(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 514C. EVIDENCE-BASED OPIOID AND HEROIN TREAT-
MENT 
AND 
INTERVENTIONS 
DEMONSTRA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Di-
rector of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Director’) shall 
award grants to State substance abuse agencies, 
units of local government, nonprofit organizations, 
and Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined 
in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)) that have a high rate, or 
have had a rapid increase, in the use of heroin or 
other opioids, in order to permit such entities to ex-
pand activities, including an expansion in the avail-
ability of medication assisted treatment, evidence- 
based counseling, or behavioral therapies with re-
spect to the treatment of addiction in the specific 
geographical areas of such entities where there is a 
rate or rapid increase in the use of heroin or other 
opioids. 
‘‘(2) 
RECIPIENTS.—The 
entities 
receiving 
grants under paragraph (1) shall be selected by the 
Director. 
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‘‘(3) NATURE OF ACTIVITIES.—The grant funds 
awarded under paragraph (1) shall be used for ac-
tivities that are based on reliable scientific evidence 
of efficacy in the treatment of problems related to 
heroin or other opioids. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Director 
shall ensure that grants awarded under subsection (a) are 
distributed equitably among the various regions of the Na-
tion and among rural, urban, and suburban areas that are 
affected by the use of heroin or other opioids. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) evaluate the activities supported by grants 
awarded under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) disseminate widely such significant infor-
mation derived from the evaluation as the Director 
considers appropriate; 
‘‘(3) provide States, Indian tribes and tribal or-
ganizations, and providers with technical assistance 
in connection with the provision of treatment of 
problems related to heroin and other opioids; and 
‘‘(4) fund only those applications that specifi-
cally support recovery services as a critical compo-
nent of the grant program. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—The term ‘medication assisted 
treatment’ means the use, for problems relating to heroin 
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and other opioids, of medications approved by the Food 
and Drug Administration in combination with counseling 
and behavioral therapies. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $300,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021. 
‘‘(2) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this section in any fiscal 
year, not more than 5 percent of such funds shall 
be available to the Director for purposes of carrying 
out subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 307. ADOLESCENT TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERV-
ICES DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.), as amended by sec-
tion 306, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 514D. GRANTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO TREATMENT 
AND RECOVERY FOR ADOLESCENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treat-
ment, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments to eligible State substance abuse agencies and other 
entities determined appropriate by the Director for the 
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purpose of increasing the capacity of substance use dis-
order treatment and recovery services for adolescents. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) 
an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) prepare and submit to the Director an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and contain 
such information as the Director may require, in-
cluding a plan for the evaluation of any activities 
carried out with the funds provided under this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(2) ensure that all entities receiving support 
under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
comply with all applicable State licensure or certifi-
cation requirements regarding the provision of the 
services involved; and 
‘‘(3) provide the Director with periodic evalua-
tions of the progress of the activities funded under 
this section and an evaluation at the completion of 
such activities, as the Director determines to be ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements under subsection (a), the Director 
shall give priority to applicants who propose to fill a dem-
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onstrated geographic need for adolescent specific residen-
tial treatment services. 
‘‘(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts awarded under 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this 
section may be used to enable health care providers or fa-
cilities that provide treatment and recovery assistance for 
adolescents with a substance use disorder to provide the 
following services: 
‘‘(1) Individualized patient centered care that is 
specific to circumstances of the individual patient. 
‘‘(2) Clinically appropriate, trauma-informed, 
gender-specific and age appropriate treatment serv-
ices that are based on reliable scientific evidence of 
efficacy in the treatment of problems related to sub-
stance use disorders. 
‘‘(3) Clinically appropriate care to address 
treatment for substance use and any co-occurring 
physical and mental health disorders at the same lo-
cation, and through access to primary care services. 
‘‘(4) Coordination of treatment services with re-
covery and other social support, including edu-
cational, vocational training, assistance with the ju-
venile justice system, child welfare, and mental 
health agencies. 
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