,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjah,mr4
 ,johnson of ,ohio 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,tonko7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for regional centers of      
excellence in substance use disorder    
education1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,treatment1 ,education1 and         
,community ,help to ,combat ,addiction  
,act of #bjah or the ,,teach to ,combat 
,addiction ,act of #bjah4  #b4          
,establishment of ,regional ,centers of 
,excellence in ,substance ,use ,disorder
 ,education ,part ,d of title ,v of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #edi 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#d7 the following new 
section3  #eej4 ,regional ,centers of   
,excellence in ,substance ,use ,disorder
 ,education  7a7 ,in general ,the       

,secretary1 in consultation with such   
other agencies as are appropriate1      
shall1 subject to the availability of   
appropriations1 establish a solicitation
 process and award cooperative          
agreements to eligible entities for the 
designation of such entities as         
,regional ,centers of ,excellence in    
,substance ,use ,disorder ,education and
 support of such regional centers of    
excellence to enhance and improve how   
health professionals are educated in    
pain management and substance use       
disorder through development1           
evaluation1 and distribution of         
evidence-based curriculum for health    
care professional schools4 ,an eligible 
entity designated by the ,secretary as a
 ,regional ,center of ,excellence in    
,substance ,use ,disorder ,education    
shall carry out the activities described
 in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,selection of  
centers of excellence  7#a7 ,eligible   
entities ,to be eligible to receive a   
cooperative agreement under subsection  

7a71 an entity shall-- 7,a7 be an entity
 specified by the ,secretary that offers
 education to students in various health
 professions1 which may include--  7i7 a
 health system2  7ii7 a teaching        
hospital2  7iii7 a community health     
center2  7iv7 a physician's office2  7v7
 a medical school2 or  7vi7 any other   
health professional school1 school of   
public health1 or ,cooperative          
,extension ,program at institutions of  
higher education engaged in an aspect of
 the prevention1 treatment1 or recovery 
of substance use disorders2  7,b7       
demonstrate an existing strategy1 and   
have in place a plan for continuing such
 strategy1 or a proposed strategy to    
implement a curriculum based on best    
practices for substance use disorder    
prevention1 treatment1 and recovery2    
7,c7 demonstrate community engagement   
and participation through community     
partners1 including mental health       
counselors1 social workers1 peer        
recovery specialists1 substance use     

treatment programs1 law enforcement1 and
 the business community2 and  7,d7      
provide to the ,secretary such          
information1 at such time1 and in such  
manner1 as the ,secretary may require4  
7#b7 ,diversity ,in awarding cooperative
 agreements under subsection 7a71 the   
,secretary shall take into account      
regional differences among eligible     
entities and shall make an effort to    
ensure geographic diversity4  7c7       
,dissemination of information  7#a7     
,public posting ,the ,secretary shall   
make information provided to the        
,secretary under subsection 7b77#a77;,d7
 publically available on the ,internet  
website of the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services4  7#b7 ,evaluation 
,the ,secretary shall evaluate each     
project carried out by a ,regional      
,center of ,excellence in ,substance    
,use ,disorder ,education under this    
section and shall disseminate the       
findings with respect to each such      
evaluation to appropriate public and    

private entities4  7d7 ,funding ,there  
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section1 #b1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjai through      
#bjbc4  4  #c4 ,authorization of ,,nih  
,centers of ,excellence in ,pain        
,education ,part ,c of title ,,iv of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act is       
amended by inserting after section      
#dji;,j 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhdq7 the       
following new section3  #dji,k4 ,centers
 of ,excellence in ,pain ,education     
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjai through #bjbc for the ,centers of 
,excellence in ,pain ,education program 
conducted by the ,director of ,,nih1    
through the ,pain ,consortium1 under    
which such ,centers of ,excellence      
provide for coordination of the         
development1 evaluation1 and            
distribution of pain management         
curriculum for health professional      
schools to improve how health care      
professionals are taught about pain and 

its treatment4  4