114 STAT. 1146 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 TITLE XV—HEALTHY START INITIATIVE SEC. 1501. CONTINUATION OF HEALTHY START PROGRAM. Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 1211 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following section: 42 USC 254C-8. "SEC. 330H. HEALTHY START FOR INFANTS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.— The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, shall under authority of this section continue in effect the Healthy Start Initiative and may, during fiscal year 2001 and subsequent years, carry out such program on a national basis. "(2) DEFINITION. —For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 'Healthy Start Initiative' is a reference to the program that, as an initiative to reduce the rate of infant mortality and improve perinatal outcomes, makes grants for project areas with high annual rates of infant mortality and that, prior to the effective date of this section, was a demonstration program carried out under section 301. "(3) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—Effective upon increased funding beyond fiscal year 1999 for such Initiative, additional grants may be made to States to assist communities with technical assistance, replication of successful projects, and State policy formation to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. "(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING GRANTS.— In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require that applicants (in addition to meeting all eligibility criteria established by the Secretary) establish, for project areas under such subsection, community-based consortia of individuals and organizations (including agencies responsible for administering block grant programs under title V of the Social Security Act, consumers of project services, public health departments, hospitals, health centers under section 330, and other significant sources of health care services) that are appropriate for participation in projects under subsection (a). "(c) COORDINATION.— Recipients of grants under subsection (a) shall coordinate their services and activities with the State agency or agencies that administer block grant programs under title V of the Social Security Act in order to promote cooperation, integration, and dissemination of information with Statewide systems and with other community services funded under the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. "(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— Except to the extent inconsistent with this section, this section may not be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary to make modifications in the program carried out under subsection (a). " (e) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR AT-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary may make grants to conduct and support research and to provide additional health care services for pregnant women and infants, including grants
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