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(1) providing comprehensive eye examinations 
by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for chil-
dren who have been previously identified through a 
vision screening or eye examination by a licensed 
health care provider or vision screener as needing 
such services, with priority given to children who are 
under the age of 9 years; 
(2) providing treatment or services, subsequent 
to the examinations described in paragraph (1), nec-
essary to correct vision problems; and 
(3) developing and disseminating, to parents, 
teachers, and health care practitioners, educational 
materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment 
in children. 
(b) CRITERIA AND COORDINATION.— 
(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with appropriate professional and consumer organi-
zations including individuals with knowledge of age 
appropriate vision services, shall develop criteria— 
(A) governing the operation of the grant 
program under subsection (a); and 
(B) for the collection of data related to vi-
sion assessment and the utilization of follow up 
services. 
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(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall, as 
appropriate, coordinate the program under sub-
section (a) with the program under section 330 of 
the Public Health Service Act (relating to health 
centers) (42 U.S.C. 254b), the program under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (relating to the Med-
icaid program) (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the pro-
gram under title XXI of such Act (relating to the 
State children’s health insurance program) (42 
U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), and with other Federal or 
State programs that provide services to children. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form, made in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
including— 
(1) information on existing Federal, Federal- 
State, or State-funded children’s vision programs; 
(2) a plan for the use of grant funds, including 
how funds will be used to complement existing State 
efforts (including possible partnerships with non- 
profit entities); 
(3) a plan to determine if a grant eligible child 
has been identified as provided for in section 3(a); 
and 
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(4) a description of how funds will be used to 
provide items or services only as a secondary payer 
to— 
(A) any State compensation program, 
under an insurance policy, or under any Fed-
eral or State health benefits program; or 
(B) by any entity that provides health 
services on a prepaid basis. 
(d) EVALUATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State shall agree that, not later 
than 1 year after the date on which amounts under the 
grant are first received by the State, and annually there-
after while receiving amounts under the grant, the State 
will submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the oper-
ations and activities carried out under the grant, includ-
ing— 
(1) an assessment of the utilization of vision 
services and the status of children receiving these 
services as a result of the activities carried out 
under the grant; 
(2) the collection, analysis, and reporting of 
children’s vision data according to guidelines pre-
scribed by the Secretary; and 
(3) such other information as the Secretary 
may require. 
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