‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall award grants for the costs of the operation 
of school-based health clinics (referred to in this section 
as ‘SBHCs’) that meet the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be an SBHC (as defined in subsection 
(a)(4)); and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing— 
‘‘(A) evidence that the applicant meets all 
criteria necessary to be designated an SBHC; 
‘‘(B) evidence of local need for the services 
to be provided by the SBHC; 
‘‘(C) an assurance that— 
‘‘(i) school-based health clinic services 
will be provided to those children and ado-
lescents for whom parental or guardian 
consent has been obtained in cooperation 
with Federal, State, and local laws gov-
erning health care service provision to chil-
dren and adolescents; 
‘‘(ii) the SBHC has made and will 
continue to make every reasonable effort to 
establish and maintain collaborative rela-
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tionships with other health care providers 
in the catchment area of the SBHC; 
‘‘(iii) the SBHC will provide on-site 
access during the academic day when 
school is in session and 24-hour coverage 
through an on-call system and through its 
backup health providers to ensure access to 
services on a year-round basis when the 
school or the SBHC is closed; 
‘‘(iv) the SBHC will be integrated into 
the school environment and will coordinate 
health services with school personnel, such 
as administrators, teachers, nurses, coun-
selors, and support personnel, as well as 
with other community providers co-located 
at the school; and 
‘‘(v) the SBHC sponsoring facility as-
sumes all responsibility for the SBHC ad-
ministration, operations, and oversight; 
and 
‘‘(D) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCES.—In reviewing applications, the 
Secretary may give preference to applicants who dem-
onstrate an ability to serve the following: 
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‘‘(1) Communities that have evidenced barriers 
to primary health care and mental health services 
for children and adolescents. 
‘‘(2) Communities that have consistently scored 
poorly on child and adolescent standardized health 
indicator reports. 
‘‘(3) Communities with high percentages of chil-
dren and adolescents who are uninsured, under-
insured, or enrolled in public health insurance pro-
grams. 
‘‘(4) Populations of children and adolescents 
that have historically demonstrated difficulty in ac-
cessing health and mental health services. 
‘‘(e) WAIVER
OF REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(1) under appropriate circumstances, waive 
the application of all or part of the requirements of 
this subsection with respect to an SBHC for a des-
ignated period of time to be determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(2) upon a showing of good cause, waive the 
requirement that the SBHC provide all required 
comprehensive primary health services for a des-
ignated period of time to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
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‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDS.—Funds awarded under a grant 
under this section may be used for acquiring and 
leasing buildings and equipment (including the costs 
of amortizing the principle of, and paying interest 
on, loans for such buildings and equipment), for pro-
viding training related to the provision of required 
comprehensive primary health services and addi-
tional health services, for the management of health 
center programs, and for the payment of salaries for 
physicians and other personnel. 
‘‘(2) 
CONSTRUCTION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
award grants which may be used to pay the costs as-
sociated with expanding and modernizing existing 
buildings for use as an SBHC. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The amount of any grant made 
in any fiscal year to an SBHC shall be determined 
by the Secretary, taking into account— 
‘‘(A) the financial need of the SBHC; 
‘‘(B) State, local, or other operation fund-
ing provided to the SBHC; and 
‘‘(C) other factors as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
establish a program through which the Secretary shall 
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provide (either through the Department of Health and 
Human Services or by grant or contract) technical and 
other assistance to SBHCs to assist such SBHCs to meet 
the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(C). Services pro-
vided through the program may include necessary tech-
nical and nonfinancial assistance, including fiscal and pro-
gram management assistance, training in fiscal and pro-
gram management, operational and administrative sup-
port, and the provision of information to the entities of 
the variety of resources available under this title and how 
those resources can be best used to meet the health needs 
of the communities served by the entities. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement a plan for evaluating SBHCs and monitoring 
quality performances under the awards made under this 
section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
Æ 
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