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Union Calendar No. 403
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4793
[Report No. 107–657]
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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. DINGELL, Mr. COOKSEY, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mrs. MINK
of Hawaii, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr.
ISRAEL, Mr. BAKER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. VITTER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.
CROWLEY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr.
GREEN of Texas, Mr. FORD, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
BERRY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LARSON of
Connecticut, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HASTINGS
of Florida, Mr. KING, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SHOWS, Mr.
POMEROY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. ENGEL, Ms.
MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. ROSS, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms.
DELAURO, Mr. FROST, and Mr. TURNER
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
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.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mosquito Abatement for
Safety and Health Act’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS REGARDING PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO-
BORNE DISEASES.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.), as amended by section 4 of Public
Law 107–84 and section 312 of Public Law 107–188, is
amended—
(1) by transferring section 317R from the cur-
rent placement of the section and inserting the section
after section 317Q; and
(2) by inserting after section 317R (as so trans-
ferred) the following section:
‘‘SEC. 317S. MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES; ASSESSMENT AND
CONTROL GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS; COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES.
‘‘(a) PREVENTION AND CONTROL GRANTS TO POLIT-
ICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, may make grants to political
subdivisions of States for the operation of mosquito
control programs to prevent and control mosquito-
borne diseases (referred to in this section as ‘control
programs’).
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE IN MAKING GRANTS.—In mak-
ing grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
give preference to political subdivisions that—
‘‘(A) have an incidence or prevalence of
mosquito-borne disease, or a population of in-
fected mosquitoes, that is substantial relative to
other political subdivisions;
‘‘(B) demonstrate to the Secretary that the
political subdivisions will, if appropriate to the
mosquito circumstances involved, effectively co-
ordinate the activities of the control programs
with contiguous political subdivisions; and
‘‘(C) demonstrate to the Secretary (directly
or through State officials) that the State in
which the political subdivision is located has
identified or will identify geographic areas in
the State that have a significant need for control
programs and will effectively coordinate such
programs in such areas.
‘‘(3) 
REQUIREMENT
OF
ASSESSMENT
AND
PLAN.—A grant may be made under paragraph (1)
only if the political subdivision involved—
‘‘(A) has conducted an assessment to deter-
mine the immediate needs in such subdivision
for a control program, including an entomo-
logical survey of potential mosquito breeding
areas; and
‘‘(B) has, on the basis of such assessment,
developed a plan for carrying out such a pro-
gram.
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to the
costs of a control program to be carried out
under paragraph (1) by a political subdivision,
a grant under such paragraph may be made
only if the subdivision agrees to make available
(directly or through donations from public or
private entities) non-Federal contributions to-
ward such costs in an amount that is not less
than 1⁄3 of such costs ($1 for each $2 of Federal
funds provided in the grant).
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB-
UTED.—Non-Federal contributions required in
subparagraph (A) may be in cash or in kind,
fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or
services. Amounts provided by the Federal Gov-
ernment, or services assisted or subsidized to any
significant extent by the Federal Government,
may not be included in determining the amount
of such non-Federal contributions.
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive
the requirement established in subparagraph (A)