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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4447 

Making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 

Mr. COURTNEY (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. 

KUSTER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. LYNCH, 

Ms. ESTY, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 

Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug 

abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2016, and for other purposes. 

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Opioid and Heroin 

3 Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act’’. 

4 TITLE I—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

5 PROGRAMS 

6 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

7 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

8 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘State and local law 

10 enforcement assistance’’, for the Edward Byrne Memorial 

11 Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by sub12 part 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

13 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (except that section 1001(c), 

14 and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) 

15 of title I of such Act shall not apply for purposes of this 

16 Act) for expenses relating to drug treatment and enforce17 ment programs, law enforcement programing, and drug 

18 addiction prevention and education programs, 

19 $200,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro20 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

21 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

22 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

2 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Oriented 

4 Policing Services Programs’’ for competitive grants to 

5 State law enforcement agencies in States with high rates 

6 of primary treatment admissions for heroin or other 

7 opioids, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

8 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

9 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

12 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 

13 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

14 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

15 SERVICES 

16 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Substance Abuse 

20 Treatment’’, $240,000,000, to remain available until ex21 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

22 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec23 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer24 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 


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1 901(b)(2)(A)(i)): Provided further, That of the amount 

2 provided— 

3 (1) $225,000,000 is for the Substance Abuse 

4 Prevention and Treatment block grant program 

5 under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public 

6 Health Service Act; 

7 (2) $10,000,000 is for the Medication Assisted 

8 Treatment for Prescription Drug and Opioid Addic9 tion program of the Programs of Regional and Na10 tional Significance within the Center for Substance 

11 Abuse Treatment; and 

12 (3) $5,000,000 is for the Recovery Community 

13 Services program of the Programs of Regional and 

14 National Significance within the Center for Sub15 stance Abuse Treatment. 

16 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Substance Abuse Pre18 vention’’, $20,000,000 for the Strategic Prevention 

19 Framework/Partnership for Success Strategic Prevention 

20 Framework Rx of the Programs of Regional and National 

21 Significance within the Center for Substance Abuse Pre22 vention, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

23 That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 

24 emergency requirement pursuant to section 


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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

3 MENTAL HEALTH

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mental Health’’ for 

5 the Project AWARE program of the Programs of Regional 

6 and National Significance within the Center for Mental 

7 Health Services, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

9 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec10 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

12 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

13 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

14 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Injury Prevention and 

16 Control’’ for expanding State-level prescription drug abuse 

17 prevention efforts such as improving prescription drug 

18 monitoring programs, data collection, and collaboration 

19 among States, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec22 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 

24 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 


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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

2 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘National Institute 

4 on Drug Abuse’’ for carrying out section 301 and title IV 

5 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to drug 

6 abuse, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

7 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

8 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

11 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

12 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

13 FUND

14 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Health and 

15 Social Services Emergency Fund’’ to better coordinate and 

16 respond to the national heroin and opioid drug abuse crisis 

17 at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human 

18 Services, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

19 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

20 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

21 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 

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