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 sec-
tion after section 317Q; and
(2) by inserting after section 317R (as so trans-
ferred) the following section:
‘‘SEC. 317S. MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES; COORDINATION
GRANTS TO STATES; ASSESSMENT AND CON-
TROL GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
‘‘(a) COORDINATION GRANTS TO STATES; ASSESS-
MENT GRANTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to mosquito
control programs to prevent and control mosquito-
borne diseases (referred to in this section as ‘control
programs’), the Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, may make grants to States for the purpose
of—
‘‘(A) coordinating control programs in the
State involved; and
‘‘(B) assisting such State in making grants
to political subdivisions of the State to conduct
assessments to determine the immediate needs
in such subdivisions for control programs, and
to develop, on the basis of such assessments,
plans for carrying out control programs in the
subdivisions.
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE
IN
MAKING
GRANTS.—In
making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall give preference to States that have one or more
political subdivisions with an incidence or prevalence
of mosquito-borne disease, or a population of in-
fected mosquitoes, that is substantial relative to po-
litical subdivisions in other States.
‘‘(3) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A grant may
be made under paragraph (1) only if—
‘‘(A) the State involved has developed, or
agrees to develop, a plan for coordinating con-
trol programs in the State, and the plan takes
into account any assessments or plans described
in subsection (b)(3) that have been conducted
or developed, respectively, by political subdivi-
sions in the State;
‘‘(B) in developing such plan, the State
consulted or will consult (as the case may be
under subparagraph (A)) with political subdivi-
sions in the State that are carrying out or plan-
ning to carry out control programs;
‘‘(C) the State agrees to monitor control
programs in the State in order to ensure that
the programs are carried out in accordance with
such plan, with priority given to coordination of
control programs in political subdivisions de-
scribed in paragraph (2) that are contiguous;
‘‘(D) the State agrees that the State will
make grants to political subdivisions as de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B), and that such a
grant will not exceed $10,000; and
‘‘(E) the State agrees that the grant will
be used to supplement, and not supplant, State
and local funds available for the purpose de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—A grant may
be made under paragraph (1) only if the State in-
volved agrees that, promptly after the end of the fis-
cal year for which the grant is made, the State will
submit to the Secretary a report that—
‘‘(A) describes the activities of the State
under the grant; and
‘‘(B) contains an evaluation of whether the
control programs of political subdivisions in the
State were effectively coordinated with each
other, which evaluation takes into account any
reports that the State received under subsection
(b)(5) from such subdivisions.
‘‘(5) 
AMOUNT
OF
GRANT; 
NUMBER
OF
GRANTS.—A State may not receive more than one
grant under paragraph (1).
‘‘(b) PREVENTION AND CONTROL GRANTS TO POLIT-
ICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting
through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, may make grants to polit-
ical subdivisions of States for the operation of con-
trol programs.
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE
IN
MAKING
GRANTS.—In
making 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;
‘‘(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 con-
trol programs and will effectively coordinate
such programs in such areas; and
‘‘(D) are located in a State that has re-
ceived a grant under subsection (a).
‘‘(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 de-
termine the immediate needs in such subdivi-
sion for a control program, including an ento-
mological 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 Fed-
eral funds provided in the grant).
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
CON-
TRIBUTED.—Non-Federal 
contributions 
re-
quired in subparagraph (A) may be in cash or
in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equip-
ment, or services. Amounts provided by the
Federal Government, or services assisted or
subsidized to any significant extent by the Fed-
eral Government, may not be included in deter-
mining the amount of such non-Federal con-
tributions.
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive
the requirement established in subparagraph
(A) if the Secretary determines that extraor-
dinary economic conditions in the political sub-
division involved justify the waiver.
‘‘(5) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—A grant may
be made under paragraph (1) only if the political
subdivision involved agrees that, promptly after the
end of the fiscal year for which the grant is made,
the subdivision will submit to the Secretary, and to
the State within which the subdivision is located, a
report that describes the control program and con-
tains an evaluation of whether the program was ef-
fective.
‘‘(6) 
AMOUNT
OF
GRANT; 
NUMBER
OF
GRANTS.—A grant under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
year may not exceed $100,000. A political subdivi-
sion may not receive more than one grant under
such paragraph.
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.—A grant may be
made under subsection (a) or (b) only if an application
for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the appli-
cation is in such form, is made in such manner, and con-
tains such agreements, assurances, and information as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Amounts appro-
priated under subsection (f) may be used by the Secretary
to provide training and technical assistance with respect
to the planning, development, and operation of assess-
ments and plans under subsection (a) and control pro-
grams under subsection (b). The Secretary may provide
such technical assistance directly or through awards of
grants or contracts to public and private entities.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) The term ‘control program’ has the mean-
ing indicated for such term in subsection (a).
‘‘(2) 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 po-
litical subdivision for purposes of this Act.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2004 through 2007. In the case of control programs car-
ried out in response to a mosquito-borne disease that con-
stitutes a public health emergency, the authorization of
appropriations under the preceding sentence is in addition
to applicable authorizations of appropriations under the
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness
and Response Act of 2002.’’.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES.
Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following section:
‘‘METHODS OF CONTROLLING CERTAIN INSECT AND
VERMIN POPULATIONS
‘‘SEC. 463B. The Director of the Institute shall con-
duct or support research to identify or develop methods
of controlling insect and vermin populations that transmit
to humans diseases that have significant adverse health
consequences.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives March 12,
2003.
Attest:
Clerk.