,,iib  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ebfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1             
#bjah,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,an ,,act  ,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 sub/ance use 
disord] prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y  
?r\gh developm5t1 evaluation1 &         
di/ribution ( evid5ce-bas$ curricula =  
heal? pr(ession 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 m$ical s*ool2  7iv7 a c]tifi$   

behavioral heal? cl9ic2 or  7v7 any o!r 
heal? pr(ession 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 
be accr$it$ by ! appropriate educational
 accr$itation body2  7,c7 demon/rate an 
exi/+ /rategy1 & h 9 place a plan =     
cont9u+ su* /rategy1 or a propos$       
/rategy to implem5t a curriculum bas$ on
 be/ practices = sub/ance use disord]   
prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y2  7,d7   
demon/rate community engagem5t &        
p>ticipation ?r\gh community p>tn]s1    
includ+ o!r heal? pr(ession s*ools1     
m5tal heal? c\nselors1 social work]s1   
pe] recov]y speciali/s1 sub/ance use    
treatm5t programs1 community heal?      
c5t]s1 physicians' (fices1 c]tifi$      
behavioral heal? cl9ics1 law en=cem5t1 &
 ! bus9ess community2 &  7,e7 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;,e7 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 #d1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4  4  ,pass$ !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june #ab1      
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