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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Graduation Really Achieves Dreams 
Act'' or the ``GRAD Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The national high school graduation rate is only 70 
        percent, and in urban districts that percentage drops further 
        to only 50 percent.
            (2) The national graduation rate for the class of 2001 was 
        only 51 percent for African Americans and 52 percent for Latino 
        students.
            (3) Each school day, approximately 3,000 secondary school 
        students drop out of school.
            (4) Six million secondary students who make up the lowest 
        25 percent in terms of achievement scores are 3.5 times more 
        likely to drop out than students in the next highest quarter of 
        academic achievement, and are 20 times more likely to drop out 
        than high achieving students.
            (5) Approximately 25 percent of secondary school students 
        are reading at ``below basic'' levels. The problem is even more 
        severe for poor students of color. The average minority or low-
        income ninth grader performs at only the fifth or sixth grade 
        level in reading.
            (6) Low graduation rates are evidence that, in the earlier 
        grades, schools are not meeting the fundamental achievement 
        needs of low-income students.
            (7) Even those students who do graduate from secondary 
        schools and go on to college are struggling because they lack 
        the basic skills to succeed. Approximately 40 percent of all 4-
        year college students take a remedial course and 63 percent of 
        all community college students are assigned to at least one 
        remedial course.
            (8) A small percentage of low-income students who manage to 
        enter college are able to complete a degree. Of students from 
        families in the bottom 20 percent in terms of income who enter 
        college, only 27 percent go on to complete a two- or four-year 
        college degree within eight years.
            (9) Graduation rates impact early drop-out rates in the 
        military. The attrition rates of both non-high school graduates 
        and GED recipients are 8 percentage points higher than the 
        rates of graduates. As a result, the Armed Services no longer 
        accepts high school drop-outs and put less value on alternative 
        certificates.
            (10) Students who fail to graduate from high school are 
        more likely to engage in criminal activity than students who 
        graduate. A one percent increase in high school graduation 
        rates would save approximately $1.4 billion in costs associated 
        with incarceration, or about $2,100 for each male high school 
        graduate.
            (11) In today's workplace, nearly 8 in 10 adults with 
        bachelors degrees are employed, but for those who completed 
        high school only, the figure falls to about 6 in 10. And for 
        students who dropped out, the figure drops further to 4 in 10.
            (12) Employment projections indicate that jobs requiring 
        only a high school degree will grow by just 9 percent by the 
        year 2008, while those requiring a bachelor's degree will grow 
        by 25 percent and those requiring an associate's degree will 
        grow by 31 percent.
            (13) Personalization of the school environment has been 
        proven to increase success rates for low-performing secondary 
        school students. Nearly 50 percent of middle school youth and 
        40 percent of high school youth report feelings of 
        disengagement from school. Rates are even higher for teens and 
        minorities in urban schools. These feelings result in failure 
        to work hard, to seek assistance, or to take appropriate 
        courses.
            (14) Effective research-based education programs that 
        improve high school graduation rates are comprehensive in 
        nature and include interventions that begin in kindergarten and 
        span all the grades through 12th.

