I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4769 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase awareness about the 
treatment referral routing service of the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2018 
Mr. MARINO (for himself and Ms. BASS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase aware-
ness about the treatment referral routing service of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis-
tration, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Helping Americans 
Seek Treatment Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT REFERRAL SERVICES OF THE SUB-
STANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT TREATMENT 
REFERRAL
SERVICE.—Section 501(d) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24)(E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) conduct a national public awareness cam-
paign to increase awareness about the treatment re-
ferral routing service of the Administration, includ-
ing the toll-free telephone number for accessing such 
service and the types of information provided 
through such service to address substance use dis-
orders.’’. 
(b) PRE-ARREST REFERRAL PROGRAMS.—Part A of 
title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 506A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
290aa–5a) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 506B. PRE-ARREST REFERRAL PROGRAMS FOR INDI-
VIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall incorporate 
into the programs and services of the Administration, in-
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cluding the treatment referral routing service of the Ad-
ministration, information on pre-arrest referral programs. 
‘‘(b) PRE-ARREST REFERRAL PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
The term ‘pre-arrest referral program’ means a program 
operated by a local law enforcement agency which permits 
individuals with substance use disorders to seek assistance 
at the law enforcement agency and provides assurances 
to such individuals that they will not be subject to criminal 
penalties related to such individual’s possession and use 
of controlled substances, and which may include— 
‘‘(1) the provision of information related to 
treatment centers for individuals with substance use 
disorders, including such centers which provide fi-
nancial assistance to individuals who are not covered 
by a health insurance policy; 
‘‘(2) case management and follow-up support 
provided by law enforcement officers to individuals 
who participate in the program; and 
‘‘(3) outreach to educate individuals with sub-
stance use disorders and their families about re-
sources and treatments options.’’. 
Æ 
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