Family Support Services for Addiction Act of 2020

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3179 To establish a grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 9, 2020 Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish a grant program for family community organiza- tions that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Support Serv- 4 ices for Addiction Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3179 IS SEC. 2. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS 1 STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DIS- 2 ORDER. 3 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 4 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 5 end the following: 6 ‘‘SEC. 553. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS 7 STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DIS- 8 ORDER. 9 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 10 ‘‘(1) the term ‘family community organization’ 11 means an independent nonprofit organization that— 12 ‘‘(A) mobilizes resources within and out- 13 side of the community of families with individ- 14 uals living with addiction, to provide a support 15 network, education, and evidence informed tools 16 for families and loved ones of individuals strug- 17 gling with substance use disorders; and 18 ‘‘(B) is governed by experts in the field of 19 addiction, which may include— 20 ‘‘(i) experts in evidence informed 21 interventions for family members; 22 ‘‘(ii) experts in the impact of addic- 23 tion on family systems; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3179 IS ‘‘(iii) families who have experience 1 with substance use disorders and addiction; 2 and 3 ‘‘(iv) other experts in the field of ad- 4 diction; and 5 ‘‘(2) the term ‘family support services’ means 6 resources or programs that support families that in- 7 clude an individual with substance use disorder. 8 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 9 award grants to family community organizations to enable 10 such organizations to develop, expand, and enhance evi- 11 dence informed family support services. 12 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 13 costs of a program funded by a grant under this section 14 may not exceed 85 percent. 15 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub- 16 section (b)— 17 ‘‘(1) shall be used to develop, expand, and en- 18 hance community and statewide evidence informed 19 family support services; and 20 ‘‘(2) may be used to— 21 ‘‘(A) build connections between family sup- 22 port networks, including providing technical as- 23 sistance between family community organiza- 24 tions and peer support networks, and with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 3179 IS other family support services, focused on en- 1 hancing knowledge of evidence informed inter- 2 ventions for family members and loved ones of 3 individuals living with substance use disorders, 4 or problematic substance use, and reducing 5 harm by educating service providers on current 6 evidence regarding addiction and the family, in- 7 cluding— 8 ‘‘(i) behavioral health providers, in- 9 cluding such providers focused specifically 10 on family and couples therapy in the con- 11 text of addiction; 12 ‘‘(ii) primary care providers; 13 ‘‘(iii) providers of foster care services 14 or support services for grandparents and 15 other extended family impacted by addic- 16 tion; and 17 ‘‘(iv) other family support services 18 that connect to community resources for 19 individuals with substance use disorders, 20 including non-clinical community services; 21 ‘‘(B) reduce stigma associated with the 22 family of individuals with substance use dis- 23 orders by improving knowledge about addiction 24 and its treatment, providing compassionate sup- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 3179 IS port, and dispelling myths that perpetuate such 1 stigma; 2 ‘‘(C) conduct outreach on issues relating to 3 substance use disorders and family support, 4 which may include education, training, and re- 5 sources with respect to— 6 ‘‘(i) building a resilience- and 7 strengths-based approach to prevention of, 8 and living with, addiction in the family; 9 ‘‘(ii) identifying the signs of substance 10 use disorder; 11 ‘‘(iii) adopting an approach that mini- 12 mizes harm to all family members; and 13 ‘‘(iv) families of individuals with a 14 substance use disorder, including with re- 15 spect to— 16 ‘‘(I) navigating the treatment 17 and recovery systems; 18 ‘‘(II) paying for addiction treat- 19 ment; 20 ‘‘(III) education about substance 21 use disorder; and 22 ‘‘(IV) avoiding predatory treat- 23 ment programs; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •S 3179 IS ‘‘(D) connect families to evidence informed 1 peer support programs. 2 ‘‘(e) DATA REPORTING AND PROGRAM OVER- 3 SIGHT.—With respect to a grant awarded under sub- 4 section (a), not later than 90 days after the end of the 5 first year of the grant period, and annually thereafter for 6 the duration of the grant period, the entity shall submit 7 data, as appropriate and to the extent practicable, to the 8 Secretary regarding— 9 ‘‘(1) the programs and activities funded by the 10 grant; 11 ‘‘(2) health outcomes of the population of indi- 12 viduals with a substance use disorder who received 13 services through programs supported by the grant, 14 as evaluated by an independent program evaluator 15 through the use of outcomes measures, as deter- 16 mined by the Secretary; and 17 ‘‘(3) any other information that the secretary 18 may require for the purpose of ensuring that the 19 grant recipient is complying with all the require- 20 ments of the grant. 21 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 22 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 23 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Jan 11, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3179.IS S3179 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS