[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6901 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6901

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
    of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support 
    residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and 
      parenting women, to improve the prevention and treatment of 
           methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2008

Ms. Hooley (for herself and Mrs. Cubin) 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 support 
    residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and 
      parenting women, to improve the prevention and 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 ``Meth Free Families and Communities 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AWARENESS OF METHAMPHETAMINE 
              ADDICTION.

    Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs 
        (14) and (15), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
            ``(13) collaborate with professionals in the addiction 
        field and primary health care providers to raise awareness 
        about how to--
                    ``(A) recognize the signs of a substance abuse 
                disorder; and
                    ``(B) apply evidence-based practices for screening 
                and treating individuals with or at-risk for developing 
                an addiction, including addiction to methamphetamine or 
                other drugs;''.

SEC. 3. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING 
              WOMEN.

    Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-1) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``postpartum women treatment for substance 
                abuse'' and inserting ``parenting women treatment for 
                substance abuse (including treatment for addiction to 
                methamphetamine)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``reside in'' and 
                inserting ``reside in or receive outpatient treatment 
                services from''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``reside with the 
                women in'' and inserting ``reside with the women in, or 
                receive outpatient treatment services from,'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(2) Referrals for necessary hospital and dental 
        services.'';
            (3) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
    ``(h) Accessibility of Program.--A funding agreement for an award 
under subsection (a) for an applicant is that the program operated 
pursuant to such subsection will be accessible to--
            ``(1) pregnant and parenting women in low-income 
        households; and
            ``(2) pregnant and parenting women in health disparity 
        populations.'';
            (4) by amending subsection (m) to read as follows:
    ``(m) Allocation of Awards.--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--
            ``(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 Director to have a shortage of family-based substance 
        abuse treatment options; and
            ``(2) is determined by the Director to have high rates of 
        addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.'';
            (5) in subsection (p)--
                    (A) by striking ``October 1, 1994'' and inserting 
                ``October 1, 2009'';
                    (B) by inserting ``In submitting reports under this 
                subsection, the Director may use data collected under 
                this section or other provisions of law.'' after 
                ``biennial report under section 501(k).''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Each report under this subsection 
                shall include'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``Each report under this subsection shall, with respect 
                to the period for which the report is prepared, include 
                the following:
            ``(1) A summary of any evaluations conducted under 
        subsection (o).
            ``(2) Data on the number of pregnant and parenting women in 
        need of, but not receiving, treatment for substance abuse under 
        programs carried out pursuant to this section. Such data shall 
        include, but not be limited to, the number of pregnant and 
        parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treatment for 
        methamphetamine abuse under such programs, disaggregated by 
        State and tribe.
            ``(3) Data on recovery and relapse rates of women receiving 
        treatment for substance abuse under programs carried out 
        pursuant to this section, including data disaggregated with 
        respect to treatment for methamphetamine abuse.'';
            (6) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as subsections 
        (r) and (s), respectively;
            (7) by inserting after subsection (p) the following:
    ``(q) Methamphetamine Addiction.--In carrying out this section, the 
Director shall expand, intensify, and coordinate efforts to provide 
pregnant and parenting women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine 
or other drugs.'';
            (8) in subsection (r) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) The term `health disparity population' means a 
        population in which there is a significant disparity in the 
        overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, 
        mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to 
        the health status of the general population.''; and
            (9) in subsection (s) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``such sums as may be necessary to fiscal years 2001 through 
        2003'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
        $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $22,050,000 for fiscal year 
        2011, $23,152,500 for fiscal year 2012, and $24,310,125 for 
        fiscal year 2013''.

SEC. 4. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

    Section 515(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
21(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
            ``(11) develop a clearinghouse that provides information 
        and educational materials to employers and employees about drug 
        testing policies and programs; and''.

SEC. 5. STUDENT-DRIVEN METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS PROJECT.

    Section 519E(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
290bb-25e(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) to develop, with the guidance of adult 
                mentors and professionals, a student-driven 
                methamphetamine awareness project such as a public 
                service announcement or a television, radio, or print 
                advertisement;''.
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