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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1367 

To amend the Public Health Services Act to provide methamphetamine 

prevention and treatment services. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 10, 2007 

Mr. HARKIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Services Act to provide 

methamphetamine prevention and treatment services. 

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 ‘‘Treatment and Preven5 tion of Methamphetamine Abuse Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Methamphetamine addiction is a public 

9 health crisis. Nearly 12,000,000 Americans have 

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1 creased 72 percent over the past decade. There is a 

2 high rate of use in rural areas, but the methamphet3 amine epidemic is spreading into new populations 

4 across the country. 

5 (2) Violent crime increased significantly in 

6 2005 for the first time since 1991. Overall violent 

7 crime was up 2.5 percent and murders jumped 4.8 

8 percent. The increase in crime was most evident in 

9 the methamphetamine-plagued Midwest with mur10 ders, robberies, rapes and aggravated assaults in11 creasing by 5.7 percent just between 2004 and 

12 2005. 

13 (3) Although 22,000,000 people are in need of 

14 treatment for substance addiction, only 3,000,000 

15 are able to get help. 

16 (4) In 2003, women entering substance abuse 

17 treatment with methamphetamine as their drug of 

18 choice exceeded women who entered treatment fo19 cused on alcohol, heroin, cocaine, or marijuana. 

20 (5) Parental substance use is the culprit in at 

21 least 70 percent of all child welfare spending. 

22 (6) Children living in homes with parents ad23 dicted to methamphetamines have multiple interven24 tion needs which require coordinated planning by 


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1 healthcare, mental health, and social service profes2 sionals. 

3 (7) Youth are starting to use methamphetamine 

4 in greater numbers, and the age at which youth 

5 users start using is decreasing. About 17 percent of 

6 all methamphetamine users started between the ages 

7 of 17 and 18, 18 percent between 15–16, 11 percent 

8 between 13–14, and 6 percent started when they 

9 were 12 or under. 

10 (8) About 80 percent of those in prison have 

11 been identified as having a substance abuse problem 

12 and one-third of State prison inmates reported being 

13 under the influence at the time of their offense. 

14 (9) Substance use disorder treatment is effec15 tive. An Iowa study found that over 70 percent of 

16 those receiving treatment for methamphetamine ad17 diction were abstinent 6 months after treatment. 

18 (10) Every dollar spent on substance abuse 

19 treatment saves taxpayers 7 dollars, primarily 

20 through savings related to crime and health care 

21 costs. 

22 SEC. 3. FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508 of the Public Health 

24 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–1) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignation subsection (r) as sub2 section (s); and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (q), the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(r) FAMILY-BASED METHAMPHETAMINE TREAT6 MENT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

8 through the Administrator and in consultation with 

9 the Director of the National Institute on Drug 

10 Abuse, shall award grants under this section to pro11 vide residential substance abuse treatment to preg12 nant and postpartum women, including— 

13 ‘‘(A) parenting women substance abuse 

14 treatment (including treatment for addiction to 

15 methamphetamine); and 

16 ‘‘(B) outpatient treatment services, that 

17 are accessible to pregnant and parenting women 

18 in health disparity populations. 

19 ‘‘(2) SINGLE STATE AGENCIES.—Grants under 

20 this subsection shall be coordinated through single 

21 State agencies for substance abuse. 

22 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

23 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to any 

24 applicants that agree to use grant funds for pro25 grams that serve— 


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1 ‘‘(A) an area that is a rural area, an area 

2 with a shortage of mental health and addiction 

3 treatment professionals, or an area with a 

4 shortage of family-based substance abuse treat5 ment options; or 

6 ‘‘(B) an area that has high rates of addic7 tion to methamphetamine or other drugs.’’. 

8 (b) REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

9 508(s) of the Public Health Service Act, as redesignated 

10 under subsection (a), is amended by striking ‘‘such sums’’ 

11 and all that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, 

13 $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $35,000,00 for fis14 cal year 2012’’. 

15 (c) ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL OR DETENTION.—Part 

16 B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 290bb-1 et seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating the second section 514 (re19 lating to methamphetamine) as section 514B and 

20 transferring such section so as to appear after sec21 tion 514A; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 514C. ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL OR DETENTION FOR 

2 OFFENSES RELATING TO METHAMPHET3 AMINE AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 

4 ‘‘(a) FAMILY-FOCUSED ALTERNATIVES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

6 through the Administrator and in consultation with 

7 the Attorney General and the Director of the Na8 tional Institute on Drug Abuse, shall award grants, 

9 cooperative agreements, or contracts to eligible enti10 ties to assist local jails and detention facilities in 

11 providing comprehensive, family-based substance 

12 abuse treatment services as alternatives to incarcer13 ation to pregnant women and parenting adults who 

14 have committed nonviolent offenses. 

