[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 3130 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3130

   To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
       enhanced comprehensive methamphetamine treatment services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2007

  Ms. Hooley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
       enhanced comprehensive methamphetamine 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 ``Enhanced Methamphetamine Treatment 
Grants Assistance Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR WRAP-AROUND METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT SERVICES.

    Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 514, as added by section 3634 
        of Public Law 106-310 (114 Stat. 1236), as section 514B; and
            (2) by inserting after section 514B, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following new section:

``SEC. 514C. GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE WRAP-AROUND METHAMPHETAMINE 
              TREATMENT SERVICES.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, shall provide awards of grants to public, private, and 
nonprofit entities and Indian tribes and tribal organizations to 
establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of wrap-
around services described in subsection (c) to methamphetamine-affected 
individuals described in subsection (b), in accordance with this 
section.
    ``(b) Methamphetamine-Affected Individual Described.--For purposes 
of subsection (a), a methamphetamine-affected individual is an 
individual who--
            ``(1)(A) resided in a residential inpatient treatment 
        facility for the treatment of methamphetamine abuse or 
        addiction; or
            ``(B) received treatment for methamphetamine abuse or 
        addiction from an intensive outpatient treatment facility; and
            ``(2) after successful completion of such treatment 
        reenters the community of such individual.
    ``(c) Wrap-Around Services Described.--In the case of a 
methamphetamine-affected individual, wrap-around services described in 
this subsection are as follows:
            ``(1) Medical services.
            ``(2) Dental services.
            ``(3) Mental health services.
            ``(4) Child care services.
            ``(5) Job training services.
            ``(6) Housing assistance.
            ``(7) Training in parenting.
            ``(8) Prevention services for family members, with respect 
        to methamphetamine abuse or addiction.
            ``(9) Transportation assistance services for purposes of 
        participation in the services listed in paragraphs (1) through 
        (8).
    ``(d) Minimum Qualifications for Receipt of Award.--To be eligible 
to receive an award under subsection (a), an applicant shall provide 
assurances to the satisfaction of the Secretary that--
            ``(1) the applicant has the capacity to carry out a program 
        described in such subsection;
            ``(2) the applicant, or any entity through which the 
        applicant will provide services described in subsection (c), 
        meets all applicable State licensure or certification 
        requirements regarding the provision of the services involved; 
        and
            ``(3) the applicant has entered into agreements with 
        entities in the community involved through which the applicant 
        will provide such services.
    ``(e) Priority for Grants Distributions.--In making grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications for 
programs that serve communities with high or increasing rate of 
methamphetamine abuse or addiction, as specified by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Reports.--For each year that an entity receives a grant under 
subsection (a) for a program, such entity shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on the results and effectiveness of the program.
    ``(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Residential inpatient treatment facility.--The term 
        `residential inpatient treatment facility' means a facility 
        that provides treatment for substance abuse and in which health 
        professionals and clinicians provide a planned regimen of 24-
        hour professionally-directed evaluation, care, and treatment 
        for such substance abuse in an inpatient setting, including 24-
        hour observation and monitoring.
            ``(2) Intensive outpatient treatment facility.--The term 
        `intensive outpatient treatment facility' means a facility that 
        provides treatment for substance abuse in which health 
        professional and clinicians provide regularly scheduled 
        sessions. with respect to such treatment, within a structured 
        program and that provides a minimum of 9 hours of treatment 
        during a week.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $40,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2013.''.

SEC. 3. FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension and Expansion of Residential Treatment Program for 
Pregnant and Postpartum Women To Include Caregiver Parents.--Section 
508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-1) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``pregnant and postpartum 
        women'' and inserting ``caregiver parents, including pregnant 
        women'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and Indian tribes and 
                        tribal organizations'' after ``private 
                        entities''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``pregnant and postpartum 
                        women treatment for substance abuse'' and 
                        inserting ``caregiver parents, including 
                        pregnant women, treatment for substance abuse 
                        (including treatment for addiction to 
                        methamphetamine)''; and
                    (B) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by 
                striking ``women'' and inserting ``caregiver parents'' 
                each place it appears;
            (3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``woman'' and 
        inserting ``caregiver parent'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (I) strike ``eligible woman'' and insert 
                        ``eligible caregiver parent'';
                            (ii) strike ``with the women'' and insert 
                        ``with the parent''; and
                            (iii) strike ``to the woman'' and insert 
                        ``to the parent'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), strike ``woman'' and 
                insert ``caregiver parent'';
            (5) in subsection (d), strike ``woman'' and insert 
        ``caregiver parent'' each place it appears and strike ``women'' 
        and insert ``caregiver parents'' each place it appears;
            (6) in subsection (h), strike ``pregnant and postpartum 
        women'' and insert ``caregiver parents'';
            (7) in subsection (j), strike ``woman'' and insert 
        ``caregiver parent'' each place it appears;
            (8) in subsection (k)(2), strike ``women'' and insert 
        ``caregiver parents'';
            (9) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows:
    ``(m) Use of Funds; Priority for Certain Areas Served.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--A funding agreement for an award under 
        subsection (a) for an applicant is that funds awarded under 
        such subsection to such applicant shall be used for programs 
        according to the following order of priority:
                    ``(A) For a program that provides services to 
                caregiver parents who are pregnant and postpartum 
                women.
                    ``(B) For a program that provides services to 
                caregiver parents who are single parents and the sole 
                caregivers with respect to their children.
                    ``(C) For a program that provides services to any 
                caregiver parents.
            ``(2) Priority for certain areas served.--In making awards 
        under subsection (a), the Director shall give priority to any 
        entity that agrees to use the award for a program serving an 
        area that--
                    ``(A) is a rural area;
                    ``(B) an area determined by the Director to have a 
                shortage of family-based substance abuse treatment 
                options; or
                    ``(C) is determined by the Director to have high 
                rates of addiction to methamphetamine.'';
            (10) in subsection (p), by striking ``October 1, 1994'' and 
        inserting ``October 1, 2008'';
            (11) in subsection (q)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 
                (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(2) The term `caregiver parent' means, with respect to a 
        child, a parent or legal guardian with whom the child resides, 
        and includes a pregnant woman.''; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to read as follows:
            ``(3) The term `eligible caregiver parent' means a 
        caregiver parent who has been admitted to a program operated 
        pursuant to subsection (a).''; and
            (12) in subsection (r), by striking ``such sums as may be 
        necessary to fiscal years 2001 through 2003'' and inserting 
        ``$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013''.
    (b) Program To Reduce Substance Abuse Among Nonviolent Offenders: 
Family Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration.--Title V of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 509 the following:

