,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eabd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjah,ms4 ,mc,collum 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,smuck]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
e/abli% a community action opioid       
response grant program4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,! ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community     
,action ,opioid ,response ,act ( #bjah4 
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! community action    
opioid response grant program  7a7      
,au?orization ( grant program ,!        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,community        
,s]vices e/abli%$ "u section #fgh ( !   
,community ,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iiab71 %all1 subject to 
! subsequ5t provisions ( ?is section1   
e/abli% a grant program to enable       
,community ,action ,ag5cies to respond  
to ! ne$s ( communities & l[-income     
families & individuals 9 crisis result+ 

f ! opioid addiction epidemic4  7b7     
,goals ,! goals ( ! grant program "u ?is
 section are to exp& & support effective
 community ef=ts to id5tify & respond to
 causes & consequ5ces ( opioid misuse & 
addiction exp]i5c$ by l[-income         
individuals1 families1 & communities4   
7c7 ,eligibility ,any ,community ,action
 ,ag5cy1 z def9$ 9 subsection 7i71 is   
eligible to apply = a grant "u ?is      
section by submitt+ an application 9 su*
 =m & mann] z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y1 9
 accordance ) subsection 7g77#a74  7d7  
,all[able uses ( funds ,a grant aw>d$ to
 a ,community ,action ,ag5cy "u ?is     
section may be us$ to support "o or m ( 
! foll[+ activities1 :i* may be conduct$
 9 coord9ation or p>tn]%ip ) o!r        
community organizations3  7#a7 ,enhanc$ 
public education to improve individual &
 community aw>5ess1 ) respect to opioid 
misuse or addiction1 includ+ = *ildr5 & 
y\?4  7#b7 ,outrea* & id5tification (   
individuals at risk ( or exp]i5c+ opioid
 misuse or addiction1 & ref]ral ( su*   

individuals to appropriate treatm5t1    
recov]y1 or o!r res\rces 9 ! community4 
7#c7 ,direct s]vices to prev5t1 treat1  
or recov] f opioid addiction4  7#d7     
,s]vices to /abilize ! education1       
employm5t1 h\s+1 transportation1 or o!r 
ne$s ( addict$ or at-risk individuals & 
_! family memb]s4  7#e7 ,s]vices to     
address & mitigate ! impact ( opioid    
addiction on *ildr5 9 ! h\sehold4  7#f7 
,support & assi/ance to *ildr51 & _!    
c>egiv]s1 :o are 9 fo/] c>e or at-risk (
 placem5t 9 fo/] c>e because ( ! opioid 
addiction ( _! p>5ts4  7#g7 ,developm5t 
( p>tn]%ips ) entities su* z local      
heal?c>e provid]s1 sub/ance abuse       
treatm5t organizations1 s*ools1 *ild    
welf>e ag5cies1 social s]vice           
organizations1 police dep>tm5ts1        
prosecutors1 c\rts1 prisons1 local      
gov]nm5ts1 bus9esses1 & religi\s        
in/itutions1 9 ord] to coord9ate or exp&
 res\rces available to addict$ or       
at-risk individuals & _! family memb]s4 
7#h7 ,tra9+ = ag5cy p]sonnel 9 issues   

relat$ to opioid addiction1 includ+ e>ly
 id5tification ( at-risk individuals &  
adm9i/ration ( ov]dose prev5tion        
m$ications4  7e7 ,grant fund+           
limitations  7#a7 ,am\nt ( grant ,a     
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be 9 an 
am\nt t is n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj p] ye> & n
 less ?an #ej1jjj p] ye>4  7#b7         
,duration ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section 
%all be = n m ?an ?ree ye>s 9 duration  
unless o!rwise approv$ by ! ,secret>y   
bas$ on outcome data or ext5uat+        
circum/ances4  7f7 ,report+ ,ea*        
,community ,action ,ag5cy receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all submit an     
annual report to ! ,secret>y detail+    
goals1 int]v5tions1 outcomes1 &         
exp5ditures1 ) respect to ! program (   
su* ag5cy t is fund$ by su* grant1 &    
make ea* su* report s submitt$ by !     
,community ,action ,ag5cy available on !
 public website ( ! ,community ,action  
,ag5cy4 ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* su*  
report public on ! public website ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 ,=

 ea* ye> ( ! grant program "u ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all compile all ( 
su* reports s submitt$ to ! ,secret>y = 
su* ye> & submit to ,congress !         
compilation ) an annual summ>y4  7g7    
,exp$it$ grant application1 review1 &   
aw>d process  7#a7 ,application process 
& crit]ia ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]
 ! application process & crit]ia =      
grants "u ?is section4 ,su* crit]ia %all
 require ea* application submitt$ = a   
grant "u ?is section to include--  7,a7 
a description ( ! objectives ( ! program
 & activities to be fund$ by ! grant &  
h[ ! grant w be us$ to a*ieve ^!        
objectives1 includ+ specific activities 
& s]vices to be conduct$1 & specific    
populations or areas to be s]v$ 7includ+
 t>get$ subgr\ps su* z inc>c]at$ or     
homeless individuals72  7,b7 a          
description ( innovative approa*es to be
 us$ & evid5ce ( likely success2  7,c7 a
 plan = measur+ progress 9 a*iev+ su*   

