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Union Calendar No. 447 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5572 

[Report No. 116–547] 

To establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide 

support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their 

families. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2020 

Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROUDA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. 

VAN DREW, Mr. RYAN, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. COLE, 

Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. KIM, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

HARDER of California, Mr. AMODEI, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. REED, Mr. CARSON

of Indiana, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. 

WILD, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. KATKO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 

MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. HAGEDORN, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 

Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. KELLER, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. KUSTER of New 

Hampshire, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. TURNER, Mr. LUJA ́N, and Mr. KEVIN

HERN of Oklahoma 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2020] 


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A BILL 

To establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with 

substance use disorder and their families. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Support Serv5 ices for Addiction Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS 

7 STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DIS8 ORDER. 

9 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 553. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS 

13 STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DIS14 ORDER. 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘family community organization’ 

17 means an independent nonprofit organization that— 

18 ‘‘(A) mobilizes resources within and outside 

19 of the community of families with individuals 

20 living with addiction, to provide a support net21 work, education, and evidence-informed tools for 

22 families and loved ones of individuals struggling 

23 with substance use disorders; and 

24 ‘‘(B) is governed by experts in the field of 

25 addiction, which may include— 


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1 ‘‘(i) experts in evidence-informed inter2 ventions for family members; 

3 ‘‘(ii) experts in the impact of addiction 

4 on family systems; 

5 ‘‘(iii) families who have experience 

6 with substance use disorders and addiction; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(iv) other experts in the field of addic9 tion; and 

10 ‘‘(2) the term ‘family support services’ means re11 sources or programs that support families that in12 clude an individual with substance use disorder. 

13 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 

14 award grants to family community organizations to enable 

15 such organizations to develop, expand, and enhance evi16 dence-informed family support services. 

17 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs 

18 of a program funded by a grant under this section may 

19 not exceed 85 percent. 

20 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub21 section (b)— 

22 ‘‘(1) shall be used to develop, expand, and en23 hance community and statewide evidence-informed 

24 family support services; and 

25 ‘‘(2) may be used to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) build connections between family sup2 port networks, including providing technical as3 sistance between family community organiza4 tions and peer support networks, and with other 

5 family support services, focused on enhancing 

6 knowledge of evidence-informed interventions for 

7 family members and loved ones of individuals 

8 living with substance use disorders and reducing 

9 harm by educating service providers on current 

10 evidence regarding addiction and the family, in11 cluding— 

12 ‘‘(i) behavioral health providers, in13 cluding such providers focused specifically 

14 on family and couples therapy in the con15 text of addiction; 

16 ‘‘(ii) primary care providers; 

17 ‘‘(iii) providers of foster care services 

18 or support services for grandparents, guard19 ians, and other extended family impacted 

20 by addiction; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) other family support services that 

22 connect to community resources for individ23 uals with substance use disorders, including 

24 non-clinical community services; 


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1 ‘‘(B) reduce stigma associated with the fam2 ily of individuals with substance use disorders 

3 by improving knowledge about addiction and its 

4 treatment, providing compassionate support, and 

5 dispelling myths that perpetuate such stigma; 

6 ‘‘(C) conduct outreach on issues relating to 

7 substance use disorders and family support, 

8 which may include education, training, and re9 sources with respect to— 

10 ‘‘(i) building a resilience- and 

11 strengths-based approach to prevention of, 

12 and living with, addiction in the family; 

13 ‘‘(ii) identifying the signs of substance 

14 use disorder; 

15 ‘‘(iii) adopting an approach that mini16 mizes harm to all family members; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) families of individuals with a 

18 substance use disorder, including with re19 spect to— 

20 ‘‘(I) navigating the treatment and 

21 recovery systems; 

22 ‘‘(II) paying for addiction treat23 ment; 

24 ‘‘(III) education about substance 

25 use disorder; and 


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1 ‘‘(IV) avoiding predatory treat2 ment programs; and 

3 ‘‘(D) connect families to evidence-informed 

4 peer support programs. 

5 ‘‘(e) DATA REPORTING AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.— 

6 With respect to a grant awarded under subsection (a), not 

7 later than 90 days after the end of the first year of the grant 

8 period, and annually thereafter for the duration of the 

9 grant period, the entity shall submit data, as appropriate 

10 and to the extent practicable, to the Secretary regarding— 

11 ‘‘(1) the programs and activities funded by the 

12 grant; 

13 ‘‘(2) health outcomes of the population of indi14 viduals with a substance use disorder who received 

15 services through programs supported by the grant, as 

16 evaluated by an independent program evaluator 

17 through the use of outcomes measures, as determined 

18 by the Secretary; and 

19 ‘‘(3) any other information that the secretary 

20 may require for the purpose of ensuring that the 

21 grant recipient is complying with all the require22 ments of the grant. 

23 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

25 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 447 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5572 

[Report No. 116–547] 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program for family community 

families. struggling with substance use disorder and their organizations that provide support for individuals 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 


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