[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3139-S3140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Coleman):
  S. 884. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act regarding 
residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, a 
program to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 884

       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 ``Family-Based Meth Treatment 
     Access Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 2. 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 the section heading, by striking ``pregnant and 
     postpartum women'' and inserting ``pregnant and parenting 
     women'';
       (2) 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,'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(6), by inserting ``, or referrals for 
     counseling,'' after ``Counseling'';
       (4) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``pregnant and 
     postpartum women'' and inserting ``pregnant and parenting 
     women'';
       (5) 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.'';
       (6) in subsection (p), by--
       (A) striking ``October 1, 1994'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     2008'';
       (B) striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions'';
       (C) 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
       (D) 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.'';
       (7) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as subsections 
     (r) and (s), respectively;
       (8) 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 to pregnant and parenting women treatment 
     for methamphetamine addiction.''; and

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       (9) in subsection (s) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``such sums as may be necessary to fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003'' and inserting ``$70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2008 through 2012''.

     SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG NONVIOLENT 
                   OFFENDERS: FAMILY TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO 
                   INCARCERATION.

       Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 509 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 510. PROGRAM TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG 
                   NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS: FAMILY TREATMENT 
                   ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration, shall make awards of grants, 
     cooperative agreements, or contracts to public and nonprofit 
     private entities for the purpose of assisting local jails and 
     detention facilities in providing comprehensive, family-based 
     substance abuse treatment services (including treatment for 
     addiction to methamphetamine) to pregnant and parenting 
     adults who are considered nonviolent offenders.
       ``(b) Minimum Qualifications for Nonprofit Private 
     Entities.--An award may be made under subsection (a) to an 
     applicant that is a nonprofit private entity only if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(1) the applicant has the capacity to provide the 
     services described in subsection (a); and
       ``(2) the applicant meets all applicable State licensor and 
     certification requirements regarding the provision of 
     substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(c) Requirements Applicable to Family Drug Treatment 
     Program That Is an Alternative to Incarceration.--A grant 
     under this section may be used for a family drug treatment 
     program that is an alternative to incarceration only if the 
     program complies with the following:
       ``(1) The program is a comprehensive, long-term family 
     treatment program focused on the treatment of the parent and 
     child.
       ``(2) The program and its providers meet all applicable 
     State licensor and certification requirements regarding the 
     provision of substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(3) Each parent offender who participates in the program 
     is sentenced to, or placed with, a long-term family treatment 
     program (which shall include a residential component).
       ``(4) Each parent offender who participates in the program 
     serves a sentence with respect to the underlying crime if 
     that parent offender does not successfully complete treatment 
     with the residential treatment provider.
       ``(5) The program has mandatory periodic drug testing. The 
     Secretary shall, by prescribing guidelines or regulations, 
     specify standards for the timing and manner of complying with 
     such testing. The standards shall ensure that--
       ``(A) each individual participating in the program as an 
     alternative to incarceration is tested for every controlled 
     substance that the participant has been known to abuse, and 
     for any other controlled substance the Secretary may require; 
     and
       ``(B) the testing is accurate and practicable; and
       ``(C) the drug testing regime is a factor in determinations 
     of whether program participants successfully complete 
     treatment.
       ``(d) Allocation of Awards.--In making awards under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary 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 Secretary to have a shortage of family-
     based substance abuse treatment options; and
       ``(2) is determined by the Secretary to have high rates of 
     addiction to methamphetamine or other drugs.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section the terms `family drug 
     treatment', `family treatment', and `comprehensive, long-term 
     family treatment' describe programs that provide, or are able 
     to provide referrals for, the following services: Substance 
     abuse treatment, children's early intervention services, 
     family counseling, legal services, medical care, mental 
     health services, nursery and preschool, parenting skills 
     training, pediatric care, prenatal care, sexual abuse 
     therapy, relapse prevention, transportation, and job or 
     vocational training or general equivalency diploma (GED) 
     classes.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, 
     and 2010, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 
     2012.''.
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