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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1925
To authorize State opioid response grants, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 20, 2019
Mr. PORTMAN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To authorize State opioid response grants, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combating Meth and
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Cocaine Act’’.
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SEC. 2. STATE OPIOID RESPONSE GRANTS.
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(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Assistant Secretary for
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Mental Health and Substance Use may award opioid re-
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sponse grants to States.
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(b) PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES.—A
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State may use the funds awarded through a grant under
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subsection (a) to carry out prevention and treatment ac-
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tivities with respect to opioid use disorders, which may in-
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clude—
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(1) education regarding opioid use disorders;
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(2) treatment (including the provision of medi-
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cation) for opioid use disorders;
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(3) behavioral health services for individuals in
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opioid treatment programs;
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(4) referral to treatment services for individuals
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with an opioid use disorder;
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(5) recovery support for individuals with an
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opioid use disorder;
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(6) medical screening associated with such
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treatment; and
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(7) preventing or treating the abuse of
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psychostimulants, such as cocaine or methamphet-
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amine.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
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authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of
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fiscal years 2020 through 2024 for the purpose of carrying
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out this section.
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