,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjah,mr4
 ,stivers 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,mrs4 ,comstock1 and ,mr4 ,gibbs7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure    
that programs and activities that are   
funded by a grant1 cooperative          
agreement1 loan1 or loan guarantee from 
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services1 and whose purpose is to      
prevent or treat a mental health or     
substance use disorder1 are             
evidence-based4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,reinforcing   
,evidence-,based ,standards ,under ,law 
in ,treating ,substance ,abuse ,act of  
#bjah or the ,,results ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,ensuring that certain programs and 
activities supported by ,,hhs ,to       
prevent or treat mental health or       
substance use disorders are             
evidence-based  7a7 ,in general ,part ,p

 of title ,,iii of the ,public ,health  
,service ,act is amended by inserting   
after section #cii,v-#f 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#bhj;g-#ag7 the following3  #cii,v-#g4  
,ensuring that programs and activities  
,to prevent or treat mental health or   
substance use disorders are             
evidence-based  7a7 ,in general ,in the 
case of any applicant for a grant1      
cooperative agreement1 loan1 or loan    
guarantee from the ,department of       
,health and ,human ,services to be used 
primarily for a program or activity to  
implement interventions to prevent or   
treat a mental health or substance use  
disorder1 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7  
require the applicant to submit         
materials demonstrating that the program
 or activity is evidence-based2 and     
7#b7 subject to subsection 7d71 post    
such materials on the public website of 
the ,department4  7b7 ,delegation ,the  
,secretary shall carry out this section 
acting through the head of the relevant 
agency or office within the ,department 

of ,health and ,human ,services4  7c7   
,waivers  7#a7 ,standard ,the ,secretary
 may waive the applicability of         
subsection 7a7 if the applicant involved
 demonstrates to the ,secretary's       
satisfaction that--  7,a7 the programs  
and activities to be funded are emergent
 or innovative2 and  7,b7 such programs 
and activities will contribute to the   
body of knowledge that is needed for    
similar programs and activities 7such as
 programs targeting specific            
populations7 to become evidence-based4  
7#b7 ,process2 criteria ,the ,secretary 
shall ensure that-- 7,a7 the waiver     
process under this subsection is        
streamlined and simplified1 to the      
fullest extent possible2 and  7,b7 the  
criteria for a waiver do not in any way 
discourage the funding of emergent or   
innovative programs or activities4  7#c7
 ,availability of evidence ,as a        
condition on receipt of a waiver under  
paragraph 7#a71 subject to subsection   
7d71 the ,secretary shall require the   

applicant to submit any materials       
submitted pursuant to such waiver--     
7,a7 to a federally maintained or       
recognized registry of evidence-based   
programs or activities1 or to another   
evidence-based practice resource center1
 to be made publicly available2 or  7,b7
 to the ,secretary to post on the public
 website of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services4  7d7 ,protection  
of confidential commercial information  
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to alter the protections      
offered by laws governing disclosure of 
confidential commercial or trade secret 
information and any other information   
exempt from disclosure pursuant to      
section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7e7 ,definition ,in this
 section1 the term evidence-based means 
verified or supported by research or    
practices that-- 7#a7 are conducted in  
compliance with rigorous scientific     
methods in regards to efficacy and      
effectiveness2  7#b7 are published in   

peer-reviewed journals1 where           
applicable2  7#c7 reflect information   
that existing clinical guidelines or    
leading professional organizations and  
agencies with relevant expertise in the 
field recognize as accurate1 objective1 
and complete2 or  7#d7 demonstrate the  
effectiveness of a specific therapy in  
practice4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
promulgate final regulations to carry   
out section #cii,v-#g of the ,public    
,health ,service ,act1 as added by      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,applicability     
,section #cii,v-#g of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act1 as added by      
subsection 7a71 applies to any          
application for a grant1 cooperative    
agreement1 loan1 or loan guarantee      
described in such section #cii,v-#g that
 is submitted to the ,department of     
,health and ,human ,services on or after
 the date that is #a year after the date

 of enactment of this ,act4