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[S. 408 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 408

 To provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention 
                         of underage drinking.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2005

Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Warner, Mr. Corzine, 
  Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
   Salazar) 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 provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention 
                         of underage drinking.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sober Truth on 
Preventing Underage Drinking Act'', or the ``STOP Underage Drinking 
Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                       TITLE I--SENSE OF CONGRESS

Sec. 101. Sense of Congress.
    TITLE II--INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE; ANNUAL REPORT CARD

Sec. 201. Establishment of interagency coordinating committee to 
                            prevent underage drinking.
Sec. 202. Annual report card.
Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations.
                   TITLE III--NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Sec. 301. National media campaign to prevent underage drinking.
                        TITLE IV--INTERVENTIONS

Sec. 401. Community-based coalition enhancement grants to prevent 
                            underage drinking.
Sec. 402. Grants directed at reducing higher-education alcohol abuse.
                      TITLE V--ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

Sec. 501. Additional research on underage drinking.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is illegal in each 
        of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Enforcement of 
        current laws and regulations in States and communities, such as 
        minimum age drinking laws, zero tolerance laws, and laws and 
        regulations which restrict availability of alcohol, must 
        supplement other efforts to reduce underage drinking.
            (2) Data collected annually by the Department of Health and 
        Human Services shows that alcohol is the most heavily used drug 
        by children in the United States, and that--
                    (A) more youths consume alcoholic beverages than 
                use tobacco products or illegal drugs;
                    (B) by the end of the eighth grade, 45.6 percent of 
                children have engaged in alcohol use, and by the end of 
                high school, 76.6 percent have done so; and
                    (C) the annual societal cost of underage drinking 
                is estimated at $53 to $58 billion.
            (3) Data collected by the Department of Health and Human 
        Services and the Department of Transportation indicate that 
        alcohol use by youth has many negative consequences, such as 
        immediate risk from acute impairment; traffic fatalities; 
        violence; suicide; and unprotected sex.
            (4) Research confirms that the harm caused by underage 
        drinking lasts beyond the underage years. Compared to persons 
        who wait until age 21 or older to start drinking, those who 
        start to drink before age 14 are, as adults, four times more 
        likely to become alcohol dependent; seven times more likely to 
        be in a motor vehicle crash because of drinking; and more 
        likely to suffer mental and physical damage from alcohol abuse.
            (5) Alcohol abuse creates long-term risk developmentally 
        and is associated with negative physical impacts on the brain.
            (6) Research indicates that adults greatly underestimate 
        the extent of alcohol use by youths, its negative consequences, 
        and its use by their own children. The IOM report concluded 
        that underage drinking cannot be successfully addressed by 
        focusing on youth alone. Ultimately, adults are responsible for 
        young people obtaining alcohol by selling, providing, or 
        otherwise making it available to them. Parents are the most 
        important channel of influence on their children's underage 
        drinking, according to the IOM report, which also recommends a 
        national adult-oriented media campaign.
            (7) Research shows that public service health messages, in 
        combination with community-based efforts, can reduce health-
        damaging behavior. The Department of Health and Human Services 
        and the Ad Council have undertaken a public health campaign 
        targeted at parents to combat underage alcohol consumption. The 
        Ad Council estimates that, for a typical public health 
        campaign, it receives an average of $28 million per year in 
        free media through its 28,000 media outlets nationwide.
            (8) A significant percentage of the total alcohol 
        consumption in the United States each year is by underage 
        youth. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
        Administration reports that the percentage is over 11 percent.
            (9) Youth are exposed to a significant amount of alcohol 
        advertising through a variety of media. Some studies indicate 
        that youth awareness of alcohol advertising correlates to their 
        drinking behavior and beliefs.
            (10) According to the Center on Alcohol Marketing and 
