PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING.

SEC. 3109. PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING. Subpart 2 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-21 et seq.), as amended by section 3108, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 519B. PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING. “(a) In General.—The Secretary shall make awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public and nonprofit private entities, including Indian tribes and tribal organizations, to enable such entities to develop plans for and to carry out school-based (including institutions of higher education) and community-based programs for the prevention of alcoholic-beverage consumption by individuals who have not attained the legal drinking age. “(b) Eligibility Requirements.—To be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a), an entity shall provide any assurances to the Secretary which the Secretary may require, including that the entity will— 114 STAT. 1183 “(1) annually report to the Secretary on the effectiveness of the prevention approaches implemented by the entity; “(2) use science based and age appropriate approaches; and “(3) involve local public health officials and community prevention program staff in the planning and implementation of the program. “(c) Evaluation.—The Secretary shall evaluate each project under subsection (a) and shall disseminate the findings with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and private entities. “(d) Geographical Distribution.—The Secretary shall ensure that awards will be distributed equitably among the regions of the country and among urban and rural areas. “(e) Duration of Award.—With respect to an award under subsection (a), the period during which payments under such award are made to the recipient may not exceed 5 years. The preceding sentence may not be construed as establishing a limitation on the number of awards under such subsection that may be made to the recipient. “(f) Authorization of Appropriations.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.”.