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SEC. 307. Such Act is amended by adding at the end

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"SEC. 126. Applications for grants under this part may

7 be approved by the Secretary only if the application con8 tains or is supported by reasonable assurances that the grants 9 will not result in any decrease in the level of State, local, and 10 other non-Federal funds for mental retardation services and 11 training which would (except for such grant) be available 12 to the applicant, but that such grants will be used to supple13 ment, and, to the extent practicable, to increase the level 14 of such funds."

93D CONGRESS 18T SESSION

H. R. 5553

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 13, 1973

Mr. WALDIE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 to provide grants for costs of initiating services in community mental retardation facilities.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That the Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act is 4 amended by adding at the end the following new part:

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(6) in the case of an applicant in a State which has in existence a State plan relating to the provision

of services for the mentally retarded, the services to be provided by the facility are consistent with the plan.

"PAYMENTS

"SEC. 153. Payment of grants under this part may be 7 made (after necessary adjustment on account of previously 8 made overpayments or underpayments) in advance or by 9 way of reimbursement, and on such terms and conditions 10 and in such installments, as the Secretary may determine.

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"SEC. 154. (a) The Secretary shall prescribe general 13 regulations concerning the eligibility of facilities under this 14 part, determination of eligible costs with respect to which 15 grants may be made, and the terms and conditions (includ16 ing those specified in section 152) for approving applica17 tions under this part.

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will provide principally for persons residing in a particular community or communities in or near which such facility is situated, one or more of the types of

services for the mentally retarded which are determined

by the Secretary to be basic and necessary services for the mentally retarded;

"(3) the Secretary determines that the types of services to be supported are not sufficiently available in other facilities in said communities;

"(4) the Secretary determines that, with respect to the particular type or types of service to be so

assisted, Federal financial assistance is not, in fact, 13 available to the applicant under any other Act (or

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"(5) the Secretary determines that there is satisfactory assurance that Federal funds made available under this part for any period will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level of State, local, and other non-Federal funds for mental retardation services that would in the absence of

such Federal funds be made available for the services

described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, and will

in no event supplant such State, local, and other nonFederal funds; and

93D CONGRESS 2D SESSION

H. R. 12892

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 19, 1974

Mr. STAGGERS (for himself and Mr. DEVINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act, and the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, to revise and extend programs of health services, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Health Services Amend4 ments of 1974".