15 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive an 

16 award under this subsection, an entity shall submit 

17 to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

18 manner, and containing such information as the Sec19 retary may require. 

20 ‘‘(3) SINGLE STATE AGENCY.—Awards under 

21 this section shall be coordinated through single State 

22 agencies for substance abuse. 

23 ‘‘(4) FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT.—To be eligi24 ble for an award under this subsection an entity 

25 shall demonstrate that the family-based substance 


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1 abuse treatment program to be carried out under 

2 the award— 

3 ‘‘(A) is a comprehensive, long-term family 

4 treatment program that is focused on the treat5 ment of the parent and child; 

6 ‘‘(B) requires that each parent offender 

7 who participates in the program be sentenced 

8 by a court to, or placed by a court with, a long9 term family treatment program (which includes 

10 a residential component); 

11 ‘‘(C) includes mandatory periodic drug 

12 testing; and 

13 ‘‘(D) allows for judges to have the discre14 tion to sentence parents who do not successfully 

15 complete their prescribed treatment plan to 

16 serve a prison or detention sentence that is 

17 commensurate with the crime involved. 

18 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In making awards under this 

19 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to any 

20 entity that, as part of the application under para21 graph (2), agrees to use the award for programs 

22 serving— 

23 ‘‘(A) an area that is a rural area, an area 

24 with a shortage of mental health professionals, 

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1 stance abuse and addiction treatment options; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(B) an area that has high rates of addic4 tion to methamphetamine or other drugs. 

5 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 this subsection, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2008 through 2012. 

9 ‘‘(b) TRANSITIONAL SERVICES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta11 tion with the Director of the National Institute on 

12 Drug Abuse, shall award grants to States to provide 

13 transitional, research-based, community-based recov14 ery-support services to address social, educational, 

15 vocational, mental health, and substance abuse needs 

16 of parents and families transitioning out of treat17 ment. 

18 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

19 grant under this subsection, a State shall submit to 

20 the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

21 manner, and containing such information as the Sec22 retary may require. 

23 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

24 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to a 


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1 States that agree to use grant funds for programs 

2 serving— 

3 ‘‘(A) an area that is a rural area, an area 

4 with a shortage of mental health professionals, 

5 or an area with a shortage of family-based sub6 stance abuse treatment options; or 

7 ‘‘(B) an area that has high rates of addic8 tion to methamphetamine or other drugs. 

9 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 this subsection, $24,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

12 2008 through 2010.’’. 

13 (d) ADULT AND JUVENILE ALTERNATIVES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

15 Human Services, jointly with the Attorney General 

16 and in consultation with the Administrator and the 

17 Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 

18 shall award grants, cooperative agreements, or con19 tracts to eligible entities to assist local jails and de20 tention facilities in providing comprehensive sub21 stance abuse treatment services as alternatives to in22 carceration to adults or juveniles who have com23 mitted nonviolent offenses. 

24 (2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive an 

25 award under this subsection, an entity shall submit 


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1 to the Secretary, jointly with the Attorney General, 

2 an application at such time, in such manner, and 

3 containing such information as the Secretary may 

4 require. 

5 (3) ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL PROGRAMS.—To be 

6 eligible for an award under this subsection an entity 

7 shall demonstrate that the alternatives to jail pro8 gram to be carried out under the award— 

9 (A) is comprehensive and evidenced-based; 

10 (B) requires that each participant be sen11 tenced by a court to, or placed by a court with, 

12 a long-term treatment program (which includes 

13 a residential component); 

14 (C) includes mandatory periodic drug test15 ing; 

16 (D) allows for judges to have the discretion 

17 to sentence parents who do not successfully 

18 complete their prescribed treatment plan to 

19 serve a prison or detention sentence that is 

20 commensurate with the crime involved; and 

21 (E) include a rigorous evaluation compo22 nent. 

23 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated from funds 

25 made available to carry out part S of title I of the 


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1 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

2 1968, $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

3 through 2010, 38,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

4 $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, to carry out this 

5 subsection. 

6 (e) HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title IV of the 

8 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘PART VI—RECOVERY-BASED HOUSING 

12 SUPPORTS 

13 ‘‘SEC. 489. RECOVERY-BASED HOUSING SUPPORTS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 

15 Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 

16 ‘Secretary’), in collaboration with the Secretary of Health 

17 and Human Services, shall award grants, contracts, or co18 operative agreements to eligible entities for the conduct 

19 of recovery-based housing support activities. 

