I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5466 
To amend titles V and XIX of the Public Health Service Act to revise 
and extend substance use disorder and mental health programs, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2010 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend titles V and XIX of the Public Health Service 
Act to revise and extend substance use disorder and 
mental health programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Amendments to title V of the Public Health Service Act. 
Sec. 3. Amendments to title XIX of the Public Health Service Act. 
Sec. 4. Repeal. 
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Sec. 5. Amendments to the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Men-
tal Illness Act. 
Sec. 6. Study of the distribution of funds under the Substance Abuse Preven-
tion and treatment block grant and the community Mental 
Health Services block grant. 
Sec. 7. Task force on behavioral and mental health in medical education. 
Sec. 8. Council on Integration of Health Care Education. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE V OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.), except for the second 
part G (41 U.S.C. 290kk et seq.), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘TITLE 
V—SUBSTANCE 
ABUSE 
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES ADMINISTRATION 
‘‘PART A—ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL 
AUTHORITIES 
‘‘SEC. 501. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERV-
ICES ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (hereafter referred 
to in this title as the ‘Administration’) is an agency of 
the Service. 
‘‘(b) AGENCIES.—The following entities are agencies 
of the Administration: 
‘‘(1) The Center for Substance Abuse Treat-
ment. 
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‘‘(2) The Center for Substance Abuse Preven-
tion. 
‘‘(3) The Center for Mental Health Services. 
‘‘(c) 
ADMINISTRATOR
AND
DEPUTY
ADMINIS-
TRATOR.— 
‘‘(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
Administration 
shall be headed by an Administrator (hereinafter in 
this title referred to as the ‘Administrator’) who 
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—The Adminis-
trator, with the approval of the Secretary, may ap-
point a Deputy Administrator and may employ and 
prescribe the functions of such officers and employ-
ees, including attorneys, as are necessary to admin-
ister the activities to be carried out through the Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administrator, shall— 
‘‘(1) supervise the functions of the centers of 
the Administration in order to assure that the pro-
grams carried out through each such center receive 
appropriate and equitable support and that there is 
cooperation among the centers in the implementa-
tion of such programs; 
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‘‘(2) establish and implement, through the re-
spective centers, a comprehensive program to im-
prove the provision of treatment and related services 
to individuals with respect to substance use dis-
orders and mental illness and to improve substance 
use disorder prevention services, promote mental 
health and protect the legal rights of individuals 
with mental illness or substance use disorders; 
‘‘(3) carry out the administrative and financial 
management, policy development and planning, eval-
uation, knowledge dissemination, and public infor-
mation functions that are required for the implemen-
tation of this title; 
‘‘(4) assure that the Administration conduct 
and coordinate demonstration projects, evaluations, 
and service system assessments and other activities 
necessary to improve the availability and quality of 
prevention, treatment, and related services that re-
flect the needs and preferences of individuals with 
mental illness or substance use disorders and their 
families; 
‘‘(5) support activities that will improve the 
provision of treatment, prevention and related serv-
ices, including the development of national mental 
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health and substance use disorder goals and model 
programs; 
‘‘(6) in cooperation with the National Institutes 
of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, and the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration develop educational materials and inter-
vention strategies to reduce the risks of HIV, hepa-
titis C, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, 
and other communicable diseases among individuals 
with mental illness or substance use disorders and to 
develop appropriate mental health and substance use 
disorder services for individuals with such illnesses; 
‘‘(7) coordinate Federal policy with respect to 
the provision of treatment services for substance use 
disorders utilizing anti-addiction medications, includ-
ing the certification of opioid treatment programs 
and monitoring compliance with requirements estab-
lished in regulations, including the authority to mon-
itor and inspect programs to ensure quality service 
and to suspend and revoke such certifications; 
‘‘(8) conduct programs, and assure the coordi-
nation of such programs with activities of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health and the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, as appropriate, to 
evaluate the process, outcomes and community im-
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pact of prevention and treatment services and sys-
tems of care in order to identify the manner in 
which such services can most effectively be provided; 
‘‘(9) collaborate with the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health in the development of a 
system by which the relevant research findings of 
the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National 
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Na-
tional Institute of Mental Health, and, as appro-
