‘‘PART H—COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH 
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 
560. 
GRANTS 
FOR 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
MENTAL 
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award grants to eligible entities to expend funds for the 
construction or modernization of facilities used to provide 
mental health and behavioral health services to individ-
uals. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a State that is the recipient of a Commu-
nity Mental Health Services Block Grant under sub-
part I of part B of title XIX and a Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under sub-
part II of such part; or 
‘‘(2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization (as 
such terms are defined in sections 4(b) and 4(c) of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing— 
‘‘(1) a plan for the construction or moderniza-
tion of facilities used to provide mental health and 
behavioral health services to individuals that— 
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‘‘(A) designates a single State or tribal 
agency as the sole agency for the supervision 
and administration of the grant; 
‘‘(B) contains satisfactory evidence that 
such agency so designated will have the author-
ity to carry out the plan; 
‘‘(C) provides for the designation of an ad-
visory council, which shall include representa-
tives of nongovernmental organizations or 
groups, and of the relevant State or tribal agen-
cies, that aided in the development of the plan 
and that will implement and monitor any grant 
awarded to the eligible entity under this section; 
‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a State, includes a copy of the State plan 
under section 1912(b) and section 1932(b); 
‘‘(E)(i) includes a listing of the projects to 
be funded by the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a State, explains how each listed project 
helps the State in accomplishing its goals and 
objectives under the Community Mental Health 
Services Block Grant under subpart I of part B 
of title XIX and the Substance Abuse Preven-
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tion and Treatment Block Grant under subpart 
II of such part; 
‘‘(F) includes assurances that the facilities 
will be used for a period of not less than 10 
years for the provision of community-based 
mental health or substance abuse services for 
those who cannot pay for such services, subject 
to subsection (e); and 
‘‘(G) in the case of a facility that is not a 
public facility, includes the name and executive 
director of the entity who will provide services 
in the facility; and 
‘‘(2) with respect to each construction or mod-
ernization project described in the application— 
‘‘(A) a description of the site for the 
project; 
‘‘(B) plans and specifications for the 
project and State or tribal approval for the 
plans and specifications; 
‘‘(C) assurance that the title for the site is 
or will be vested with either the public entity or 
private nonprofit entity who will provide the 
services in the facility; 
‘‘(D) assurance that adequate financial re-
sources will be available for the construction or 
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major rehabilitation of the project and for the 
maintenance and operation of the facility; 
‘‘(E) estimates of the cost of the project; 
and 
‘‘(F) the estimated length of time for com-
pletion of the project. 
‘‘(d) SUBGRANTS BY STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A State that receives a 
grant under this section may award a subgrant to 
a qualified community program (as such term is 
used in section 1913(b)(1)). 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Subgrants awarded pur-
suant to paragraph (1) may be used for activities 
such as— 
‘‘(A) the construction, expansion, and mod-
ernization of facilities used to provide mental 
and behavioral health services to individuals; 
‘‘(B) acquiring and leasing facilities and 
equipment (including paying the costs of amor-
tizing the principal of, and paying the interest 
on, loans for such facilities and equipment) to 
support or further the operation of the sub-
grantee; and 
‘‘(C) the construction and structural modi-
fication (including equipment acquisition) of fa-
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cilities to permit the integrated delivery of be-
havioral health and primary care of specialty 
medical services to individuals with co-occurring 
mental illnesses and chronic medical or surgical 
diseases at a single service site. 
‘‘(e) REQUEST TO TRANSFER OBLIGATION.—An eli-
gible entity that receives a grant under this section may 
submit a request to the Secretary for permission to trans-
fer the 10-year obligation of facility use, as described in 
subsection (c)(1)(F), to another facility. 
‘‘(f) AGREEMENT TO FEDERAL SHARE.—As a condi-
tion of receipt of a grant under this section, an eligible 
entity shall agree, with respect to the costs to be incurred 
by the entity in carrying out the activities for which such 
grant is awarded, that the entity will make available non- 
Federal contributions (which may include State or local 
funds, or funds from the qualified community program) 
in an amount equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of 
Federal funds provided under the grant. 
‘‘(g) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING BY STATES.—During the 10- 
year period referred to in subsection (c)(1)(F), the 
Secretary shall require that a State that receives a 
grant under this section submit, as part of the re-
port of the State required under the Community 
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Mental Health Services Block Grant under subpart 
I of part B of title XIX and the Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under sub-
part II of such part, a description of the progress 
on— 
‘‘(A) the projects carried out pursuant to 
the grant under this section; and 
‘‘(B) the assurances that the facilities in-
volved continue to be used for the purpose for 
which they were funded under such grant dur-
ing such 10-year period. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING BY INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIB-
AL ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
reporting requirements for Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations that receive a grant under this section. 
Such reporting requirements shall include that such 
Indian tribe or tribal organization provide a descrip-
tion of the progress on— 
‘‘(A) the projects carried out pursuant to 
the grant under this section; and 
‘‘(B) the assurances that the facilities in-
volved continue to be used for the purpose for 
which they were funded under such grant dur-
ing the 10-year period referred to in subsection 
(c)(1)(F). 
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‘‘(h) FAILURE TO MEET OBLIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section fails to meet any 
of the obligations of the entity required under this 
section, the Secretary shall take appropriate steps, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) requiring that the entity return the 
unused portion of the funds awarded under this 
section for the projects that are incomplete; and 
‘‘(B) extending the length of time that the 
entity must ensure that the facility involved is 
used for the purposes for which it is intended, 
as described in subsection (c)(1)(F). 
‘‘(2) HEARING.—Prior to requesting the return 
of the funds under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 
shall provide the entity notice and opportunity for a 
hearing. 
‘‘(i) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary may establish 
intergovernmental and interdepartmental memorandums 
of agreement as necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.’’. 
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