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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5711 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for treatment 

of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP) abuse, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2012 

Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 

CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 

Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. 

JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. REYES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. 

ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WATERS, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, 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 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 

for treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4- 

methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP) abuse, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Substance 

3 Abuse Treatment Act of 2012’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

5 It is the purpose of this Act to— 

6 (1) reduce crime and improve public safety by 

7 making treatment for heroin, cocaine, methamphet8 amine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ec9 stasy), and phencyclidine (PCP) abuse available to 

10 every American who needs it; 

11 (2) keep families together by encouraging alter12 natives to incarceration for nonviolent drug law of13 fenses; 

14 (3) help identify root causes and most effective 

15 treatment methods for heroin, cocaine, methamphet16 amine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and 

17 phencyclidine abuse; and 

18 (4) expand research into cutting-edge treatment 

19 methods for stimulant abuse. 

20 SEC. 3. HEROIN, COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, 3,4- 

21 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (EC22 STASY), AND PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP) TREAT23 MENT AND WRAP-AROUND PROGRAMS. 

24 Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health 

25 Service Act is amended— 


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1 (1) redesignating the second section 514 (relat2 ing to methamphetamine and amphetamine treat3 ment) as section 514B; and 

4 (2) adding at the end the following new sec5 tions: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 514C. INITIATIVE TO INCREASE HEROIN, COCAINE, 

7 METHAMPHETAMINE, ECSTASY, AND PCP 

8 TREATMENT CAPACITY. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 

10 to State, local, and tribal governments for the purpose of 

11 increasing the availability of treatment for heroin, cocaine, 

12 methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine 

13 (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP) abuse. 

14 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under sub16 section (a), a State, local, or tribal government shall 

17 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

18 in such manner, and containing such information 

19 and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

20 ‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—The grants made 

21 under subsection (a) may only be used to— 

22 ‘‘(A) build treatment centers; 

23 ‘‘(B) expand existing treatment centers; 

24 ‘‘(C) hire treatment professionals; 


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1 ‘‘(D) provide training and education to 

2 substance abuse professionals, medical profes3 sionals, and educators related to the treatment 

4 of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4- 

5 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and phency6 clidine abuse; and 

7 ‘‘(E) engage in other activities that the 

8 Secretary has determined are relevant to the 

9 purpose of the grants under subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

12 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2013 

13 through 2017. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 514D. HEROIN, COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, EC15 STASY, AND PCP ABUSE TREATMENT VOUCH16 ERS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 

18 to State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit enti19 ties to provide vouchers to individuals in underserved pop20 ulations for authorized services related to the treatment 

21 of such individuals for heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 

22 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phen23 cyclidine (PCP) abuse. 

24 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under 

2 subsection (a), a State, local, or tribal government 

3 or a nonprofit entity shall submit an application to 

4 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

5 containing such information and assurances as the 

6 Secretary may require, including a description of the 

7 method that such State, government, or entity will 

8 use— 

9 ‘‘(A) to identify individuals who would ben10 efit from treatment for heroin, cocaine, meth11 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet12 amine, or phencyclidine abuse; 

13 ‘‘(B) to identify if such individuals are in 

14 underserved populations; and 

15 ‘‘(C) to provide vouchers to such individ16 uals in such populations. 

17 ‘‘(2) PRESERVATION OF CHOICE.—A recipient 

18 of a grant under this section may not restrict the 

19 ability of an individual receiving a voucher under 

20 this section to use the voucher to pay for authorized 

21 services furnished by any provider of authorized 

22 services, so long as the provider of such services 

23 meets all applicable State licensure or certification 

24 requirements regarding the provision of such serv25 ices. 


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1 ‘‘(3) DURATION OF AWARD.—With respect to a 

2 grant under this section, the period during which 

3 payments under such grant are made to the grant 

4 recipient may not exceed five years. 

5 ‘‘(4) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary may 

6 require that recipients of grants under this section 

7 provide non-Federal matching funds, as determined 

8 appropriate by the Secretary, to ensure the commit9 ment of the grant recipients to the provision of 

10 vouchers for treatment to individuals who use her11 oin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy12 methamphetamine, or phencyclidine. Such non-Fed13 eral matching funds may be provided directly or 

14 through donations from public or private entities 

15 and may be in cash or in-kind, fairly evaluated, in16 cluding property, equipment, or services. 