priate, the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality are disseminated to service providers in a 
manner designed to improve the delivery and effec-
tiveness of treatment and prevention services; 
‘‘(10) encourage public and private entities that 
provide health insurance to provide benefits for sub-
stance use disorder and mental health services; 
‘‘(11) promote the integration of substance use 
disorder and mental health services into the main-
stream of the health care delivery system of the 
United States; 
‘‘(12) monitor compliance by hospitals and 
other facilities with the requirements of sections 562 
and 563; 
‘‘(13) with respect to grant programs author-
ized under this title and part B of title XIX— 
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‘‘(A) require that all grants that are 
awarded for the provision of services are subject 
to performance and outcome evaluations using 
the performance measures developed in accord-
ance with section 504(b); 
‘‘(B) require that all grants that are 
awarded to entities other than States are 
awarded only after the State in which the entity 
intends to provide services— 
‘‘(i) is notified of the pendency of the 
grant application; and 
‘‘(ii) is afforded an opportunity to 
comment on the merits of the application; 
and 
‘‘(C) inform the State when funds are 
awarded to entities within the State; 
‘‘(14) assure that services provided with 
amounts appropriated under this title are culturally 
and linguistically appropriate; 
‘‘(15) improve coordination among prevention 
programs, treatment facilities and nonhealth care 
systems such as employers, labor unions, and 
schools, and encourage the adoption of employee as-
sistance programs and student assistance programs; 
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‘‘(16) maintain a clearinghouse for substance 
use disorder and mental health information to as-
sure the widespread dissemination of such informa-
tion to States, political subdivisions, educational 
agencies and institutions, treatment providers, and 
the general public; 
‘‘(17) in collaboration with the National Insti-
tute on Aging, and in consultation with the National 
Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National In-
stitute of Mental Health, as appropriate, promote 
and evaluate mental health and substance use dis-
order services for older Americans in need of such 
services; 
‘‘(18) promote the coordination of service pro-
grams conducted by other departments, agencies, or-
ganizations and individuals that are or may be re-
lated to the problems of individuals suffering from 
mental illness or substance use disorders, including 
liaisons with the Social Security Administration, 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other 
programs of the Department, as well as liaisons with 
the Department of Education, Department of Jus-
tice, and other Federal Departments and offices, as 
appropriate; 
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‘‘(19) collaborate with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the 
provision of mental health and substance use dis-
order services provided by the Department of De-
fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
veterans and their families (including members of 
the national guard and military reserve components 
who have served in active duty and their families), 
including through the provision of services using the 
telehealth capabilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; 
‘‘(20) in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary for Preparedness and Response of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, work with States to estab-
lish mental health and substance use disorder emer-
gency response plans and assist in incorporating 
such plans into State emergency response plans in 
preparation for possible emergencies or major disas-
ters; 
‘‘(21) in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
work with universities and colleges to establish men-
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tal health and substance use disorder emergency re-
sponse plans and incorporate such plans into overall 
institutional emergency response plans; 
‘‘(22) work with the Health Resources and 
Services Administration and the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention on integrating mental health 
and substance use disorder promotion with general 
health promotion and disease prevention; 
‘‘(23) collaborate with Federal departments and 
programs that are part of the President’s Inter-
agency Council on Homelessness, particularly the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
the Department of Labor, and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and with other agencies within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, particu-
larly the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, the Administration on Children and Families, 
and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 
to design national strategies for providing services in 
supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic 
homelessness and to implement programs that ad-
dress chronic homelessness; 
‘‘(24) work with States and other stakeholders 
to develop and support activities to recruit and re-
tain a mental health and substance use disorders 
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workforce that is qualified to provide mental health 
or substance use disorder prevention and treatment 
services in the public sector, which may include fel-
lowships, internships, and encouraging efforts to 
identify essential skills and abilities for non-degreed 
and bachelor degreed direct care staff, community 
leaders, and individuals in recovery and their fami-
lies; and 
‘‘(25) ensure that parents receiving services 
from a program authorized under this title or under 
part B of title XIX, receive referral for evaluation 
for early intervention under part C of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act. 
