I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3516 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the participation 
of the public in governmental decisions regarding the location of group 
homes established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
prevention and treatment of substance abuse. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
the participation of the public in governmental decisions 
regarding the location of group homes established pursu-
ant to the program of block grants for the prevention 
and treatment of substance abuse. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Substance Abuse 
Group Homes Amendments of 2005’’. 
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SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF PUBLIC IN GOVERNMENTAL DE-
CISIONS REGARDING LOCATION OF CERTAIN 
GROUP HOMES. 
Section 1925 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300x–25) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing subsection: 
‘‘(d) LOCATION OF HOMES; MONITORING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A funding agreement for a 
grant under section 1921 is that the State involved, 
in providing for the establishment and operation of 
housing pursuant to the revolving fund under sub-
section (a), will ensure that the State or local offi-
cials involved comply with the following: 
‘‘(A) In developing and administering gov-
ernmental policies for the location of such hous-
ing (referred to in this subsection as ‘des-
ignated group homes’), the officials provide the 
public with opportunities to consult with the of-
ficials on proposed and existing policies. 
‘‘(B) Before making a decision to permit 
the establishment of a designated group home 
in a community: 
‘‘(i) The officials notify members of 
the community that the community is 
under consideration as a proposed site for 
such a home. 
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‘‘(ii) The officials provide to the mem-
bers an opportunity to consult with the of-
ficials on the proposal. 
‘‘(C) After the establishment of a des-
ignated group home in a community: 
‘‘(i) The officials monitor the group 
home in order to determine whether the 
residents of the home are in compliance 
with the conditions upon which the permis-
sion to establish the home was granted. 
‘‘(ii) The officials provide to the mem-
bers of the community, including the resi-
dents of the group home, opportunities to 
consult with the officials on the effects of 
the group home on the community. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘community’, with respect 
to a designated group home, means all areas 
that are 10 miles or less from such home. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘member’, with respect to a 
community, means an individual who resides in 
the community or is an owner of a business in 
the community, and an individual any of whose 
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children attends an elementary or secondary 
school in the community.’’. 
Æ 
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