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[CITE: 42USC300ff-77]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
            SUBCHAPTER XXIV--HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM
 
                       Part D--General Provisions
 
Sec. 300ff-77. Authorization of appropriations


(a) In general

    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, there are authorized to 
be appropriated to make grants under parts A and B of this subchapter, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
2000.

(b) Development of methodology

                           (1) In general

        With respect to each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000, the 
    Secretary shall develop and implement a methodology for adjusting 
    the percentages allocated to part A of this subchapter and part B of 
    this subchapter to account for grants to new eligible areas under 
    part A of this subchapter and other relevant factors. Not later than 
    July 1, 1996, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
    appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the findings 
    with respect to the methodology developed under this paragraph.

                      (2) Failure to implement

        If the Secretary determines that such a methodology under 
    paragraph (1) cannot be developed, there are authorized to be 
    appropriated--
            (A) such sums as may be necessary to carry out part A of 
        this subchapter for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000; 
        and
            (B) such sums as may be necessary to carry out part B of 
        this subchapter for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, Sec. 2677, as added Pub. L. 104-146, 
Sec. 6(a), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1367.)


                             Effective Date

    Section effective May 20, 1996, see section 13(b) of Pub. L. 104-
146, set out as an Effective Date of 1996 Amendment note under section 
300ff-11 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 300ff-13, 300ff-15, 300ff-
16, 300ff-28, 300ff-33 of this title.