        Youth, in 2002, the alcoholic beverage industry spent 
        $927,900,000 on product advertising on television, and 
        $24,700,000 on television advertising designed to promote the 
        responsible use of alcohol. For every one television ad 
        discouraging underage alcohol use, there were 215 product ads.
            (11) Alcohol use occurs in 76 percent of movies rated G or 
        PG and 97 percent of movies rated PG-13. The Federal Trade 
        Commission has recommended restricting paid alcohol beverage 
        promotional placements to films rated R or NC-17.
            (12) Youth spend 9 to 11 hours per week listening to music, 
        and 17 percent of all lyrics contain alcohol references; 30 
        percent of those songs include brand-name mentions.
            (13) Studies show that adolescents watch 20 to 27 hours of 
        television each week, and 71 percent of prime-time television 
        episodes depict alcohol use and 77 percent contain some 
        reference to alcohol.
            (14) College and university presidents have cited alcohol 
        abuse as the number one health problem on college and 
        university campuses.
            (15) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 
        and Alcoholism, two of five college students are binge 
        drinkers; 1,400 college students die each year from alcohol-
        related injuries, a majority of which involve motor vehicle 
        crashes; more than 70,000 students are victims of alcohol-
        related sexual assault; and 500,000 students are injured under 
        the influence of alcohol each year.
            (16) According to the Center on Alcohol Marketing and 
        Youth, in 2002, alcohol producers spent a total of $58 million 
        to place 6,251 commercials in college sports programs, and 
        spent $27.7 million advertising during the NCAA men's 
        basketball tournament, which had as many alcohol ads (939) as 
        the Super Bowl, World Series, College Bowl Games and the 
        National Football League's Monday Night Football broadcasts 
        combined (925).
            (17) The IOM report recommended that colleges and 
        universities ban alcohol advertising and promotion on campus in 
        order to demonstrate their commitment to discouraging alcohol 
        use among underage students.
            (18) According to the Government Accountability Office 
        (``GAO''), the Federal Government spends $1.8 billion annually 
        to combat youth drug use and $71 million to prevent underage 
        alcohol use.
            (19) The GAO concluded that there is a lack of reporting 
        about how these funds are specifically expended, inadequate 
        collaboration among the agencies, and no central coordinating 
        group or office to oversee how the funds are expended or to 
        determine the effectiveness of these efforts.
            (20) There are at least three major, annual, government 
        funded national surveys in the United States that include 
        underage drinking data: the National Household Survey on Drug 
        Use and Health, Monitoring the Future, and the Youth Risk 
        Behavior Survey. These surveys do not use common indicators to 
        allow for direct comparison of youth alcohol consumption 
        patterns. Analyses of recent years' data do, however, show 
        similar results.
            (21) Research shows that school-based and community-based 
        interventions can reduce underage drinking and associated 
        problems, and that positive outcomes can be achieved by 
        combining environmental and institutional change with theory-
        based health education--a comprehensive, community-based 
        approach.
            (22) Studies show that a minority of youth who need 
        treatment for their alcohol problems receive such services. 
        Further, insufficient information exists to properly assist 
        clinicians and other providers in their youth treatment 
        efforts.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``binge drinking'' means a pattern of drinking 
        alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 
        gm percent or above. For the typical adult, this pattern 
        corresponds to consuming 5 or more drinks (male), or 4 or more 
        drinks (female), in about 2 hours.
            (2) The term ``heavy drinking'' means five or more drinks 
        on the same occasion in the past 30 days.
            (3) The term ``frequent heavy drinking'' means five or more 
        drinks on at least five occasions in the last 30 days.
            (4) The term ``alcoholic beverage industry'' means the 
        brewers, vintners, distillers, importers, distributors, and 
        retail outlets that sell and serve beer, wine, and distilled 
        spirits.
            (5) The term ``school-based prevention'' means programs, 
        which are institutionalized, and run by staff members or 
        school-designated persons or organizations in every grade of 
        school, kindergarten through 12th grade.
            (6) The term ``youth'' means persons under the age of 21.
            (7) The term ``IOM report'' means the report released in 
        September 2003 by the National Research Council, Institute of 
        Medicine, and entitled ``Reducing Underage Drinking: A 
        Collective Responsibility''.

