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[H.R. 4793 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 403
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4793

                          [Report No. 107-657]

    To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne 
                               diseases.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2002

 Mr. John (for himself and Mr. Tauzin) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           September 13, 2002

Additional sponsors: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Cooksey, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Mink 
of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Israel, 
Mr. Baker, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Foley, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Smith 
 of New Jersey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Ford, 
   Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
 Rivers, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Towns, Mr. Berry, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Pascrell, 
 Mr. Rangel, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
Hayes, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. King, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
Shows, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Engel, 
  Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Ross, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. 
                   DeLauro, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Turner

                           September 13, 2002

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne 
                               diseases.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Mosquito Abatement for 
Safety and Health Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE 
              DISEASES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
may make grants to political subdivisions of States for the 
establishment and operation of mosquito control programs to prevent 
mosquito-borne diseases, including the costs of purchasing or updating 
equipment and laboratory facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Preference in Making Grants.--In making grants under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to political 
subdivisions whose incidence of mosquito-borne disease is substantial 
relative to the incidence of such disease in other political 
subdivisions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Requirement of Matching Funds.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--With respect to the costs of the 
        program to be carried out under subsection (a) by a political 
        subdivision, a grant under such subsection may be made only if 
        the political subdivision agrees to make available (directly or 
        through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal 
        contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less 
        than 50 percent of such costs ($1 for each $1 of Federal funds 
        provided in the grant).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-
        Federal contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash 
        or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or 
        services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or 
        services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by 
        the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the 
        amount of such non-Federal contributions.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Amount of Grant.--A grant under subsection (a) to a 
political subdivision for a fiscal year may not exceed 
$50,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Application for Grant.--A grant may be made under 
subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the 
Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, 
and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
``political subdivision'' means the local political jurisdiction 
immediately below the level of State government, including counties, 
parishes, and boroughs. If State law recognizes an entity of general 
government that functions in lieu of, and is not within, a county, 
parish, or borough, the Secretary may recognize an area under the 
jurisdiction of such other entities of general government as a 
political subdivision for purposes of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 
2007.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mosquito Abatement for Safety and 
Health Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 
et seq.), as amended by section 4 of Public Law 107-84 and section 312 
of Public Law 107-188, is amended--
            (1) by transferring section 317R from the current placement 
        of the section and inserting the section after section 317Q; 
        and
            (2) by inserting after section 317R (as so transferred) the 
        following section:

``SEC. 317S. MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES; ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL GRANTS TO 
              POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES.

