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ities (including posthospitalization treatment facilities) for narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems within the States, and to assist them in meeting the costs, determined pursuant to regulations of the Secretary, of compensation of professional and technical personnel for the initial operation of such facilities constructed with grants made under part A or this part or of new services in existing treatment facilities for narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems.

(b) Administration of grant program; application; conditions for approval.

The grant program for construction of facilities authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be carried out consistently with the grant program under part A except to the extent, in the judgment of the Secretary, special considerations make differences appropriate; but (1) before the Secretary may make a grant under such subsection for the construction of a treatment facility for narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems he must find that the application for such grant meets the requirement of section 2685(a) (5) of this title (relating to the payment of prevailing wages), and (2) the amount of any such grant with respect to any project shall be such percentage of the cost thereof, but not in excess of 66% per centum (or 90 per centum in the case of a facility providing services for persons in an area designated by the Secretary as an urban or rural poverty area), as the Secretary may determine.

(c) Duration of grant; limitation on Federal share of costs.

Grants made under subsection (a) of this section for the costs of compensation of professional and technical personnel may not exceed the percentages of such costs, and may be made only for the periods, prescribed for grants for such costs under section 2688g of this title. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 251, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1009, and amended Pub. L. 91-211, title III, § 302, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 58; Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(a) (1), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 91-513 inserted references to persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-211 added provision increasing percentage of grant in relation to total cost of any project under this section to 90 percent of cost of the project in the case of a facility providing services for persons in an area designated by the Secretary as an urban or rural poverty area.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT

Section 302 of Pub. L. 91-211 provided in part that the amendment of subsec. (b) of this section by section 302 of Pub. L. 91-211 is effective with respect to projects under part C or part D of this subchapter approved after June 30, 1970.

DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

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USE OF "SECRETARY" TO MEAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

"Secretary" as Secretary of Health, Education, and, Welfare, see section 507 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 299a of this title.

§ 26881. Grants to public or nonprofit private agencies for developing specialized training programs, training personnel, conducting surveys and field trials, and programs of special significance. The Secretary is authorized, during the period beginning July 1, 1968, and ending with the close of June 30, 1973, to make grants to any public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations to cover part or all of the cost of (A) developing specialized training programs or materials relating to the provision of public health services for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence, or developing in-service training or short-term or refresher courses with respect to the provision of such services; (B) training personnel to operate, supervise, and administer such services; (C) conducting surveys and field trials to evaluate the adequacy of the programs for the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence within the several States with a view to determining ways and means of improving, extending, and expanding such programs; and (D) programs for treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems which the Secretary determines are of special significance because they demonstrate new or relatively effective or efficient methods of delivery of services to such narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 252, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1010, and amended Pub. L. 91-211, title V, § 502, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 59; Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(a)(1), (2), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-513 inserted references to drug abuse and drug dependence and to persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems.

Pub. L. 91-211, substituted "1973" for "1970" and added provision authorizing grants for programs for treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts which the Secretary determines are of special significance.

DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

USE OF "SECRETARY" TO MEAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

"Secretary" as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see section 507 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 299a of this title.

§ 26881-1. Drug abuse education. (a) Grants; contract authority.

The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and political subdivisions thereof and to public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations, and to enter into contracts with other private agencies and organizations, for—

(1) the collection, preparation, and dissemination of educational materials dealing with the use

and abuse of drugs and the prevention of drug abuse, and

(2) the development and evaluation of programs of drug abuse education directed at the general public, school-age children, and special high-risk groups.

(b) Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, shall (1) serve as a focal point for the collection and dissemination of information related to drug abuse; (2) collect, prepare, and disseminate materals (including films and other educational devices) dealing with the abuse of drugs and the prevention of drug abuse; (3) provide for the preparation, production, and conduct of programs of public education (including those using films and other educational devices); (4) train professional and other persons to organize and participate in programs of public education in relation to drug abuse; (5) coordinate activities carried on by such departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government as he shall designate with respect to health education aspects of drug abuse; (6) provide technical assistance to State and local health and educational agencies with respect to the establishment and implementation of programs and procedures for public education on drug abuse; and (7) undertake other activities essential to a national program for drug abuse education. (c) Personnel training.

The Secretary, acting through the National Institute of Mental Health, is authorized to develop and conduct workshops, institutes, and other activities for the training of professional and other personnel to work in the area of drug abuse education. (d) Authorization of appropriations.

