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[S. 4027 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4027

 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

                           December 15, 2010

  Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Merkley) 
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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sober Truth on Preventing Underage 
Drinking Act'' or the ``STOP Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Section 519B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25b) 
is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `alcohol beverage industry' means the 
        brewers, vintners, distillers, importers, distributors, and 
        retail or online outlets that sell or serve beer, wine, and 
        distilled spirits.
            ``(2) The term `school-based prevention' means programs, 
        which are institutionalized, and run by staff members or 
        school-designated persons or organizations in any grade of 
        school, kindergarten through 12th grade.
            ``(3) The term `youth' means persons under the age of 21.
    ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of 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, 
        enforcement, and research is key to making progress. This 
        section recognizes the need for a focused national effort, 
        addresses particulars of the Federal portion of that effort, 
        and provides for Federal support for State activities.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services should 
        continue to conduct research and collect data on the short- and 
        long-range impact of alcohol use and abuse upon adolescent 
        brain development and other organ systems.
            ``(3) 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) science-based strategies to reduce underage 
                drinking.
            ``(4) Public health groups, consumer groups, and the 
        alcohol beverage industry should continue and expand evidence-
        based efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking.
            ``(5) The entertainment industries have a powerful impact 
        on youth, and such industries 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.
            ``(6) 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.
            ``(7) Alcohol is a unique product and should be regulated 
        differently than other products by the States and Federal 
        Government. States have primary authority to regulate alcohol 
        distribution and sale, and the Federal Government should 
        support and supplement these State efforts. States also have a 
        responsibility to fight youth access to alcohol and reduce 
        underage drinking. Continued State regulation and licensing of 
        the manufacture, importation, sale, distribution, 
        transportation, and storage of alcoholic beverages are clearly 
        in the public interest and are critical to promoting 
        responsible consumption, preventing illegal access to alcohol 
        by persons under 21 years of age from commercial and non-
        commercial sources, maintaining industry integrity and an 
        orderly marketplace, and furthering effective State tax 
        collection.
            ``(8) Section 158 of title 23 (commonly known as the 
        `National Minimum Drinking Age Law'), enacted in 1984, has been 
        a remarkably effective public health and safety policy, as 
        evidenced by the fact that the percentage of 12th graders who 
        have drunk alcohol within a month has fallen by one third since 
        enactment.
            ``(9) Such National Minimum Drinking Age Law has been 
        significantly effective in reducing drinking and driving 
        traffic fatalities, as the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration estimates that the law has saved more than 
        17,000 lives since enactment.
            ``(10) Community awareness, support, and mobilization 
        provide an important context for the effective enforcement of 
        the age 21 minimum drinking law.
    ``(c) Interagency Coordinating Committee; Annual Report on State 
Underage Drinking Prevention and Enforcement Activities.--
            ``(1) Interagency coordinating committee on the prevention 
        of underage drinking.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in collaboration 
                with the Federal officials described in subparagraph 
                (B), shall continue to support and enhance the efforts 
                of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the 
                Prevention of Underage Drinking, focusing on underage 
                drinking (referred to in this subsection as the 
                `Committee').
                    ``(B) Other agencies.--The officials described in 
                this subparagraph 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. Nothing in this paragraph 
                shall be construed as transferring regulatory or 
                program authority from a Federal agency to the 
                Committee.
                    ``(E) Consultations.--The Committee shall actively 
                seek the input of, and shall consult with, all 
                appropriate and interested parties, including States, 
                public health research and interest groups, 
                foundations, and alcohol beverage industry trade 
                associations and companies.
