‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 6. FASD CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part O of title III of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280f et seq.), as amended 
by section 4, is further amended by inserting after section 
339H–2 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399H–2. FASD CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, and in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control, and the Chair 
of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alco-
hol Spectrum Disorders, shall award up to 4 grants, coop-
erative agreements, or contracts to public or nonprofit en-
tities with demonstrated expertise in FASD prevention, 
identification, and intervention services and other adverse 
conditions related to prenatal substance exposure. Such 
awards shall be for the purposes of establishing a FASD 
Center for Excellence to build local, Tribal, State, and na-
tional capacities to prevent the occurrence of FASD and 
other adverse conditions related to exposure to substances, 
and to respond to the needs of individuals with FASD and 
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their families by carrying out the programs described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS.—An entity receiving an award 
under subsection (a) may use such award for any of the 
following programs: 
‘‘(1) INCREASING
FASD
DIAGNOSTIC
CAPAC-
ITY.—Initiating or expanding diagnostic capacity of 
FASD by increasing screening, assessment, identi-
fication, and diagnosis in settings such as clinical 
practices, educational settings, child welfare, and ju-
venile out-of-home placement facilities and adult cor-
rectional systems. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
AWARENESS.—Developing and 
supporting national public awareness and outreach 
activities, including the use of all types of media and 
public outreach, and the formation of a diverse 
speakers bureau to raise public awareness of the 
risks associated with alcohol consumption during 
pregnancy with the purpose of reducing the preva-
lence of FASD and improving the quality of life for 
those living with FASD and their families. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCES AND TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) CLEARINGHOUSE.—Acting as a clear-
inghouse for resources on FASD prevention, 
identification, and culturally aware best prac-
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tices, including the maintenance of a national 
data-based directory on FASD-specific services 
in States, Indian Tribes, and local communities. 
‘‘(B) 
INTERNET-BASED
CENTER.—Pro-
viding an internet-based center that dissemi-
nates ongoing research and resource develop-
ment on FASD in administering systems of 
care for individuals with FASD across their 
lifespan. 
‘‘(C) INTERVENTION SERVICES AND BEST 
PRACTICES.—Increasing awareness and under-
standing of efficacious FASD screening tools 
and culturally appropriate intervention services 
and best practices by— 
‘‘(i) maintaining a diverse national 
speakers bureau; and 
‘‘(ii) conducting national, regional, 
State, Tribal, or peer cross-State webinars, 
workshops, or conferences for training 
community leaders, medical and mental 
health and substance abuse professionals, 
education and disability professionals, fam-
ilies, law enforcement personnel, judges, 
individuals working in financial assistance 
programs, social service personnel, child 
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welfare professionals, and other service 
providers. 
‘‘(D) BUILDING
CAPACITY.—Building ca-
pacity for State, Tribal, and local affiliates 
dedicated to FASD awareness, prevention, and 
identification and family and individual support 
programs and services. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Providing tech-
nical assistance to— 
‘‘(A) communities for replicating and 
adapting exemplary comprehensive systems of 
care for individuals with FASD developed under 
section 399H(d) and for replicating and adapt-
ing culturally appropriate best or model 
projects of care developed under section 
399H(f); 
‘‘(B) States and Indian Tribes in devel-
oping statewide or Tribal FASD strategic 
plans, establishing or expanding statewide pro-
grams of surveillance, screening and diagnosis, 
prevention, and clinical intervention, and sup-
port for individuals with FASD and their fami-
lies under section 399H(d); and 
‘‘(C) Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions in engaging in tribal consultation to en-
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sure that such Tribes and Tribal organizations 
are able to develop culturally appropriate serv-
ices and interventions for individuals with 
FASD and other conditions related to prenatal 
substance exposure and their families. 
‘‘(5) OTHER FUNCTIONS.—Carrying out other 
functions, to the extent authorized by the Secretary, 
after consideration of recommendations of the Na-
tional Advisory Council on FASD. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an enti-
ty shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including specific credentials 
relating to FASD expertise and experience relevant to the 
application’s proposed activity, including development of 
FASD public awareness activities and resources; FASD 
resource development, dissemination, and training; coordi-
nation of FASD-informed services, technical assistance, 
administration of FASD partner networks, and other 
FASD-specific expertise. 
‘‘(d) SUBCONTRACTING.—A public or private non-
profit may carry out the activities under subsection (a) 
through contracts or cooperative agreements with other 
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public and private nonprofit entities with demonstrated ex-
pertise in— 
‘‘(1) FASD prevention activities; 
‘‘(2) FASD screening and identification; 
‘‘(3) FASD resource, development, dissemina-
tion, training and technical assistance, administra-
tion and support of FASD partner networks; and 
‘‘(4) intervention services. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS. 