20 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant, 

21 contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an 

22 entity shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) be a coalition or partnership that— 

24 ‘‘(A) shall include a substance abuse pro25 vider; 


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1 ‘‘(B) shall include— 

2 ‘‘(i) a homeless service provider; 

3 ‘‘(ii) a nonprofit, nongovernmental 

4 community housing development or a De5 partment of Agriculture rural housing 

6 service program; or 

7 ‘‘(iii) with respect to tribal lands, in 

8 the case of tribal lands that are not served 

9 by a homeless service provider or a non10 profit, nongovernmental community hous11 ing development organization, a tribally 

12 designated housing entity or tribal housing 

13 consortium; and 

14 ‘‘(C) may include— 

15 ‘‘(i) housing developers, housing cor16 porations, State housing finance agencies, 

17 other housing agencies, and representing 

18 landlords; 

19 ‘‘(ii) a public housing agency or trib20 ally designated housing entity; 

21 ‘‘(iii) tenant organizations in public or 

22 tribally designated housing, as well as non23 profit, nongovernmental tenant organiza24 tions; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) other nonprofit, nongovern2 mental organizations participating in the 

3 Department of Housing and Urban Devel4 opment’s Continuum of Care process; 

5 ‘‘(v) a State, tribal, territorial, or local 

6 government or government agency; and 

7 ‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application, at 

8 such time, in such manner, and containing such in9 formation as the Secretary may require. 

10 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Entities may use 

11 amounts received under a grant, contract, or cooperative 

12 agreement under this section to carry out the following 

13 activities: 

14 ‘‘(1) The construction of new housing units to 

15 provide transitional or permanent housing for indi16 viduals recovering from substance abuse. 

17 ‘‘(2) The acquisition or rehabilitation of a 

18 structure to provide supportive services or to provide 

19 transitional or permanent housing, other than emer20 gency shelter. 

21 ‘‘(3) The leasing of property, or portions of 

22 property, not owned by the recipient or project spon23 sor involved, for use in providing transitional or per24 manent housing, or providing supportive services. 


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1 ‘‘(4) The provision of rental assistance to pro2 vide transitional or permanent housing to eligible in3 dividuals. The rental assistance may include tenant4 based or project-based rental assistance. 

5 ‘‘(5) The payment of operating costs for hous6 ing units assisted under this section.’’. 

7 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 Section 463 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As9 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11403h) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) RECOVERY-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 

12 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

13 VI, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

14 2012.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. 

16 (a) COURT TEAMS.—Title II of the Juvenile Justice 

17 and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 

18 et seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating part F as part G; and 

20 (2) by inserting after part E the following new 

21 part: 


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1 ‘‘PART F—COURT TEAMS 

2 ‘‘SEC. 271. COURT TEAMS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

3 ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator shall 

4 award a grant to a national early childhood development 

5 organization to— 

6 ‘‘(1) establish a National Court Teams Re7 source Center to— 

8 ‘‘(A) promote the well-being of maltreated 

9 infants and toddlers and their families (includ10 ing the special problems created by substance 

11 abuse, particularly methamphetamine abuse); 

12 ‘‘(B) help prevent the recurrence of abuse 

13 and neglect of children; and 

14 ‘‘(C) promote timely reunification of fami15 lies or other successful permanency outcomes 

16 for maltreated infants and toddlers in foster 

17 care; and 

18 ‘‘(2) select, and provide assistance to, local 

19 Court Teams created to achieve the goals described 

20 in paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘(b) GRANT DURATION.—The grant awarded under 

22 this part shall be for a period of 5 years, and shall be 

23 renewable at the discretion of the Administrator. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 272. NATIONAL COURT TEAMS RESOURCE CENTER. 

2 ‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL COURT TEAMS.—Assist3 ance provided to local Court Teams by the National Court 

4 Teams Resource Center shall include— 

5 ‘‘(1) providing direction, coordination, and over6 sight of the implementation of local Court Teams; 

7 ‘‘(2) providing a Local Community Coordinator 

8 for each local Court Team; 

9 ‘‘(3) providing training and technical assistance 

10 to local Court Teams; and 

11 ‘‘(4) organizing local training for community 

12 members of jurisdictions in which local Court Teams 

13 are located, which shall relate to the particular needs 

14 of infants and toddlers exposed to maltreatment and 

15 trauma. 

