(1) provide substance use recovery support serv-
ices to young people in high school and enrolled in 
institutions of higher education; 
(2) help build communities of support for young 
people in recovery through a spectrum of activities 
such as counseling and healthy and wellness-oriented 
social activities; and 
(3) encourage initiatives designed to help young 
people achieve and sustain recovery from substance 
use disorders. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (b) may be used for activities to develop, support, 
and maintain youth recovery support services, including— 
(1) the development and maintenance of a dedi-
cated physical space for recovery programs; 
(2) dedicated staff for the provision of recovery 
programs; 
(3) healthy and wellness-oriented social activi-
ties and community engagement; 
(4) establishment of recovery high schools; 
(5) coordination of recovery programs with— 
(A) substance use disorder treatment pro-
grams and systems; 
(B) providers of mental health services; 
(C) primary care providers; 
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(D) the criminal justice system, including 
the juvenile justice system; 
(E) employers; 
(F) housing services; 
(G) child welfare services; 
(H) institutions of secondary higher edu-
cation and institutions of higher education; and 
(I) other programs or services related to 
the welfare of an individual in recovery from a 
substance use disorder; 
(6) the development of peer-to-peer support 
programs or services; and 
(7) additional activities that help youths and 
young adults to achieve recovery from substance use 
disorders. 
(d) RESOURCE CENTER.—The ONDCP Recovery 
Branch shall establish a resource center to provide tech-
nical support to recipients of grants under this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
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SEC. 304. BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘recovery 
community organization’’ means an independent nonprofit 
organization that— 
(1) mobilizes resources within and outside of 
the recovery community to increase the prevalence 
and quality of long-term recovery from substance 
use disorders; and 
(2) is wholly or principally governed by people 
in recovery for substance use disorders who reflect 
the community served. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The ONDCP Recovery 
Branch, in consultation with the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, may award grants 
to recovery community organizations to enable such orga-
nizations to develop, expand, and enhance recovery serv-
ices. 
(c) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The ONDCP Re-
covery Branch may not award a grant under this section 
in an amount that exceeds $200,000. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of a program funded by a grant under this section 
may not exceed 50 percent. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (b)— 
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(1) shall be used to develop, expand, and en-
hance community and statewide recovery support 
services; and 
(2) may be used to— 
(A) advocate for individuals in recovery 
from substance use disorders; 
(B) build connections between recovery 
networks, between recovery community organi-
zations, and with other recovery support serv-
ices, including— 
(i) substance use disorder treatment 
programs and systems; 
(ii) providers of mental health serv-
ices; 
(iii) primary care providers; 
(iv) the criminal justice system; 
(v) employers; 
(vi) housing services; 
(vii) child welfare agencies; and 
(viii) other recovery support services 
that facilitate recovery from substance use 
disorders; 
(C) reduce the stigma associated with sub-
stance use disorders; 
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(D) conduct public education and outreach 
on issues relating to substance use disorders 
and recovery, including— 
(i) how to identify the signs of addic-
tion; 
(ii) the resources that are available 
for individuals struggling with addiction; 
(iii) the resources that are available to 
help support individuals in recovery; and 
(iv) information on the medical con-
sequences of substance use disorders, in-
cluding neonatal abstinence syndrome and 
potential infection with human immuno-
deficiency virus and viral hepatitis; and 
(E) 
carry 
out 
other 
activities 
that 
strengthen the network of community support 
for individuals in recovery. 
