AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CONTINGENT CONVERSIONS TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM.

SEC. 611. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CONTINGENT CONVERSIONS TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM. (a) In General.— Section 535 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc–35) is amended to read as follows: “funding “Sec. 535. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.— For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989 and 1990 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1991. “(b) Effect of Insufficient Appropriations for Minimum Allotments.— “(1) If the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a) are insufficient for providing each State with an allotment under section 521(a) of not less than $150,000, the Secretary shall, from such amounts as are made available pursuant to such subsection, make grants to the States for providing to homeless individuals the mental health services described in section 524. 102 STAT. 3243 “(2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to require the Secretary to make a grant under such paragraph to each State.”. (b) Failure of State With Respect to Expending Allotment.— Section 529 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290cc–29) is amended to read as follows: “conversion to state categorical program in event of failure of state with respect to expending allotment “Sec. 529. (a) In General.— Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall, from amounts described in subsection (b), make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of providing to homeless individuals the mental health services described in section 524. “(b) Description of Funds.— The amounts referred to in subsection (a) are any amounts made available in appropriations Acts for allotments under section 521(a) that are not allotted under such section to a State as a result of— “(1) the failure of the State to submit an application under section 522; “(2) the failure, in the determination of the Secretary, of any State to prepare within a reasonable period of time such application in compliance with such section; or “(3) the State informing the Secretary that the State does not intend to expend the full amount of the allotment made to the State. “(c) Requirement of Provision of Services in Certain States.— With respect to grants under subsection (a), amounts made available pursuant to subsection (b) as a result of the State involved shall be available only for grants to provide services in such State.”.