114 STAT. 1210 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 "(3) MATCHING FUNDS. — The Secretary may, for projects carried out under subsection (a), require that entities that apply for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under that/project provide non-Federal matching funds, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, to ensure the institutional coi;nmitment of the entity to the projects funded under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. Such non-Federal matching funds may be provided directly or through donations from public or private entities and may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. "(4) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— With respect to activities for which a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement is awarded under this section, the Secretary may require that recipients for specific projects under subsection (a) agree to maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for such activities at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the entity for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the entity receives such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. "(d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall evaluate each project carried out under subsection (a)(1) and shall disseminate the findings with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and private entities. "(e) INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. — The Secretary shall establish comprehensive information and education programs to disseminate the findings of the knowledge development and application, training and technical assistance programs, and targeted capacity response programs under this section to the general public and to health professionals. The Secretary shall make every effort to provide linkages between the findings of supported projects and State agencies responsible for carrying out substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. "(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— Section 518 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-24) is repealed. SEC. 3303. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP BLOCK GRANT. (a) ALLOCATION REGARDING ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. — Section 1922 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x- 22) is amended by— (1) striking subsection (a); and (2) redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b). (b) GROUP HOMES FOR RECOVERING SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. — Section 1925(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x- 25(a)) is amended by striking "For fiscal year 1993" and all that follows through the colon and inserting the following: "A State, using funds available under section 1921, may establish and maintain the ongoing operation of a revolving fund in accordance with this section to support group homes for recovering substance abusers as follows:". (c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. —Section 1930 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-30) is amended—
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