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‘‘(4) FAMILY-CENTERED CARE.—The term ‘fam-
ily-centered care’ means the system of services de-
scribed in this title that is targeted specifically to the
special needs of infants, children, women and fami-
lies. Family-centered care shall be based on a partner-
ship between parents, professionals, and the commu-
nity designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated,
culturally sensitive, and community-based continuum
of care for children, women, and families with HIV/
AIDS.
‘‘(5) FAMILIES WITH HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘fami-
lies with HIV/AIDS’ means families in which one or
more members have HIV/AIDS.
‘‘(6) HIV.—The term ‘HIV’ means infection
with the human immunodeficiency virus.
‘‘(7) HIV/AIDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘HIV/AIDS’
means HIV, and includes AIDS and any condi-
tion arising from AIDS.
‘‘(B) COUNTING OF CASES.—The term ‘liv-
ing cases of HIV/AIDS’, with respect to the
counting of cases in a geographic area during a
period of time, means the sum of—
‘‘(i) the number of living non-AIDS
cases of HIV in the area; and
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‘‘(ii) the number of living cases of
AIDS in the area.
‘‘(C) NON-AIDS
CASES.—The term ‘non-
AIDS’, with respect to a case of HIV, means that
the individual involved has HIV but does not
have AIDS.
‘‘(8) HUMAN
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
VIRUS.—The
term ‘human immunodeficiency virus’ means the etio-
logic agent for AIDS.
‘‘(9) OFFICIAL POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘offi-
cial poverty line’ means the poverty line established
by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget and revised by the Secretary in accordance
with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1981.
‘‘(10) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ includes one
or more individuals, governments (including the Fed-
eral Government and the governments of the States),
governmental agencies, political subdivisions, labor
unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal
representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock compa-
nies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, receivers,
trustees, and trustees in cases under title 11, United
States Code.
‘‘(11) STATE.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘State’ means
each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
and each of the territories.
‘‘(B) TERRITORIES.—The term ‘territory’
means each of American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Vir-
gin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.
‘‘(12) YOUTH WITH HIV.—The term ‘youth with
HIV’ means individuals who are 13 through 24 years
old and who have HIV/AIDS.’’.
TITLE VI—DEMONSTRATION AND
TRAINING
SEC. 601. DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING.
Subpart I of part F of title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–101 et seq.) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘Subpart I—Special Projects of National Significance
‘‘SEC. 2691. SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFI-
CANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount appropriated
under each of parts A, B, C, and D for each fiscal year,
the Secretary shall use the greater of $20,000,000 or an
amount equal to 3 percent of such amount appropriated
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under each such part, but not to exceed $25,000,000, to ad-
minister special projects of national significance to—
‘‘(1) quickly respond to emerging needs of indi-
viduals receiving assistance under this title; and
‘‘(2) to fund special programs to develop a
standard electronic client information data system to
improve the ability of grantees under this title to re-
port client-level data to the Secretary.
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants
under subsection (a) to entities eligible for funding under
parts A, B, C, and D based on—
‘‘(1) whether the funding will promote obtaining
client level data as it relates to the creation of a sever-
ity of need index, including funds to facilitate the
purchase and enhance the utilization of qualified
health information technology systems;
‘‘(2) demonstrated ability to create and main-
tain a qualified health information technology system;
‘‘(3) the potential replicability of the proposed
activity in other similar localities or nationally;
‘‘(4) the demonstrated reliability of the proposed
qualified health information technology system across
a variety of providers, geographic regions, and clients;
and
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‘‘(5) the demonstrated ability to maintain a safe
and secure qualified health information system; or
‘‘(6) newly emerging needs of individuals receiv-
ing assistance under this title.
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under this section unless the applicant submits evi-
dence that the proposed program is consistent with the
statewide coordinated statement of need, and the applicant
agrees to participate in the ongoing revision process of such
statement of need.
‘‘(d) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The Secretary may not
make a grant under this section for the development of a
qualified health information technology system unless the
applicant provides assurances to the Secretary that the sys-
tem will, at a minimum, comply with the privacy regula-
tions promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insur-
ance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
‘‘(e) REPLICATION.—The Secretary shall make infor-
mation concerning successful models or programs developed
under this part available to grantees under this title for
the purpose of coordination, replication, and integration.
To facilitate efforts under this subsection, the Secretary
may provide for peer-based technical assistance for grantees
funded under this part.’’.
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SEC. 602. AIDS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTERS.
(a) AMENDMENTS REGARDING SCHOOLS AND CEN-
TERS.—Section 2692(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 300ff–111(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and Native Americans’’
after ‘‘minority individuals’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) train or result in the training of
health professionals and allied health profes-
sionals to provide treatment for hepatitis B or C
co-infected individuals.’’.
(b) 
AUTHORIZATIONS
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR
SCHOOLS, CENTERS, AND DENTAL PROGRAMS.—Section
2692(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300ff–
111(c)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) SCHOOLS; CENTERS.—For the purpose of
awarding grants under subsection (a), there is au-
thorized to be appropriated $34,700,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
‘‘(2) DENTAL
SCHOOLS.—For the purpose of
awarding grants under subsection (b), there is author-