(a) PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, INTERVENTION, 
AND SERVICES IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) GENERAL RULE.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation shall address education-related issues with re-
spect to children with FASD, in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(2) SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Education shall direct the Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services to— 
(A) support the development, collection, 
and dissemination (through the internet website 
of the Department of Education, at teacher-to- 
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teacher workshops, through in-service trainings, 
and through other means) of culturally appro-
priate best practices that are FASD-informed 
in the education and support of children with 
FASD (including any special techniques on how 
to assist these children in both special and tra-
ditional educational settings, and including such 
practices that incorporate information con-
cerning the identification, behavioral supports, 
teaching, and learning associated with FASD) 
to— 
(i) education groups such as the Na-
tional Association of School Boards, the 
National Education Association, the Amer-
ican Federation of Teachers, the National 
Association of Elementary School Prin-
cipals, the National Association of Sec-
ondary School Principals and national 
groups of special education teachers; 
(ii) recipients of a grant under the 
21st Century Community Learning Center 
program established under part B of title 
IV of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171 et 
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seq.) and other after school program per-
sonnel; and 
(iii) parent teacher associations, par-
ent information and training centers, and 
other appropriate parent education organi-
zations; 
(B) ensure that, in administering the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), parents, educators, and 
advocates for children with disabilities are 
aware that children with FASD have the right 
to access general curriculum under the least re-
strictive environment; 
(C) collaborate with other Federal agencies 
to include information or activities relating to 
prenatal alcohol and other harmful substance 
exposure in programs related to maternal 
health and health education; and 
(D) support efforts by peer advisory net-
works of adolescents in schools to discourage 
the use of alcohol and other harmful substances 
while pregnant or when considering getting 
pregnant. 
(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘FASD’’ has the meaning given 
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such term in section 399H(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act, as added by section 3. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2027. 
(b) PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, INTERVENTION 
AND SERVICES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
address justice-related issues with respect to youth 
and adults with FASD and other neurodevelopmen-
tal conditions as a result of prenatal substance expo-
sure, in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention and the Bureau of Justice 
Initiatives, shall— 
(A) develop screening and assessment pro-
cedures and conduct trainings on demonstration 
FASD surveillance projects in adult and juve-
nile correction facilities in collaboration with 
the National Center on Birth Defects and De-
velopmental Disabilities and assistance from ap-
propriate medical and mental health profes-
sionals; 
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(B) provide culturally appropriate support 
and technical assistance to justice systems pro-
fessionals in developing training curricula on 
how to most effectively identify and interact 
with individuals with FASD or similar neurode-
velopmental disorders in the adult and juvenile 
justice systems, and such support may include 
providing information about the prevention, as-
sessment, identification and treatment of these 
disorders into justice professionals’ credential-
ing or continuing education requirements; 
(C) provide culturally appropriate technical 
assistance to adult and juvenile systems in ad-
dressing the integration of prenatal alcohol and 
substance exposure history into existing vali-
dated screening and assessment instruments; 
(D) provide culturally appropriate tech-
nical assistance and support on the education of 
justice system professionals, including judges, 
attorneys, probation officers, child advocates, 
law enforcement officers, prison wardens and 
other incarceration officials, medical and mental 
health professionals, and administrators of de-
velopmental disability, mental health and alter-
native incarceration facilities on how to screen, 
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assess, identify, treat, respond and support in-
dividuals with FASD and other conditions as a 
result of substance exposure within the justice 
systems, including— 
(i) programs designed specifically for 
the identification, assessment, treatment, 
and education of those with FASD; 
(ii) curricula development and creden-
tialing of teachers, administrators, and so-
cial workers who implement such pro-
grams; and 
(iii) how FASD and other neurodevel-
opmental disorders impact an individual’s 
interaction with law enforcement and 
whether diversionary sentencing options 
are more appropriate for such individuals; 
(E) conduct a study on the practices and 
procedures within the criminal justice system 
for identifying and treatment of juvenile and 
adult offenders with neurodevelopmental dis-
abilities, such as FASD, the impact of FASD 
on offenders’ cognitive skills and adaptive func-
tioning, and identify alternative culturally ap-
propriate methods of treatment and incarcer-
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ation that have been demonstrated to be more 
effective for such offenders; and 
(F) collaborate with professionals with 
FASD expertise and implement FASD-in-
formed transition programs for adults and juve-
niles with FASD who are released from adult 
and juvenile correctional facilities. 
(3) ACCESS FOR BOP INMATES.—The Attorney 
General shall direct the Reentry Services Division at 
the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that each inmate 
with FASD or a similar neurodevelopmental disorder 
who is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons have 
access to FASD-informed culturally appropriate 
services upon re-entry, including programs, re-
sources, and activities for adults with FASD, to fa-
cilitate the successful reintegration into their com-
munities upon release. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
the purpose of carrying out this subsection, there 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘FASD’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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399H(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended 
by section 3. 
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