[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 970 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 970

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs for 
               youth substance abuse treatment services.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 1999

   Mr. Dodd 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 establish grant programs for 
               youth substance abuse treatment services.

    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 ``Teen Substance Abuse Treatment Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.

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

``SEC. 572. GRANTS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROVIDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may award grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements to public and private nonprofit entities for the 
purpose of providing substance abuse treatment services for youth.
    ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent 
practicable, distribute amounts in each major geographic region in the 
United States, in both urban and rural areas, and give priority to 
applications that propose to--
            ``(1) coordinate services with other social agencies in the 
        community, including educational, juvenile justice, child 
        welfare, and mental health; and
            ``(2) provide individualized treatment, taking the gender 
        and culture of the individual seeking treatment into account.
    ``(c) Duration of Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section for a period 
not to exceed 5 fiscal years.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement under this section shall be used to promote the 
development of knowledge of youth substance abuse through projects that 
will--
            ``(1) provide a continuum of integrated treatment services, 
        including case management, for young individuals who have 
        substance abuse problems and their family members;
            ``(2) offer individualized treatment services for young 
        individuals who have substance abuse problems that take into 
        account that individual's particular problems and his or her 
        chronological and developmental age;
            ``(3) address the relationship between youth substance 
        abuse and antisocial, aggressive, and violent behaviors in 
        youth;
            ``(4) address the relationship between youth substance 
        abuse and psychiatric disorders, including depression, 
        attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity 
        disorder, affective disorder, and conduct disorder;
            ``(5) promote projects that incorporate transitional 
        support services for families of young substance abusers who 
        have come in contact with the juvenile justice system;
            ``(6) address the barriers involved in providing substance 
        abuse treatment, retention, and followup care;
            ``(7) address the special needs of young individuals who 
        have substance abuse problems and have been involved with 
        juvenile justice or the child welfare system, have physical or 
        cognitive disabilities, live in displaced conditions, or have 
        parents who have substance abuse problems; and
            ``(8) apply the most successful, research-based and cost-
        effective methods for the treatment of substance abuse by 
        youth.
    ``(e) Application.--A public or private nonprofit entity that 
desires a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 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, 
including--
            ``(1) a statement detailing the manner in which the entity 
        will evaluate projects assisted under this section; and
            ``(2) a statement ensuring that the entity will submit an 
        annual report described in subsection (g).
    ``(f) Matching Requirement.--The Secretary may not award a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit 
entity unless that entity agrees that, with respect to the costs to be 
incurred by the entity in carrying out the services for which the 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement was awarded, the entity will 
make available non-Federal contributions in an amount that--
            ``(1) for the first and second fiscal years for which the 
        entity receives payments from a grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement, is not less than $1 for each $3 of Federal funds so 
        provided;
            ``(2) for the third fiscal year for which the entity 
        receives payments from a grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement, is not less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds so 
        provided;
            ``(3) for the fourth fiscal year for which the entity 
        receives payments from a grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement, is not less than $1 for each $1 of Federal funds so 
        provided; and
            ``(4) for the fifth fiscal year for which the entity 
        receives payments from a grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement, is not less than $2 for each $1 of Federal funds so 
        provided.
    ``(g) Annual Report.--A public or private nonprofit entity that 
receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection 
(a) shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary that 
describes the projects carried out pursuant to this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
2001 and 2002.''.
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