SEC. 3. PROJECT GRAD.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of the program authorized under this Act 
is--
            (1) to provide support and assistance to programs 
        implementing integrated education reform services to improve 
        high school graduation and college going rates for 
        disadvantaged students; and
            (2) to promote the establishment of new programs to 
        implement such integrated education reform services.
    (b) Grant Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award a grant 
to Project GRAD USA, a nonprofit educational organization that has as 
its primary purpose the improvement of high school graduation and 
college going rates for disadvantaged students (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the ``grantee''), to provide support and 
technical assistance to existing programs implementing the set of 
integrated education reform services described in subsection (d)(2) and 
to promote the expansion of such programs.
    (c) Requirements of Grant Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter 
into an agreement with the grantee that requires that--
            (1) the grantee will enter into subcontracts with nonprofit 
        educational organizations (hereinafter in this section referred 
        to as ``subgrantees'') under which the subgrantees will agree 
        to establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the 
        cost of implementing Project GRAD programs;
            (2) the grantee will provide such technical assistance to 
        the subgrantees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
        of this section;
            (3) funds made available under the grant can be used to pay 
        the Federal share of the cost of establishing and operating 
        programs as provided in paragraph (1) and costs associated with 
        the provision of technical assistance as provided in paragraph 
        (2); and
            (4) the grantee will select only subgrantees that serve a 
        substantial number or percentage of low-income students.
    (d) Supported Programs.--
            (1) Designation; feeder patterns.--The programs supported 
        with funds available under this section shall be known as 
        ``Project GRAD programs''. Such programs shall, with the 
        agreement of the grantee, identify one or more groups of public 
        schools at which services will be provided through establishing 
        a ``feeder pattern'' through which elementary and secondary 
        schools channel students having participated in Project GRAD 
        services into an identified high school.
            (2) Integrated education reform services.--The services 
        provided through project GRAD programs shall include--
                    (A) research-based programs in reading, 
                mathematics, and classroom management;
                    (B) campus-based social services programs including 
                a systematic approach to increase family and community 
                involvement in the schools served;
                    (C) a college access program, which includes the 
                provision of a college scholarship for students that 
                meet established criteria, proven approaches to 
                increasing student and family college awareness, and 
                assistance for those students in applying to college 
                for financial aid; and
                    (D) such other services identified by the grantee 
                as necessary to increase high school graduation and 
                college going rates.
    (e) Use of Funds.--Not less than 75 percent of the funds received 
by the grantee under this section shall be used to fund awards to 
subgrantees to carry out the requirements of subsection (d)(1). The 
balance of such funds shall be used by grantee to carry out the 
requirements of subsection (d)(2), as well as other such activities to 
promote greater public awareness of integrated education reform 
services to improve high school graduation and college going rates for 
disadvantaged students as described in subsection (d)(2).
    (f) Federal Share.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c), the term 
        ``Federal share'' means, with respect to the costs of Project 
        GRAD programs authorized in subsection (c), subgrants provided 
        by the grantee averaging $200 per pupil, adjusted to take into 
        consideration the resources available to the school at which 
        the subgrantee will implement the program, and the need for 
        Project GRAD USA services to improve student outcomes.
            (2) Exception.--Nothing in this subsection shall preclude 
        the awarding of subgrants reflecting a per student cost of more 
        than $200 if the grantee determines that additional resources 
        were not available consistent with the requirements placed on 
        the grantee in subsection (c)(4).
            (3) More may be required.--If funds or resources are 
        available to a subgrantee, the grantee may elect to award the 
        subgrantee less than the Federal share of the cost associated 
        with the program.
    (g) Evaluation.--
            (1) Evaluation by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
        select an independent entity to evaluate every 3 years the 
        performance of students who participate in a program under this 
        section. The evaluation shall be contracted using the strongest 
        possible research design for determining the effectiveness of 
        programs funded under this section. The evaluation shall 
        include a comparison of reading and mathematics achievement 
        and, where applicable, high school graduation, college going, 
        and college completion rates of students who participate in the 
        programs funded under this section with those indicators for 
        students of similar backgrounds who do not participate in such 
        programs.
            (2) Evaluation by grantee and subgrantees.--The grantee 
        shall require each subgrantee to prepare an in-depth report of 
        the results of the programs supported with funds, and the use 
        of funds, made available under this section. Such review shall 
        include data on the reading and math achievement of students 
        involved in the programs and statistics on high school 
        graduation, college going, and college completion rates, and 
        such financial reporting as deemed relevant to review the 
        effectiveness and efficiency of the program. The report shall 
        be in a form and include such content as shall be determined by 
        the grantee in consultation with the Secretary or the entity 
        selected by the Secretary to evaluate the Project GRAD program.
            (3) Availability of evaluations.--Copies of any evaluation 
        or report prepared pursuant to this section shall be available 
        to the Secretary and the Chairman and ranking member of the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
        and Pensions of the Senate.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to make grants under this section $27,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 
succeeding fiscal years.
    (i) Low-Income Student.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``low-income student'' means a student who is determined by a local 
educational agency to be from a low-income family using the measures 
described in section 1113(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965.

