[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 385 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 385

      To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
  participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the 
 location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block 
      grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1997

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
  participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the 
 location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block 
      grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

    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 ``Substance Abuse Group Homes 
Amendments of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC IN GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS REGARDING 
              LOCATION OF CERTAIN GROUP HOMES.

    Section 1925 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-25) 
is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(d) Location of Homes; Monitoring.--A funding agreement for a 
grant under section 1921 is that the State involved, in providing for 
the establishment and operation of housing pursuant to the revolving 
fund under subsection (a), will ensure that the State or local 
officials involved comply with the following:
            ``(1) In developing and administering governmental policies 
        for the location of such housing (referred to in this 
        subsection as `designated group homes'), the officials provide 
        the public with opportunities to consult with the officials on 
        proposed and existing policies.
            ``(2) Before making a decision to permit the establishment 
        of a designated group home in a community:
                    ``(A) The officials notify members of the community 
                that the community is under consideration as a proposed 
                site for such a home.
                    ``(B) The officials provide to the members an 
                opportunity to consult with the officials on the 
                proposal.
            ``(3) After the establishment of a designated group home in 
        a community:
                    ``(A) The officials monitor the group home in order 
                to determine whether the residents of the home are in 
                compliance with the conditions upon which the 
                permission to establish the home was granted.
                    ``(B) The officials provide to the members of the 
                community, including the residents of the group home, 
                opportunities to consult with the officials on the 
                effects of the group home on the community.''.
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