Sec. 201. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM

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## SEC. 201 COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM ###

(a)Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program ####

(1)In general 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: > > ### “PART LL COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM > > > ## “SEC. 3021 DESCRIPTION > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3797ff](/us/usc/t42/s3797ff)**]** > > > ### “(a) Grants Authorized > > From amounts made available to carry out this part, the Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes, for use by the State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe to provide services primarily relating to opioid abuse, including for any one or more of the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding a treatment alternative to incarceration program, which may include— > > > ##### “(A) > > prebooking or postbooking components, which may include the activities described in part DD or HH of this title; > > > ##### “(B) > > training for criminal justice agency personnel on substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders; > > > ##### “(C) > > a mental health court, including the activities described in part V of this title; > > > ##### “(D) > > a drug court, including the activities described in part EE of this title; > > > ##### “(E) > > a veterans treatment court program, including the activities described in subsection

(i)of section 2991 of this title; > > > ##### “(F) > > a focus on parents whose incarceration could result in their children entering the child welfare system; and > > > ##### “(G) > > a community-based substance use diversion program sponsored by a law enforcement agency. > > > #### “(2) > > In the case of a State, facilitating or enhancing planning and collaboration between State criminal justice agencies and State substance abuse agencies in order to more efficiently and effectively carry out activities or services described in any paragraph of this subsection that address problems related to opioid abuse. > > > #### “(3) > > Providing training and resources for first responders on carrying and administering an opioid overdose reversal drug or device approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, and purchasing such a drug or device for first responders who have received such training to so carry and administer. > > > #### “(4) > > Locating or investigating illicit activities related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. > > > #### “(5) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding a medication-assisted treatment program used or operated by a criminal justice agency, which may include training criminal justice agency personnel on medication-assisted treatment, and carrying out the activities described in part S of this title. > > > #### “(6) > > In the case of a State, developing, implementing, or expanding a prescription drug monitoring program to collect and analyze data related to the prescribing of schedules II, III, and IV controlled substances through a centralized database administered by an authorized State agency, which includes tracking the dispensation of such substances, and providing for interoperability and data sharing with each other such program in each other State, and with any interstate entity that shares information between such programs. > > > #### “(7) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding a program to prevent and address opioid abuse by juveniles. > > > #### “(8) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding a program (which may include demonstration projects) to utilize technology that provides a secure container for prescription drugs that would prevent or deter individuals, particularly adolescents, from gaining access to opioid medications that are lawfully prescribed for other individuals. > > > #### “(9) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding a prescription drug take-back program. > > > #### “(10) > > Developing, implementing, or expanding an integrated and comprehensive opioid abuse response program. > > > ### “(b) Contracts and Subawards > > A State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this part for purposes authorized by subsection (a), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with, or make one or more subawards to, one or more— > > > #### “(1) > > local or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit, including faith-based organizations; > > > #### “(2) > > units of local government; or > > > #### “(3) > > tribal organizations. > > > ### “(c) Program Assessment Component; Waiver > > > #### “(1) Program assessment component > > Each program funded under this part shall contain a program assessment component, developed pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, in coordination with the National Institute of Justice. > > > #### “(2) Waiver > > The Attorney General may waive the requirement of paragraph