                    ``(F) Annual report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, on behalf 
                        of the Committee, shall annually submit to the 
                        Congress a report that summarizes--
                                    ``(I) all programs and policies of 
                                Federal agencies designed to prevent 
                                and reduce underage drinking, focusing 
                                particularly on programs and policies 
                                that support the adoption and 
                                enforcement of State policies designed 
                                to prevent and reduce underage 
                                drinking, as described in paragraph 
                                (2);
                                    ``(II) the extent of progress in 
                                preventing and reducing underage 
                                drinking at State and national levels;
                                    ``(III) data that the Secretary 
                                shall collect with respect to the 
                                information described in clause (ii); 
                                and
                                    ``(IV) such other information 
                                regarding underage drinking as the 
                                Secretary determines to be appropriate.
                            ``(ii) Certain information.--The report 
                        under clause (i) shall include information on 
                        the following:
                                    ``(I) Patterns and consequences of 
                                underage drinking as reported in 
                                research and surveys such as 
                                `Monitoring the Future, Youth Risk 
                                Behavior Surveillance System', the 
                                `National Survey on Drug Use and 
                                Health', and the `Fatality Analysis 
                                Reporting System'.
                                    ``(II) Measures of the availability 
                                of alcohol from commercial and non-
                                commercial sources to underage 
                                populations.
                                    ``(III) Measures of the exposure of 
                                underage populations to messages 
                                regarding alcohol in advertising and 
                                the entertainment media.
                                    ``(IV) Surveillance data, including 
                                information on the onset and prevalence 
                                of underage drinking, consumption 
                                patterns, beverage preferences, 
                                prevalence of drinking among students 
                                at institutions of higher education, 
                                correlations between adult and youth 
                                drinking, and the means of underage 
                                access, including trends over time for 
                                these surveillance data. The Secretary 
                                shall develop a plan to improve the 
                                collection, measurement, and 
                                consistency of reporting Federal 
                                underage alcohol data.
                                    ``(V) Any additional findings 
                                resulting from research conducted or 
                                supported under subsection (f).
                                    ``(VI) Evidence-based best 
                                practices to prevent and reduce 
                                underage drinking, including a review 
                                of the research literature related to 
                                State laws, regulations, and policies 
                                designed to prevent and reduce underage 
                                drinking, as described in paragraph 
                                (2)(B)(i).
            ``(2) Annual report on state underage drinking prevention 
        and enforcement activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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 on each State's 
                performance in enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, 
                regulations, and policies to prevent or reduce underage 
                drinking based on an assessment of best practices 
                developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(F)(ii)(VI) and 
                subparagraph (B)(i).
                    ``(B) State performance measures.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        develop, in consultation with the Committee, a 
                        set of measures to be used in preparing the 
                        report on best practices as they relate to 
                        State laws, regulations, policies and 
                        enforcement practices. The Report shall be 
                        designed as a resource tool for Federal 
                        agencies assisting States in the States' 
                        underage drinking prevention efforts, State 
                        public health and law enforcement agencies, 
                        State and local policy makers, and underage 
                        drinking prevention coalitions including those 
                        receiving grants pursuant to subsection (e)(1).
                            ``(ii) State report content.--The State 
                        Report shall include updates on State laws, 
                        regulations, and policies included in previous 
                        Reports to Congress, including the following:
                                    ``(I) Whether or not the State has 
                                comprehensive anti-underage drinking 
                                laws, such as for the illegal sale, 
                                purchase, attempt to purchase, 
                                consumption, or possession of alcohol, 
                                illegal use of fraudulent ID, illegal 
                                furnishing or obtaining of alcohol for 
                                an individual under 21 years, the 
                                degree of strictness of the penalties 
                                for such offenses, and the prevalence 
                                of the enforcement of each such 
                                infraction.
                                    ``(II) Whether or not the State has 
                                comprehensive liability statutes 
                                pertaining to underage access to 
                                alcohol such as dram shop, social host, 
                                and house party laws, and the 
                                prevalence of enforcement of each such 
                                law.
                                    ``(III) Whether or not the State 
                                encourages and conducts comprehensive 
                                enforcement efforts to prevent underage 
                                access to alcohol at retail outlets, 
                                such as random compliance checks and 
                                shoulder tap programs, and the number 
                                of compliance checks within alcohol 
                                retail outlets measured against the 
                                number of total alcohol retail outlets 
                                in each State, and the result of such 
                                checks.