To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $14,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (Pub. L. 88164, title II, § 253, as added Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(c), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

§ 2688m. Eligibility of projects for grants for construction or initial staffing of facilities.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to preclude approval under part A or B of a grant for a project for the construction or initial staffing of a facility for the treatment of narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 254, formerly § 253, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1010, and renumbered and amended Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(a) (1), (c), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-513, § 1(a) (1), inserted reference to persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

§ 2688n. Manner of payment of grants.

Payments under this part may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, and on such terms and conditions and in such installments, as the Secretary may determine. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 255, formerly § 254, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1010, and renumbered Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(c), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

USE OF "SECRETARY" TO MEAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH.
EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

"Secretary" as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see section 507 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 299a of this title.

§ 2688n-1. Special projects for narcotic addicts and drug dependent persons.

(a) Grants for treatment or rehabilitation.

The Secretary is authorized to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations to cover a portion of the costs of programs for treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts or drug dependent persons which include one or more of the following: (1) Detoxification services or (2) institutional services (including medical, psychological, educational, or counseling services) or (3) community-based aftercare services.

(b) Grant conditions and limitations.

Grants under this section for the costs of any treatment and rehabilitation program—

(1) may be made only for the period beginning with the first day of the first month for which such a grant is made and ending with the close of eight years after such first day; and

(2) (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), may not exceed 80 per centum of such costs for each of the first two years after such first day, 75 per centum of such costs for the third year after such first day, 60 per centum of such costs for the fourth year after such first day, 45 per centum of such costs for the fifth year after such first day, and 30 per centum of such costs for each of the next three years after such first day; and

(B) in the case of any such program providing services for persons in an area designated by the Secretary as an urban or rural poverty area, such grants may not exceed 90 per centum of such costs for each of the first two years after such first day, 80 per centum of such costs for the third year after such first day, 75 per centum of such costs for the fourth and fifth years after such first day, and 70 per centum of such costs for each of the next three years after such first day.

(c) State agencies; coordination with existing facilities.

No application for a grant authorized by this section shall be approved by the Secretary unless such application is forwarded through the State agency responsible for administering the plan submitted

pursuant to section 2684 of this title or, if there be a separate State agency, designated by the Governor as responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the State's efforts in the treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and drug dependent persons, through such latter agency, which shall submit to the Secretary such comments as it deems appropriate. No application for a grant under this section for a program to provide services for persons in an area in which is located a facility constructed as a new facility after October 27, 1970, with funds provided under a grant under part A or this part shall be approved unless such application contains satisfactory assurance that, to the extent feasible, such program will be included as part of the programs conducted in or through such facility. (d) Criteria.

The Secretary shall make grants under this section for projects within the States in accordance with criteria determined by him designed to provide priority for grant applications in States, and in areas within the States, having the higher percentages of population who are narcotic addicts or drug dependent persons.

(e) Authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; and $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 256, as added Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(d), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1239.)

PART E-GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 26880. Authorization of appropriations.

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for project grants for construction and staffing of facilities for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism under part C or the prevention and treatment of narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence under part D and for grants under sections 26881 and 2688j-1 of this title. Sums so appropriated for any fiscal year shall remain available for obligation until the close of the next fiscal year.

(b) There are also authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and each of the next nine fscal years such sums as may be necessary to continue to make grants for staffing with respect to any project under part C or D for which a staffing grant was made from appropriations under subsection (a) of this section for any fiscal year ending before July 1, 1973.

(c) Not to exceed 5 per centum of the amount appropriated pursuant to the preceding provisions of this section for any fiscal year shall be available to the Secretary to make grants to local public or nonprofit private organizations to cover up to 100 per centum of the costs (but in no case to exceed $50,000) of projects for assessing local needs for programs of services for alcoholics or narcotic ad

dicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems, designing such programs, obtaining local financial and professional assistance and support for such programs in the community, and fostering community involvement in initiating and developing such programs in the community. In no case shall a grant under this subsection be for a period in excess of one year; nor shall any grant be made under this subsection with respect to any project if, for any preceding year, a grant under this subsection has been made with respect to such project. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 261, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 303 (a), Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1010, and amended Pub. L. 91-211, title III, § 301, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 57; Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(b) (1)–(3), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.) AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–513, § 1(b) (1), (2), added provisions authorized appropriations of $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and inserted reference to the treatment and prevention of drug abuse and drug dependence.