(f) RESOURCE CENTER.—The ONDCP Recovery 
Branch shall establish a resource center to provide tech-
nical assistance to recipients of grants under this section 
and to provide information to individuals seeking to sup-
port people in recovery from substance use disorders. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$5,700,000 in fiscal year 2016 and each of the 3 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
TITLE IV—ADDRESSING 
COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES 
SEC. 401. CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating part KK as part LL; 
(2) by redesignating sections 3011 and 3012 as 
sections 3021 and 3022, respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before part LL, as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘PART KK—CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION 
DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3011. CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a State, unit of local government, nonprofit 
organization, or Indian tribe. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General may make grants of not more than $750,000 to 
eligible entities to design, implement, and expand edu-
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cational programs for offenders in prisons, jails, and juve-
nile facilities, including to pay for— 
‘‘(1) basic education, secondary level academic 
education, high school equivalency examination prep-
aration, career technical education, and English as 
a second language instruction at the basic, sec-
ondary, or post-secondary levels, for adult and juve-
nile populations; 
‘‘(2) screening and assessment of inmates to as-
sess education level, needs, occupational interest or 
aptitude, risk level, and other needs, and case man-
agement services; 
‘‘(3) hiring and training of instructors and 
aides, reimbursement of non-corrections staff and 
experts, reimbursement of stipends paid to inmate 
tutors or aides, and the costs of training inmate tu-
tors and aides; 
‘‘(4) instructional supplies and equipment, in-
cluding occupational program supplies and equip-
ment to the extent that the supplies and equipment 
are used for instructional purposes; 
‘‘(5) partnerships and agreements with commu-
nity colleges, universities, and career technology edu-
cation program providers, including tuition pay-
ments; 
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‘‘(6) certification programs providing recognized 
high school equivalency certificates and industry rec-
ognized credentials; and 
‘‘(7) technology solutions to— 
‘‘(A) meet the instructional, assessment, 
and information needs of correctional popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(B) facilitate the continued participation 
of incarcerated students in community-based 
education programs after the students are re-
leased from incarceration. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application in such form and manner, at such time, 
and accompanied by such information as the Attorney 
General specifies. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY
CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall give 
priority to applicants that— 
‘‘(1) assess the level of risk and need of in-
mates, including by— 
‘‘(A) assessing the need for English as a 
second language instruction; 
‘‘(B) conducting educational assessments; 
and 
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‘‘(C) assessing occupational interests and 
aptitudes; 
‘‘(2) target educational services to assessed 
needs, including academic and occupational at the 
basic, secondary, or post-secondary level; 
‘‘(3) target career technology education pro-
grams to— 
‘‘(A) areas of identified occupational de-
mand; and 
‘‘(B) employment opportunities in the com-
munities in which students are reasonably ex-
pected to reside post-release; 
‘‘(4) include a range of appropriate educational 
opportunities at the basic, secondary, and post-sec-
ondary levels; 
‘‘(5) include opportunities for students to attain 
industry recognized credentials; 
‘‘(6) include partnership or articulation agree-
ments linking institutional education programs with 
community sited programs provided by adult edu-
cation program providers and accredited institutions 
of higher education, community colleges, and voca-
tional training institutions; and 
‘‘(7) explicitly include career pathways models 
offering opportunities for incarcerated students to 
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develop academic skills, in-demand occupational 
skills and credentials, occupational experience in in-
stitutional work programs or work release programs, 
and linkages with employers in the community, so 
that incarcerated students have opportunities to em-
bark on careers with strong prospects for both post- 
release employment and advancement in a career 
ladder over time. 
‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) describe the evidence-based methodology 
and outcome measurements that will be used to 
evaluate each program funded with a grant under 
this section, and specifically explain how such meas-
urements will provide valid measures of the impact 
of the program; and 
‘‘(2) describe how the program described in 
paragraph (1) could be broadly replicated if dem-
onstrated to be effective. 
‘‘(f) CONTROL
OF INTERNET ACCESS.—An entity 
that receives a grant under this section shall restrict ac-
cess to the Internet by prisoners, as appropriate, to ensure 
public safety. 
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‘‘SEC. 3012. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 
to carry out this part for fiscal years 2016 through 
2020.’’. 
SEC. 402. REVISION OF FAFSA FORM. 
Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1090) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) CONVICTIONS.—The Secretary shall not include 
any question about the conviction of an applicant for the 
possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any 
other form developed under subsection (a)).’’. 
SEC. 403. NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON RECOVERY AND COL-
LATERAL CONSEQUENCES. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘collat-
eral consequence’’ means a penalty, disability, or dis-
advantage— 
(1) imposed on an individual as a result of a 
criminal conviction but not as part of the judgment 
of the court that imposes the conviction; or 
(2) that an administrative agency, official, or 
civil court is authorized, but not required, to impose 
on an individual convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, 
or other criminal offense. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a bipartisan 
task force to be known as the Task Force on Recov-
ery and Collateral Consequences (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) TOTAL NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The 
Task Force shall include 10 members, who shall 
be appointed by the Secretary in accordance 
with subparagraphs (B) and (C). 
