A bill to meet the needs of children when preparing for and responding to acts of terrorism.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kids and Terrorism Preparedness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND RESCUE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Section 1910(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300w-9(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may make grants to States or accredited 
        schools of medicine in States to support a program of 
        demonstration projects for the expansion and improvement of 
        emergency medical services for children'' and inserting ``may 
        make grants to, or enter into contracts with, States, local 
        government entities, Indian tribes, accredited schools of 
        medicine, and nonprofit children's hospitals to improve 
        emergency medical services for children who need treatment for 
        trauma or critical care'';
            (2) by inserting before the first period the following: ``, 
        including injury prevention activities and data collection'';
            (3) by striking ``3-year'' and inserting ``4-year''; and
            (4) by striking ``4th'' and inserting ``5th''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $45,000,000 to carry out section 1910 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300w-9).

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN IN THE FACE OF BIOTERRORISM.

    (a) Meetings.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the heads of other 
appropriate Federal entities, shall convene meetings with drug 
manufacturers, biotechnology manufacturers, and medical device 
manufacturers to formulate a plan for the development of new, and 
enhancement of existing, countermeasures (including diagnostics, drugs, 
vaccines, biologics, and medical devices) that may be appropriate to 
prevent and treat children who are exposed to biological agents and 
chemical, radiological, or nuclear toxins.
    (b) Notice of Products and Referrals.--The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall give public notice of the products (including 
diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, biologics, and medical devices) that 
should be studied with respect to children, in response to bioterrorist 
threats.
    (c) Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall award contracts, grants, or 
cooperative agreements to manufacturers described in subsection (a), 
and other entities with the appropriate capacity and expertise, to 
conduct needed studies relating to children.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
for fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 4. CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.

    Section 501(m) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa(m)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``2.5 percent'' and inserting ``5 
                percent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(2) Condition.--A condition of paragraph (1) is that 2.5 
        percent of the funds subject to paragraph (1) may only be 
        available for the provision of emergency mental health and 
        substance abuse treatment and prevention services to children 
        who are directly affected by terrorist acts.''.

SEC. 5. CRISIS RESPONSE GRANTS TO ADDRESS CHILDREN'S NEEDS.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting 
after section 319G (42 U.S.C. 247d-7) the following:

``SEC. 319H. CRISIS RESPONSE GRANTS TO ADDRESS CHILDREN'S NEEDS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities described in subsection (b) to enable such entities to 
increase the coordination and development of bioterrorism preparedness 
efforts relating to the needs of children.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be an eligible entity under this subsection, 
an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State, political subdivision of a State, a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States, a public or private non-profit agency or organization, 
        or other organization that serves children as determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An entity shall use amounts received under a 
grant under this section to carry out activities for the coordination 
and development of bioterrorism preparedness efforts relating to the 
physical- and health-related needs of children.
    ``(d) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts appropriated under 
the 2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from 
and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (Public Law 107-
38) to carry out this section.''.

Summary: Kids and Terrorism Preparedness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the emergency medical services for children grant program by including: (1) local government entities, Indian tribes, and nonprofit children's hospitals, (2) injury prevention activities and data collection. And (3) a longer time frame. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to formulate a plan to assure the existence of countermeasures appropriate for children exposed to biological agents and chemical, radiological, or nuclear toxins. Earmarks funds for grants for the provision of emergency mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services to children who are directly affected by terrorist acts. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to States and others to increase the coordination and development of bioterrorism prepaparedness efforts relating to the needs of children.