                                    ``(IV) Whether or not the State 
                                encourages training on the proper 
                                selling and serving of alcohol for all 
                                sellers and servers of alcohol as a 
                                condition of employment.
                                    ``(V) Whether or not the State has 
                                policies and regulations with regard to 
                                direct sales to consumers and home 
                                delivery of alcoholic beverages.
                                    ``(VI) Whether or not the State has 
                                programs or laws to deter adults from 
                                purchasing alcohol for minors, and the 
                                number of adults targeted by such 
                                programs or laws.
                                    ``(VII) Whether or not the State 
                                has enacted graduated drivers' licenses 
                                and the extent of such provisions.
                            ``(iii) New categories.--In addition to the 
                        updates of State laws, regulations, and 
                        policies listed in clause (ii), the Secretary 
                        shall consider new categories, including the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) whether or not States have 
                                adopted laws, regulations, and policies 
                                that deter underage alcohol use, as 
                                described in the Surgeon General's 2007 
                                report, `Call to Action to Prevent and 
                                Reduce Underage Drinking', including 
                                restrictions on low-price, high-volume 
                                drink specials, and wholesaler pricing 
                                provisions;
                                    ``(II) whether or not States have 
                                adopted laws, regulations, and policies 
                                designed to reduce alcohol advertising 
                                messages attractive to youth and youth 
                                exposure to alcohol advertising and 
                                marketing in measured and unmeasured 
                                media;
                                    ``(III) whether or not States have 
                                laws and policies that promote underage 
                                drinking prevention policy development 
                                by local jurisdictions;
                                    ``(IV) whether or not States have 
                                adopted laws, regulations, and policies 
                                to restrict youth access to alcoholic 
                                beverages that may pose special risks 
                                to youth, including alcoholic mists, 
                                gelatins, freezer pops, pre-mixed 
                                caffeinated alcoholic beverages, and 
                                flavored malt beverages;
                                    ``(V) whether or not States have 
                                adopted uniform best practices 
                                protocols for conducting compliance 
                                checks and shoulder tap programs; and
                                    ``(VI) whether or not States have 
                                adopted uniform best practices penalty 
                                protocols for violations of laws 
                                prohibiting retail licensees from 
                                selling or furnishing of alcohol to 
                                minors.
                            ``(iv) Uniform data system.--For 
                        performance measures related to enforcement of 
                        underage drinking laws described in clauses 
                        (ii) and (iii), the Secretary shall develop and 
                        test a uniform data system for reporting State 
                        enforcement data, including the development of 
                        a pilot program for this purpose. The pilot 
                        program shall include procedures for collecting 
                        enforcement data from both State and local law 
                        enforcement jurisdictions.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $2,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
    ``(d) National Media Campaign To Prevent Underage Drinking.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration, shall develop an intensive, 
        multifaceted, adult-oriented national media campaign to reduce 
        underage drinking by influencing attitudes regarding underage 
        drinking, increasing the willingness of adults to take actions 
        to reduce underage drinking, and encouraging public policy 
        changes known to decrease underage drinking rates.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the national media campaign 
        described in this subsection shall be to achieve the following 
        objectives:
                    ``(A) Instill a broad societal commitment to reduce 
                underage drinking.
                    ``(B) Increase specific actions by adults that are 
                meant to discourage or inhibit underage drinking.
                    ``(C) Decrease adult conduct that tends to 
                facilitate or condone underage drinking.
            ``(3) Developmental phase.--In preparation for the national 
        media campaign described in this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall conduct, in consultation with appropriate Federal 
        agencies and outside experts, including in marketing, public 
        relations, mass media campaigns, parenting, and alcohol use and 
        abuse, a developmental phase to test specific campaign features 
        prior to beginning an intensive national strategy. This phase 
        shall include research and testing, limited to a period not to 
        exceed 2 years, to determine the following:
                    ``(A) Promising messages to promote public opinion 
                change.