(1)with respect to a program if, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the program is not of sufficient size to justify a full program assessment. > > > ### “(d) Administrative costs > > Not more than 10 percent of a grant made under this part may be used for costs incurred to administer such grant. > > > ### “(e) Period > > The period of a grant made under this part may not be longer than 4 years, except that renewals and extensions beyond that period may be granted at the discretion of the Attorney General. > > > ## “SEC. 3022 APPLICATIONS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3797ff-1](/us/usc/t42/s3797ff-1)**]** > > “To request a grant under this part, the chief executive officer of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time and in such form as the Attorney General may require. Such application shall include the following: > > > #### “(1) > > A certification that Federal funds made available under this part will not be used to supplant State, local, or tribal funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available for the activities described in section 3021(a). > > > #### “(2) > > An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require. > > > #### “(3) > > A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the activities or services to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this part; > > > ##### “(B) > > all the information contained in the application is correct; > > > ##### “(C) > > there has been appropriate coordination with affected agencies; and > > > ##### “(D) > > the applicant will comply with all provisions of this part and all other applicable Federal laws. > > > #### “(4) > > An assurance that the applicant will work with the Drug Enforcement Administration to develop an integrated and comprehensive strategy to address opioid abuse. > > > ## “SEC. 3023 REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3797ff-2](/us/usc/t42/s3797ff-2)**]** > > “The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or any amendment to that application) submitted under this part without first affording the applicant reasonable notice of any deficiencies in the application and an opportunity for correction of any such deficiencies and reconsideration. > > > ## “SEC. 3024 EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3797ff-3](/us/usc/t42/s3797ff-3)**]** > > “In awarding grants under this part, the Attorney General shall distribute funds in a manner that— > > > #### “(1) > > equitably addresses the needs of underserved populations, including rural and tribal communities; and > > > #### “(2) > > focuses on communities that have been disproportionately impacted by opioid abuse as evidenced in part by— > > > ##### “(A) > > high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids; > > > ##### “(B) > > high rates of drug poisoning deaths from heroin and other opioids; and > > > ##### “(C) > > a lack of accessibility to treatment providers and facilities and to emergency medical services. > > > ## “SEC. 3025 DEFINITIONS > > **[**[42 U.S.C. 3797ff-4](/us/usc/t42/s3797ff-4)**]** > > “In this part: > > > #### “(1) > > The term ‘**first responder**’ includes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies. > > > #### “(2) > > The term ‘**medication-assisted treatment**’ means the use of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid abuse. > > > #### “(3) > > The term ‘**opioid**’ means any drug, including heroin, 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. > > > #### “(4) > > The term ‘**schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance**’ means a controlled substance that is listed on schedule II, schedule III, or schedule IV of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)). > > > #### “(5) > > The terms ‘**drug**’ and ‘**device**’ have the meanings given those terms in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). > > > #### “(6) > > The term ‘**criminal justice agency**’ means a State, local, or tribal— > > > ##### “(A) > > court; > > > ##### “(B) > > prison; > > > ##### “(C) > > jail; > > > ##### “(D) > > law enforcement agency; or > > > ##### “(E) > > other agency that performs the administration of criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, and community supervision. > > > #### “(7) > > The term ‘**tribal organization**’ has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). > > > #### “(8) > > The term ‘**State substance abuse agency**’ has the meaning given that term in section 508(r)(6) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-1).” > . ####

(2)Authorization of Appropriations Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph

(26)the following: > > #### “(27) > > There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part LL $103,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.” > . ###

(b)Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Section 609Y(a) of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10513(a)) is amended by striking “September 30, 1984” and inserting “September 30, 2021”. ###

(c)Inclusion of Services for Pregnant Women Under Family-Based Substance Abuse Grants Part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3797s et seq.) is amended— ####

(1)**[**[42 U.S.C. 3797s](/us/usc/t42/s3797s)**]** in section 2921(2), by inserting before the period at the end “or pregnant women”; and ####

(2)**[**[42 U.S.C. 3797s-6](/us/usc/t42/s3797s-6)**]** in section 2927— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “pregnant or” before “a parent”; and #####

(B)in paragraph (3), by inserting “or pregnant women” after “incarcerated parents”. ###

(d)GAO Study and Report on Federal Agency Programs and Research Relative to Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders Among Adolescents and Young Adults ####

(1)Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on how Federal agencies, through grant programs, are addressing prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use by, and substance use disorders among, adolescents and young adults. Such study shall include an analysis of each of the following: #####

(A)The research that has been, and is being, conducted or supported pursuant to grant programs operated by Federal agencies on prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, including an assessment of— ######

(i)such research relative to any unique circumstances (including social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and young adults that may make adolescent-specific and young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, including any effects that substance use and substance use disorders may have on brain development and the implications for treatment and recovery; and ######

(ii)areas of such research in which greater investment or focus is necessary relative to other areas of such research. #####

(B)Federal agency nonresearch programs and activities that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, including an assessment of the effectiveness of such programs and activities in preventing substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, treating such adolescents and young adults in a way that accounts for any unique circumstances faced by adolescents and young adults, and supports long-term recovery among adolescents and young adults. #####

(C)Gaps that have been identified by officials of Federal agencies or experts in the efforts supported by grant programs operated by Federal agencies relating to prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults, including gaps in research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the effectiveness of such efforts, and the reasons for such gaps. ####

(2)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), including— #####

(A)a summary of the findings of the study; and #####

(B)recommendations based on the results of the study, including recommendations for such areas of research and legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

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