[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3430 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3430

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for the 
 prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by persons who have not 
                    attained the legal drinking age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 1999

  Mrs. Capps 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 to authorize grants for the 
 prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by persons who have not 
                    attained the legal drinking age.

    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 ``Youth Drinking Elimination Act''.

SEC. 2. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; 
              PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    Subpart 2 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb-21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
section:

``SEC. 519. PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to public and 
nonprofit private entities, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to 
enable such entities to develop plans for and to carry out school 
(including college) and community based programs for the prevention of 
alcoholic beverage consumption by persons who have not attained the 
legal drinking age.
    ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), an entity shall provide any assurances to the 
Secretary which the Secretary may require, including that the entity--
            ``(1) will annually report to the Secretary on the 
        effectiveness of the prevention approaches implemented by the 
        entity;
            ``(2) will use science based and age appropriate 
        approaches; and
            ``(3) will involve local public health officials and 
        community prevention program staff in the planning and 
        implementation of the program.
    ``(c) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate each project 
carried out under subsection (a) and shall disseminate the findings 
with respect to each such evaluation to appropriate public and private 
entities.
    ``(d) Geographical Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
awards under subsection (a) are distributed equitably among geographic 
regions and among urban and rural areas.
    ``(e) Duration of Grants.--No entity may receive planning grants 
under subsection (a) for more than 5 years.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.
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