(B) MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE.—The 
Task Force shall include— 
(i) members who have national rec-
ognition and significant expertise in areas 
such as health care, housing, employment, 
substance use disorder, mental health, law 
enforcement, and law; 
(ii) not fewer than 2 members— 
(I) who have personally experi-
enced substance abuse or addiction 
and are in recovery; and 
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(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the first meeting of the Task 
Force, the Task Force shall develop recommenda-
tions for proposed legislative and regulatory changes 
to reduce and, to the extent practicable, eliminate 
the collateral consequences identified by the Task 
Force under paragraph (1). 
(3) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Task 
Force shall hold hearings, require the testimony and 
attendance of witnesses, and secure information 
from any department or agency of the United States 
in performing the duties under paragraphs (1) and 
(2). 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the first meeting of the Task Force, the 
Task Force shall submit a report detailing the find-
ings and recommendations of the Task Force to— 
(A) each relevant committee of Congress; 
(B) the head of each relevant department 
or agency of the United States; 
(C) the President; and 
(D) the Vice President. 
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TITLE 
V—ADDICTION 
AND 
TREATMENT SERVICES FOR 
WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND VET-
ERANS 
SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO 
ADDRESS OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE BY 
PREGNANT AND PARENTING FEMALE OF-
FENDERS. 
Part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section 302, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3038. AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS 
TO ADDRESS OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE BY 
PREGNANT AND PARENTING FEMALE OF-
FENDERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘State criminal justice agency’ 
means the agency of the State responsible for ad-
ministering criminal justice funds, including the Ed-
ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro-
gram under subpart 1 of part E; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘State substance abuse agency’ 
means the agency of the State responsible for the 
State prevention, treatment, and recovery system, 
including management of the Substance Abuse Pre-
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vention and Treatment Block Grant under subpart 
II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney 
General, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, may award competitive 
grants jointly to a State substance abuse agency and 
a State criminal justice agency to address the use of 
opioids and heroin among pregnant and parenting 
female offenders in the State to promote public safe-
ty, public health, family permanence, and well-being. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—A 
grant under this section shall be used to facilitate or 
enhance collaboration between the State criminal 
justice and State substance abuse systems in order 
to carry out programs to address the use of opioid 
and heroin abuse by pregnant and parenting female 
offenders. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State substance abuse 
agency and State criminal justice agency desiring a 
grant under this section shall jointly submit to the 
Attorney General an application in such form, and 
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containing such information, as the Attorney Gen-
eral may prescribe by regulation or guidelines. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each application for a 
grant under this section shall contain a plan to 
expand the services of the State for pregnant 
and parenting female offenders for the use of 
opioids, heroin, and other drugs, which shall be 
in accordance with regulations or guidelines es-
tablished by the Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
‘‘(B) PLAN.—A plan submitted under sub-
paragraph (A) shall, at a minimum, include— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the appli-
cants will work jointly to address the needs 
associated with the use of opioids or heroin 
by pregnant and parenting female offend-
ers to promote family stability and perma-
nence; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the nature and 
the extent of the problem of opioid and 
heroin use by pregnant and parenting fe-
male offenders in the State; 
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‘‘(iii) a certification that the State has 
involved counties and other units of local 
government, when appropriate, in the de-
velopment, expansion, modification, oper-
ation, or improvement of proposed pro-
grams to address the problems associated 
with opioid and heroin use; 
‘‘(iv) a certification that funds re-
ceived under this section will be used to 
supplement, not supplant, other Federal, 
State, and local funds; and 
‘‘(v) a description of clinically appro-
priate practices and procedures to— 
‘‘(I) screen and assess pregnant 
and parenting female offenders for 
problems associated with opioids and 
heroin; 
‘‘(II) screen and assess pregnant 
and parenting female offenders dem-
onstrating problems associated with 
opioids and heroin for co-occurring 
mental disorders; 
‘‘(III) provide clinically appro-
priate services, including medication 
assisted treatment, for female offend-
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ers and their children in the same lo-
cation to promote family permanence 
and self-sufficiency; and 
‘‘(IV) provide for a process to en-
hance or ensure the abilities of the 
State criminal justice agency and 
State substance abuse agency to work 
together to reunite families when ap-
propriate in the case where family 
treatment is not provided. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF GRANT; RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) PERIOD.—A grant under this section shall 
be for a period of 3 years. 