‘‘(e) ASSOCIATE
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR
ALCOHOL 
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There may be in the Ad-
ministration an Associate Administrator for Alcohol 
Prevention and Treatment Policy to whom the Ad-
ministrator may delegate the function of promoting 
and coordinating activities related to the prevention 
and reduction of underage drinking, as well as pro-
moting, monitoring, and evaluating service programs 
for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and 
alcohol abuse within the Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention, the Center for Substance Abuse Treat-
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ment and the Center for Mental Health Services, 
and coordinating such programs among the Centers, 
and among the Centers and other public and private 
entities. The Associate Administrator also may en-
sure that alcohol prevention, education, and policy 
strategies are integrated into all programs of the 
Centers that address substance use disorder preven-
tion, education, and policy, and that the Center for 
Substance Abuse Prevention addresses the Healthy 
People 2010 goals and the National Dietary Guide-
lines of the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Department of Agriculture related to al-
cohol consumption. 
‘‘(2) 
PLAN.—The 
Administrator, 
acting 
through the Associate Administrator for Alcohol 
Prevention and Treatment Policy, shall develop, and 
periodically review and as appropriate revise, a plan 
for programs and policies to treat and prevent alco-
holism and alcohol abuse. The plan shall be devel-
oped (and reviewed and revised) in collaboration 
with the Directors of the Centers of the Administra-
tion and in consultation with members of other Fed-
eral agencies and public and private entities. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less than once 
during each 2-year period, the Administrator, 
acting through the Associate Administrator for 
Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Policy, shall 
prepare a report describing the alcoholism and 
alcohol abuse prevention and treatment pro-
grams undertaken by the Administration and 
its agencies particularly those focusing on un-
derage drinking, and the report shall include a 
detailed statement of the expenditures made for 
the activities reported on and the personnel 
used in connection with such activities. 
‘‘(B) REVISIONS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include a description of any 
revisions in the plan under paragraph (2) made 
during the preceding 2 years. 
‘‘(f) ASSOCIATE
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR
WOMEN’S 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator, with 
the approval of the Secretary, shall appoint an Asso-
ciate Administrator for Women’s Services. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator 
appointed under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a committee to be known as 
the Coordinating Committee for Women’s Serv-
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ices (hereafter in this subparagraph referred to 
as the ‘Coordinating Committee’), which shall 
be composed of the Directors of the agencies of 
the Administration (or the designees of the Di-
rectors); 
‘‘(B) acting through the Coordinating 
Committee, with respect to women’s substance 
use disorders and mental health services— 
‘‘(i) identify the need for such serv-
ices, and make an estimate each fiscal year 
of the funds needed to adequately support 
the services; 
‘‘(ii) identify needs regarding the co-
ordination of services; 
‘‘(iii) encourage the agencies of the 
Administration to support such services; 
‘‘(iv) assure that the unique needs of 
minority women, including Native Amer-
ican, Alaskan Native, Hispanic, African- 
American and Asian women, are recog-
nized and addressed within the activities of 
the Administration; 
‘‘(v) recognize the distinct condition of 
maternal addiction and the specific needs 
that pregnant and parenting women and 
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their children present to treatment ap-
proaches and interventions; and 
‘‘(vi) explore the relationship between 
sexual violence, trauma, and maternal ad-
diction in order to effectively respond to 
the distinct pathways to addiction for preg-
nant and parenting women; 
‘‘(C) establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Advisory Committee for Women’s 
Services, which shall be composed of not more 
than 10 individuals, a majority of whom shall 
be women, who are not officers or employees of 
the Federal Government, to be appointed by the 
Administrator from among physicians, practi-
tioners, treatment providers, prevention special-
ists, and other health professionals, whose clin-
ical practice, specialization, or professional ex-
pertise includes a significant focus on women’s 
substance use disorders and mental health con-
ditions, that shall— 
‘‘(i) advise the Associate Adminis-
trator on appropriate activities to be un-
dertaken by the agencies of the Adminis-
tration with respect to women’s substance 
use disorder and mental health services, in-
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cluding services which require a multidisci-
plinary approach; 
‘‘(ii) collect and review data, including 
information provided by the Secretary, and 
report biannually to the Administrator re-
garding the extent to which women are 
represented among senior personnel, and 
make recommendations regarding improve-
ment in the participation of women in the 
workforce of the Administration; and 
‘‘(iii) prepare a description of activi-
ties of the Committee, including findings 
made by the Committee regarding— 
‘‘(I) the extent of expenditures 
made for substance use disorder and 
mental health services for women and 
pregnant and parenting women by the 
Administration; and 
‘‘(II) the estimated level of fund-
ing needed for substance use disorder 
and mental health services to meet the 
needs of women and pregnant and 
parenting women; 
‘‘(D) improve the collection of data on 
women’s health by— 
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‘‘(i) reviewing the current data at the 
Administration to determine its uniformity 
and applicability; 
‘‘(ii) developing standards for all pro-
grams funded by the Administration so 
that data are, to the extent practicable, 
collected and reported using common re-
porting formats, linkages and definitions; 
and 
‘‘(iii) reporting to the Administrator a 
plan for incorporating the standards devel-
oped under clause (ii) in all Administration 
programs and a plan to assure that the 
data so collected are accessible to health 
professionals, providers, researchers, and 
members of the public; and 
‘‘(E) shall establish, maintain, and operate 
a program to provide information on women’s 
substance use disorder and mental health serv-
ices. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘women’s substance use disorder 
and mental health conditions’, with respect to 
women of all age, ethnic, and racial groups, means 
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all aspects of substance use disorders and mental ill-
ness— 
‘‘(A) unique to or that directly affects 
women; or 
‘‘(B) with respect to which there have been 
insufficient services involving women or insuffi-
cient data. 