Pub. L. 91-211, § 301(a), (b), substituted "$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973," for "and $25,000,000 for the next fiscal year" and added reference to section 26881-1 of this title. Subsec.

(b). Pub. L. 91-211, § 301(d), substituted "nine" for "three" and "for any fiscal year ending before July 1, 1973" for "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, or the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-513, § 1(b) (3), inserted reference to persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems.

Pub. L. 91-211, § 301 (c), added subsec. (c).

DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of this section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 26881, 2688g, 2688k of this title.

§ 2688p. Repealed. Pub. L. 91-296, title IV, § 401(b)(2), June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 352.

Section, Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 262, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 303 (a), Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1010, authorized the use of up to 1 per centum of appropriated funds by the Secretary for evaluation of the programs authorized by this subchapter.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Section 401(b) of Pub. L. 91-296 provided in part that the amendment by section 401(b)(2) of Pub. L. [repealing the section] would be effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning after June 30,

1970.

§ 2688q. Consent of alcoholics, narcotic addicts, and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems to be subjects of research. In making grants to carry out the purposes of parts C and D, the Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure that no individual shall be made the subject of any research which is carried out (in whole or in part) with funds provided from appropriations under this part unless such individual

explicitly agrees to become a subject of such research. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 263, as added Pub. L. 90-574, title III, § 303 (a), Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1011.)

DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS

No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90-574, which enacted this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38.

USE OF "SECRETARY" TO MEAN SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

"Secretary" as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see section 507 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 299a of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2688k of this title.

§ 2688r. Grants for consultation services. (a) Additional grants.

In the case of any community mental health center, alcoholism prevention and treatment facility, specialized facility for alcoholics, treatment facility for narcotic addicts and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems, or facility for mental health of children, to which a grant under part B, C, D, or F of this subchapter, as the case may be, is made from appropriations for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1970, to assist it in meeting a portion of the costs of compensation of professional and technical personnel who provide consultation services, the Secretary may, with respect to such center or facility, make a grant under this section in addition to such other staffing grant for such center or facility.

(b) Duration of grant; limitation on Federal share of costs.

A grant under subsection (a) of this section with respect to a center or facility referred to in that subsection

(1) may be made only for the period applicable to the staffing grant made under part B, C, D, or F of this subchapter, as the case may be, with respect to such center or facility, and

(2) may not exceed whichever of the following is the lower: (A) 15 per centum of the costs with respect to which such other staffing grant is made, or (B) that percentage of such costs which when added to the percentage of such costs covered by such other staffing grant equals 100 per centum.

(c) Authorization of appropriations.

For purposes of making initial grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973. There are also authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for each of the next eight fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to continue to make grants under this section for projects which received initial grants under this section from appropriations authorized for any fiscal year ending before July 1, 1973. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 264, as added Pub. L. 91-211, title V, § 501, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 61, and amended Pub. L. 91-513, title I, § 1(b) (3), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1238.)

AMENDMENTS

1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-513 inserted reference to persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems. § 2688s. Definitions.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term "technical personnel" includes accountants, financial counselors, medical transcribers, allied health professions personnel, dietary and culinary personnel, and any other personnel whose background and education would indicate that they are to perform technical functions in the operation of centers or facilities for which assistance is provided under this subchapter; but such term does not include minor clerical personnel or maintenance or housekeeping personnel. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 265, as added Pub. L. 91-211, title V, § 502, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 62.)

§ 2688t. Approval by National Advisory Mental Health Council.

Grants made under this subchapter (other than part C thereof) for the cost of construction and for the cost of compensation of professional and technical personnel may be made only upon recommendation of the National Advisory Mental Health Council established by section 218(a) of this title. Grants under part C of this subchapter for such costs may be made only upon recommendation of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism established by such section. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 266, as added Pub. L. 91-211, title V, § 503 (a), Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 62, and amended Pub. L. 91-616, title IV, § 402, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1854.)

AMENDMENTS

1970-Pub. L. 91-616 added provision for grants under Part C upon recommendation of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 503(b) of Pub. L. 91-211 provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply with respect to grants initially made under the Community Mental Health Centers Act [this subchapter] from appropriations made for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1970."

PART F.-MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN

§ 2688u. Grants for treatment facilities. (a) Grants for construction and compensation of professional and technical personnel.