A: Graduation Really Achieves Dreams Act - GRAD Act - Authorizes a grant to Project GRAD USA, a nonprofit educational organization for improving high school graduation and college-going rates for disadvantaged students, to provide technical assistance and support through subgrants to existing and new programs that implement a set of integrated education reform services.

Requires the grantee to select only subgrantees that serve a substantial number or percentage of low-income students. Requires the programs to identify one or more groups of public schools at which services will be provided through a feeder pattern through which elementary and secondary schools channel students having participated in program services into an identified high school. Requires program services to include: (1) research-based programs in reading, mathematics, and classroom management; (2) campus-based social services programs, including increasing family and community involvement in schools; (3) a college access program, including providing college scholarships for students who meet established criteria, increasing student and family college awareness, and assisting students to apply for college financial aid; and (4) other services the grantee identifies as necessary.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arson Prevention Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that_
        (1) arson is a serious and costly problem, and is responsible 
    for approximately 25 percent of all fires in the United States;
        (2) arson is a leading cause of fire deaths, accounting for 
    approximately 700 deaths annually in the United States, and is the 
    leading cause of property damage due to fire in the United States;
        (3) estimates of arson property losses are in the range of 
    $2,000,000,000 annually, or approximately 1 of every 4 dollars lost 
    to fire;
        (4) the incidence of arson in the United States is seriously 
    underreported, in part because of the lack of adequate 
    participation by local jurisdictions in the National Fire Incident 
    Reporting System (NFIRS) and the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) 
    program;
        (5) there is a need for expanded training programs for arson 
    investigators;
        (6) there is a need for improved programs designed to enable 
    volunteer firefighters to detect arson crimes and to preserve 
    evidence vital to the investigation and prosecution of arson cases;
        (7) according to the National Fire Protection Association, of 
    all the suspicious and incendiary fires estimated to occur, only 
    \1/3\ are confirmed as arson; and
        (8) improved training of arson investigators will increase the 
    ability of fire departments to identify suspicious and incendiary 
    fires, and will result in increased and more effective prosecution 
    of arson offenses.

SEC. 3. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
inserting after section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) the following new section:

``SEC. 25. ARSON PREVENTION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definitions._As used in this section:
        ``(1) Arson._The term `arson' includes all incendiary and 
    suspicious fires.
        ``(2) Office._The term `Office' means the Office of Fire 
    Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire 
    Administration.
    ``(b) Grants._The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall 
carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant 
awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for programs 
relating to arson research, prevention, and control.
    ``(c) Goals._In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall 
award 2-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States, or 
consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the 
following goals:
        ``(1) To improve the training by States leading to professional 
    certification of arson investigators, in accordance with nationally 
    recognized certification standards.
        ``(2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task 
    forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving police 
    and fire departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a 
    State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State.
        ``(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance 
    research at the State and local levels on the significance and 
    prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires.
        ``(4) To provide for the management of arson squads, including_
            ``(A) training courses for fire departments in arson case 
        management, including standardization of investigative 
        techniques and reporting methodology;
            ``(B) the preparation of arson unit management guides; and
            ``(C) the development and dissemination of new public 
        education materials relating to the arson problem.
        ``(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to advance 
    research at the State and local levels on the prevention and 
    control of arson linked to urban disorders.
        ``(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile fire-setter 
    counseling programs and similar intervention programs, and to 
    advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of 
    juvenile arson.
        ``(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance research at 
    the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-
    related arson.
        ``(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and to 
    advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of 
    arson arising from domestic violence.
        ``(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve the 
    capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated 
    fires in rural areas and public forests.
        ``(10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify 
    and combat arson through expanded training programs, including_
            ``(A) training courses at the State fire academies; and
            ``(B) innovative courses developed with the Academy and 
        made available to volunteer firefighters through regional 
        delivery methods, including teleconferencing and satellite 
        delivered television programs.
    ``(d) Structuring of Applications._The Administrator shall assist 
grant applicants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that 
at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection 
(c).
    ``(e) State Qualification Criteria._In order to qualify for a grant 
under this section, a State, or consortium of States, shall provide 
assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or consortium_
        ``(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs 
    funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources;
        ``(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the 
    prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from 
    non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control 
    programs;
        ``(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under 
    the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and
        ``(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions 
    will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting 
    System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program.
    ``(f) Extension._A grant awarded under this section may be extended 
for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations.
    ``(g) Technical Assistance._The Administrator shall provide 
technical assistance to States in carrying out programs funded by 
grants under this section.
    ``(h) Consultation and Cooperation._In carrying out this section, 
the Administrator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal 
agencies to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of 
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the 
Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned 
with arson and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive 
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
    ``(i) Assessment._Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit a report 
to Congress that_
        ``(1) identifies grants made under this section;
        ``(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
        ``(3) states the goals of each grant; and
        ``(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of 
    the grant program under this section.
    ``(j) Regulations._Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall issue regulations 
to implement this section, including procedures for grant applications.
    ``(k) Administration._The Administrator shall directly administer 
the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into 
any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the 
program will be administered by another party.
    ``(l) Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products._
        ``(1) Sense of congress._It is the sense of Congress that any 
    recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when 
    available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products 
    when expending grant monies.
        ``(2) Notice to recipients of assistance._In allocating grants 
    under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each 
    recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) 
    by the Congress.''.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.

    Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ``, with particular emphasis on the needs of 
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson 
training courses''.

SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 32. CPR TRAINING.

    ``No funds shall be made available to a State or local government 
under section 25 unless such government has a policy to actively 
promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation.''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING EXCEPTIONS.

    Section 31(c)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(1)) is amended_
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``No Federal'' and 
    inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as otherwise provided in this 
    paragraph, no Federal''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(C) Housing covered by this paragraph that does not have an 
adequate and reliable electrical system shall not be subject to the 
requirement under subparagraph (A) for protection by hard-wired smoke 
detectors, but shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.
    ``(D) If funding has been programmed or designated for the 
demolition of housing covered by this paragraph, such housing shall not 
be subject to the fire protection requirements of subparagraph (A), but 
shall be protected by battery operated smoke detectors.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act_
        ``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic research on the 
    development of an advanced course on arson prevention;
        ``(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expansion of 
    arson investigator training programs at the Academy under section 
    24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or through 
    regional delivery sites;
        ``(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for 
    carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for 
    carrying out section 25; and
        ``(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for 
    salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.''.

SEC. 8. SUNSET.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds are 
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 
1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by 
this Act, or the amendments made by this Act.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

A: Arson Prevention Act of 1994 - Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, acting through the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control, to carry out a demonstration program under which not more than ten grant awards shall be made to States or consortia of States (States) for programs relating to arson research, prevention, and control. 
Directs the Administrator, in carrying out such provision, to award two-year grants on a competitive, merit basis to States for projects that promote one or more of specified goals, including:  (1) improving the training by States leading to professional certification of arson investigators; (2) providing resources for the formation of arson task forces or interagency organizational arrangements involving the police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies; (3) combating fraud as a cause of arson and advancing research at the State and local levels on the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires; (4) combating juvenile arson, drug-related arson, and domestic violence as a cause of arson; and (5) improving the capability of firefighters to identify and combat arson through expanded training programs. 
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) the structuring of applications; (2) State qualification criteria; (3) the extension of grants; (4) technical assistance; (5) consultation and cooperation with other Federal agencies; (6) assessment; and (7) the purchase of American made equipment and products by grant recipients. 
(Sec. 4) Includes within a provision requiring the Administrator to provide training and instructional materials in skills and knowledge necessary to assist Federal, State, and local fire service and law enforcement personnel in arson prevention, detection, and control, a requirement that particular emphasis be placed on the needs of volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson training courses. 
(Sec. 5) Prohibits making certain funds available to a State or local government under the Act unless such government has a policy to actively promote the training of its firefighters in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 
(Sec. 6) Exempts Federal employee housing that does not have an adequate and reliable electrical system from the requirement for protection by hard-wired (but requires battery operated) smoke detectors. 
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations, including appropriations for basic research on the development of an advanced course on arson prevention and for the expansion of arson investigator training programs at the National Fire Academy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or through regional delivery sites. 
(Sec. 8) Prohibits any funds from being authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after FY 1996 for carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Mental Health Accessibility 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 330I. MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Director of the Office of Rural 
Health Policy (of the Health Resources and Services Administration) 
shall award grants to eligible entities to conduct mental health 
community education programs.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' includes 
        a State entity, public or private school, mental health clinic, 
        rural health clinic, local public health department, nonprofit 
        private entity, federally qualified health center, Rural Area 
        Health Education Center, Indian tribe and tribal organization, 
        and any other entity deemed eligible by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Mental health community education program.--The term 
        `mental health community education program' means a program 
