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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5623 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 658
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5623

                          [Report No. 118-797]

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and 
         alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2023

Ms. Balint (for herself and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

                            December 4, 2024

 Additional sponsors: Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Kuster, 
   Mr. Costa, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. 
  Titus, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Davis of North 
Carolina, Mr. Molinaro, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Trone, Ms. 
 Budzinski, Ms. Perez, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. 
                               Underwood

                            December 4, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                          September 21, 2023]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and 
         alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Addressing Addiction After Disasters 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

    Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, substance use, or alcohol 
                use'' after ``private mental health''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, substance use, and alcohol 
                use'' after ``relieve mental health''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``, substance use, or 
        alcohol use'' before ``organization providing''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON CHANGES TO APPLICATION.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use, the Director for the Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment, and State alcohol and drug agencies, shall review, adjust, 
and report to Congress any changes made to the application for 
assistance under section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) and to any other relevant 
guidance documents to reflect the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 4. GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review 
of the assistance provided under the crisis counseling assistance and 
training program established pursuant to section 416 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) 
and submit to Congress a report describing--
            (1) the duration of assistance provided to individuals 
        under such program; and
            (2) the compliance of the Administrator of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency with the requirement that such 
        assistance may only be used for mental health, substance use, 
        and alcohol use problems caused or aggravated by a major 
        disaster or its aftermath.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 658

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5623

                          [Report No. 118-797]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and 
         alcohol use disorder services, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 4, 2024

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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