text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``West Nile Virus and Arboviral 
  Disease Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR WEST NILE VIRUS AND RELATED ARBOVIRAL 
                DISEASES.
  
      Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) is 
  amended--
              (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as 
          subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
              (2) by inserting after subsection (a), the following:
      ``(b) Temporary Program for West Nile Virus and Related Arboviral 
  Diseases.--
              ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
          Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may 
          make grants to States for the prevention and control of West 
          Nile Virus and related arboviral diseases. States that receive 
          grants under this subsection are encouraged to work with local 
          health entities to develop prevention and control programs.
              ``(2) Preference in making grants.--In awarding grants 
          under paragraph (1), the Secretary may give preference to State 
          that--
                      ``(A) have an incidence or prevalence of West Nile 
                  Virus or related arboviral diseases, or a population of 
                  infected mosquitoes, that is substantial relative to 
                  other States; or
                      ``(B) have an increased risk of West Nile Virus or 
                  related arboviral diseases.
              ``(3) Use of funds.--Funds made available under a grant 
          under this subsection shall be used for--
                      ``(A) the development, implementation, and 
                  evaluation by States and localities of community-based, 
                  comprehensive mosquito control plans, based upon the 
                  guidelines developed under paragraph (7); and
                      ``(B) the development and implementation of 
                  programs on medical entomology, arbovirology, and other 
                  vector-borne diseases, that would support longer term 
                  prevention and control efforts, including training to 
                  assist in developing a competent workforce to direct 
                  and manage local mosquito and vector-borne disease 
                  control programs.
              ``(4) Matching funds and limitation on supplanting.--
                      ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                  grant under this subsection a State shall provide 
                  assurances to the Secretary that the State shall, with 
                  respect to the costs of the program to be carried out 
                  by the State under the grant, make available (directly 
                  or through donations from public or private entities) 
                  non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an 
                  amount that is not less than 50 percent of such costs 
                  (or $1 for each $1 of Federal funds provided under the 
                  grant).
                      ``(B) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-
                  Federal contributions required under subparagraph (A) 
                  may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
                  plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the 
                  Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized 
                  to any significant extent by the Federal Government, 
                  may not be included in determining the amount of such 
                  non-Federal contributions.
                      ``(C) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts provided 
                  under a grant under this subsection shall be used to 
                  supplement, and not supplant, State and local funds 
                  provided for activities of the type funded under this 
                  subsection.
                      ``(D) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the 
                  requirements of subparagraph (A) with respect to a 
                  State if the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
                  economic conditions in the State justify such a waiver.
              ``(5) Local involvement.--
                      ``(A) In general.--A State that receives funds 
                  under this subsection shall, to the extent practicable, 
                  involve localities in the planning, implementation, and 
                  evaluation of community-based, comprehensive mosquito 
                  control plans.
                      ``(B) Local public health improvement.--A State 
                  that receives a grant under this subsection shall 
                  ensure that not less than 85 percent of the amount 
                  received under the grant is expended at the local level 
                  or for local public health improvement related to the 
                  West Nile Virus or related arboviral diseases.
              ``(6) Technical assistance.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry 
                  out this subsection may be used to expand the 
                  capability of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                  Prevention to provide technical support to State and 
                  local health departments in the implementation and 
                  evaluation of mosquito control programs and the 
                  containment of relevant arboviral diseases. Such 
                  technical assistance may include the development of 
                  guidelines, as described in paragraph (7).
                      ``(B) Limitation.--Not to exceed 20 percent of the 
                  amount appropriated to carry out this subsection for a 
                  fiscal year may be used as provided for under 
                  subparagraph (A).
              ``(7) Mosquito abatement guidelines.--The Secretary, acting 
          through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
          Prevention and in consultation with public and private health 
          and mosquito control organizations, shall provide for the 
          development of a plan, together with standard operating 
          procedures, to serve as a guideline for State and local 
          communities for the development, implementation, and evaluation 
          of sustainable, locally managed, integrated mosquito control 
          programs. The elements of such guidelines shall be limited to 
          those functions determined as appropriate by the Director for 
          building the public health infrastructure. Such guidelines 
          should include programs to--
                      ``(A) identify new human cases of disease;
                      ``(B) track the spread of disease through 
                  monitoring infection in mosquitoes, birds, horses, and 
                  any other creatures that may be involved;
                      ``(C) provide laboratory support for testing;
                      ``(D) increase participation in the existing 
                  surveillance system for arboviruses;
                      ``(E) provide for the conduct of educational and 
                  public outreach campaigns to reduce exposure to 
                  arboviruses; and
                      ``(F) outline appropriate procedures for mosquito 
                  control and for monitoring possible health or 
                  environmental effects.
              ``(8) Evaluation.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
                  evaluation of the program established under this 
                  subsection.
                      ``(B) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
                  date of enactment of the West Nile Virus and Arboviral 
                  Disease Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
                  report concerning the program established under this 
                  subsection, that shall include--
                              ``(i) the results of the evaluation 
                          conducted under subparagraph (A);
                              ``(ii) information related to the 
                          development of a sustainable mosquito abatement 
                          program for those States that have received 
                          funds under this subsection;
                              ``(iii) a description of the progress made 
                          in the development and implementation of the 
                          guidelines under paragraph (7); and
                              ``(iv) an evaluation of the overall costs 
                          and benefits of the program established under 
                          this subsection.
              ``(9) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
          to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, such sums as 
          may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004. In the 
          case of control programs carried out in response to the West 
          Nile Virus or related arboviruses that constitute a public 
          health emergency, the authorization of appropriations under the 
          preceding sentence is in addition to applicable authorizations 
          under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act 
          of 2002 (or the amendments made by such Act).
              ``(10) Termination.--The program established under this 
          subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2004, except that 
          the Secretary, based on the evaluation conducted under 
          paragraph (6), may extend such program for an additional fiscal 
          year.''.
  
