[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 32 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3340. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 17, line 14, insert ``and to describe the evidence-
     based methodology and outcome measurements that will be used 
     by the eligible entity to evaluate an activity funded with a 
     grant under this section, and specifically explain how such 
     measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of the 
     activity'' before the period.
       On page 23, line 21, strike ``and''.
       On page 23, line 25, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 23, after line 25, add the following:
       (F) describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome 
     measurements that will be used by the eligible entity to 
     evaluate an activity funded with a grant under this section, 
     and specifically explain how such measurements will provide 
     valid measures of the impact of the activity.
       On page 39, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State substance abuse agency, unit of 
     local government, nonprofit organization, or Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization desiring a grant under this section shall 
     submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant 
     under this section, a State substance abuse agency, unit of 
     local government, nonprofit organization, or Indian tribe or 
     tribal organization shall describe the evidence-based 
     methodology and outcome measurements that will be used to 
     evaluate an activity funded with a grant under this section, 
     and specifically explain how such measurements will provide 
     valid measures of the impact of the activity.
       On page 41, line 14, strike ``and''.
       On page 41, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 41, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (C) describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome 
     measurements that will be used by the eligible entity to 
     evaluate a program funded with a grant under this section, 
     and specifically explain how such measurements will provide 
     valid measures of the impact of the program.
       On page 46, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       ``(c) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this section shall submit an application at such time, 
     in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant 
     under this section, an eligible entity shall describe the 
     evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that will 
     be used by the eligible entity to evaluate an activity funded 
     with a grant under this section, and specifically explain how 
     such measurements will provide valid measures of the impact 
     of the activity.
       On page 46, line 18, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       On page 48, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       ``(d) Application.--
       ``(1) In general.--A recovery community organization 
     desiring a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may require.
       ``(2) Contents.--As part of an application for a grant 
     under this section, a recovery community organization shall 
     describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome 
     measurements that will be used by the recovery community 
     organization to evaluate an activity funded with a grant 
     under this section, and specifically explain how such 
     measurements will provide valid measures of the impact of the 
     activity.
       On page 48, line 24, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       On page 53, line 7, insert ``The application shall describe 
     the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that 
     will be used by the eligible entity to evaluate each program 
     funded with a grant under this section, and specifically 
     explain how such measurements will provide valid measures of 
     the impact of the program.'' after the period.
       On page 55, line 2, strike ``shall--'' and all that follows 
     through ``paragraph (1)'' on line 10 and insert ``shall 
     describe how each program funded with a grant under this 
     section''.
       On page 70, strike lines 17 through 20 and insert the 
     following:

       (III) a description of the evidence-based methodology and 
     outcome measurements that will be used by the State to 
     evaluate an activity funded with a planning grant under this 
     section, and specifically explain how such measurements will 
     provide valid measures of the impact of the activity; and

       On page 71, line 15 insert ``The application shall describe 
     the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that 
     will be used by the State to evaluate an activity funded with 
     an implementation grant under this section, and specifically 
     explain how such measurements will provide valid measures of 
     the impact of the activity.'' after the period.
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