‘‘(2) RENEWAL.—A State substance abuse 
agency and a State criminal justice agency receiving 
a grant under this section may apply for and, after 
the end of the period of the first grant under this 
section, receive 1 additional grant under this section. 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY; REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—A State substance abuse agen-
cy and a State criminal justice agency receiving a 
grant under this section shall jointly submit to the 
Attorney General a report on the activities carried 
out under the grant at the end of each fiscal year 
during the period of the grant. 
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‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the end of the period of a grant under this section, 
the Attorney General shall submit a report to each 
committee of Congress with jurisdiction of the pro-
gram under this section that summarizes the reports 
of the recipients of the grant and provides rec-
ommendations, if any, for further legislative action. 
‘‘(f) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Attorney General shall support State substance abuse and 
State criminal justice agencies by developing, in consulta-
tion with State substance abuse and State criminal justice 
agencies, and offering a program of training and technical 
assistance to assist the agencies in developing programs 
and protocols— 
‘‘(1) to implement this section; and 
‘‘(2) for effectively working across the Federal 
and State criminal and substance abuse systems. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
SEC. 502. GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT. 
Section 2925 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s–4) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘An entity’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
ENTITY REPORTS.—An entity’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT
ON FAMILY- 
BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—The Attorney 
General shall submit to Congress an annual report that 
describes the number of grants awarded under section 
2921(1) and how such grants are used by the recipients 
for family-based substance abuse treatment programs that 
serve as alternatives to incarceration for custodial parents 
to receive treatment and services as a family.’’. 
SEC. 503. VETERANS’ TREATMENT COURTS. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ASSISTING VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PEER TO PEER SERVICES OR PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘peer to peer services or 
programs’ means services or programs that con-
nect qualified veterans with other veterans for 
the 
purpose 
of 
providing 
support 
and 
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mentorship to assist qualified veterans in ob-
taining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or re-
habilitation. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
VETERAN.—The term 
‘qualified veteran’ means a preliminarily quali-
fied offender who— 
‘‘(i) has served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, including the 
National Guard and reserve components; 
and 
‘‘(ii)(I) was discharged or released 
from such service under conditions other 
than dishonorable; or 
‘‘(II) was discharged or released from 
such service under dishonorable conditions, 
if the reason for that discharge or release, 
if known, is attributable to drug use. 
‘‘(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘veterans treatment court 
program’ means a court program involving col-
laboration among criminal justice, veterans, and 
mental health and substance abuse agencies 
that provides qualified veterans with— 
‘‘(i) intensive judicial supervision and 
case management, which may include ran-
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dom and frequent drug testing where ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(ii) a full continuum of treatment 
services, including mental health services, 
substance abuse services, medical services, 
and services to address trauma; 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to incarceration; 
and 
‘‘(iv) other appropriate services, in-
cluding housing, transportation, mentoring, 
employment, job training, education, and 
assistance in applying for and obtaining 
available benefits. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, may award grants under this sub-
section to applicants to establish or expand— 
‘‘(i) veterans treatment court pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) peer to peer services or programs 
for qualified veterans; 
‘‘(iii) practices that identify and pro-
vide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transi-
tional, and other appropriate services to 
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qualified veterans who have been incarcer-
ated; and 
‘‘(iv) training programs to teach 
criminal justice, law enforcement, correc-
tions, mental health, and substance abuse 
personnel how to identify and appro-
priately respond to incidents involving 
qualified veterans. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate collaboration be-
tween and joint investments by criminal 
justice, mental health, substance abuse, 
and veterans service agencies; 
‘‘(ii) promote effective strategies to 
identify and reduce the risk of harm to 
qualified veterans and public safety; and 
‘‘(iii) propose interventions with em-
pirical support to improve outcomes for 
qualified veterans.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS.—In addi-
tion to the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2016 through 2020 to carry out subsection (i).’’. 
TITLE VI—INCENTIVIZING STATE 
COMPREHENSIVE 
INITIA-
TIVES TO ADDRESS OPIOID 
AND HEROIN ABUSE 
SEC. 601. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COM-
PREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE RESPONSE. 
