Sec. 102. National education campaign
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Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this part— the term civil liability protection law means a State law that protects from civil liability individuals who give aid on a voluntary basis in an emergency to individuals who are ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated; the term medication assisted treatment means the use, for problems relating to heroin and other opioids, of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies; the term opioid means any drug having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability; and the term Single State Authority for Substance Abuse has the meaning given the term in section 201(e) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17521(e) ).
In this section— the term eligible entity means a State, unit of local government, or nonprofit organization; and the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meaning given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Secretary of Education, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to eligible entities to expand educational efforts to prevent abuse of opioids, heroin, and other substances of abuse, understand addiction as a chronic disease, and promote treatment and recovery, including— parent and caretaker-focused prevention efforts, including— the development of research-based community education online and social media materials with an accompanying toolkit that can be disseminated to communities to educate parents and other caretakers of teens on— how to educate teens about opioid and heroin abuse; how to intervene if a parent thinks or knows their teen is abusing opioids or heroin; signs of opioid or heroin overdose; and the use of naloxone to prevent death from opioid or heroin overdose; the development of detailed digital and print educational materials to accompany the online and social media materials and toolkit described in subparagraph (A); the development and dissemination of public service announcements to— raise awareness of heroin and opioid abuse among parents and other caretakers; motivate parents and other caretakers to visit online educational materials on heroin and opioid abuse; and provide information for public health agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide overdose reversal and prevention services and community referrals; and the dissemination of educational materials to the media through— a town hall or panel discussion with experts; a press release; an online news release; a media tour; and sharable infographics; prevention efforts focused on teenagers, young adults, and college students, including the development of— a national digital campaign; a community education toolkit for use by community coalitions; evidence-based resources for prevention and treatment professionals targeting individuals who are between 18 and 24 years of age, including college students; and technical support centers for prevention and treatment professionals, elementary and secondary school-based professionals, and college-based professionals, including recovery staff, to implement and sustain evidence-based educational and prevention programs; campaigns to inform individuals about available resources to aid in recovery from substance use disorder; encouragement of individuals in or seeking recovery from substance use disorder to enter the health care system; or adult-focused awareness efforts, including efforts focused on older adults, relating to prescription medication disposal, opioid and heroin abuse, signs of overdose, and the use of naloxone for reversal.
An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General— that meets the criteria under paragraph (2); and at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. An eligible entity, in submitting an application under paragraph (1), shall— describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that will be used to evaluate the program funded with a grant under this section; specifically explain how the measurements described in subparagraph
(A)will provide valid measures of the impact of the program described in subparagraph (A); describe how the program described in subparagraph
(A)could be broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effective; demonstrate that all planned services will be research-informed, which may include evidence-based practices documented in— the report of the Institute of Medicine entitled Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People ; or the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (commonly referred to as NREPP ) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration; and demonstrate that the eligible entity will effectively integrate and sustain the program described in subparagraph
(A)into curriculum or community outreach efforts. A grantee shall use a grant received under this section for expenses of educational efforts to— prevent abuse of opioids, heroin, alcohol, and other drugs; or promote treatment and recovery. The Attorney General shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 2 years. In awarding grants to States under this section, the Attorney General shall give priority to a State that provides civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and family members administering naloxone to counteract opioid overdoses by— enacting legislation that provides such civil liability protection; or providing a certification by the attorney general of the State that the attorney general has— reviewed any applicable civil liability protection law to determine the applicability of the law with respect to first responders, health care professionals, family members, and other individuals who may administer naloxone to individuals reasonably believed to be suffering from opioid overdose; and concluded that the law described in subparagraph
(A)provides adequate civil liability protection applicable to such persons. The Office of the Attorney General, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Education, shall review existing evidence-based programs and emerging practices and programs and provide information to schools and communities about such programs and practices. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .
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