,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #aa1        
#bjah,mr4 ,marino 7for himself and ,ms4 
,bass7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to increase awareness about the         
treatment referral routing service of   
the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental       
,health ,services ,administration1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping 
,americans ,seek ,treatment ,act of     
#bjah4  #b4 ,treatment referral services
 of the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental   
,health ,services ,administration  7a7  
,increasing awareness about treatment   
referral service ,section #eja7;d7 of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;aa7d77 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#bd77;,e71 by striking   
and at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph      
7#be71 by striking the period at the end

 and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#bf7 
conduct a national public awareness     
campaign to increase awareness about the
 treatment referral routing service of  
the ,administration1 including the      
toll-free telephone number for accessing
 such service and the types of          
information provided through such       
service to address substance use        
disorders4  4  7b7 ,pre-,arrest referral
 programs ,part ,a of title ,v of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #ejf;,a of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;aa-#e;a7  
the following3  #ejf;,b4 ,pre-arrest    
referral programs for individuals with  
substance use disorders  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall incorporate into 
the programs and services of the        
,administration1 including the treatment
 referral routing service of the        
,administration1 information on         
pre-arrest referral programs4  7b7      
,pre-,arrest referral program defined   

,the term pre-arrest referral program   
means a program operated by a local law 
enforcement agency which permits        
individuals with substance use disorders
 to seek assistance at the law          
enforcement agency and provides         
assurances to such individuals that they
 will not be subject to criminal        
penalties related to such individual's  
possession and use of controlled        
substances1 and which may include--     
7#a7 the provision of information       
related to treatment centers for        
individuals with substance use          
disorders1 including such centers which 
provide financial assistance to         
individuals who are not covered by a    
health insurance policy2  7#b7 case     
management and follow-up support        
provided by law enforcement officers to 
individuals who participate in the      
program2 and  7#c7 outreach to educate  
individuals with substance use disorders
 and their families about resources and 
treatments options4  4