‘‘(g) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR OLDER ADULT 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Administrator, with 
the consent of the Secretary, shall appoint an indi-
vidual to serve as the Associate Administrator of 
Older Adult Services. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator 
appointed under paragraph (1) shall act as the lead 
staff for the coordination, promotion, and moni-
toring of— 
‘‘(A) services research on the prevention 
and identification of mental health and sub-
stance use disorders in the older adult popu-
lation, including the risk of suicide; 
‘‘(B) innovative projects for the delivery of 
community-based mental health and substance 
use disorder services for older adults, including 
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senior suicide prevention and the integration of 
mental health services in primary care settings; 
‘‘(C) support for the development and dis-
semination of evidence-based practice models, 
including models to address mental health and 
substance-related disorders in older adults, in-
cluding the risk of suicide; 
‘‘(D) the development of model training 
programs for mental health and substance use 
disorder professionals and caregivers serving 
older adults; and 
‘‘(E) other activities, as designated by the 
Administrator, to improve the mental health 
and substance use disorders of older adults. 
‘‘(h) SERVICES OF EXPERTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may ob-
tain (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but without regard to the limi-
tation in such section on the number of days or the 
period of service) the services of not more than 20 
experts or consultants who have professional quali-
fications. Such experts and consultants shall be ob-
tained for the Administration and for each of its 
centers. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Experts and consult-
ants whose services are obtained under para-
graph (1) shall be paid or reimbursed for their 
expenses associated with traveling to and from 
their assignment location in accordance with 
sections 5724, 5724a(a), 5724a(c), and 5726(c) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—Expenses specified in 
subparagraph (A) may not be allowed in con-
nection with the assignment of an expert or 
consultant whose services are obtained under 
paragraph (1), unless and until the expert or 
consultant agrees in writing to complete the en-
tire period of assignment or one year, whichever 
is shorter, unless separated or reassigned for 
reasons beyond the control of the expert or con-
sultant that are acceptable to the Secretary. If 
the expert or consultant violates the agreement, 
the money spent by the United States for the 
expenses specified in subparagraph (A) is recov-
erable from the expert or consultant as a debt 
of the United States. The Secretary may waive 
in whole or in part a right of recovery under 
this subparagraph. 
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‘‘(i) PEER REVIEW GROUPS.—The Administrator 
shall, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating 
to classification and General Schedule pay rates, establish 
such peer review groups and program advisory committees 
as are needed to carry out the requirements of this title 
and appoint and pay members of such groups, except that 
officers and employees of the United States shall not re-
ceive additional compensation for services as members of 
such groups. The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall 
not apply to the duration of a peer review group appointed 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(j) VOLUNTARY
SERVICES.—The Administrator 
may accept voluntary and uncompensated services. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator shall en-
sure that programs and activities assigned under this title 
to the Administration are fully administered by the respec-
tive Centers to which such programs and activities are as-
signed. 
‘‘(l) 
REPORT
CONCERNING
ACTIVITIES
AND 
PROGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the SAMHSA Modernization Act of 2010, and 
once every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall pre-
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pare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, the report containing, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(1) the development and assessment of popu-
lation-based indicators of mental health and sub-
stance use disorders for the United States and the 
progress made in addressing gaps in services and 
improving outcomes by the Administration and by 
other public health agencies; 
‘‘(2) a description of the activities carried out 
by the Administration to improve the availability 
and quality of the mental health and substance use 
disorder prevention and treatment services; 
‘‘(3) an assessment of the success of programs 
funded under this title and part B of title XIX in 
meeting the goals of the program using the meas-
ures of performance developed in accordance with 
section 504(b); and 
‘‘(4) a description of the manner in which the 
Administration engages in partnerships with other 
Federal agencies and promotes coordination by 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION OF RELIGION IN EMPLOY-
MENT DECISIONS.—With respect to any activity to 
be funded (in whole or in part) through an award 
of a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under 
this title or any other statutory authority of the Ad-
ministration, the Administrator, or the Director of 
the Center involved, as the case may be, may not 
make such an award unless the applicant agrees to 
refrain from considering religion or any profession of 
faith when making any employment decision regard-
ing an individual who is or will be assigned to carry 
out any portion of the activity. This paragraph ap-
plies notwithstanding any other provision of Federal 
law, including any exemption otherwise applicable to 
a religious corporation, association, educational in-
stitution, or society. 
‘‘(n) EMERGENCY RESPONSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
504 and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may use not to exceed 2.5 percent of all 
amounts appropriated under this title for a fiscal 
year to make noncompetitive grants, contracts or co-
operative agreements to public entities to enable 
such entities to address emergency substance use 
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disorder or mental health needs in local commu-
nities. 
‘‘(2) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Amounts 
appropriated 
under part C shall not be subject to paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) EMERGENCIES.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish criteria for determining that a substance use 
disorder or mental health emergency exists and pub-
lish such criteria in the Federal Register prior to 
providing funds under this subsection. 
‘‘(o) LIMITATION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION.—No information, if an establishment or person 
supplying the information or described in it is identifiable, 
obtained in the course of activities undertaken or sup-
ported under section 504 may be used for any purpose 
other than the purpose for which it was supplied unless 
such establishment or person has consented (as deter-
mined under regulations of the Secretary) to its use for 
such other purpose. Such information may not be pub-
lished or released in other form if the person who supplied 
the information or who is described in it is identifiable 
unless such person has consented (as determined under 
regulations of the Secretary) to its publication or release 
in other form. 
‘‘(p) JOINT FUNDING OF PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator is 
authorized to enter into arrangements with 
other Federal agencies to jointly carry out 
projects of common interest, to transfer to such 
agencies funds appropriated under any applica-
ble program under this title, and to receive and 
use funds from such, for projects of common in-
terest. 
‘‘(B) USE.—Funds transferred or received 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be used 
only for purposes for which such funds were ap-
propriated and shall be made available by con-
tract or grant only to recipients eligible to re-
ceive such funds under such laws. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION
OF
PROCEDURES.—If 
the Administrator enters into an arrangement 
under this subsection for the administration of 
a project, the Federal agency administering the 
project shall use such agency’s procedures to 
award contracts or grants and to administer 
such awards, unless the parties to the arrange-
ment specify the use of procedures of another 
agency that is a party to the arrangement. 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA.—If the Administrator has 
entered into an arrangement authorized under 
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this paragraph and the Secretary and the heads 
of the other Federal agencies participating in 
the arrangement determine that joint funding is 
necessary to address a special need consistent 
with the purposes and authorized activities of 
each program that provides funding under the 
joint project, the Administrator and the heads 
of the other participating agencies may develop 
a single set of criteria for the jointly funded 
project and require each applicant for such 
project to submit a single application for review 
by the participating agencies. 
‘‘(2) JOINT APPLICATIONS.—The Administrator 
may develop the criteria for, and require the submis-
sion of, joint applications under 2 or more applicable 
programs under which funds are awarded on a com-
petitive basis, and may jointly review and approve 
such applications separately from other applications 
under such programs, where the Secretary deter-
mines that such joint awards are necessary to ad-
dress a special need consistent with the purposes 
and authorized activities of each such program. Any 
applicant for such a joint award shall meet the eligi-
bility requirements of each such program. 
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‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS
ON
JOINT
FUNDING.—The 
Secretary may not construe the provisions of this 
subsection to take precedence over a limitation on 
joint funding contained in an applicable law. 
‘‘(4) CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide notice to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives and Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services and Education of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate of each 
joint funding agreement made with other Fed-
eral agencies under this subsection not later 
than 60 days after the making of such agree-
ments. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A notice under 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the purpose and 
objectives of the joint funding arrange-
ment; 
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‘‘(ii) the amounts and sources, by pro-
gram, of the funds dedicated to such ar-
rangement; and 
‘‘(iii) the criteria developed to govern 
the award of contracts and grants. 
‘‘(q) PUBLICATIONS.—The Secretary, without regard 
to section 501 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
promptly publish, make available in accessible formats, 
and disseminate widely, the results of research, dem-
onstration projects, and evaluations conducted or sup-
ported under this title. 
‘‘(r) INTERNATIONAL.—For the purpose of advancing 
the status of the health sciences in the United States (and 
thereby the health of the American people), the Adminis-
trator may provide training and technical assistance to 
foreign countries or international organizations, and par-
ticipate with foreign countries or international organiza-
tions in cooperative endeavors in health care technology, 
health services research, and statistical activities related 
to substance use disorders and mental health, including 
participating and otherwise cooperating in any inter-
national meetings, conferences, or other activities con-
cerning with substance use disorders or mental health. 
‘‘(s) DEFINITION.—In this title, the terms ‘emer-
gency’ and ‘major disaster’ have the meanings given such 
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terms in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
‘‘(t) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of providing grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts under this section, there are authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2012 
through 2015. 
‘‘SEC. 502. ADVISORY COUNCILS. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
an advisory council for— 
‘‘(A) the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration; 
‘‘(B) the Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment; 
‘‘(C) the Center for Substance Abuse Pre-
vention; and 
‘‘(D) the Center for Mental Health Serv-
ices. 
Each such advisory council shall advise, consult 
with, and make recommendations to the Secretary 
and the Administrator or Director of the Adminis-
tration or Center for which the advisory council is 
established concerning matters relating to the activi-
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ties carried out by and through the Administration 
or Center and the policies respecting such activities. 
‘‘(2) FUNCTION AND ACTIVITIES.—An advisory 
council— 
‘‘(A) may on the basis of the materials 
provided by the organization respecting activi-
ties conducted at the organization, make rec-
ommendations to the Administrator or Director 
of the Administration or Center for which it 
was established respecting such activities; 
‘‘(B) may collect, by correspondence or by 
personal investigation, information as to studies 
and services that are being carried on in the 
United States or any other country as to the 
diseases, disorders, or other aspects of human 
health with respect to which the organization 
was established and with the approval of the 
Administrator or Director, whichever is appro-
priate, make such information available through 
appropriate publications for the benefit of pub-
lic and private health entities and health profes-
sions personnel and for the information of the 
general public; and 
‘‘(C) may appoint subcommittees and con-
vene workshops and conferences. 
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‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each advisory council shall 
consist of nonvoting ex officio members and not 
more than 12 members to be appointed by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) EX
OFFICIO
MEMBERS.—The ex officio 
members of an advisory council shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the Administrator; 
‘‘(C) the Director of the Center for which 
the council is established; 
‘‘(D) the Under Secretary for Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(E) the Assistant Secretary for Defense 
for Health Affairs (or the designates of such of-
ficers); and 
‘‘(F) such additional officers or employees 
of the United States as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary for the advisory council to ef-
fectively carry out its functions. 
‘‘(3) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Individuals shall 
be appointed to an advisory council under paragraph 
(1) as follows: 
‘‘(A) Nine of the members shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary from among the lead-
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ing representatives of the health disciplines (in-
cluding public health and behavioral and social 
sciences and, as practicable, age-appropriate 
health experts) relevant to the activities of the 
Administration or Center for which the advisory 
council is established. 