                    ``(B) Appropriate channels for reaching target 
                audiences.
                    ``(C) Appropriate timing and weight for utilizing 
                such promising messages and media channels.
                    ``(D) Methods for linking the campaign to local, 
                State, and national policy changes affecting underage 
                drinking, if adopted.
                    ``(E) Productive collaborative partnerships with 
                national and local organizations.
            ``(4) Components.--When implementing the national media 
        campaign described in this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) educate the public about the public health 
                and safety benefits of evidence-based policies to 
                reduce underage drinking, including minimum legal 
                drinking age laws, and build public and parental 
                support for, and cooperation with, enforcement of such 
                policies;
                    ``(B) educate the public about the negative 
                consequences of underage drinking;
                    ``(C) promote specific actions by adults that are 
                meant to discourage or inhibit underage drinking, 
                including positive behavior modeling, general parental 
                monitoring, and consistent and appropriate discipline;
                    ``(D) discourage adult conduct that tends to 
                facilitate underage drinking, including the hosting of 
                underage parties with alcohol and the purchasing of 
                alcoholic beverages on behalf of underage youth;
                    ``(E) establish collaborative relationships with 
                local and national organizations and institutions to 
                further the goals of the campaign and ensure that the 
                messages of the campaign are disseminated from a 
                variety of sources;
                    ``(F) conduct the campaign through multi-media 
                sources; and
                    ``(G) conduct the campaign with regard to changing 
                demographics and cultural and linguistic factors.
            ``(5) Consultation requirement.--In developing and 
        implementing the national media campaign described in this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall consult recommendations for 
        reducing underage drinking published by the National Academy of 
        Sciences. The Secretary shall also consult with interested 
        parties including medical, public health, and consumer and 
        parent groups, law enforcement, institutions of higher 
        education, community organizations and coalitions, and other 
        stakeholders supportive of the goals of the campaign.
            ``(6) Annual report.--The Secretary shall produce an annual 
        report on the progress of the development or implementation of 
        the media campaign described in this subsection, including 
        expenses and projected costs, and, as such information is 
        available, report on the effectiveness of such campaign in 
        affecting adult attitudes toward underage drinking and adult 
        willingness to take actions to decrease underage drinking.
            ``(7) Research on youth-oriented campaign.--The Secretary 
        may, based on the availability of funds, conduct research on 
        the potential success of a youth-oriented national media 
        campaign to reduce underage drinking. The Secretary shall 
        report any such results to Congress with policy recommendations 
        on establishing such a campaign.
            ``(8) Administration.--The Secretary may enter into a 
        subcontract with another Federal agency to delegate the 
        authority for execution and administration of the adult 
        oriented national media campaign.
            ``(9) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 and such sums as 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2015.
    ``(e) Community-Based Programs to Prevent Underage Drinking.--
            ``(1) Community-based coalition enhancement grants to 
        prevent underage drinking.--
                    ``(A) Authorization of program.--The Administrator 
                of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration, in consultation with the Director of 
                the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
                award, if the Administrator determines that the 
                Department of Health and Human Services is not 
                otherwise conducting activities that duplicate 
                activities of the type described in this subsection, 
                `enhancement grants' to eligible entities to design, 
                implement, evaluate, and disseminate comprehensive 
                strategies to maximize the effectiveness of community-
                wide approaches to preventing and reducing underage 
                drinking. This subsection is subject to the 
                availability of appropriations.