        regarding mental illness, mental retardation, suicide 
        prevention and co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse 
        disorder.
    ``(c) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Director shall give a preference to eligible entities that are or 
propose to be in a network, or work in collaboration, with other 
eligible entities to carry out the programs under this section, such as 
a rural public or nonprofit private entity that represents a network of 
local health care providers or other entities that provide or support 
delivery of health care services, and a State office of rural health or 
other appropriate State entity.
    ``(d) Duration.--The Director shall award grants under subsection 
(a) for a period of 3 years.
    ``(e) Amount.--Each grant awarded under this section shall not be 
greater than $200,000 each fiscal year.
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use funds received through such grant to 
administer a mental health community education program to rural 
populations that provides information to dispel myths regarding mental 
illness and to reduce any stigma associated with mental illness.
    ``(g) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Director at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the activities which the eligible 
        entity intends to carry out using amounts provided under the 
        grant;
            ``(2) a plan for continuing the project after Federal 
        support is ended;
            ``(3) a description of the manner in which the educational 
        activities funded under the grant will meet the mental health 
        care needs of underserved rural populations within the State; 
        and
            ``(4) a description of how the local community or region to 
        be served by the network or proposed network, if the eligible 
        entity is in such a network, will be involved in the 
        development and ongoing operations of the network.
    ``(h) Evaluations; Report.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
Rural Health Policy (of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration) an evaluation describing the programs authorized under 
this section and any other information that the Director deems 
appropriate. After receiving such evaluations, the Director shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing 
such evaluations.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 
2006.

``SEC. 330J. INTERDISCIPLINARY GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Director of the Office of Rural 
Health Policy (of the Health Resources and Services Administration) 
shall award grants to eligible entities to establish interdisciplinary 
training programs that include significant mental health training in 
rural areas for certain health care providers.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        public university or other educational institution that 
        provides training for mental health care providers or primary 
        health care providers.
            ``(2) Mental health care provider.--The term `mental health 
        care provider' means--
                    ``(A) a physician with postgraduate training in a 
                residency program of psychiatry;
                    ``(B) a licensed psychologist (as defined by the 
                Secretary for purposes of section 1861(ii) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ii)));
                    ``(C) a clinical social worker (as defined in 
                section 1861(hh)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395x(hh)(1)); or
                    ``(D) a clinical nurse specialist (as defined in 
                section 1861(aa)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1395x(aa)(5)(B))).
            ``(3) Primary health care provider.--The term `primary 
        health care provider' includes family practice, internal 
        medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, 
        and emergency medicine physicians as well as physician 
        assistants and nurse practitioners.
            ``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means a rural area 
        as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act, 
        or such an area in a rural census tract of a metropolitan 
        statistical area (as determined under the most recent 
        modification of the Goldsmith Modification, originally 
        published in the Federal Register on February 27, 1992 (57 Fed. 
        Reg. 6725)), or any other geographical area that the Director 
        designates as a rural area.
    ``(c) Duration.--Grants awarded under subsection (a) shall be 
awarded for a period of 5 years.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
subsection (a) shall use funds received through such grant to 
administer an interdisciplinary, side-by-side training program for 
mental health care providers and primary health care providers, that 
includes providing, under appropriate supervision, health care services 
to patients in underserved, rural areas without regard to patients' 
ability to pay for such services.
    ``(e) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Director at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require, including--
            ``(1) a description of the activities which the eligible 
        entity intends to carry out using amounts provided under the 
        grant;
            ``(2) a description of the manner in which the activities 
        funded under the grant will meet the mental health care needs 
        of underserved rural populations within the State; and
            ``(3) a description of the network agreement with 
        partnering facilities.
    ``(f) Evaluations; Report.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
Rural Health Policy (of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration) an evaluation describing the programs authorized under 
this section and any other information that the Director deems 
appropriate. After receiving such evaluations, the Director shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing 
such evaluations.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2003 through 2006.