16 ‘‘(b) GENERAL ACTIVITIES.—The national early 

17 childhood development organization receiving the grant 

18 authorized under section 271 shall establish and maintain 

19 a National Court Teams Resource Center, which shall also 

20 carry out the following activities: 

21 ‘‘(1) Develop a process for selecting, and select, 

22 local Court Teams to receive assistance under this 

23 part. 

24 ‘‘(2) Develop materials to guide qualified judges 

25 in the decision-making process regarding maltreated 

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1 Court Teams and others in the community regarding 

2 the appropriate care of maltreated infants and tod3 dlers. 

4 ‘‘(3) Conduct national meetings and training 

5 sessions for local Court Teams. 

6 ‘‘(4) Develop a database that shall be— 

7 ‘‘(A) available to each local Court Team to 

8 track such Court Team’s progress; and 

9 ‘‘(B) used by the National Court Teams 

10 Resource Center to facilitate evaluation of the 

11 local Court Teams receiving assistance under 

12 this part. 

13 ‘‘(5) Provide information to communities and 

14 courts around the country seeking to adopt the 

15 Court Teams approach. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 273. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) EVALUATION FORM.—Not later than 6 months 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National 

19 Court Teams Resource Center shall create, and distribute 

20 to each local Court Team, an evaluation form that shall 

21 be used to periodically collect any data from local Court 

22 Teams that the National Court Teams Resource Center 

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1 ‘‘(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS BY THE ADMINIS2 TRATOR.—At the end of the three-year period beginning 

3 on the date of the enactment of this Act, and again at 

4 the end of the five-year period beginning on such date of 

5 enactment, the Administrator shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) compile the data collected in the periodic 

7 evaluation forms completed by each local Court 

8 Team; 

9 ‘‘(2) conduct a national evaluation of Court 

10 Teams, based on such compilation of data; and 

11 ‘‘(3) report to Congress on the effectiveness of 

12 Court Teams, including the extent to which local 

13 Court Teams are— 

14 ‘‘(A) improving access to services for mal15 treated infants and toddlers; 

16 ‘‘(B) reducing the recurrence of abuse and 

17 neglect; 

18 ‘‘(C) promoting permanent placements of 

19 maltreated infants and toddlers; and 

20 ‘‘(D) improving the developmental out21 comes for maltreated infants and toddlers who 

22 have been in foster care.’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 299 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘PARTS C 

3 AND E)’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTS C, E, AND F)’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘parts C 

6 and E)’’ and inserting ‘‘parts C, E, and F)’’; 

7 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub8 section (e); and 

9 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

12 PART F.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

13 carry out part F, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 

14 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.’’. 

15 (c) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR

16 YOUTH.—Part B of title V of the Public Health Service 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–1 et seq.), as amended by section 

18 3(c), is further amended by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 514D. EXPANSION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT21 MENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall expand ef23 forts under the Assertive Adolescent and Family Treat24 ment grant program under section 514 to address gaps 

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1 the ability of States, units of local government, federally 

2 recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and 

3 community- and faith-based organizations to assist spe4 cific populations or geographic areas with serious, emerg5 ing substance abuse problems. 

6 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants, contracts, or 

7 cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Sec8 retary shall give priority to applicants that propose to— 

9 ‘‘(1) utilize emerging best practices for the 

10 treatment of substance abuse among children and 

11 adolescents; 

12 ‘‘(2) coordinate the provision of treatment serv13 ices with other social service agencies in the commu14 nity, including educational, juvenile justice, child 

15 welfare, and mental health agencies; 

16 ‘‘(3) provide screening by a qualified profes17 sional for substance use related disorder and a con18 tinuum of integrated treatment services, including 

19 case management, for children and adolescents with 

20 substance abuse disorders and their families; 

21 ‘‘(4) provide treatment that is gender-specific 

22 and culturally appropriate; 

23 ‘‘(5) involve and work with families of children 

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1 ‘‘(6) provide aftercare services for children and 

2 adolescents and their families after completion of 

3 substance abuse treatment; and 

4 ‘‘(7) use amounts under the award to serve an 

5 area that— 

6 ‘‘(A) is a rural area, an area with a short7 age of mental health and addiction treatment 

8 professionals, or an area with a shortage of 

9 family-based substance abuse treatment op10 tions; or 

11 ‘‘(B) has high rates of addiction to meth12 amphetamine or other drugs. 

