[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 786 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 786
To establish a grant program relating to the prevention of student and
student athlete opioid misuse.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 30, 2017
Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To establish a grant program relating to the prevention of student and
student athlete opioid misuse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Student and Student Athlete Opioid
Misuse Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR OPIOID MISUSE PREVENTION.
Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 506B. GRANTS FOR STUDENT AND STUDENT ATHLETE OPIOID MISUSE
PREVENTION.
``(a) Authority.--The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, may make grants to, and enter into contracts
and cooperative agreements with, public and nonprofit private entities,
including States and drug-free community coalitions, to enable such
entities--
``(1) to carry out school-based programs concerning the
dangers of the misuse of and addiction to prescription opioids,
related drugs, and other prescribed drugs commonly used in pain
management or injury recovery, including initiatives that give
students the responsibility to create their own anti-drug abuse
education programs for their schools;
``(2) to carry out community-based misuse and addiction
prevention programs relating to prescription opioids, related
drugs, and other prescription drugs commonly used in pain
management or injury recovery, including youth sports
organizations; and
``(3) to carry out school, collegiate, and community-based
engagement of youth, high school, or collegiate athletic and
recreation programs and associations concerning the dangers of
the misuse of and addiction to prescription opioids, related
drugs, and other prescription drugs commonly used in pain
management or injury recovery, including initiatives that give
student athletes the responsibility to create their own anti-
drug abuse education programs for their schools.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts made available under a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall be used
for planning, establishing, or administering prevention programs
relating to prescription opioid, related drugs, and other drugs
commonly used in pain management or injury recovery.
``(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided to an entity under this
section may be used--
``(1) to carry out school-based programs that are focused
on school districts with high or increasing rates of misuse of
and addiction to prescription and nonprescription opioids, and
targeted at populations that are most at risk to start misusing
such drugs;
``(2) to carry out community-based prevention programs that
are focused on populations within the community that are most
at risk for misuse of and addiction to prescription and
nonprescription opioids;
``(3) to carry out school-based prevention programs that
are focused on student athletes and the risk of misuse of and
addiction to prescription and nonprescription opioids as part
of injury recovery and pain management;
``(4) to carry out community-based programs that are
focused on youth athletes and the risk of misuse of and
addiction to prescription and nonprescription opioids as part
of injury recovery and pain management;
``(5) to carry out collegiate-based programs that are
focused on collegiate athletes, including club sports and
recreation sports, and the risk for misuse of and addiction to
prescription and nonprescription opioids as part of injury
recovery and pain management;
``(6) to assist local government entities to conduct
appropriate prevention activities relating to youth and the
risk for misuse of and addiction to prescription and
nonprescription opioids as part of injury recovery and pain
management; and
``(7) to train and educate State and local officials; youth
athletics organizers and coaches; school administrators,
teachers, athletic directors, coaches, and athletic trainers;
collegiate administrators, athletic directors, directors of
campus recreation, coaches, athletic trainers, and campus-based
medical providers, on the signs of misuse of prescription and
nonprescription opioids and the options for treatment and
prevention of such misuse.
``(d) Allocation and Report.--
``(1) Prevention program allocation.--Not more than
$500,000 of the amount appropriated in each fiscal year to
carry out this section shall be made available to the Assistant
Secretary, acting in consultation with other Federal agencies,
to support and conduct periodic analyses and evaluations of
effective prevention programs for misuse of and addiction to
opioids, related drugs, and other drugs commonly used for pain
management and the development of appropriate strategies for
disseminating information about and implementing such programs.
``(2) Report.--The Assistant Secretary shall annually
prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a
report on the prevention programs and development of strategies
described in paragraph (1), containing, as appropriate, the
results of the analyses and evaluations conducted under
paragraph (1).
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
``(2) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding
fiscal year.''.
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