I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3382 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to better address substance use 
and substance use disorders among young people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2017 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts (for herself and Mr. BUCSHON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to better address 
substance use and substance use disorders among young 
people. 
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 ‘‘Youth Opioid Use 
Treatment Help Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘YOUTH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREAT-
MENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLES-
CENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS. 
Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–7) is amended— 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CHIL-
DREN AND ADOLESCENTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CHIL-
DREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘children, 
including’’ and inserting ‘‘children, adolescents, and 
young adults, including’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘children and adolescents’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘children, adolescents, 
and young adults’’. 
SEC. 3. ACCESS TO MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT 
FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS 
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agen-
cy for Healthcare Research and Quality (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Director’’), shall award grants to eligi-
ble entities to establish demonstration programs to— 
(1) expand access to medication-assisted treat-
ment for opioid use disorders among adolescents and 
young adults; 
(2) identify and test solutions for overcoming 
barriers to implementation of medication-assisted 
treatment for adolescents and young adults; or 
(3) create and distribute resources on medica-
tion-assisted treatment training and implementation 
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for providers of health care to children, adolescents, 
and young adults. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— 
(1) be a State, political subdivision of a State, 
Indian tribe, or tribal organization, professional fam-
ily medicine provider organization, professional pedi-
atric provider organization or other organization 
representing providers of health care to children, 
adolescents, and young adults, professional addiction 
medicine provider organization, hospital, an institu-
tion of higher education, or other appropriate public 
or nonprofit institution; and 
(2) certify that it is in compliance with all ap-
plicable registration and licensing requirements. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, an entity shall submit to the Director an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director may require. 
(d) DURATION.—An eligible entity may receive funds 
under this section to carry out a demonstration program 
described in this section for a period of not greater than 
3 years. After the first year for which funding is provided 
to an eligible entity for a demonstration program, funding 
may be provided under this section for a subsequent year 
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