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 PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987

101 STAT. 515

"(o) ANNUAL REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not later than January 10 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report describing the utilization and costs of health services provided under subsection (a) during the immediately preceding fiscal year. "(p) FUNDING.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to Appropriation carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 and $30,000,000 authorization. for fiscal year 1988. "(2) Amounts received by a grantee pursuant to subsection (a) remaining unobligated at the end of the fiscal year in which the amounts were received shall remain available to the grantee during the succeeding fiscal year for the purpose described in such subsection, "(q) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'health services' means primary health services and substance abuse services. "(2) The term 'homeless individual' means an individual who lacks housing (without regard to whether the individual is a member of a family), including an individual whose primary residence during the night is a supervised public or private facility that provides temporary living accommodations. "(3) The term 'medically underserved population' has the meaning given such term in section 3300t)X3). "(4) The term 'official poverty level' means the nonfarm income official poverty line defined by the Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. 42 USC 9902. "(5) The term 'organization' includes individuals, corporations, partnerships, companies, and associations. "(6) The term 'primary health services' has the meaning given such term in section 330(b)(l). "(7) The term 'substance abuse' has the meaning given such term in section 536(4). "(8) The term 'substance abuse services' includes detoxification and residential treatment for substance abuse provided in settings other than hospitals.". SEC. 602. PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS BY NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. "' "Section 332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) Homeless individuals (as defined in section 340(q)(2)) may be a population group under paragraph (1).". SEC. 603. REQUIREMENT OF HOMELESSNESS.

CERTAIN STUDY WITH RESPECT TO

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) complete a study with respect to determining the extent to which the mental health deinstitutionalization policies of the States are contributing to the problem of homelessness; and (2) submit to the Congress the findings made as a result of such study, including any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to administrative and legislative initiatives that can reduce the number of chronically mentally ill individuals who are homeless.

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