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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4020 (Introduced in House) — To reform United States drug policy, and for other purposes. · Sec. 12

Sec. 12. Evidence-based drug education

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall transfer certain programs to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used by the Attorney General for drug education programming, including public education related to drug use, unless that the Attorney General or designee may provide information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in support of the Secretary’s responsibilities pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any provision of law, a transfer pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include any personnel and equipment exclusively responsible for the administration of the certain programs. The term certain program means Federal programs including: Access to recovery programs. Block grants for prevention and treatment of substance abuse. Community transformation grants. Drug abuse and addiction research programs. Enhance the safety of children affected by parental methamphetamine or other substance abuse. Family connection grants. Using family group decision-making to build protective factors for children and families. Health improvement for reentering ex-offenders initiative. Healthy start initiative. HIV prevention activities nongovernmental organization based in the United States. Maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting program. Mentoring children of prisoners. National all schedules prescription electronic reporting grant. Project for assistance in transition from homelessness. Promoting safe and stable homes. Strategic prevention framework. Substance abuse and mental health services projects of regional and national significance. Urban Indian Health Services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal funds used for designing, administering, or supporting programs to provide education regarding drugs or drug use shall provide scientifically-accurate, culturally and gender competent, trauma-informed, and evidence-based information about drug use and effects that can help persons participating in such a program make healthy choices about substance use and develop personal and social strategies to manage the risks, benefits, and potential harms of substance use. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall transfer programs with respect to drugs and crime to the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand research on harms of criminalization and to study the effectiveness of non-prohibitionist models of ensuring the health and safety of individuals who use drugs.
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