``SEC. 510. PROGRAM TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG NONVIOLENT 
              OFFENDERS: FAMILY TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO 
              INCARCERATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall 
make awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to public 
and nonprofit private entities and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations for the purpose of assisting local jails and detention 
facilities in providing comprehensive, family-based substance abuse 
treatment services (including treatment for addiction to 
methamphetamine) to pregnant and parenting adults who are considered 
nonviolent offenders.
    ``(b) Minimum Qualifications for Nonprofit Private Entities.--An 
award may be made under subsection (a) to an applicant that is a 
nonprofit private entity only if the Secretary determines that--
            ``(1) the applicant has the capacity to provide the 
        services described subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the applicant meets all applicable State licensor and 
        certification requirements regarding the provision of substance 
        abuse treatment services.
    ``(c) Requirements Applicable to Family Drug Treatment Program That 
Is an Alternative to Incarceration.--A grant under this section may be 
used for a family drug treatment program that is an alternative to 
incarceration only if the program complies with the following:
            ``(1) The program is a comprehensive, long-term family 
        treatment program focused on the treatment of the parent and 
        child.
            ``(2) The program and its providers meet all applicable 
        State licensor and certification requirements regarding the 
        provision of substance abuse treatment services.
            ``(3) Each parent offender who participates in the program 
        is sentenced to, or placed with, a long-term family treatment 
        program (which shall include a residential component).
            ``(4) Each parent offender who participates in the program 
        serves a sentence with respect to the underlying crime if that 
        parent offender does not successfully complete treatment with 
        the residential treatment provider.
            ``(5) The program has mandatory periodic drug testing. The 
        Secretary shall, by prescribing guidelines or regulations, 
        specify standards for the timing and manner of complying with 
        such testing. The standards shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) each individual participating in the program 
                as an alternative to incarceration is tested for every 
                controlled substance that the participant has been 
                known to abuse, and for any other controlled substance 
                the Secretary may require; and
                    ``(B) the testing is accurate and practicable; and
                    ``(C) the drug testing regime is a factor in 
                determinations of whether program participants 
                successfully complete treatment.
    ``(d) Allocation of Awards.--In making awards under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall give priority to any entity that agrees to use the 
award for a program serving an area that--
            ``(1) is a rural area, an area designated under section 332 
        by the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
        Administration as a health professional shortage area with a 
        shortage of mental health professionals, or an area determined 
        by the Secretary to have a shortage of family-based substance 
        abuse treatment options; and
            ``(2) is determined by the Secretary to have high rates of 
        addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section the terms `family drug 
treatment', `family treatment', and `comprehensive, long-term family 
treatment' describe programs that provide, or are able to provide 
referrals for, the following services: Substance abuse treatment, 
children's early intervention services, family counseling, legal 
services, medical care, mental health services, nursery and preschool, 
parenting skills training, pediatric care, prenatal care, sexual abuse 
therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and job or vocational 
training or general equivalency diploma (GED) classes.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, and $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.''.

SEC. 4. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAM GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED 
              POPULATIONS.

    Subpart 1 of part B of such title, as amended by section 2, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 514D. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAM GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED 
              POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, shall provide awards of grants to public, private, and 
nonprofit entities and Indian tribes and tribal organizations for the 
purpose of providing services in connection with the treatment of 
methamphetamine use or addiction to underserved populations.
    ``(b) Underserved Populations Described.--For purposes of 
subsection (a), an underserved population, with respect to services 
described in such subsection, is a population of individuals who are--
            ``(1) not eligible for such services under title XVIII of 
        the Social Security Act and are not eligible for medical 
        assistance for such services under title XIX of such Act;
            ``(2) not receiving such services through a drug court; and
            ``(3) not eligible for such services under a program for 
        pregnant or parenting women.
    ``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an award under 
subsection (a), an applicant shall provide assurances to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that the population that will be 
furnished services funded by such award will be an underserved 
population.
    ``(d) Priority for Grant Distributions.--In making grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applications for 
programs designed to serve individuals who proactively seek treatment 
for methamphetamine use or addiction and who are not required to do so 
by court order or other form of law enforcement.
    ``(e) Reports.--For each year that an entity receives a grant under 
subsection (a) for a program, such entity shall submit to the Secretary 
a report on the results and effectiveness of the program.
    ``(f) Authorization for Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $60,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2009 through 2013.''.

SEC. 5. SAMHSA STUDY ON METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT METHODS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the 
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, shall conduct 
a study to identify methamphetamine use and addiction treatment 
methodologies and to evaluate the efficacy of such methodologies.
    (b) Report.--By not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under 
subsection (a).
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