Sec. 607. EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE
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## SEC. 607 EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE **[**[18 U.S.C. 3621 note](/us/usc/t18/s3621)**]** ###
(a)Report on Evidence-based Treatment for Opioid and Heroin Abuse Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a report assessing the availability of and the capacity of the Bureau of Prisons to treat heroin and opioid abuse through evidence-based programs, including medication-assisted treatment where appropriate. In preparing the report, the Director shall consider medication-assisted treatment as a strategy to assist in treatment where appropriate and not as a replacement for holistic and other drug-free approaches. The report shall include a description of plans to expand access to evidence-based treatment for heroin and opioid abuse for prisoners, including access to medication-assisted treatment in appropriate cases. Following submission, the Director shall take steps to implement these plans. ###
(b)Report on the Availability of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid and Heroin Abuse, and Implementation Thereof Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives a report assessing the availability of and capacity for the provision of medication-assisted treatment for opioid and heroin abuse by treatment service providers serving prisoners who are serving a term of supervised release, and including a description of plans to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for heroin and opioid abuse whenever appropriate among prisoners under supervised release. Following submission, the Director will take steps to implement these plans.
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EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE
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