                       TITLE I--SENSE OF CONGRESS

SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that:
            (1) A multi-faceted effort is needed to more successfully 
        address the problem of underage drinking in the United States. 
        A coordinated approach to prevention, intervention, treatment, 
        and research is key to making progress. This Act recognizes the 
        need for a focused national effort, and addresses particulars 
        of the Federal portion of that effort.
            (2) States and communities, including colleges and 
        universities, are encouraged to adopt comprehensive prevention 
        approaches, including--
                    (A) evidence-based screening, programs and 
                curricula;
                    (B) brief intervention strategies;
                    (C) consistent policy enforcement; and
                    (D) environmental changes that limit underage 
                access to alcohol.
            (3) Public health and consumer groups have played an 
        important role in drawing the Nation's attention to the health 
        crisis of underage drinking. Working at the Federal, State, and 
        community levels, and motivated by grass-roots support, they 
        have initiated effective prevention programs that have made 
        significant progress in the battle against underage drinking.
            (4) The alcohol beverage industry has developed and paid 
        for national education and awareness messages on illegal 
        underage drinking directed to parents as well as consumers 
        generally. According to the industry, it has also supported the 
        training of more than 1.6 million retail employees, community-
        based prevention programs, point of sale education, and 
        enforcement programs. All of these efforts are aimed at further 
        reducing illegal underage drinking and preventing sales of 
        alcohol to persons under the age of 21. All sectors of the 
        alcohol beverage industry have also voluntarily committed to 
        placing advertisements in broadcast and magazines where at 
        least 70 percent of the audiences are expected to be 21 years 
        of age or older. The industry should continue to monitor and 
        tailor its advertising practices to further limit underage 
        exposure, including the use of independent third party review. 
        The industry should continue and expand evidence-based efforts 
        to prevent underage drinking.
            (5) Public health and consumer groups, in collaboration 
        with the alcohol beverage industry, should explore 
        opportunities to reduce underage drinking.
            (6) The entertainment industries have a powerful impact on 
        youth, and they should use rating systems and marketing codes 
        to reduce the likelihood that underage audiences will be 
        exposed to movies, recordings, or television programs with 
        unsuitable alcohol content, even if adults are expected to 
        predominate in the viewing or listening audiences.
            (7) Objective scientific evidence and data should be 
        generated and made available to the general public and policy 
        makers at the local, state, and national levels to help them 
        make informed decisions, implement judicious policies, and 
        monitor progress in preventing childhood/adolescent alcohol 
        use.
            (8) The National Collegiate Athletic Association, its 
        member colleges and universities, and athletic conferences 
        should affirm a commitment to a policy of discouraging alcohol 
        use among underage students and other young fans by ending all 
        alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of 
        collegiate sporting events.

    TITLE II--INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE; ANNUAL REPORT CARD

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO 
              PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
collaboration with the Federal officials specified in subsection (b), 
shall establish an interagency coordinating committee focusing on 
underage drinking (referred to in this section as the ``Committee'').
    (b) Other Agencies.--The officials referred to in subsection (a) 
are the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Surgeon General, the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institute on 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration, the Director of the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse, the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, 
and such other Federal officials as the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Chair.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall serve 
as the chair of the Committee.
    (d) Duties.--The Committee shall guide policy and program 
development across the Federal Government with respect to underage 
drinking.
    (e) Consultations.--The Committee shall actively seek the input of 
and shall consult with all appropriate and interested parties, 
including public health research and interest groups, foundations, and 
alcohol beverage industry trade associations and companies.
    (f) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, on behalf of the Committee, shall annually submit to 
        the Congress a report that summarizes--
                    (A) all programs and policies of Federal agencies 
                designed to prevent underage drinking;
                    (B) the extent of progress in reducing underage 
                drinking nationally;
                    (C) data that the Secretary shall collect with 
                respect to the information specified in paragraph (2); 
                and
                    (D) such other information regarding underage 
                drinking as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Certain information.--The report under paragraph (1) 
        shall include information on the following:
                    (A) Patterns and consequences of underage drinking.
                    (B) Measures of the availability of alcohol to 
                underage populations and the exposure of this 
                population to messages regarding alcohol in advertising 
                and the entertainment media.
                    (C) Surveillance data, including information on the 
                onset and prevalence of underage drinking.
                    (D) Any additional findings resulting from research 
                conducted or supported under section 501.
                    (E) Evidence-based best practices to both prevent 
                underage drinking and provide treatment services to 
                those youth who need them.

SEC. 202. ANNUAL REPORT CARD.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall, with input 
and collaboration from other appropriate Federal agencies, States, 
Indian tribes, territories, and public health, consumer, and alcohol 
beverage industry groups, annually issue a ``report card'' to 
accurately rate the performance of each state in enacting, enforcing, 
and creating laws, regulations, and programs to prevent or reduce 
underage drinking. The report card shall include ratings on outcome 
measures for categories related to the prevalence of underage drinking 
in each State.
    (b) Outcome Measures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop, in 
        consultation with the Committee established in section 201, a 
        set of outcome measures to be used in preparing the report 
        card.
            (2) Categories.--In developing the outcome measures, the 
        Secretary shall develop measures for categories related to the 
        following:
                    (A) The degree of strictness of the minimum 
                drinking age laws and dram shop liability statutes in 
                each State.
                    (B) The number of compliance checks within alcohol 
                retail outlets conducted measured against the number of 
                total alcohol retail outlets in each State, and the 
                results of such checks.
                    (C) Whether or not the State mandates or otherwise 
                provides training on the proper selling and serving of 
                alcohol for all sellers and servers of alcohol as a 
                condition of employment.
                    (D) Whether or not the State has policies and 
                regulations with regard to Internet sales and home 
                delivery of alcoholic beverages.
                    (E) The number of adults in the State targeted by 
                State programs to deter adults from purchasing alcohol 
                for minors.
                    (F) The number of youths, parents, and caregivers 
                who are targeted by State programs designed to deter 
                underage drinking.
                    (G) Whether or not the State has enacted graduated 
                drivers licenses and the extent of those provisions.
                    (H) The amount that the State invests, per youth 
                capita, on the prevention of underage drinking, further 
                broken down by the amount spent on--
                            (i) compliance check programs in retail 
                        outlets, including providing technology to 
                        prevent and detect the use of false 
                        identification by minors to make alcohol 
                        purchases;
                            (ii) checkpoints;
                            (iii) community-based, school-based, and 
                        higher-education-based programs to prevent 
                        underage drinking;
                            (iv) underage drinking prevention programs 
                        that target youth within the juvenile justice 
                        and child welfare systems; and
                            (v) other State efforts or programs as 
                        deemed appropriate.

SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010.

                   TITLE III--NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

SEC. 301. NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) Scope of the Campaign.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall continue to fund and oversee the production, 
broadcasting, and evaluation of the Ad Council's national adult-
oriented media public service campaign.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
provide a report to the Congress annually detailing the production, 
broadcasting, and evaluation of the campaign referred to in subsection 
(a), and to detail in the report the effectiveness of the campaign in 
reducing underage drinking, the need for and likely effectiveness of an 
expanded adult-oriented media campaign, and the feasibility and the 
likely effectiveness of a national youth-focused media campaign to 
combat underage drinking.
    (c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out the media campaign, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall direct the Ad Council 
to consult with interested parties including both the alcohol beverage 
industry and public health and consumer groups. The progress of this 
consultative process is to be covered in the report under subsection 
(b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $1,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
subsequent fiscal year.

                        TITLE IV--INTERVENTIONS

SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED COALITION ENHANCEMENT GRANTS TO PREVENT 
              UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) Authorization of Program.--The Director of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy shall award ``enhancement grants'' to 
eligible entities to design, test, evaluate and disseminate strategies 
to maximize the effectiveness of community-wide approaches to 
preventing and reducing underage drinking.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are, in conjunction 
with the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.), 
to--
            (1) reduce alcohol use among youth in communities 
        throughout the United States;
            (2) strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal 
        Government, and State, local, and tribal governments;
            (3) enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination 
        on the issue of alcohol use among youth;
            (4) serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation 
        and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations 
        of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment 
        to reducing alcohol use among youth;
            (5) disseminate to communities timely information regarding 
        state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to 
        be effective in reducing alcohol use among youth; and
            (6) enhance, not supplant, local community initiatives for 
        reducing alcohol use among youth.
    (c) Application.--An eligible entity desiring an enhancement grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such 
time, and in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Director may require. Each application shall include--
            (1) a complete description of the entity's current underage 
        alcohol use prevention initiatives and how the grant will 
        appropriately enhance the focus on underage drinking issues; or
            (2) a complete description of the entity's current 
        initiatives, and how it will use this grant to enhance those 
        initiatives by adding a focus on underage drinking prevention.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out the 
activities described in such entity's application submitted pursuant to 
subsection (c). Grants under this section shall not exceed $50,000 per 
year, and may be awarded for each year the entity is funded as per 
subsection (f).
    (e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this 
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, Federal and non-
Federal funds available for carrying out the activities described in 
this section.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term ``eligible 
entity'' means an organization that is currently eligible to receive 
grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 
et seq.).
    (g) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of a grant 
under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2010.

SEC. 402. GRANTS DIRECTED AT REDUCING HIGHER-EDUCATION ALCOHOL ABUSE.