objectives specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
includ+ a /rategy to collect data t c be
 us$ to measure ! project's             
effectiv5ess2  7,d7 id5tification (     
relevant community or o!r organizations 
) :i* ! applicant w coord9ate or p>tn] &
 a description ( ! propos$ coord9ation  
or p>tn]%ip2  7,e7 assurances           
satisfactory to ! ,secret>y t !         
applicant has conduct$ an assessm5t (   
community ne$s relat$ to opioid misuse &
 addiction among l[-income individuals &
 families1 & t ! propos$ uses ( ! grant 
funds w address unmet ne$s id5tifi$ by !
 assessm5t2  7,f7 assurances            
satisfactory to ! ,secret>y t funds     
aw>d$ ?r\gh ! grant w n supplant o!r    
programs or res\rces 9 ! community )    
simil> objectives2 &  7,g7 assurances   
satisfactory to ! ,secret>y t           
evid5ce-bas$ approa*es w be us$ to !    
maximum ext5t practicable4  7#b7        
,community ,action ,opioid ,response    
,grant ,application ,review ,panel  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all e/abli% a ,community     
,action ,opioid ,response ,grant        
,application ,review ,panel ( n less ?an
 #ae individuals1 includ+ n m ?an #e    
employees f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 ) 
exp]t k ( ! opioid epidemic1 drug       
treatm5t1 community responses to pov]ty 
prev5tion1 *ild protection1 or          
po/-recov]y employm5t & tra9+4  7,b7    
,duties ,su* review panel %all review & 
evaluate applications = grants "u ?is   
section & recomm5d to ! ,secret>y :i* ( 
su* applications %\ld be aw>d$ a grant  
"u ?is section4  7,c7 ,grant selection  
priorities ,9 review+ & recomm5d+       
applications = a grant1 su* review panel
 %all consid] & give priority to        
applications t demon/rate "o or m ( !   
foll[+3  7i7 ,evid5ce ( coord9ation &   
p>tn]%ip ) ag5cies or entities )        
exp]i5ce or exp]tise 9 address+         
opioid-relat$ issues4  7ii7 ,evid5ce (  
lev]ag+ non-,f$]al funds or 9-k9d       

res\rces to ext5d ! rea* or duration 7or
 bo?7 ( ! program propos$ by !          
application4  7iii7 ,quality (          
me?odology propos$ to monitor ! outcomes
 ( ! program propos$ by ! application & 
effectiv5ess 9 a*iev+ goals ( ! program 
& mitigat+ ! h>mful heal? &             
socioeconomic impacts ( opioid          
addiction4  7iv7 ,evid5ce (             
capacity-build+ & /r5g!n+ ( community   
responses to ! opioid crisis4  7v7      
,ef=ts to m9imize ! trauma & negative   
impact ( fo/] c>e on *ildr5 ( addict$   
individuals4  7vi7 ,! applicant has a   
demon/rat$ k ( opioid-relat$ ne$s 9 !   
t>get community4  7vii7 ,use (          
innovative or evid5ce-bas$ approa*es to 
address unmet opioid-relat$ ne$s1       
includ+ to promote self-suffici5cy &    
well-be+ = families ) *ildr5 impact$ by 
opioid addiction4  7,d7 ,fund+ ,!       
,secret>y may use am\nts appropriat$ to 
! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices to pay = all exp5ses associat$
 ) ! ,community ,action ,opioid         

,response ,grant ,application ,review   
,panel4  7#c7 ,tim+ = aw>d+ grants ,)   
respect to a ye> = :i* am\nts are       
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
pursuant to subsection 7h71 n lat] ?an  
#abj days aft] su* am\nts are made      
available = su* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all   
aw>d all su* am\nts = grants "u ?is     
section = su* ye>4  7h7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = grants "u  
?is section #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  7#b7 ,tribal   
set aside ,( ! am\nt appropriat$ = a ye>
 pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 to c>ry out  
?is section1 n m ?an #g p]c5t %all be   
designat$ = su* ye> = grants to ,indian 
tribes or tribal organizations t receive
 direct paym5ts "u section #fgg ( !     
,community ,s]vices ,block ,grant ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iiaa74  7i7 ,def9itions 
,z us$ 9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,secret>y ,! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4  7#b7 ,community    
,action ,ag5cy ,! t]m ,community ,action

 ,ag5cy has ! same mean+ giv5 ! t]m     
eligible entity "u section #fgc7a77;,a7 
( ! ,community ,s]vices ,block ,grant   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iijb74