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106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 976
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AN ACT
To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to focus the
authority of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration on community-based services for children and
adolescents, to enhance flexibility and accountability, to establish
programs for youth treatment, and to respond to crises, especially
those related to children and violence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Youth Drug and
Mental Health Services Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Sec. 101. Children and violence.
Sec. 102. Emergency response.
Sec. 103. High risk youth reauthorization.
Sec. 104. Substance abuse treatment services for children and
adolescents.
Sec. 105. Comprehensive community services for children with serious
emotional disturbance.
Sec. 106. Services for children of substance abusers.
Sec. 107. Services for youth offenders.
Sec. 108. Grants for strengthening families through community
partnerships.
Sec. 109. General provisions.
TITLE II--PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH
Sec. 201. Priority mental health needs of regional and national
significance.
Sec. 202. Grants for the benefit of homeless individuals.
Sec. 203. Projects for assistance in transition from homelessness.
Sec. 204. Community mental health services performance partnership
block grant.
Sec. 205. Determination of allotment.
Sec. 206. Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of
1986.
Sec. 207. Requirement relating to the rights of residents of certain
facilities.
TITLE III--PROVISIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Sec. 301. Priority substance abuse treatment needs of regional and
national significance.
Sec. 302. Priority substance abuse prevention needs of regional and
national significance.
Sec. 303. Substance abuse prevention and treatment performance
partnership block grant.
Sec. 304. Determination of allotments.
Sec. 305. Nondiscrimination and institutional safeguards for religious
providers.
Sec. 306. Alcohol and drug prevention or treatment services for Indians
and Native Alaskans.
TITLE IV--PROVISIONS RELATING TO FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Sec. 401. General authorities and peer review.
Sec. 402. Advisory councils.
Sec. 403. General provisions for the performance partnership block
grants.
Sec. 404. Data infrastructure projects.
Sec. 405. Repeal of obsolete addict referral provisions.
Sec. 406. Individuals with co-occurring disorders.
Sec. 407. Services for individuals with co-occurring disorders.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
SEC. 101. CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Part G--Projects for Children and Violence
``SEC. 581. CHILDREN AND VIOLENCE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education and the Attorney General, shall carry out
directly or through grants, contracts or cooperative agreements with
public entities a program to assist local communities in developing
ways to assist children in dealing with violence.
``(b) Activities.--Under the program under subsection (a), the
Secretary may--
``(1) provide financial support to enable local communities
to implement programs to foster the health and development of
children;
``(2) provide technical assistance to local communities
with respect to the development of programs described in
paragraph (1);
``(3) provide assistance to local communities in the
development of policies to address violence when and if it
occurs; and
``(4) assist in the creation of community partnerships
among law enforcement, education systems and mental health and
substance abuse service systems.
``(c) Requirements.--An application for a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall demonstrate that--
``(1) the applicant will use amounts received to create a
partnership described in subsection (b)(4) to address issues of
violence in schools;
``(2) the activities carried out by the applicant will
provide a comprehensive method for addressing violence, that
will include--
``(A) security;
``(B) educational reform;
``(C) the review and updating of school policies;
``(D) alcohol and drug abuse prevention and early
intervention services;
``(E) mental health prevention and treatment
services; and
``(F) early childhood development and psychosocial
services; and
``(3) the applicant will use amounts received only for the
services described in subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of
paragraph (2).
``(d) Geographical Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements under subsection (a) will
be distributed equitably among the regions of the country and among
urban and rural areas.
``(e) Duration of Awards.--With respect to a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the period during which
payments under such an award will be made to the recipient may not
exceed 5 years.
``(f) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of
each project carried out under this section and shall disseminate the
results of such evaluations to appropriate public and private entities.
``(g) Information and Education.--The Secretary shall establish
comprehensive information and education programs to disseminate the
findings of the knowledge development and application under this
section to the general public and to health care professionals.
``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
and 2002.
