Title: Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 various health and law enforcement programs related to the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and the reduction of demand for illicit drugs.
The bill reauthorizes, among others, the following:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5933 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5933

  To prevent substance abuse and reduce demand for illicit narcotics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2018

  Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Deutch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prevent substance abuse and reduce demand for illicit narcotics.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY.

    (a) Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
1998.--
            (1) In general.--The Office of National Drug Control Policy 
        Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as in 
        effect on September 29, 2003, and as amended by the laws 
        described in paragraph (2), is revived and restored.
            (2) Laws described.--The laws described in this paragraph 
        are:
                    (A) The Office of National Drug Control Policy 
                Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469; 125 
                Stat. 3502).
                    (B) The Presidential Appointment Efficiency and 
                Streamlining Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-166; 126 Stat. 
                1283).
    (b) Reauthorization.--Section 715(a) of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1712(a)) is 
amended by striking ``2010'' and inserting ``2022''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

    Section 1024 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21 
U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy to carry out this chapter 
$99,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 8 percent of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this chapter may be used by the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy to pay administrative costs associated 
with the responsibilities of the Office under this chapter.''.

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITION 
              INSTITUTE.

    Section 4(c)(4) of Public Law 107-82 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note) is 
amended by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and inserting ``2018 through 
2022''.

SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 707(p) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) $280,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
        2022.''.

SEC. 6. 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 are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part EE $75,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 7. 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 Program.--Using 
funds appropriated to carry out this title, the Director may make 
grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing training 
and technical assistance to drug courts.''.

SEC. 8. 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, 
        intervention, and enforcement resources to address substance 
        use addiction and narcotics trafficking.''.

SEC. 9. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE.

    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:
    ``(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 purposes 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. 10. 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 to make 
competitive grants, in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 for a fiscal 
year, to State law enforcement agencies with high seizures of precursor 
chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump 
seizures for the purpose of locating or investigating illicit 
activities, such as precursor diversion, laboratories, or 
methamphetamine traffickers.''.

SEC. 11. 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 10, as subsection (m); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (k), as added by section 
        10, 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, 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. 12. COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT EDUCATION AND 
              AWARENESS.

    Part D of 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. SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND PATIENTS IN CRISIS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary 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 1 or more of the following activities:
            ``(1) To expand phone line or call 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 prevention education, compassionate listening 
        services, recovery support or peer specialists, bereavement and 
        grief support, and case management.
            ``(2) Continued development of health information 
        technology systems that leverage new and upcoming technology 
        and techniques for prevention, intervention, and filling 
        resource gaps in communities that are underserved.
            ``(3) To enhance and operate treatment and recovery 
        resources, easy-to-read scientific and evidence-based education 
        on addiction and substance use disorders, and other 
        informational tools for families and individuals impacted by a 
        substance use disorder and community stakeholders, such as law 
        enforcement agencies.
            ``(4) To provide training and technical assistance to State 
        and local governments, law enforcement agencies, health care 
        systems, research institutions, and other stakeholders.
            ``(5) To expand upon and implement educational information 
        using evidence-based information on substance use disorders.
            ``(6) To expand the training of community stakeholders, law 
        enforcement officers, and families across a broad-range of 
        addiction, health, and related topics on substance use 
        disorders, local issues and community-specific issues related 
        to the drug epidemic.
            ``(7) Program evaluation.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, the Secretary is authorized to award not more than 
$10,000,000 of amounts otherwise appropriated to the Secretary for 
comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities for purposes of 
carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 13. PROTECTING CHILDREN WITH ADDICTED PARENTS.

    Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd 
et seq.), as amended by section 12, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 551. PROTECTING CHILDREN WITH ADDICTED PARENTS.

    ``(a) Best Practices.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary and in cooperation with the Commissioner of the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, shall collect and 
disseminate best practices for States regarding interventions and 
strategies to keep families affected by a substance use disorder 
together, when it can be done safely. Such best practices shall--
            ``(1) utilize comprehensive family-centered approaches;
            ``(2) ensure that families have access to drug screening, 
        substance use disorder treatment, medication-assisted treatment 
        approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and parental 
        support; and
            ``(3) build upon lessons learned from programs such as the 
        maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program 
        under section 511 of the Social Security Act.
    ``(b) Grant Program.--The Secretary shall award grants to States, 
units of local government, and tribal governments to--
            ``(1) develop programs and models designed to keep pregnant 
        and post-partum women who have a substance use disorder 
        together with their newborns, including programs and models 
        that provide for screenings of pregnant and post-partum women 
        for substance use disorders, treatment interventions, 
        supportive housing, nonpharmacological interventions for 
        children born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, medication 
        assisted treatment, and other recovery supports; and
            ``(2) support the attendance of children who have a family 
        member living with a substance use disorder at therapeutic 
        camps or other therapeutic programs aimed at addiction 
        prevention education and delaying the onset of first use, 
        providing trusted mentors and education on coping strategies 
        that these children can use in their daily lives, and family 
        support initiatives aimed at keeping these families 
        together.''.

SEC. 14. REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT 
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) GAO Report.--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.
    (b) Grants to States To Supplement Medicaid Reimbursement to 
Credentialed Substance Use Disorder Professionals.--The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services is authorized to make grants to States for 
the purpose of supplementing the reimbursement paid to credentialed 
substance use disorder professionals (as defined by the Secretary) 
under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).

SEC. 15. SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS (START).

    Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.), 
as amended by section 13, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 552. 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') programs to determine the effectiveness of pairing social 
workers and 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.
    ``(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 agencies 
        and child welfare agencies.
            ``(4) Program evaluation.
    ``(c) Program Requirements.--A family may be eligible to 
participate in a START program that receives funding under this section 
only if--
            ``(1) there is a substantiated record or finding of child 
        abuse or neglect within the family; and
            ``(2) substance use disorder was the primary reason for the 
        record or finding described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022, the Secretary is authorized to award not more than 
$10,000,000 of amounts otherwise appropriated to the Secretary for 
comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities for purposes of 
carrying out this section.''.

SEC. 16. 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).
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