[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 42CFR38.4]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 38--DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR CRISIS COUNSELING AND TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 38.4  Contracts.

    (a) Eligibility. Public agencies and private mental health 
organizations which are determined by the Secretary to be capable of 
providing the professional mental health crisis counseling services or 
mental health training of disaster workers needed as a result of a major 
disaster are eligible for the award of a contract under this part.
    (b) Use of local agencies. Preference will be given to the extent 
feasible and practicable, to those agencies and organizations which are 
located or do business primarily in the area affected by the major 
disaster.
    (c) General requirements. Contracts under this part shall be entered 
into and carried out in accordance with the provisions of chapters 1 and 
3 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations and all other 
applicable laws and regulations.
    (d) Payments. The Secretary shall from time to time make payments to 
the contractor of all or a portion of the contract award, either by way 
of reimbursement for expenses incurred or in advance for expenses to be 
incurred, to the extent he determines such payments are necessary to 
promote prompt initiation and advancement of the services to be provided 
under the contract. All payments not expended by the contractor within 
the period of the contract shall be returned to the Secretary.
    (e) Reports. Contractors shall submit the following reports to the 
Secretary:
    (1) Progress reports, to be submitted at the end of the first 30 
days of the contract period and every 30 days therafter;
    (2) A final report to be submitted within 60 days of the date upon 
which the contract terminates; and
    (3) Such additional reports as the Secretary may prescribe including 
those which may be required to enable the Federal Coordinating Officer 
to carry out his functions.