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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2958

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration projects

to prevent mental illnesses and substance abuse among victims of sexual

assault or family violence.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AUGUST 6, 1993

Mr. KREIDLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration projects to prevent mental illnesses and substance abuse among victims of sexual assault or family

violence.

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 ‘‘Preventive Services

5 for Victims of Violence Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. SERVICES TO PREVENT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND

2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG VICTIMS OF VIO3 LENCE.

4 Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health

5 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by

6 adding at the end the following new section:

7 ‘‘SEC. 520C. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION

8 OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE

9 ABUSE AMONG VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.

10 ‘‘(a) PROJECTS REGARDING ABUSED CHILDREN.—

11 The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center

12 for Mental Health Services, may make grants to public

13 and nonprofit private entities for demonstration projects

14 for the prevention of mental illnesses and substance abuse

15 among children who have been victims of physical or sex16 ual abuse.

17 ‘‘(b) PROJECTS REGARDING ADULT VICTIMS OF

18 SEXUAL ASSAULT OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The Sec19 retary, acting through the Director of the Center for Men20 tal Health Services, may make grants to public and non21 profit private entities for demonstration projects for the

22 prevention of mental illnesses and substance abuse among

23 adults who have been victims of sexual assault or family

24 violence, including childhood physical or sexual abuse.

25 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION WITH DIRECTOR OF PREVEN26 TION CENTER.—Before grants are made under subsection
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1 (a) or (b), the Director of the Center for Mental Health

2 Services shall consult with the Director of the Office for

3 Substance Abuse Prevention.

4 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may

5 not make a grant under subsection (a) or (b) unless the

6 applicant involved—

7 ‘‘(1) certifies to the Secretary that the appli8 cant consulted with public and nonprofit private en9 tities that provide services for the victims of violence

10 in the geographic area in which the project involved

11 is to be carried out, in developing the proposal for

12 the project; and

13 ‘‘(2) agrees to evaluate the effectiveness of the

14 project, and submit the evaluation to the Secretary.

15 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

16 ‘‘(1) PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL

17 ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ABUSED

18 CHILDREN.—For purposes of carrying out sub19 section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated

20 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as

21 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995

22 through 1997.

23 ‘‘(2) PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL

24 ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADULT

25 VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR FAMILY VIO-
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1 LENCE.—For purposes of carrying out subsection

2 (b), there are authorized to be appropriated

3 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as

4 may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995

5 through 1997.’’.

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