103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2352

AN ACT

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauistration, and for other purposes. stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin- thorize certain programs relating to the Sub-
103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2352

AN ACT

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 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. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MAINTENANCE OF

2 EFFORT PROVISIONS.

3 (1) MENTAL HEALTH.—Section 1915(b)(3)(A) of the

4 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–4(b)(3)(A))

5 is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘material’’; and

7 (2) by inserting before the period at the end

8 thereof the following: ‘‘, except that the Secretary

9 may defer the reduction for a reasonable period of

10 time, but in no event to exceed 1 year, to afford the

11 State an opportunity to correct or mitigate the viola12 tion of the agreement that the State made for the

13 preceding year under paragraph (1), and the Sec14 retary shall recalculate the reduction accordingly’’.

15 (b) SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—Section 1930(c)(1) of the

16 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–30(c)(1)) is

17 amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘material’’; and

19 (2) by inserting before the period at the end

20 thereof the following: ‘‘, except that the Secretary

21 may defer the reduction for a reasonable period of

22 time, but in no event to exceed 1 year, to afford the

23 State an opportunity to correct or mitigate the viola24 tion of the agreement that the State made for the

25 preceding year under subsection (a), and the Sec26 retary shall recalculate the reduction accordingly’’.
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1 SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING MENTAL

2 HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

3 Section 205(b) of the ADAMHA Reorganization Act

4 (42 U.S.C. 300x(b) note) is amended—

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para6 graph (4); and

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2), the follow8 ing new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(3) FISCAL YEAR 1995.—With respect to an al10 lotment for fiscal year 1995 under section 1911 or

11 1921, the Secretary shall, upon the request of the

12 chief executive officer of a State, make a transfer as

13 described under paragraph (1) or (2) in the case of

14 any State for which such an allotment for fiscal year

15 1995 is—

16 ‘‘(A) in the case of an allotment under sec17 tion 1911, at least 20 percent less than the

18 amount of the allotment for such State under

19 such section for fiscal year 1994; or

20 ‘‘(B) in the case of an allotment under sec21 tion 1921, at least 20 percent less than the

22 amount of the allotment for such State under

23 such section for fiscal year 1994.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT GRANTS.

2 Section 1924(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act

3 (42 U.S.C. 300x–24(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘10 or

4 more’’ and inserting ‘‘15 or more’’.

5 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

6 This Act shall take effect as if enacted on September

7 30, 1994.

Passed the Senate October 7 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.

Attest:

Secretary.