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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2958
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration projects
to prevent mental illnesses and substance abuse among victims of sexual
assault or family violence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 6, 1993
Mr. KREIDLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish dem-
onstration projects to prevent mental illnesses and sub-
stance abuse among victims of sexual assault or family
violence.
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 ‘‘Preventive Services
for Victims of Violence Act’’.
SEC. 2. SERVICES TO PREVENT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG VICTIMS OF VIO-
LENCE.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 520C. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION
OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE AMONG VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.
‘‘(a) PROJECTS REGARDING ABUSED CHILDREN.—
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center
for Mental Health Services, may make grants to public
and nonprofit private entities for demonstration projects
for the prevention of mental illnesses and substance abuse
among children who have been victims of physical or sex-
ual abuse.
‘‘(b) PROJECTS REGARDING ADULT VICTIMS
OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT
OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The Sec-
retary, acting through the Director of the Center for Men-
tal Health Services, may make grants to public and non-
profit private entities for demonstration projects for the
prevention of mental illnesses and substance abuse among
adults who have been victims of sexual assault or family
violence, including childhood physical or sexual abuse.
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION WITH DIRECTOR OF PREVEN-
TION CENTER.—Before grants are made under subsection
(a) or (b), the Director of the Center for Mental Health
Services shall consult with the Director of the Office for
Substance Abuse Prevention.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may
not make a grant under subsection (a) or (b) unless the
applicant involved—
‘‘(1) certifies to the Secretary that the appli-
cant consulted with public and nonprofit private en-
tities that provide services for the victims of violence
in the geographic area in which the project involved
is to be carried out, in developing the proposal for
the project; and
‘‘(2) agrees to evaluate the effectiveness of the
project, and submit the evaluation to the Secretary.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL
ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ABUSED
CHILDREN.—For purposes of carrying out sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 1997.
‘‘(2) PROJECTS FOR PREVENTION OF MENTAL
ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADULT
VICTIMS
OF
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
OR
FAMILY
VIO-
LENCE.—For purposes of carrying out subsection
(b), there are authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995
through 1997.’’.
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