3.0.0 459 2017-12-13T21:38:51Z 2017-12-13T21:38:51Z Senate S S 2009-02-24 111 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-02-24T20:10:36Z SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act 111 3420 HR 2009-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2009-02-24 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2009-02-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2009-02-24 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Defense Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Medical research Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-02-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-03T16:57:53Z Supporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act or SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive review of Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and management of, and research on, substance use disorders (disorders) among members of the Armed Forces (members). Requires the Secretary to submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees a plan for the improvement and enhancement of such programs and activities for members and their dependent family members, which shall include mechanisms to ensure the availability of appropriate treatment for such disorders and facilitate their prevention and reduction. Requires the plan to include instructions on: (1) the prevention of such disorders; (2) the appropriate training of health care professionals in the treatment of such disorders; (3) services for the dependents of members with such disorders; and (4) the dissemination of disorder prevention materials.

Directs the Secretary to study such disorders in members and establish within DOD a Center of Excellence in the Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Management of Substance Use Disorders.

]]> Supporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act Short Titles as Introduced Supporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act Short Titles as Introduced SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act Display Title Supporting Uniformed Personnel by Providing Oversight and Relevant Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve and enhance substance use disorder programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s459is/xml/BILLS-111s459is.xml 2009-02-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.