,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbj,ms4 
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire 7= h]self & ,mr4 
,katko7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize grants
 to address sub/ance use dur+           
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #bjah1 an e/imat$     
#afd1hjj1jjj p ag$ #ab or old] 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 or #fj4b p]c5t1 7 pa/    
mon? sub/ance us]s 7includ+1 tobacco1   
alcohol1 or illicit drugs74  7#b7 ,9    
#bjah1 ne>ly #a 9 #e p ag$ #ab or old] 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or #ai4d p]c5t1 us$ an
 illicit drug 9 ! pa/ ye>1 :i* is a     
high] p]c5tage ?an 9 #bjae & #bjaf4     
7#c7 ,9 #bjah1 an e/imat$ #aj1cjj1jjj p 
ag$ #ab or old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates misus$
 opioids 9 ! pa/ ye>1 includ+ #i1ijj1jjj
 prescription pa9 reliev] misus]s &     
#hjh1jjj h]o9 us]s4  7#d7 ,9 #bjag1     
ov]dose dea?s involv+ opioids 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 includ+ f5tanyl1 0 #f times    

high] ?an 9 #aiii4  7#e7 ,! age-adju/$  
rate ( drug ov]dose dea?s involv+       
syn!tic opioids 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates o!r   
?an me?adone increas$ by #aj p]c5t f    
#bjag to #bjah4  7#f7 ,9 #bjah1         
approximately #bj1cjj1jjj p ag$ #ab or  
old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates _h a sub/ance use
 disord] relat$ to _! use ( alcohol or  
illicit drugs 9 ! pa/ ye>4  7#g7 ,9     
#bjah1 an e/imat$ #ba1bjj1jjj p ag$ #ab 
or old] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$$ sub/ance 
use treatm5t4  7#h7 ,accord+ to !       
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ,,covid-#ai w   
c]ta9ly contribute to gr[? 9 ! numb]s   
ref]r$ to 9 ! prec$+ p>agraphs4         
,individuals across ! ,unit$ ,/ates w   
/ruggle ) increases 9 depression1       
anxiety1 trauma1 & grief4 ,!re is also  
anticipat$ increase 9 sub/ance misuse 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates z lives are impact$ =   
individuals & families4  #b4 ,grant     
program on h>ms ( drug misuse  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all aw>d  
grants to ,/ates1 t]ritories1 c\nties1  

,tribes1 ,tribal organizations1 &       
community-bas$ entities to address !    
h>ms ( drug misuse1 su* z by-- 7#a7     
address+ ! spread ( ,,hiv_/,,aids &     
hepatitis ,c2  7#b7 connect+ individuals
 ) a sub/ance use disord] to ov]dose    
education1 c\nsel+1 & heal? education2  
or  7#c7 enc\rag+ su* individuals to    
take /eps to r$uce ! negative p]sonal & 
public heal? impacts ( sub/ance use dur+
 any em]g5cy p]iod1 z def9$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section #aace7;g77#a7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a774  7b7     
,consid]ations ,9 prioritiz+ grant aw>ds
 "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all take  
into acc\nt-- 7#a7 ! proportion ( p 9 ! 
area s]v$ by ! applicant :o meet crit]ia
 = dep5d5ce on or abuse ( illicit drugs 
:o h n receiv$ any treatm5t2  7#b7 drug 
ov]dose dea? rates2  7#c7 telem$ic9e    
infra/ructure ne$s2  7#d7 work=ce ne$s2 
7#e7 prev5tion & recov]y supports2 &    
7#f7 ef=ts to r$uce /igma4  7c7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 

out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+  
on ! lat] (-- 7#a7 ,novemb] #cj1 #bjbj2 
&  7#b7 ! end ( ! em]g5cy p]iod 7z def9$
 9 section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b7774