,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjah,mr4   
,johnson ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4      
,tonko7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide =        
regional c5t]s ( excell5ce 9 sub/ance   
use disord] education1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,treatm5t1 ,education1 & ,community 
,help to ,combat ,addiction ,act ( #bjah
 or ! ,,tea* to ,combat ,addiction ,act 
( #bjah4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,regional   
,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,sub/ance ,use    
,disord] ,education ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$  
by ins]t+ aft] section #edi 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#d7 ! foll[+ new      
section3  #eej4 ,regional ,c5t]s (      
,excell5ce 9 ,sub/ance ,use ,disord]    
,education  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9
 consultation ) su* o!r ag5cies z are   
appropriate1 %all1 subject to !         

availability ( appropriations1 e/abli% a
 solicitation process & aw>d coop]ative 
agreem5ts to eligible entities = !      
designation ( su* entities z ,regional  
,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,sub/ance ,use    
,disord] ,education & support ( su*     
regional c5t]s ( excell5ce to enhance & 
improve h[ heal? pr(essionals are       
educat$ 9 pa9 managem5t & sub/ance use  
disord] ?r\gh developm5t1 evaluation1 & 
di/ribution ( evid5ce-bas$ curriculum = 
heal? c>e pr(essional s*ools4 ,an       
eligible entity designat$ by ! ,secret>y
 z a ,regional ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce 9     
,sub/ance ,use ,disord] ,education %all 
c>ry out ! activities describ$ 9        
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,selection ( c5t]s 
( excell5ce  7#a7 ,eligible entities ,to
 be eligible to receive a coop]ative    
agreem5t "u subsection 7a71 an entity   
%all-- 7,a7 be an entity specifi$ by !  
,secret>y t (f]s education to /ud5ts 9  
v>i\s heal? pr(essions1 :i* may         
include--  7i7 a heal? sy/em2  7ii7 a   
tea*+ hospital2  7iii7 a community heal?

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 m$ical s*ool2 or  7vi7 any o!r heal?   
pr(essional s*ool1 s*ool ( public heal?1
 or ,coop]ative ,ext5sion ,program at   
in/itutions ( high] education engag$ 9  
an aspect ( ! prev5tion1 treatm5t1 or   
recov]y ( sub/ance use disord]s2  7,b7  
demon/rate an exi/+ /rategy1 & h 9 place
 a plan = cont9u+ su* /rategy1 or a     
propos$ /rategy to implem5t a curriculum
 bas$ on be/ practices = sub/ance use   
disord] prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y2 
7,c7 demon/rate community engagem5t &   
p>ticipation ?r\gh community p>tn]s1    
includ+ m5tal heal? c\nselors1 social   
work]s1 pe] recov]y speciali/s1 sub/ance
 use treatm5t programs1 law en=cem5t1 & 
! bus9ess community2 &  7,d7 provide to 
! ,secret>y su* in=mation1 at su* "t1 & 
9 su* mann]1 z ! ,secret>y may require4 
7#b7 ,div]sity ,9 aw>d+ coop]ative      
agreem5ts "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all take into acc\nt regional         
diff]5ces among eligible entities & %all
 make an ef=t to ensure geographic      

div]sity4  7c7 ,dissem9ation ( in=mation
  7#a7 ,public po/+ ,! ,secret>y %all   
make in=mation provid$ to ! ,secret>y "u
 subsection 7b77#a77;,d7 publically     
available on ! ,int]net website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#b7 ,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all      
evaluate ea* project c>ri$ out by a     
,regional ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce 9 ,sub/ance
 ,use ,disord] ,education "u ?is section
 & %all dissem9ate ! f9d+s ) respect to 
ea* su* evaluation to appropriate public
 & private entities4  7d7 ,fund+ ,!re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
?is section1 #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4  4  #c4         
,au?orization ( ,,nih ,c5t]s (          
,excell5ce 9 ,pa9 ,education ,"p ,c (   
title ,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#dji;,j 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhdq7 ! foll[+  
new section3  #dji,k4 ,c5t]s (          
,excell5ce 9 ,pa9 ,education ,!re is    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc = ! 

,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,pa9 ,education   
program conduct$ by ! ,director ( ,,nih1
 ?r\gh ! ,pa9 ,consortium1 "u :i* su*   
,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce provide =           
coord9ation ( ! developm5t1 evaluation1 
& di/ribution ( pa9 managem5t curriculum
 = heal? pr(essional s*ools to improve  
h[ heal? c>e pr(essionals are taught    
ab\t pa9 & its treatm5t4  4