activities in the prevention and control of such diseases and conditions for health professionals (including allied health personnel). “(4) No grant may be made under this subsection unless an application therefor is submitted to the Secretary in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe. “(5) Subsections (d), (e), and (fl of section 317 shall apply to grants under this subsection in the same manner as such subsections apply to grants under subsection (a) of section 317.”.