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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2923 

To support the development of evidence-based family-focused residential 

treatment programs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 22, 2018 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To support the development of evidence-based family-focused 

residential treatment programs. 

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 ‘‘Building Capacity for 

5 Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti9 ty’’ means a State, county, local, or tribal health or 

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1 tion, a research organization, a treatment service 

2 provider, an institution of higher education (as de3 fined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act 

4 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), or another entity speci5 fied by the Secretary. 

6 (2) FAMILY-FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL TREAT7 MENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘family-focused resi8 dential treatment program’’ means a trauma-in9 formed residential program primarily for substance 

10 use disorder treatment for pregnant and postpartum 

11 women and parents and guardians that allows chil12 dren to reside with such women or their parents or 

13 guardians during treatment to the extent appro14 priate and applicable. 

15 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

16 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

17 SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE18 BASED FAMILY-FOCUSED RESIDENTIAL 

19 TREATMENT PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Secretary 

21 shall award grants to eligible entities for purposes of de22 veloping, enhancing, or evaluating family-focused residen23 tial treatment programs to increase the availability of such 

24 programs that meet the requirements for promising, sup25 ported, or well-supported practices specified in section 


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1 471(e)(4)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 671(e)(4)(C)) (as added by the Family First Prevention 

3 Services Act enacted under title VII of division E of Public 

4 Law 115–123). 

5 (b) EVALUATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

6 shall require any evaluation of a family-focused residential 

7 treatment program by an eligible entity that uses funds 

8 awarded under this section for all or part of the costs of 

9 the evaluation be designed to assist in the determination 

10 of whether the program may qualify as a promising, sup11 ported, or well-supported practice in accordance with the 

12 requirements of such section 471(e)(4)(C). 

13 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec15 retary to carry out this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 

16 2019, which shall remain available through fiscal year 

17 2023. 

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