17 ‘‘(5) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The Sec18 retary may require that grant recipients under this 

19 section agree to maintain expenditures of non-Fed20 eral amounts for authorized services related to the 

21 treatment of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4- 

22 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and phencyclidine 

23 abuse at a level that is not less than the level of 

24 such expenditures maintained by the recipient for 


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1 the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 

2 the entity receives such a grant. 

3 ‘‘(c) REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 

5 2013, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 

6 submit a report to the Congress on the grants under 

7 subsection (a). 

8 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under 

9 paragraph (1) shall contain an evaluation of the ef10 fectiveness of the grants made under subsection (a) 

11 in improving access to heroin, cocaine, methamphet12 amine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and 

13 phencyclidine treatment for underserved populations. 

14 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.—The term ‘au16 thorized services’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) treatment for heroin, cocaine, meth18 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet19 amine, or phencyclidine abuse, including indi20 vidual, group, and family counseling regarding 

21 such abuse; 

22 ‘‘(B) follow-up services to prevent an indi23 vidual from relapsing into such abuse; 

24 ‘‘(C) wrap-around services, as such term is 

25 defined in section 514E(e)(4); and 


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1 ‘‘(D) any additional services specified by 

2 the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(2) UNDERSERVED POPULATION.—The term 

4 ‘underserved population’ means a population of indi5 viduals who cannot access appropriate substance 

6 abuse treatment (including comprehensive substance 

7 abuse treatment) due to financial, geographical, lan8 guage, socioeconomic, or cultural barriers. 

9 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

11 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2013 

12 through 2017. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 514E. COMPREHENSIVE WRAP-AROUND HEROIN, CO14 CAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, 3,4-METHYLENE15 DIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (ECSTASY), AND 

16 PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP) TREATMENT SERV17 ICES. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 

19 to public, private, and nonprofit entities, Indian tribes, 

20 and tribal organizations to establish programs to provide 

21 for and coordinate the provision of wrap-around services 

22 to heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy23 methamphetamine, or phencyclidine-affected individuals. 

24 ‘‘(b) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR RECEIPT OF

25 AWARD.—To seek a grant under subsection (a), a public, 


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1 private, or nonprofit entity, an Indian tribe, or a tribal 

2 organization shall submit an application to the Secretary 

3 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor4 mation and assurances as the Secretary may require, in5 cluding assurances to the satisfaction of the Secretary 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(1) the applicant has the capacity to carry out 

8 a program described in subsection (a); 

9 ‘‘(2) the applicant has entered into agreements 

10 with entities in the community involved, through 

11 which the applicant will provide wrap-around serv12 ices; and 

13 ‘‘(3) the applicant, or any entity through which 

14 the applicant will provide such services, meets all ap15 plicable State licensure or certification requirements 

16 regarding the provision of such services. 

17 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY FOR GRANT DISTRIBUTION.—In mak18 ing grants under this section, the Secretary shall give pri19 ority to applications for programs that serve communities 

20 with a high or increasing rate of heroin, cocaine, meth21 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or 

22 phencyclidine abuse or addiction, as specified by the Sec23 retary. 

24 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—For each year that a public, private, 

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1 ceives a grant under subsection (a) for a program, such 

2 entity, tribe, or organization shall submit to the Secretary 

3 a report on the results and effectiveness of the program. 

4 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

5 ‘‘(1) HEROIN, COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, 

6 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE, OR

7 PHENCYCLIDINE-AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term 

8 ‘heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylene9 dioxymethamphetamine, or phencyclidine-affected in10 dividual’ means an individual who— 

11 ‘‘(A)(i) resided in a residential inpatient 

12 treatment facility for the treatment of heroin, 

13 cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy14 methamphetamine, or phencyclidine abuse or 

15 addiction; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) received treatment for heroin, cocaine, 

17 methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymetham18 phetamine, or phencyclidine abuse or addiction 

19 from an intensive outpatient treatment facility; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) after successful completion of such 

22 treatment reenters the community. 

23 ‘‘(2) INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FA24 CILITY.—The term ‘intensive outpatient treatment 

25 facility’ means a facility that provides treatment for 


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1 substance abuse and that, with respect to an indi2 vidual receiving such treatment— 

3 ‘‘(A) provides a minimum of seven hours of 

4 treatment for substance abuse during a week; 

5 ‘‘(B) provides regularly scheduled treat6 ment sessions within a structured program; and 

7 ‘‘(C) ensures that the treatment sessions 

8 are led by health professionals or clinicians. 

9 ‘‘(3) RESIDENTIAL INPATIENT TREATMENT FA10 CILITY.—The term ‘residential inpatient treatment 

11 facility’ means a facility that provides treatment for 

12 substance abuse in which health professionals and 

13 clinicians provide a planned regimen of 24-hour pro14 fessionally directed evaluation, care, and treatment 

15 for such substance abuse in an inpatient setting, in16 cluding 24-hour observation and monitoring. 

17 ‘‘(4) WRAP-AROUND SERVICES.—The term 

18 ‘wrap-around services’ means, with respect to a her19 oin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy20 methamphetamine, or phencyclidine-affected indi21 vidual, the following services: 

22 ‘‘(A) Medical services. 

23 ‘‘(B) Dental services. 

24 ‘‘(C) Mental health services. 

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1 ‘‘(E) Job training services. 

2 ‘‘(F) Housing assistance. 

3 ‘‘(G) Training in parenting. 

4 ‘‘(H) Prevention services for family mem5 bers, with respect to heroin, cocaine, meth6 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet7 amine, and phencyclidine abuse or addiction. 

8 ‘‘(I) Transportation assistance services for 

9 purposes of participation in the services listed 

10 in subparagraphs (A) through (H). 

11 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

13 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2013 

14 through 2017.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF RESIDENTIAL 

16 TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT AND 

17 POSTPARTUM WOMEN TO INCLUDE CARE18 GIVER PARENTS. 

19 Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

20 U.S.C. 290bb–1) is amended— 

21 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PREGNANT AND

22 POSTPARTUM WOMEN’’ and inserting ‘‘CAREGIVER

23 PARENTS, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

2 (1)— 

3 (i) by inserting ‘‘, Indian tribes, and 

4 tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘nonprofit pri5 vate entities’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘pregnant and 

7 postpartum women treatment for sub8 stance abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘caregiver 

9 parents, including pregnant women, treat10 ment for substance abuse (including treat11 ment for addiction to heroin, cocaine, 

12 methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy13 methamphetamine (ecstasy), or phencycli14 dine (PCP))’’; 

15 (B) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and 

16 (3), by striking ‘‘the women’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘such parents’’ each place it appears; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘supple19 mental’’ before ‘‘services’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, In22 dian tribes, or tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘non23 profit private entities’’; and 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘the services’’ and in2 serting ‘‘such services’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘woman’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘caregiver parent’’; 

5 (4) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘eligible 

7 woman’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible caregiver par8 ent’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘the women’’ and ‘‘the 

10 woman’’ each place either term appears and in11 serting ‘‘such parent’’; 

12 (5) in subsection (d)— 

13 (A) in the matter proceeding paragraph 

14 (1), by striking ‘‘woman’’ and inserting ‘‘care15 giver parent’’; 

16 (B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking 

17 ‘‘the woman’’ and inserting ‘‘such parent’’ each 

18 place it appears; 

19 (C) in paragraph (9)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘the women’’ and in21 serting ‘‘such parent’’ each place it ap22 pears; 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘units’’ and inserting 

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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘of parents’’ and in2 serting ‘‘of the parents of such parent’’; 

3 (D) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘, In4 dian tribes, or tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘enti5 ties’’; and 

6 (E) in paragraph (11)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘the women’’ and in8 serting ‘‘such parent’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘their children’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘the children of such parent’’; 

11 (6) in subsection (f)(1), in the matter pro12 ceeding subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘, Indian 

13 tribes, or tribal organizations’’ after ‘‘public or pri14 vate entities’’; 

15 (7) in subsection (g)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘identify women’’ and in17 serting ‘‘identify caregiver parents’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘the women’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘such parents’’; 

20 (8) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ‘‘pregnant 

21 and postpartum women’’ and inserting ‘‘caregiver 

22 parents’’; 

23 (9) in subsection (j)— 

24 (A) in the matter proceeding paragraph 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘to on behalf’’ and in2 serting ‘‘to or on behalf’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘woman’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘caregiver parent’’; 

5 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

6 woman’’ and inserting ‘‘such parent’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘woman’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘parent’’; 

9 (10) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ‘‘women’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘caregiver parents’’— 

11 (11) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘such agree12 ments’’ and inserting ‘‘the funding agreements 

13 under this section’’; 

14 (12) by amending subsection (m) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(m) USE OF FUNDS; PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN

17 AREAS SERVED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—A funding agreement for 

19 an award under subsection (a) for an applicant is 

20 that funds awarded under subsection (a) to such ap21 plicant shall be used for programs according to the 

22 following order of priority: 

23 ‘‘(A) For a program that provides services 

24 to caregiver parents who are pregnant and 

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1 ‘‘(B) For a program that provides services 

2 to caregiver parents who are single parents and 

3 the sole caregivers with respect to their chil4 dren. 

5 ‘‘(C) For a program that provides services 

6 to any caregiver parents. 

7 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN AREAS SERVED.— 

8 In making awards under subsection (a), the Director 

9 shall give priority to any entity, tribe, or organiza10 tion that agrees to use the award for a program 

11 serving an area that— 

12 ‘‘(A) is an area determined by the Director 

13 to have a shortage of family-based substance 

14 abuse treatment options; or 

15 ‘‘(B) is determined by the Director to have 

16 high rates of addiction to heroin, cocaine, meth17 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet18 amine, or phencyclidine.’’; 

19 (13) in subsection (p)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1994’’ and in21 serting ‘‘January 1, 2013’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘Committee on Labor and 

23 Human Resources’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee 

24 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’’; 

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1 (C) by striking the third sentence; 

2 (14) in subsection (q)— 

3 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 

4 (4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and 

5 (6), respectively; 

6 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(2) The term ‘caregiver parent’ means, with 

9 respect to a child, a parent or legal guardian with 

10 whom the child resides, and includes a pregnant 

11 woman.’’; and 

12 (C) by amending paragraph (3), as redes13 ignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible caregiver parent’ means 

16 a caregiver parent who has been admitted to a pro17 gram operated pursuant to subsection (a).’’; and 

18 (15) in subsection (r), by striking ‘‘to fiscal 

19 years 2001 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 

20 years 2013 through 2017’’. 

21 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVENESS OF STIMULANT TREATMENT 

22 METHODS. 

23 (a) RESEARCH.—The Director of the National Insti24 tute on Drug Abuse shall conduct research, directly or 

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1 of the use of agonist and antagonist drugs to reduce the 

2 problems associated with stimulant abuse, including co3 caine and methamphetamine abuse. 

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

5 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

6 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2013 

7 through 2017. 

8 SEC. 6. IOM STUDY ON DRUG TREATMENTS FOR STIMU9 LANT ABUSE. 

10 (a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

11 Services shall seek to enter into a contract with the Insti12 tute of Medicine of the National Academies to complete 

13 a literature review and submit a report to Congress on 

14 the effectiveness of agonist and antagonist drugs for the 

15 treatment of stimulant abuse, including cocaine and meth16 amphetamine abuse. 

17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

19 necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2013 

20 through 2017. 

21 SEC. 7. GAO EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF THIS LEGIS22 LATION. 

23 (a) STUDY ON THE LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR TREAT24 MENT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

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1 (1) the impact of the programs authorized by 

2 this Act (including the amendments made by this 

3 Act) on the effectiveness and availability of treat4 ment for heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4- 

5 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, and phencyclidine 

6 abuse; 

7 (2) whether the level of Federal funding avail8 able for the treatment of heroin, cocaine, meth9 amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, 

10 and phencyclidine abuse meets, exceeds, or is less 

11 than the amount necessary to provide adequate 

12 treatment for such abuse; and 

13 (3) the impact of effective treatment of heroin, 

14 cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymeth15 amphetamine, and phencyclidine abuse on cost sav16 ings due to the reduced need for criminal justice and 

17 other services. 

18 (b) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than the last 

20 day of the two-year period beginning on the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

22 submit to Congress a report on the interim findings 

23 of the study under subsection (a). 

24 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 

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1 (1) is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller Gen2 eral shall submit to Congress a report on the find3 ings of the study under subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 8. FUNDING. 

5 (a) OFFSET.—Prior to being appropriated, additional 

6 amounts authorized by this Act shall be fully offset by a 

7 reduction to one or more other appropriations, as the 

8 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations consider 

9 appropriate. 

10 (b) BUDGET CONTROL ACT.—Nothing in this Act or 

11 the amendments made by this Act shall be interpreted to 

12 violate the budgetary caps enacted in the Budget Control 

13 Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–25). 

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