GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.

SEC. 3202. GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. Section 506 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-5) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 506. GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. “(a) In General.—The Secretary shall award grants, contracts and cooperative agreements to community-based public and private nonprofit entities for the purposes of providing mental health and substance abuse services for homeless individuals. In carrying out 114 STAT. 1191this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Interagency Council on the Homeless, established under section 201 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311). “(b) Preferences.—In awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give a preference to— “(1) entities that provide integrated primary health, substance abuse, and mental health services to homeless individuals; “(2) entities that demonstrate effectiveness in serving runaway, homeless, and street youth; “(3) entities that have experience in providing substance abuse and mental health services to homeless individuals; “(4) entities that demonstrate experience in providing housing for individuals in treatment for or in recovery from mental illness or substance abuse; and “(5) entities that demonstrate effectiveness in serving homeless veterans. “(c) Services for Certain Individuals.—In awarding grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall not— “(1) prohibit the provision of services under such subsection to homeless individuals who are suffering from a substance abuse disorder and are not suffering from a mental health disorder; and “(2) make payments under subsection (a) to any entity that has a policy of— “(A) excluding individuals from mental health services due to the existence or suspicion of substance abuse; or “(B) has a policy of excluding individuals from substance abuse services due to the existence or suspicion of mental illness. “(d) Term of the Awards.—No entity may receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) for more than 5 years. “(e) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.”.