Pub. L. 106-345, tit. I, subtit. A, sec. 101

MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCILS.

EnactedYear: 2000Length: 367 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 101. MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCILS. (a) In General.—Section 2602(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–12(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “demographics of the epidemic in the eligible area involved,” and inserting “demographics of the population of individuals with HIV disease in the eligible area involved,”; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the semicolon the following: “, including providers of housing and homeless services”; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking “or AIDS”; (C) in subparagraph (K), by striking “and” at the end; (D) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period and inserting the following: “, including but not limited to providers of HIV prevention services; and”; and 114 STAT. 1321 (E) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: “(M) representatives of individuals who formerly were Federal, State, or local prisoners, were released from the custody of the penal system during the preceding 3 years, and had HIV disease as of the date on which the individuals were so released.”. (b) Conflicts of Interests.—Section 2602(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–12(b)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following subparagraph: “(C) Composition of council.—The following applies regarding the membership of a planning council under paragraph (1): “(i) Not less than 33 percent of the council shall be individuals who are receiving HIV-related services pursuant to a grant under section 2601(a), are not officers, employees, or consultants to any entity that receives amounts from such a grant, and do not represent any such entity, and reflect the demographics of the population of individuals with HIV disease as determined under paragraph (4)(A). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual shall be considered to be receiving such services if the individual is a parent of, or a caregiver for, a minor child who is receiving such services. “(ii) With respect to membership on the planning council, clause (i) may not be construed as having any effect on entities that receive funds from grants under any of parts B through F but do not receive funds from grants under section 2601(a), on officers or employees of such entities, or on individuals who represent such entities.”.