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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1851 "(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 2 years after the date funds are first made available to carry out this subpart, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding activities assisted under this subpart. "SEC. 5537. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 20 USC 7267f. "Funds made available to carry out this subpart shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds expended for the purpose described in section 5532(a). "Subpart 14—Grants to Improve the Mental Health of Children "SEC. 5541. GRANTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SCHOOLS AND MENTAL 20 USC 7269. HEALTH SYSTEMS. "(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or Indian tribes, for the purpose of increasing student access to quality mental health care by developing innovative programs to link local school systems with the local mental health system. "(b) DURATION. —With respect to a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded or entered into under this section, the period during which payments under such grant, contract or agreement are made to the recipient may not exceed 5 years. "(c) USE OF FUNDS. —^A State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall use amounts made available through such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for the following: "(1) To enhance, improve, or develop collaborative efforts between school-based service systems and mental health service systems to provide, enhance, or improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services to students. "(2) To enhance the availability of crisis intervention services, appropriate referrals for students potentially in need of mental health services, and ongoing mental health services. "(3) To provide training for the school personnel and mental health professionals who will participate in the program carried out under this section. "(4) To provide technical assistance and consultation to school systems and mental health agencies and families participating in the program carried out under this section. "(5) To provide linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services. "(6) To evaluate the effectiveness of the program carried out under this section in increasing student access to quality mental health services, and make recommendations to the Secretary about sustainability of the program. "(d) APPLICATIONS.— To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, a State educational agency, local educational agency, or Indian tribe ^hall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The application shall include each of the following: