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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6663 

To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to authorize 

the use of certain grants to prevent suicide or overdose by children, 

adolescents, and young adults, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2023 

Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. TRONE, and Ms. 

SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce, 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 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 

Act to authorize the use of certain grants to prevent 

suicide or overdose by children, adolescents, and young 

adults, 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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kid Providing Re5 sources for Optimal Outcomes against Fatalities Act of 

6 2023’’ or the ‘‘Kid PROOF Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR 

2 CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG 

3 ADULTS. 

4 Section 7102(c) of the SUPPORT for Patients and 

5 Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–7a(c)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and suicide’’ 

7 before ‘‘for children’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

9 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period 

12 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(viii) a health care agency, health 

15 care site, facility, nonprofit entity, or pro16 vider treating children and adolescents (in17 cluding any such agency, site, facility, or 

18 provider specializing in pediatrics and fam19 ily medicine), a child and adolescent men20 tal and behavioral health specialist, a chil21 dren’s hospital, a hospital emergency de22 partment, or a health facility or program 

23 operated by or in accordance with a con24 tract with or grant from the Indian Health 

25 Service.’’; 

26 (3) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(D) in the case of an eligible entity de7 scribed in paragraph (2)(A)(viii), or in the case 

8 of an eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or 

9 a tribal organization, interventions, with the 

10 consent of parents or legal guardians of minors, 

11 to support the prevention of, treatment of, and 

12 recovery from suicide or overdose by children, 

13 adolescents, and young adults, by— 

14 ‘‘(i) providing counseling to parents or 

15 legal guardians on best practices to pre16 vent overdose and suicide; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) furnishing supplies to parents or 

18 legal guardians to prevent the misuse of le19 thal means commonly used in overdose or 

20 suicide.’’; and 

21 (4) in paragraph (9)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’; 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘There is authorized’’ and 

25 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS.—Of the 

5 amount appropriated under subparagraph (A) 

6 for a fiscal year, not less than $2,000,000 shall 

7 be allocated to awarding grants pursuant to 

8 subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph 

9 (4).’’. 

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