Title III, SEC. 3312. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CORE HEALTH FUNCTIONS. (a) In General. The Secretary may make grants to States for the purpose of carrying out one or more of the functions described in subsection (b). (b) Core Functions of Public Health Programs. For purposes of subsection (a), the functions described in this subsection are, subject to subsection to subsection (c), as follows: (1) Data collection, activities related to population health measurement and outcomes monitoring, including the regular collection and analysis of public health data, vital statistics, and personal health services data and analysis for planning and needs assessment purposes of data collected from health plans through the information system under title V of this Act. (2) Activities to protect the environment and to assure the safety of housing, workplaces, food and water, including the following activities: (A) Monitoring the overall public health quality and safety of communities. (B) Assessing exposure to high lead levels and water contamination. (C) Monitoring sewage and solid waste disposal, radiation exposure, radon exposure, and noise levels. (D) Abatement of lead-related hazards. (E) Assuring recreation and worker safety. (F) Enforcing public health safety and sanitary codes. (G) Other activities relating to promoting the public health of communities. (3) Investigation and control of adverse health conditions, including improvements in emergency treatment preparedness, cooperative activities to reduce violence levels in communities, activities to control the outbreak of disease, exposure related conditions and other threats to the health status of individuals. (4) Public information and education programs to reduce risks to health such as use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, sexual activities that increase the risk to HIV transmission and sexually transmitted diseases, poor diet, physical inactivity, and low childhood immunization levels. (5) Accountability and quality assurance activities, including monitoring the quality of personal health services furnished by health plans and providers of medical and health services in a manner consistent with the overall quality of care monitoring activities undertaken under title V, and monitoring communities' overall access to health services. (6) Provision of public health laboratory services to complement private clinical laboratory services and that screen for diseases and conditions such as metabolic diseases in newborns, provide toxicology assessments of blood lead levels and other environmental toxins, diagnose sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis and other diseases requiring partner notification, test for infectious and food-borne diseases, and monitor the safety of water and food supplies. (7) Training and education to assure provision of care by all health professionals, with special emphasis placed on the training of public health professions including epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health educators, public health administrators, sanitarians and laboratory technicians. (8) Leadership, policy development and administration activities, including needs assessment, the setting of public health standards, the development of community public health policies, and the development of community public health coalitions. (c) Restrictions on Use of Grant. (1) In general. A funding agreement for a grant under subsection (a) for a State is that the grant will not be expended (A) to provide inpatient services; (B) to make cash payments to intended recipients of health services; (C) to purchase or improve land, purchase, construct, or permanently improve (other than minor remodeling) any building or other facility, or purchase major medical equipment; (D) to satisfy any requirement for the expenditure of non-Federal funds as a condition for the receipt of Federal funds; or (E) to provide financial assistance to any entity other than a public or nonprofit private entity. (2) Limitation on administrative expenses. A funding agreement for a grant under subsection (a) is that the State involved will not expend more than 10 percent of the grant for administrative expenses with respect to the grant. (d) Maintenance of Effort. A funding agreement for a grant under subsection (a) is that the State involved will maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for core health functions at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the State for the fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year for which the State receives such a grant.