                    ``(B) Purposes.--The purposes of this paragraph are 
                to--
                            ``(i) prevent and reduce alcohol use among 
                        youth in communities throughout the United 
                        States;
                            ``(ii) strengthen collaboration among 
                        communities, the Federal Government, and State, 
                        local, and tribal governments;
                            ``(iii) enhance intergovernmental 
                        cooperation and coordination on the issue of 
                        alcohol use among youth;
                            ``(iv) 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;
                            ``(v) implement state-of-the-art science-
                        based strategies to prevent and reduce underage 
                        drinking by changing local conditions in 
                        communities; and
                            ``(vi) enhance, not supplant, effective 
                        local community initiatives for preventing and 
                        reducing alcohol use among youth.
                    ``(C) Application.--An eligible entity desiring an 
                enhancement grant under this paragraph shall submit an 
                application to the Administrator at such time, in such 
                manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
                Administrator may require. Each application shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) 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
                            ``(ii) 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 paragraph shall use the 
                grant funds to carry out the activities described in 
                such entity's application submitted pursuant to 
                subparagraph (C) and obtain specialized training and 
                technical assistance by the entity funded under section 
                4 of Public Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-
                469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note). Grants under this paragraph 
                shall not exceed $50,000 per year and may not exceed 4 
                years.
                    ``(E) Supplement not supplant.--Grant funds 
                provided under this paragraph shall be used to 
                supplement, not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds 
                available for carrying out the activities described in 
                this paragraph.
                    ``(F) Evaluation.--Grants under this paragraph 
                shall be subject to the same evaluation requirements 
                and procedures as the evaluation requirements and 
                procedures imposed on recipients of drug-free community 
                grants.
                    ``(G) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `eligible entity' means an organization that 
                is currently receiving or has received grant funds 
                under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 
                1521 et seq.).
                    ``(H) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 6 
                percent of a grant under this paragraph may be expended 
                for administrative expenses.
                    ``(I) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                paragraph $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
                $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
                2015.
            ``(2) Grants for partnerships between community coalitions 
        and institutions of higher education.--
                    ``(A) Authorization of program.--The Administrator 
                of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration, in coordination with the Director of 
                the Office of National Drug Control Policy, may make 
                supplemental grants to eligible entities to enable the 
                entities to prevent and reduce the rate of underage 
                alcohol consumption, including binge drinking among 
                students at institutions of higher education.
                    ``(B) Purposes.--The purposes of this paragraph are 
                to--
                            ``(i) prevent and reduce alcohol use among 
                        underage students at institutions of higher 
                        education and the surrounding community;
                            ``(ii) strengthen collaboration among 
                        communities and institutions of higher 
                        education; and
                            ``(iii) disseminate to institutions of 
                        higher education timely information regarding 
                        state-of-the-art science-based strategies to 
                        prevent and reduce underage drinking by 
                        changing local conditions at institutions of 
                        higher education and in the surrounding 
                        community;
                    ``(C) Applications.--An eligible entity that 
                desires to receive a grant under this paragraph shall 
                submit an application to the Administrator at such 
                time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
                information as the Administrator may require.
                    ``(D) Criteria.--As part of an application for a 
                grant under this subsection, the Administrator shall 
                require an eligible entity to demonstrate--
                            ``(i) the active participation of 
                        institutions of higher education in their 
                        coalition;
                            ``(ii) a description of how the eligible 
                        entity will work with institutions of higher 
                        education to target underage students;
                            ``(iii) a description of how the eligible 
                        entity intends to ensure that a partnership 
                        between local coalitions and institutions of 
                        higher education is actually implementing the 
                        purpose of this section and moving toward 
                        indicators described in this subsection;
                            ``(iv) a list of the members of the local 
                        coalition and the institutions of higher 
                        education that will be involved in the work of 
                        the eligible entity;
                            ``(v) the implementation of state-of-the-
                        art science-based strategies to prevent and 
                        reduce underage drinking by changing local 
                        conditions at institutions of higher education 
                        and in the surrounding community;
                            ``(vi) the anticipated impact of funds 
                        provided under this paragraph in preventing and 
                        reducing the rates of underage alcohol use;
                            ``(vii) outreach strategies, including ways 
                        in which the eligible entity proposes to--
                                    ``(I) reach out to students and 
                                community stakeholders;
                                    ``(II) promote the purpose of this 
                                paragraph;
                                    ``(III) address the range of needs 
                                of the students and the surrounding 
                                communities;
                                    ``(IV) address community policies 
                                affecting underage students regarding 
                                alcohol use; and
                                    ``(V) implement other science-based 
                                strategies to reduce underage drinking; 
                                and
                            ``(viii) such additional information as 
                        required by the Administrator.
