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resentatives a final report, based on the annual reports pro-
vided by grant recipients under subsection (h), that— 
‘‘(1) describes the results of the projects funded 
by grants awarded under this section, including any 
data available which indicates the number of at-
tempted suicides; 
‘‘(2) evaluates the impact of the telemental health 
services funded by the grants in reducing the number 
of completed suicides among Indian youth; 
‘‘(3) evaluates whether the demonstration project 
should be— 
‘‘(A) expanded to provide more than 5 
grants; and 
‘‘(B) designated a permanent program; and 
‘‘(4) evaluates the benefits of expanding the dem-
onstration project to include Urban Indian Organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011. 
‘‘SEC. 709. INPATIENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL 
HEALTH 
FACILITIES 
DESIGN, 
CONSTRUC-
TION, AND STAFFING. 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 
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2007, the Secretary, acting through the Service, Indian 
Tribes, and Tribal Organizations, may provide, in each 
area of the Service, not less than 1 inpatient mental health 
care facility, or the equivalent, for Indians with behavioral 
health problems. For the purposes of this subsection, Cali-
fornia shall be considered to be 2 Area Offices, 1 office whose 
location shall be considered to encompass the northern area 
of the State of California and 1 office whose jurisdiction 
shall be considered to encompass the remainder of the State 
of California. The Secretary shall consider the possible con-
version of existing, underused Service hospital beds into 
psychiatric units to meet such need. 
‘‘SEC. 710. TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary, in cooperation with 
the Secretary of the Interior, shall develop and implement 
or assist Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations to develop 
and implement, within each Service Unit or tribal pro-
gram, a program of community education and involvement 
which shall be designed to provide concise and timely infor-
mation to the community leadership of each tribal commu-
nity. Such program shall include education about behav-
ioral health issues to political leaders, Tribal judges, law 
enforcement personnel, members of tribal health and edu-
cation boards, health care providers including traditional 
practitioners, and other critical members of each tribal 
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community. Such program may also include community- 
based training to develop local capacity and tribal commu-
nity provider training for prevention, intervention, treat-
ment, and aftercare. 
‘‘(b) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Service, shall, either directly or through Indian Tribes and 
Tribal Organizations, provide instruction in the area of be-
havioral health issues, including instruction in crisis inter-
vention and family relations in the context of alcohol and 
substance abuse, child sexual abuse, youth alcohol and sub-
stance abuse, and the causes and effects of fetal alcohol dis-
orders to appropriate employees of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and the Service, and to personnel in schools or pro-
grams operated under any contract with the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs or the Service, including supervisors of emer-
gency shelters and halfway houses described in section 4213 
of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2433). 
‘‘(c) TRAINING MODELS.—In carrying out the edu-
cation and training programs required by this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, Tribal Orga-
nizations, Indian behavioral health experts, and Indian al-
cohol and substance abuse prevention experts, shall develop 
and provide community-based training models. Such mod-
els shall address— 
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‘‘(1) the elevated risk of alcohol and behavioral 
health problems faced by children of alcoholics; 
‘‘(2) the cultural, spiritual, and multigenera-
tional aspects of behavioral health problem prevention 
and recovery; and 
‘‘(3) community-based and multidisciplinary 
strategies for preventing and treating behavioral 
health problems. 
‘‘SEC. 711. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Service, Indian Tribes, and Tribal Organiza-
tions, consistent with section 701, may plan, develop, im-
plement, and carry out programs to deliver innovative com-
munity-based behavioral health services to Indians. 
‘‘(b) AWARDS; CRITERIA.—The Secretary may award 
a grant for a project under subsection (a) to an Indian 
Tribe or Tribal Organization and may consider the fol-
lowing criteria: 
‘‘(1) The project will address significant unmet 
behavioral health needs among Indians. 
‘‘(2) The project will serve a significant number 
of Indians. 
‘‘(3) The project has the potential to deliver serv-
ices in an efficient and effective manner. 
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‘‘(4) The Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization 
has the administrative and financial capability to 
administer the project. 
‘‘(5) The project may deliver services in a man-
ner consistent with traditional health care practices. 
‘‘(6) The project is coordinated with, and avoids 
duplication of, existing services. 
‘‘(c) EQUITABLE TREATMENT.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall, in evaluating project appli-
cations or proposals, use the same criteria that the Sec-
retary uses in evaluating any other application or proposal 
for such funding. 
‘‘SEC. 712. FETAL ALCOHOL DISORDER PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
con-
sistent with section 701, acting through the Service, 
Indian Tribes, and Tribal Organizations, is author-
ized to establish and operate fetal alcohol disorder 
programs as provided in this section for the purposes 
of meeting the health status objectives specified in sec-
tion 3. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funding provided pur-
suant to this section shall be used for the fol-
lowing: 
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