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 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 114 STAT. 1149 "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of increasing the resources available for community water fluoridation. "(2) USE OF FUNDS.— ^A State shall use amounts provided under a grant under paragraph (1)— "(A) to purchase fluoridation equipment; "(B) to train fluoridation engineers; "(C) to develop educational materials on the benefits of fluoridation; or "(D) to support the infrastructure necessary to monitor and maintain the quality of water fluoridation. " (b) COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary, acting through the Establishment. Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall establish a demonstration project that is designed to assist rural water systems in successfully implementing the water fluoridation guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are entitled 'Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995' (referred to in this subsection as the 'EARWF'). "(2) REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) COLLABORATION.— In collaborating under paragraph (1), the Directors referred to in such paragraph shall ensure that technical assistance and training are provided to tribal programs located in each of the 12 areas of the Indian Health Service. The Director of the Indian Health Service shall provide coordination and administrative support to tribes under this section. "(B) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS. —Amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be used to assist small water systems in improving the effectiveness of water fluoridation and to meet the recommendations of the EARWF. " (C) FLUORIDATION SPECIALISTS.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of fluoridation specialist engineering positions in each of the Dental Clinical and Preventive Support Centers through which technical assistance and training will be provided to tribal water operators, tribal utility operators and other Indian Health Service personnel working directly with fluoridation projects. "(ii) LIAISON. —^A fluoridation specialist shall serve as the principal technical liaison between the Indian Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to engineering and fluoridation issues. "(iii) CDC—The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall appoint individuals to serve as the fluoridation specialists. "(D) IMPLEMENTATION.— The project established under this subsection shall be planned, implemented and evaluated over the 5-year period beginning on the date on which funds are appropriated under this section and shall be

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