[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 849 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 849

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grant programs for 
            youth substance abuse prevention and treatment.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 1999

 Mr. Bingaman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grant programs for 
            youth substance abuse prevention and treatment.

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

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS.

    Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART G--COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
                        PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

``SEC. 581. GRANTS TO CONSORTIA.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible consortia to enable such consortia to 
establish the programs described in subsection (c).
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to applications from eligible consortia 
that provide services in rural areas or for Native Americans.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible consortium receiving amounts under 
subsection (a) shall use such amounts to establish school-based 
substance abuse prevention and student assistance programs for youth, 
including after school programs, to provide services that address youth 
substance abuse, including services that--
            ``(1) identify youth at risk for substance abuse;
            ``(2) refer any youth at risk for substance abuse for 
        substance abuse treatment;
            ``(3) provide effective primary prevention programing;
            ``(4) target underserved areas, such as rural areas; and
            ``(5) target populations, such as Native Americans, that 
        are underserved.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible consortium that desires a grant 
under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section and annually thereafter, an eligible consortium receiving 
a grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the programs carried out pursuant to this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible consortium.--The term `eligible consortium' 
        means an entity composed of a local educational agency and 
        community-based substance abuse prevention providers and 
        student assistance providers in which the agency and providers 
        maintain equal responsibility in providing the services 
        described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Local educational agency.--The term `local 
        educational agency' has the meaning given such term in section 
        14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 8801).
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2000 through 2004.

``SEC. 582. GRANTS TO TREATMENT FACILITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants on a 
competitive basis to inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities that 
provide the substance abuse treatment services described in subsection 
(d).
    ``(b) Eligible Applicant.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a treatment facility must provide or propose to provide 
alcohol or drug treatment services for individuals under the age of 22 
years.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to applications from treatment facilities 
that provide treatment services in rural areas, for Native Americans, 
or for underserved populations.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A treatment facility receiving amounts under 
subsection (a) shall use such amounts to provide substance abuse 
treatment services for youth, including community-based aftercare 
services that provide treatment for the period of time following an 
individual's discharge from a drug treatment center.
    ``(e) Application.--A treatment facility that desires a grant under 
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section and annually thereafter, a treatment facility receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the services provided pursuant to this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

``SEC. 583. GRANTS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
              PROVIDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants on a 
competitive basis to State and local substance abuse prevention and 
treatment providers to enable such providers to offer training to 
provide prevention and treatment services for youth.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall give priority to applications from areas in which--
            ``(1) there is a demonstrated high rate of substance abuse 
        by youth; and
            ``(2) the population is identified as underserved or the 
        prevention and treatment providers in the area use distance 
        learning.
    ``(c) Application.--A treatment provider that desires a grant under 
subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    ``(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section and annually thereafter, a treatment provider receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the services provided pursuant to this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
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