13 ‘‘(c) EVALUATION PLAN.—To be eligible to receive an 

14 award under this section, an entity shall include in it’s 

15 application an assurance that the entity will carry out ac16 tivities to evaluate the program carried out under the 

17 award in accordance with an evaluation plan developed by 

18 the entity. 

19 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

21 $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. IMPROVED ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT2 MENT FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED 

3 AREAS THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND RETEN4 TION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFES5 SIONALS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

7 Human Services shall award scholarships to eligible indi8 viduals who agree to provide substance abuse treatment 

9 services in rural or underserved areas. 

10 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a scholar11 ship under subsection (a), an individual shall— 

12 (1) submit to the Secretary an application at 

13 such time, in such manner, and containing such in14 formation as the Secretary may require; 

15 (2) be enrolled in a course of study at an insti16 tution of higher education leading to a degree re17 lated to the provision of substance abuse treatment 

18 services (as determined by the Secretary); 

19 (3) agree to provide substance abuse treatment 

20 services at a facility with a critical shortage of addic21 tion treatment professionals in a rural or under22 served area (as determined by the Secretary) for at 

23 least two years following the date on which such in24 dividual receives the degree referred to in subpara25 graph (B); and 


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1 (4) upon obtaining employment in an addiction 

2 treatment setting, be seeking licensure or certifi3 cation with the recognized State or jurisdictional ad4 diction professional credentialing entity. 

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec7 essary to carry out this section. 

8 SEC. 6. PREVENTION. 

9 Part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 290bb–1 et seq.), as amended by section 5, 

11 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 514E. SCHOOL- AND COMMUNITY-BASED PREVEN13 TION EFFORTS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

15 the Administrator and in consultation with the Director 

16 of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall award 

17 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible en18 tities to enable such entities to provide for the conduct 

19 of elementary and secondary school- and community-based 

20 methamphetamine prevention activities. 

21 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an award 

22 under subsection (a), an entity shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) be— 

24 ‘‘(A) an elementary or secondary school, or 

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1 to carry out activities under the award at an el2 ementary or secondary school; or 

3 ‘‘(B) a private or public entity that intends 

4 to carry out community-based prevention pro5 grams; and 

6 ‘‘(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 

7 such time, in such manner, and containing such in8 formation as the Secretary may require. 

9 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec10 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

11 ‘‘(1) entities serving rural areas or areas that 

12 have high rates of addiction to methamphetamine or 

13 other drugs; and 

14 ‘‘(2) entities that propose to carry out activities 

15 using emerging best practices for the prevention of 

16 substance abuse among children and adolescents. 

17 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

18 a grant under this section shall use the funds made avail19 able under the grant to carry out school- or community20 based activities that— 

21 ‘‘(1) are comprehensive and utilize emerging 

22 best practices for the prevention of methamphet23 amine and other substance abuse among children 

24 and adolescents; 


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1 ‘‘(2) emphasize social and emotional com2 petencies by enhancing the knowledge, social, emo3 tional, and life skills of children and adolescents; 

4 ‘‘(3) include an evaluation component, including 

5 outcomes measures related to prevention efforts as 

6 well as the overall goals of the grant; and 

7 ‘‘(4) involve partnerships between communities 

8 or schools and universities, where possible, to sup9 port the effectiveness and evaluation of prevention 

10 programs. 

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

12 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

13 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 514F. ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARENT RESOURCE CEN15 TER. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 

17 with the Administrator, and the Director of National In18 stitute on Drug Abuse, shall award grants, cooperative 

19 agreements, or contracts to eligible entities to create a na20 tional telephone helpline and on-line resource center to as21 sist parents and family members in receiving support, in22 formation about preventing drug abuse, and treatment re23 ferral information. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

3 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 514G. EFFECTIVENESS. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta6 tion with the Director of the National Institute on Drug 

7 Abuse, shall enter into contracts with entities to— 

8 ‘‘(1) conduct examinations of the long-term ef9 fects of methamphetamine use on drug endangered 

10 children; and 

11 ‘‘(2) conduct evaluations to determine the effec12 tiveness of methamphetamine prevention programs. 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

15 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 

16 SEC. 7. REMOVAL OF BARRIER TO COVERAGE FOR TREAT17 MENT AND RECOVERY UNDER MEDICAID. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(i) of the Social Se19 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(i)) is amended by inserting 

20 ‘‘(more than 32 beds, in the case of an individual receiving 

21 treatment for substance abuse, including methamphet22 amine abuse)’’ after ‘‘16 beds’’. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

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1 this Act and applies to medical assistance provided on or 

2 after that date. 

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