Part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section 501, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3039. STATE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COM-
PREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE RESPONSE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘dispenser’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 802); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘prescriber of a schedule II, III, 
or IV controlled substance’ does not include a pre-
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scriber of a schedule II, III, or IV controlled sub-
stance that dispenses the substance— 
‘‘(A) for use on the premises on which the 
substance is dispensed; 
‘‘(B) in a hospital emergency room, when 
the substance is in short supply; 
‘‘(C) for a certified opioid treatment pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(D) in other situations as the Attorney 
General may reasonably determine; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘prescriber’ means a dispenser 
who prescribes a controlled substance, or the agent 
of such a dispenser; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘schedule II, III, or IV controlled 
substance’ means a controlled substance that is list-
ed on schedule II, schedule III, or schedule IV of 
section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 812(c)). 
‘‘(b) PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Director of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, may award grants to 
States, and combinations thereof, to prepare a com-
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prehensive plan for and implement an integrated 
opioid abuse response initiative. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section shall establish a comprehensive 
response to opioid abuse, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) prevention and education efforts 
around heroin and opioid use, treatment, and 
recovery; 
‘‘(B) a comprehensive prescription drug 
monitoring program to track dispensing of 
schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(i) data sharing with other States by 
statute, regulation, or interstate agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) educating physicians, residents, 
medical students, and other prescribers of 
Schedule II, III, or IV controlled sub-
stances on the prescription drug moni-
toring program of the State; 
‘‘(C) developing, implementing, or expand-
ing the prescription drug and opioid addiction 
treatment program of the State by— 
‘‘(i) expanding programs for medica-
tion assisted treatment of prescription 
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drug and opioid addiction, including train-
ing for treatment and recovery support 
providers; 
‘‘(ii) developing, implementing, or ex-
panding programs for behavioral health 
therapy for individuals who are in treat-
ment for prescription drug and opioid ad-
diction, including contingency manage-
ment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and 
motivational enhancements; 
‘‘(iii) developing, implementing, or ex-
panding programs to screen individuals 
who are in treatment for prescription drug 
and opioid addiction for hepatitis C and 
HIV, and provide treatment for those indi-
viduals if clinically appropriate; or 
‘‘(iv) developing, implementing, or ex-
panding programs that provide screening, 
early intervention, and referral to treat-
ment (commonly referred to as ‘SBIRT’) 
to teenagers and young adults in primary 
care, middle schools, high schools, univer-
sities, school-based health centers, and 
other community-based health care settings 
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frequently accessed by teenagers or young 
adults; and 
‘‘(D) developing, implementing, and ex-
panding programs to prevent overdose death of 
prescription medications and opioids. 
‘‘(3) PLANNING GRANT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State desiring a 
planning grant under this section to pre-
pare a comprehensive plan for an inte-
grated opioid abuse response initiative 
shall submit to the Attorney General an 
application in such form, and containing 
such information, as the Attorney General 
may prescribe by regulation or guidelines. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An application 
for a planning grant under this section 
shall, at a minimum, include— 
‘‘(I) a budget and a budget jus-
tification for the activities to be car-
ried out using the grant; 
‘‘(II) a description of the activi-
ties proposed to be carried out using 
the grant, including a schedule for 
completion of such activities; 
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‘‘(III) outcome measures that will 
be used to measure the effectiveness 
of the programs and initiatives to ad-
dress opioids; and 
‘‘(IV) a description of the per-
sonnel necessary to complete such ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(B) 
PERIOD; 
NONRENEWABILITY.—A 
planning grant under this section shall be for a 
period of 1 year. A State may not receive more 
than 1 planning grant under this section. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—A planning grant under 
this section may not exceed $100,000, except 
that the Attorney General may, for good cause, 
approve a grant in a higher amount. 
‘‘(D) STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROGRAM IM-
PLEMENTATION
PLAN.—A State receiving a 
planning grant under this section shall develop 
a strategic plan and a program implementation 
plan. 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—A State desiring an 
implementation grant under this section to im-
plement a comprehensive strategy for address-
ing opioid abuse shall submit to the Attorney 
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General an application in such form, and con-
taining such information, as the Attorney Gen-
eral may prescribe by regulation or guidelines. 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that re-
ceives an implementation grant under this sec-
tion shall use the grant for the cost of carrying 
out an integrated opioid abuse response pro-
gram in accordance with this section, including 
for technical assistance, training, and adminis-
trative expenses. 
