PUBLIC LAW 104-146—MAY 20, 1996 110 STAT. 1357 "SEC. 2621. COORDINATION. 42 USC 300ff-31. "The Secretary shall ensure that the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration coordinate the planning and implementation of Federal HIV programs in order to facilitate the local development of a complete continuum of HIV-related services for individuals with HIV disease and those at risk of such disease. Not later Reports. than October 1, 1996, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report concerning coordination efforts under this title at the Federal, State, and local levels, including a statement of whether and to what extent there exist Federal barriers to integrating HIV-related programs.". (d) EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 2651(b) (42 U.S.C. 300ff-51(b)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period the following: ", and unless the applicant agrees to expend not less than 50 percent of the grant for such services that are specified in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of such paragraph for individuals with HIV disease"; and (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking "The Secretary" and inserting "(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary"; (ii) by inserting ", or private for-profit entities if such entities are the only available provider of quality HIV care in the area," after "nonprofit private entities"; (iii) by realigning the margin of subparagraph (A) so as to align with the margin of paragraph (3)(A); and (iv) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) OTHER REQUIREMENTS. — Grantees described in— "(i) paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of section 2652(a) shall use not less than 50 percent of the amount of such a grant to provide the services described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), and (E) of section 2651(b)(2) directly and on-site or at sites where other primary care services are rendered; and "(ii) paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 2652(a) shall ensure the availability of early intervention services through a system of linkages to community-based primary care providers, and to establish mechanisms for the referrals described in section 2651(b)(2)(C), and for follow-up concerning such referrals.". (2) MINIMUM QUiVLiFiCATiONS.-Section 2652(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 300ff-52(b)(l)(B)) is amended by inserting ", or a private for-profit entity if such entity is the only available provider of quality HIV care in the area," after "nonprofit private entity. (3) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— Section 2654 (42 U.S.C. 300ff-54) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide planning grants, in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for each such grant, to public and nonprofit private entities for the purpose
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