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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 970

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs for

youth substance abuse treatment services.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 6, 1999

Mr. DODD introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant

programs for youth substance abuse treatment services.

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 ‘‘Teen Substance Abuse

5 Treatment Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. GRANTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.

7 Part F of title V of the Public Health Service Act

8 (42 U.S.C. 290gg et seq.) is amended by adding at the

9 end the following:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 572. GRANTS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

2 PROVIDERS.

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award

4 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public and

5 private nonprofit entities for the purpose of providing sub6 stance abuse treatment services for youth.

7 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants, contracts, or

8 cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Sec9 retary shall, to the extent practicable, distribute amounts

10 in each major geographic region in the United States, in

11 both urban and rural areas, and give priority to applica12 tions that propose to—

13 ‘‘(1) coordinate services with other social agen14 cies in the community, including educational, juve15 nile justice, child welfare, and mental health; and

16 ‘‘(2) provide individualized treatment, taking

17 the gender and culture of the individual seeking

18 treatment into account.

19 ‘‘(c) DURATION OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall

20 award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under

21 this section for a period not to exceed 5 fiscal years.

22 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided under a

23 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec24 tion shall be used to promote the development of knowl25 edge of youth substance abuse through projects that will—
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1 ‘‘(1) provide a continuum of integrated treat2 ment services, including case management, for

3 young individuals who have substance abuse prob4 lems and their family members;

5 ‘‘(2) offer individualized treatment services for

6 young individuals who have substance abuse prob7 lems that take into account that individual’s par8 ticular problems and his or her chronological and de9 velopmental age;

10 ‘‘(3) address the relationship between youth

11 substance abuse and antisocial, aggressive, and vio12 lent behaviors in youth;

13 ‘‘(4) address the relationship between youth

14 substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, including

15 depression, attention deficit disorder, attention def16 icit hyperactivity disorder, affective disorder, and

17 conduct disorder;

18 ‘‘(5) promote projects that incorporate transi19 tional support services for families of young sub20 stance abusers who have come in contact with the

21 juvenile justice system;

22 ‘‘(6) address the barriers involved in providing

23 substance abuse treatment, retention, and followup

24 care;
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1 ‘‘(7) address the special needs of young individ2 uals who have substance abuse problems and have

3 been involved with juvenile justice or the child wel4 fare system, have physical or cognitive disabilities,

5 live in displaced conditions, or have parents who

6 have substance abuse problems; and

7 ‘‘(8) apply the most successful, research-based

8 and cost-effective methods for the treatment of sub9 stance abuse by youth.

10 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—A public or private nonprofit en11 tity that desires a grant, contract, or cooperative agree12 ment under subsection (a) shall submit an application to

13 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con14 taining such information as the Secretary may require,

15 including—

16 ‘‘(1) a statement detailing the manner in which

17 the entity will evaluate projects assisted under this

18 section; and

19 ‘‘(2) a statement ensuring that the entity will

20 submit an annual report described in subsection (g).

21 ‘‘(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may

22 not award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to

23 a public or private nonprofit entity unless that entity

24 agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by

25 the entity in carrying out the services for which the grant,
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1 contract, or cooperative agreement was awarded, the enti2 ty will make available non-Federal contributions in an

3 amount that—

4 ‘‘(1) for the first and second fiscal years for

5 which the entity receives payments from a grant,

6 contract, or cooperative agreement, is not less than

7 $1 for each $3 of Federal funds so provided;

8 ‘‘(2) for the third fiscal year for which the enti9 ty receives payments from a grant, contract, or co10 operative agreement, is not less than $1 for each $2

11 of Federal funds so provided;

12 ‘‘(3) for the fourth fiscal year for which the en13 tity receives payments from a grant, contract, or co14 operative agreement, is not less than $1 for each $1

15 of Federal funds so provided; and

16 ‘‘(4) for the fifth fiscal year for which the entity

17 receives payments from a grant, contract, or cooper18 ative agreement, is not less than $2 for each $1 of

19 Federal funds so provided.

20 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—A public or private non21 profit entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative

22 agreement under subsection (a) shall prepare and submit

23 an annual report to the Secretary that describes the

24 projects carried out pursuant to this section.
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1 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,

3 $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may

4 be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002.’’.

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