                    ``(E) Uses of funds.--Each eligible entity that 
                receives a grant under this paragraph shall use the 
                grant funds to carry out the activities described in 
                such entity's application submitted under subparagraph 
                (C). Grants under this paragraph shall not exceed 
                $100,000 per year and may not exceed 4 years.
                    ``(F) Accountability.--On the date on which the 
                Administrator first publishes a notice in the Federal 
                Register soliciting applications for grants under this 
                paragraph, the Administrator shall include in the 
                notice achievement indicators for the program 
                authorized under this paragraph. The achievement 
                indicators shall be designed to--
                            ``(i) measure the impact that the coalition 
                        assisted under this paragraph is having on the 
                        institution of higher education and the 
                        surrounding communities, including changes in 
                        the number of incidents of any kind in which 
                        students have abused alcohol or consumed 
                        alcohol while under the age of 21 (including 
                        violations, physical assaults, sexual assaults, 
                        reports of intimidation, disruptions of school 
                        functions, disruptions of student studies, 
                        mental health referrals, illnesses, alcohol-
                        related transports to emergency departments, or 
                        deaths); and
                            ``(ii) provide such other measures of 
                        program impact as the Administrator determines 
                        appropriate.
                    ``(G) Supplement not supplant.--Grant funds 
                provided under this paragraph shall be used to 
                supplement, and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal 
                funds available for carrying out the activities 
                described in this paragraph.
                    ``(H) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible 
                        entity' means an organization that--
                                    ``(I) on or before the date of 
                                submitting an application for a grant 
                                under this subsection is receiving or 
                                has received grant funds under the 
                                Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (21 
                                U.S.C. 1521 et seq.);
                                    ``(II) can provide evidence of 
                                preexisting involvement of institutions 
                                of higher education in its coalition; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) has a documented strategy 
                                to prevent and reduce underage drinking 
                                by students at institutions of higher 
                                education as part of its multi-sector, 
                                community based strategy.
                            ``(ii) 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)).
                            ``(iii) Surrounding community.--The term 
                        `surrounding community' means the community--
                                    ``(I) that surrounds an institution 
                                of higher education participating in a 
                                coalition;
                                    ``(II) where the students from the 
                                institution of higher education take 
                                part in the community; and
                                    ``(III) where students from the 
                                institution of higher education live in 
                                off-campus housing.
                    ``(I) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 6 
                percent of a grant under this paragraph may be expended 
                for administrative expenses.
                    ``(J) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                paragraph $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
                $2,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
                2015.
    ``(f) Reducing Underage Drinking Through Screening and Brief 
Intervention.--
            ``(1) Grants to pediatric health care providers to reduce 
        underage drinking.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
        acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and 
        Mental Health Services Administration, shall make one or more 
        grants to professional pediatric provider organizations to 
        increase among the members of such organizations effective 
        practices to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among 
        individuals under the age of 21, including college students.
            ``(2) Purposes.--Grants under this subsection shall be made 
        to promote the practices of--
                    ``(A) screening children and adolescents for 
                alcohol use;
                    ``(B) offering brief interventions to children and 
                adolescents to discourage such use;
                    ``(C) educating parents about the dangers and 
                methods of discouraging such use;
                    ``(D) diagnosing and treating alcohol abuse 
                disorders; and
                    ``(E) referring patients, when necessary, to other 
                appropriate care.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--An organization receiving a grant 
        under this subsection may use such funding to promote the 
        practices described in paragraph (2) among its members by--
                    ``(A) providing training to health care providers;
                    ``(B) disseminating best practices, including 
                culturally and linguistically appropriate best 
                practices, and developing, printing, and distributing 
                materials; and
                    ``(C) offering other activities approved by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(4) Application.--An organization desiring a grant under 
        this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
        such time, and in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Secretary may require. Each application 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the organization and how its 
                members are qualified to provide the services described 
                in paragraph (2);
                    ``(B) a description of activities to be completed; 
                and
                    ``(C) a timeline for the completion of such 
                activities.