``SEC. 582. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF PERSONS WHO EXPERIENCE
VIOLENCE RELATED STRESS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, contracts or
cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities, as
well as to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, for the purpose of
establishing a national and regional centers of excellence on
psychological trauma response and for developing knowledge with regard
to evidence-based practices for treating psychiatric disorders
resulting from witnessing or experiencing such stress.
``(b) Priorities.--In awarding grants, contracts or cooperative
agreements under subsection (a) related to the development of knowledge
on evidence-based practices for treating disorders associated with
psychological trauma, the Secretary shall give priority to programs
that work with children, adolescents, adults, and families who are
survivors and witnesses of domestic, school and community violence and
terrorism.
``(c) Geographical Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that
grants, contracts or cooperative agreements under subsection (a) with
respect to centers of excellence are distributed equitably among the
regions of the country and among urban and rural areas.
``(d) Evaluation.--The Secretary, as part of the application
process, shall require that each applicant for a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) submit a plan for the
rigorous evaluation of the activities funded under the grant, contract
or agreement, including both process and outcomes evaluation, and the
submission of an evaluation at the end of the project period.
``(e) Duration of Awards.--With respect to a grant, contract or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the period during which
payments under such an award will be made to the recipient may not
exceed 5 years. Such grants, contracts or agreements may be renewed.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001
and 2002.''.
SEC. 102. EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (o);
(2) by inserting after subsection (l) the following:
``(m) Emergency Response.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 504 and except
as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may use not to
exceed 3 percent of all amounts appropriated under this title
for a fiscal year to make noncompetitive grants, contracts or
cooperative agreements to public entities to enable such
entities to address emergency substance abuse or mental health
needs in local communities.
``(2) Exceptions.--Amounts appropriated under part C shall
not be subject to paragraph (1).
``(3) Emergencies.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
for determining that a substance abuse or mental health
emergency exists and publish such criteria in the Federal
Register prior to providing funds under this subsection.
``(n) Limitation on the Use of Certain Information.--No
information, if an establishment or person supplying the information or
described in it is identifiable, obtained in the course of activities
undertaken or supported under this title may be used for any purpose
other than the purpose for which it was supplied unless such
establishment or person has consented (as determined under regulations
of the Secretary) to its use for such other purpose. Such information
may not be published or released in other form if the person who
supplied the information or who is described in it is identifiable
unless such person has consented (as determined under regulations of
the Secretary) to its publication or release in other form.''; and
(3) in subsection (o) (as so redesignated), by striking
``1993'' and all that follows through the period and inserting
``2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.
SEC. 103. HIGH RISK YOUTH REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 517(h) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
23(h)) is amended by striking ``$70,000,000'' and all that follows
through ``1994'' and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary for each
of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002''.
SEC. 104. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS.
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 514. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements to public and private nonprofit entities,
including Native Alaskan entities and Indian tribes and tribal
organizations, for the purpose of providing substance abuse treatment
services for children and adolescents.
``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants who propose to--
``(1) apply evidenced-based and cost effective methods for
the treatment of substance abuse among children and
adolescents;
``(2) coordinate the provision of treatment services with
other social service agencies in the community, including
educational, juvenile justice, child welfare, and mental health
agencies;
``(3) provide a continuum of integrated treatment services,
including case management, for children and adolescents with
substance abuse disorders and their families;
``(4) provide treatment that is gender-specific and
culturally appropriate;
``(5) involve and work with families of children and
adolescents receiving treatment;
``(6) provide aftercare services for children and
adolescents and their families after completion of substance
abuse treatment; and
``(7) address the relationship between substance abuse and
violence.
``(c) Duration of Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements under subsection (a) for periods
not to exceed 5 fiscal years.
``(d) Application.--An entity desiring a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
``(e) Evaluation.--An entity that receives a grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall submit, in the
application for such grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, a plan
for the evaluation of any project undertaken with funds provided under
this section. Such entity shall provide the Secretary with periodic
evaluations of the progress of such project and such evaluation at the
completion of such project as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $40,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
``SEC. 514A. EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.
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