Grants from appropriations under subsection (d) of this section may be made to public or nonprofit private agencies and organizations (1) to assist them in meeting the costs of construction of facilities to provide mental health services for children within the States, and (2) to assist them in meeting a portion of the costs (determined pursuant to regulations of the Secretary) of compensation of professional and technical personnel for the operation of a facility for mental health of children constructed with a grant made under part A of this subchapter or this part or for the operation of new services for mental health of children in an existing facility.

(b) Conditions for approval of grants; limitation on Federal share of costs for construction.

(1) Grants may be made under this section only with respect to (A) facilities which are part of or affiliated with a community mental health center

providing at least those essential services which are prescribed by the Secretary, or (B) where there is no such center serving the community in which such facilities are to be situated, facilities with respect to which satisfactory provision (as determined by the Secretary) has been made for appropriate utilization of existing community resources needed for an adequate program of prevention and treatment of mental health problems of children.

(2) No grant shall be made under this section with respect to any facility unless the applicant for such grant provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that such facility will make available a full range of treatment, liaison, and follow-up, services (as prescribed by the Secretary) for all children and their families in the service area of such facility who need such services, and will, when so requested, provide consultation and education for personnel of all schools and other community agencies serving children in such area.

(3) The grant program for construction of facilities authorized by subsection (a) shall be carried out consistently with the grant program under part 3 of this subchapter, except that the amount of any such grant with respect to any project shall be such percentage of the cost thereof, but not in excess of 66% per centum (or 90 per centum in the case of a facility providing services for persons in an area designated by the Secretary as an urban or rural poverty area), as the Secretary may determine. (c) Limitation on Federal share of costs for compensation of professional and technical personnel. Grants made under this section for costs of compensation of professional and technical personnel may not exceed the percentages of such costs, and may be made only for the periods, prescribed for grants for such costs under section 2688g of this title.

(d) Authorization of appropriations.

(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for grants under this part for construction and for initial grants under this part for compensation of professional and technical personnel, and for training and evaluation grants under section 2688v of this title.

(2) There are also authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and each of the next eight fiscal years such sums as may be necessary to continue to make grants with respect to any project under this part for which an initial staffing grant was made from appropriations under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year ending before July 1, 1973. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 271, as added Pub. L. 91-211, title IV, § 401, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 60.)

CODIFICATION

"Section 272(a)", for purposes of codification, has been editorially translated as "subsection (d) of this section" in subsec. (a) as the probable intent of Congress.

§ 2688v. Grants to public or nonprofit private agencies for developing specialized training programs, training personnel, and conducting surveys and field trials.

The Secretary is authorized, during the period beginning July 1, 1971, and ending with the close of

June 30, 1973, to make grants to public or nonprofit private agencies or organizations to cover part or all of the cost of (1) developing specialized training programs or materials relating to the provision of services for the mental health of children, or developing inservice training or short-term or refresher courses with respect to the provisions of such services; (2) training personnel to operate, supervise, and administer such services; and (3) conducting surveys and field trials to evaluate the adequacy of the programs for the mental health of children within the several States with a view to determining ways and means of improving, extending, and expanding such programs. (Pub. L. 88-164, title II, § 272, as added Pub. L. 91-211, title IV, § 401, Mar. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 61.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 2688u of this title.

SUBCHAPTER IV.-GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 2691. Definitions; Federal percentages; promulgation of percentages.

For purposes of this chapter

(a) The term "State" includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

(b) The term "facility for persons with developmental disabilities" means a facility, or a specified portion of a facility, designed primarily for the delivery of one or more services to persons with one or more developmental disabilities.

(c) The term "community mental health center" means a facility providing services for the prevention or diagnosis of mental illness, or care and treatment of mentally ill patients, or rehabilitation of such persons, which services are provided principally for persons residing in a particular community or communities in or near which the facility is situated. (d) The terms "nonprofit facility for persons with development disabilities," "nonprofit community mental health center", and "nonprofit private institution of higher learning" mean, respectively, a facility for the persons with developmental disabilities, a community mental health center, and an institution of higher learning which is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and the term "nonprofit private agency or organization" means an agency or organization which is such a corporation or association or which is owned and operated by one or more of such corporations or associations. (e) The term "construction" includes construction of new buildings, acquisition, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings (including medical transportation facilities); including architect's fees, but excluding the cost of off-site improvements and the cost of the acquisition of land.

(f) The term "cost of construction" means the amount found by the Secretary to be necessary for the construction of a project.

(g) The term "title", when used with reference to a site for a project, means a fee simple, or such other

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