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SEC. 8205. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAF-
FICKING AREA PROGRAM. 
Section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘no Federal’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘programs.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘not 
more than a total of 5 percent of Federal funds appropriated 
for the Program are expended for substance use disorder treat-
ment programs and drug prevention programs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (p)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $280,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2023.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (q)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
USES.—The funds used under paragraph 
(1) shall be used to ensure the safety of neighborhoods and 
the protection of communities, including the prevention of the 
intimidation of witnesses of illegal drug distribution and related 
activities and the establishment of, or support for, programs 
that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court pro-
ceedings.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) BEST PRACTICE MODELS.—The Director shall work with 
HIDTAs to develop and maintain best practice models to assist 
State, local, and Tribal governments in addressing witness 
safety, relocation, financial and housing assistance, or any other 
services related to witness protection or assistance in cases 
of illegal drug distribution and related activities. The Director 
shall ensure dissemination of the best practice models to each 
HIDTA.’’. 
SEC. 8206. REAUTHORIZATION OF DRUG COURT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(25)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Except as provided’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (C), there is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part EE $75,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 8207. DRUG COURT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 705 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1704) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DRUG COURT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director may make a grant 
to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing training 
and technical assistance to drug courts. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.’’.
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SEC. 8208. DRUG OVERDOSE RESPONSE STRATEGY. 
Section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) DRUG OVERDOSE RESPONSE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION.— 
The Director may use funds appropriated to carry out this section 
to implement a drug overdose response strategy in high intensity 
drug trafficking areas on a nationwide basis by— 
‘‘(1) coordinating multi-disciplinary efforts to prevent, 
reduce, and respond to drug overdoses, including the uniform 
reporting of fatal and non-fatal overdoses to public health and 
safety officials; 
‘‘(2) increasing data sharing among public safety and public 
health officials concerning drug-related abuse trends, including 
new psychoactive substances, and related crime; and 
‘‘(3) enabling collaborative deployment of prevention, inter-
vention, and enforcement resources to address substance use 
addiction and narcotics trafficking.’’. 
SEC. 8209. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ACCI-
DENTAL EXPOSURE. 
Section 707 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706), as amended by section 
8208, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—The Director is authorized to use 
not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts otherwise appropriated 
to carry out this section to provide supplemental competitive grants 
to high intensity drug trafficking areas that have experienced high 
seizures of fentanyl and new psychoactive substances for the pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(1) purchasing portable equipment to test for fentanyl 
and other substances; 
‘‘(2) training law enforcement officers and other first 
responders on best practices for handling fentanyl and other 
substances; and 
‘‘(3) purchasing protective equipment, including overdose 
reversal drugs.’’. 
SEC. 8210. COPS ANTI-METH PROGRAM. 
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following: 
‘‘(k) COPS ANTI-METH PROGRAM.—The Attorney General shall 
use amounts otherwise appropriated to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2019) to make competitive 
grants, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 for such fiscal 
year, to State law enforcement agencies with high seizures of pre-
cursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and lab-
oratory dump seizures for the purpose of locating or investigating 
illicit activities, such as precursor diversion, laboratories, or meth-
amphetamine traffickers.’’. 
SEC. 8211. COPS ANTI-HEROIN TASK FORCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (l), as so redesignated by 
section 8210, as subsection (m); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (k), as added by section 
8210, the following: 
‘‘(l) COPS ANTI-HEROIN TASK FORCE PROGRAM.—The Attorney 
General shall use amounts otherwise appropriated to carry out 
this section, or other amounts as appropriated, for a fiscal year 
(beginning with fiscal year 2019) to make competitive grants to 
State law enforcement agencies in States with high per capita 
rates of primary treatment admissions, for the purpose of locating 
or investigating illicit activities, through Statewide collaboration, 
relating to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or carfentanil or 
relating to the unlawful distribution of prescription opioids.’’. 
SEC. 8212. COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT EDU-
CATION AND AWARENESS. 
Title VII of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 
of 2016 (Public Law 114–198; 130 Stat. 735) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 709. SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND PATIENTS IN CRISIS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may make grants to entities that focus on addiction and substance 
use disorders and specialize in family and patient services, advocacy 
for patients and families, and educational information. 
‘‘(b) ALLOWABLE USES.—A grant awarded under this section 
may be used for nonprofit national, State, or local organizations 
that engage in the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Expansion of resource center services with professional, 
clinical staff that provide, for families and individuals impacted 
by a substance use disorder, support, access to treatment 
resources, brief assessments, medication and overdose preven-
tion education, compassionate listening services, recovery sup-
port or peer specialists, bereavement and grief support, and 
case management. 
‘‘(2) Continued development of health information tech-
nology systems that leverage new and upcoming technology 
and techniques for prevention, intervention, and filling resource 
gaps in communities that are underserved. 
‘‘(3) Enhancement and operation of treatment and recovery 
resources, easy-to-read scientific and evidence-based education 
on addiction and substance use disorders, and other informa-
tional tools for families and individuals impacted by a substance 
use disorder and community stakeholders, such as law enforce-
ment agencies. 
‘‘(4) Provision of training and technical assistance to State 
and local governments, law enforcement agencies, health care 
systems, research institutions, and other stakeholders. 
‘‘(5) Expanding upon and implementing educational 
information using evidence-based information on substance use 
disorders. 
‘‘(6) Expansion of training of community stakeholders, law 
enforcement officers, and families across a broad-range of addic-
tion, health, and related topics on substance use disorders, 
local issues and community-specific issues related to the drug 
epidemic. 
‘‘(7) Program evaluation.’’.
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SEC. 8213. REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREAT-
MENT PROFESSIONALS. 
Not later than January 1, 2020, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report examining 
how substance use disorder services are reimbursed. 
SEC. 8214. SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS (START). 
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 550. SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants to States, 
units of local government, or tribal governments to establish or 
expand Sobriety Treatment And Recovery Team (referred to in 
this section as ‘START’) or other similar programs to determine 
the effectiveness of pairing social workers or mentors with families 
that are struggling with a substance use disorder and child abuse 
or neglect in order to help provide peer support, intensive treatment, 
and child welfare services to such families. 
‘‘(b) ALLOWABLE USES.—A grant awarded under this section 
may be used for one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Training eligible staff, including social workers, social 
services coordinators, child welfare specialists, substance use 
disorder treatment professionals, and mentors. 
‘‘(2) Expanding access to substance use disorder treatment 
services and drug testing. 
‘‘(3) Enhancing data sharing with law enforcement agen-
cies, child welfare agencies, substance use disorder treatment 
providers, judges, and court personnel. 
‘‘(4) Program evaluation and technical assistance. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, or tribal government receiving a grant under this section 
shall— 
‘‘(1) serve only families for which— 
‘‘(A) there is an open record with the child welfare 
agency; and 
‘‘(B) substance use disorder was a reason for the record 
or finding described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(2) coordinate any grants awarded under this section with 
any grant awarded under section 437(f) of the Social Security 
Act focused on improving outcomes for children affected by 
substance abuse. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may reserve not 
more than 5 percent of funds provided under this section to provide 
technical assistance on the establishment or expansion of programs 
funded under this section from the National Center on Substance 
Abuse and Child Welfare.’’. 
SEC. 8215. PROVIDER EDUCATION. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall complete the plan related to 
medical registration coordination required by Senate Report 114– 
239, which accompanied the Veterans Care Financial Protection 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–131; 132 Stat. 334).