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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4793
To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2002
Mr. JOHN (for himself and Mr. TAUZIN) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent
mosquito-borne diseases.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mosquito Abatement
for Safety and Health Act’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-BORNE
DISEASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to po-
litical subdivisions of States for the establishment and op-
eration of mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-
borne diseases, including the costs of purchasing or updat-
ing equipment and laboratory facilities.
(b) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In making
grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to political subdivisions whose incidence of mos-
quito-borne disease is substantial relative to the incidence
of such disease in other political subdivisions.
(c) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the costs of
the program to be carried out under subsection (a)
by a political subdivision, a grant under such sub-
section may be made only if the political subdivision
agrees to make available (directly or through dona-
tions from public or private entities) non-Federal
contributions toward such costs in an amount that
is not less than 50 percent of such costs ($1 for
each $1 of Federal funds provided in the grant).
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CONTRIB-
UTED.—Non-Federal contributions required in para-
graph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including plant, equipment, or services.
Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or
services assisted or subsidized to any significant ex-
tent by the Federal Government, may not be in-
cluded in determining the amount of such non-Fed-
eral contributions.
(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under subsection
(a) to a political subdivision for a fiscal year may not ex-
ceed $50,000.
(e) APPLICATION
FOR GRANT.—A grant may be
made under subsection (a) only if an application for the
grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application
is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
(f) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘political subdivision’’ means the local political jurisdiction
immediately below the level of State government, including
counties, parishes, and boroughs. If State law recognizes
an entity of general government that functions in lieu of,
and is not within, a county, parish, or borough, the Sec-
retary may recognize an area under the jurisdiction of
such other entities of general government as a political
subdivision for purposes of this Act.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
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