104 STAT. 4054 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (b) CHANGES TO GRANT PROGRAM.— Section 502(f)(l) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2662(f)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "special grants" and all that follows through "counseling" and inserting the following: "competitive grants for programs that meet the criteria specified in subparagraph (B) to develop counseling, retraining, and educational"; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; (3) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking "(B) Services to be provided", the matter preceding the clauses, and clause (i); and (B) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (viii) as clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (D); (4) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs: "(B) GRANT CRITERIA. —In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an applicant must provide suitable assurances that— "(i) not less than one-half of the grant funds to the applicant will be used for clinical outreach counseling and crisis management assistance, as required by subparagraph (C); "(ii) a significant number of farms within the State have a ratio of debts to assets of 40 percent or more, the State's rural economy has been facing adverse economic conditions for a period of years, or such other conditions exist, as determined by the Secretary, such that the assistance provided under this subsection is necessary or appropriate; "(iii) the planning and implementation of the provision of services under this subsection will be coordinated with the appropriate State agency for mental health, department of health, office of rural health, and any other State agency or department responsible for assisting persons in rural areas of the State; and "(iv) the planning and implementation of the provision of services under this subsection will be coordinated with the appropriate local governments and other public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations located in rural areas and involved in addressing problems related to the mental health of rural residents. "(C) COUNSELING AND OUTREACH REQUIRED.— Not less than 50 percent of the grant funds to a State under this subsection shall be used to provide clinical outreach counseling and crisis management assistance. "(D) OTHER SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.— In addition to the counseling and outreach services required under subparagraph (C), the following services may also be provided through programs funded under this section:"; (5) by adding at the end of subparagraph (D) (as added by paragraph (4) of this subsection) the following new clause: "(viii) Assistance for local officials and groups in developing income and employment alternatives.; and (6) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection)—
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