[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3749 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3749

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
   of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize 
programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 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 the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
   of a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse, to authorize 
programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``Methamphetamine Prevention 
Enhancement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

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

``SEC. 506C. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish within the 
Administration an office to be known as the `Drug-Free Workplace 
Information Clearinghouse', to be headed by a director (referred to in 
this section as the `Director') appointed by the Administrator.
    ``(b) Duties.--The Director shall--
            ``(1) serve as a resource for employers maintaining or 
        attempting to establish a drug-free workplace policy;
            ``(2) provide assistance to employers and employees in--
                    ``(A) resolving complaints, grievances, and 
                requests for information with regard to drug-free 
                workplaces; and
                    ``(B) understanding rights and responsibilities 
                under Federal employment laws pertaining to drug-free 
                workplace policies; and
            ``(3) conduct an educational campaign for employers under 
        subsection (c).
    ``(c) Educational Campaign.--The Director shall conduct an 
educational campaign for employers on--
            ``(1) any Federal drug-free workplace standards or 
        guidelines; and
            ``(2) any Federal assistance available to employers for 
        establishing or maintaining a drug-free workplace.
    ``(d) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the Director, 
shall submit annual reports to the Secretary and the Congress--
            ``(1) describing the activities of the Director; and
            ``(2) including any recommendations for the improvement of 
        Federal drug-free workplace policies or guidelines.''.

SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON METHAMPHETAMINE 
              ADDICTION.

    Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 514 (relating to 
        methamphetamine and amphetamine treatment initiative) as 
        section 514B; and
            (2) by inserting after section 514B, as so redesignated, 
        the following:

``SEC. 514C. TRAINING FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON METHAMPHETAMINE 
              ADDICTION.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Director of the Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment shall make grants to medical associations, health care 
providers, and health care facilities to conduct training for health 
care providers on--
            ``(1) how to recognize the signs of methamphetamine 
        addiction; and
            ``(2) how to recognize vulnerable populations for purposes 
        of preventing and treating such addiction.
    ``(b) Education Campaign.--The Director of the Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment, in cooperation with health care providers, shall 
conduct an educational campaign on the public health effects of 
methamphetamine addiction. Such campaign shall include the distribution 
by such providers of materials prepared by the Director.''.

SEC. 4. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECTS.

    (a) Technical Correction.--Section 3104(c) of the Children's Health 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-310; 114 Stat. 1101) is amended by striking 
``is amended by adding the following'' and inserting ``is amended by 
inserting after section 519D the following''.
    (b) Grants.--Subpart 2 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 519E the following:

``SEC. 519F. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Grants.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--The Director of the Center for 
        Substance Abuse Treatment shall make grants to schools, 
        community organizations, and local governmental entities to 
        establish or maintain a methamphetamine awareness project 
        described in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Project description.--A methamphetamine awareness 
        project described in this subsection is a community project 
        meeting each of the following:
                    ``(A) The project consists of after-school or 
                extracurricular activities for students in grades 6 to 
                12 in which the students learn about the dangers of 
                methamphetamine through hands-on advertising or video 
                production exercises.
                    ``(B) Such exercises must culminate in production 
                of a finished product, such as a public service 
                announcement or a television, radio, or print 
                advertisement, to disseminate the anti-methamphetamine 
                message.
                    ``(C) Such exercises must be student-driven with 
                guidance from adult mentors and professionals from the 
                chosen medium.
    ``(b) Administration Announcements.--Before disseminating any 
methamphetamine-related public service announcement or advertisement, 
the Secretary shall consider the suitability of using an announcement 
or advertisement produced pursuant to subsection (a).''.
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