  SEC. 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM.
  
      Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238 
  et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 249. ARBOVIRUS RESEARCH PROGRAM.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The President shall expand, intensify, and 
  enhance research (either directly or through the awarding of grants or 
  contracts) to--
              ``(1) identify or develop methods of controlling the 
          population of insects that transmit to humans diseases that 
          have significant adverse health consequences (including the 
          West Nile Virus);
              ``(2) develop rapid screening tools for West Nile Virus in 
          blood or organs;
              ``(3) develop pathogen inactivation technologies 
          (technologies that safely and cost-effectively remove RNA and 
          DNA from blood); and
              ``(4) develop additional methodologies for containing the 
          spread of the West Nile Virus or other related arboviruses.
      ``(b) Scope of Activities.--Activities under subsection (a)(1) may 
  include examining methodologies that have been used or are being used 
  to control insect populations as well as developing new methodologies.
      ``(c) Entities Involved.--Activities under subsection (a) may be 
  carried out through the National Institute of Environmental Health 
  Sciences, other Institutes at the National Institutes of Health, the 
  Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and 
  Prevention. the Food and Drug Administration, or any other relevant 
  Federal Government entity. To the extent practicable, in carrying out 
  this section, the President shall promote coordination between the 
  relevant Federal agencies, the private sector, and individuals and 
  organizations with appropriate expertise including expertise in public 
  health, entomology, arbovirology, and veterinary health.
      ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
  for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
target: West Nile Virus and Arboviral Disease Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a temporary program for West Nile Virus and related arboviral diseases, which may include grants by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to States for the prevention and control of such diseases. Directs grant funds to be used for: (1) the development, implementation, and evaluation by States and localities of community-based, comprehensive mosquito control plans; and (2) the development and implementation of programs on medical entomology, arbovirology, and other vector-borne diseases. Includes a 50 percent matching requirement for such grants.Requires 85 percent of grant funds to any State to be expended locally.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with appropriate consultation, to develop a plan, together with standard operating procedures, to serve as a guideline for State and local mosquito control programs. Sets forth elements that such plan should include, including programs to: (1) identify new human cases of disease; and (2) provide laboratory support for testing. Sets a termination date of September 30, 2004, for the temporary program.Directs the President to expand, intensify, and enhance research for various activities, including to: (1) identify and develop methods of controlling the population of insects that transmit to humans diseases that have significant adverse health consequences (including the West Nile Virus); and (2) develop rapid screening tools for West Nile Virus in blood or organs.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the operation of enhanced mosquito control programs to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases.