Sec. 2. School-based health centers
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Title XXI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall publish criteria to enable school-based health centers to apply for grants for the purpose of assisting eligible children under this title and title XIX and other children by providing funding for community health workers to facilitate children's access to services that encourage children to adopt healthy behaviors and to improve the quality and cultural competence of the delivery of such services.
Not later than 2 years after such date, the Secretary shall award grants to school-based health centers for such purposes. A school-based health center that employs individuals who meet the Bureau of Labor Statistics standard occupational definition of health educator (21–1091 or any successor classification number) or community health worker (21–1094 or any successor classification number) shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection. A grantee under this subsection shall annually submit to the Secretary a report containing a description of the services provided under the grant, the data collected with respect to such services, a description of the efficacy of such services, any other information determined appropriate by the Secretary.
The Secretary biennially shall submit to Congress a report on the efficacy of the grant program established under this subsection. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. Funds appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended. .
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