[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2958 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2958

   To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration 
projects to prevent mental illnesses and substance abuse among victims 
                 of sexual assault or family violence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

 Mr. Kreidler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration 
projects to prevent mental illnesses and substance abuse among victims 
                 of sexual assault or family violence.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventive Services for Victims of 
Violence Act''.

SEC. 2. SERVICES TO PREVENT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG 
              VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.

    Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:

``SEC. 520C. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESSES 
              AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.

    ``(a) Projects Regarding Abused Children.--The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, may make 
grants to public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration 
projects for the prevention of mental illnesses and substance abuse 
among children who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse.
    ``(b) Projects Regarding Adult Victims of Sexual Assault or Family 
Violence.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center for 
Mental Health Services, may make grants to public and nonprofit private 
entities for demonstration projects for the prevention of mental 
illnesses and substance abuse among adults who have been victims of 
sexual assault or family violence, including childhood physical or 
sexual abuse.
    ``(c) Consultation with Director of Prevention Center.--Before 
grants are made under subsection (a) or (b), the Director of the Center 
for Mental Health Services shall consult with the Director of the 
Office for Substance Abuse Prevention.
    ``(d) Special Requirements.--The Secretary may not make a grant 
under subsection (a) or (b) unless the applicant involved--
            ``(1) certifies to the Secretary that the applicant 
        consulted with public and nonprofit private entities that 
        provide services for the victims of violence in the geographic 
        area in which the project involved is to be carried out, in 
        developing the proposal for the project; and
            ``(2) agrees to evaluate the effectiveness of the project, 
        and submit the evaluation to the Secretary.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Projects for prevention of mental illnesses and 
        substance abuse among abused children.--For purposes of 
        carrying out subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
        appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
        1997.
            ``(2) Projects for prevention of mental illnesses and 
        substance abuse among adult victims of sexual assault or family 
        violence.--For purposes of carrying out subsection (b), there 
        are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
        years 1995 through 1997.''.

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