[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1925 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1925

   To authorize State opioid response grants, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2019

  Mr. Portman 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 authorize State opioid response grants, 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 ``Combating Meth and Cocaine Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization.--The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use may award opioid response grants to States.
    (b) Prevention and Treatment Activities.--A State may use the funds 
awarded through a grant under subsection (a) to carry out prevention 
and treatment activities with respect to opioid use disorders, which 
may include--
            (1) education regarding opioid use disorders;
            (2) treatment (including the provision of medication) for 
        opioid use disorders;
            (3) behavioral health services for individuals in opioid 
        treatment programs;
            (4) referral to treatment services for individuals with an 
        opioid use disorder;
            (5) recovery support for individuals with an opioid use 
        disorder;
            (6) medical screening associated with such treatment; and
            (7) preventing or treating the abuse of psychostimulants, 
        such as cocaine or methamphetamine.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 
for the purpose of carrying out this section.
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