Sec. 303. Study of distribution of funds under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall, directly or through a grant or contract, conduct a study to examine whether the funds under the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant and the community mental health services block grant under title XIX of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w et seq. ) are being distributed to States and territories according to need, and to recommend changes in such distribution if necessary.
Such study shall include— an analysis of whether the distributions under such block grants accurately reflect the need for the services under the grants in such States and territories; an examination of whether the indices used under the formulas for distribution of funds under such block grants are appropriate, and if not, alternatives recommended by the Secretary; where recommendations are included under paragraph
(2)for the use of different indices, a description of the variables and data sources that should be used to determine the indices; an evaluation of the variables and data sources that are being used for each of the indices involved, and whether such variables and data sources accurately represent the need for services, the cost of providing services, and the ability of the States to pay for such services; the impact that the minimum allotment provisions under each such block grant have on each State’s final allotment and its effect, if any, on each State’s formula-based allotment; recommendations for modifications to the minimum allotment provisions to ensure an appropriate distribution of funds; and any other information that the Secretary determines appropriate. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report containing the findings and recommendations of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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Sec. 303
Study of distribution of funds under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
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