‘‘(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
integrated 
opioid abuse response program carried out 
using an implementation grant under this sec-
tion shall— 
‘‘(i) ensure that each prescriber of a 
schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance 
in the State— 
‘‘(I) registers with the prescrip-
tion drug monitoring program of the 
State; and 
‘‘(II) consults the prescription 
drug monitoring program database of 
the State before prescribing a sched-
ule II, III, or IV controlled substance; 
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‘‘(D) PERIOD.—An implementation grant 
under this section shall be for a period of 2 
years. 
‘‘(E) AMOUNT.—The amount of an imple-
mentation grant under this section may not ex-
ceed $5,000,000 except that the Attorney Gen-
eral may, for good cause, approve a grant in a 
higher amount. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding 
planning and implementation grants under this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall give priority to a 
State that— 
‘‘(A) provides civil liability protection for 
first responders, health professionals, and fam-
ily members administering naloxone to counter-
act opioid overdoses by— 
‘‘(i) enacting legislation that provides 
such civil liability protection; or 
‘‘(ii) providing a certification by the 
attorney general of the State that the at-
torney general has— 
‘‘(I) reviewed any applicable civil 
liability protection law to determine 
the applicability of the law with re-
spect to first responders, health care 
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professionals, family members, and 
other individuals who may administer 
naloxone to individuals reasonably be-
lieved to be suffering from opioid 
overdose; and 
‘‘(II) concluded that the law de-
scribed in subclause (I) provides ade-
quate civil liability protection applica-
ble to such persons; 
‘‘(B) have in effect legislation or imple-
ment a policy under which the State shall not 
terminate, but may suspend, enrollment under 
the State plan for medical assistance under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
et seq.) for an individual who is incarcerated for 
a period of fewer than 2 years; 
‘‘(C) have a process for enrollment in serv-
ices and benefits necessary by criminal justice 
agencies to initiate or continue treatment in the 
community, under which an individual who is 
incarcerated may, while incarcerated, enroll in 
services and benefits that are necessary for the 
individual to continue treatment upon release 
from incarceration; 
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‘‘(D) ensures the capability of data sharing 
with other States, such as by making data 
available to a prescription monitoring hub; 
‘‘(E) ensures that data recorded in the 
prescription drug monitoring program database 
of the State is available within 24 hours, to the 
extent possible; and 
‘‘(F) ensures that the prescription drug 
monitoring program of the State notifies pre-
scribers and dispensers of schedule II, III, or 
IV controlled substances when overuse or mis-
use of such controlled substances by patients is 
suspected. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
TITLE VII—OFFSET; GAO 
REPORT 
SEC. 701. OFFSET. 
It is the sense of Congress that the amounts ex-
pended to carry out this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act should be offset by a corresponding reduction 
in Federal non-defense discretionary spending. 
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SEC. 702. GAO REPORT ON IMD EXCLUSION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Med-
icaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion’’ means the 
prohibition on Federal matching payments under Medicaid 
for patients who have attained age 22, but have not at-
tained age 65, in an institution for mental diseases under 
subparagraph (B) of the matter following subsection (a) 
of section 1905 of the Social Security Act and subsection 
(i) of such section (42 U.S.C. 1396d). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on the impact that the Medicaid Institutions for 
Mental Disease exclusion has on access to treatment for 
individuals with a substance use disorder. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (b) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of whether the following policy 
changes to the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Dis-
ease exclusion would enhance access to treatment for 
individuals with a substance use disorder: 
(A) Removing substance use disorder 
treatment and facilities from the Medicaid In-
stitutions for Mental Disease exclusion. 
(B) Amending section 1905(i) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(i)) to modestly 
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raise the 16-bed limit in the definition of an in-
stitution for mental diseases under that section. 
(C) Repealing the Medicaid Institutions for 
Mental Disease exclusion. 
(2) An analysis of whether and to what extent 
the quality of care for substance use disorder treat-
ment is impacted by the Medicaid Institutions for 
Mental Disease exclusion. 
(3) An analysis of barriers in accessing State- 
specific information related to the impact of the 
Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion 
on access to treatment. 
(4) An analysis of the difference in cost be-
tween treatment for a substance use disorder in a 
hospital setting compared to a community-based 
care setting. 
(5) An analysis of the characteristics of institu-
tions for mental diseases (as defined in section 
1905(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(i))), including the patient capacity of such in-
stitutions as well as the type of care setting, among 
other characteristics. 
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