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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6249 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to authorize the President to provide substance use and alcohol 
use disorder services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 
Ms. BALINT (for herself, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SOTO, Mr. COSTA, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. 
BUDZINSKI, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to authorize the President to pro-
vide substance use and alcohol use disorder services, 
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 ‘‘Addressing Addiction 
After Disasters Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. 
Section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, substance use, or alco-
hol use’’ after ‘‘private mental health’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, substance use, and al-
cohol use’’ after ‘‘relieve mental health’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘, substance 
use, or alcohol use’’ before ‘‘organization providing’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON CHANGES TO APPLICATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, in consultation with the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Di-
rector for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, and 
State alcohol and drug agencies, shall review, adjust, and 
report to Congress any changes made to the application 
for assistance under section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5183) and to any other relevant guidance documents to 
reflect the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a review of the assistance provided under the cri-
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sis counseling assistance and training program established 
pursuant to section 416 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5183) 
and submit to Congress a report describing— 
(1) the duration of assistance provided to indi-
viduals under such program; and 
(2) the compliance of the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency with the 
requirement that such assistance may only be used 
for mental health, substance use, and alcohol use 
problems caused or aggravated by a major disaster 
or its aftermath. 
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