    ``(a) Prevention and Control Grants to Political Subdivisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may 
        make grants to political subdivisions of States for the 
        operation of mosquito control programs to prevent and control 
        mosquito-borne diseases (referred to in this section as 
        `control programs').
            ``(2) Preference in making grants.--In making grants under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to political 
        subdivisions that--
                    ``(A) have an incidence or prevalence of mosquito-
                borne disease, or a population of infected mosquitoes, 
                that is substantial relative to other political 
                subdivisions;
                    ``(B) demonstrate to the Secretary that the 
                political subdivisions will, if appropriate to the 
                mosquito circumstances involved, effectively coordinate 
                the activities of the control programs with contiguous 
                political subdivisions; and
                    ``(C) demonstrate to the Secretary (directly or 
                through State officials) that the State in which the 
                political subdivision is located has identified or will 
                identify geographic areas in the State that have a 
                significant need for control programs and will 
effectively coordinate such programs in such areas.
            ``(3) Requirement of assessment and plan.--A grant may be 
        made under paragraph (1) only if the political subdivision 
        involved--
                    ``(A) has conducted an assessment to determine the 
                immediate needs in such subdivision for a control 
                program, including an entomological survey of potential 
                mosquito breeding areas; and
                    ``(B) has, on the basis of such assessment, 
                developed a plan for carrying out such a program.
            ``(4) Requirement of matching funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to the costs of a 
                control program to be carried out under paragraph (1) 
                by a political subdivision, a grant under such 
                paragraph may be made only if the subdivision agrees to 
                make available (directly or through donations from 
                public or private entities) non-Federal contributions 
                toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 
                \1/3\ of such costs ($1 for each $2 of Federal funds 
                provided in the grant).
                    ``(B) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-
                Federal contributions required in subparagraph (A) may 
                be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
                plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the 
                Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized 
                to any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
                may not be included in determining the amount of such 
                non-Federal contributions.
                    ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the 
                requirement established in subparagraph (A) if the 
                Secretary determines that extraordinary economic 
                conditions in the political subdivision involved 
                justify the waiver.
            ``(5) Reports to secretary.--A grant may be made under 
        paragraph (1) only if the political subdivision involved agrees 
        that, promptly after the end of the fiscal year for which the 
        grant is made, the subdivision will submit to the Secretary, 
        and to the State within which the subdivision is located, a 
        report that describes the control program and contains an 
        evaluation of whether the program was effective.
            ``(6) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000. A 
        political subdivision may not receive more than one grant under 
        such paragraph.
    ``(b) Assessment Grants to Political Subdivisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may 
        make grants to political subdivisions of States to conduct the 
        assessments and to develop the plans that are required in 
        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) as a condition of receiving a 
        grant under paragraph (1) of such subsection.
            ``(2) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000. A 
        political subdivision may not receive more than one grant under 
        such paragraph.
    ``(c) Coordination Grants to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may 
        make grants to States for the purpose of coordinating control 
        programs in the State.
            ``(2) Preference in making grants.--In making grants under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to States 
        that have one or more political subdivisions with an incidence 
        or prevalence of mosquito-borne disease, or a population of 
        infected mosquitoes, that is substantial relative to political 
        subdivisions in other States.
            ``(3) Certain requirements.--A grant may be made under 
        paragraph (1) only if--
                    ``(A) the State involved has developed, or agrees 
                to develop, a plan for coordinating control programs in 
                the State, and the plan takes into account any 
                assessments or plans described in subsection (a)(3) 
                that have been conducted or developed, respectively, by 
                political subdivisions in the State;
                    ``(B) in developing such plan, the State consulted 
                or will consult (as the case may be under subparagraph 
                (A)) with political subdivisions in the State that are 
                carrying out or planning to carry out control programs; 
                and
                    ``(C) the State agrees to monitor control programs 
                in the State in order to ensure that the programs are 
                carried out in accordance with such plan, with priority 
                given to coordination of control programs in political 
                subdivisions described in paragraph (2) that are 
                contiguous.
            ``(4) Reports to secretary.--A grant may be made under 
        paragraph (1) only if the State involved agrees that, promptly 
after the end of the fiscal year for which the grant is made, the State 
will submit to the Secretary a report that--
                    ``(A) describes the activities of the State under 
                the grant; and
                    ``(B) contains an evaluation of whether the control 
                programs of political subdivisions in the State were 
                effectively coordinated with each other, which 
                evaluation takes into account any reports that the 
                State received under subsection (a)(5) from such 
                subdivisions.
            ``(5) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A grant under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may not exceed $10,000. A State 
        may not receive more than one grant under such paragraph.
    ``(d) Applications for Grants.--A grant may be made under 
subsection (a), (b), or (c) only if an application for the grant is 
submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made 
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and 
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out 
this section.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide training and 
technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and 
operation of control programs under subsection (a) and assessments and 
plans under subsection (b). The Secretary may provide such technical 
assistance directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public 
and private entities.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `control program' has the meaning indicated 
        for such term in subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) The term `political subdivision' means the local 
        political jurisdiction immediately below the level of State 
        government, including counties, parishes, and boroughs. If 
        State law recognizes an entity of general government that 
        functions in lieu of, and is not within, a county, parish, or 
        borough, the Secretary may recognize an area under the 
        jurisdiction of such other entities of general government as a 
        political subdivision for purposes of this Act.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2004 through 2007. In the case of control programs carried 
out in response to a mosquito-borne disease that constitutes a public 
health emergency, the authorization of appropriations under the 
preceding sentence is in addition to applicable authorizations of 
appropriations under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism 
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.''.

SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
              SCIENCES.

    Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
section:

          ``methods of controlling certain insect populations

    ``Sec. 463B. The Director of the Institute shall conduct or support 
research to identify or develop methods of controlling the population 
of insects that transmit to humans diseases that have significant 
adverse health consequences.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 403

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4793

                          [Report No. 107-657]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne 
                               diseases.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 13, 2002

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed