I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2818 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential 
methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting 
women, to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine 
addiction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2009 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Mrs. BONO MACK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the establishment of a drug-free workplace information 
clearinghouse, to support residential methamphetamine 
treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, 
to improve the prevention and treatment of methamphet-
amine addiction, 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 ‘‘Methamphetamine 
Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2009’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AWARENESS 
OF METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICTION. 
Section 507(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) 
as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) collaborate with professionals in the ad-
diction field and primary health care providers to 
raise awareness about how to— 
‘‘(A) recognize the signs of a substance 
abuse disorder; and 
‘‘(B) apply evidence-based practices for 
screening and treating individuals with or at- 
risk for developing an addiction, including ad-
diction to methamphetamine or other drugs;’’. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PREG-
NANT AND PARENTING WOMEN. 
Section 508 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘postpartum women treatment for 
substance abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘parenting 
women treatment for substance abuse (includ-
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ing treatment for addiction to methamphet-
amine)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘reside 
in’’ and inserting ‘‘reside in or receive out-
patient treatment services from’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reside 
with the women in’’ and inserting ‘‘reside with 
the women in, or receive outpatient treatment 
services from,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Referrals for necessary hospital and dental 
services.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) ACCESSIBILITY
OF
PROGRAM.—A funding 
agreement for an award under subsection (a) for an appli-
cant is that the program operated pursuant to such sub-
section will be accessible to— 
‘‘(1) pregnant and parenting women in low-in-
come households; and 
‘‘(2) pregnant and parenting women in health 
disparity populations.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (m) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(m) ALLOCATION OF AWARDS.—In making awards 
under subsection (a), the Director shall give priority to 
any entity that agrees to use the award for a program 
serving an area that— 
‘‘(1) is a rural area, an area designated under 
section 332 by the Administrator of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration as a health pro-
fessional shortage area with a shortage of mental 
health professionals, or an area determined by the 
Director to have a shortage of family-based sub-
stance abuse treatment options; and 
‘‘(2) is determined by the Director to have high 
rates of addiction to methamphetamine or other 
drugs.’’; 
(5) in subsection (p)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 1994’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2010’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘In submitting reports 
under this subsection, the Director may use 
data collected under this section or other provi-
sions of law.’’ after ‘‘biennial report under sec-
tion 501(k).’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Each report under this 
subsection shall include’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘Each report under this sub-
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section shall, with respect to the period for 
which the report is prepared, include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A summary of any evaluations conducted 
under subsection (o). 
‘‘(2) Data on the number of pregnant and par-
enting women in need of, but not receiving, treat-
ment for substance abuse under programs carried 
out pursuant to this section. Such data shall include, 
but not be limited to, the number of pregnant and 
parenting women in need of, but not receiving, treat-
ment for methamphetamine abuse under such pro-
grams, disaggregated by State and tribe. 
‘‘(3) Data on recovery and relapse rates of 
women receiving treatment for substance abuse 
under programs carried out pursuant to this section, 
including data disaggregated with respect to treat-
ment for methamphetamine abuse.’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r) as 
subsections (r) and (s), respectively; 
(7) by inserting after subsection (p) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(q) METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICTION.—In carrying 
out this section, the Director shall expand, intensify, and 
coordinate efforts to provide pregnant and parenting 
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women treatment for addiction to methamphetamine or 
other drugs.’’; 
(8) in subsection (r) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘health disparity population’ 
means a population in which there is a significant 
disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, 
prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in 
the population as compared to the health status of 
the general population.’’; and 
(9) in subsection (s) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to fiscal 
years 
2001 
through 
2003’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $21,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, $22,050,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
$23,152,500 for fiscal year 2013, and $24,310,125 
for fiscal year 2014’’. 
SEC. 4. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE INFORMATION CLEARING-
HOUSE. 
Section 515(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–21(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para-
graph (12); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) develop a clearinghouse that provides in-
formation and educational materials to employers 
and employees about drug testing policies and pro-
grams; and’’. 
SEC. 5. STUDENT-DRIVEN METHAMPHETAMINE AWARE-
NESS PROJECT. 
Section 519E(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb–25e(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) to develop, with the guidance of adult 
mentors and professionals, a student-driven 
methamphetamine awareness project such as a 
public service announcement or a television, 
radio, or print advertisement;’’. 
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