42 U.S.C. § 300ee–33: Provision of information…

Summary

The government can give grants to public groups, migrant and community health centers, and nonprofit AIDS organizations to help them provide prevention information and services to people who don’t have good access to information about avoiding exposure to, and spread of, the germ that causes AIDS. When picking who gets grants, the government must favor applicants that can get this information out quickly, including national groups.

Title 42, §300ee–33

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general

The Secretary may make grants to public entities, to migrant health centers (as defined in section 254b(a) of this title), to community health centers (as defined in section 254c(a) of this title), and to nonprofit private entities concerned with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, for the purpose of assisting grantees in providing services to populations of individuals that are underserved with respect to programs providing information on the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(b)Preferences in making grants

In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to any applicant for such a grant that has the ability to disseminate rapidly the information described in subsection (a) (including any national organization with such ability).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 254b and 254c of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), were in the original references to section 329 and 330, meaning section 329 and 330 of act

July 1, 1944, which were omitted in the general amendment of subpart I (§ 254b et seq.) of part D of subchapter II of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–299, § 2, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3626. section 2 and 3(a) of Pub. L. 104–299 enacted new section 330 and 330A of act

July 1, 1944, which are classified, respectively, to section 254b and 254c of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Reference to Community, Migrant, Public Housing, or Homeless Health Center Considered Reference to Health CenterReference to community health center, migrant health center, public housing health center, or homeless health center considered reference to health center, see section 4(c) of Pub. L. 104–299, set out as a note under section 254b of this title.

§300ee–33 Provision of Information to Underserved Populations