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 114 STAT. 1168 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 or the State children's health insurance program under title XXI of such Act. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003. TITLE XXIX—EFFECTIVE DATE 42 USC 201 note. SEC. 2901. EFFECTIVE DATE. Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act. This division and the amendments made by this division take effect October 1, 2000, or upon the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. DIVISION B—YOUTH DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 42 USC 201 note. SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. This division may be cited as the "Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act". TITLE XXXI—PROVISIONS RELATING TO SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADO- LESCENTS 42 USC 290hh. Grants. Contracts. SEC. 3101. CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE. Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: " PAR T G—PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE "SEC. 581. CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, shall carry out directly or through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements with public entities a program to assist local communities in developing ways to assist children in dealing with violence. "(b) ACTIVITIES. —Under the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may— "(1) provide financial support to enable local communities to implement programs to foster the health and development of children; "(2) provide technical assistance to local communities with respect to the development of programs described in paragraph (1); "(3) provide assistance to local communities in the development of policies to address violence when and if it occurs; "(4) assist in the creation of community partnerships among law enforcement, education systems and mental health and substance abuse service systems; and "(5) establish mechanisms for children and adolescents to report incidents of violence or plans by other children or adolescents to commit violence.

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