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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3521 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and disseminate an evidence- 
based curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on the dangers 
of vaping and misusing opioids, synthetic drugs, and related substances. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2023 
Mr. MOONEY (for himself and Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to develop and dissemi-
nate an evidence-based curriculum for kindergarten 
through grade 12 on the dangers of vaping and misusing 
opioids, synthetic drugs, and related substances. 
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 ‘‘Saving America’s Fu-
ture by Educating Kids Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM ON SUBSTANCE 
USE DISORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) DEVELOPMENT
AND
DISSEMINATION
OF 
CURRICULUM.—The Secretary of Education, in con-
sultation with the partners described in paragraph 
(2), shall develop and disseminate an evidence-based 
curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12 on 
educating students at an age-appropriate level on 
the dangers and harmful impacts of substances that 
focuses on opioids, vaping, synthetic drugs, and 
other related substances of misuse. 
(2) PARTNERS.—The partners described in this 
paragraph are the following: 
(A) The Assistant Secretary of the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration. 
(B) The Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention. 
(C) The Assistant Secretary of the Admin-
istration for Children and Families. 
(D) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 
(E) The Director of the National Institute 
on Drug Abuse or a designee of the Director 
from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. 
(F) The Director of the National Institute 
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism or a designee 
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of the Director from the National Institute on 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 
(G) The Administrator of the Office of Ju-
venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of 
the Department of Justice or a designee of the 
Administrator from the Office of Juvenile Jus-
tice and Delinquency Prevention. 
(H) The Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Education may also consult with State 
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
single State agencies during the development of the 
evidence-based curriculum under paragraph (1). 
(4) REVIEW AND UPDATE.—The Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the partners de-
scribed in paragraph (2), shall review and update 
the evidence-based curriculum developed under para-
graph (1) every 2 years. 
(b) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning the first fiscal 
year following the completion of the development of 
the evidence-based curriculum under subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary of Education, in consultation 
with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
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Substance Use, shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to State educational agencies to enable the 
State educational agencies to implement the evi-
dence-based curriculum. The Secretary of Education 
shall award not less than 10 grants during each 
grant cycle. 
(2) APPLICATION.—A State educational agency 
that desires to receive a grant under this subsection 
shall submit an application to the Secretary of Edu-
cation at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary of Education shall give 
preference to States that have experienced the high-
est drug overdose death rates. 
(4) SUBCONTRACT.—A State educational agen-
cy that receives a grant under this subsection may 
subcontract with community coalitions that are cur-
rently, as of the date of application, a recipient of 
a grant under section 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532), to implement the evi-
dence-based curriculum, as needed. 
(5) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State educational 
agency that receives a grant under this subsection 
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shall provide an annual report to the Secretary of 
Education and the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use on the State educational 
agency’s curriculum implementation progress and 
program reach, in order to monitor the quality of 
implementation of the evidence-based curriculum. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘‘evidence- 
based’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) SINGLE STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘single 
State agency’’ means the State agency responsible 
for administering the substance abuse prevention 
and treatment block grant under subpart II of part 
B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.). 
(3) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘State educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(d) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section such sums as may be nec-
essary for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2033. 
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