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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5570 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain grantees to 

contract with or make subawards to local or regional organizations that 

are private and nonprofit, and that may be faith-based, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 18, 2018 

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain 

grantees to contract with or make subawards to local 

or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit, 

and that may be faith-based, 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. INCLUSION OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 

4 FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND 

5 OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR

7 PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN.—Section 508(a) 

8 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–1(a)) 


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1 is amended by inserting ‘‘, (including local or regional or2 ganizations that are private and nonprofit, including faith3 based organizations),’’ after ‘‘public and nonprofit private 

4 entities’’. 

5 (b) EVIDENCE-BASED PRESCRIPTION OPIOID AND

6 HEROIN TREATMENT AND INTERVENTIONS DEMONSTRA7 TION.—Section 514B(a)(1) of the Public Health Service 

8 Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–10(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 

9 ‘‘(which may include local or regional organizations that 

10 are private and nonprofit and that may be faith-based)’’ 

11 after ‘‘units of local government, nonprofit organizations’’. 

12 (c) OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AC13 CESS AND EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 545 

14 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee) is 

15 amended by— 

16 (1) redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as 

17 (g) through (i), respectively; and 

18 (2) inserting after subsection (e) the following: 

19 ‘‘(f) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State may, in 

20 using a grant under this section, use all or a portion of 

21 that grant to contract with, or make one or more sub22 awards to, one or more— 

23 ‘‘(1) local or regional organizations that are pri24 vate and nonprofit, and that may be faith-based; 

25 ‘‘(2) units of local government; or 


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1 ‘‘(3) tribal organizations.’’. 

2 (d) FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING.—Section 546(a) 

3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–1(a)) 

4 is amended by inserting ‘‘local or regional organizations 

5 that are private and nonprofit and that may be faith6 based,’’ after ‘‘grants to States, local governmental enti7 ties,’’. 

8 (e) BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY.—Sec9 tion 547(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 290ee–2(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and local or re11 gional organizations (including such organizations that 

12 are private, nonprofit, or faith-based)’’ after ‘‘recovery 

13 community organizations’’. 

14 (f) STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COM15 PREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE RESPONSE.—Section 548(b) 

16 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290ee–3(b)) 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(8) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State, 

19 or combination of States, may, in using a grant 

20 under this section, use all or a portion of that grant 

21 to contract with, or make one or more subawards to, 

22 one or more— 

23 ‘‘(A) local or regional organizations that 

24 are private and nonprofit, and that may be 

25 faith-based; 


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1 ‘‘(B) units of local government; or 

2 ‘‘(C) tribal organizations.’’. 

3 SEC. 2. RENEWAL OF AWARDS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL 

4 TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PREGNANT AND 

5 POSTPARTUM WOMEN. 

6 Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

7 U.S.C. 290bb–1) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (n), by inserting after ‘‘may 

9 not exceed 5 years’’ the following: ‘‘unless the Direc10 tor approves a renewal of such an award under sub11 section (o)’’; 

12 (2) in subsections (p) and (s), by striking ‘‘sub13 section (r)’’ each place it appears and inserting 

14 ‘‘subsection (s)’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (r)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 

16 (s)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (t)’’; 

17 (4) after executing the amendments made by 

18 paragraphs (2) and (3), by redesignating subsections 

19 (o) through (s) as subsections (p) through (t), re20 spectively; and 

21 (5) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(o) AWARD RENEWAL.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may renew an 

25 award under subsection (a) for a period of up to 5 


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1 years beyond the 5-year period described in sub2 section (n), subject to annual approval by the Direc3 tor, if the award recipient— 

4 ‘‘(A) continues to meets all eligibility cri5 teria under this section; 

6 ‘‘(B) has demonstrated, through reporting 

7 pursuant to subsection (k), success in imple8 menting programs funded pursuant to sub9 section (a); and 

10 ‘‘(C) submits an application for renewal of 

11 the award demonstrating that the recipient is at 

12 least as qualified to implement programming 

13 under this section as when the Director last ap14 proved the award of funds under this section to 

15 the recipient. 

16 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Director shall prioritize 

17 award renewals under paragraph (1) for award re18 cipients seeking to expand the geographic area in 

19 which the recipient provides services supported pur20 suant to an award under subsection (a).’’. 

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