‘‘(B) Three of the members shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary from the general pub-
lic (including an older adult or a member of 
their family), and shall include consumers and 
leaders in fields of public policy, public rela-
tions, law, health policy economics, or manage-
ment. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall appoint a mem-
ber of the Women’s Advisory Council estab-
lished under section 501(f)(2)(C) to each of the 
advisory councils as a liaison between such 
councils and the Women’s Advisory Council. 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.—Members of an advisory 
council who are officers or employees of the United 
States shall not receive any compensation for service 
on the advisory council. The remaining members of 
an advisory council shall receive, for each day (in-
cluding travel time) they are engaged in the per-
formance of the functions of the advisory council, 
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compensation at rates not to exceed the daily equiva-
lent to the annual rate in effect for Executive Level 
II. 
‘‘(c) TERMS OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term of office of a 
member of an advisory council appointed under sub-
section (b) shall be 4 years, except that any member 
appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term 
shall serve for the remainder of such term. The Sec-
retary shall make appointments to an advisory coun-
cil in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of 
the members not all expire in the same year. A 
member of an advisory council may serve after the 
expiration of such member’s term until a successor 
has been appointed and taken office. 
‘‘(2) REAPPOINTMENTS.—A member who has 
been appointed to an advisory council for a term of 
4 years may not be reappointed to an advisory coun-
cil during the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
which such 4-year term expired. 
‘‘(3) TIME FOR APPOINTMENT.—If a vacancy 
occurs in an advisory council among the members 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make an 
appointment to fill such vacancy within 90 days 
from the date the vacancy occurs. 
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‘‘(d) CHAIR.—The Secretary shall select a member 
of an advisory council to serve as the chair of the council. 
The Secretary may so select an individual from among the 
appointed members, or may select the Administrator or 
the Director of the Center involved. The term of office 
of the chair shall be 2 years unless the Secretary appoints 
the Administrator to serve as the chair. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—An advisory council shall meet at 
the call of the chairperson or upon the request of the Ad-
ministrator or Director of the Administration or Center 
for which the advisory council is established, but in no 
event less than 2 times during each fiscal year. The loca-
tion of the meetings of each advisory council shall be sub-
ject to the approval of the Administrator or Director of 
Administration or Center for which the council was estab-
lished. 
‘‘(f) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND STAFF.—The Ad-
ministrator or Director of the Administration or Center 
for which the advisory council is established shall des-
ignate a member of the staff of the Administration or Cen-
ter for which the advisory council is established to serve 
as the Executive Secretary of the advisory council. The 
Administrator or Director shall make available to the advi-
sory council such staff, information, and other assistance 
as it may require to carry out its functions. The Adminis-
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cluded in determining the amount of such non-Fed-
eral contributions. 
‘‘(g) OUTREACH.—A funding agreement for an award 
under subsection (a) for an applicant is that the applicant 
will provide outreach services in the community involved 
to identify women who are engaging in substance use dis-
orders and to encourage the women to undergo treatment 
for such abuse. 
‘‘(h) ACCESSIBILITY OF PROGRAM; CULTURAL CON-
TEXT OF SERVICES.—A funding agreement for an award 
under subsection (a) for an applicant is that— 
‘‘(1) the program operated pursuant to such 
subsection will be operated at a location that is ac-
cessible to low-income pregnant and parenting 
women; and 
‘‘(2) authorized services will be provided in the 
language and the cultural context that is most ap-
propriate. 
‘‘(i) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—A funding agree-
ment for an award under subsection (a) is that the appli-
cant involved will provide for continuing education in 
treatment services for the individuals who will provide 
treatment in the program to be operated by the applicant 
pursuant to such subsection. 
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154 
grams, mental health programs, foster care systems, 
and other child and youth support organizations; 
‘‘(2) demonstrate collaboration among early 
intervention and prevention services or certify that 
entities will engage in future collaboration; 
‘‘(3) employ or include in their applications a 
commitment to evaluate youth suicide early interven-
tion and prevention practices and strategies adapted 
to the local community; 
‘‘(4) provide timely referrals for appropriate 
community-based mental health care and treatment 
of youth who are at risk for suicide in child-serving 
settings and agencies; 
‘‘(5) provide immediate support and informa-
tion resources to families of youth who are at risk 
for suicide; 
‘‘(6) offer access to services and care to youth 
with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds; 
‘‘(7) offer appropriate postsuicide intervention 
services, care, and information to families, friends, 
schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice sys-
tems, substance use disorder programs, mental 
health programs, foster care systems, and other 
child and youth support organizations of youth who 
recently completed suicide; 
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