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[CITE: 42USC290aa-5]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
      SUBCHAPTER III-A--SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
                             ADMINISTRATION
 
              Part A--Organization and General Authorities
 
Sec. 290aa-5. Grants for benefit of homeless individuals


(a) Grants for benefit of homeless individuals

    The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may make grants to, 
and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, community-
based public and private nonprofit entities for the purpose of 
developing and expanding mental health and substance abuse treatment 
services for homeless individuals. In carrying out this subsection, the 
Administrator shall consult with the Administrator of the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, the Directors of the National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on 
Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Mental Health, and the 
Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families.

(b) Preference

    In awarding grants under subsection (a) of this section, the 
Secretary shall give preference to entities that provide integrated 
primary health care, substance abuse and mental health services to 
homeless individuals.

(c) Services for certain individuals

    In making awards under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary 
may not prohibit the provision of services under such subsection to 
homeless individuals who have a primary diagnosis of substance abuse and 
are not suffering from mental illness.

(d) Term of grant

    No entity may receive grants under subsection (a) of this section 
for more than 5 years although such grants may be renewed.

(e) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 1994.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, Sec. 506, formerly Sec. 512, as added 
Pub. L. 98-509, title II, Sec. 206(a), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2361; 
amended Pub. L. 100-77, title VI, Sec. 613(a), (b), July 22, 1987, 101 
Stat. 524; renumbered Sec. 506 and amended Pub. L. 102-321, title I, 
Sec. 106, July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 334.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 290bb-1a of this title 
prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 102-321.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 290aa-5, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, 
Sec. 507, formerly Sec. 506, as added Apr. 26, 1983, Pub. L. 98-24, 
Sec. 2(b)(7), 97 Stat. 178; amended Nov. 20, 1985, Pub. L. 99-158, 
Sec. 3(c), 99 Stat. 879; renumbered Sec. 507 and amended Oct. 27, 1986, 
Pub. L. 99-570, title IV, Secs. 4004(a), 4007, 100 Stat. 3207-109, 3207-
115, which related to peer review of biomedical and behavioral research 
and development grants, was renumbered section 504 of act July 1, 1944, 
by Pub. L. 102-321 and transferred to section 290aa-3 of this title.
    A prior section 506 of act July 1, 1944, which was classified to 
section 224 of this title, was successively renumbered by subsequent 
acts, and transferred, see section 238c of this title.


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-321 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to grants for benefit of homeless individuals for 
provisions relating to alcohol abuse and alcoholism demonstration 
projects.
    1987--Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100-77 added subsec. (c), 
redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d), and substituted ``subsection (a) 
or (c)'' for ``subsection (a)''.


                    Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision 
for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of 
Pub. L. 102-321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.
