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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4435 (Introduced in House) — To improve access to mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and recovery services. · Sec. 103

Sec. 103. Independent audit of SAMHSA

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The Secretary shall enter into an contract or cooperative agreement with an external, independent entity to conduct a full assessment and review of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (in this section referred to as SAMHSA ). The contract or cooperative agreement under subsection
(a)shall require that, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the external, independent entity will submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the findings and conclusion of the assessment and review. The assessment and review conducted pursuant to subsection (a), and the report submitted pursuant to subsection (b), shall address each of the following: Whether the mission of SAMHSA is appropriate. Whether the program authority of SAMHSA is appropriate. Whether SAMHSA has adequate staffing, including technical expertise, to fulfill its mission. Whether SAMHSA is funded appropriately. The efficacy of the programs funded by SAMHSA. Whether funding is being spent in a way that effectively supports and promotes the authorities vested by section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 101 of this Act. Whether SAMHSA’s focus on recovery is appropriate. Additional steps SAMHSA can take to fulfill its charge of leading public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the Nation and reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on the Nation’s communities. Whether standards for SAMHSA’s grant programs are effective. Whether standards for SAMHSA’s appointment of peer-review panels to evaluate grant applications is appropriate. How SAMHSA serves individuals with mental illness, serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or substance use disorders, and individuals with co-occurring conditions.
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