[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1994

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               KENNEDY (AND KASSEBAUM) AMENDMENT NO. 2652

  Mr. BREAUX (for Mr. Kennedy, for himself and Mrs. Kassebaum) proposed 
an amendment to the bill (S. 2352) to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Mental Health.--Section 1915(b)(3)(A) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-4(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``material''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
     following: ``, except that the Secretary may defer the 
     reduction for a reasonable period of time, but in no event to 
     exceed 1 year, to afford the State an opportunity to correct 
     or mitigate the violation of the agreement that the State 
     made for the preceding year under paragraph (1), and the 
     Secretary shall recalculate the reduction accordingly''.
       (b) Substance Abuse.--Section 1930(c)(1) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-30(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``material''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
     following: ``, except that the Secretary may defer the 
     reduction for a reasonable period of time, but in no event to 
     exceed 1 year, to afford the State an opportunity to correct 
     or mitigate the violation of the agreement that the State 
     made for the preceding year under subsection (a), and the 
     Secretary shall recalculate the reduction accordingly''.

     SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND 
                   SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

       Section 205(b) of the ADAMHA Reorganization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300x(b) note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 1995.--With respect to an allotment for 
     fiscal year 1995 under section 1911 or 1921, the Secretary 
     shall, upon the request of the chief executive officer of a 
     State, make a transfer as described under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) in the case of any State for which such an allotment for 
     fiscal year 1995 is--
       ``(A) in the case of an allotment under section 1911, at 
     least 20 percent less than the amount of the allotment for 
     such State under such section for fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(B) in the case of an allotment under section 1921, at 
     least 20 percent less than the amount of the allotment for 
     such State under such section for fiscal year 1994.''.

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