            ``(5) Definitions.--For the purpose of this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `pediatric health care provider' 
                means a provider of primary health care to individuals 
                under the age of 21.
                    ``(B) The term `professional pediatric provider 
                organization' means a national organization whose 
                members consist primarily of pediatric health care 
                providers.
                    ``(C) The term `children and young adults' means 
                any person under 21 years of age.
                    ``(D) The term `alcohol education' means evidence-
                based education about the effects of alcohol use and 
                abuse on children, young adults, and adults.
                    ``(E) The term `screening and brief intervention' 
                means using validated patient interview techniques to 
                identify and assess the existence and extent of alcohol 
                use, then providing brief advice and other brief 
                motivational enhancement techniques designed to 
                increase patient insight regarding their own alcohol 
                use and any realized or potential consequences of this 
                behavior, as well as to effect the desired related 
                behavioral change.
                    ``(F) The term `caregivers' means the parents, 
                family members, or legal guardians of the child or 
                young adult.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $3,000,000 for each of the 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
    ``(g) Data Collection and Research.--
            ``(1) Additional research on underage drinking.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services shall, subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, collect data and conduct or support 
                research on underage drinking that is not duplicative 
                of research otherwise conducted or supported by the 
                Department of Health and Human Services with respect to 
                the following:
                            ``(i) Improving data collection in support 
                        of evaluation of the effectiveness of 
                        comprehensive community-based programs or 
                        strategies and statewide systems to prevent and 
                        reduce underage drinking across the underage 
                        years from early childhood to age 21, such as 
                        programs funded and implemented by government 
                        entities, public health interest groups, 
                        foundations, and alcohol beverage companies and 
                        trade associations, through the development of 
                        models of State-level epidemiological 
                        surveillance of underage drinking for 
                        epidemiologists focused on excessive drinking 
                        including underage alcohol use.
                            ``(ii) Obtaining and reporting more precise 
                        information than is otherwise collected on the 
                        scope of the underage drinking problem and 
                        patterns of underage alcohol consumption, 
                        including improved knowledge about the problem 
                        and progress in preventing, reducing, and 
                        treating underage drinking, and information on 
                        the rate of exposure of youth to advertising 
                        and other media messages encouraging and 
                        discouraging alcohol consumption.
                            ``(iii) Synthesizing, expanding on, and 
                        widely disseminating research on effective 
                        strategies for reducing underage drinking, 
                        including translational research, and make this 
                        research easily accessible to the general 
                        public.
                            ``(iv) Improving and conducting public 
                        health surveillance on alcohol use and alcohol-
                        related conditions in States by increasing the 
                        use of surveys, such as the `Behavioral Risk 
                        Factor Surveillance System', to monitor binge 
                        and excessive drinking and related harms among 
                        18- to 20-year-olds, including harm caused to 
                        self or others as a result of alcohol use that 
                        is not duplicative of research otherwise 
                        conducted or supported by the Department of 
                        Health and Human Services.
                    ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                subsection $6,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 through 
                2015.
            ``(2) National academy of sciences study.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                enactment of the STOP Underage Drinking Reauthorization 
                Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
                contract with the National Academy of Sciences to 
                conduct a review of the research literature regarding 
                the influence of drinking alcohol on the development of 
                the adolescent brain and the public policy implications 
                of this research, and report to the Congress on its 
                findings.
                    ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 2011.''.
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