SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.

SEC. 3110. SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. 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 sections 3108and 3109, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 519C. SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. “(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 provide services to individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome or alcohol-related birth defects. “(b) Use of Funds.—An award under subsection (a) may, subject to subsection (d), be used to— “(1) screen and test individuals to determine the type and level of services needed; “(2) develop a comprehensive plan for providing services to the individual; “(3) provide mental health counseling; “(4) provide substance abuse prevention services and treatment, if needed; “(5) coordinate services with other social programs including social services, justice system, educational services, health services, mental health and substance abuse services, financial assistance programs, vocational services and housing assistance programs; “(6) provide vocational services; “(7) provide health counseling; “(8) provide housing assistance; “(9) parenting skills training; “(10) overall case management; “(11) supportive services for families of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; and 114 STAT. 1184 “(12) provide other services and programs, to the extent authorized by the Secretary after consideration of recommendations made by the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. “(c) Requirements.—To be eligible to receive an award under subsection (a), an applicant shall— “(1) demonstrate that the program will be part of a coordinated, comprehensive system of care for such individuals; “(2) demonstrate an established communication with other social programs in the community including social services, justice system, financial assistance programs, health services, educational services, mental health and substance abuse services, vocational services and housing assistance services; “(3) show a history of working with individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome or alcohol-related birth defects; “(4) provide assurance that the services will be provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner; and “(5) provide assurance that at the end of the 5-year award period, other mechanisms will be identified to meet the needs of the individuals and families served under such award. “(d) Relationship to Payments Under Other Programs.—An award may be made under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that the award will not be expended to pay the expenses of providing any service under this section to an individual to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such expenses— “(1) under any State compensation program, under an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health benefits program; or “(2) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis. “(e) Duration of Awards.—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. “(f) Evaluation.—The Secretary shall evaluate each project carried out under subsection (a) and shall disseminate the findings with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and private entities. “(g) Funding.— “(1) 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. “(2) Allocation.—Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less than $300,000 shall, for purposes relating to fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects, be made available for collaborative, coordinated interagency efforts with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice. 114 STAT. 1185 “SEC. 519D. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ON SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME AND ALCOHOL-RELATED BIRTH DEFECTS AND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUCH CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES. “(a) In General.—The Secretary shall make awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public or nonprofit private entities for the purposes of establishing not more than four centers of excellence to study techniques for the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects and adaptations of innovative clinical interventions and service delivery improvements for the provision of comprehensive services to individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome or alcohol-related birth defects and their families and for providing training on such conditions. “(b) Use of Funds.—An award under subsection (a) may be used to— “(1) study adaptations of innovative clinical interventions and service delivery improvements strategies for children and adults with fetal alcohol syndrome or alcohol-related birth defects and their families; “(2) identify communities which have an exemplary comprehensive system of care for such individuals so that they can provide technical assistance to other communities attempting to set up such a system of care; “(3) provide technical assistance to communities who do not have a comprehensive system of care for such individuals and their families; “(4) train community leaders, mental health and substance abuse professionals, families, law enforcement personnel, judges, health professionals, persons working in financial assistance programs, social service personnel, child welfare professionals, and other service providers on the implications of fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects, the early identification of and referral for such conditions; “(5) develop innovative techniques for preventing alcohol use by women in child bearing years; “(6) perform other functions, to the extent authorized by the Secretary after consideration of recommendations made by the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. “(c) Report.— “(1) In general.—A recipient of an award under subsection (a) shall at the end of the period of funding report to the Secretary on any innovative techniques that have been discovered for preventing alcohol use among women of child bearing years. “(2) Dissemination of findings.—The Secretary shall upon receiving a report under paragraph (1) disseminate the findings to appropriate public and private entities. “(d) Duration of Awards.—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. “(e) Evaluation.—The Secretary shall evaluate each project carried out under subsection (a) and shall disseminate the findings with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and private entities. “(f) Authorization of Appropriations.—For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 114 STAT. 1186$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.”.