    (a) Authorization of Program.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities to enable the entities to reduce the rate of underage 
alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher 
education.
    (b) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a 
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may require. Each application shall include--
            (1) a description of how the eligible entity will work to 
        enhance an existing, or where none exists to build a, statewide 
        coalition;
            (2) a description of how the eligible entity will target 
        underage students in the State;
            (3) a description of how the eligible entity intends to 
        ensure that the statewide coalition is actually implementing 
        the purpose of this Act and moving toward indicators described 
        in section (d);
            (4) a list of the members of the statewide coalition or 
        interested parties involved in the work of the eligible entity;
            (5) a description of how the eligible entity intends to 
        work with State agencies on substance abuse prevention and 
        education;
            (6) the anticipated impact of funds provided under this Act 
        in reducing the rates of underage alcohol use;
            (7) outreach strategies, including ways in which the 
        eligible entity proposes to--
                    (A) reach out to students;
                    (B) promote the purpose of this Act;
                    (C) address the range of needs of the students and 
                the surrounding communities; and
                    (D) address community norms for underage students 
                regarding alcohol use; and
            (8) such additional information as required by the 
        Secretary.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out the 
activities described in such entity's application submitted pursuant to 
subsection (b).
    (d) Accountability.--On the date on which the Secretary first 
publishes a notice in the Federal Register soliciting applications for 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall include in the notice 
achievement indicators for the program authorized under this section. 
The achievement indicators shall be designed--
            (1) to measure the impact that the statewide coalitions 
        assisted under this Act are having on the institutions of 
        higher education and the surrounding communities, including 
        changes in the number of alcohol incidents of any kind 
        (including violations, physical assaults, sexual assaults, 
        reports of intimidation, disruptions of school functions, 
        disruptions of student studies, mental health referrals, 
        illnesses, or deaths);
            (2) to measure the quality and accessibility of the 
        programs or information offered by the statewide coalitions; 
        and
            (3) to provide such other measures of program impact as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate.
    (e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this Act 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal 
funds available for carrying out the activities described in this 
section.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        State, institution of higher education, or nonprofit entity.
            (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, 
        the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (5) Statewide coalition.--The term ``statewide coalition'' 
        means a coalition that--
                    (A) includes--
                            (i) institutions of higher education within 
                        a State; and
                            (ii) a nonprofit group, a community 
                        underage drinking prevention coalition, or 
                        another substance abuse prevention group within 
                        a State; and
                    (B) works toward lowering the alcohol abuse rate by 
                targeting underage students at institutions of higher 
                education throughout the State and in the surrounding 
                communities.
            (6) Surrounding community.--The term ``surrounding 
        community'' means the community--
                    (A) that surrounds an institution of higher 
                education participating in a statewide coalition;
                    (B) where the students from the institution of 
                higher education take part in the community; and
                    (C) where students from the institution of higher 
                education live in off-campus housing.
    (g) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of a grant 
under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2010.

                      TITLE V--ADDITIONAL RESEARCH

SEC. 501. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
collect data on, and conduct or support research on, underage drinking 
with respect to the following:
            (1) The short and long-range impact of alcohol use and 
        abuse upon adolescent brain development and other organ 
        systems.
            (2) Comprehensive community-based programs or strategies 
        and statewide systems to prevent underage drinking, across the 
        underage years from early childhood to young adulthood, 
        including programs funded and implemented by government 
        entities, public health interest groups and foundations, and 
        alcohol beverage companies and trade associations.
            (3) Improved knowledge of the scope of the underage 
        drinking problem and progress in preventing and treating 
        underage drinking.
            (4) Annually obtain more precise information than is 
        currently collected on the type and quantity of alcoholic 
        beverages consumed by underage drinkers, as well as information 
        on brand preferences of these drinkers and their exposure to 
        alcohol advertising.
    (b) Certain Matters.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall carry out activities toward the following objectives with respect 
to underage drinking:
            (1) Testing every unnatural death of persons ages 12 to 20 
        in the United States for alcohol involvement, including 
        suicides, homicides, and unintentional injuries such as falls, 
        drownings, burns, poisonings, and motor vehicle crash deaths.
            (2) Obtaining new epidemiological data within the National 
        Epidemiological Study on Alcoholism and Related Conditions and 
        other national or targeted surveys that identify alcohol use 
        and attitudes about alcohol use during pre- and early 
        adolescence, including second-hand effects of adolescent 
        alcohol use such as date rapes, violence, risky sexual 
        behavior, and prenatal alcohol exposure.
            (3) Developing or identifying successful clinical 
        treatments for youth with alcohol problems.

SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 501 
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010.
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