``SEC. 330K. STUDY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED WITH TELEHEALTH 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of Mental 
Health, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Rural Health 
Policy, shall carry out activities to research the efficacy and 
effectiveness of mental health services delivered remotely by a 
qualified mental health professional (psychiatrist or doctoral level 
psychologist) using telehealth technologies.
    ``(b) Mandatory Activities.--Research described in subsection (a) 
shall include--
            ``(1) objective measurement of treatment outcomes for 
        individuals with mental illness treated remotely using 
        telehealth technologies as compared to individuals with mental 
        illness treated face-to-face;
            ``(2) objective measurement of treatment compliance by 
        individuals with mental illness treated remotely using 
        telehealth technologies as compared to individuals with mental 
        illness treated face-to-face; and
            ``(3) any other variables as determined by the Director.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.

``SEC. 330L. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED VIA TELEHEALTH.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth of the 
        Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award 
        grants to eligible entities to establish demonstration projects 
        for the provision of mental health services to special 
        populations as delivered remotely by qualified mental health 
        professionals using telehealth and for the provision of 
        education regarding mental illness as delivered remotely by 
        qualified mental health professionals and qualified mental 
        health education professionals using telehealth.
            ``(2) Number of demonstration projects.--Ten grants shall 
        be awarded under paragraph (1) to provide services for the 
        children and adolescents described in subsection (d)(1)(A) and 
        not less than 6 of such grants shall be for services rendered 
        to individuals in rural areas. Ten grants shall also be awarded 
        under paragraph (1) to provide services for the elderly 
        described in subsection (d)(1)(B) in rural areas. If the 
        maximum number of grants to be awarded under paragraph (1) is 
        not awarded, the Secretary shall award the remaining grants in 
        a manner that is equitably distributed between the populations 
        described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1).
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
        public or nonprofit private telehealth provider network which 
        has as part of its services mental health services provided by 
        qualified mental health providers.
            ``(2) Qualified mental health education professionals.--The 
        term `qualified mental health education professionals' refers 
        to teachers, community mental health professionals, nurses, and 
        other entities as determined by the Secretary who have 
        additional training in the delivery of information on mental 
        illness to children and adolescents or who have additional 
training in the delivery of information on mental illness to the 
elderly.
            ``(3) Qualified mental health professionals.--The term 
        `qualified mental health professionals' refers to providers of 
        mental health services currently reimbursed under medicare who 
        have additional training in the treatment of mental illness in 
        children and adolescents or who have additional training in the 
        treatment of mental illness in the elderly.
            ``(4) Special populations.--The term `special populations' 
        refers to the following 2 distinct groups:
                    ``(A) Children and adolescents located in primary 
                and secondary public schools in mental health 
                underserved rural areas or in mental health underserved 
                urban areas.
                    ``(B) Elderly individuals located in long-term care 
                facilities in mental health underserved rural areas.
            ``(5) Telehealth.--The term `telehealth' means the use of 
        electronic information and telecommunications technologies to 
        support long-distance clinical health care, patient and 
        professional health-related education, public health, and 
        health administration.
    ``(c) Amount.--Each entity that receives a grant under subsection 
(a) shall receive not less than $1,500,000 with no more than 40 percent 
of the total budget outlined for equipment.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
        under this section shall use such funds--
                    ``(A) for the populations described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)--
                            ``(i) to provide mental health services, 
                        including diagnosis and treatment of mental 
                        illness, in primary and secondary public 
                        schools as delivered remotely by qualified 
                        mental health professionals using telehealth;
                            ``(ii) to provide education regarding 
                        mental illness (including suicide and violence) 
                        in primary and secondary public schools as 
