116 STAT. 624 PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 "(6) FUNDING OF LOCAL ENTITIES. —For fiscal year 2003, the Secretary shall in making awards under this section ensure that appropriate portions of such awards are made available to political subdivisions, local departments of public health, hospitals (including children's hospitals), clinics, health centers, or primary care facilities, or consortia of such entities. 42 USC 247d-3b. " SEC. 319C-2. PARTNERSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS. "(a) GRANTS.— The Secretary shall make awards of grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to enable such entities to improve community and hospital preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. "(b) ELIGIBILITY.— To be eligible for an award under subsection (a), an entity shall— "(1) be a partnership consisting of— "(A) one or more hospitals (including children's hospitals), clinics, health centers, or primary care facilities; and "(B)(i) one or more political subdivisions of States; "(ii) one or more States; or "(iii) one or more States and one or more political subdivisions of States; and "(2) prepare, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the State, District, or territory in which the hospital, clinic, health center, or primary care facility described in paragraph (1)(A) is located, and submit to the Secretary, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. "(c) REGIONAL COORDINATION.— In making awards under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that submit applications that, in the determination of the Secretary, will— "(1) enhance coordination— "(A) among the entities described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and "(B) between such entities and the entities described in subsection (b)(1)(B); and "(2) serve the needs of a defined geographic area. "(d) CONSISTENCY OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES. —An entity described in subsection (b)(1) shall utilize amounts received under an award under subsection (a) in a manner that is coordinated and consistent, as determined by the Secretary, with an applicable State Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. "(e) USE OF FUNDS. —An award under subsection (a) may be expended for activities that may include the following and similar activities— "(1) planning and administration for such award; "(2) preparing a plan for triage and transport management in the event of bioterrorism or other public health emergencies; "(3) enhancing the training of health care professionals to improve the ability of such professionals to recognize the symptoms of exposure to a potential bioweapon, to make appropriate diagnosis, and to provide treatment to those individuals so exposed;
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