[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 342

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2003

    Mr. John (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Ms. McCarthy of 
   Missouri, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
 Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Weiner, Mr. King of New York, 
Mr. Strickland, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fossella, 
Mr. Boozman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Baker, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. McHugh, 
 Mr. Towns, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Foley) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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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, and for other purposes.

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

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; COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES; 
              ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

    ``(a) Coordination Grants to States; Assessment Grants to Political 
Subdivisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to mosquito control 
        programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases 
        (referred to in this section as `control programs'), the 
        Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States for 
        the purpose of--
                    ``(A) coordinating control programs in the State 
                involved; and
                    ``(B) assisting such State in making grants to 
                political subdivisions of the State to conduct 
                assessments to determine the immediate needs in such 
                subdivisions for control programs, and to develop, on 
                the basis of such assessments, plans for carrying out 
                control programs in the subdivisions.
            ``(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 (b)(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;
                    ``(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;
                    ``(D) the State agrees that the State will make 
                grants to political subdivisions as described in 
                paragraph (1)(B), and that such a grant will not exceed 
                $10,000; and
                    ``(E) the State agrees that the grant will be used 
                to supplement, and not supplant, State and local funds 
                available for the purpose described in paragraph (1).
            ``(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 (b)(5) from such 
                subdivisions.
            ``(5) Amount of grant; number of grants.--A State may not 
        receive more than one grant under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) 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 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;
                    ``(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; and
                    ``(D) are located in a State that has received a 
                grant under subsection (a).
            ``(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.
    ``(c) Applications for Grants.--A grant may be made under 
subsection (a) or (b) 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.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
(f) may be used by the Secretary to provide training and technical 
assistance with respect to the planning, development, and operation of 
assessments and plans under subsection (a) and control programs under 
subsection (b). The Secretary may provide such technical assistance 
directly or through awards of grants or contracts to public and private 
entities.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `control program' has the meaning indicated 
        for such term in subsection (a).
            ``(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.
    ``(f) 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 and vermin populations

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