                        delivered remotely by qualified mental health 
                        professionals and qualified mental health 
                        education professionals using telehealth, 
                        including early recognition of the signs and 
                        symptoms of mental illness, and instruction on 
                        coping and dealing with stressful experiences 
                        of childhood and adolescence (such as violence, 
                        social isolation, and depression); and
                            ``(iii) to collaborate with local public 
                        health entities and the eligible entity to 
                        provide the mental health services; and
                    ``(B) for the populations described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(B)--
                            ``(i) to provide mental health services, 
                        including diagnosis and treatment of mental 
                        illness, in long-term care facilities as 
                        delivered remotely by qualified mental health 
                        professionals using telehealth;
                            ``(ii) to provide education regarding 
                        mental illness to primary staff (including 
                        physicians, nurses, and nursing aides) as 
                        delivered remotely by qualified mental health 
                        professionals and qualified mental health 
                        education professionals using telehealth, 
                        including early recognition of the signs and 
                        symptoms of mental illness, and instruction on 
                        coping and dealing with stressful experiences 
                        of old age (such as loss of physical and 
                        cognitive capabilities, death of loved ones and 
                        friends, social isolation, and depression); and
                            ``(iii) to collaborate with local public 
                        health entities and the eligible entity to 
                        provide mental health services.
            ``(2) Other uses.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section may also use funds to--
                    ``(A) acquire telehealth equipment to use in 
                primary and secondary public schools and long-term care 
                facilities for the purposes of this section;
                    ``(B) develop curriculum to support activities 
                described in subsections (d)(1)(A)(ii) and 
                (d)(1)(B)(ii);
                    ``(C) pay telecommunications costs; and
                    ``(D) pay qualified mental health professionals and 
                qualified mental health education professionals on a 
                reasonable cost basis as determined by the Secretary 
                for services rendered.
            ``(3) Prohibited uses.--An eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this section shall not use funds received through 
        such grant to--
                    ``(A) purchase or install transmission equipment 
                (other than such equipment used by qualified mental 
                health professionals to deliver mental health services 
                using telehealth under the project); or
                    ``(B) build upon or acquire real property (except 
                for minor renovations related to the installation of 
                reimbursable equipment).
    ``(e) Equitable Distribution.--In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, 
that such grants are equitably distributed among geographical regions 
of the United States.
    ``(f) Application.--An entity that desires a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines to be reasonable.
    ``(g) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress that shall evaluate activities 
funded with grants under this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
2002 and such sums that are required to carry out this program for 
fiscal years 2003 through 2009.
    ``(i) Sunset Provision.--This section shall be effective for 7 
years from the date of enactment of this section.''.

A:
Rural Mental Health Accessibility Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the Office of Rural Health Policy to: (1) award grants to eligible entities to conduct mental health community education programs; (2) award grants to eligible entities to establish interdisciplinary training programs that include significant mental health training in rural areas for certain health care providers.Directs the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to carry out activities to research the efficacy and effectiveness of mental health services delivered remotely by a qualified mental health professional (psychiatrist or doctoral level psychologist) using telehealth technologies.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to establish demonstration projects for the provision of mental health services to special populations as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals using telehealth and for the provision of education regarding mental illness as delivered remotely by qualified mental health professionals and qualified mental health education professionals using telehealth.Authorizes appropriations.
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