PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS.

SEC. 311. PREFERENCES IN MAKING GRANTS. Section 2653 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–53) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: “(d) Certain Areas.—Of the applicants who qualify for preference under this section— “(1) the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that will expend the grant under section 2651 to provide early intervention under such section in rural areas; and “(2) the Secretary shall give special consideration to areas that are underserved with respect to such services.”.